FREE/BARGAIN — Audiobooks

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Daily Deals -- exp 10 Jun @ 11:59 pm PT

• Audible US ---> TBA ---- Flame (book 1) -- Chelle Bliss -- romance
  
• Audible CA ---> $2.50 -- Science of Self-Discipline -- Peter Hollins -- NF self-help
  
• Downpour ----> $3.95 -- ...Guide to Slaying Vampires -- Grady Hendrix -- thriller

* The Science of Self-Discipline: The Willpower, Mental Toughness, and Self-Control to Resist Temptation and Achieve Your Goals

* The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires

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Audiobooks.com -- exp 13 Jun @ 11:59 pm ET

• SALE -- Audiobooks as Low as $1.99 (108 titles) -- $1.99 and up -- members only

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SYNC Audio -- Weekly Offers -- FAQs -- exp 16 Jun @ 11:59 pm ET

NOTE -- you MUST use the Sora app in order to download these books for free

FREE -- Crescendo -- Allen Cheney, et al/ Allen Cheney -- 8.8 hrs -- NF biography

The Story of a Musical Genius Who Forever Changed a Southern Town

This affecting novel is based on the life of the author's grandfather, Fred Allen, a musical prodigy who suffered unspeakable neglect in a Georgia mill town before escaping to New York City to chase his dreams. Allen Cheney reads with the sincerity and flair needed to honor this story of community support, love, and Southern family culture. He's a likable narrator who makes it easy to connect with his grandfather's touching journey. Laced with the lyrics of show tunes and infused with hope, the biography follows Allen as he allows his career to pull him away from his devoted wife because he feels damaged and unlovable--feelings that are a relic of his deprived childhood. If music or a shortage of love in any form are part of your life, this audio is not to be missed.

FREE -- Extinction -- Hannie Rayson/ full cast -- 1.9 hrs -- drama

With bright-sounding innocence, Sarah Drew portrays an American zoologist working in Australia who makes the discovery of a lifetime when she finds that the endangered carnivorous marsupial the tiger quoll may still exist in the wild. However, to save the species she may have to make a deal with the devil--a timber baron, portrayed by American actor Seamus Dever, who sports a fine Australian accent. The dialogue is quick and intimate, and the drama down-to-earth as science wrestles with industry, and the characters realize that battling climate change and saving the environment may end up being just as messy and personal as any other human endeavor. This is another engaging production of the best in contemporary theater from L.A. Theatre Works.

Week 7 -- Making changes in your own life can be exciting, unnerving, and surprising in how those changes can affect others. Making any change first requires us to make a decision, and that can be the most difficult step in the whole process. During Week 7 of this year’s SYNC program of free audiobooks, we hear about two different changes: one with effects on a personal and a community level and the other with implications on species survival as well as big business.

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Audible UK -- Daily Deal -- exp 11 Jun @ 11:59 pm BST

• TBA -- Country of the Blind (book 2) -- Christopher Brookmyre -- action/adven

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Audible -- Listener Love Month -- exp 27 Jun @ 11:59 pm PT


Week 1 -- Wish List & Win Sweepstakes -- membership NOT required -- exp 27 Jun

Add a title to your Wish List for a chance to win a gift membership. That’s 12 credits for 100 lucky listeners!*

No purchase necessary. Sweepstakes ends June 27, 2021. US only 18+. See official rules

Week 2 -- New. Included. Titles. -- members only -- rental only

FREE -- The Martian -- Andy Weir/ Wil Wheaton -- 11.0 hrs -- sci-fi -- exp 03 Sep

In celebration of Listener Love Month, The Martian will be streaming in Audible Plus, now through September 3rd, 2021.

A brand-new production of Andy Weir’s modern sci-fi classic, narrated by the incomparable Wil Wheaton, and featuring bonus content from the writings of Mark Watney.

Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.

Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.

After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive - and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive.

Chances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain old "human error" are much more likely to kill him first.

But Mark isn't ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills - and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit - he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?

Wil Wheaton, who has lent his voice to sci-fi blockbusters like Ready Player One and Redshirts, breathes new life (and plenty of sarcasm) into the iconic character of Mark Watney, making this edition a must-listen for both longtime fans of The Martian and new listeners alike.

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Daily Deals -- exp 11 Jun @ 11:59 pm PT

• Audible US ---> TBA ---- Stars of Alabama -- Sean Dietrich -- fiction
  
• Audible CA ---> $6.25 -- The Two Week Curse (book 1) -- Michael Chatfield -- fantasy
  
• Downpour ----> $3.95 -- The Maltese Falcon -- Dashiell Hammett -- mystery

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Audible UK -- Daily Deal -- exp 12 Jun @ 11:59 pm BST

• TBA -- The Android's Dream -- John Scalzi -- fantasy

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Daily Deals -- exp 12 Jun @ 11:59 pm PT

• Audible US ---> TBA ---- Blood Grove (book 15) -- Walter Mosley -- mystery
  
• Audible CA ---> $4.95 -- The Road Less Stupid -- Keith J Cunningham -- NF business
  
• Downpour ----> TBA

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Audible is having a 2-for-1 credit sale through June 16, members only, of course.

The temptation of that sale was too much for me; I'm back in Audible's clutches, having taken advantage of the Prime member deal of $7/mo for four months. Amazingly, for the first time in eons, there were two books I actually wanted in the sale list, so my first credit is already spent.

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Originally Posted by Catlady

Audible is having a 2-for-1 credit sale through June 16, members only, of course.

The temptation of that sale was too much for me; I'm back in Audible's clutches, having taken advantage of the Prime member deal of $7/mo for four months. Amazingly, for the first time in eons, there were two books I actually wanted in the sale list, so my first credit is already spent.

You extravagant spendthrift! :-)

I still can't make myself pull the trigger on anything. I have six months before my credits expire...or I get sucked in to another deal as well.

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Audible UK -- Daily Deal -- exp 13 Jun @ 11:59 pm BST

• TBA -- The Peacock Emporium -- Jojo Moyes -- fiction

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Originally Posted by ApK

You extravagant spendthrift! :-)

I still can't make myself pull the trigger on anything. I have six months before my credits expire...or I get sucked in to another deal as well.

It was extremely frustrating to know there was a 2-for-1 sale going on (Audible kindly sent me an e-mail announcing it) that I couldn't access because I was no longer a member.

I picked up Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men, which was on my wish list, and Jodi Picoult's The Pact, because I find her books reliable, if not spectacular. Neither is in the Overdrive collection at any of my four libraries; both ARE in Hoopla, but as they are L-O-N-G (21 hours and 16 hours) and I hate being tied to the Hoopla app, I decided to splurge and use up a credit. (Yes, I am indeed an "extravagant spendthrift"!)

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Daily Deals -- exp 13 Jun @ 11:59 pm PT

• Audible US ---> TBA ---- All I Ever Wanted -- Kathy Valentine -- NF memoir
  
• Audible CA ---> $3.75 -- Dyeing to be Loved (book 1) -- Aimee Nicole Walker -- romance
  
• Downpour ----> $3.95 -- Stranger in a Strange Land -- Robert A Heinlein -- sci-fi

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LAST DAY -- Audiobooks.com -- exp 13 Jun @ 11:59 pm ET

• SALE -- As Low as $1.99 (108 titles) -- details

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Audible UK -- Daily Deal -- exp 14 Jun @ 11:59 pm BST

• TBA -- The Crimson King (book 44) -- Graham McNeill -- sci-fi