FREE/BARGAIN - Audiobooks - 2016

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Misc Whispersync Deals -- Apr 2016

Note: the Audible books are available at this price, if you own or borrow the Kindle ebooks

• $1.99 -- Wildfire Chronicles (6 titles) -- KR Griffiths/ Craig Beck --> zombies --> details
• $1.99 -- Last Survivors (5 titles) -- Adair, Piperbrook/ Runnette --> apocalypse --> details
• $7.49 -- My Lucky Life... -- Dick Van Dyke/ Dick Van Dyke --> memoir --> details
• $1.99 -- Reservations for Two -- Anne Patrick/ RW Williams --> romance --> details
• $2.99 -- The Bullet -- Mary L Kelly/ C Campbell --> suspense --> details
• $3.99 -- Everything She Forgot -- Lisa Ballantyne/ John Lee --> mystery --> details
• $3.99 -- Someone Out There -- Catherine Hunt/ Jessica Ball --> suspense --> details
• $1.99 -- Detective Erika Foster (2 titles) -- Robert Bryndza/ J Cramer --> thriller --> details
• $4.49 -- Wine and War -- D & P Kladstrup/ Todd McLaren --> history --> details
• $4.49 -- Auntie Mame -- Patrick Dennis/ Christopher Lane --> humor --> details
• $3.99 -- On the Bottom: Raising of Sub S-51 -- E Ellsberg/ S Hoye --> military --> details

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Audible Daily Deal -- exp 23 Apr @ 11:59pm ET

$1.95 -- Because She Loves Me -- Mark Edwards/ Napoleon Ryan --> 11.1 hrs/ R-4.2 --> suspense

Whispersync: the Audible book is $1.95, if you own or borrow the Kindle ebook ($4.99)

A gripping tale of jealousy, obsession, and murder, from the number-one best-selling author of The Magpies.

When Andrew Sumner meets beautiful, edgy Charlie, he is certain his run of bad luck has finally come to an end.

But as the two of them embark on an intense affair, Andrew wonders if his grasp on reality is slipping. Items go missing in his apartment. Somebody appears to be following him. And as misfortune and tragedy strike his friends and loved ones, Andrew is forced to confront the frightening truth.…

Is Charlie really the girl of his dreams - or the woman of his nightmares?

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Nook Daily Find -- exp 23 Apr

$4.99 -- Manhattan Mayhem -- multiple/ multiple --> 10.7 hrs/ R-3.9 --> mystery

Manhattan Mayhem: An Anthology of Tales in Celebration of the 70th year of the Mystery Writers of America

Whispersync: the Audible book is $4.49, if you own or borrow the Kindle ebook ($18.99)

Take a crime-filled tour of Manhattan with this collection of all-new mystery stories compiled and edited by Mary Higgins Clark - with contributions by Lee Child, Jeffrey Deaver, Ben H. Winters, and others.

From the streets of Harlem to the winding paths of Central Park to the high-rise towers of Wall Street, Manhattan is brimming with motivation, opportunity, means... and unsolved mysteries. In this new collection of stories, brought together by Mystery Writers of America and edited by bestselling suspense author Mary Higgins Clark, neighborhoods in the borough come to life - or death - with their own cases to be cracked. From the Flatiron District (Lee Child) to Greenwich Village (Jeffrey Deaver), from Times Square (Brendan DuBois) to the NY Public Library (Susan Isaacs), this collection of fifteen original short stories will lead listeners all over the Big Apple.

Manhattan Mayhem: An Anthology of Tales (17 titles)

• Introduction -- Mary Higgins Clark
• The Five-Dollar Dress -- Mary Higgins Clark
• White Rabbit -- Julie Hyzy
• The Picture of the Lonely Diner -- Lee Child
• Three Little Words -- Nancy Pickard
• Damage Control -- Thomas H Cook
• The Day after Victory -- Brendan DuBois
• Serial Benefactor -- Jon L Breen
• Trapped! -- Ben H Winters
• Wall Street Rodeo -- Angela Zeman
• Copycats -- NJ Ayres
• Red-Headed Stepchild -- Margaret Maron
• Sutton Death Overtime -- Judith Kelman
• Dizzy and Gillespie -- Persia Walker
• Me and Mikey -- T Jefferson Parker
• Evermore -- Justin Scott
• Chin Yong-Yun Makes a Shiddach -- SJ Rozan
• The Baker of Bleecker Street -- Jeffery Deaver

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Big Day! -- Gold Box Deal -- 12 Whispersync deals


Kindle Daily Deals (12 titles) -- exp 23 Apr

Note: the Audible books are available at this price, if you own or borrow the Kindle ebooks ($2~$5)

• $2.99 -- The Martian -- Andy Weir/ RC Bray --> 10.9 hrs/ R-4.8 --> sci-fi
• $4.49 -- Red Rising (bk 1/3) -- Pierce Brown/ TG Reynolds --> 16.2 hrs/ R-4.6 --> sci-fi
• $6.49 -- Thirteen Reasons Why -- Jay Asher/ multiple --> 6.4 hrs/ R-4.3 --> relationships
• $7.49 -- The Maze Runner (bk 1/4) -- J Dashner/ M Deakins --> 10.8 hrs/ R-4.2 --> mystery
• $7.49 -- We Were Liars -- E Lockhart/ Ariadne Meyers --> 6.5 hrs/ R-3.9 --> YA suspense
• $7.99 -- Golden Compass (bk 1/3) -- Philip Pullman/ full cast --> 10.7 hrs/ R-4.3 --> fantasy
• $8.49 -- Gone Girl -- Gillian Flynn/ multiple --> 19.2 hrs/ R-4.3 -->suspense
• $8.49 -- Silver Linings (bk 4/5) -- Debbie Macomber/ multiple --> 9.0 hrs/ R-4.6 --> romance
• $10.99 -- The 5th Wave (bk 1/3) -- Rick Yancey/ multiple --> 12.8 hrs/ R-4.3 --> YA sci-fi
• $11.99 -- Big Magic -- Elizabeth Gilbert/ Elizabeth Gilbert --> 5.1 hrs/ R-4.6 --> motivational
• $11.99 -- T Jefferson & Tripoli Pirates -- Kilmeade, Yaeger --> 4.9 hrs/ R-4.2 --> history
• $12.99 -- Gathering Prey (25/26) -- John Sandford/ R Ferrone --> 10.9 hrs/ R-4.5 --> thriller

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I grabbed The Martian. It was on my wish list and within my price range.

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Audible Daily Deal -- exp 24 Apr @ 11:59pm ET

$3.95 -- A Little History of Philosophy -- Nigel Warburton/ K Dyer --> 7.6 hrs/ R-4.5 --> philosophy

Whispersync: the Audible book is $3.95, if you own or borrow the Kindle ebook ($10.36)

Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them how little they genuinely understood.

This engaging book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy and explores their most compelling ideas about the world and how best to live in it. In forty brief chapters, Nigel Warburton guides us on a chronological tour of the major ideas in the history of philosophy. He provides interesting and often quirky stories of the lives and deaths of thought-provoking philosophers from Socrates, who chose to die by hemlock poisoning rather than live on without the freedom to think for himself, to Peter Singer, who asks the disquieting philosophical and ethical questions that haunt our own times.

Warburton not only makes philosophy accessible, he offers inspiration to think, argue, reason, and ask in the tradition of Socrates. A Little History of Philosophy presents the grand sweep of humanity's search for philosophical understanding and invites all to join in the discussion.

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Nook Daily Find -- exp 24 Apr

$4.99 -- The Prince of Tides -- Pat Conroy/ Frank Muller --> 22.7 hrs/ R-4.5 --> literary

Whispersync: the Audible book is $3.95, if you own or borrow the Kindle ebook ($6.83)

Pat Conroy has created a huge, brash thunderstorm of a novel, stinging with honesty and resounding with drama. Spanning 40 years, this is the story of turbulent Tom Wingo, his gifted and troubled twin sister Savannah, and their struggle to triumph over the dark and tragic legacy of the extraordinary family into which they were born.

Filled with the vanishing beauty of the South Carolina low country as well as the dusty glitter of New York City, The Prince of Tides is Pat Conroy at his very best.

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Audible Daily Deal -- exp 24 Apr @ 11:59pm ET

$3.95 -- A Little History of Philosophy -- Nigel Warburton/ K Dyer --> 7.6 hrs/ R-4.5 --> philosophy

It should be noted here that Nigel Warburton runs the popular podcast Philosophy Bites that regularly features interviews with contemporary philosophers. From the reviews I've seen, this book is well-written, but it is a 101 book that covers one or two philosophers in each chapter, so it's probably wider than it is deep; a "great for beginners" book.

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Kindle Daily Deals (3 titles) -- exp 24 Apr

Note: the Audible books are available at this price, if you own or borrow the Kindle ebooks ($1~$2)

• $3.49 -- Stress of Her Regard -- Tim Powers/ S Vance --> 16.9 hrs/ R-3.9 --> paranormal
• $3.99 -- Zero Separation (bk 3/6) -- Philip Donlay/ L Daniels --> 9.7 hrs/ R-3.9 --> suspense
• $11.49 -- Rest of Us Just Live Here -- Patrick Ness/ J Fouhey --> 6.4 hrs/ R-3.9 --> YA satire

The Stress of Her Regard

Whispersync: the Audible book is $3.49, if you own or borrow the Kindle ebook ($1.99)

When Michael Crawford discovers his bride brutally murdered in their wedding bed, he is forced to flee, not only to prove his innocence but to avoid the deadly embrace of a vampire who has claimed him as her true bridegroom. Joining forces with Byron, Keats, and Shelley in a desperate journey that crisscrosses Europe, Crawford desperately seeks his freedom from this vengeful lover who haunts his dreams and will not rest until she destroys all that he cherishes. Told in the guise of a secret history, this tale of passion and terror brilliantly evokes the 19th century. The chilling horror and adventure blend to create a riveting romantic fantasy.

Zero Separation --> Donovan Nash (book 3 of 6)

Whispersync: the Audible book is $3.99, if you own or borrow the Kindle ebook ($0.99)

Donovan Nash has a secret he will do anything to keep. But he is the prime suspect after someone steals a 50-million-dollar executive jet, and FBI agent Veronica Montero puts him squarely in the crosshairs. As she digs, she discovers Nash’s secret — a revelation that, if made public, would stun the world.Operating on her own agenda, Montero blackmails Nash into helping her hunt down a man she wants dead.Powerless against the information Montero holds, Nash is forced into a situation far deadlier than either could ever have imagined. The man they are after isn’t the criminal they expected, he is a terrorist with a plan to use the stolen jet to carry out an unthinkable and devastating act that could plunge America into the most heinous conflict since World War II.When Nash and Montero are taken prisoner aboard the stolen jet, they will have only one opportunity to execute a daring midair attempt to stop the attack. Success could cost them their own lives, but failure could cost millions of innocent lives.

The Rest of Us Just Live Here

Whispersync: the Audible book is $11.49, if you own or borrow the Kindle ebook ($1.99)

A new YA novel from novelist Patrick Ness, author of the Carnegie Medal- and Kate Greenaway Medal-winning A Monster Calls and the critically acclaimed Chaos Walking trilogy, The Rest of Us Just Live Here is a bold and irreverent novel that powerfully reminds us that there are many different types of remarkable. What if you aren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies or the soul-eating ghosts or whatever the heck this new thing is with the blue lights and the death? What if you're like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again. Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week's end of the world, and sometimes you just have to find the extraordinary in your ordinary life. Even if your best friend is worshipped by mountain lions.

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Originally Posted by Catlady

I'll chime in with some thrillers that are Whispersync deals:

The Bullet, by Mary Louise Kelly, is $2.99 at Audible if you buy the Kindle e-book for $1.99. (I've listened to this one and enjoyed it.)

Everything She Forgot, by Lisa Ballantyne, is $3.99 at Audible if you buy the Kindle e-book for $1.99. (Haven't read this, but did listen to Ballantyne's Guilty One, which was excellent.)

Someone Out There, by Catherine Hunt, is $3.99 at Audible if you buy the Kindle e-book for 99 cents. (Bought this but don't know anything about it.)

Thanks - added these titles to the Misc Whispersync Deals list

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Audible Daily Deal -- exp 25 Apr @ 11:59pm ET

$2.95 -- Playing with Fire -- Tess Gerritsen/ multiple --> 6.9 hrs/ R-4.3 --> suspense

Whispersync: the Audible book is $2.95, if you own or borrow the Kindle ebook ($13.99)

In a masterful standalone thriller by New York Times bestselling author of the Rizzoli&Isles series, Tess Gerritsen, a mother is haunted by a very old piece of music she finds in a strange antique shop in Rome.

The first time violinist Julia Ansdell picked up the "Incendio Waltz" in a darkened antique shop in Rome, she knew it was a strikingly unusual composition. The minor key and complex feverish arpeggios have a life of their own. But when she plays the piece, Julia blacks out and awakens to find her small daughter implicated in acts of surprising violence. When she travels to Venice to find the previous owner of the music, she uncovers a heart-stoppingly dark secret that not only dates back to the horrors of the Holocaust, but also directly involves a dangerously powerful family who would stop at nothing to keep Julia from bringing the truth to light.

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Nook Daily Find -- exp 25 Apr

$4.95 -- Under the Sea Wind -- Rachel Carson/ CM Hébert --> 6.6 hrs/ R-3.8 --> nature

Whispersync: the Audible book is $3.99, if you own or borrow the Kindle ebook ($9.99)

The special mystery and beauty of the sea is the setting for Rachel Carson's memorable portrait of the sea birds and sea creatures that inhabit the eastern coasts of North America. In a sequence of riveting adventures along the shore, within the open sea, and down in the twilight depths, Rachel Carson introduces us to the winds and currents of the ocean as revealed in the lives of Scomber, the mackerel and Anguilla, the eel. Life for them a continuous miracle, a series of life-and-death victories played out among strange and often terrifying life forms far below the surface of the sea.

Under the Sea Wind is a classic wilderness adventure to which all nature writing is compared. The hero of Under the Sea Wind is soon seen to be life itself, that quicksilver prize granted, for a brief time only, to the clever and the fortunate.

Silent Spring author Rachel Carson’s early masterwork brings to life the elegiac, subtle beauty of birds and the sea, blending her natural storytelling ability with clear-eyed science

In her first book, preeminent nature writer Rachel Carson tells the story of the sea creatures and birds that dwell in and around the waters along North America’s eastern coast—and the delicately balanced ecosystem that sustains them. Following the life cycles of a pair of sanderlings, a mackerel, and an eel, Carson gracefully weaves scientific observation with imaginative prose to educate and inspire, creating one of the finest wildlife narratives in American literature.

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Kindle Daily Deals (3 titles) -- exp 25 Apr

Note: the Audible books are available at this price, if you own or borrow the Kindle ebooks ($1.99)

• $2.99 -- Lovecraft's Monsters -- multiple/ Bernard Clark --> 15.3 hrs/ R-4.1 --> horror
• $3.99 -- The Fallen Man -- Tony Hillerman/ Christian Baskous --> 8.2 hrs/ R-4.3 --> mystery
• $12.99 -- Dumplin' -- Julie Murphy/ Eileen Stevens --> 9.0 hrs/ R-4.4 --> self esteem

Lovecraft's Monsters

Whispersync: Audible ($2.99) -- Kindle ($1.99)

Prepare to meet the wicked progeny of the master of modern horror. In Lovecraft's Monsters, H. P. Lovecraft's most famous creations--Cthulhu, Shoggoths, Deep Ones, Elder Things, Yog-Sothoth, and more--appear in all their terrifying glory. Each story is a gripping new take on a classic Lovecraftian creature. Contributors include such literary luminaries as Neil Gaiman, Joe R. Lansdale, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Karl Edward Wagner, Elizabeth Bear, and Nick Mamatas. Legions of Lovecraft fans continue to visit his bizarre landscapes and encounter his unrelenting monsters. Now join them in their journey...if you dare.

The Fallen Man --> Leaphorn & Chee (book 12 of 20)

Whispersync: Audible ($3.99) -- Kindle ($1.99)

Hundreds of thousands of devotees will cheer the return of Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee in Tony Hillerman's most intricate and atmospheric novel yet. The Navajo policemen, whose exploits are now published in sixteen languages, are brought together by the death of a man on Ship Rock, almost 1700 feet above the desert floor. The fallen man had sprawled on the ledge under the peak of Ship Rock mountain for eleven years - visited only by the ravens who had picked his bones bare and scattered his rock-climbing gear. Through the memory of those who had known him, emerges an understanding of the fallen man, who had been given everything and found it was not enough. The Fallen Man is replete with Hillerman trademarks - ingeniously intricate plotting, splendid evocations of the Southwest's harsh beauty, insights into a venerable culture, and subtly poignant characterizations. Tony Hillerman's many bestselling novels include Finding Moon, Sacred Clowns,and Coyote Waits. He lives with his wife, Marie, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Gil Silverbird is an American Navajo Indian who sings in several languages and performs extensively in the theatre and on television. He can also be heard on Tony Hillerman's The Ghostway and Sacred Clowns.

Dumplin'

Whispersync: Audible ($12.99) -- Kindle ($1.99)

For fans of John Green and Rainbow Rowell comes this powerful novel with the most fearless heroine - self-proclaimed fat girl Willowdean Dickson - from Julie Murphy, the acclaimed author of Side Effects May Vary. With starry Texas nights, red candy suckers, Dolly Parton songs, and a wildly unforgettable heroine, Dumplin' is guaranteed to steal your heart. Dubbed "Dumplin'" by her former beauty queen mom, Willowdean has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American-beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things have always worked...until Will takes a job at Harpy's, the local fast-food joint. There she meets Private School Bo, a hot former jock. Will isn't surprised to find herself attracted to Bo. But she is surprised when he seems to like her back. Instead of finding new heights of self-assurance in her relationship with Bo, Will starts to doubt herself. So she sets out to take back her confidence by doing the most horrifying thing she can imagine: entering the Miss Teen Blue Bonnet Pageant - along with several other unlikely candidates - to show the world that she deserves to be up there as much as any twiggy girl does. Along the way she'll shock the hell out of Clover City - and maybe herself most of all.

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Last Day -- Downpour -- exp 25 Apr

• $1.99 -- Rental of Week --> Rosemary --> details
• $4.95 -- Deal of Week --> West of Sunset --> details
• SALE -- Weekly Deals (7 titles) --> details

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