Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Free Kindle Books 5-29-13

PLEASE. Do everyone a favor and write an Amazon review if you end up reading a book (or trying to and giving up in disgust). It does not have to be much. Just tell what you think of the book.

From the top 100 free list
I did not list any of them since they don't interest me much, but there are a bunch of religious oriented books on the list today that some might be interested in. Click on the link above and search through the Free List Tab if you are interested in such books.

Bloody Mary - A Thriller (Jack Daniels Mysteries)
[#1. From an author who is on the top 100 free list quite regularly. 2nd day.]

Windigo Soul
A Death Sentence on Your 60th Birthday is Just the Beginning…

Windigo Soul is a semi-finalist in The Kindle Book Review's "Best Indie Book of 2012" contest.

"Fantastic, fast paced story. I thoroughly enjoyed this." -The Kindle Book Review

It's Hank Reed's birthday. As a citizen of the United Federation of Nations that means a mandatory death sentence simply because he turned sixty years old. Referred to as "retirement," it's one of the desperate steps the government has taken to curb overpopulation. Retirement is a widely accepted fact of life on a dying planet ruled by a tyrannical government. Hank's execution goes ahead as planned but state sponsored euthanasia isn't what it seems. The Reed family learns what really happens to retirees when secrets the UFN keep from the public start to unravel.

This book is intended to be read by adults and may be unsuitable for children under 17. Contains indecent language and descriptions of graphic violence.

Approximately 35,000 Words.

More Praise For Windigo Soul From Amazon Readers:

"Mr. Brumm is a gifted storyteller. This thing had me going from the very beginning." – Rhonda Irving

"Non-stop, fast-paced action kept my interest, and didn't disappoint right through to the end! I highly recommend reading this one!" – T Sickles

"I'd recently finished reading 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley and this was very reminiscent of that, it's a great little read." – AK Meadowcroft

"I could hardly put it down, and when I wasn't reading it I was wondering about what might happen next." – Rosy R

"I know a book was good when I think about it long past finishing it." – Kindle Fire Reader

"This book had me from the first page. It took me by surprise a few times, in a good way." – Katy D

"At first I thought we were going to get a dystopian 'Soylent Green' story but it was so much better and went off in a direction I was not expecting." – Pauline M

"This is a cross between 1984 and The Matrix movies. That sounds a bit naff, but it wasn't. Well written and exciting." – Phelo

"I was interested in this dystopian society." – Mom of 3

"I couldn't put it down! This is Logan's Run, Soylent Green, and Brave New World for seniors." – Letha Tedeschi

"This is probably one of the better self-published works I have read." – Red L

5 star:(94)
4 star:(97)
3 star:(35)
2 star:(4)
1 star:(8)

[#33. I might have seen this on the list before and passed it by. For this type of book it has a lot of less than stellar reviews which likely means it is nowhere near as good as the 4 and 5 star reviews might have you believe at first glance. Its free, and you are only out a few minutes of your time if it turns out not so good.]

Spanish Civil War - History of a Battle for Europe's Soul - Spain's Great War (Required History)
Spanish Civil War - History of a Battle for Europe’s Soul – Spain’s Great War (Required History)

So, you think that World War 2 began in 1939?

Then you’re evidently not familiar with the Spanish Civil War.

The war was Spain’s Great War. The country suffered death, destruction, and repression on an unprecedented scale. There were large-scale military battles that left tens of thousands dead. The world witnessed some of the largest air battles that it had ever seen. People from all parts of society, from labor unionists to priests, were heartlessly murdered. Extremists and radical groups saw an exponential rise in their size and influence.

But, it was not just Spain that experienced its Civil War. The Spanish Civil War was also Europe’s and the world’s war. There was significant international involvement and interest in the war from the start, and it was a microcosm of the far greater war that was to follow it. It involved battles between democracy and dictatorship, Fascism and Communism, Germany and the USSR. The Great Powers of Europe tested out military strategies and new technologies, while tens of thousands of idealistic foreigners joined the war to battle against Fascism. At the same time, the great democracies of Britain and France played a more muddled role.

This introduction to the Spanish Civil War is the second book from George Levrier-Jones. The book considers the brutal war that arose between the political left and right in Spain over the years 1936-1939.

The topics in the book include:

19th Century Spain and the path that led to the Spanish Second Republic
The chronic instability and changes of the Spanish Second Republic
The major differences between the two sides
How the 1936 election led to the Spanish Civil War breaking out
International involvement and the instability of 1930s Europe
Why the Great Powers of Europe intervened in the war
The early Nationalist advances in the war
How General Francisco Franco consolidated the Nationalist side
The civil war within the Spanish Civil War
The great Republican counter-attacks and General Franco’s responses
Events across Spain from Madrid to the Basque Country, and Barcelona to Valencia
The closing stages of the war
What the victors did in the years and decades after winning the war

5 star:(4)
4 star:(1)
3 star: (0)
2 star:(0)
1 star:(0)

[#54. Not exactly a war that many people have read much about.]

Phantom Patrol, The (Stories from the Golden Age)
[#79. 3rd day on the list.  I am not a huge fan of L. Ron Hubbard's works but he created some very popular SF for its time.]


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