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What have you purchased? - 2021
Janice wrote: "I need an intervention, plain and simple. I started out the year with good intentions. *sigh*..."I feel you, Janice. I got to 4 and thought I might as well do two more and double my coupon, so I ended up with 6. I also need an intervention.
Another new Audible sale is beginning. It is called the Summer Learning Sale. All Great Courses are $10 each. It ends September 10th. Link is here: https://www.audible.com/ep/the-great-...I'm not sure it's such a great sale, since the books still cost more than a credit...
They're really pumping out the sales! One right after the other!
I ended up grabbing a few books from the Audible sale.The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
Suspect
Meg / Meg: Origins
The Beekeeper's Promise
Justice Hall
The God of the Hive
I'm not up to Justice Hall or The God of the Hive in the Mary Russell series yet, but I figured I'd get them while they were on sale. It would be great if I could get the whole series that way. My library only has one of the books on audio and it's one of the newer releases.
I decided to pass on the sale. I'm hoping there will be a sale the beginning of August so that I can use the coupon I'll get at the end of the month.
It seems like there has just been one sale after another lately, so I'm sure there will be more soon.
I plan on getting a few books from the Audible sake but I am visiting Santa Fe right now so I want to wait until I get home and see how much $ I end up spending on shopping on my vacation before I buy books lol. I have bought some fabulous things here in New Mexico!
I ended up gettingThe Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History
The Daily Show (The Audiobook): An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and Guests
In the Woods
How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
I ended up using an audible credit on Cibola Burn. I have managed to collect quite a few books in the series through the sales Audible has, but Cibola burn has not been on sale and it is the next one I need - so credit it is! I finished the summer challenge that Janice pointed me toward, so this next month I am going to get some series reads in
I got the Audible daily deal - Band of Sisters. I'm never going to be able to read all the books I've been getting lately, but I can't seem to resist good deal on a book that looks interesting.
I hear you, Kristie. Did you get your coupon? We were to get it today. I'll give them till Monday and then I will contact them.
Janice wrote: "I hear you, Kristie. Did you get your coupon? We were to get it today. I'll give them till Monday and then I will contact them."Oh, that's right. The end of the month snuck up on me. No, I didn't get mine either, but I've had to contact them for the last 3 or 4 coupons we were supposed to get.
I just finished The Anubis Gates while I was on vacation and LOVED it so when I found a bunch of Tim Powers books for sale on Chirp I bought them all :) SO I ended up with On Stranger Tides
Last Call
Declare
The Stress of Her Regard and
Hide Me Among the Graves
So fingers crossed that the rest of his books hold up to how much I loved The Anubis Gates! I got all 5 books for $20 so I figured it was worth the risk
Kristie wrote: "Janice wrote: "I hear you, Kristie. Did you get your coupon? We were to get it today. I'll give them till Monday and then I will contact them."Oh, that's right. The end of the month snuck up on m..."
I got my coupon last night and applied it today. Woot! Here's hoping for a sale or some great Daily Deals before it runs out.
I'll probably message them tomorrow. I still haven't gotten mine.
Kevin and I just rewatched the TV series Firefly (and movie) and so it made me need the books. 3 of the 5 are included with Audible so I only had to buy the second and third books. The Magnificent Nine and Firefly: The Ghost MachineI am looking forward to hanging out with Serenity's crew again! I really wish that show would have had more than one season!!!
I bought yesterday's Audible daily deal, The Venice Sketchbook, because it is set in Venice and there's been a couple of times I've been looking for that setting for a challenge. I completely forgot that I had received my coupon and so it ended up being free. :)
Our brother in law broke his back the other day at the snow (he's fine) but we bought him some books to help him get through the lying on the couch stage. While doing so, I bought us Mexican GothicWent via the little library on the way home tonight, and picked up Eleanor & Park and The Good Girl
And my parcel from Sydney arrived with all my cookbooks from Cornersmith, as they had a sale and are in lockdown for the foreseeable future through no fault of their own and we need to support small business when the govs can't get their shit together!
So I now have:
Cornersmith: Recipes from the café and picklery
Cornersmith: Salads and Pickles: Vegetables with more taste & less waste
Use it All: The Cornersmith guide to a more sustainable kitchen
Janice wrote: "I got today's Daily Deal using part of my coupon - The Light Through the Leaves."I'm considering that one as well, Janice. I have the page sitting open on my laptop.
edit: Never mind. I just went ahead and got it with my coupon as well. That coupon won't last forever. Might as well get whatever looks interesting.
LOL! I understand - right to the bit about leaving the page open pending a decision.
I also got The Light Through the Leaves. I was debating but my library didn't have it so I opted to buy
I haven't spent the time to go through all the Kindle monthly deals for quite a while, but I decided to today. I was pleased to find The Labyrinth of the Spirits for $1.99 so I bought that and then also gotTears of Amber
Who Would You Be Without Your Story?: Dialogues with Byron Katie
Prime Meridian
The New Moon's Arms
and from the "First Reads" thing you get from Prime I got What Passes as Love: A Novel
From Chirp I got the audiobook The Sound of Gravel
I ended up getting a few books from the 2 for 1 Audible sale. Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold
The Throwaway Children
Girl at War
Change of Fortune
I am slowly collecting the Miss Fortune series. :)
I only had 1 credit available and didn't want to purchase more as I just had to buy tires for my car and I am trying to get my classroom all ready for kids in just over a week so I pared down my list of 6 books that I wanted from the 2 for 1 sale to just ones I couldn't get elsewhere. So I gotA Little Life (I'll not put the cover so you don't have to see it Kristie ;)
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
Kristie wrote: "I ended up getting a few books from the 2 for 1 Audible sale. Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold..."
I have been relistening to Fry's mythology series for my going to sleep books lately.
Katrisa wrote: "...A Little Life (I'll not put the cover so you don't have to see it Kristie ;)..."hahaha...Thank you! That is so thoughtful of you, Katrisa. :)
I considered skipping this sale since they have been having so many lately. I feel like I am constantly spending my time looking through sales. But, I had the credits so I thought I should get them while they were 2 for 1.
I wasn't 100% sure about getting Mythos. It seems to be highly rated so I figured I'd give it a try. Glad to see you are re-listening to it. Hopefully, that means you enjoyed it the first time. Or you just enjoy his voice and you find it relaxing and it puts you to sleep. In that case, I hope I don't sleep through it. lol
Good luck getting your classroom set up. I can't believe it's that time of year again already.
I managed to skip this sale. I surprised myself.
I just came across this list of free Audible Original Great Courses included in the Plus catalog. There are quite a few that look interesting and I added several to my library. I picked up:
The Mysterious Case of Agatha Christie
How Superfoods Work
Medical Mysteries Across History
The Hidden History of the Holidays
Powerful Women Who Ruled the Ancient World
Get Organized: Do More in Less Time
The Science of Love
There were few others that looked interesting as well and most of them are pretty short. They seem to be mostly narrated by the author/instructor, so they kind of remind me of longer Ted Talks. lol
I was super excited by the Kindle Daily deals when I looked, even though I actually bought them through google instead.The Last Policeman
Countdown City
World of Trouble
Dark Matter
Assassin's Apprentice
They also had The Lost Apothecary, but I talked myself out of it.
I liked the whole Last Policeman trilogy Christina. Hope you enjoy it.
Christina wrote: "I was super excited by the Kindle Daily deals when I looked, even though I actually bought them through google instead.."
Yay, you're starting the Realm of the Elderlings from the beginning!
Tomorrow is the last day of the 3 for 2 credits +$5 coupon on Audible and I couldn't help myself.I got:
The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
The Scottish Prisoner
Johannes Cabal the Necromancer
Ooh, I like the sound of the last one - look forward to hearing what you think of it.
Sandra wrote: "Just bought The Twelve and The City of Mirrors, since I'm reading (and already own) the first book in the trilogy, The Passage. I think this is a tril..."Just saw your comment, but the trilogy is so good! I still need to finish the last book. Did you know there is a tv - series, but it stopped after the first season. It was good, though.
Saar The Book owl wrote: "Sandra wrote: "Just bought The Twelve and The City of Mirrors, since I'm reading (and already own) the first book in the trilogy, The Passage. I think..."i have The Twelve on audio and i was full sure i also had The Passage but when i went to play it, it wasn't there and hasn't been available to buy in ireland since! the other two books i can buy, but not the first 🙄
Margo, that is weird...Saar, I know there is a tv series, but I haven't see it yet.
Saar - I enjoyed the tv series. I was disappointed that they didn't continue it.
Janice wrote: "Tomorrow is the last day of the 3 for 2 credits +$5 coupon on Audible and I couldn't help myself...."I was tempted by that last one as well. I like listening to mythology a lot as I go sleep so I couldn't pass up Their Mythology: Mega Collection: Classic Stories from the Greek, Celtic, Norse, Japanese, Hindu, Chinese, Mesopotamian and Egyptian Mythology which is roughly 30 hours of mythology. It does make for some weirdo dreams I will say!
I also got
The Heart of Everything That Is: The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend and
The Blood of Flowers
And Chirp had a bunch of James Baldwin on sale today and I think he is amazing so I got a few that I don't own yet
Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone and
No Name in the Street
The Blood of Flowers earned 5 stars from me. When I was looking through the selections, I considered possibly reading it again. We'll see.
I ended up skipping the sale. I had a few books I was interested in, including two in my wishlist, but I just wasn't feeling it. I think I've bought so many sale books recently that I haven't read yet that I just needed a break from adding to my collection.
That's how I felt with the last sale. But a couple of titles jumped right out at me on this one, and I caved.
at last a 2 for 1 sale audible on the UK site! I picked up:And So It Begins
Watch Her Fall
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives
The Silver Witch
Margo wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "Sandra wrote: "Just bought The Twelve and The City of Mirrors, since I'm reading (and already own) the first book in the trilogy, [book:The..."And can you find it in paperback or isn't it available too?
Sandra wrote: "Margo, that is weird...Saar, I know there is a tv series, but I haven't see it yet."
It's good, but sadly due to budget or something like that, no second season.
Kristie wrote: "Saar - I enjoyed the tv series. I was disappointed that they didn't continue it."Me too :)
Saar The Book owl wrote: "Margo wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "Sandra wrote: "Just bought The Twelve and The City of Mirrors, since I'm reading (and already own) the first book in the tril..."Saar, I have severe dyslexia so I only do audiobooks.
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It looks really good. It kind of sounds like The Lies of Locke Lamora, though from a female perspective. I really wish Scott Lynch would finish the series.