Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Free Kindle Book Blog Introduction

This is a STICKY Post: Because of other commitments, this blog will only occasionally be updated. Readers are encouraged to check out some of the great books I have mentioned in the past, but most titles are no longer free.
[Revised on April 10, 2015]


This blog has covered a wide range of free, well-written books for all kinds of readers (including English native speakers, not just students). You can read these books on any computer, pad or smart phone (Android or iPhone/iPad).

Friday, April 10, 2015

Teen Success in Career & Life Skills 高中生必讀:硬漢校長講成功之道

Teen Success in Career & Life Skills (this title has been free for a long time)
http://www.amazon.com/Teen-Success-Career-Life-Skills-ebook/dp/B0039LMNCA/


Beyond Sticks and Stones 校園霸凌

Beyond Sticks and Stones (Bullying, Social Media Cyberbullying, Abuse) (this title has been free for a long time)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IRKRYZO/

This is a 68-page book that many people should read, especially parents and teachers. The title comes from the English saying: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" (= you can hurt me with objects such as sticks and stones, but bad words don't matter). This idea is not correct: words can definitely hurt a person very deeply (verbal bullying 言語霸凌). They can even make a person kill themselves. At the end of the book, there are five stories of children who have committed suicide because they were bullied.

The Singularity: Heretic 技術奇異點之後的人類(科幻)

The Singularity: Heretic (this title has been free for a long time)
http://www.amazon.com/Singularity-Heretic-David-Beers-ebook/dp/B00PQT7XT6/

The Singularity: What will happen to humans when computers are smarter than people?
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/技术奇异点

Stories on the Go--101 Very Short Stories by 101 Authors 101位作家寫的101篇超短篇小說

Stories on the Go--101 Very Short Stories by 101 Authors (this title has been free for a long time)
Each story is 1000 words or less 每篇都是1000字以內

WARNING: I am mentioning this title with definite reservations. The book is very well-indexed, once by author and once by genre. This is how I realized that some stories are quite objectionable by the standards of this blog (LGBT and other cultural aberrations), so this book is definitely NOT recommended for children. No problem for adults: just use the index to skip the stories you find problematic.

http://www.amazon.com/Stories-Go-Very-Short-Authors-ebook/dp/B00R1GECO6/


Promise Breaker 食言而肥(青年小說)

Promise Breaker (this title has been free for a long time)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007UC8L0W/

故事背景:二次大戰後,家破人亡的十三歲波蘭籍Dov Zalinski決定前往耶路撒冷,希望能夠與分開多年的母親會合,只是母親生死未卜,再加上英國人食言而肥,三十年前的《貝爾福宣言》居然不算數,1917年正式宣佈了英國內閣通過的決議 ,支持猶太人在巴勒斯坦建立猶太人「民族之家」,三十年後的1947英國人封鎖巴勒祖斯坦不但禁止各地猶太難民回到應許之地私底下還訓練阿拉伯軍隊,並提供武器鼓勵他們殺死猶太人。


UnCivilization: Urban Geopolitics in a Time of Chaos

UnCivilization: Urban Geopolitics in a Time of Chaos (this title has been free for a long time)
This very important book is available at full price from Amazon, but the author is making it available for free for a limited time from his own website (PDF or eBook format). Read this book to understand how and why Western civilization is collapsing before our eyes.
http://www.amazon.com/UnCivilization-Urban-Geopolitics-Time-Chaos/dp/1892998181/

專訪美國戰略學家Gregory R. Copley談中華民國海軍中將葛敦華 Vice Admiral Ko Tun-Hwa  


Treasure: Seed Savers 如獲至寶(國小、國中科幻小說)

Treasure: Seed Savers, Book 1 (this title has been free for a long time)
4.3 stars, 41 reviews (a near future world where gardening in the US is illegal)

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008FRCAEY/

關心食品安全和基因改造嗎? 傳統農作物 (heirloom plants) 也是非常重要。下面的YouTube介紹世界各地GMO農作物的害處以及保護傳統農作物的方法,非常值得一看!
Although Treasure is "only a children's book," it contains a very important message. Traditional foods are disappearing, to be replaced by GMO crops. What is worse is that government lawmakers are helping giant companies such as Monsanto to slowly make it impossible or illegal to grow food from one's own seeds. Be sure to watch this beautiful 57-minute video about an organization (not the book itself) called Seed Savers (slow, easy English with captions):


The Tale of the Clownfish and the Great Shark 小丑魚與大鯊魚的故事(押韻兒童繪本)

The Tale of the Clownfish and the Great Shark (this title has been free for a long time)
http://www.amazon.com/Clownfish-Great-Shark-Rhyming-Childrens-ebook/dp/B008ZUQJDY/


The author, Lily Lexington, used rhythm and rhyme to write an interesting story. The beautiful pictures make the book even better. Here is the correct way to say the words on each page: nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are usually louder than other less important words (the, and, in etc.).



韻文的正確念法:每一行有四個重音(虛字,如限定詞、連詞、介詞等等都不算拍子)而最後一個字押韻,讀起來很好聽哦!



Under the bubbles and down in the deep
creatures reside with the secrets they keep
One of the fish is the scariest of all
The Great White Shark is what he is called



Sunday, February 1, 2015

Books BELOW Now NOT FREE 底下的書籍不再免費

Book postings 

before this day 

are still worth reading, 

but they are now 

being sold at full price

對不起!

底下的電子書籍

不再免費

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Spirit of the Road--The Life of an American Trucker 脫胎換骨改行當卡車司機

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Spirit of the Road--The Life of an American Trucker...and his cat
http://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Road-Life-American-Trucker-ebook/dp/B00DU0T5SU/
This book does a great deal to dispel stereotypes about truck drivers, some of whom (like the author), are actually very intelligent, thoughtful people who do an essential job which most non-drivers should not take for granted.
從事廣播業二十年的 Rick Huffman 決定脫胎換骨改行當卡車司機,剛上路的第一個月就認養一隻小貓,沒想到Kitty在美國的道路上陪伴他十年。這本書完全破除一般人對卡車司機的刻板印象,其實高學歷的卡車司機蠻多



Determined--Holocaust Survivor Avraham Perlmutter 毅力:猶太大屠殺的生還者

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Determined--The Story of Holocaust Survivor Avraham Perlmutter
4.9 stars, 11 reviews
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QGX5PW8/


Skywalker on the Pacific Crest Trail 高個兒徒步美國西岸

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Skywalker: Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail
賣了十一年股票和期貨的高個兒徒步美國西岸的太平洋屋脊步道(4,286公里)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004HZXYX4/



Public domain image of the Pacific Crest Trail, going north from California --> Oregon --> Washington

My Japanese Husband (still) Thinks I'm Crazy 我的日本老公還是一樣認為我還是「腦筋秀逗」(漫畫)

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My Japanese Husband (still) Thinks I'm Crazy (Texan & Tokyo Book 2)
105 reviews, 4.9 stars
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00T74HTY0/

My Japanese Husband Thinks I'm Crazy 我的日本老公認為我「腦筋秀逗」(漫畫)

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My Japanese Husband Thinks I'm Crazy (the comic book) (Texan & Tokyo Book 1)
116 reviews, 4.8 stars
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OGTDZP8/

TRAVEL: For 91 Days In Tokyo

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For 91 Days In Tokyo
http://www.amazon.com/91-Days-Tokyo-Michael-Powell-ebook/dp/B00S1MW0KM/


TRAVEL: For 91 Days In The Yucatán 瑪雅帝國91天之旅

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For 91 Days In The Yucatan
http://www.amazon.com/91-Days-Yucatan-Michael-Powell-ebook/dp/B00M7CY4EW/

This is a marvelous book that forms part of a series. The authors apparently spend their lives traveling to various locations around the world. Unlike other tourists, however, they spend a full three months in each place and really get to know it in depth. The result in each case is a book highlighting their discoveries.

Other "91 Days" books previously mentioned on this blog:
Iceland:
http://cute-kindle.blogspot.com/2014/11/for-91-days-in-iceland.html

Sri Lanka
http://cute-kindle.blogspot.com/2014/12/travel-for-91-days-in-sri-lanka-91.html


Idaho
http://cute-kindle.blogspot.com/2014/12/for-91-days-in-idaho.html



The Belial Stone

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The Belial Stone
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DB91JQQ/
869 reviews, 4.3 stars


Tip of the Toes (A Ballerina Story) 小朋友練芭蕾舞

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In Tip of the Toes (4.3 stars, with over 250 reviews) a young ballet dancer (ballerina) gets ready to dance in front of many people. Enjoy the beautiful pictures, and learn ballet vocabulary (mostly French words borrowed into English). Another special feature is that the story rhymes:

Plié is where I bend my knees,
up and down I move with ease.

Plié is a French word (pronounced /pli'e/ that means "bent"(法文 = 彎曲)


http://www.amazon.com/Ballerina-Story-Rhyming-Childrens-Books-ebook/dp/B007M5U0KQ


For 91 Days in Buenos Aires

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For 91 Days in Buenos Aires
http://www.amazon.com/91-Days-Buenos-Aires-ebook/dp/B005Z1BW3S/





Nine-Tenths 十分之九(反面烏托邦小說)

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Nine-Tenths (English)
4.1 stars, 90 reviews


美國政府很明顯地開始演變成極權,這本反面烏托邦小說的主角通過時間旅行機器來到不久的未來美國已經到達最終形態,但先不要絕望因為。。。

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005MQNXG0/


If Dogs Could Do Chores 假如狗狗能夠幫忙做家務事(圖畫故事書)

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If Dogs Could Do Chores
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CFUY298/
39 reviews, 4.7 stars
這是八歲小女生編的書,裡面是一幅一幅非常可愛的的水彩畫

The Gods of Business 世界各個宗教與國際貿易的關係

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The Gods of Business--The Intersection of Faith and the Marketplace
本書說明宗教倫理與商業道德的關係  (第三版)非常值得一讀!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00COWLCTK/

Sigmund Freud (comic book) 精神分析之父:佛洛伊德 (漫畫)

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Sigmund Freud
 WARNING! Because this is about Freud, the author does talk about sex (in a funny way).

This book is obviously NOT recommended for children!

Looking Through Lace 分析外星人的秘密語言(科幻小說)

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Looking Through Lace
This is a very enjoyable 70-page story involving a female xenolinguist (a specialist in non-human languages) trying to figure out a secret language used by women.
得獎科幻小說 :太精彩!而且才七十頁!地球來的語言學家分析外星人的秘密語言(有一點點像湖南省的女書)
http://www.amazon.com/Looking-Through-Lace-Ruth-Nestvold-ebook/dp/B004P5NSKA/

江永女書是一種專門給女性使用的文字

Fly For Free 免費搭飛機的技巧

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Fly For Free
20 reviews, 5 stars
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00U5TCZA4/


Why 'Healthy' Eating Isn't Always Healthy 其實,吃得健康不見得健康!

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The Health Trap--Why 'Healthy' Eating Isn't Always Healthy
4.7 stars, 45 reviews
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SICL6FA/


Outcry--Holocaust Memoirs 納粹集中營生還者的回憶錄

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Outcry--Holocaust Memoirs
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NVESZ7C/
4.8 stars, 147 reviews
歷史重演,當今歐洲社會反猶太主義的情況越來越明顯。作者敘述他在納粹死亡營裡如何生存,給人的映像非常深刻,,這本書很值得一看

Division--A Collection of Science Fiction Fairytales 科幻童話故事集

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Division--A Collection of Science Fiction Fairytales
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SCTSU8U/
大人的童話故事:與眾不同哦!



Little Red Riding Hood 不一樣的『小紅帽』

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Little Red Riding Hood
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Riding-Sommer-Time-Story-Classic-ebook/dp/B00GMPBK2E/


本書作者絕不是一般人想像中的『兒童書作者』,他的生活背景非常特殊:從海軍陸戰隊退伍之後,卡爾先生曾擔任領班,模具設計師和業務經理。後來,他兩個兒子開了一家很成功的EDM公司。
EDM = 放電加工,英語:Electrical Discharge Machining,中國大陸稱為电火花加工、台灣稱為放電加工,是特種加工技術的一種,廣泛應用在模具製造、機械加工行業。
從四十歲那一年開始,卡爾陸續當了高中老師和校長(而且跑遍紐約市27所高中當代課老師),有感於美國各地學校倫理道德教沒落就決定自己寫一套兼具傳統兒童故事和倫理道德教育於一身的兒童繪本。這裡的『小紅帽』是其中的一本,很值得一看!


The Tapping Solution 重症與慢性疾病患者的自我療法(兒童版)

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The Tapping Solution (Tapping For Kids) EFT For Children With Chronic Illness: Helping a Child With Chronic Illness Alleviate Nausea, Anxiety, Pain (And Much More!) : The Dragon With Flames of Love
http://www.amazon.com/Tapping-Solution-Children-Chronic-Illness-ebook/dp/B00IE9R02K/

Before or after you read this book, please check out this interview with Dr. Deborah D. Miller:
http://tappingqanda.com/2014/03/pod-126-lesson-from-tapping-with-children-with-cancer-w-deborah-miller-phd/


An Involuntary Spy 被扣上間諜帽子(科幻小說)

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An Involuntary Spy (A GMO researcher becomes a "spy")
美國一家基因改造食品公司的研究人員被扣上間諜帽子
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GQPBLZ6/


Dragon Time and Other Stories

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Dragon Time and Other Stories
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006UMIU8G/

An interview with this very talented author, Ruth Nestvold, is available here:

Essentia: Part 1 科幻小說(精彩!)

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Essentia: Part 1
http://www.amazon.com/Essentia-Part-Activate-G-M-Whitley-ebook/dp/B00BN199EI/
This is a very different kind of science fiction story, a clever story that has a well-written plot and character development. I am definitely HOOKED! I quickly finished Part 1, and now I MUST read Parts 2 and 3 (it really is very, very good!). Don't miss it!
五歲大的 Lucy 跟雅皮父母說他是外星人而且很堅持,該怎麼辦呢?




My Life as a Cicada 蟬的一生(兒童繪本1)

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My Life as a Cicada
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I9FJR0M/


Wired 科幻小說

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Wired
4.1 stars, 2,383 reviews
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007EWJBIE/


100 Famous Entrepreneurs 一百位最出名的創業家(企業家)

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100 Famous Entrepreneurs
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SEDLX10/


Strategic Sales Presentations

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Strategic Sales Presentations
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008V3W0HY/


Field Guide to Chicks of the United States 單身漢的福音:美國九十種美眉指南

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Field Guide to Chicks of the United States
47 reviews, 4.6 stars: good for a laugh!

The English is not so easy, but after you do some work, you can laugh at the clever jokes. The pictures are also rather special. You can read it by yourself, but this book is also a great conversation starter. Don't miss it!

In the United States, many people like to watch birds or other animals, so you can buy guide books full of pictures and maps. These books tell you where each animal lives, what it looks like, what it eats, what it sounds like etc.

This book is written just like a serious bird guide, but instead of chicks (= baby chickens), this book describes "chicks" (= a slang word that means "attractive young women"). For each kind of "chick", the author tells you where to find her, how much money it costs for "maintenance" (保養費用 = buying expensive gifts), what she likes to talk about, how long you have to wait before she will sleep with you, etc. There are many lovely pictures throughout the book, so it will take a little bit longer to download.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0090RIFOM/


Cinderella and Her Prince (Alex and Katie Book 5) 俄國民間故事5:灰姑娘和他的王子

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Cinderella and Her Prince: Adventure Five (Adventures of Alex and Katie Book 5) 
現代化的俄國民間故事系列第五卷
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PHS4KBA/



Lollipop (Russian folktale series: 2) 俄國民間故事2:棒棒糖

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The Lollipop: Adventure Two
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ELIKDXG






















Firebird (Russian Folktale Series: 1) 俄國民間故事1:雅加婆婆與火鳥

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Firebird: Adventure One (Book #1 in Adventures of Alex and Katie series) is a modernized version of the Russian story of the Firebird, Жар-птица.

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Snowdrops (Russian Folktale Series: 3) 俄國民間故事3:雪姑娘

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Snowdrops--Adventure Three
http://www.amazon.com/Snowdrops-Adventure-Three-Adventures-Katie-ebook/dp/B00AL6T0N6

The Russian version of Santa Claus is called Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost). Unlike Santa, he is often accompanied by a young lady called Snegúrochka (= Snowmaiden [sneg = "snow" in Russian; note the stress):
Wikipedia: 雪姑娘(俄語:Снегу́рочка;拉丁字母轉寫:Snegúrochka)是俄羅斯民間傳說的一位童話角色,一說是作為斯拉夫的聖誕老人-雪老人的孫女及助手出現。她的形象不僅出現在俄羅斯民間儀式中,在俄羅斯的口頭文學創作中也以民間童話中提到的:「用雪堆造,並且復活」的形象呈現。她被描繪為冰雪(父)與春天(母)之女兒
Ded Moroz and Snegurochka (pubic domain image)

Grandma Witch (Russian Folktale Series: 4) 俄國民間故事4:芭芭雅嘎

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Grandma Witch--Adventure Four
現代化的俄國童話故事,很精彩!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IC9JR0A

















A related video (not from this book) appears below

Defeat Cancer 聽聽十五位醫生講解戰勝癌症的方法

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Defeat Cancer--15 Doctors of Integrative & Naturopathic Medicine Tell You How
http://www.amazon.com/Defeat-Cancer-Integrative-Naturopathic-Medicine-ebook/dp/B007NUYQHI/
聽聽十五位自然療法醫生告訴你如何戰勝癌症




發表在2004年的一項臨床研究顯示19902004年之間接受全盤化療的150,000癌症病患五年後的生存率僅僅2.1%Dr. Robert Eslinger)。傳統西醫的醫療方法只能有效地醫好少數幾種癌症,所以本書編者(醫療記者Connie Strasheim) 訪問了十五位比較開明的正規醫生,蒐集了大量寶貴的另類醫療實例,讓讀者節省時間和精力,找到自己最適合的醫療方法。


The Making Of A Young Entrepreneur 如何培養小朋友的企業家精神

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The Making Of A Young Entrepreneur--The Kid's Guide To Developing The Mind-Set For Success
本書講解如何培養小朋友的企業家精神。作者從九歲起就開始做生意,很值得一讀!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0073OITZE/