Everyone loves free books, right? Well, I know I do, and since I've got a huge stack of books in my apartment that are seeking a loving home, I want to share them with you. These books are duplicates of review copies, advance reading copies and uncorrected proofs as well as some books that I purchased or somehow obtained. All books are in excellent (like new) shape, unless otherwise noted. I am offering them to you several times per week for the next few months, free of charge, although I will ask you to pay the cost of the shipping envelope and postage for mailing each book to you. Below the jump is a short list of these books that I am offering to you today on a first-come first-sent basis;
The Living Cosmos: Our Search for Life in the Universe by Chris Impey. Advance uncorrected proof. Paperback. The cover of this book looks nothing like what you see pictured on Amazon.
Dream Catcher: A Memoir by Margaret A. Salinger. Paperback.
Present at the Future: From Evolution to Nanotechnology, Candid and Controversial Conversations on Science and Nature by Ira Flatow. Uncorrected proof. Paperback. The cover looks nothing like what you see pictured on Amazon.
The Lost World of James Smithson: Science, Revolution, and the Birth of the Smithsonian by Heather Ewing. Advance reading copy. Paperback. [my review]
The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next by Lee Smolin. Review copy. Hardcover.
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama. Hardcover.
The Human, the Orchid, and the Octopus: Exploring and Conserving Our Natural World by Jacques Cousteau, Susan Schiefelbein, and Bill McKibben. Review copy. Hardcover. [my review]
Kitchens of India "Indian Classical Duets" (music CDs). Vol 2 (1 copy) Vol 3 (2 copies); Vol 4 (1 copy); Vol 5 (1 copy).
Disclaimers: If you want any of these books (or CDs or DVDs), let me know which ones (in comments) and within 24 hours or less, I'll send you email asking for your mailing address so I can get these items shipped ASAP. These items are free, but I am asking for $5 for each book to cover the cost of postage and the shipping envelope or box in the USA ($10 Canada or $15 overseas) and, if there is any money left over, to help cover the cost of a coffee and cookie for me. You can pay this fee by mailing me cash, a check or via an electronic transaction using the Paypal "donate" button on my left sidebar (please do NOT create another Paypal account in my name; "my" Paypal accounts are spawning faster than Atlantic salmon these past few days). If you wish to write a review of any book that you've received through me, feel free to email it to me and I'll happily publish it on my blog (the publishers will be grateful to you, as will I). I will be giving away a similar number of books/CDs/DVDs every day or two for the next couple months until they have all been dispersed to new homes. Any claimed items that I do not have mailing addresses for within 7 days of them first being spoken for will be offered to my readers once again. All unclaimed items will be donated to the NYPL.
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I will happily take "The Trouble With Physics" off your hands!
I want The Trouble With Physics. I'll donate the $5 once I post this comment.
Contact me for mailing address. Oh wait Paypal knows it.
oh no. not sure what to do since you both posted so soon. to be fair, matt asked for it first, but tony paid for it first .. so now what?
i'll poke around the stack some more to see what other physics books i've got ..
Damn, I´m very interested in The Living Cosmos, but I live in Brazil. The shipping cost might be prohibitive.
I'ld like The Lost World of James Smithson: Science, Revolution, and the Birth of the Smithsonian by Heather Ewing.
Danilo Albergaria,
If it's any consolation, know how you feel. I'm in NZ. I'm putting a request into the local public library to get the book I was looking at instead. At least that way the author benefits and I don't really pay, at least not directly. It's probably not an option for you, but seeing I can, I'm trying that.
I would love to give a good home to "The Living Cosmos: Our Search for Life in the Universe."