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From Large Family Mothering:

It's just wonderful the opportunities we have to read old books and other digitized manuscripts for free. But I am not alone in needing to read these nifty tomes on paper—electronic devices just don't seem "right" to me. Besides that, I do not want my children staring into a computer monitor for long periods of time—I am sure there are a profusion of studies relating to just how a child's brain can turn to mush from staring into a box of flashing lights for hours (none of us need any help in that regard.

For a while there I was printing books out on my handy-dandy inkjet and zipping over to the office supply store to have them comb or wire-bound. This was great for the first 20 or so, but I'm passionate, and so are my children; we want a whole collection of superior, educational books. It's just that the cost of all that printing and binding, not to mention all the "zipping", was taking its toll on me.

So I went on an odyssey, surfing the Net for better alternatives. I am so pleased and excited with what I have found that I have to share it with you all!

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Excellent Sale on Jim Hodges Audio Books at Library and Educational Services!

Library and Educational Services is having a great sale on Jim Hodges' wonderful selection of G.A. Henty and other classic history audiobooks! The regular retail price on these is $25.00 and they are currently on sale for $12.50, plus only $1.95 shipping on orders over $70.00! The sale ends on Thursday, Nov. 18, but even if you miss this sale the Library and Educational Services price on these is only $14.74, so still quite a savings!

(If you've never ordered from L.E.S. before you'll need to set up an account before you can view their catalog)

Free E-Book: Discoverers and Explorers

Here is an old treasure I was delighted to find reprinted as a free e-book: Discoverers and Explorers by Edward R. Shaw. We've just started reading it but I've been impressed with it already. We are using it as a spine for our study on world explorers. Beautifully illustrated and worth just the pictures alone!

Available in Currclick's Free section!

Ballantyne Book Review: "The Pioneers" and "Fast in the Ice"

Ballantyne the Brave is an inspiring site dedicated to the works of Ballantyne and G.A. Henty and is especially a wonderful resource for young men.

Click here to read a book review of R.M. Ballantyne's The Pioneers & Fast in the Ice (Both books contained in one volume).

Click here for even more book reviews.

For another introduction to the works of Ballantyne click here.

Note: I was quite interested to read that Ballantyne's books concentrate more on geography, whereas Henty's books are geared more towards history. What a perfect combination!

Free Gardening E-Book from Olde-Books

Visit Gardening for My Family for details on how to obtain a free copy of The Book of Sports: Gardening, a vintage book reprinted as an e-book by Olde-Books.com. Offer good just until tomorrow (Wednesday, July 15)!

Olde-Books.com

Here is a website I happened across recently: Olde-Books.com. These folks offer a selection of quality, out-of-print books in e-book format. They have some titles I am quite looking forward to purchasing!

Upcoming Sale July 13-20 on Classic Prayers for Children

From Laurie Latour author of Future Christian Homemaker's Handbook:

"I just posted a special one-week Christmas in July sale on our Classic Prayers for Children book. My husband and I rarely fill orders directly because much of our time is taken with Ted's daily dialysis that we do at home. CBD carries the book, but our little gem gets lost amid the hundreds of thousands of titles they carry! For the week of July 13 - 20, we are offering Free shipping when people order directly from us. If they order 2 or more books, they also get a 10% discount." Click here for more information!