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	The Life and Times of F. Scott Fitzgerald	by BookCaps Jan. 29, 2012	$0.99	5337 words	Sample 20%
	F. Scott Fitzgerald helped define an age. You know his books, but who was the man? Find out in this short biography about the life and times of F. Scott Fitzgerald.
	No Red Pen - Writers, Writing Groups & Critique	by Victoria A. Hudson Jan. 29, 2012	$2.99	12505 words	Sample 15%
	Everyone has a story. No one else can tell your story. The process of creating, refining and ultimately releasing it into the wild that is publication in the world needs to be a respectful one. No Red Pen - Writers, Writing Groups & Critique is not an overview of writing groups - it is a manifesto for a different paradigm for workshopping and critiquing.
	Excellence in Driving	by Bob Nimmo Jan. 23, 2012	$14.99	33064 words	Sample 10%
	At Team Nimmo we have put together what we believe is the most complete guide/book called “Excellence in Driving” for helping teenagers learn how to drive and in many cases how to make current drivers even better. This is the perfect starter book that all parents should consider purchasing for their child prior to teaching them to drive.
	20 Ways To Beat The Bookie	by Benjamin Street Jan. 10, 2012	$4.50	2600 words	Sample 10%
	Here we have a collection of 20 different betting systems that have been put together into this eBook for you to download. It is full of great systems that our customers use every day and win from consistently. Whether you are a serious bettor, or bet 'just for fun', this collection of betting systems is a must! Don't place another bet without it!
	Family Emergency Preparedness Manual	by Currant Bush Enterprises Jan. 05, 2012	$3.85	22415 words	Sample 20%
	This manual will help you and your family PLAN for an emergency, PREPARE your home, supplies and equipment for an emergency, and BE INFORMED on what to do for the most likely emergencies to occur in our area. It will also provide essential information to neighbors or emergency personnel who may be trying to help your family.
	House History	by Mike Coleman Jan. 03, 2012	$2.99	3469 words	Sample 17%
	A 10 step, illustrated guide to discovering the history of your home. Here is your chance to fast-track the searches needed to find out all you need to know about your property. This ebook contains links to all of the key research and reference sites that can unlock information about your home. You may not be considering moving at the moment, but imagine the additional value that this information could provide to prospective buyers and the potential increase in the value and interest in your property. This ebook will outline the information available and the methods you can use to explore this fascinating and potentially rewarding activity.
	A Simple, Cheap, Illustrated Guide to Converting a Word Doc to Kindle and Nook	by Lisa Nowak Dec. 20, 2011	$0.99	8867 words	Sample 15%
	This short, pictorial guide uses screenshots to show you how to convert your Word documents to Kindle and Nook formats using free and donationware programs. The step-by-step instructions are easy to follow and nearly foolproof. No knowledge of HTML is necessary. With this guide, your book can look as good as a pro’s.
	FIBERS An Introduction	by Parul Bhatnagar Dec. 19, 2011	$9.99	22225 words	Sample 10%
	In the study of fibers, initial interest will be when they discover the natural fascination of fabrics and their cultural associations, particularly when factual study is supplemented by actual handling of the textile materials. The subject will seem worthwhile as they become familiar with illustrative specimens and fabrics and begin to handle and learn to compare the raw materials.
	Slowing the March of Time Preserving and Protecting Items Of Historical Significance	by Carrie Cook Dec. 19, 2011	$2.99	2376 words	Sample 30%
	This material was written in an attempt to bridge the gap between two very different schools of thought. The true conservationist, who says everything must be restored and everything possible done so as not to lose the treasure and the family historian that wants to enjoy his or her heirlooms without exposing it to harm through not knowing better.
	Guide For Becoming a Pet Owner	by Dee Phillips Dec. 19, 2011	$0.99	31955 words	Sample 10%
	If you ever wanted to own a pet, this is a guide for you. This ebook includes all the information you need to begin pet ownership, from considering what type of pet you should adopt, how to prepare your home for your new pet, to pet health and care. Becoming a pet owner can be a wonderful experience and this book helps you prepare for it.
	Wikipedia Formatting for Beginners	by Andrew Cross Dec. 14, 2011	$1.99	802 words	Sample 10%
	A look inside formatting basics for one of the world's most popular websites. If you want to create or edit a Wikipedia page, this e-book is for you.
	Quality Auditor Guide - Theory and Application Made Easy	by Warren Alford Dec. 14, 2011	$8.99	38719 words	Sample 10%
	Auditing has become a profession which is "in demand" throughout the business world. This book contains a common sense approach to audit planning, performance and reporting. It provides systematic methods, valuable tools and easy to understand explanations to streamline any audit process.
	United We Stand-Together We Sold!	by Robert Percesepe Dec. 09, 2011	$6.99	9566 words	Sample 15%
	" A Resource for Real Estae Professionals and Home Sellers" Over 50 simple tried and true techniques to get homes sold in a stagnant real estate market! Perfect for developing relationships between the Real Estate Professional and home seller and a great add on for Agent Pre-Listing Packages.
	WANT TOP CASH FOR YOUR GOLD? 10 Surefire Tips to Earn You Up to 50% More for Your Jewelry	by Patrice Williams Marks Dec. 08, 2011	$1.99	2634 words	Sample 15%
	WARNING: DON’T SELL YOUR GOLD UNTIL YOU READ THIS BOOK Is the economy causing you to find creative ways to pay the bills? Perhaps you've seen commercials urging you to sell your jewelry/gold for cash?
	How to Buy a Home with Bad Credit and not Get Robbed!	by Peter Adams Dec. 05, 2011	$8.97	7148 words	Sample 10%
	Written by and experience real estate Investor who personally purchased and financed miillions of dollars of real estate and never used a bank to do it. This A-Z guide will show you a Pro's secrets to successfully buying a home and also how to protect yourself from the Scammers and Crooks. YES you can buy a home with bad credit, and this will teach you how.
	DUI – How To Avoid DUI Arrests And Never Face A DUI Charge	by James Steele Dec. 02, 2011	$6.99	20554 words	Sample 20%
	You’re About To Learn The Secrets That Most People Will Never Know About Avoiding DUI Arrests. Revealing, Inspiring, Proven Strategies That Will Give You An Unfair Advantage Over The Cops when it comes to a DUI arrest. You Need To Know These “No B.S.”, Simpler-Than-You-Think Approaches That Cut Straight To The Point, Ignoring The Myths That You’ve Read Or Heard That'll Get You Arrested.
	How to Watch Stuff Online For Free	by Annie Jean Brewer Dec. 01, 2011	$0.99	4458 words	Sample 20%
	How to safely watch movies, television shows and other videos online for free.
	Printed Circuit Board Assembly	by Richard Buttars Nov. 28, 2011	$1.00	2658 words	Sample 20%
	This is a manual detailing the process of creating electronic printed circuit boards. This book is written for the hobbyist, prototyper, and small scale production.
	MLA for the Modern Student: A Practical Guide for Citing Internet and Book Resources	by Minute Help Guides Nov. 27, 2011	$2.99	5943 words	Sample 20%
	This manual is based on the most current MLA style book to provide students with a quick reference. Unlike many manuals that merely tell students how to cite books, periodicals and videos this manual takes it a step further and shows how to cite Twitter, Facebook messages, Blog comments, PowerPoint Presentations, and more. This book is not sponsored or a part of MLA.
	How To Make Your Own Simple Treasure Hunt	by Sam Gething-Lewis Nov. 17, 2011	$7.99	3671 words	Sample 20%
	This is a guide to creating a great treasure hunt for your home, which can be adapted for your town, park or even your holiday. You’ll learn how to create a number of different clues, pick a theme as well as how to make an authentic looking treasure map.
	The Shroomers Guide To Safe Shrooming	by Bema Self Nov. 13, 2011	$7.99	8308 words	Sample 25%
	The Shroomers Guide to Safe Shrooming is a guide that provides information vital to anyone considering exploring the world of psychedelic mushrooms.
	The Shoestring Girl: How I Live on Practically Nothing and You Can Too	by Annie Jean Brewer Oct. 31, 2011	$2.99	24042 words	Sample 15%
	The tips, tricks and methods used to live on less than $500 a month.
	How to make a shoe	by GoatHollow Oct. 20, 2011	$10.99	4049 words	Sample 10%
	While written in a long forgotten prose of 1882, How to make a shoe, is a fascinating and very instructional book. With a little adjustment to it's poetic writing style, one can discern every step necessary to create a shoe. It's wonderfully, and massively illustrated to help you along the way! I'm sure that How to make a shoe, will make a very useful addition to any preppers library.
	Carpentry for Boys	by GoatHollow Oct. 15, 2011	$10.99	40006 words	Sample 10%
	Carpentry for boys is an excellent book for “Preppers”, it's written in simple terms that a lay person that can understand. It contains everything that a “Prepper” needs to know, in order to build the kinds of structures that you may need to construct in an uncertain future. What's fantastic is that it teaches you how to do so, without an electrical outlet!
	Special Educational Needs - Getting Started With Statements	by Tania Tirraoro Oct. 07, 2011	$6.00	24331 words	Sample 15%
	Realising your child has special educational needs is stressful for any parent. Getting them the help they require can be a long, drawn-out, frustrating and expensive process. All too often, parents are unprepared for the complicated, emotional and often adversarial journey ahead. This unique book is aimed at helping parents understand what they need to do in a step-by step approach.
	Clinical Endocrinology	by C. G. Weber MD Sep. 27, 2011	$9.99	498494 words	Sample 20%
	This is a complete endocrine text with detailed info on how to treat all endocrine disorders. Topics include: Diabetes, Lipid disorders, Obesity, Thyroid disorders, Hirsutism, Gynecomastia, Adrenal, parathyroid, pituitary etc..... It has been edited by a world renowned Endocrinologist.
	Solving the Three Ancient Problems using the Graef Curves	by Edward V. Graef Sep. 25, 2011	$4.99	5311 words	Sample 20%
	Three Ancient Problems (trisecting the angle, squaring the circle, duplicating the cube) have challenged mathematicians for 2000 years. It's impossible to solve them using compass and straightedge alone, so mathematicians were challenged to create a curve or curve family to solve all three. No one accomplished this feat--until Graef. His curves were verified/published in top math publications.
	The Self-Employed Housekeeping Manual	by Traci Westbrook Sep. 16, 2011	$34.99	20614 words	Sample 35%
	'The Self-Employed Housekeeping Manual' is written for aspiring individuals who naturally gear toward cleaning and might be interested in a new profession. This manual was written by a college graduate who was a self-employed housekeeper for twelve years. She shares with the reader what to expect, know, and do in order to be successful in the housekeeping industry.
	Self-Editing for Writers	by Harvey Stanbrough Sep. 13, 2011	$2.99	3519 words	Sample 10%
	Avoid the most common errors this editor has seen over 15 years of freelance editing. This is a compilation of notes on punctuation, grammar, sentence structure, usage, etc. that cover the most common errors I've seen in over 15 years of editing. This, combined with The Seven Writerly Sins, would comprise what not to do if you want to be a successful writer.
	A Different Perspective on Equality a Practical Handbook	by Laura Chapman Sep. 08, 2011	$7.99	12149 words	Sample 20%
	This book is a real achievement in terms of accessibility and synthesis. We hope it will provide a robust and challenging resource for many practitioners in the years to come. The leading theme is that everyone has something to give to his or her community.
	Writing, a practical guide	by Joan Curry Sep. 06, 2011	$2.99	59387 words	Sample 20%
	A manual to help writers write short stories, novels and non-fiction of all kinds.
	The E-Book Handbook - A Thoroughly Practical Guide to Formatting, Publishing, Marketing, and Selling Your E-Book	by Douglas Klostermann Sep. 06, 2011	$8.99	43724 words	Sample 10%
	The E-Book Handbook is a comprehensive guide that will help you create, publish, and market your own e-book and sell it online through Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and Apple - all easily and inexpensively.
	A different perspective on disability equality a practical handbook	by Laura Chapman Sep. 06, 2011	$7.99	10040 words	Sample 20%
	This new handbook has been written to provide the busy professional with important insights in an easily accessible format. Hot on the heels of A Different Perspective on Equality, the first in the Different Perspective series, we hope it will prove an equal success.
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	Wasatch Hiking Highlights	by Jon Alldredge Sep. 02, 2011	You set the price!	200 words	Sample 20%
	A hiking guide into the Wasatch Front.
	Knitting With Hospital Gloves, The How-To Guide for Becoming Instant Caregivers	by Karen J Rinehart Sep. 01, 2011	$2.99	9740 words	Sample 15%
	"It’s not a matter of IF we'll get the call that our parents need our help, it’s just a matter of WHEN. Having these tools ahead of time is so crucial. Karen’s sense of humor, mingled with her personal experience, provides an empathetic reality to what we'll all eventually go through. "Susan Avello, Vice President/Partner – Aging Info USA
	The 33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make About Hunting	by Tanya Drayton Aug. 30, 2011	$2.99	10941 words	Sample 20%
	250 million guns; 80 million gun owners… People tend to be diametrically opposed, eagerly obsessed with hunting or disgusted by it. 20 Million Hunters… The numbers quoted are real. Regardless of which side of the fence you currently sit on, weaving objective, accurate and informative information into your WIP will excite and intrigue your readers and keep them coming back for more.
	The 33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make About Fishing	by Tanya Drayton Aug. 30, 2011	$2.99	7815 words	Sample 20%
	A 2006 U.S. Fish, Wildlife & Parks National survey shows that 87.5 million U.S. residents 16 years and older participated in wildlife-related recreation. 34 million of these people are a combination of freshwater and saltwater anglers. Weaving objective, accurate and informative information into your WIP will excite and intrigue your readers and keep them coming back for more.
	Monsters, Protesters and Other Cats: How to Treat Cat Behavior Problems	by Henry Askew Aug. 26, 2011	$4.99	58599 words	Sample 10%
	This book presents scientifically sound advice on what owners can do to eliminate their cat’s behavior problems like urine spraying, failure to use the litter box, fearfulness, aggression and destructive scratching. Each chapter begins with an entertaining description of one of the author’s most humorous, touching or bizarre cases involving this type of problem.
	Sportswriting in the Digital Age	by Jason Fry Aug. 22, 2011	$2.99	24884 words	Sample 15%
	The web is revolutionizing sportswriting, with beat writers now expected to constantly tweet, offer in-game analysis, write blog posts and file game stories for various editions. Jason Fry, columnist for Indiana University's National Sports Journalism Center, has collected 19 of his best essays in an ebook that offers a wealth of practical advice for sportswriters in the digital age.
	Forklift Operator Training	by Roger Jefferies Aug. 17, 2011	$9.99	9225 words	Sample 15%
	The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires all forklift operates to be properly trained. This training must include a formal training segment, a hands on training segment as well as a hands on evaluation. This training must be administered by a person with knowledge and experience in the operation of forklifts.
	First Steps	by Anne M Angell Aug. 12, 2011	$2.99	16316 words	Sample 15%
	What teen or young adult wouldn't like to know what to expect as they take their first steps out into the world on their own? This book gives general information from: getting a job, budgeting, banking, purchasing a car, insurance, etc. Every area covers information that can help you on your way, helps you to know what to expect, and what you need to do to be properly prepared.
	Op Shopping	by Denise Honan Aug. 11, 2011	$2.99	5275 words	Sample 20%
	Op shopping is great fun and also profitable once you know what your are doing, this ebook offer the chance to obtain all the best terms and info to get you started when OpShopping
	Using Cutting-Edge Technology: Tools to Consider for Enhancing Learning In Grades Six through Twelve	by Michael Mazyck Aug. 08, 2011	$2.99	15656 words	Sample 20%
	Using Cutting-Edge Technology: Tools to Consider for Enhancing Learning in Grades Six through Twelve is an eBook developed for educators and others who work with students in grades six through twelve. Created as an easy to use reference, this eBook provides strategies, project examples, and resources for you to explore emerging technologies.
	Equi-Wrap: Horse Health, Wraps & Supplies	by Tanya Drayton Aug. 04, 2011	$2.99	8665 words	Sample 20%
	Horses have needs too... Would you recognize a “silent” colic in your horse? Not all horses paw the ground and roll incessantly when they are colicky. Maybe the horse just seems a bit “off”. What would you do? Could you place an effective pressure bandage on a severely bleeding wound? Use my knowledge and experience to your advantage. Don’t wait, start learning more today!
	Cigar 411 For Beginners	by scott cuffe Aug. 04, 2011	$0.99	5201 words	Sample 20%
	New to Cigars? Wanting to learn if a Cigar Career is in your future? This ebook starts at the very beginning with the following chapters: How to select your first cigars. How to Cut your Cigars, How to Light your Cigars, and How to smoke your Cigars. Plus a few stories and tips along the way about how relaxing and enjoyable smoking Cigars can truly be!
	De la Cire au Bronze	by Olivier Duhamel Aug. 01, 2011	$9.99	25624 words	Sample 20%
	Ce guide détaillé illustre une méthode facile pour créer une petite sculpture en bronze par soi même et à peu de frais. La méthode décrite est celle de la cire perdue et de la carapace de céramique comme l’utilise la plupart des fonderies commerciales. La méthode a simplement été adaptée pour la rendre possible à peu de frais pour un usage domestique.
	RC Cheat Sheets	by Team Associated July 29, 2011	$1.99	12992 words	Sample 10%
	Set Up Your Radio Control Car to Win! Now you can quickly understand how to adjust your RC car, buggy, or truck settings for optimum tuning! Within a range of tuning options, which is better, a higher number or lower? Thicker or thinner? How will a longer or shorter adjustment change the handling? If you keep scratching your head trying to remember -- RC Cheat Sheets to the rescue!
	Serious Revenge - Reference Handbooks and Manuals Humor and Satire	by Tarrin P. Lupo July 24, 2011	$3.99	18035 words	Sample 35%
	Serious Revenge is a manual for those looking to seek justice in a broken system. The book is designed to help you defend yourself from the predatory behavior of hustlers, stalkers, bad bureaucrats and outright jerks. If you have ever tried to use the legal system to get someone to leave you alone, you realize it's hopelessly broken. This manual will help you get restitution you deserve...
	Body Casting Manual	by Olivier Duhamel July 18, 2011	$6.99	11806 words	Sample 20%
	A complete body casting instruction manual explaining in details how to make a realistic, life size and very elegant plaster sculpture of someone’s torso (or any other body part)
	Accelerate Your House Sale	by C. Von Petzinger July 17, 2011	$2.99	14068 words	Sample 15%
	Between the Real Estate Industry protecting age old secrets and our own laziness, homeowners have lost thousands of dollars in poorly sold properties. Accelerate Your House Sale removes the mysteries providing a simple set of "before you list" tools. Get the most amount of money in the least amount of time by getting your listing price right, designing your own listing and much more!