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	Mein russisches Tagebuch (2)	by Detlev Crusius Jan. 26, 2012	$1.49	11257 words	Sample 5%
	Heiteres und Besinnliches aus Russland. Teil 2.
	Mein russisches Tagebuch (1)	by Detlev Crusius Jan. 26, 2012	$1.49	13883 words	Sample 5%
	Heiteres und Besinnliches aus Russland. Aus dem Zusammenleben mit einer russischen Ehefrau. Neues aus dem Gulag.
	Idahope	by Borderline Publishing Jan. 20, 2012	$5.99	25846 words	Sample 20%
	Taking pride in what makes an Idahoan, this anthology offers a variety of true life stories sure to inspire. Experience the unique beauty, the rugged power, and the simple pleasures of Idaho through the eyes of people you might know.
	Tainted Ladies: Female Outlaws, Renegade Women and Soiled Doves of the Old West	by Vickie Britton Jan. 15, 2012	$1.99	13614 words	Sample 20%
	This lively little guide rounds up a host of colorful women from Wild West history from stagecoach robbers to cattle rustlers. Meet Calamity Jane, who could out-drink and out-shoot any man, and Poker Alice, a widow who earned a living playing cards. Read about the madams and soiled doves and the many renegade women who defied convention in the Old West
	Highlights	by Around the World Publishing LLC Dec. 31, 2011	$2.99	6688 words	Sample 20%
	Highlight stories, Life cameos, German, Brazilian, American the heritage of a life time. I found the the USA the country I love.
	Interludes	by Richard F. Challis Dec. 30, 2011	$0.99	7501 words	Sample 13%
	The author spent a month's holiday each year staying with his grandmother in rural Suffolk from the time he was ten to when war broke out when he was fifteen. This is a collection of six true short stories only totalling about 5700 words in which the author is able to capture the society and atmosphere of 1930's country England, and convey images of a bygone era.
	About The Key and the Broken Wing	by Jessabell Tales Dec. 20, 2011	You set the price!	1233 words	Sample 40%
	Jessabell Tales gives her fans and readers the chance to ask her a few questions about the book. Here she gives exclusive answers to anyone who wants to know why, how and when The Key and Broken Wing was written, published and off course what will she do next.
	Read Write [Hand]: A multi-disciplinary Nick Cave reader	by Silkworms Ink Anthologies Nov. 27, 2011	$2.99	49944 words	Sample 20%
	Read Write [Hand]: A multi-disciplinary Nick Cave reader is a provocative new e-collection of illustrated essays, accompanied by illustrative online mixtapes, which interrogates Nick Cave’s literary undertones and emphases, false-starts and fixations, achievements and overall credentials.
	Gróf Benyovszky Móric élete és kalandjai	by Radó Vilmos Nov. 01, 2011	$1.99	26252 words	Sample 20%
	Gróf Benyovszky Móric Ágost Aladár, magyar és lengyel főnemes, 1741-ben született Nyitra megyében, Verbón, családja ősi birtokán. Atyja gróf Benyovszky Sándor lovas generális volt, anyja pedig Révay Róza, Túróc örökös grófnője.
	Wait a Minute, I Have to Take Off My Bra	by InkSpotter Publishing Oct. 31, 2011	$4.99	29039 words	Sample 10%
	Wait a Minute, I Have to Take Off My Bra is an anthology celebrating the most female of body parts, the breasts.
	Erkel Ferenc élete és működése	by id. Ábrányi Kornél Oct. 27, 2011	$1.99	65907 words	Sample 20%
	A legnagyobb magyar zeneköltő s a magyar opera elévülhetlen érdemü megteremtője: Erkel Ferenc élete és működésének megirására e munka igen t. szerzőjét felkérvén, e nagyérdekü munka kiadásánál sem üzleti érdek, sem hiusági viszketegség, sem feltünési ösztön nem vezetett.
	Where We Land	by Dominic Caruso Oct. 15, 2011	$2.99	82836 words	Sample 29%
	If we ourselves could choose how, where or when we enter this life, I'm not so sure things would be much different for us than they are. We would of course, choose nothing but the best for ourselves and then when things went wrong, as we know they most certainly could, we would not have the character, normally taught us of trying times that it takes to survive in this less than perfect life.
	The Short Writing World of Dominic Caruso: Part One	by Dominic Caruso Oct. 11, 2011	$2.99	70458 words	Sample 29%
	A few good shorts by renowned author Dominic Caruso
	Safe at Last: Refugees in America	by Don Miller Sep. 04, 2011	$2.99	81555 words	Sample 20%
	Clinical Psychologist Dr. Don Miller has interviewed over 2,000 refugees who escaped from danger from seven different countries. This is a book of their stories. Most of them went through incredible suffering and hardship in their native countries and on their way to America. This included ethnic cleansing, starvation, torture, beatings and long periods of incarceration.
	Burnished: Burnside Life Stories	by Kate Shayler Aug. 16, 2011	$4.99	193653 words	Sample 30%
	A collection of life accounts from residents of Burnside Children's Homes, Sydney, compiled by Kate Shayler.
	27 Views of Chapel Hill	by Daniel Wallace Aug. 02, 2011	$7.95	58908 words	Sample 20%
	Legions of writers who call this famous Southern college town home create a portrait of the town, capturing its sense of place in essays, short stories, poems, and book excerpts that reflect the social, historic and literary fabric of Chapel Hill. The 27 contributors include Wells Tower, Elizabeth Spencer, Will Blythe, Lawrence Naumoff, Daphne Athas, Nic Brown, William Leuchtenburg, Alan Shapiro.
	Off The Wings of a Child	by Lee E. Shilo July 27, 2011	$1.50	4732 words	Sample 15%
	Most times, I would have to jump up and dangle in the air, to turn the doorknob in order to open the door. One time I missed and fell backwards, tumbling down the long stairs. I cannot remember the journey itself, nor the pain of bouncing off each and every step on the long fall down. I do however, remember waking up!
	So Brave...So Quiet...So Long!	by Larry T. Bailey July 21, 2011	$9.95	88212 words	Sample 30%
	Uplifting in-depth interviews with 34 unforgettable men and women, from one small community in Northern California, who helped save our nation from WWII to the Cold War — and then went home. First published as a 5-year series in The Wildwood Independent, the stories became "the most talked-about, most popular series in the paper's 30-year history," says TWI publisher Mike Dobbins.
	Women History Forgot	by madeline hartmann June 29, 2011	$5.00	60793 words	Sample 10%
	Powerful women in world History? You bet. Rulers, scientists, fighters....they are here and most are unknown. Forgotten and they should not be!
	Mind on the Run: A Bipolar Chronicle	by Dottie Pacharis June 10, 2011	$14.40	52503 words	Sample 20%
	Mind on the Run chronicles a family tragedy — the life and death of Scott C. Baker. It's a story of a family's efforts to help Scott through five major, prolonged bipolar manic episodes. It's the story of a suicide that proper treatment would have prevented.
	Skivvy Girl: The Love of a Post WWII Japanese Pleasure Girl	by Earnest Mercer March 24, 2011	$5.99	86123 words	Sample 20%
	A historical fiction set in Japan after WWII. A young fatherless girl facing an intolerable life becomes a prostitute in Yokosuka though she has no sexual experience beyond high school petting. After rigorous training she begins to accommodate clients when she is visited by a young American sailor with whom she forms a close bond. They survive calamity, but their affair is doomed by fate.
	Zamanın Sahipleri & Owners of the Time	by Murat Uhrayoglu Feb. 21, 2011	$4.99	28990 words	Sample 50%
	“Kur’an-ı Hahim’de Kıyamet’e ve Ahir Zaman’a bakan pek çok âyetin cifirsel hesaplamalarını ele aldığımız, küçük bir kitapçık şeklinde fakat içeriği ve ele aldığı meseleleri gayet geniş olan bu önemli eserimizde, ahirzamanda gerçekleşecek olan pek çok önemli dini meseleden bahseder...
	WESTERNS: A Guide to the Best (and Worst) Western Movies on DVD	by John Howard Reid Feb. 18, 2011	$3.99	80284 words	Sample 10%
	A feast for western movie fans, this book looks at over 400 of the 2,000 DVDs on sale. In addition to detailed reviews of classics (The Big Country, Broken Arrow, The Searchers, Stagecoach, Shane, etc., the author focuses on William Boyd (the entire 66 Hopalong Cassidy series), John Wayne, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Buck Jones and Alan Ladd. Finally, some of Hollywood's worst westerns are examined.
	Loving Hearts Live Forever	by Melody Ravert Feb. 13, 2011	$9.99	19921 words	Sample 20%
	This is a collection of memories shared by family and friends of their loved ones who have gone to be with the Lord. The stories and poems will bring laughter, tears, joy, and healing to all who knew them. These moments are just a few reminders of their special qualities that we enjoyed while they were here.
	Through The Mayors' Eyes	by Michael Rizzo Dec. 04, 2010	$6.99	229642 words	Sample 20%
	A comprehensive history of the mayors of Buffalo, New York from the first in 1832 until 2005. The book encompasses a history of the city as told by the men and includes the Erie Canal, commerce, wars, taxation, scandals, resignations, pony express, four presidents, Congressmen, and others. There's politicking, elections, an unusual look at the growth of a small village to an industrial powerhouse.
	Eccentric Explorers	by Michael Buckley Nov. 02, 2010	$7.99	132994 words	Sample 9%
	Eccentric Explorers was Winner of the Biography category at the 2009 Indie Excellence Book Awards, California, USA. In this extensively researched book, the rich culture and history of Tibet are viewed through a rather special lens--through the eyes of ten wild and wacky adventurers, each bent on unlocking the strange riddles and secrets of Tibet.
	The Enduring Human Spirit: Thought-Provoking Stories on Caring for Our Elders	by Charles Tindell Oct. 18, 2010	$12.80	73931 words	Sample 10%
	Charles Tindell writes about the lives of real people. He then asks us to ponder thought-provoking questions about the meaning of these lives (and the meaning of our own lives as we grow older). We have many questions to answer: How do we deal with our parents’ aging and our own aging? What keeps a person’s spirit alive and growing?
	.... at last!	by Tim Roux April 24, 2010	$0.99	41884 words	Sample 10%
	Fun, shocking, exhilarating, comic and sometimes graphic real-life short stories and poems with a hint (or more) of sex from 12 of the sharpest contributors to the online international writers' magazine.
	The Cowboy Chronicles	by Bill Davis Dec. 06, 2009	$4.99	73751 words	Sample 50%
	In May of 1999, Michael Toney was wrongfully convicted by a Tarrant County Texas kangaroo court for the 1985 Lake Worth Texas Bombings and received the death penalty. In November 2000, Michael made the acquaintance of Mr. Bill Davis through the letters to the editor page of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. This book relates the 10 year long struggle of Cowboy Toney to obtain his freedom.
	SuperMinds	by Tony Crisp Nov. 25, 2009	$5.00	21974 words	Sample 15%
	Stories of extraordinary men and women. Each biography also includes methods you can use to develop or extend your own physical and mental senses. We are all multi dimensional beings, existing in a physical and apparently solid world of the body. But we also daily experience the subtlety of thoughts, none of which can be held in the hand. Also know their energy flows of emotion and inspiration.
	Laura Ingalls Friends Remember Her: Memories From Laura's Ozarks Home	by Dan L White Nov. 19, 2009	$7.99	36373 words	Sample 5%
	Sit down with Laura's good friends and learn about the Little House lady, down home and close up in her Ozarks hometown. Also includes Laura's own comments and memories, discussions of what made Laura's books so happy, did Rose write Laura's books, and Laura's last little house. By Dan L. White, author of Laura's Love Story: the lifetime love of Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder.
	Dare to live trust yourself	by Diane Carter Oct. 26, 2009	$4.99	39613 words	Sample 5%
	Dare to Live Trust Yourself is telling wonderfully inspiring stories of life, narrated by the very people who lived through them. It is easy to be swept away by admiration for their courage and determination. These stories drill to the core of the human condition and bring into focus the boundless potential that lies within each person’s mind.