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Crazy Little Thing Called Life by Philip Wooldridge Crazy Little Thing Called Life by Philip Wooldridge Feb. 05, 2012 $1.99 19264 words Sample 20%
A collection of essays on life, love and family as only Philip Wooldridge can pen them. He learns why comedy should be tactful. He works at a variety of jobs, and he discovers the down side of childhood competition. He finds ways to avoid marital conflict, bring the best out of chaotic holidays, and find contentment in the midst of turmoil. Normal? Perhaps not, but always humorous and heartfelt.
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My life's been an interesting journey, to say the least. I was raised in the central Texas area, and upon completing high school, served in the military for over five years. After that, I attended Panola College and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, graduating with a degree in Social Work in 1997. Since then, I've worked various jobs in the field, and have recently settled with my wife in Northeast Michigan. Sometimes a complete change is just what the doctor ordered. Recently, I've done away with my pen name of Wilson Kasa and have decided to re-publish my short stories under my real name. My stories come from a mix of what is probably an overactive imagination and real life experiences. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did writing them. All the best, Philip
Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Impurity, and the Trials of the Amateur by Juan LePuen Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Impurity, and the Trials of the Amateur by Juan LePuen Feb. 05, 2012 $1.80 6313 words Sample 30%
"To me," wrote Peruvian Julio Ramón Ribeyro, "the crippled, the cretins, the beggars, and the pariahs. They come naturally to me without my having to summon them."
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American translator and editor, born in 1969.
something the cat dragged in by anne bentley something the cat dragged in by anne bentley Feb. 05, 2012 $0.99 62396 words Sample 20%
only a mother can destroy every ounce of hope!This is the true story told of the author's own chidhood. all the horrors of a nightmare childhood almost too terrible to recall, written here in all the grim, gritty details. memories so tragic in fact, it took an immensely courageous and painful nine years to write. why did her mother hate her so much? why did her uncle show his love in that way?
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The Pied Piper of Hip Hop by Steven Hager The Pied Piper of Hip Hop by Steven Hager Feb. 05, 2012 $1.99 6304 words Sample 20%
This profile of Afrika Bambaata was the first time the words "hip hop" appeared in print. The story woke many people up to the fact that rap music, break dancing and graffiti were all somehow artistically connected.
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I'm a writer, journalist, filmmaker, event producer and counterculture and cannabis activist. I was the first journalist to travel to the South Bronx and document the origins of hip hop. In 1988, I was hired as editor of High Times magazine. I created the Cannabis Cup, a cannabis awards ceremony held every Thanksgiving in Amsterdam, and The Freedom Fighters, the first hemp legalization group. I also created a garage-rock revival band called the Soul Assassins. In 2002 I directed the video shoot that was later released as Live in Amsterdam (Fishbone album). In 2004, I wrote most of the narration for a/k/a Tommy Chong and also appear in the film. My most recent hardback book, The Octopus Conspiracy and Other Vignettes of the Counterculture, was published by Trine Day. All my ebooks are available exclusively through smashwords. I also regularly appear at college campuses, sometimes solo, but usually as part of a debate on the legalization of cannabis, alongside former New York City D.E.A. chief Robert Stutman. The event, known as "Heads versus Feds," began in 2001 and has visited more than 200 colleges in ten years, regularly drawing standing-room crowds. Bob and I are known as "The Ultimate Odd Couple," and have become close friends despite the cultural gap between us. The debate is booked by Wolfman Productions in Connecticut.
MSCANTGETRIGHT by Shakeya Craig MSCANTGETRIGHT by Shakeya Craig Feb. 04, 2012 $7.99 147085 words Sample 15%
"Mscantgetright" lives up to the titled claim. A book often described to the author as "hard to put down,” this personal memoir from one Philadelphia woman's experience growing up out of an abusive childhood, will only reveal hell and turmoil. Shakeya Craig expresses her memories in words of trials, tribulations and excitements through her writing that without a doubt, will surely keep you enrapt!
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Living on Tattooine (a.k.a. Kuwait) by Christine Cook Living on Tattooine (a.k.a. Kuwait) by Christine Cook Feb. 04, 2012 $3.99 68186 words Sample 20%
Meet Lieutenant Colonel Christine Cook, battalion commander of a National Guard unit. In November 2003, deployed to Kuwait, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. She sent an email letting her friends know she was alive and safe, but the seemed like another universe. Thus begins a year's worth of emails that kept her loved ones amused, but informed, about the doings of an intrepid soldier.
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Christine Cook writes mysteries and military memoir. She is also in the U.S. Army Reserves. She lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with her husband, two children, a cat and a dog. She is currently working on the next novel in the d'Arcy W. Carter series, as well as several other fiction projects.
A Difficult Passage by Ray Wiseman A Difficult Passage by Ray Wiseman Feb. 04, 2012 $4.95 56674 words Sample 20%
Life on the Canadian prairies in the 1930s and 40s had special challenges. The Great Depression drove Fred Stone from early retirement back to the farm with his young wife and two sons: Fred Jr. and Stan. Poverty, vicious winds, blistering to frigid temperatures, and dust storms ravaged the prairies. Crops failed. Then came an unpredictable change in circumstances. Things got immeasurably worse!
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Ray Wiseman's early memory--being pushed up a rope ladder and over the side of a tramp steamer at age two--set the tone for his life. He has spent much time travelling, and most of his life looking from the hilltop of one adventure to the beginning of the next. Born in England, Ray has lived in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and South Africa. He has traveled in Africa and Asia. Ray counts writing as his fourth career. He began his working life as an electronics technician, then returned to school to study for the Christian ministry. He spent time in the pastorate and overseas with a missionary society. He returned to electronics, working as a video systems engineer. In 1993, he took early retirement to pursue a career as a writer and speaker. Ray graduated from Radio College of Canada (now RCC Schools) in 1952. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Waterloo and a Bachelor of General and Biblical Studies from Briercrest College. He has also studied at the Toronto Institute of Linguistics and The International Institute of Christian Communications (Daystar University College) in Nairobi. Ray is a member of The Word Guild, an association of Canadian authors and writers who are Christian.
My Life On The Ocean Waves by Douglas Freeman My Life On The Ocean Waves by Douglas Freeman Feb. 04, 2012 $3.99 46297 words Sample 10%
Douglas Freeman was in the Royal Navy from 1966 to 1976. Is this the funniest Royal Navy Auto-biography ever? Well my family and friends seem to think so. The people I loaned my book to said they were in stitches with all the funny stories I had to tell about my journeys around the world and "My Life On The Ocean Waves".
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Douglas Freeman was in the Royal Navy from 1666 to 1976. Is this the funniest Royal Navy Auto-biography ever? Well my family and friends seem to think so. The people I loaned my book to said they were in stitches with all the funny stories I had to tell about my journeys around the world and "My Life On The Ocean Waves".
Overcoming the Darkness by APRIL M. BARBOSA Overcoming the Darkness by APRIL M. BARBOSA Feb. 04, 2012 $9.99 40927 words Sample 20%
This memoir is about the day my life went from school problems to real-life, grown up problems. I am not sure of exact dates since all this happened more than 13 years ago. This was at a time when I was a mere child who threw herself into a grown up world. I thought I knew it all. I have to laugh when I think of the teenage me who was so brave yet so very stupid.
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I am first and foremost a believer in God. Without Him I am nothing. I am also a wifey and a mommy. During my free time I like to read and write. My books all have a touch of reality in them. I write young adult books and also adult mystery, suspense and have currently just tried my skills on erotica. I am also working on my memoirs.
Multi-Dimensional Life by Moyra Caldecott Multi-Dimensional Life by Moyra Caldecott Feb. 03, 2012 $5.99 69794 words Sample 20%
Moyra Caldecott reveals the many levels of her own life as a writer and the extraordinary events and experiences that have inspired her life and writing.
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Moyra Caldecott was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1927, and moved to London in 1951. She has degrees in English and Philosophy and an M.A. in English Literature, and has written more than 20 books. She has earned a reputation as a novelist who writes as vividly about the adventures and experiences to be encountered in the inner realms of the human consciousness as she does about those in the outer physical world. To Moyra, reality is multidimensional.
Dismissed: How one woman's intuition ended her addiction and exposed a government cover-up by ADIGI Books Dismissed: How one woman's intuition ended her addiction and exposed a government cover-up by ADIGI Books Feb. 03, 2012 $9.99 62688 words Sample 15%
In this remarkable memoir of courage, determination, and liberation, Gisele's intuition leads her on a fact-finding, soul-searching journey that ends her addiction and helps to expose a government cover-up. It's an inspiring true story filled with serendipitous twists and inspiring moments of strength that will speak to anyone who wishes to overcome the seemingly unconquerable.
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ADIGI Books is an independent publishing house specializing in expert spiritual and self-help titles.
Rock's First Diva by Steven Hager Rock's First Diva by Steven Hager Feb. 03, 2012 $0.99 3882 words Sample 20%
Arlene Smith was only 16-years-old when she became the first female rock star to emerge from the world of R&B, fronting her group, The Chantels. She forged a trail later traveled by Ronnie Spector and Diana Ross.
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I'm a writer, journalist, filmmaker, event producer and counterculture and cannabis activist. I was the first journalist to travel to the South Bronx and document the origins of hip hop. In 1988, I was hired as editor of High Times magazine. I created the Cannabis Cup, a cannabis awards ceremony held every Thanksgiving in Amsterdam, and The Freedom Fighters, the first hemp legalization group. I also created a garage-rock revival band called the Soul Assassins. In 2002 I directed the video shoot that was later released as Live in Amsterdam (Fishbone album). In 2004, I wrote most of the narration for a/k/a Tommy Chong and also appear in the film. My most recent hardback book, The Octopus Conspiracy and Other Vignettes of the Counterculture, was published by Trine Day. All my ebooks are available exclusively through smashwords. I also regularly appear at college campuses, sometimes solo, but usually as part of a debate on the legalization of cannabis, alongside former New York City D.E.A. chief Robert Stutman. The event, known as "Heads versus Feds," began in 2001 and has visited more than 200 colleges in ten years, regularly drawing standing-room crowds. Bob and I are known as "The Ultimate Odd Couple," and have become close friends despite the cultural gap between us. The debate is booked by Wolfman Productions in Connecticut.
Postcards From Ireland by Michael Harling Postcards From Ireland by Michael Harling Feb. 03, 2012 $2.99 46035 words Sample 20%
Postcards From Ireland is a humorous ramble through the bogs and backlands of Ireland via the bewildered musings of the author who, while displaying his trademark ineptitude at dealing with life beyond the borders of the US of A, is unknowingly being drawn into an even grater adventure.
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Michael Harling grew up in rural Columbia County in Upstate New York. He moved to the UK in March 2002 and has been recording his observations of the indigenous population on his popular blog 'Postcards From Across the Pond' ever since.
The Days I Knew by Lillie Langtry The Days I Knew by Lillie Langtry Feb. 02, 2012 $4.99 84678 words Sample 20%
She was the most sought after professional beauty in Victorian London, the favorite of artists, photographers and the literati. She soon caught the eye of the Prince of Wales and became his acknowledged mistress. But, realizing that her relationship with the future king of England could not and would not last forever, she became a stage actress and in no time
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From www.lillielangtry.com Lillie married Irish landowner Edward Langtry in 1874. Some say that the attraction to Edward was because of his yacht and that he insisted he take her away from Jersey and set up home in London. Lillie did not begin her stage career until several years later after her husband had become bankrupt. She also had a daughter who was born in 1881, Jeanne Marie Langtry (who married Sir Ian Malcolm of Poltalloch in 1902, had four children, and died in 1964), and whose father was definitely not Lillie's husband. The child's actual father was reportedly Lillie Langtry's lover Prince Louis of Battenberg (later 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, 1854-1921), who married Queen Victoria's granddaughter Princess Victoria of Hesse and the Rhine in 1884 and became father of Earl Mountbatten of Burma, the last Viceroy of India, and grandfather of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. A recent biography of Langtry suggests that another of her lovers, Arthur Jones, may have been Jeanne Marie's father, though Prince Louis's son, Lord Mountbatten, always maintained that his father was the one. Lillie's heyday as a society beauty culminated in her becoming a semi-official mistress to the Prince of Wales, Queen Victoria's son Albert Edward ("Bertie"), the future king Edward VII. Other lovers included wealthy Britons Robert Peel and George Baird. Among her friends were the Irish writer Oscar Wilde and the American artist James McNeill Whistler. She was for a time the manager of the Imperial Theatre and also manufactured claret at her 4,200 acre (17 km²) winery in Lake County (northern) California, which she purchased in 1888 and sold in 1906. In 1887 Lillie became an American citizen, and divorced her husband the same year in California. In 1899, she married the much younger Hugo Gerald de Bathe, who would inherit a baronetcy, and became a leading owner in the horse-racing world, before retiring to Monte Carlo. She died there in 1929, and was buried in the graveyard of St. Saviour's Church in Jersey - the church of which her father had been rector.
Etheldreda by Moyra Caldecott Etheldreda by Moyra Caldecott Feb. 02, 2012 $5.99 71654 words Sample 20%
The fictional story of Etheldreda, Princess of East Anglia, Queen of Northumbria and Abbess of Ely.
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Moyra Caldecott was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1927, and moved to London in 1951. She has degrees in English and Philosophy and an M.A. in English Literature, and has written more than 20 books. She has earned a reputation as a novelist who writes as vividly about the adventures and experiences to be encountered in the inner realms of the human consciousness as she does about those in the outer physical world. To Moyra, reality is multidimensional.
Who Am I? by Andrew G Carson Who Am I? by Andrew G Carson Feb. 02, 2012 $2.99 21587 words Sample 15%
This short ebook is a chronicle of my life and my attempts to rediscover my creative side and become a published author whilst coping with chronic illness and personal challenges.
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I'm a 29 year old writer from Scotland.
O Projeto 3.7 e Nós by Washington Conceicao O Projeto 3.7 e Nós by Washington Conceicao Feb. 02, 2012 $4.99 40376 words Sample 20%
In this book the author tells stories about his and his family's experience during a special period in their lives, as resident foreigners in the Great Chicago area.
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Washington Luiz Bastos Conceição was born in Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil. He has grown up in Sao Paulo, city where he has studied and got married. He is graduated from the "Escola Politecnica da Universidade de Sao Paulo" (the Engineering School of Sao Paulo State University). After working as a Civil Engineer for about four years, he was hired by IBM Brazil in Sao Paulo. In 1968 he was assigned to an international IBM project in Chicago. Transferred to the Company's headquarter in Rio de Janeiro in 1970, he since then lives in that city. After leaving IBM, where he worked for 24 years, he has proceeded with his activities in the Marketing, Sales and Business Consulting areas, until 2009. He published his first book, the “Histórias do Terceiro Tempo”, in 2009, when he was 76 years old. The second, “Para você se animar a escrever seu livro”, in 2010, and the third one "O Projeto 3.7 e Nós", in 2011. He says that he has more stories to tell and that he intends to keep on writing as long as this activity gives him pleasure and provided his physical conditions allow him to do it.
Diaspora to the Sun by Jack R. Williams Diaspora to the Sun by Jack R. Williams Feb. 01, 2012 $4.99 130910 words Sample 20%
This is my family saga across the anti-podal easterly flow of twentieth century history. My family characters are light and they always considered themselves ironically to be in the best of worlds, reminiscent of Voltaire’s Dr. Pangloss.
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Jack Williams has advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering and Economics. He has published over 20 peer-review papers in technical journals and elsewhere. These were on statistical detection and information theory and conceptualized mostly military machines in radar, sonar, intelligence and communications. Several countries deploy these. He flew as an aircrew member in the U.S. military for four years and made worldwide deployments. He supported and lived with the Chinese Air Force in Taiwan for three years. He served on NATO’s Armament Committee in a multinational NATO frigate design for two years. He has also traveled widely in support of U.S. and other militaries and on commercial business. He was a designer on both Low-Flyer and High-Flyer intelligence aircraft and on missiles and satellites. He co-authored the book, Diaspora to the Sun — Through Revolution, War and Cold War listed on Amazon and elsewhere. It is a true epic journey.
The London Bard. One Poet's Olympic Struggle Against Tyranny (Part One) by L.A. Coltrane The London Bard. One Poet's Olympic Struggle Against Tyranny (Part One) by L.A. Coltrane Feb. 01, 2012 $2.99 19874 words Sample 20%
In this heart warming piece, L. A. Coltrane drops our first ever Poet Laureate, into his greatest play, to rescue him from his gravest mistake, to solve, once and for all, the longest standing mystery surrounding Benjamin Jonson.
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Where'd I Put My Boobs? Life Goes On During Breast Cancer by Sarah Ball Where'd I Put My Boobs? Life Goes On During Breast Cancer by Sarah Ball Feb. 01, 2012 $9.95 73660 words Sample 10%
Just days before Sarah Ball, who had the BRCA2 gene, was attempting to save her breasts by having her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed, she was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer. Talk about timing.
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Sarah Ball is a military wife, mother to two teenage sons, cancer survivor, and author of "Where'd I Put My Boobs?"
Out of the Void - The Primal Scream Story by brendan yates Out of the Void - The Primal Scream Story by brendan yates Feb. 01, 2012 $4.99 52510 words Sample 20%
Few bands have persevered like Primal Scream. From leather-clad indie icons to electro punk rockers, they have frequently appealed to and surprised their followers in equal measure since their chaotic beginnings in the mid '80's.
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An Accidental Cowboy by Jameson Parker An Accidental Cowboy by Jameson Parker Feb. 01, 2012 $2.99 73073 words Sample 8%
Not long after Simon & Simon went off the air, the author was shot twice and left for dead. Physically, he recovered fairly quickly. Psychologically, however, the effects were far more severe and long-lasting, sending him into a spiral of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. As a result, almost by accident, he ended up in a world of horses and cattle and ranching that helped him survive.
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http://www.readjamesonparker.com/ Jameson Parker was a working actor for over a quarter of a century. While he has appeared in countless movies, television movies, and plays, he is best known for his starring role as A.J., one half of the team of Simon & Simon, the long running hit television series in the ‘80’s. After Hollywood, Jameson became the host of several different hunting shows, including American Hunter, The World of Ducks Unlimited, Sports Afield on Assignment, Beretta’s Bird Hunter’s Journal, and A Dog’s Life, which he also wrote and produced. Jameson has been a freelance writer for almost twenty years. As an actor-turned-author he is unique because his work has appeared in such a wide range of outdoor magazines: American Hunter, Sports Afield, Gray’s Sporting Journal, California Waterfowl, Shooting Sportsman, Bugle, Under Wild Skies, Delta Waterfowl, Ducks Unlimited, Safari, Western Horseman, and currently he is the ‘Sporting Life’ columnist for Sporting Classics, and the ‘Fine Guns’ columnist for Texas Sporting Journal. Jameson is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir, An Accidental Cowboy (Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martins Press) and the editor of To Absent Friends (Willow Creek Press), an anthology of stories about dogs. He is married to actress and singer Darleen Carr.
The Young Romantics: Writers & Liaisons, Paris 1827-37 by Linda Kelly The Young Romantics: Writers & Liaisons, Paris 1827-37 by Linda Kelly Feb. 01, 2012 $9.99 57215 words Sample 20%
Linda Kelly sketches in the political background as well as the literary beginnings of the French Romantic movement... She traces the rise and decline of Romantic theatre from 'Cromwell' to 'Ruy Blas', with piquant cameos of the famous prima dommas, the most - perhaps the only - independent women of their time, except of course the unique Georges Sand. -- The Washington Post
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Linda Kelly's books include 'Women of the French Revolution', 'Juniper Hall' and acclaimed biographies of Thomas Chatterton, Richard Brinsley Sheridan and Thomas Moore. Her account of the Burney Circle 'Susanna, the Captain & the Castrato' is also published by Starhaven. She is married to the writer Laurence Kelly and lives in London.
CIA Bride by Thornton Barnes CIA Bride by Thornton Barnes Jan. 31, 2012 $5.99 69266 words Sample 20%
CIA Bride is a biography of the life of Velma and Werner Weiss, a CIA family starting during World War II when Velma worked for the CIA in England and continuing into Area 51 in the Nevada desert where Werner, a.k.a. the Desert Fox, commanded Project OXCART, the CIA's A-12 Mach 3 spyplane. The author worked with Werner Weiss at Area 51 and remained a close friend of Velma Weiss until her death.
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Mr. Barnes began a unique and diverse career while in the U.S. Army where he advanced from serving in Korea as an Intelligence Specialist to attending years of formal electronics training in surface-to-air missiles that included the Nike Ajax, Nike Hercules, and HAWK. Thereafter, he advanced technologically in the forefront of the evolution of electronics and cutting-edge military technology during the space race with the Soviet Union. Becoming advanced in missile ECM and ECCM, Barnes was selected to participate in the CIA Elint Project Palladium, the evaluation of Soviet radar ability to shoot down the CIA’s proposed Mach 3 A-12 plane codenamed OXCART. Barnes deployed to Germany with the first Hawk SAM battalion to be mobilized as a combat unit. During the course of his military career Barnes was awarded numerous missileman awards and was selected to attend Artillery Officer Candidate School in preparation for advisor duty in Vietnam. Barnes’ military career ended after 10 years due to permanently disabling injuries sustained during survival training while in Officer Candidate School. Honorably discharged from the Army, Barnes was recruited for an electronics engineer position at the Beatty station of the NASA High Range for flight testing of the X-15, XB-70, the LLRV (Lunar Lander prototypes), the lifting bodies, A-12, YF-12, and SR 71 Blackbird flights. He participated in establishing four world speed and altitude records in the YF-12A. He spent a year at the Flight Dynamics Laboratory at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio performing integrity tests on the Apollo space capsule. Concluding this project, he returned to the NASA High Range as a hypersonic and space flight support specialist for continuation of his high Mach and hypersonic flight testing. Barnes was instrumental in resolving a test pilot life threatening “inherent and unsolvable” altitude error problem that had for years existed in the radar data of Dryden/Edwards, Beatty, and Ely tracking station NASA High Range. Shortly thereafter Barnes was recruited to Groom Lake, Nevada as part of the most highly classified special projects team since the atomic bomb Manhattan Project. Cleared at both “Q” and “Top Secret” security levels, at the Groom Lake facility Barnes, operated under a code name, serving as cadre for ultra secret projects of the CIA, National Defense Agency, National Air and Space Intelligence Agency, Air Defense Command, Tactical Air Command, U.S. Air Force Foreign Technology Division, the Air Force Flight Test Center, the Naval Air Test Center, Naval Weapons Center, and the Air Tactical Command, most of which remains classified today. The few declassified activities that can be disclosed include CIA A-12 Project OXCART and the Soviet MiG exploitation projects Have Doughnut, Have Drill, and Have Ferry. The Soviet MiG exploitation projects were instrumental in reversing the 9-1 kill ratio against U.S. pilots in air combat in Vietnam and were the genesis of the Navy’s Top Gun and the Air Force’s Red Flag exercises that continue today. Following the MiG projects Barnes participated in Project Have Blue, the development of stealth technology introduced by the Air Force F-117. Details of Project Have Blue and the identity of other projects in which Barnes led or participated cannot be disclosed as they remain classified today. Between projects at Groom Lake Barnes was loaned to NASA’s Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application (NERVA) program at the Nuclear Rocket Development Station (NRDS), Jackass Flats, Nevada to develop a nuclear Engine for future manned flight to Mars. Also between projects at Groom Lake, he participated in the Atomic Energy Commission tests of the atomic bomb. During his nearly half-century as a Nevadan, Mr. Barnes has made significant contributions to the civic life of the state, most significantly, his groundbreaking advances in the field of aerospace and education of Nevada’s youth. Since retirement Barnes has remained active with the Disabled American Veterans and numerous military and aerospace organizations and activities. He is currently the Director of the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame and serves as president of Roadrunners Internationale, an association of the CIA, Air Force, and aerospace companies who built and flew the CIA’s early U-2 and A-12 Blackbird. He is an active member in various other associations that include AFIO (Association for Intelligence Officers), CIRA (Central Intelligence Retirement Association), the U-2 Dragon Ladies Association, the SR-71 Blackbird association, the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation, Flight Test Historical Foundation, and the National Aviation Hall of Fame. Barnes is an active member of the Nellis AFB Support Team and Civilian Military Council, and an active participant in various oral history projects that include the UNLV Cold War Oral History project, historians at CIA, and historians at Fort Bliss, Texas for the early HAWK SAM deployment in which Barnes participated during the Iron Wall and Cuban Crises. Barnes is also an active member of the Army Artillery OCS Alumni. Under the leadership of Barnes, the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame is heavily involved with various universities and other learning establishments wherein their students are directly involved with the activities of the Hall of Fame. As leader of the Roadrunners he has made the recording of the individual legacies a priority project with the UNLV Cold War Oral History Project and the Library of Congress. Since declassification of some of the projects in which he participated with the U.S. Air Force and CIA, Barnes has participated in symposium panels and been a guest speaker telling the previously untold story of these secret heroes of the Cold War. Barnes is also a successful businessman, forming an oil and gas exploration company in the 1970s, he served as its CEO until 1982 where he sold his oil business to divest in a mining company where he serves as President today.
Preserved Ginger by Barry Johnstone Preserved Ginger by Barry Johnstone Jan. 31, 2012 $4.99 65157 words Sample 20%
Preserved Ginger is a kind of loose biography, being the life stuff of a retired orchestral musician. (Old enough to know better and too old to give a s…) I’ve developed some reasonably firm views over the years, and being utterly unknown I enjoy the complete freedom to have a stab at anything I feel like - right or wrong
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I got divorced from my first wife, (Sheila) in 1986, who then (sadly) died on July the 28th, 008.I got married again in 1993. My daughter Emily died on September 11th 1998 (there is absolutely nothing in the human experience that messes up your head more than loosing a child!) which is why I have complete sympathy for people trying to live in places like Iraq or Iran etc. As if loosing Emily wasn’t enough, my step-daughter Lauren died May 10th 2009! The only thing positive about these awful and tragic events is that ones attitudes are sharpened, re-defined and made more definite. Not necessarily militant, abrasive and opiniated! I’ve now retired from the NZSO (September 2007) and after 40 years of playing the double-bass sitting in front of the loudest trombone section in the known universe - no longer play anything! Through-out my career in the NZSO, I have composed music. Now that I have retired, I can devote more time to this addictive and challenging pursuit (an activity that gives me great pleasure) and this does NOT mean that what I compose is of any great shakes. I write music only for the sheer hell of it, and generally only for me. I have not formally studied i.e. counter-point or anything, so what I write tends to be quite vertical and quite boring, however, like anything else, it’s much easier to judge on what it isn’t, rather than what it is. The other thing is that I don’t actually care what is thought of any music that I may compose, because I’m only concerned with the very first stage of the process – that of actually writing it! (I have to reiterate – I’m only writing for me) If it’s any good – fine. If it isn’t any good – equally fine!
Naked in Budapest - Travels with a passionate nomad by Heather Hapeta Naked in Budapest - Travels with a passionate nomad by Heather Hapeta Jan. 30, 2012 $4.99 96370 words Sample 20%
Whether naked in Budapest, canoeing down the Zambesi, sailing the Great Barrier Reef, eating durian in Malaysia, cooking in Athens, shaking hands with the King of Cambodia, watching bear cubs in Alaska, visiting Gracelands or having a young Egyptian lover, Heather says she feels most alive when on the road. A slow traveler, Heather gets to know locals, eat their food & learn something as she goes.
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A freelance travel writer and photographer who lives in New Zealand.
Uniform Decisions: My Life in the LAPD and the North Hollywood Shootout by John Caprarelli Uniform Decisions: My Life in the LAPD and the North Hollywood Shootout by John Caprarelli Jan. 30, 2012 $9.99 46670 words Sample 10%
"Uniform Decisions: My Life in the LAPD and the North Hollywood Shootout," by Officer John Caprarelli. February 28, 1997 - Los Angeles was the scene of a botched robbery at a Bank of America. Officer Caprarelli was one of the first officers at the scene. Before a national TV audience, he confronted one of the robbers, provoking a gun battle and exchanging numerous shots before the gunman fell.
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John Caprarelli was born in Los Angeles, California in 1957. Retired from the Los Angeles Police Department after working a cross section of assignments, his involvement in the infamous 1997 North Hollywood Bank of America robbery shootout was the pinnacle of a 27 year police career that earned him the Medal of Valor and National Top Cop awards. Between hobbies, he continues to speak at various venues regarding his career and life lessons learned.
Well of Life by Roderic Anderson Well of Life by Roderic Anderson Jan. 30, 2012 $4.99 68932 words Sample 10%
Well of Life is Roderic Anderson’s memoir up to age 18. Born into affluence until when he is four, his artist father becomes unemployed and the family have to survive the Great Depression on the little he makes from private commissions. At school Rod becomes interested in left wing politics and at puberty realizes he is gay but is scared to reveal his true feelings.
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RPM's miscellaneous by Roger Mouflier RPM's miscellaneous by Roger Mouflier Jan. 29, 2012 $2.99 27136 words Sample 30%
This book isn't for everyone. It's for those of you who prefer the greasy spoon diner over the corporate restaurant; nerds of any denomination, gender & sexual orientation; lone wolves & the only children; it's for every single one of you that stood in the shadows instead of in the cliques; it's for the readers, writers & cyclepaths worldwide. So if you are a black sheep, this is the book for you.
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George Armstrong Custer, History Set Right. by J savage George Armstrong Custer, History Set Right. by J savage Jan. 29, 2012 $0.99 4056 words Sample 1%
A well researched look into what really happened June 25, 1876 at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, plus correcting some of the mistakes made about George Armstrong Custer.
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My imagination and art have sustained me by Mary O'Brien My imagination and art have sustained me by Mary O'Brien Jan. 29, 2012 $15.00 151104 words Sample 20%
My talents helped me to endure years of institutions and abuse. My imagination helped to keep me sane and to never give up hope.
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My name is Mary Joanne Lydia O'Brien. I was born in Providence, Rhode Island. I was adopted as an infant from a Catholic orphanage. I grew up in and out of special schools. I completed high school, graduating from the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA. Although I'm visually impaired, I like a lot of visual things. I draw, paint, take pictures, and write. I published a book with Author House under a pen name. Its called "Seeking love and acceptance on a path of adversity " I designed the front cover myself. Recently I republished my book. I used my real name and changed the title to "My imagination and art have sustained me" Its a memoir. I published with Xlibris.The book is available at the xlibris on line store and at amazon.
The Life and Times of J.M. Barrie (Annotated) by BookCaps The Life and Times of J.M. Barrie (Annotated) by BookCaps Jan. 29, 2012 $0.99 5421 words Sample 20%
J.M. Barrie created one of the world's most beloved characters: Peter Pan. But who was the man who created Pan? Find out here in this short book about the life and times of J.M. Barrie
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We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month. Visit www.bookcaps.com to see more of our books, or contact us with any questions.
A Pilot Turns 360 by Brian Christofferson A Pilot Turns 360 by Brian Christofferson Jan. 29, 2012 $4.99 50626 words Sample 25%
After four years in the Air Force in the early seventies, a young man rejoins the "real" world. He had a plan. He wanted to be a doctor. While in the service he had gotten a taste of what it was like to fly an airplane and wanted that to be an option if the med school acceptance was not forthcoming.
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Brian Christofferson was born in northern Idaho, grew up in Oregon and Montana and graduated from high school in Eureka, Montana in 1969. While on an adventure to Hawaii he found that he won the Vietnam Lottery. Faced with draft number 29 he elected to enlist in the Air Force. After three years, ten months, two weeks, four days, six hours and some odd minutes in service to his country he moved to Missoula in 1975 to pursue a degree in pre-medical sciences while taking a job as a flight instructor as his "Plan B". When the opportunity arose to fly airmail in a twin-engined airplane he made the leap. On the first of April 1977 made the drive north for another adventure which was the seed for his book "Wadie's Sandbox". After thirty years of flying professionally he retired in 2007 and he and his wife moved to Panama where they enjoy beach time, meeting new people, playing the piano and writing.
Corporate Fall Guy by Arch Deal Corporate Fall Guy by Arch Deal Jan. 28, 2012 $4.95 39446 words Sample 20%
Life and times of a TV Anchor, turned National Skydiver
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Author Arch Deal was born October 5, 1931 in Hickory, N.C., a hosiery and furniture manufacturing center. His father was an entrepreneur, working in the hosiery mills and later starting his own body shop. His mother was a homemaker and also worked in the hosiery mills. When she returned from work each evening she cooked dinner, often his favorite dish of fried chicken, mashed potatoes with lots of gravy and black eyed peas. He has one sibling, an older brother, Charles Harold Deal. Charles eventually got into the newspaper business while Arch went in the direction of broadcast. As a child, he tore apart radios and put them back together, not always succeeding. His proudest accomplishment of the time was making a radio out of two razor blades and some pencil lead…and it worked to his amazement. Arch got into broadcasting as a teenager while helping a local man with the sound system at Legion Field in Hickory. Eventually, he started filling in by broadcasting play by play for the Hickory Rebels baseball team. The man he substituted for was George Murphy who worked with him to correct a speech impediment that prevented him from rolling his “R’s”…instead of saying “three” he would say “twee.” During his college days, he worked his way up five radio stations and finally landed a job at WSJS in Winston-Salem. He did everything from news and weather to setting up props and announcing. In the early days of television, you had to be able to do just about everything. After a few more gigs in North Carolina, he found his way to Florida. The station manager from WTVT saw him on TV while vacationing in the North Carolina mountains and called him at the Charlotte station he broadcasting from. It didn’t take him long to make the decision to move. From WTVT he went to WSUN-TV, the Tampa Bay area’s very first television station. Eventually he would end up as a street reporter at WFLA-TV, quickly working his way up to anchoring the six and eleven o’clock news and legendary status. There were some serious bumps and bruises along the way as well as celebrations and joyous occasions, all of which are outlined in detail in his book. Arch has five children: Karen, Diane, Doug, Shari and Michelle.
My Open Heart by Andrea Buginsky My Open Heart by Andrea Buginsky Jan. 28, 2012 $2.99 20169 words Sample 5%
Growing up with heart disease can be difficult, but it does not always have to alter your life course. MY OPEN HEART is written for young adults growing up with heart disease. It's meant to inspire them to chase their dreams, to show that they are not alone, and, perhaps, to help guide them through the maze of life with heart disease. Parents of children with illnesses.
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A Changing World by Terence Kearey A Changing World by Terence Kearey Jan. 28, 2012 $6.95 62021 words Sample 5%
A Changing World is the third in a quartet of books by Terence Kearey dealing with aspects of life in Britain through the centuries from the perspective of his own family. It focuses on the years from the 1930s through to the 1960s and covers a period when the country was at times in turbulence and chaos and changing faster that it ever has before or since.
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Free radical by Roderic Anderson Free radical by Roderic Anderson Jan. 28, 2012 $4.99 80016 words Sample 20%
Free Radical is Roderic Anderson’s second memoir, from age 18 to 37. It opens where his earlier memoir, Well of Life ends, with his joining the Royal Australian Air Force in 1943, continues through his inglorious war service, having many gay adventures along the way, joining the Communist Party of Australia, participating in student politics and engaging in closet gay sex while doing a science cou
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All at sea: One Sailor’s Journey by Peter A. Morris All at sea: One Sailor’s Journey by Peter A. Morris Jan. 27, 2012 $5.50 29957 words Sample 20%
From working on a 'dragger' at the age of 12 To skippering survey ships on the Channel Tunnel survey To battling pirates and storms To pleasant sailing in pleasant places. It's in the book.
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I have been involved with the sea all my life, but an equal part of me has been involved with metaphysics, described in the dictionary as ‘beyond the normal.’ To most people, this means ghosts and spirits. It started with my being on a bus which was blown up in London, England during the second world war, where thirty of my schoolmates were killed instantly. I have taught on the subject for many years in England, Canada and the States, and it has been a happy and satisfying part of my life. Spirits make their appearance at the most surprising times – in hotel rooms or while driving a car or sailing a boat. Sometime when I have been quietly fishing on a secluded riverbank, my mind totally lost in my surroundings, I have been aware of a presence, seen a figure or heard a voice – these are constant companions. When my parents bought a hotel in the south of England after the war, I was ecstatic! I never wanted to be anywhere but by or on the sea, and for most of my life this has been the case. Today, following a lifetime of ocean adventures in various parts of the world, I live quietly with my partner, Jassandra in Victoria, BC, close to necessary medical facilities but with the Pacific on three sides. Writing is a major occupation these days, and it is wonderful to have my first book, All At Sea, published. The next one? In all probability it will have something to do with metaphysics!
Confessions of a Grinder - my first-person account of competing in the America's Cup on board the 12-meter USA from the St. Francis Yacht Club back when the America's Cup was really really cool, 1986-87 by Brad Alan Lewis Confessions of a Grinder - my first-person account of competing in the America's Cup on board the 12-meter USA from the St. Francis Yacht Club back when the America's Cup was really really cool, 1986-87 by Brad Alan Lewis Jan. 27, 2012 $9.99 55857 words Sample 5%
The America's Cup - it was such a big deal back in 1986-87. The Cup had been won by the Aussie's Australia II a few years earlier. We were going to win it back. 'We' in this instance is the syndicate from San Francisco, the USA. Skipper Tom Blackaller at the helm. I was a lowly grinder - the low low low man on the totem pole. So, as you can imagine, I had quite a view.
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Writer. Hiker. Construction worker. Countdown to the John Muir Trail. This summer (2012) will by my 16th time down the trail. Maybe I'll see you at the top of Muir Pass.
ChironTraining Volume 5: 2009 by Rory Miller ChironTraining Volume 5: 2009 by Rory Miller Jan. 27, 2012 $2.99 74954 words Sample 15%
Rory's 2009 blog entries from Baghdad, Northern Iraq, Ireland, Turkey and home. Concentrating, as always on understanding and teaching about crime, violence and self-defense. With extensive added material not available on the Chiron Training blog.
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After nearly thirty years in martial arts, 18 working with violent criminals in Corrections and a year as a contractor in Iraq, I now teach and write on the subject of violence. I've been a military medic; a tactical team member and leader; a corrections officer and sergeant. Basically, I'm a little scarred up, but generally happy.
THE POWDER BLUE NEGLIGEE: Memoirs Of A Probation Officer by Kurt Niemann THE POWDER BLUE NEGLIGEE: Memoirs Of A Probation Officer by Kurt Niemann Jan. 26, 2012 $9.99 63994 words Sample 20%
Through the eyes of a frontline officer, these tales are raucous, fun, and heartbreaking in equal measure. Loosely autobiographical, The Powder Blue Negligee: Adventures of a Probation Officer by Kurt Niemann provides a stunning view of the criminal justice systen.
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My education includes a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice from Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. During 1955 through 1962, I served in the United States Marine Corps. I served as a Probation Officer from 1969 through 2001. During 1998-1999, I was named “Detention Officer of the Year” by my County and by my State. Other endeavors have included employment as a Charter Pilot and as a Flight Instructor. I am a martial arts enthusiast: I study Chinese Kenpo, Kung Fu and Tai Chi. I am currently rated a Seventh Level, Master, through World Tai Chi, Inc. My wife and I reside in rural central Arizona. We are proud parents of five children.
Same Same, But Different by Same Same, But Different by JohnHamiltonLewis Jan. 26, 2012 $8.95 80447 words Sample 15%
Most of us think we hold the only true beliefs about religion, politics, complex social issues, and the best way to live a happy life. And for good reason. It’s taken a lifetime of experiences, education, and mistakes to reach the convincing “feeling of knowing” that we have today. In Same Same, but Different Robert Pokorski shares his unique and refreshing perspective.
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Marilyn Monroe by TempleofMysteries.com Marilyn Monroe by TempleofMysteries.com Jan. 26, 2012 $3.68 12515 words Sample 15%
On August 5th 1962 the world was shaken by the announcement that Hollywood icon and universal sex symbol Marilyn Monroe was dead. Apparently she had taken an overdose of barbiturates and was discovered by her housekeeper, Eunice Murray, late the previous night.
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The written works of TempleofMysteries.com are books in themselves. Now, for the first time, you can read these extensive files in their entirety, offline, ad-free and at your leisure by downloading them from the Amazon Kindle Store. The more people seek, the more Temple of Mysteries will reveal.
Armazém Colombo by Carlos Gentil Vieira Armazém Colombo by Carlos Gentil Vieira Jan. 26, 2012 $2.49 48174 words Sample 20%
Short stories about the gorgeous life of a boy who was born and raised in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. In Portuguese only.
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Carlos Gentil Vieira was born in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, and has lived in Rio de Janeiro for a long time. He loves typical Minas Gerais cuisine, with dishes such as "frango com quiabo", "canjinquinha com costelinha" and "feijão tropeiro". Sometimes, as traditional in his state, he drinks an authentic "cachaça" from Salinas, which he recommends to everybody as a healthy habit.
Poor Pregnant Lady by Arul Das Poor Pregnant Lady by Arul Das Jan. 26, 2012 $2.99 3774 words Sample 20%
According to UNICEF, 22,000 children die each day due to poverty and poor hospital conditions. This is an real story about me who is one of the father who had losted a child due to poor hospital conditions. By reading the story me just want to say one thing that please help atleast one child in your life by giving money to poor people UNICEF and United Nation health organizations.
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Arul Amaladas is shortly called as Arul Das was born in (18.06.1990)Sattur,India. I make things up and write them down.I am always fond of reading newspapers and historical humor books.This made me write short stories.Humor and romance stories are always my favourite. In my spare time I try to keep the maintain my owned website www.8secretsearchenginetricks.com more or less up to date. Among from writing short stories,writing script to short comedy dramas is my hobby.
Mein russisches Tagebuch (2) by Detlev Crusius Mein russisches Tagebuch (2) by Detlev Crusius Jan. 26, 2012 $1.49 11257 words Sample 5%
Heiteres und Besinnliches aus Russland. Teil 2.
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Geboren am 31. 1. 1942 in Landsberg/Warthe, Ostbrandenburg, heute Polen. 1945 Flucht vor der Roten Armee nach Güstrow, damals noch SBZ. 1953 erneute Flucht nach Westdeutschland. Gymnasium in Krefeld. Von 1957 fuhr er als Schiffsjunge und später Matrose um die Welt. 1963 folgte eine kaufmännische Lehre und 1968 der Wechsel in die EDV. Er arbeitete anfangs in Deutschland, später in London, Rom, Moskau, Libyen, Kuwait und Saudi Arabien. Projekte in Libyen brachten ihn Anfang 1990 mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt. 1996 wurde er verhaftet und 1997 wegen Verstoß gegen das Außenwirtschaftsgesetz und das UN-Embargo zu einer Gefängnisstrafe verurteilt. In der JVA-Ossendorf entstand sein erster Roman – ABSTURZ. Die überarbeitete Fassung TARHUNA ist seit Oktober als eBook verfügbar.
Mein russisches Tagebuch (1) by Detlev Crusius 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.
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Geboren am 31. 1. 1942 in Landsberg/Warthe, Ostbrandenburg, heute Polen. 1945 Flucht vor der Roten Armee nach Güstrow, damals noch SBZ. 1953 erneute Flucht nach Westdeutschland. Gymnasium in Krefeld. Von 1957 fuhr er als Schiffsjunge und später Matrose um die Welt. 1963 folgte eine kaufmännische Lehre und 1968 der Wechsel in die EDV. Er arbeitete anfangs in Deutschland, später in London, Rom, Moskau, Libyen, Kuwait und Saudi Arabien. Projekte in Libyen brachten ihn Anfang 1990 mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt. 1996 wurde er verhaftet und 1997 wegen Verstoß gegen das Außenwirtschaftsgesetz und das UN-Embargo zu einer Gefängnisstrafe verurteilt. In der JVA-Ossendorf entstand sein erster Roman – ABSTURZ. Die überarbeitete Fassung TARHUNA ist seit Oktober als eBook verfügbar.
Best XI Manchester United by Sam Pilger Best XI Manchester United by Sam Pilger Jan. 26, 2012 $4.62 31018 words Sample 15%
It’s the ultimate football debate: who is your team’s Best XI? Using a vast network of experienced writers, bloggers and fans, the Best XI series of digital publications will settle the debate once and for all. Selecting our teams based on a mixture of painstaking research, vociferous debate and gut instinct, Best XI picks the greatest all-time teams and brings them to life player by player.
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Heroes of the RAF - Guy Gibson VC by John Fareham Heroes of the RAF - Guy Gibson VC by John Fareham Jan. 26, 2012 $7.99 39511 words Sample 20%
Thrilling biography of the man who led the Dambusters Raid.
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About the Author John Fareham is the son of an RAF veteran who grew up on RAF bases around the world. He now lives only a short drive from RAF Scampton from which Gibson flew his famous Dambuster Raid. This is John’s first book about the RAF, but is far from being the last.
In Chariots Of Iron by Ray W. Lane In Chariots Of Iron by Ray W. Lane Jan. 25, 2012 $4.99 50424 words Sample 20%
In Chariots of Iron is the personal memoir of Corporal Ray W. Lane, an Alberta boy, during WW II in the Canadian Army. It begins with his training on Vancouver Island, an eye-opening view of army life in Eastern Canada and Britain and bloody front-line experience in Normandy and Northern Europe.
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Ray Whitfield Lane, born in 1918 at Calgary General Hospital, to Ruth Hill Lane and John Quinn Lane. Three sisters: Catherine, Ethel, and Frances. One brother, James. Ray grew up in Calgary and small town Alberta (Three Hills, and Delia—where his father was tinsmith, undertaker and town cop all at the same time). Dr. White, a British physician, lived with the Lane family for a period of time. White strongly influenced Ray’s intellectual and artistic development. As a young man, Ray worked for the Forestry Service in the National Parks. This was the source of his story “The Rubber Bear” in Key Porter’s “Great Bear Adventures”. After the war Ray married Frances Augusta Oakes. They had two children—Ruth and Ian, and subsequently two grandchildren—Cassandra and Clinton. Ray worked long term at the Imperial Oil refinery in Edmonton. After Frances’s death, Ray re-married to Odette Anne, then after her death many years later, married Lorna McGhee. Ray and Lorna continue to live in Edmonton. Ray Whitfield Lane is currently 93-years-old as of October 13, 2011. Lane is an award-winning author and gifted watercolour artist, with about 60 articles and short stories appearing in the Esso Annuitants Newsletter, the Edmonton Journal and in Key Porter Books’ anthology, “Great Bear Adventures.”