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Much Love To All by Cathy Gaskill Much Love To All by Cathy Gaskill May 12, 2011 $1.49 416810 words Sample 30%
The Life & Legend Of Cesare Borgia by M. G. Scarsbrook The Life & Legend Of Cesare Borgia by M. G. Scarsbrook Feb. 09, 2012 $2.99 395878 words Sample 20%
Parachuting for Gold in Old Mexico by General Jim Hall Parachuting for Gold in Old Mexico by General Jim Hall Jan. 13, 2012 $9.99 195884 words Sample 20%
Living on the Borders of Eternity - The Story of Samuel Davies and the Struggle for Religious Toleration in Colonial Virginia by Robert Bluford Jr. Living on the Borders of Eternity - The Story of Samuel Davies and the Struggle for Religious Toleration in Colonial Virginia by Robert Bluford Jr. April 12, 2011 $9.99 178744 words Sample 20%
Beads on a String-America's Racially Intertwined Biographical History by Ey Wade Beads on a String-America's Racially Intertwined Biographical History by Ey Wade May 14, 2010 $4.00 170694 words Sample 40%
The Emigrant by George Baker The Emigrant by George Baker May 18, 2011 $4.99 166951 words Sample 15%
The Two: A Biography of the Original Siamese Twins by Amy Wallace The Two: A Biography of the Original Siamese Twins by Amy Wallace April 19, 2011 $4.99 134213 words Sample 20%
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%
Lily & Me by Frederick Rodgers Lily & Me by Frederick Rodgers March 25, 2010 $1.99 126987 words Sample 50%
Oxford: Son of Queen Elizabeth I by Paul Streitz Oxford: Son of Queen Elizabeth I by Paul Streitz June 15, 2010 $9.99 126307 words Sample 20%
Rush To Destiny by L. J. Martin Rush To Destiny by L. J. Martin May 11, 2011 $4.99 125159 words Sample 20%
Rhodes & Barnato - The Premier and The Prancer by James Leasor Rhodes & Barnato - The Premier and The Prancer by James Leasor Aug. 26, 2011 $3.99 120308 words Sample 15%
Maude (1883-1993): She Grew Up With the Country by Mardo Williams Maude (1883-1993): She Grew Up With the Country by Mardo Williams Oct. 31, 2010 $9.99 118935 words Sample 20%
Reflections On My War by Maurice Meyers Reflections On My War by Maurice Meyers Dec. 18, 2010 $7.99 118296 words Sample 10%
Confession of a CIA Interrogator by Ben Games Confession of a CIA Interrogator by Ben Games Nov. 12, 2009 $7.99 112677 words Sample 25%
The Quiet Radical - The Biography of Samuel Longfellow by Joe Abdo The Quiet Radical - The Biography of Samuel Longfellow by Joe Abdo May 12, 2011 $4.99 112074 words Sample 20%
The Accidental Anarchist by Bryna Kranzler The Accidental Anarchist by Bryna Kranzler Oct. 06, 2010 $7.99 110655 words Sample 15%
Ruta's Closet by Keith Morgan Ruta's Closet by Keith Morgan Dec. 01, 2011 $12.99 109164 words Sample 15%
We Were Dancing on a Volcano: Bloodlines and Fault Lines of a Star-Crossed Atlanta Family 1849-1989 by Joseph Gatins We Were Dancing on a Volcano: Bloodlines and Fault Lines of a Star-Crossed Atlanta Family 1849-1989 by Joseph Gatins Aug. 05, 2010 $12.99 107268 words Sample 25%
The Sable Provenance by John Namnik The Sable Provenance by John Namnik Jan. 25, 2012 $2.99 103759 words Sample 20%
No Minute Hand to My Clock by Derik Le Grange No Minute Hand to My Clock by Derik Le Grange Sep. 28, 2011 $2.50 102979 words Sample 20%
A Kid in the Great Depression by Lou Tyrrell A Kid in the Great Depression by Lou Tyrrell Nov. 10, 2011 $2.99 101845 words Sample 15%
Buckingham's Man: Balthazar Gerbier by Lita-Rose Betcherman Buckingham's Man: Balthazar Gerbier by Lita-Rose Betcherman Aug. 27, 2010 $6.99 101486 words Sample 20%
Genius In  Love by Richard Bankowsky Genius In Love by Richard Bankowsky Dec. 01, 2010 $9.99 98152 words Sample 20%
Wild and Wooley (and Full of Fleas) by Alvin Futch Wild and Wooley (and Full of Fleas) by Alvin Futch Aug. 01, 2011 $15.00 97457 words Sample 7%
Only Yesterdays by Dominic Caruso Only Yesterdays by Dominic Caruso Oct. 10, 2011 $3.99 95807 words Sample 29%
Still Time to Live:  A Biography of Jack Belden by Gary Yerkey Still Time to Live: A Biography of Jack Belden by Gary Yerkey June 15, 2011 $12.99 95336 words Sample 20%
The Fabulous Showman : A Biography of P. T. Barnum by Irving Wallace The Fabulous Showman : A Biography of P. T. Barnum by Irving Wallace Oct. 26, 2011 $3.99 95234 words Sample 20%
Another Sort of Pioneer, Mary Shipman Penrose by Mason McCann Another Sort of Pioneer, Mary Shipman Penrose by Mason McCann Jan. 19, 2011 $6.99 93030 words Sample 20%
RENA'S PROMISE - Two Sisters in Auschwitz by Rena Kornreich Gelissen Estate RENA'S PROMISE - Two Sisters in Auschwitz by Rena Kornreich Gelissen Estate Feb. 23, 2011 $9.99 92921 words Sample 1%
The Milk Jug Was A Goat by Chris Birch The Milk Jug Was A Goat by Chris Birch June 09, 2011 $9.99 90916 words Sample 15%
Mirror From Stone by Kourosh Keshavarz Mirror From Stone by Kourosh Keshavarz July 06, 2011 $0.99 89784 words Sample 20%
From the Diplomatic Bag by William McDowell From the Diplomatic Bag by William McDowell June 12, 2011 $6.95 84323 words Sample 5%
Daniel  A Tale of Courage and Determination, of Love and Loss by Vicky Adin Daniel A Tale of Courage and Determination, of Love and Loss by Vicky Adin Nov. 24, 2011 $6.99 84154 words Sample 15%
The Empress of South America by Nigel Cawthorne The Empress of South America by Nigel Cawthorne Nov. 22, 2011 $8.95 83586 words Sample 15%
Zimbabwe a passion shared by Rene Bouman Zimbabwe a passion shared by Rene Bouman July 09, 2011 $6.95 83574 words Sample 10%
The Unauthorized Autobiography of Richard Burns by Walt Long The Unauthorized Autobiography of Richard Burns by Walt Long Sep. 22, 2010 $4.99 80473 words Sample 25%
The Rocky Girl by Shirley Macaree The Rocky Girl by Shirley Macaree June 24, 2011 $4.99 78901 words Sample 3%
The Randolph Women & Their Men by Ruth Doumlele The Randolph Women & Their Men by Ruth Doumlele Oct. 04, 2011 $11.99 76497 words Sample 15%
Sirens and Grey Balloons by Peter Hurdwell Sirens and Grey Balloons by Peter Hurdwell Oct. 04, 2011 $2.99 76054 words Sample 20%
The Real Napoleon by john tarttelin The Real Napoleon by john tarttelin Oct. 14, 2011 $5.99 74705 words Sample 15%
The Art of Acquiring: A Portrait of Etta & Claribel Cone by Mary Gabriel The Art of Acquiring: A Portrait of Etta & Claribel Cone by Mary Gabriel March 12, 2010 $9.99 74523 words Sample 15%
Gunther Rall: Luftwaffe Ace & NATO General by Jill Amadio Gunther Rall: Luftwaffe Ace & NATO General by Jill Amadio Oct. 10, 2011 $9.99 74467 words Sample 20%
Famous Men of the 16th & 17th Century by Rob Shearer Famous Men of the 16th & 17th Century by Rob Shearer Oct. 07, 2009 $9.99 71833 words Sample 50%
Wussie: In Praise of Spineless Men by Josh Muggins Wussie: In Praise of Spineless Men by Josh Muggins Aug. 25, 2011 $5.99 69142 words Sample 5%
A Namibian Canvas by Julia Stevens A Namibian Canvas by Julia Stevens Nov. 07, 2011 $6.99 67630 words Sample 15%
Coming in to Land – the memoirs of Wing Commander Bill Malins DFC by Bill Malins Coming in to Land – the memoirs of Wing Commander Bill Malins DFC by Bill Malins May 12, 2011 $6.95 65164 words Sample 5%
Where The Forest Trail Meets The River by Larry Rintala Where The Forest Trail Meets The River by Larry Rintala Nov. 15, 2011 $3.99 64348 words Sample 20%
Freetown Christiania: A true account of: sex, drugs & anarchy by Eugene Losse Freetown Christiania: A true account of: sex, drugs & anarchy by Eugene Losse Oct. 16, 2011 $2.99 63398 words Sample 20%
Rebel with a Cause. The amazing true stories of an urban partisan in WWII by Andrew E. Stevens Rebel with a Cause. The amazing true stories of an urban partisan in WWII by Andrew E. Stevens March 01, 2011 $13.79 61460 words Sample 20%