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"Alone" by Rolly A. Chabot Oct. 08, 2011 $6.25 19871 words Sample 20%
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The writer has lived throughout the Canadian north. My travels have taken me into some of the most remote and isolated regions a man can find himself. I have a great respect for nature and all she offers. I have many pastimes and they all centre around the outdoors. Fly fishing, hiking, photography or simply sitting alone in a place where a man can be surrounded with the quiet. I have written a series of seven books called "Quiet Reflections" in an ebook format available at Amazon under my name.
"Brotherhood of the Rejected Screenplay" by Chris Braun May 16, 2011 $3.99 34876 words Sample 20%
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NYU, Writer, US Navy, Advertising Sales, Chris Braun Creative Ad Agency
"Hill Fires" by Rolly A. Chabot Oct. 08, 2011 $6.25 31093 words Sample 20%
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The writer has lived throughout the Canadian north. My travels have taken me into some of the most remote and isolated regions a man can find himself. I have a great respect for nature and all she offers. I have many pastimes and they all centre around the outdoors. Fly fishing, hiking, photography or simply sitting alone in a place where a man can be surrounded with the quiet. I have written a series of seven books called "Quiet Reflections" in an ebook format available at Amazon under my name.
"Normal" MAYDAY by Ron Berger Dec. 28, 2009 $9.95 23565 words Sample 10%
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I was an air traffic controller in the USAF. Spent 41 years in the construction industry. Ended up as an Architect. Authored twelve books - "The House That Ron Built", "Are You Being Served Yet?", "P-NUT, The Love of a Dog","Normal' MAYDAY","Time for TEA", "Growing Old is a FULL-TIME JOB", "Time for MORE TEA" and "Time for STILL MORE TEA". "One Candle at a Time”, “Looking @ things in general”, “The Real Change”, and “Back to Basics”.
"So, Why Have You Never Been Married?": A Memoir of Love, Loss and Lunacy by Alan Stransman Jan. 21, 2012 $8.97 153406 words Sample 10%
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Alan Stransman is the author of two book: "Don't Let Your Dream Business Turn Into a Nightmare: A Cautionary Tale for Would-Be Entrepreneurs" and "So, Why Have You Never Been Married?: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Lunacy", the former of which has been taught in entrepreneurship programs at the university level. Alan Stransman is a former television writer/producer/director, the creator of the television series "Spectacular Spas", which was broadcast in over 50 countries worldwide, and the Founder of one of the first day spas in the world for men, called The Men's PowerSpa.
"The Other Side of Alzheimer's, a caregiver's story" by Marietta Harris Oct. 31, 2011 $2.99 40679 words Sample 10%
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An accomplished musician, vocalist, composer, author and an outstanding motivational speaker Marietta A. Harris is a native San Franciscan who has traveled the globe. She has lived in Europe but now resides back in the Bay Area. Most recently, Ms. Harris returned from a European tour where the Alzheimer’s Association in Carpi, Italy invited her to share her story with families who are now care givers. Her message was well received. You will be encouraged as you read her story. After working for 37 years she is now retired. Now she is devoting her time to writing and helping others. Her book is currently available at Google, Amazon.com,Amazon UK, kindle, Lulu.com and through her website at: www.mariettaharris.com. The audio version of this book will be available in December 2011.
"The Quiet" by Rolly A. Chabot Oct. 07, 2011 $6.25 20769 words Sample 20%
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The writer has lived throughout the Canadian north. My travels have taken me into some of the most remote and isolated regions a man can find himself. I have a great respect for nature and all she offers. I have many pastimes and they all centre around the outdoors. Fly fishing, hiking, photography or simply sitting alone in a place where a man can be surrounded with the quiet. I have written a series of seven books called "Quiet Reflections" in an ebook format available at Amazon under my name.
'Buddhish': The Unfeeling Doctor's Freefall into Buddhism, Grief and Grace by Melissa Yuan-Innes 'Buddhish': The Unfeeling Doctor's Freefall into Buddhism, Grief and Grace by Melissa Yuan-Innes Dec. 09, 2011 $5.99 40340 words Sample 20%
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Melissa Yuan-Innes is an emergency room doctor and writer who lives with her husband, one son, one daughter, two cows, and too many mosquitoes outside of Montreal, Canada. She writes thrillers and science fiction/fantasy under Melissa Yuan-Innes, mysteries under the name Melissa Yi, romance under Melissa Yin, and children's/YA under Melissa Yuan. "Mixing mystery in with sheer humanity and splendid characterization, Yuan-Innes's story is a delight." --Alicia Curtis, A&E Editor, The Stormy Petrel "Melissa Yuan-Innes delivers a Bradburyian shocker" --Paul Di Filippo, Asimov's "Yuan-Innes employs a fresh use of language to spin a storyline that is at once universally familiar and intriguingly original." --Brian Agincourt Massey, judge of the 2008 Innermoonlit Award for Best First Chapter of a Novel, in awarding first prize to _The Popcorn Girl Meets Darwin Jones_
(2004/11: Phil Duse versus the Tyranny of DoD/DOJ) and its Intelligence and Investigative Agencies by Phillip Duse Sr. (2004/11: Phil Duse versus the Tyranny of DoD/DOJ) and its Intelligence and Investigative Agencies by Phillip Duse Sr. Dec. 30, 2010 $9.99 92702 words Sample 20%
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The author is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and a U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer (CW2) Retired. He traveled extensively throughout the U.S. Europe and Asia, and attended five universities during off duty hours State side and during overseas assignments. The effort earned in excess of 100 credit hours resulting in the award of an AA degree from the "University of Maryland" European Division. After retiring from the US Army, his initial civilian employment was as a logistical supervisor with "Bendix Field Engineering" outside of Baltimore Md. Then he held a Government position, Property Administrator with the Defense Logistics Agency's Contract Management Command, Silver Springs, Md. Next assignment was with the US Navy's Naval Air Systems Command, VA, where he served as the senior Property Manager. Then he returned to the Defense Logistics Agency's Contract Management Command employed in the "Special contract [Black Box] office, retiring from Government employment in 1997. He continued his writing education through completion of courses offered by the "Institute of Children's Literature" and a Free Lance Writing Course offered by "Hardcourt Learning Direct" before publishing his first book "Phil Duse Versus the Tyranny of DOD/DOJ and its Intelligence and Investigative Agencies". He has written or contributed to authorship of several logistics related manuals, published by the Department of Defense. He is also the author of "EEOC: The Real Deal" (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) and "New Short Stories and Three Hand Pinochle" before authoring this book "False Color of Authority" all published by Xlibris. Phillip Duse is the author of "EEOC: The Real Deal - Do They Really Support Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act?, "False Color of Authority - Government Hit Men" and "US Government Quacks and Dolts - Engaging in Defamation/Entrapment Strategies to Get Phil Duse."
(Re)MAKING LOVE: a sex after sixty story by Mary L. Tabor (Re)MAKING LOVE: a sex after sixty story by Mary L. Tabor July 13, 2011 $7.99 59527 words Sample 20%
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Mary L. Tabor is the author of The Woman Who Never Cooked, which won Mid-List Press’s First Series Award and was published when she was 60. Her short stories have won numerous literary awards. Her experience spans the worlds of journalism, business, education, fiction and memoir writing. She was a high school English teacher who joined the business world, leaving her corporate job when she was 50 to earn an MFA degree. She teaches at George Washington University, works with less-privileged populations at the D.C. library on how to get started writing, and is a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow. She lives in the Penn Quarter in downtown D.C.
.... at last! by Tim Roux .... at last! by Tim Roux April 24, 2010 $0.99 41884 words Sample 10%
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Born near Hull in the UK in 1954, Tim Roux was called to the Bar as a lawyer before working for over 20 years in business strategy and strategic brand marketing for a major multinational corporation. With degrees in both law and social sciences/psychology, and having worked as a volunteer for Amnesty International for several years, he is fascinated by the complex issues surrounding personal rights (human, civil and animal), and much of his writing is centred on these themes.
100 Days of Fantasy by Ty Johnston 100 Days of Fantasy by Ty Johnston Oct. 04, 2011 $0.99 40082 words Sample 20%
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Ty Johnston is a fiction author and former newspaper journalist. Most of his writing is in the fantasy and horror genres, but he has been known to dip his pen into the literary fountains from time to time. When not busy writing or reading, he enjoys spending time with his wife, their beagle and house rabbits on their crazy travels across the U.S.
12 Months of Trying: My Submissions for a Calendar Year by Gayle Francis Moffet 12 Months of Trying: My Submissions for a Calendar Year by Gayle Francis Moffet Aug. 25, 2011 $2.99 11002 words Sample 20%
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Gayle Francis Moffet writes essays, short stories, plays, novels, and poetry. She is currently writing her second novel, which she thinks was supposed to be her first novel. Recently, she and her husband moved to Portland, Oregon, which is a whole new experience from Yellville, Arkansas (where she grew up) and Springfield, Missouri (where she went to college). She is currently working on a Master's Degree in Professional/Technical Writing. She has been published at DailyLove.net and WeirdYear.com. She has also been published in The Battered Suitcase and The Hobble Creek Review.
2009's Hot Authors: Interviews by Aggie Villanueva by Aggie Villanueva 2009's Hot Authors: Interviews by Aggie Villanueva by Aggie Villanueva Dec. 08, 2009 $7.97 32189 words Sample 20%
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Visual Arts Junction: http://www.visualartsjunction.com Writing since the late 70', Aggie Villanueva’s first novel, Chase the Wind, Thomas Nelson 1983, was published before she was 30 and her second, Rightfully Mine, from Thomas Nelson in 1986. Rightfully Mine has been republished. Villanueva freelanced throughout the 80s, also writing three craft columns and three software review columns for national magazines. She was featured on the cover of The Christian Writer Magazine October 1983. After teaching at writers conferences throughout the Midwest, she founded/directed the 3-day Mid-America Fellowship of Christian Writers conferences for four years until 1990. Photographic art entered by 2007, and within two years Villanueva was dubbed the Grandma Moses of the American Southwest by her artistic peers, and is represented in several online and walk-in art galleries across the nation. Critically acclaimed in the June 19, 2008 issue of the Rio Grande Sun: …Villanueva is one of those rare individuals who uses new technology…to take a digital image to a new and exciting level….With some photographers this digitizing and manipulation are evident and stumbling...not so with Villanueva's work, which is sophisticated and well thought out….She has a knack for transferring her impression of a scene to the viewer that is remarkable and almost magical. As Aggie states; The Fairy Trail is real, folks. Welcome To My Path.”
2010 Hindsight: A Year of Personal Growth, In Spite of Myself by Sharon E. Cathcart 2010 Hindsight: A Year of Personal Growth, In Spite of Myself by Sharon E. Cathcart Jan. 25, 2011 $0.99 19501 words Sample 20%
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Books by internationally published author Sharon E. Cathcart provide discerning readers of essays, fiction and non-fiction with a powerful, truthful literary experience. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Sharon has written for as long as she can remember and generally has at least one work in progress. Sharon lives with her husband and an assortment of pets in the Silicon Valley, California.
250 Anecdotes About Religion by David Bruce 250 Anecdotes About Religion by David Bruce Nov. 20, 2011 $1.00 23714 words Sample 20%
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David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
250 Anecdotes About Religion: Volume 2 by David Bruce 250 Anecdotes About Religion: Volume 2 by David Bruce Nov. 20, 2011 $1.00 23434 words Sample 20%
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David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
27 Views of Chapel Hill by Daniel Wallace 27 Views of Chapel Hill by Daniel Wallace Aug. 02, 2011 $7.95 58908 words Sample 20%
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2Years 12Months: so here we go... by Daniel James Moore 2Years 12Months: so here we go... by Daniel James Moore Aug. 05, 2011 $1.99 12834 words Sample 28%
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3 Pennies by Rev. Lawrence Gray Sr. 3 Pennies by Rev. Lawrence Gray Sr. June 14, 2011 $9.99 149535 words Sample 20%
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I am a Minister preaching and teaching the gospel for the past fifteen years; I have three children and three grandchildren. I enjoy reading, playing chess and singing.
30 Failures by Age 30 by Katharine Miller 30 Failures by Age 30 by Katharine Miller Jan. 17, 2011 $1.99 25792 words Sample 20%
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Katharine Miller is a writer and designer. She is the author of The Curable Romantic: Advice for the Romance-Impaired and 30 Failures by Age 30. She is also working on a graphic novel series, Robot of Leisure (www.robotofleisure.com). View more of her work at katharinemiller.com
33 Days: Touring In A Van. Sleeping On Floors. Chasing A Dream by Bill See 33 Days: Touring In A Van. Sleeping On Floors. Chasing A Dream by Bill See March 19, 2011 $0.99 81739 words Sample 15%
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Bill See was the lead singer for critically acclaimed Los Angeles band Divine Weeks for the duration of the band’s lifespan from 1984-1992. Divine Weeks was signed to the Dream Syndicate’s Steve Wynn’s Down There label in 1987 and released their debut Through & Through that May before embarking on their first national tour that summer. The journals Bill kept on tour are the source of the majority of 33 Days. Divine Weeks released one more full length album on First Warning Records called Never Get Used To It released in September 1991. “When we left on that tour, we set out to have our own Kerouac ‘On The Road’ experience, and when I wrote 33 Days my motive was to write a book you’d go searching for after finishing ‘On The Road’. The book’s less about making it, and more about how crucial it is to seize your moment and the perils of sitting on your dreams. It’s about liberation, giving yourself the gift of opportunity and ultimately defining your own idea of success. It’s for anybody who ever stood at their crossroads with a dream screaming inside wondering whether to choose the road that goes off the map or fold up their tent and head back home.”
4.5 Years by Jean Gill 4.5 Years by Jean Gill March 11, 2011 $3.99 24212 words Sample 15%
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To find about more about Jean Gill or contact her, visit http://www.jeangill.com She is also a photographer with a portfolio at http://www.istockphoto.com/jeangill Jean Gill is a prize-winning author and member of the Welsh Academi. Her publications include two books of poetry, two military histories, four novels, non-fiction on goat cheese and a translated work on training dogs. She has lived in the South of France since 2003 and her articles on French life, cheese and plumbing have appeared in 'France' magazine. She lives with her husband and a big white dog, and is mother or stepmother to five children and three grandchildren. Her own childhood was nomadic, following her Scottish soldier father from one posting to another, and her current nationality is Welsh Provencal of Scottish provenance. This allows her to support the winning team on most European sporting occasions. Before moving to France, Jean Gill was the first woman to be a Secondary Headteacher in the Welsh county of Carmarthenshire. She is a specialist in English and literacy who worked in South Wales for over 20 years with 4-19 year olds, and as adviser to their teachers. As a consultant, she trained teachers throughout the UK and mainland Europe.
596 Switch: The Improbable Journey From The Palouse to Pasadena by Crimson Oak Publishing 596 Switch: The Improbable Journey From The Palouse to Pasadena by Crimson Oak Publishing Oct. 13, 2011 $12.99 71360 words Sample 20%
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Crimson Oak publishes books with possitive messages of hope, possibility and determination . . .
A 40-year-old Midget in a Little Girl's Suit by Bette Nunn A 40-year-old Midget in a Little Girl's Suit by Bette Nunn July 28, 2010 $4.99 15761 words Sample 15%
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Bette Nunn lives in Martinsville, Indiana, is married and has three grown children. Her other published work is a book titled “Burn, Judy, Burn” about mass murderer Steven T. Judy and the young mother of three children that he killed in 1979. She has also written a small book about the Morgan County Courthouse and articles that have been published in detective and other national magazines. Mrs. Nunn was a reporter, assistant editor and managing editor at The Reporter and Reporter-Times, a newspaper in Martinsville, Indiana, from 1963 to July 2003. Her career covered nearly 41 years and she continues to write news, feature stories and columns for the newspaper from her home. Her main interests have been her family, working for the good of Martinsville High School, Morgan Hospital and Medical Center, Morgan County Fair and US veterans. She enjoys writing and history and also plans to continue to write some children’s books. “The Yo-Yo String” is her first attempt at a fictional story. She thanked her daughter Shelley for allowing use of her pictures on the cover to portray what Annie could have looked like.
A Book of Dreams by Peter Reich A Book of Dreams by Peter Reich Feb. 08, 2011 $9.99 57421 words Sample 15%
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A Borrowed Anorak (Dad I'm on the run) by Francoise Jewell A Borrowed Anorak (Dad I'm on the run) by Francoise Jewell Dec. 02, 2011 $2.99 105336 words Sample 15%
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A Brief History Of Pink Floyd by Andrew Means A Brief History Of Pink Floyd by Andrew Means Oct. 10, 2011 $1.99 29624 words Sample 15%
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Andrew Means grew up in Britain and lives in Arizona, on the outskirts of Phoenix. As a journalist he has written about musicians and entertainment for local and national media.
A Brief Moment in Time by William Wayne A Brief Moment in Time by William Wayne "Bill" Dicksion March 05, 2011 $2.99 46106 words Sample 20%
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William Wayne "Bill" Dicksion writes historical adventure novels with authenticity. He has published six novels and a memoir. Bill, as he is called by his friends, is a prolific writer, and he doesn't pull punches; he tells it like it is, or was, as the case may be. If you like high adventure with a touch of romance, you will like his stories.
A Broad Abroad by Ron Bryan A Broad Abroad by Ron Bryan Aug. 16, 2011 $2.99 52139 words Sample 20%
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Some of my primary interests include martial arts, firearms, UFOs, life after death, psychology and ancient cultures Noteworthy trivia: My brother joined the National Geographic Genealogy DNA Project. He discovered that we are direct descendants of Genghis Kahn. Lots of American families claim ancestry to him, but ours is among the first to have this verified.
A Bumpy Ride by Ronjon A Bumpy Ride by Ronjon May 06, 2010 $5.99 183668 words Sample 15%
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A Note from Ronjon: I was born in Virginia and raised in Washington D.C. and Prince Georges County, Maryland. This story is based on my life. I am sixty years old now, and I have done more than my fair share of drugs and hard-core partying, and kicking ass. Most of the names, times and places have been changed for obvious reasons. I slept on army cots most of my life, whether they were in my aunt’s basement laundry room, my cousin’s back porch way down in the boonies of Virginia, or whatever institution I was in at the time. I was in and out of institutions from the beginning of my early life. I guess I was hardheaded or at least as they say, “Hard to train,” or maybe it was because of someone else beside my family was raising me, who knows? In this story, you will read what a living hell is all about, and what evolves from having no control over your children and letting them basically run loose and raise themselves because,, of no parental control, or love. When you read this story, you will sit back and probably say that there is no way that anybody in the world has been through this much in just sixty years of life. This is the first time that I have decided to sit down, write, and share my life with anyone! It is far from what I am proud of; believe this. I am ashamed, as well as embarrassed! I can only hope that these stories will help some young man to realize that this kind of life, brings nothing but misery, and despair! These events have often been so very painful to recall, events, or nightmares if you will; that I have tried all of my life to forget. I continue to fine-tune this story, which only reaches my twenty-one years of life
A Cafe in Space: The Anais Nin Literary Journal--Complete Set by Anais Nin A Cafe in Space: The Anais Nin Literary Journal--Complete Set by Anais Nin Sep. 30, 2011 $9.99 518489 words Sample 10%
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Anais Nin (1903-1977) was born in Neuilly-Sur-Seine, near Paris, and was the daughter of a renowned pianist and composer, Joaquin Nin. Abandoned by her father in 1913, she and her family traveled to New York, where she began her now famous diary, comprised of some 35,000 pages over a period of six decades. When the first volume of 'The Diary of Anais Nin' was published in 1966, it began Nin's meteoric surge to fame. However, often overlooked are the works of fiction she created, beginning with 'The House of Incest' in 1936, which was followed by a then-banned edition of a collection of novellas under the title 'The Winter of Artifice.' This original edition has been republished for the first time in 2007. Perhaps Nin's most acclaimed fiction is the series of short stories in 'Under a Glass Bell,' which she self-published in New York during the 1940s when no commercial publisher would take the risk. She then began a series of novels that were interconnected and finally collected into one volume entitled 'Cities of the Interior.' Her final novel was 'Collages,' about which Henry Miller said, "Even the finest collages fall apart with time; these will not." Anais Nin was one of the 20th century's most innovative and compelling artist, and now her works are finally appearing in digital format.
A Candle Burned by Jerry Guibor A Candle Burned by Jerry Guibor Jan. 19, 2009 $16.00 52955 words Sample 50%
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Jerry Guibor, a native of California, was graduated from then-San Jose State College with a bachelor's degree in journalism. Over the next 40-plus years, he worked as a photographer, reporter, page designer and editor at newspapers in California, Arizona and Oregon. In 1994, he moved to Rostov-on-Don, Russia, where he served one year as a missionary. After several subsequent short-term mission trips to Russia and Ukraine, he moved to Kiev, Ukraine, in 2004 and lived there for 13 months, working again as a missionary. The stories in this book were told to him by his friends from those two countries. Jerry is retired from the newspaper business but continues to travel to Ukraine as a missionary. He has two married children and four grandchildren, all of whom live in Arizona. He resides in Fresno, California, where he operates a photography business, JG Photography.
A Candle in the Dark by Lisa Engle Escobar A Candle in the Dark by Lisa Engle Escobar Jan. 09, 2010 $6.95 90770 words Sample 20%
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A Ceiling of Stars by James Carron A Ceiling of Stars by James Carron Oct. 15, 2010 $4.99 34751 words Sample 20%
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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%
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A Checkered Past by William Van Poyck A Checkered Past by William Van Poyck May 24, 2011 $2.99 118167 words Sample 20%
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I am a single dad of 5 children from 21 to 12. I am the CEO of a private 132-bed work release center for men who are transitioning from prison back into society. I spent a total of 18 + years of my life before being paroled in 1984. Ten years later I was given a full pardon from Florida Governor Lawton Chiles. Today I run my own minimum security prison/work-release center. God is good! I am also the State Chairman for the Constitution Party of Florida www.cpflorida.com. I ran for the U.S. Senate in 2010.
A Child in Translation by Maria K. A Child in Translation by Maria K. Oct. 03, 2010 $2.99 72497 words Sample 10%
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Maria K. is a pen name of a first-generation Russian-Ukrainian immigrant Maria Igorevna Kuroshchepova. An engineer by education, an analyst by trade, as well as a writer, photographer, artist and amateur model, Maria brings her talent for weaving an engaging narrative to stories of life, fashion and style advice, book and movie reviews, and common-sense and to-the-point essays on politics and economy.
A Child's View Of World War II by Dan Summerfield A Child's View Of World War II by Dan Summerfield April 23, 2011 $2.99 13096 words Sample 40%
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A retired broadcaster, Dan Summerfield lives quietly in West Michigan with a friend. The friend is a cat named Dollar whose greatest wish is to use the symbol $ in place of his name. That way it will become the symbol of a feline formerly named Dollar.
A Cowboy Named Emmet: A Death Song of a Son Who Missed the West by Sam Edwards A Cowboy Named Emmet: A Death Song of a Son Who Missed the West by Sam Edwards Jan. 03, 2012 $4.99 3960 words Sample 20%
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A Deadly Path To Treasure by Robert C. Moran A Deadly Path To Treasure by Robert C. Moran Oct. 20, 2011 $6.99 66129 words Sample 20%
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Robert C. “Bob” Moran worked with famed treasure hunter Mel Fisher for over 20 years. He was the Exec. V. P. and sea-borne operations manager in the early 1980's prior to the discovery of the rich Spanish shipwrecks Atocha and Santa Margarita. Captain Moran did the electronic magnetometer and side scan sonar search with his boat the "Plus Ultra" and flew his Grumman Widgeon amphibian seaplane and Piper Twin Comanche in air support for the search and recovery operations. Bob is now retired and living in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
A Decade of Fear by Norma McCluskie A Decade of Fear by Norma McCluskie Dec. 21, 2010 $4.99 59225 words Sample 20%
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A Difficult Passage by Ray Wiseman A Difficult Passage by Ray Wiseman Feb. 04, 2012 $4.95 56674 words Sample 20%
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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.
A Fan Comes To Visit by Julie Jensen A Fan Comes To Visit by Julie Jensen March 11, 2009 $2.95 6859 words Sample 25%
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Julie Jensen is a middle-aged wife and mother who has been happily married to the same man for more than thirty years. She has always been a family-oriented person and remains very close to her two, now grown up, children and enjoys doting on her grandchildren. With a degree in marketing, Julie has had a long and varied career in business, over the years holding positions in marketing, sales, management, customer service, and recruiting. Although dedicated to success in her professional life, marriage and family has always been a personal priority. Exploring the erotic side of life has always been a spare-time passion for Julie and she considers herself and her marriage to be a very positive example of the outcome of a sexually liberated lifestyle. She firmly believes that positive and thoughtful approaches to sexually and eroticism, along with the discouragement and suppression of selfishness, jealousy, and possessiveness, are key ingredients to marital happiness and success. Now semi-retired from her business career, Julie is enjoying the extra time to work on her memoirs, her personal website, and her other writings and projects. As always, she enjoys exploring new erotic adventures, although not quite at the pace that she used to. Julie currently resides with her husband, Mike, in a large city in eastern Canada.
A Few Moments in Time by Howard Geltman A Few Moments in Time by Howard Geltman Aug. 01, 2011 $2.99 61066 words Sample 20%
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A Fine Line A Balance to Survive by Lisa WB A Fine Line A Balance to Survive by Lisa WB Nov. 10, 2010 $3.95 95956 words Sample 50%
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I am happily married with two children. I am studying psychology and should have my degree by the end of 2011. I feel honoured that the BPS and other medical professionals have positively endorsed or praised my book. I am passionate about helping others and also have many rescued animals at our home in the countryside. I want to promote mental health in a more positive way and also try to battle for more access to help for parents with children with SEN needs. I am a huge fan of most sports and encourage my children to play when they can. I think child abuse is a significant issue and am glad that my book has had the recognition for helping promote issues around the awareness of child abuse and the consequences. My family have a gift site called Gifteasy and I am very proud of the childrens help and support for this site and am very proud of my husbands business career as a top wine consultant. Our Gift site is www.bronzeharesculptures.com and my husband's wine site is Amphora-wines.co.uk. I would like to thank anyone who has bought and read my book.
A Florida Bird Dog ~ REX by Helen Digges Spivey A Florida Bird Dog ~ REX by Helen Digges Spivey Oct. 10, 2011 $7.99 15816 words Sample 20%
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A part of Helen Digges Spivey’s life has always been rooted in her love for the Florida she knew and loved as a child, along with her devoted companion, a bird dog named Rex. Through the Boom, Panic and Bust of Florida they learned to cope with whatever came their way within the confines of a loving, oft times humorous, creative family. It helped Helen develop an abiding love for animals, where they live, and the need to sustain their habitat. She was elected Co-Chair of Save the Manatee Club in 2000 and still holds that office, and also currently serves as President of the Florida League of Conservation Voters Education Fund. She is on the Board of the National Greyhound Foundation, and has served on the Crystal River Florida City Council and in the Florida House of Representatives, She sees hope that the tide is turning with people finally being able to use solar power economically, and electric cars (fed by solar power of course) helping us finally wean away from oil, and people understanding the need for recycling everything or refrain from getting it to begin with, and conserving water. Long an advocate for composting toilets, she is hoping that too will someday become an item for everyday use. Helen was married to a career Navy Chief Petty Officer for over 47 years when he passed away in 1997. Together they had four children. Helen has donated half of the proceeds from her eBook, "Tepee the Manatee" to Save the Manatee Club at www.savethemanatee.org
A Follower of Jesus: From alpha to omega in faith by Ewing C Stevens A Follower of Jesus: From alpha to omega in faith by Ewing C Stevens Sep. 14, 2011 $4.99 54888 words Sample 15%
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After schooldays in Southland, Ewing became an apprentice with Pollok's Pharmacy in Invercargill, his birthplace. Ever since then he has had an interest in health. His career in pharmacy was interrupted by five years recovering from Tuberculosis in Waipiata Sanatorium in Central Otago. While he was recovering he trained as a TB nurse, and decided that when he was well again he would train for the ministry of the Presbyterian Church. This he did at Knox Theological College in Dunedin after achieving his BA at Otago Universitym and it was here that he received his Dip Theology degree. It was while he was training for the ministry that he began his radio broadcasting experience in 1956 with 4XD Dunedin. He later served as a media officer for the Church and continued with casual on-air work with 4XD, 4ZB and with YA’s Morning Comment programmes. While serving as a minister of the Wakari Union Parish in 1972, he was invited to broadcast as a talkback host with 4XO for three one hour sessions a week in those pioneering days of current affairs talkback. In 1972 Ewing was awarded the M.B.E. for his work with youth in Dunedin. In 1977 he was transferred to Auckland to become Editor of the Methodist Church’s national weekly newspaper , the “New Citizen”. At the same time, he broadcast one night a week on Radio I. In 1979 he joined Radio Pacific (now called Radio Live) as a talkback host at the foundation of that station, and for seven years Ewing hosted Radio Pacific’s midday consumer HELP-LINE show. Since 1989 he has been Radio Live's top rating night host, filling the wee small hours from Midnight to 6am. Ewing also served as a Manukau City Councillor for twelve years, 1986-1998 Ewing’s previous books include “Striking Rock Bottom”, “Sermons on the Apostles’ Creed”, “Sunday Alive”, “Who was Jesus?”, and a series of children’s photo essays, “Jillian goes to School”, “ Fiona Goes to Hospital”, “Carolyn’s Mother has a Baby”, and “Tam Goes Fishing in New Zealand”. In 1993 the first “Ewing’s Phone People” was published, and 17,000 copies were sold through Radio Pacific. “Ewing’s Phone People” 2, 3, 4 and 5, 6, 7, 8 9 and 10 have followed with total sales of over 100,000. In his time as a radio talk back host he has had published his biography “One Man's Journey”, “A Likeable Rogue” about the prison life of a radio-caller, and most recently “Better than Boot Camp” about his youth work in Dunedin in the 1970's. Ewing is married to Annette with four grown up children. They have two granddaughters Jana and Sienna and a grandson, Billy.. Ewing and Annette now live at Onetangi on Waiheke Island. He also regularly visits his vineyard in Central Otago and on those occasions he broadcasts from Radio Live's Alexandra studio.
A Giant And The Mile Of Steel by Francesco Lolli A Giant And The Mile Of Steel by Francesco Lolli Nov. 13, 2011 Free! 2136 words Sample 20%
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I am a Neurologist from Florence, Italy. I write some personal memories of general interest. The english is not my first language, but I try to cope and comunicate.
A Glass Half Full by Cynthia Johnson A Glass Half Full by Cynthia Johnson Sep. 12, 2011 $5.99 21568 words Sample 20%
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