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Lady Law Lady Law "The Story of Supreme Court Justice Lorna Lockwood" by Sonja White David Feb. 10, 2012 $5.99 25610 words Sample 20%
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At the age of ten Sonja David wrote a play based upon the Book of Ruth for her youth group to perform for the Wednesday night pot-luck supper at the church. At the age of twelve she wrote a weekly column about her junior high school for the town newspaper, the Chandler Arizonan. When she was seventeen she edited the school literary magazine, the Desert Breeze. After she attended the Bennington College Summer Writer’s Workshop in Vermont where she studied under Alan Cheuse, author and book reviewer for National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, she wrote book reviews for the Denver Post and feature articles for Bloomsbury Review and Denver Magazine. Lady Law is her first book. Sonja lives on the Arizona desert with her husband, Richard, her granddaughter, Jennie Jane, and her black Bombay cat, Sheba. She is currently at work on a memoir about her five years on the San Carlos Apache Reservation.
The Democrat by Olly Wyatt The Democrat by Olly Wyatt Dec. 20, 2011 $4.99 109722 words Sample 20%
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A Man's Gotta Do What A Man's Gotta Do by Alex Martinez A Man's Gotta Do What A Man's Gotta Do by Alex Martinez Oct. 29, 2011 $8.99 75303 words Sample 20%
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Native Texan Vietnam Veteran Retired Telephone Technician
Biografía del Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances Alacán: Padre de la Patria Puertorriqueña by Armando Pacheco  Matos Biografía del Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances Alacán: Padre de la Patria Puertorriqueña by Armando Pacheco Matos Oct. 10, 2011 $5.99 20844 words Sample 20%
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Armando Pacheco Matos received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Romance Languages and a Master Degree in Bilingual Education from the City College of New York. He also received a Certificate in Administration and Supervision from Fordham University in New York. He was born in Barrio San Antón in Ponce, Puerto Rico on October 4, 1952. He lives in the Bronx, New York since 1967. He was an educator in several schools in New York City for more than 30 years. Armando Pacheco Matos published the poetry book Padre Nuestro que te escondes en el cielo de San Antón al Bronx (1990), the bilingual work Biography of Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances: Father of the Puerto Rican Motherland (1998), and the novel Jesús Pedro del Campo Montes: La Conciencia de Puerto Rico Asesinada (First Edition 2004) under Editorial Fundación.
Fred Who? by Fred Karger Fred Who? by Fred Karger Sep. 22, 2011 $9.95 69731 words Sample 2%
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Fred Karger was the first to announce his candidacy for the Republican nomination for President of the United States on March 23, 2011. Throughout his career, Karger has worked on nine presidential campaigns and served as a senior consultant on campaigns for Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and Gerald Ford. He retired after 27 years and has since become an activist for gay rights causes, including his organization Californians Against Hate (now Rights Equal Rights) to investigate the LDS Church and the National Organization for Marriage in their campaigns against marriage equality in California and Maine. Karger is the first openly gay presidential candidate from a major political party in American history.
Confidential by  Confidential by 21ststreet Sep. 19, 2011 $8.99 90632 words Sample 20%
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War at the Top (The Clock with Four Hands) by James Leasor War at the Top (The Clock with Four Hands) by James Leasor Sep. 18, 2011 $3.99 108617 words Sample 15%
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James Leasor was one of the bestselling British authors of the second half of the 20th Century. He wrote over 50 books including a rich variety of thrillers, historical novels and biographies. His works included Passport to Oblivion (which sold over 4 million copies around the World and was filmed as Where the Spies Are, starring David Niven), the first of nine novels featuring Dr Jason Love, a Somerset GP called to aid Her Majesty’s Secret Service in foreign countries, and another series about the Far Eastern merchant Doctor Robert Gunn in the 19th century. There were also sagas set in Africa and Asia, written under the pseudonym Andrew MacAllan, and tales narrated by an unnamed vintage car dealer in Belgravia. Among non-fiction works were lives of Lord Nuffield, the Morris motor manufacturer, Wheels to Fortune and RSM Brittain, who was said to have the loudest voice in the Army, The Sergeant-Major; The Red Fort, which retold the story of the Indian Mutiny; and Rhodes and Barnato, which brought out the different characters of the great South African diamond millionaires. Who Killed Sir Harry Oakes? was an investigation of the unsolved murder of a Canadian mining entrepreneur in the Bahamas, He wrote a number of books about different events in the Second World War, including Green Beach, which revealed an important new aspect of the Dieppe Raid, when a radar expert landed with a patrol of the South Saskatchewan regiment, which was instructed to protect him, but also to kill him if he was in danger of falling into enemy hands; The One that Got Away (later filmed with Hardy Kruger in the starring role) about fighter pilot, Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war to successfully escape from British territory; Singapore – the Battle that Changed the World, on the fall of Singapore to the Japanese in 1941; Boarding Party (later filmed as The Sea Wolves with Gregory Peck, David Niven and Roger Moore) concerned veterans of the Calcutta Light Horse who attacked a German spy ship in neutral Goa in 1943; The Unknown Warrior, the story about a member of a clandestine British commando force consisting largely of Jewish exiles from Germany and eastern Europe, who decieived Hitler into thinking that the D-Day invasion was a diversion for the main assault near Calais; and The Uninvited Envoy, which told the story of Rudolph Hess’ solo mission to Britain in 1941. Thomas James Leasor was born at Erith, Kent, on December 20 1923 and educated at the City of London School. He was commissioned into the Royal Berkshire Regiment and served in Burma with the Lincolnshire Regiment during World War II. In the Far East his troopship was torpedoed and he spent 18 hours adrift in the Indian Ocean. He also wrote his first book, Not Such a Bad Day, by hand in the jungles of Burma on airgraphs, single sheets of light-sensitive paper which could be reduced to the size of microdots and flown to England in their thousands to be blown up to full size again. His mother then typed it up and sent it off to an agent, who found a publisher who sold 28,000 copies, although Leasor received just £50 for all its rights. He later became a correspondent for the SEAC, the Services Newspaper of South East Asia Command, under the inspirational editorship of Frank Owen, after being wounded in action. After the war he read English at Oriel College, Oxford before joining the Daily Express, then the largest circulation newspaper in the free world. He was soon appointed private secretary to Lord Beaverbrook, the proprietor of the newspaper, and later became a foreign correspondent. He became a full-time author in the 1960s. He also ghosted a number of autobiographies for subjects as diverse as the Duke of Windsor, King Zog of Albania, the actors Kenneth More and Jack Hawkins and Rats, a Jack Russell terrier that served with the British Army in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. Perhaps his greatest love was a series of cars, including a 1937 Cord and a Jaguar SS100 which both featured in several of his books. He married barrister Joan Bevan on 1st December 1951 and they had three sons. He lived for his last 40 years at Swallowcliffe Manor, near Salisbury in Wiltshire. He died on 10th September 2007.
Life on the P-List:  The Life Journeys of the American Presidents by Addison Mullener Life on the P-List: The Life Journeys of the American Presidents by Addison Mullener Aug. 16, 2011 $2.99 25021 words Sample 7%
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Addison Mullener is an independent author with a diverse array of interests and experiences. His first eBooks, "Macho Madness Forever: The Life & Death of Randy 'Macho Man' Savage" and "Life on the P-List: The Lives & Journeys of the American Presidents," were released in 2011 and have sold to audiences in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
Willie – The Man, the Myth and the Era, Texas Roots/California Dreams by Marcus McGee Willie – The Man, the Myth and the Era, Texas Roots/California Dreams by Marcus McGee July 12, 2011 $3.99 15761 words Sample 20%
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MARCUS MCGEE Curriculum Vitae Birth date August 8, 1960, Casablanca Morocco Locale 1960 – 1964 Casablanca, Morocco 1964 – 1967 Madrid, Spain 1967 – 1969 Omaha, Nebraska 1969 – 1984 Sacramento, California Valley High School (Speech, Debate, Languages, Music) California State University, Sacramento (Communication Studies major, French Language & Theatre Arts minors) 1984 - present Sacramento, CA and Los Angeles, CA Writing/Production History 1982 Three plays: Solomon and Constance, Michael Angelo, Stevie: The Eighth Wonder of the World 1983 Produced and directed Stevie at Sierra II Theatre, Sacramento, July; wrote stage play Table 21 Wrote No More Cheesecake!; began first novel 1985 Completed novel Deus Ex Machina, completed two plays: Caesar and Kidstuff 1986 Wrote stage play Dream and one-act Fashion 1987 Adapted Dream as screenplay; Piss Only on the Porcelain, short stories Till Death Do Us Part, Mr. Peacock, Anthropophagi 1988 Wrote The Love Tragedies and Remember 1990 Produced, directed and starred in No More Cheesecake! at the Sacramento Community Center Theatre, March; began Willie Brown biography 1994 Wrote Mommy! There’s A Little Boy Under My Bed! 1996 Completed Willie: The Man, The Myth & The Era; wrote short stories 1998 Founded Pegasus Books; Published An Essay: On Niggers and Squirrels; began writing legal novel; wrote Black Bertha 1999 Published short story collection: Four Stories; finished novel; wrote Apology 2000 Published novel Legal Thriller; Published An Essay: On The Execution of Timothy McVeigh 2001 Published short story collection: Synchronicity; began new novel 2002 Published thriller The Last Year 2003 Researched and developed Griot film project 2004 Completed short story collection: The Silk Noose; began sequel to Legal Thriller 2005-06 Published The Silk Noose; researched and developed thriller Viral Vector; continued writing Murder From the Grave 2007-08 Completed Murder From the Grave; began writing ViralVector; founded Parnassus Press Partnership Publishing 2009-10: Published Murder From the Grave; published Shadow In The Sky, published Moment of Truth, published Mommy, There’s A Little Boy Under My Bed! completed Viral Vector; began work on An Old Negro Spiritual and An Essay On What They’ve Called Us; Borders Book tour of the Northwest – Murder From The Grave a bestseller for region in Q4 2010 2011 Wrote and published How To Eat An Elephant and Two Matadors; converted all books to eBooks; greater emphasis on publishing new writers Personal: Single father raising two children; son Mark, 21 and daughter Natsumi, 14; fourth of seven children: four brothers and two sisters Extras: Fluent in French, competent at Latin and Spanish; accomplished at saxophone and other woodwinds; strong science, math, history, political science and religions background Hobbies: Reading history and philosophy; theatrical production; music and movies Passions: Writing, research, stories, wine, art, Odd Fact: Marcus managed an upscale/political/lobbyist hangout Chinese restaurant called Frank Fat’s, one block from the California State Capitol, for fourteen years.
Michele Bachmann's America by William Prendergast Michele Bachmann's America by William Prendergast June 20, 2011 $7.99 55279 words Sample 20%
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Whatever Happened to Raoul Wallenberg by Morris Wolff Whatever Happened to Raoul Wallenberg by Morris Wolff June 16, 2011 $10.99 139472 words Sample 10%
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In 1993 Morris Wolff received the United Nations Peace Award for Humanitarian Service at Carnegie Hall. In 1983, along with Rosa Parks, he was awarded the National Council of Christian and Jews annual award for humanitarian service for his work with Attorney General Robert Kennedy in helping to write the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964. Morris practiced international law and trial law in Philadelphia from 1970 to 1993 as a partner with the Honorable Harold E. Stassen, former Governor of Minnesota and one of the five original signers of the United Nations Charter. During that period Morris was also a Professor of International Law and Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and served for two years as the Chief Assistant District Attorney of the City of Philadelphia. In March of 1983 Morris was asked by Guy von Dardel of Stockholm, Sweden, half-brother of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, to sue the Soviet Union to force them to release his brother Raoul. This book tells the Wallenberg story of heroic life saving work in Hungary and reports on Morris's pro bono effort in US Federal Court in Washington DC to achieve this awesome task of rescue. Morris Wolff is a distinguished lawyer and law professor. He is a cum laude graduate of Amherst College and of the Yale Law School, where he studied international law under Sterling Professor Myres McDougal and Federal Judge Guido Calabrese, of the U.S.Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Morris currently resides in Florida where he continues his career as an Associate Professor and Director of the Bethune-Cookman University Wild Cats Write! Program for Entering Freshmen.
Willie – The Man, the Myth and the Era, California’s Initiatives by Marcus McGee Willie – The Man, the Myth and the Era, California’s Initiatives by Marcus McGee May 18, 2011 $5.99 34875 words Sample 20%
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MARCUS MCGEE Curriculum Vitae Birth date August 8, 1960, Casablanca Morocco Locale 1960 – 1964 Casablanca, Morocco 1964 – 1967 Madrid, Spain 1967 – 1969 Omaha, Nebraska 1969 – 1984 Sacramento, California Valley High School (Speech, Debate, Languages, Music) California State University, Sacramento (Communication Studies major, French Language & Theatre Arts minors) 1984 - present Sacramento, CA and Los Angeles, CA Writing/Production History 1982 Three plays: Solomon and Constance, Michael Angelo, Stevie: The Eighth Wonder of the World 1983 Produced and directed Stevie at Sierra II Theatre, Sacramento, July; wrote stage play Table 21 Wrote No More Cheesecake!; began first novel 1985 Completed novel Deus Ex Machina, completed two plays: Caesar and Kidstuff 1986 Wrote stage play Dream and one-act Fashion 1987 Adapted Dream as screenplay; Piss Only on the Porcelain, short stories Till Death Do Us Part, Mr. Peacock, Anthropophagi 1988 Wrote The Love Tragedies and Remember 1990 Produced, directed and starred in No More Cheesecake! at the Sacramento Community Center Theatre, March; began Willie Brown biography 1994 Wrote Mommy! There’s A Little Boy Under My Bed! 1996 Completed Willie: The Man, The Myth & The Era; wrote short stories 1998 Founded Pegasus Books; Published An Essay: On Niggers and Squirrels; began writing legal novel; wrote Black Bertha 1999 Published short story collection: Four Stories; finished novel; wrote Apology 2000 Published novel Legal Thriller; Published An Essay: On The Execution of Timothy McVeigh 2001 Published short story collection: Synchronicity; began new novel 2002 Published thriller The Last Year 2003 Researched and developed Griot film project 2004 Completed short story collection: The Silk Noose; began sequel to Legal Thriller 2005-06 Published The Silk Noose; researched and developed thriller Viral Vector; continued writing Murder From the Grave 2007-08 Completed Murder From the Grave; began writing ViralVector; founded Parnassus Press Partnership Publishing 2009-10: Published Murder From the Grave; published Shadow In The Sky, published Moment of Truth, published Mommy, There’s A Little Boy Under My Bed! completed Viral Vector; began work on An Old Negro Spiritual and An Essay On What They’ve Called Us; Borders Book tour of the Northwest – Murder From The Grave a bestseller for region in Q4 2010 2011 Wrote and published How To Eat An Elephant and Two Matadors; converted all books to eBooks; greater emphasis on publishing new writers Personal: Single father raising two children; son Mark, 21 and daughter Natsumi, 14; fourth of seven children: four brothers and two sisters Extras: Fluent in French, competent at Latin and Spanish; accomplished at saxophone and other woodwinds; strong science, math, history, political science and religions background Hobbies: Reading history and philosophy; theatrical production; music and movies Passions: Writing, research, stories, wine, art, Odd Fact: Marcus managed an upscale/political/lobbyist hangout Chinese restaurant called Frank Fat’s, one block from the California State Capitol, for fourteen years.
Hard Choices: A Life of Tom Berger by Carolyn Swayze Hard Choices: A Life of Tom Berger by Carolyn Swayze May 12, 2011 $9.95 84353 words Sample 10%
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Carolyn Swayze is one of Canada’s top literary agents, representing fiction and non-fiction. She has also worked as a a lawyer, a freelance writer, (humour, business, and literary fiction), and a novelist (a genre mystery published in 1977 in the US and a literary novel, publication of which was aborted when the Canadian publisher declared bankruptcy in 1984).
Willie – The Man, the Myth and the Era, The Speakership Battles by Marcus McGee Willie – The Man, the Myth and the Era, The Speakership Battles by Marcus McGee May 09, 2011 $6.99 40743 words Sample 20%
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MARCUS MCGEE Curriculum Vitae Birth date August 8, 1960, Casablanca Morocco Locale 1960 – 1964 Casablanca, Morocco 1964 – 1967 Madrid, Spain 1967 – 1969 Omaha, Nebraska 1969 – 1984 Sacramento, California Valley High School (Speech, Debate, Languages, Music) California State University, Sacramento (Communication Studies major, French Language & Theatre Arts minors) 1984 - present Sacramento, CA and Los Angeles, CA Writing/Production History 1982 Three plays: Solomon and Constance, Michael Angelo, Stevie: The Eighth Wonder of the World 1983 Produced and directed Stevie at Sierra II Theatre, Sacramento, July; wrote stage play Table 21 Wrote No More Cheesecake!; began first novel 1985 Completed novel Deus Ex Machina, completed two plays: Caesar and Kidstuff 1986 Wrote stage play Dream and one-act Fashion 1987 Adapted Dream as screenplay; Piss Only on the Porcelain, short stories Till Death Do Us Part, Mr. Peacock, Anthropophagi 1988 Wrote The Love Tragedies and Remember 1990 Produced, directed and starred in No More Cheesecake! at the Sacramento Community Center Theatre, March; began Willie Brown biography 1994 Wrote Mommy! There’s A Little Boy Under My Bed! 1996 Completed Willie: The Man, The Myth & The Era; wrote short stories 1998 Founded Pegasus Books; Published An Essay: On Niggers and Squirrels; began writing legal novel; wrote Black Bertha 1999 Published short story collection: Four Stories; finished novel; wrote Apology 2000 Published novel Legal Thriller; Published An Essay: On The Execution of Timothy McVeigh 2001 Published short story collection: Synchronicity; began new novel 2002 Published thriller The Last Year 2003 Researched and developed Griot film project 2004 Completed short story collection: The Silk Noose; began sequel to Legal Thriller 2005-06 Published The Silk Noose; researched and developed thriller Viral Vector; continued writing Murder From the Grave 2007-08 Completed Murder From the Grave; began writing ViralVector; founded Parnassus Press Partnership Publishing 2009-10: Published Murder From the Grave; published Shadow In The Sky, published Moment of Truth, published Mommy, There’s A Little Boy Under My Bed! completed Viral Vector; began work on An Old Negro Spiritual and An Essay On What They’ve Called Us; Borders Book tour of the Northwest – Murder From The Grave a bestseller for region in Q4 2010 2011 Wrote and published How To Eat An Elephant and Two Matadors; converted all books to eBooks; greater emphasis on publishing new writers Personal: Single father raising two children; son Mark, 21 and daughter Natsumi, 14; fourth of seven children: four brothers and two sisters Extras: Fluent in French, competent at Latin and Spanish; accomplished at saxophone and other woodwinds; strong science, math, history, political science and religions background Hobbies: Reading history and philosophy; theatrical production; music and movies Passions: Writing, research, stories, wine, art, Odd Fact: Marcus managed an upscale/political/lobbyist hangout Chinese restaurant called Frank Fat’s, one block from the California State Capitol, for fourteen years.
Willie – The Man, the Myth and the Era, Conspiracy and The Sting by Marcus McGee Willie – The Man, the Myth and the Era, Conspiracy and The Sting by Marcus McGee May 07, 2011 $2.99 17541 words Sample 20%
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MARCUS MCGEE Curriculum Vitae Birth date August 8, 1960, Casablanca Morocco Locale 1960 – 1964 Casablanca, Morocco 1964 – 1967 Madrid, Spain 1967 – 1969 Omaha, Nebraska 1969 – 1984 Sacramento, California Valley High School (Speech, Debate, Languages, Music) California State University, Sacramento (Communication Studies major, French Language & Theatre Arts minors) 1984 - present Sacramento, CA and Los Angeles, CA Writing/Production History 1982 Three plays: Solomon and Constance, Michael Angelo, Stevie: The Eighth Wonder of the World 1983 Produced and directed Stevie at Sierra II Theatre, Sacramento, July; wrote stage play Table 21 Wrote No More Cheesecake!; began first novel 1985 Completed novel Deus Ex Machina, completed two plays: Caesar and Kidstuff 1986 Wrote stage play Dream and one-act Fashion 1987 Adapted Dream as screenplay; Piss Only on the Porcelain, short stories Till Death Do Us Part, Mr. Peacock, Anthropophagi 1988 Wrote The Love Tragedies and Remember 1990 Produced, directed and starred in No More Cheesecake! at the Sacramento Community Center Theatre, March; began Willie Brown biography 1994 Wrote Mommy! There’s A Little Boy Under My Bed! 1996 Completed Willie: The Man, The Myth & The Era; wrote short stories 1998 Founded Pegasus Books; Published An Essay: On Niggers and Squirrels; began writing legal novel; wrote Black Bertha 1999 Published short story collection: Four Stories; finished novel; wrote Apology 2000 Published novel Legal Thriller; Published An Essay: On The Execution of Timothy McVeigh 2001 Published short story collection: Synchronicity; began new novel 2002 Published thriller The Last Year 2003 Researched and developed Griot film project 2004 Completed short story collection: The Silk Noose; began sequel to Legal Thriller 2005-06 Published The Silk Noose; researched and developed thriller Viral Vector; continued writing Murder From the Grave 2007-08 Completed Murder From the Grave; began writing ViralVector; founded Parnassus Press Partnership Publishing 2009-10: Published Murder From the Grave; published Shadow In The Sky, published Moment of Truth, published Mommy, There’s A Little Boy Under My Bed! completed Viral Vector; began work on An Old Negro Spiritual and An Essay On What They’ve Called Us; Borders Book tour of the Northwest – Murder From The Grave a bestseller for region in Q4 2010 2011 Wrote and published How To Eat An Elephant and Two Matadors; converted all books to eBooks; greater emphasis on publishing new writers Personal: Single father raising two children; son Mark, 21 and daughter Natsumi, 14; fourth of seven children: four brothers and two sisters Extras: Fluent in French, competent at Latin and Spanish; accomplished at saxophone and other woodwinds; strong science, math, history, political science and religions background Hobbies: Reading history and philosophy; theatrical production; music and movies Passions: Writing, research, stories, wine, art, Odd Fact: Marcus managed an upscale/political/lobbyist hangout Chinese restaurant called Frank Fat’s, one block from the California State Capitol, for fourteen years.
Badge of Honor: Blowing the Whistle by Wasteland Press Badge of Honor: Blowing the Whistle by Wasteland Press May 01, 2011 $6.99 71947 words Sample 5%
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Edwin Edwards: Governor Of Louisiana by Leo Honeycutt Edwin Edwards: Governor Of Louisiana by Leo Honeycutt April 02, 2011 $19.99 256184 words Sample 20%
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W2G Publishing specializes in digital media of all kinds. We are based in New Orleans, Louisiana, and make a special effort to promote Louisiana talent when possible.
Boxing For Cuba: An Immigrant's Story of Despair, Endurance, & Redemption by Guillermo Vicente Vidal Boxing For Cuba: An Immigrant's Story of Despair, Endurance, & Redemption by Guillermo Vicente Vidal March 22, 2011 $9.99 89197 words Sample 20%
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Guillermo (Bill) V. Vidal became the first immigrant Mayor of Denver on January 11, 2011. A native of Camagüey, Cuba, Guillermo (Bill) V. Vidal first arrived in the United States via “Operation Peter Pan” in 1961. A civil engineer who has devoted more than 30 years to serving the public, Vidal has led numerous governmental agencies including the Colorado Department of Transportation, the Denver Regional Council of Governments and Denver’s Public Works Department. Vidal will continue the programs that have helped Denver become well known for its innovative approaches to sustainability, regionalism and – of course – hosting the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
The Senator: The Story Of Ben Nighthorse Campbell by Waln Brown The Senator: The Story Of Ben Nighthorse Campbell by Waln Brown Jan. 05, 2011 $4.99 4867 words Sample 20%
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Waln K. Brown was born in York, Pennsylvania, October, 1944, a "surprise" child of ill-matched parents who did the "right thing" and got married. For the next 11 years, they fought constantly, creating an unhealthy environment that adversely affected Waln emotionally and behaviorally. Rejected by his father for "ruining his life," and confused by his mother's obsessive-compulsive disorder of washing him in her "crazy clean" solution of Lysol and ammonia, Waln began a pattern of acting out that led to placement in an orphanage, juvenile detention home, state psychiatric hospital and juvenile reform school. A terrible student who spent eighth grade in special education and failed the ninth grade, Waln earned an A.S. degree from York College of Pennsylvania, B.S. from the Pennsylvania State University (summa cum laude) and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. He held positions with the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the National Center for Juvenile Justice and the Orthogenic School at the University of Chicago. Waln is the CEO of the William Gladden Foundation, and the author of over 230 books, scholarly articles and popular publications about youth and family issues.
Decision Points : Corruption by George V. Bush Decision Points : Corruption by George V. Bush Dec. 27, 2010 $7.77 23511 words Sample 10%
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A behind the scenes tell all book about the corrupt magazine industry. What the mainstream magazine publishers do not want you to know. True stories of a traveling magazine salesman. Trapped in a prison of his own accord. Traveling the us, city to city and state to state. Living daily through verbal and physical abbuse, drug addiction and greed. Daily life on mag crew consists of fourteen hour work days fueled by angered mob type bosses. Working his way to the top through sex and scandal. After seventeen years of blood, sweat and tears he finally gets made not realizing the true purpose of his life. He makes a decision to get sober for the first time in his life. Brainwashed by his boss and fooled by drugs and alcohol his mind was never clear. Once he escapes he realizes his whole life was a lie. From the his sales, title on crew, relationships and success. In the end his faith would be put to the test. Wondering if he should exspose this dangerous industry for what it really is. He decides to write this book. Receiving death threats its a marvel he made it out alive unlike many others. All the mag crew bosses care about is getting their cut of the profits and control. The magazine publishers increasing their circulation at any cost. Its amazing that the magazine publishers support these gang like mag crews. This modern day form of slavery (human trafficking) includes sex and violence. Several lives have been lost due to murder, prison, rape, drug and alcohol overdoses. Lets not forget the parents of the children that allowed them to take the "KILLER JOB" the ad they seen in their local newspaper. I hope this story prevents your son or daughter from falling into the same trap and opens peoples eyes to this growing problem. The names in the book have been changed to protect myself and many others.
He Made a Difference by Alyce Park Breshears He Made a Difference by Alyce Park Breshears Dec. 20, 2010 $5.99 9372 words Sample 15%
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Alyce Park Breshears, the daughter of H.K. Park, is a lifelong resident of California, where she and her husband, Robert, are parents to Mychael, Todd, Nycole, and Nathan. Retired, she enjoys reading, writing, and studying the past.
A Summary of: Decision Points (By George W. Bush New York: Crown Publishers, 2010) by The Summary Report A Summary of: Decision Points (By George W. Bush New York: Crown Publishers, 2010) by The Summary Report Nov. 15, 2010 $4.95 9681 words
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My Long Flight From Freedom by Sandy Geyer My Long Flight From Freedom by Sandy Geyer July 06, 2009 $12.00 38313 words
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Sandy Geyer is the MD of an educational publishing company, a property investment company and a specialist training company.Her ability to develop certain success habits and recognise the power of choice have been the central ingredients of her success in her businesses, her family life and her music career.She has an engaging and humorous writing style and her dedication and compassion for others are strong themes in her book, which tells her personal story of her journey through and out of the new South Africa, titled "My Long Flight from freedom".