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	La dieta del Rambam	by Salomon Michan Feb. 09, 2012	Free!	30006 words	Read a sample
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	The Life & Legend Of Cesare Borgia	by M. G. Scarsbrook Feb. 09, 2012	$2.99	395878 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: M. G. Scarsbrook is a prize-winning screenwriter and novelist. He recently adapted THE MARLOWE CONSPIRACY into a screenplay and won the nationwide Writers On The Storm Screenwriting Contest, placing first out of 1000 entries. He is also the author of the historical suspense novel POISON IN THE BLOOD, soon to be available on Smashwords. Matthew currently lives in Southern California and is now at work on a new detective series.
	Seven Centuries of Diepenbrocks	by William Diepenbrock Feb. 06, 2012	$3.99	14503 words	Sample 15%
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	Diaspora to the Sun	by Jack R. Williams Feb. 01, 2012	$4.99	130910 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: 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.
	Back Home Again in Indiana	by J. Conrad Guest Jan. 29, 2012	Free!	3087 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: My first novel, January’s Paradigm, was published by Minerva Press, London, England. Current Entertainment Monthly in Ann Arbor, Michigan, wrote of January’s Paradigm, “(readers) will not be able to put it down.” I have another novel based on the Joe January character, January’s Penitence, being considered for publication. In 2008 I completed Backstop: A Baseball Love Story in Nine Innings, which is now available from Second Wind Publishing. After completing a futuristic piece, Chaotic Theory, a novella that explores the conjecture of how the flap of a butterfly’s wings in South America might result in a tornado in Texas, I commenced my next major project, a murder mystery that spans two centuries written around baseball legend, Ty Cobb. My fiction and essays appear in various online and print publications, including Cezanne’s Carrot, Saucy Vox, River Walk Journal, 63 Channels, The Writers Post Journal, Redbridge Review, and Blood and Thunder: Musings on the Art of Medicine. I am also a contributing writer to Impact Times and am cofounder of The Smoking Poet. My sports writing can be found at Bleacher Report.
	The Hardwick Love Story	by Janet Roberts Jan. 27, 2012	Free!	4512 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: I love writing! I write features every month for the local Talking Newspaper for the Blind, have 2 blogs and a web page! I am currently working on short novels for boys who think reading's boring! I live in Nottinghamshire, in the very middle of England.
	The Sable Provenance	by John Namnik Jan. 25, 2012	$2.99	103759 words	Sample 20%
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	Parachuting for Gold in Old Mexico	by General Jim Hall Jan. 13, 2012	$9.99	195884 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: a retired Brigadier General with the Air Force; Created the Buddy System for parachuting; the author of Parachuting for Gold in Old Mexico; President of Parachuting Associates incorporated in 1963; and the co-creator of Ripcord TV series.s Retired military from WWII, Professional parachuting that led to the creation of Ripcord television series, created the four-line cut in parachuting, wrote Parachuting for Gold in Old Mexico. Read it and find out about jumping in the 50's!
	The Ultimate.	by Danny Allen Jan. 08, 2012	Free!	28067 words	Read a sample
	Author bio: 47, Associate in Arts and Sciences-1985. Has created a library of digital books through this e-publisher. ...Can be found in numerous places on the web. If you enjoy his many works please recommend him to your favorite book-publisher. He plans to spend full-time working on his books. Which he plans to complete over the next few years... He'd like to be a published-author one-day. Please suggest him to your friends.
	To Live, To Think, To Hope - Inspirational Quotes of Helen Keller	by Matthew Gordon Jan. 08, 2012	$2.49	18114 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Matthew Gordon was born in Port Huron, Michigan in 1989. Matthew attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History, with honors. After college, Matthew worked for the Helen Keller Foundation for Research & Education as a copywriter. Matthew now lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan with his fiancé, an artist. He works independently, writing for various organizations, and enjoys reading and writing history, as well as photography. Other works by the author: The Thin Blue Line: An In-depth Look at the Policing Practices of the Los Angeles Police Department (2010)
	Sala - More than a Survivor	by Marsha Casper Cook Jan. 03, 2012	$5.99	34163 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Marsha Casper Cook is a published author, screenwriter, lecturer and signatory agent of Marcus Bryan and Associates Inc., which she founded in 1996. Her new company, Michigan Avenue Media Inc. is all about new authors and new beginnings. She resides in the Chicago suburbs with her husband.
	Interludes	by Richard F. Challis Dec. 30, 2011	$0.99	7501 words	Sample 13%
	Author bio: Richard Frederick Challis was born on April the 7th 1924 in Stafordshire, England, the 5th child of 10. His father was a master painter, and his efforts to feed his large family during the great depression of the 1930's is the basis of the novel "The Old Firm". Richard was apprenticed at 15 and gradually rose to become the area sales manager for his company for the North of England. This is told in Richard's business autobiography "Time and Chance" Richard migrated to Australia in 1964 and was his company's regional Manager for the Far East and Oceania. His international travels are related in the novel "When Angels Travel". After leaving his company, Richard became a lecturer at the Elton Mayo School of Management (Now part of the University of South Australia) specialising in international marketing.
	Montana Memories	by Thomas Bullock Dec. 20, 2011	$1.99	50011 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Thomas Bullock, a native of Montana, grew up in Great Falls along the banks of the mighty Missouri River taking full advantage of the wide-ranging fishing and hunting venues in the local mountains, rivers and streams.After graduating from the University of Montana Thomas had a fascinating career managing the design of facilities for manufacturing nuclear fuels and nuclear weapon components. Now retired in southern California, he spends his time freelance writing, cruising with his wife Suzie, playing tennis and enjoying his grandchildren.
	Ruta's Closet	by Keith Morgan Dec. 01, 2011	$12.99	109164 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: Keith Morgan was born in January 1954, in Blackpool, England. He began his career as a reporter for his hometown newspaper in Blackpool in 1975, moving to Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1980, where he is currently the Driving Editor for The Province and Vancouver Sun newspapers.
	The Funniest People in Families, Volume 6: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 27, 2011	$1.00	22741 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
	The Funniest People in Families, Volume 5: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 27, 2011	$1.00	22892 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
	The Funniest People in Families, Volume 4: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 27, 2011	$1.00	40046 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
	The Funniest People in Families, Volume 3: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 27, 2011	$1.00	26787 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
	The Funniest People in Families, Volume 2: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 27, 2011	$1.00	21730 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
	The Most Interesting People Who Live Life, Volume 2: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 27, 2011	$1.00	22583 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
	Nelson Mandela’s Poetic Biography: How to Live Before You Die - Experience Leadership Academy, Best Business Quotes and Freedom Struggle	by UrbaneBooksPublishing Nov. 26, 2011	$9.99	6383 words	Sample 12%
	Author bio: Author and publisher of various books which you can find at http://urbanbookspublishing.blogspot.com, http://shopnowshop.tripod.com and http://justpublished4you.blogspot.com http://poetrybusinessblog.blogspot.com
	The Most Interesting People Who Live Life: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 26, 2011	$1.00	23322 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
	The Funniest People Who Live Life, Volume 2: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 26, 2011	$1.00	22360 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
	The Funniest People in Families: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 26, 2011	$1.00	21702 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
	The Most Interesting People in Politics and History, Volume 3: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 25, 2011	$1.00	24612 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
	The Most Interesting People in Politics and History, Volume 2: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 25, 2011	$1.00	29338 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
	The Most Interesting People in Politics and History: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 25, 2011	$1.00	27024 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
	Daniel A Tale of Courage and Determination, of Love and Loss	by Vicky Adin Nov. 24, 2011	$6.99	84154 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: Born in Cardiff, Wales, and raised in Falmouth, Cornwall, Vicky came to New Zealand in 1962. She enjoyed over thirty years involvement with amateur theatre, giving free rein to her creative streak, both onstage, singing and dancing, backstage as set designer, production manager and director, and on the administration side as club secretary and president. For sixteen years she owned and operated a retail embroidery business (with her business partner Janice) and tutored to an advanced level. Vicky has worked as a secretary, executive assistant, event and conference manager and been a local body councillor. She was also part of an EU project team to promote lifelong learning and travelled extensively giving lectures and presentations both internationally and locally. Vicky entered the ‘hallowed halls of the ivory tower’ as a mature student. She holds a BA in English from Massey University, a Postgraduate Diploma and an MA in Education with First Class Honours from the University of Auckland, where she refined her research skills. She has previously published a short story in an anthology through Massey University whilst doing creative writing as part of her degree, and published her thesis, ‘Pathways to a knowledge society’. Daniel is her first book. Vicky has been married for over forty years to Bruce – son of William – son of Charles – son of Daniel. They have two children and four grandchildren and live in Auckland within walking distance of the beach – Vicky’s favourite place to walk, think and be at peace.
	The Funniest People in Relationships: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 24, 2011	$1.00	22526 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
	The Most Interesting People in Sports: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 23, 2011	$1.00	27009 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
	The Funniest People Who Live Life	by David Bruce Nov. 23, 2011	$1.00	20809 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
	The Empress of South America	by Nigel Cawthorne Nov. 22, 2011	$8.95	83586 words	Sample 15%
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	The Most Interesting People in Religion: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 21, 2011	$1.00	29785 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
	250 Anecdotes About Religion: Volume 2	by David Bruce Nov. 20, 2011	$1.00	23434 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
	250 Anecdotes About Religion	by David Bruce Nov. 20, 2011	$1.00	23714 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
	The Love of a Brother; From Plaistow to Passchendaele	by Martin Cearns Nov. 17, 2011	$5.99	28466 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: A 7th generation Londoner born at end of WW2 in 1945. A retired bank manager (Barclays Bank) and also worked for the University of East London. For 29 years upto 2006 was a director of West Ham United F.C.
	Where The Forest Trail Meets The River	by Larry Rintala Nov. 15, 2011	$3.99	64348 words	Sample 20%
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	A Kid in the Great Depression	by Lou Tyrrell Nov. 10, 2011	$2.99	101845 words	Sample 15%
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	A Namibian Canvas	by Julia Stevens Nov. 07, 2011	$6.99	67630 words	Sample 15%
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	Eleanor Roosevelt's Life of Soul Searching and Self Discovery	by Ann Atkins Nov. 05, 2011	$4.95	34660 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: As a college instructor, community director, counselor, mother and wife –I use the stories and struggles of historical figures to give guidance and inner strength to classes, clients, kids and myself. In this concise delivery of "Eleanor Roosevelt’s Life of Soul Searching and Self Discovery" readers are given relevant information to enlighten their own journey. Relaying the essence – Power in the Stories of Authentic People – has been accomplished. Taking the information from the pages to our personal life is the challenge. After all, it’s not about Eleanor's story, that’s history. It’s about us.
	My New World, A Teenager's WWII Odyssey	by MK Alexander Oct. 26, 2011	$2.99	23357 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: MK Alexander has been writing fiction for over 25 years and has published several short story collections. He is a long-time reporter for many different newspapers, and worked for The New York Times for well over ten years. Winner of the BBC Short Story Award.
	The Fabulous Showman : A Biography of P. T. Barnum	by Irving Wallace Oct. 26, 2011	$3.99	95234 words	Sample 20%
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	California Mystique	by Jack Adler Oct. 20, 2011	$4.99	59333 words	Sample 20%
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	Norman A Journey Through Time	by Alex Askaroff Oct. 17, 2011	$2.99	37947 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: “Born of a Russian/French father and Austrian/English mother, I grew up in 1960’s England and witnessed the birth of our modern age. One of six boys our house was always an explosion of noise. From this early experience I now cherish my quiet moments. My friends call me an introvert. Originally I went through the state schooling system but things changed dramatically. My parents were in the manufacturing of baby goods and after the Miners Strikes of the 1970’s caused the power across the country to be turned off early each night a massive baby-boom soon followed. The business flourished and I was suddenly bundled off to private school. One second I was almost invisible playing conkers in a class of 44 the next at boarding school learning Latin with 11 classmates. Quite a shock! My old headmaster at Ratton did not find out for a month that I had been moved! Later I studied engineering and eventually became a self-employed engineer and after many years a master craftsman running my own specialised business in sewing machinery, a trade that I have known since a child. I still live in my hometown of Eastbourne with my wife and kids. I carry on the trade that I grew up with around the rural Southeast corner of England collecting fascinating stories along the way.”
	Freetown Christiania: A true account of: sex, drugs & anarchy	by Eugene Losse Oct. 16, 2011	$2.99	63398 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Eugine Losse lives in Australia with his wife, Carmen, three children, two dogs, two cats and a cage full of chickens. Having lived within Freetown Christiania’s anarchy, Eugines found it difficult to accept authority and was fired from every company that employed him. The only choice left was to start his own consulting business and-compete with those who fired him. After a few years Eugine sold his multi-million dollar business as he was detirmined to write this book and spend more time with his young children. This is Eugine’s first book, however, he does have more in him that are beginning to murmer their desire to get out onto the page. Prior to living in Freetown Christiania, Eugine was hitch hiking through the Middle East and, through a chance encounter, found himself living in a Kibutz in the north of Israel. Whether this book about life living in a comunistic community ever sees light of day probably depends on the success of Freetown Christiania. If you, the reader, would like to read about Eugine’s experiences under communism make sure to let him know via his Facebook page.
	The Real Napoleon	by john tarttelin Oct. 14, 2011	$5.99	74705 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: I was born in 1955 in Great Grimsby Lincolnshire, England. I trained to be a history and geography teacher at Sheffield City College of Education and took my B.Ed. with Sheffield University. I later did an M.A. in History and wrote my dissertation on Thomas Wentworth, the First Earl of Strafford - leading minister to King Charles Ist. I have been writing for over thirty years and have had articles and stories printed in several magazines. My first article in French will be printed in Oct. 2011 in 'Vive L'Empereur' magazine. I currently have 23 titles for sale on Amazon Kindle. I write history, horror, fantasy, romance and dark fiction. I am a member of the INS - the International Napoleonic Society and I received their medal of honor in Dec. 2010 . I finished my history book The Real Napoleon earlier this year.
	Susan Lawrence: The Enigma in the Wright House	by Roberta Volkmann Oct. 12, 2011	$11.99	34275 words	Sample 10%
	Author bio: Roberta Volkmann is an arts educator and freelance writer living in Springfield, Illinois. She trained as an interpreter of the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Dana-Thomas House shortly after the State of Illinois bought it is 1981. She has volunteered there since that time. Over the years Roberta served in many capacities on the Dana-Thomas House Foundation Board including president for two terms. She is the editor of the Dana-Thmas House education resources. Her other published works include travel stories featuring the arts, book reviews, and teacher's guides. She has co-authored with her husband, Carl, "Springfield's Sculptures, Monuments and Plaques."
	Only Yesterdays	by Dominic Caruso Oct. 10, 2011	$3.99	95807 words	Sample 29%
	Author bio: BIO My name is Dominic Caruso and at seventy-five years old. I am the youngest and sole surviving son of Francesco ‘Cheech” and Maria Caruso. I am a songwriter, inventor and artist and have completed a two year art course at the Professional Institute of Commercial Art at Reisterstown, Maryland at which I was an instructor following the completion of my training. In July of 2001 I completed the manuscript of “No More Tomorrows”. It is my hope to NMTs goes to movie and that I find a TV producer who feels as strongly about the proposed TV series called “Prohibition”, which is a spin off of the book. The TV series “Prohibition” takes place in the Roaring Twenties 1920-31 at Red Hook, Brooklyn New York and follows my father’s foot steps and associations from Brooklyn to Manhattan.
	Gunther Rall: Luftwaffe Ace & NATO General	by Jill Amadio Oct. 10, 2011	$9.99	74467 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Jill Amadio is from Cornwall, UK and a freelance journalist and author in Southern California. She wrote the biography GUNTHER RALL: LUFTWAFFE ACE AND NATO GENERAL and is the co-author of MY VAGABOND LOVER RUDY VALLEE, and other books. She is also a ghostwriter.
	Southern Sage:The Honorable Woodrow Melvin	by Sylvia Melvin Oct. 06, 2011	$2.99	45251 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Sylvia Melvin’s Bio Sylvia Melvin’s affection for the written word has roots in her Canadian heritage. She grew up in a small village in northern Ontario at her family’s fishing lodge. Often, books were her companions and she began journal writing as a young adult. Today, although she lives in Florida, she uses those experiences to entertain and educate her readers in the short stories and novels she writes. Sylvia presently works as an intervention reading teacher at W.H. Rhodes Elementary School in Milton, Florida. She enjoys teaching creative writing to her pupils and believes that reading and writing go hand in hand. As a founding member of the Panhandle Writer’s Group, Sylvia feels the interaction between other members has motivated her to publish and market short stories and four novels: Summer Guest, a romance set in Canada, Helena:Unwavering Courage, the biography of her grandmother, Southern Sage: The Honorable Woodrow Melvin, a biography of a prominent Santa Rosa resident and Death Behind the Dunes, a murder mystery set on the coast of north west Florida. Sylvia likes to take her readers to places they have never visited, meet folks who arouse their emotions and leave them wanting to read more.