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	Cannabis Cures Cancer?	by Steven Hager Feb. 02, 2012	Free!	4134 words	Read a sample
	This is the story of Rick Simpson, originally published in High Times magazine, presented free as a public service to raise awareness on the medical benefits of cannabis.
	Desire and Faith	by Bubba B. Goode Dec. 05, 2011	Free!	1251 words	Read a sample
	It is about believing and achieving and winning against MS
	Open Wide: Dr. Mark Manhart's Journey in Dentistry, Theatre, Education, Family, and Life	by Leo Biga Nov. 07, 2011	$9.99	74379 words	Sample 10%
	Mark Manhart's memoir takes the reader through his "open life" and his "secret life". A highly trained dentist who is actively engaged in developing new treatments and therapies, his inner passion, which keeps him charged, is his involvement in theatre as a playwright, director, and sometimes an actor.
	Surgery on conscious patients by Dr Naga of Burma	by Heiko Rudolph Oct. 01, 2011	$3.00	15409 words	Sample 33%
	Surgery under local anaesthesia, Dr Naga (Thein Llaing) performed surgery in the Nagaland hills using only a local anaesthetic. He operated on his patients while they were conscious and obtained feedback from them during the operation. He would ask his patients to sing or speak while he operated, both to help them and to assist his surgery.
	Marconi - His life with images	by Barbara Valotti Sep. 29, 2011	Free!	6894 words	Read a sample
	Marconi's life in chronological order through the milestones of his surprising career as an inventor and enterpreneur
	All about Albert Einstein-An Illustrated Book	by Students' Academy Aug. 05, 2011	$2.99	10409 words	Sample 20%
	"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." ---Albert Einstein
	Wilhelm Reich: Eine Persönliche Biographie	by Ilse Ollendorff Reich May 23, 2011	$5.99	63215 words	Sample 20%
	Diese Biografie Wilhelm Reichs, geschrieben von seiner Ehefrau, erfasst die Geschichte von Freuds genialem Lehrling, der in den 1920ern die Sexuelle Revolution verkündete und die Funktion des Orgasmus beschrieb. Anfang der 50er Jahre fiel er jedoch wegen seiner Behauptungen zur Orgonenergie bei der US-Regierung in Ungnade, die daraufhin 1956 seine Bücher verbrannte.
	Wilhelm Reich: A Personal Biography	by Ilse Ollendorff Reich May 17, 2011	$5.99	63633 words	Sample 15%
	Written by his wife of 14 years, this biography of Wilhelm Reich captures the story of Freud’s brilliant trainee who declared the Sexual Revolution and described the Function of the Orgasm in the 1920s, but ran afoul of the U. S. Government in the 1950s with his claims about Orgone Energy. His books were burned by the U. S. Government in 1956.
	Ich aber erforsche das Leben. Die Lebensgeschichte des Jean-Henri Fabre	by Martin Auer Feb. 26, 2011	$4.99	47313 words	Sample 30%
	Lange Zeit vergessen, gilt der Naturforscher Jean-Henri Fabre (1823-1915) heute als Vorbild einer sanften Wissenschaft und eines anderen Umgangs mit der Natur. Vom Töten und Sezieren im Dienste der Wissenschaft hielt er wenig; Fabre praktizierte vielmehr das geduldige und unermüdliche Beobachten des Verhaltens von Insekten. Focus Bestenliste 27/95
	The Great Inventor: The Story of Thomas Edison	by Waln Brown Jan. 05, 2011	$4.99	4601 words	Sample 20%
	This biography of examines Edison's childhood learning problems and severe hearing loss. Despite these difficulties, Edison learned the joy of reading, especially about science and technology, which he continued to build upon throughout his life, resulting in his invention of the light bulb, phonograph and many other discoveries.