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	Lady Law "The Story of Supreme Court Justice Lorna Lockwood"	by Sonja White David Feb. 10, 2012	$5.99	25610 words	Sample 20%
	Lady Law is the story of a woman born in 1903 on the southern border of the Arizona Territory, who decided at the age of ten to grow up to be a lawyer and judge like her father, and who, against all odds, did exactly that. This is the story of one woman’s rise to the top of the judicial ladder and breaking the glass ceiling by becoming the first woman justice on the Arizona State Supreme Court.
	The Democrat	by Olly Wyatt Dec. 20, 2011	$4.99	109722 words	Sample 20%
	When the radical lawyer, Thomas Muir, discovers his innocent clients are being convicted as state policy, he strives to give them a voice in the political arena. But revealing the establishment to be corrupt leaves his own freedoms under attack and with his soulmate - an exiled client - he's forced into a perilous ocean odyssey pursued by the British Government, its navy and its allies.
	A Man's Gotta Do What A Man's Gotta Do	by Alex Martinez Oct. 29, 2011	$8.99	75303 words	Sample 20%
	The life story about a 2012 Presidential Election Republican hopeful. His story, his views, his words.
	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%
	Biografía del Dr. Ramón Emeterio Betances Alacán is about a medical doctor,scientist and abolitionist who fought for the independence of PR and the Antillean Confederation in the 1800's. He wanted to make Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico a unified nation. He organized the Lares Revolution on September 23, 1868 which defeated the Spaniards and declared Puerto Rico a free country.
	Fred Who?	by Fred Karger Sep. 22, 2011	$9.95	69731 words	Sample 2%
	Fred Karger is not your average Republican candidate for president in 2012. For one thing, he's moderate. For another, he's Jewish. And for another, he's gay. In FRED WHO, Karger--with uncommon candor and poignant humor--answers the question that everyone from Sir David Frost to Rachel Maddow, from the New York Times to Politico, has been asking: Who the hell is Fred Karger?
	Confidential	by 21ststreet Sep. 19, 2011	$8.99	90632 words	Sample 20%
	The Life of Secret Agent Turned Hollywood Tycoon Arnon Milchan
	War at the Top (The Clock with Four Hands)	by James Leasor Sep. 18, 2011	$3.99	108617 words	Sample 15%
	Based on the experiences of General Sir Leslie Hollis, who served at the centre of British power for nine years from 1936 to 1945. It includes first-hand accounts of the most momentous moments of WW2 with personal recollections of meetings held underground in the Cabinet War Rooms, in the USA, at the major conferences – Cairo, Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam – from the position of a true insider.
	Life on the P-List: The Life Journeys of the American Presidents	by Addison Mullener Aug. 16, 2011	$2.99	25021 words	Sample 7%
	When Barack Obama assumed the presidency on January 20, 2009, the nation had experienced a decade of war, conflict and uncertainty. But America has faced serious challenges before, and 44 presidents have been charged with lifting America through the challenges of their respective times. Take a glimpse into the lives and times of the 44 individuals that have led us to this moment in history.
	Willie – The Man, the Myth and the Era, Texas Roots/California Dreams	by Marcus McGee July 12, 2011	$3.99	15761 words	Sample 20%
	Willie – The Man, the Myth and the Era is the historical and biographical account of California’s Willie Brown and the era in which he served in the legislature.
	Michele Bachmann's America	by William Prendergast June 20, 2011	$7.99	55279 words	Sample 20%
	In the first book covering the career of Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, Minnesota-based writers William Prendergast and Christopher Truscott provide an in-depth look at a woman who has changed American politics over the last decade.
	Whatever Happened to Raoul Wallenberg	by Morris Wolff June 16, 2011	$10.99	139472 words	Sample 10%
	This never-before told story reveals Wallenberg's detention by the Russians and relates the legal and diplomatic efforts of the author, Morris Wolff, and others to gain (or impede) his release from the Soviet Union. Playing a role in the saga are such participants as Chief Justice John Roberts, President Richard Nixon, President Ronald Reagan, Henry Kissinger and Leonid Brezhnev.
	Willie – The Man, the Myth and the Era, California’s Initiatives	by Marcus McGee May 18, 2011	$5.99	34875 words	Sample 20%
	Willie – The Man, the Myth and the Era is the historical and biographical account of California’s Willie Brown and the era in which he served in the legislature. California’s Initiatives takes up the history of the initiative process and the manner in which it has been used in California.
	Hard Choices: A Life of Tom Berger	by Carolyn Swayze May 12, 2011	$9.95	84353 words	Sample 10%
	A biography of the prominent Canadian lawyer, judge and politician. He is perhaps most notably recognized for his work on the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry and his contributions to Indigenous legal rights.
	Willie – The Man, the Myth and the Era, The Speakership Battles	by Marcus McGee May 09, 2011	$6.99	40743 words	Sample 20%
	Willie – The Man, the Myth and the Era is the historical and biographical account of California’s Willie Brown and the era in which he served in the legislature. "The 1974 Speakership Battle," "The 1980 Speakership Battle" and "The Willie Brown Show" are three chapters that involve the contest to become the Assembly Speaker, perhaps the most powerful politician in the State of California.
	Willie – The Man, the Myth and the Era, Conspiracy and The Sting	by Marcus McGee May 07, 2011	$2.99	17541 words	Sample 20%
	"Willie – The Man, the Myth and the Era" is the historical and biographical account of California’s Willie Brown and the era in which he served in the legislature. "Conspiracy" and "The Sting" are two chapters that involve calculated attempts to depose or otherwise destroy this brilliant politician and the battles that ensued.
	Badge of Honor: Blowing the Whistle	by Wasteland Press May 01, 2011	$6.99	71947 words	Sample 5%
	Walter L. Harris left the EPU when he could no longer remain silent to the corruption going on in the Kilpatrick Administration. He blew the whistle that not only brought justice but also revitalized City Hall. He paid a heavy price due to the subsequent harassment and veiled threats to his life. Walter, his wife, and three children were forced to leave their hometown.
	Edwin Edwards: Governor Of Louisiana	by Leo Honeycutt April 02, 2011	$19.99	256184 words	Sample 20%
	Author Leo Honeycutt has painstakingly recreated the Edwards years and especially his 2000 trial. Was Edwards guilty of corruption or merely arrogance? Honeycutt clears the air with facts, only to expose what really changed Louisiana and is changing America. Certainly, this is the most thought-provoking biography of Edwin Edwards.
	Boxing For Cuba: An Immigrant's Story of Despair, Endurance, & Redemption	by Guillermo Vicente Vidal March 22, 2011	$9.99	89197 words	Sample 20%
	Vidal writes about his family's participation in events that forever altered U.S.-Cuban relations after an effort to free children from the threat of Communist rule sparked Operation Peter Pan. From chance encounters with Fidel Castro and Robert F. Kennedy to life in a dismal Catholic orphanage in Colorado, Vidal perseveres to embrace life as a proud and successful Cuban American.
	The Senator: The Story Of Ben Nighthorse Campbell	by Waln Brown Jan. 05, 2011	$4.99	4867 words	Sample 20%
	This biography of the Native-American Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell examines his difficult childhood. Ben's father had problems with alcohol and his mother was sick with tuberculosis. Ben's home life was so bad he had to live in an orphanage. He dropped out of school and joined the military. He earned his GED, went to college and became a United States Senator.
	Decision Points : Corruption	by George V. Bush Dec. 27, 2010	$7.77	23511 words	Sample 10%
	A behind the scenes tell all book about the corrupt magazine industry. What the magazine publishers do not want you to know. True stories of a young salesman that found a job that was worse than his abusive childhood. Trapped and living in a prison of his own accord since the age of seventeen.
	He Made a Difference	by Alyce Park Breshears Dec. 20, 2010	$5.99	9372 words	Sample 15%
	To know H.K. Park, you must understand that he lived and fought for the cause that consumed his entire being. When he and his bride were forced to flee Korea in 1921, he was determined to see his beloved homeland freed of its brutal Japanese occupation. Even as he built a good life for his family in American, he worked continually to ensure that Sygman Rhee, another exile, would lead Korea.
	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
	A Summary of Decision Points
	My Long Flight From Freedom	by Sandy Geyer July 06, 2009	$12.00	38313 words
	This story is an honest, humorous and courageous account of the journey of one white south african woman, Sandy Geyer,born in 1970 in Benoni, a small city on the outskirts of Johannesburg. She answers many of the questions of the hows and whys of her journey away from South Africas new found freedom and offers countless emigrants a voice whilst honouring the significance of those left behind.