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	A Fair Lady - The Audrey Hepburn Story	by Chad E. Smith Feb. 10, 2012	$4.99	7294 words	Sample 20%
	Audrey Hepburn (born Audrey Kathleen Ruston; 4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993) was a British actress and humanitarian. Although modest about her acting ability, Hepburn remains one of the world's most famous actresses of all time who is remembered as a film and fashion icon of the twentieth century.
	North of Hollywood	by Rick Lenz Feb. 09, 2012	$9.95	78043 words	Sample 10%
	More than just an ordinary Hollywood insider story, Lenz is a terrific writer with a wicked sense of humor. A gifted artist and widely produced playwright, Rick uses his extraordinary storytelling skills to take you into his personal experiences with actors and entertainers we hear about through the rumor mills, and to reveal real-life experiences of heartbreak, suspense, discovery and joy.
	The Pied Piper of Hip Hop	by Steven Hager Feb. 05, 2012	Free!	6305 words	Read a sample
	This profile of Afrika Bambaata was the first time the words "hip hop" appeared in print. The story woke many people up to the fact that rap music, break dancing and graffiti were all somehow artistically connected.
	Rock's First Diva	by Steven Hager Feb. 03, 2012	$0.99	3882 words	Sample 20%
	Arlene Smith was only 16-years-old when she became the first female rock star to emerge from the world of R&B, fronting her group, The Chantels. She forged a trail later traveled by Ronnie Spector and Diana Ross.
	Marilyn Monroe	by TempleofMysteries.com Jan. 26, 2012	$3.68	12515 words	Sample 15%
	On August 5th 1962 the world was shaken by the announcement that Hollywood icon and universal sex symbol Marilyn Monroe was dead. Apparently she had taken an overdose of barbiturates and was discovered by her housekeeper, Eunice Murray, late the previous night.
	WASAO The Big Puppy	by Takeshi Kudo Jan. 26, 2012	Free!	667 words	Read a sample
	[Free during February] Wasao is a long coat Akita dog and very famous in Japan. This is a short photo-story from true life of him.
	Sadguru Sri Nanna garu.	by P.V.S. Suryanarayana Raju, Jan. 21, 2012	$9.99	15973 words	Sample 20%
	Sadguru Sri Nana garu is a Self-realized master from South India.He propagates the teachings of Bhagawan Sri Ramana Maharshi who is an exponent of self-inquiry.He is a simple person and his language is so simple that even uneducated ladies understand the difficult subject of self-inquiry.He is 78 years old and living in Jinnuru village of Andhra Pradesh in India.
	ODB v FBI	by Chris Stokel-Walker Jan. 16, 2012	$0.99	15582 words	Sample 8%
	Detailing the story behind the creation, updating and eventual release of FBI files on Ol’ Dirty Bastard and the Wu-Tang Clan via a freedom of information request, 'ODB v FBI' looks at the confusing life of Russell T. Jones and how fame altered the way he dealt with those around him.
	LAUREL and HARDY - The British Tours	by A.J MARRIOT Jan. 14, 2012	$4.99	84754 words	Sample 15%
	“LAUREL and HARDY – The British Tours” details so well the two-years-plus this Hollywood comedy duo spent on the British Variety stage, you will think you are touring with them.
	The Kindest People: Heroes and Good Samaritans (Volume 3)	by David Bruce Jan. 07, 2012	Free!	73793 words	Read a sample
	This book contains 250 stories about heroes and Good Samaritans.
	John Lennon's Secret	by David Stuart Ryan Dec. 26, 2011	$7.96	69116 words	Sample 20%
	The best selling story of John Lennon's tumultuous life, by award winning author David Stuart Ryan. With his own research and access to the complete files of Time magazine, the author is able to present an eerily accurate portrayal of who John Lennon really was. As Liverpool DJ Bob Wooler says in the book, 'There will never be another group like the Beatles.' Now discover the true story.
	The Blue Angel - the life and films of Marlene Dietrich	by David Stuart Ryan Dec. 19, 2011	$9.99	63239 words	Sample 20%
	The story of Marlene Dietrich is the story of a tumultuous century. Her dilemmas, temptations, career moves and loves came in a constant stream of totally unexpected twists. The mayor of the liberated town of Aachen met her at the head of the advancing column of American troops in 1945. 'Do you know who I am? she asked the mayor. 'Yes,' he replied, 'You are the blue angel.' Perhaps she was.
	Running With Kenyans: Heartfelt stories of an American Doctor in Africa	by Andrew ("Dr. Andy") Baldwin Dec. 12, 2011	$7.99	13636 words	Sample 10%
	Dr. Andy Baldwin, a US Naval Officer, ironman triathlete, humanitarian, and physician, and star of ABC's The Bachelor, Officer and a Gentleman, chronicles his experience providing health care at a small, rural clinic in Kenya. Dr. Baldwin shares personal photos and an intimate view into the challenges and emotional ups and downs of his inspirational experience.
	Glenn Davis Doctor G	by Glenn Davis Doctor G Nov. 30, 2011	$29.99	47 words	Sample 20%
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	The Funniest People in Families, Volume 6: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 27, 2011	$1.00	22741 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: It took decades for sculptor Louise Nevelson to become recognized as a major American artist. After she had become famous, a museum executive arrived 10 minutes late for a meeting with her, and he apologized. Ms. Nevelson replied, “What’s 10 minutes? Where were you 10 years ago?”
	The Funniest People in Families, Volume 5: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 27, 2011	$1.00	22892 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: One Sunday, Texas preacher Edwin Porter was preaching when his three-year-old grandson grew tired. The grandson stood up on the pew and said in a loud voice, “Granddaddy, that will be about enough.” Mr. Porter immediately said, “We will close the service by singing, ‘Praise God from whom all blessings flow.’”
	The Funniest People in Families, Volume 4: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 27, 2011	$1.00	40046 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: Travelers must often be problem solvers. While traveling in Russia, Betty Clabaugh (the sister of Doris Jadan, wife of tenor Ivan Jadan) knew that she shouldn’t drink the water. Therefore, she brushed her teeth with champagne.
	The Funniest People in Families, Volume 3: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 27, 2011	$1.00	26787 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: In 1968, the New York Radical Women protested the Miss America pageant because they regarded it as being sexist. The activists filled a trash can with objects that they believed oppressed women, including bras, girdles, stiletto heels, and tweezers, and they chose—and put a crown on—their own, alternative Miss America: a live sheep.
	The Funniest People in Families, Volume 2: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 27, 2011	$1.00	21730 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: Patricia Cockburn’s mother once discovered the butler drunk and under the dining room table moments before a dinner party was to begin. She told him, “Stay where you are, Jones, and don’t touch any of the ladies’ ankles.”
	The Most Interesting People Who Live Life, Volume 2: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 27, 2011	$1.00	22583 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: Jimmy Piersall was an amazing center fielder who could both make seemingly impossible catches and rifle the baseball to home plate. Manager Casey Stengel was once asked if his team would run on Mr. Piersall. Mr. Stengel replied, “Oh, sure. We’ll run on him—every time somebody hits the ball over the center-field fence.”
	The Most Interesting People Who Live Life: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 26, 2011	$1.00	23322 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: Nancy Cartwright, the voice of TV’s Bart Simpson, owns these vanity license plates: ELBARTO and DNTHVCW (short for Don’t Have a Cow). Before she could afford to buy good cars, she owned a 1968 Opel Kadette, paying $350 for it although it could barely go 45 mph. Because people got so angry at how slowly she drove, she put this bumper sticker on it: “It’s floored.”
	The Most Interesting People in Movies: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 26, 2011	$1.00	27784 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: When Yousuf Karsh went to Peter Lorre’s home to photograph the famous actor, he saw a sign by the driveway: “Beware of Ferocious Dogs.” The “ferocious dogs” turned out to be a couple of frisky Pekinese, a breed of very small, toy-sized dogs.
	The Funniest People Who Live Life, Volume 2: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 26, 2011	$1.00	22360 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: Groucho Marx once asked Melinda, his little daughter, what she did at nursery school. She replied, “Oh, Daddy, all we do is paint and go to the toilet.” Groucho called this “the most accurate description of a nursery school that’s ever been uttered.”
	The Funniest People in Families: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 26, 2011	$1.00	21702 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: While Eve Arden, famous especially for her radio and TV lead character in "Our Miss Brooks," was having labor pains for her son (Douglas), she ran into one small problem—nurses in the pre-labor room kept asking her for her autograph.
	The Funniest People in Relationships: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 24, 2011	$1.00	22526 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: Some happily married heterosexual men like to dress like women. One way to get the proper female frontal development is for the man to wear a mastectomy bra. Many wives have ordered a mastectomy bra and been treated so nicely by the sales staff over the telephone that they have been tempted to say, “Don’t worry. I don’t have breast cancer. My husband just likes to wear a bra.”
	The Most Interesting People in Sports: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 23, 2011	$1.00	27009 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: Hugh Troy once worked as a sports reporter for the student newspaper at Cornell. As a reporter, he gave the newspaper the reports of track and field meets, but he felt bad for whoever finished last in an event. Therefore, he invented the name “Johnny Tsal” and always listed Johnny Tsal as finishing last in whatever event he was covering.
	The Funniest People Who Live Life	by David Bruce Nov. 23, 2011	$1.00	20809 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: Comedian Bill Hicks and his comedian friends loved to watch such religious programs as "The PTL [Praise the Lord and People That Love] Club." They used to make bets about how long it would take the preacher to stop talking about Jesus and start talking about dollars.
	The Funniest People in Sports, Volume 2: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 22, 2011	$1.00	26427 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: When future NFL player Pat Tillman was attending Arizona State, his coach, Bruce Snyder, planned to redshirt him, thus keeping him eligible to play college football for an additional year. Mr. Tillman told him, “You can do whatever you want with me, but in four years I’m gone. I’ve got things to do with my life.”
	The Funniest People in Sports: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 21, 2011	$1.00	24376 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: Joe Venuti played jazz violin much better than he played golf. After hitting the ball into the lake at the Lakeside Golf Club in Hollywood, Mr. Venuti became so frustrated that he threw his club into the water, then he threw his other clubs and golf bag into the water, then he picked up his caddy and threw him into the water, and finally he threw himself into the water.
	The Most Interesting People in Religion: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 21, 2011	$1.00	29785 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: Lessons can be learned in strange ways. John Wesley and Samuel Bradburn once witnessed an angry quarrel between two women who used bad language but who used it passionately and well and with their whole being. Mr. Bradburn was disgusted by the language and wanted to leave, but Mr. Wesley told him, “Stay—and learn how to preach.”
	Kim Kardashian..Sometimes 9 is just not enough to satisfy a girl	by Sala-d Malcolm Nov. 20, 2011	$3.99	5429 words	Sample 20%
	Kim Kardashian has been a source of controversy ever since she shot to fame. People love her and people hate her. With her quick marriage and even quicker divorce has she gone too far this time?
	250 Anecdotes About Religion: Volume 2	by David Bruce Nov. 20, 2011	$1.00	23434 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: In the family of Quaker humorist Tom Mullen, as part of the Christmas tradition the youngest child opened her presents first. The youngest child was Ruthie, who was not as materialistic as her siblings. For Ruthie a great part of the pleasure of Christmas lay in making her siblings wait a long time to open their presents.
	250 Anecdotes About Religion	by David Bruce Nov. 20, 2011	$1.00	23714 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: Andrew Carnegie was a very wealthy man who had a reputation for donating money to charitable causes. Mark Twain wrote him to say that he wanted to buy a $2 hymnbook, pointing out that “I will bless you, God will bless you and it will do a great deal of good.” Mr. Twain then added a postscript: “Don’t send the hymn-book—send me the two dollars.”
	The Funniest People in Neighborhoods: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 19, 2011	$1.00	25533 words	Sample 20%
	A Sample: As a child, Hugh McIlhenny, aka “The King,” developed his incredible ability to run with the football. His mother used to send him to go to the store, and to get to the store, he had to go through a scary dark alley. Whenever he had to go through the alley, he ran as fast as he could to escape the dangers he thought were lurking hidden in the shadows.
	The Funniest People in Television and Radio: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 18, 2011	$1.00	24114 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: Humorist Frank Sullivan had a sister named Kate, who bought a TV in the days when TVs were rare. Very quickly, she called a TV repairman, who asked, “What seems to be wrong with it?” She replied, “Well, for one thing, a lot of the programs are lousy.”
	The Funniest People in Books, Volume 3: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 17, 2011	$1.00	29240 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: When poet Robert Frost was growing up, his favorite book was "Tom Brown’s Schooldays," which was one of the books that his mother read out loud to her children. Young Robert loved the book so much that he wanted his mother to read and reread the other chapters, but he wouldn’t let her read the ending. Why? He wanted the book to never end.
	The Funniest People in Books, Volume 2: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 16, 2011	$1.00	26347 words	Sample 20%
	A sample anecdote: Some sentences have more than one meaning, including contradictory meanings. (A pause in a sentence can be important.) Poet Robert Southey hinted around for a compliment about 'Madoc,' his epic, so classical scholar Richard Porson said, “'Madoc' will be remembered—when Homer and Virgil are forgotten.”
	Twenty men with a past	by Will Coe Nov. 16, 2011	Free!	17807 words	Read a sample
	A free collection of articles published during 2011 in the online biographical magazine, Egopendium. Twenty men of today assessed, not always sympathetically, by great figures from the past who had similar talents or achievements.
	Ten Women with a Past	by Will Coe Nov. 16, 2011	Free!	9906 words	Read a sample
	A collection of articles published during 2011 in the online biographical magazine, Egopendium. Ten women of today assessed, not always sympathetically, by great figures from the past who had similar talents or achievements.
	Be a Work of Art: 250 Anecdotes and Stories	by David Bruce Nov. 15, 2011	$1.00	27639 words	Sample 20%
	A sample anecdote: Very often, an actor would have trouble with part of his role, whether it was speaking a line or performing some piece of business, and he would go to theatrical director Tyrone Guthrie for help. Often, Mr. Guthrie would have the answer at hand, but if he did not, he would tell the actor, “Go home, think about it, come back, and astonish us in the morning.”
	Elvis Presley	by Monica P Nov. 14, 2011	$1.00	1053 words	Sample 15%
	Elvis Presley was the king of pop and rock. He was a very popular singer, and he lived his life singing up until his death.
	Taylor Hanson Biography	by Monica P Nov. 13, 2011	$1.00	1039 words	Sample 15%
	Taylor Hanson is the leading figure in the band named Hanson. Here is a breif biography, which has information about the band, marriage, and rumours.
	The Funniest People in Theater: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Nov. 11, 2011	$1.00	22613 words	Sample 20%
	This book contains 250 anecdotes about the theater, including this one: Early in her career, actress Diana Rigg was regarded as something of a kook by her neighbors because she used to lose her keys a few times a year and be forced to gain entry to her apartment by throwing a milk bottle through a window.
	Star Struck: Interviews with Dirty Harry and other Hollywood Icons	by Betty Dravis Nov. 09, 2011	$0.99	8195 words	Sample 20%
	Betty Dravis shares behind-the-scenes happenings of some of her favorite celebrity interviews. She tells what led up to the interviews and her feelings and impressions during and after the meetings. Among those interviewed were: Actor/Director Clint Eastwood, Senator Ted Kennedy, 40's Star Jane Russell, Singer/Actress Tanya Tucker, Mayor Joseph Alioto, and Actress Ann Sothern.
	The Funniest People in Music, Volume 3: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Oct. 30, 2011	$1.00	25820 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: Even very good musicians can have an off night. A team of musicians led by jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis once mightily messed up “April in Paris.” After they had “played” the song, Mr. Marsalis announced to the audience that they had just heard “April Embarrassed.”
	The Funniest People in Music, Volume 2: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Oct. 30, 2011	$1.00	25588 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: Giacomo Puccini enjoyed hunting peasant. While living in the country so he could work on composing a new opera, he used to hire someone to go to his composing room and play the music he had written so that his wife would think that he was working on the opera when he was really out hunting.
	Megszólalnak a harangok	by Csonka Mónika Oct. 30, 2011	$0.99	1914 words	Sample 20%
	2000. november 25. Megszólalnak a harangok a rábacsécsényi templom tornyában. Együtt a falu népe, megható eseménynek vagyunk ma szemtanúi. Ötven év után újra itt toporognak a templom ajtajában, megöregedve, ráncosan, ünneplő ruhában, gyermekeik, unokáik, barátaik kíséretében. Megszólal az orgona, ismét Isten elé vonulnak fogadalmuk megújítására.
	The Funniest People in Music: 250 Anecdotes	by David Bruce Oct. 30, 2011	$1.00	22021 words	Sample 20%
	A sample: World-renowned conductor Pierre Monteux was once denied a room at a hotel, but when the manager discovered that Mr. Monteux was famous, he said that he could arrange a room for him because Mr. Monteux was “somebody.” Mr. Monteux refused the room and departed, saying, “Everybody is somebody.”
	The Fabulous Showman : A Biography of P. T. Barnum	by Irving Wallace Oct. 26, 2011	$3.99	95234 words	Sample 20%
	Besides the towering figure of Barnum himself, this book's cast of characters includes not only Jenny Lind, Jumbo, and Tom Thumb, but also such ill-assorted figures a Chang and Eng (the original Siamese Twins), Queen Victoria herself, captive white whales, "The Feejee Mermaid," and Abraham Lincoln. This is far and away the best biography of one of the most fascinating of all Americans.
	PepiSmartDog The Beginning	by PepiSmartDog Oct. 25, 2011	Free!	2241 words	Read a sample
	Remarkable true story of an elderly dog made homeless at 12 years old, who went on to become an international multi-media Celebrity, known as PepiSmartDog. When first adopted from the animal shelter, Pepi had many trials at the start, but read how he triumphed and never looked back ! This book is uplifting and inspiring. It is the first book in the series.