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My Billion Year Contract: Memoir of a Former Scientologist by Nancy Many My Billion Year Contract: Memoir of a Former Scientologist by Nancy Many Dec. 29, 2010 $9.99 116992 words Sample 20%
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The Kindest People Who Do Good Deeds, Volume 3: 250 Anecdotes by David Bruce The Kindest People Who Do Good Deeds, Volume 3: 250 Anecdotes by David Bruce Dec. 28, 2010 Free! 36062 words Read a sample
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David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
Slow Boat to Pakistan: The Personal Diaries and Letters of Pegge Parker, 1951-1952 by John Hlavacek Slow Boat to Pakistan: The Personal Diaries and Letters of Pegge Parker, 1951-1952 by John Hlavacek Dec. 28, 2010 $5.95 75456 words Sample 20%
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John and Pegge spent their lives traveling the world reporting as foreign press correspondents. John first taught English in China during the 1930s, after graduating from Carleton College. He then joined the United Press in 1944 as a war correspondent. He met Pegge Parker, a beautiful widowed journalist with an eye toward writing her way around the world. They married, living and working in India during the first years of their marriage. The Hlavaceks were then off to New York and next Jamaica, where John and Pegge supported the family by covering news events across the globe. In 1961, the family moved to Florida when John began work as staff correspondent for NBC in Havana. John and Pegge meticulously chronicled their lives before and after they met—and the stories they brought to us from afar. Today, John resides in Omaha, Nebraska. Pegge passed away in November 2008.
Stand Alone: The Films of Mickey Rourke by Saurav Dutt Stand Alone: The Films of Mickey Rourke by Saurav Dutt Dec. 28, 2010 $10.00 84187 words
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Author Saurav Dutt has been writing for close to fifteen years after winning the 1998 Manchester Young Poet and Young Writer awards. In the horror and science fiction genre, he was winner of the Dark Tales Quarterly horror competition 2010 and the Dark Static annual short story contest 2009. He has written articles on film and music for Total Film, Empire Online, Time Out and Independent Film Magazine. He also won the Cinnamon Press Short Story Award in 2003, Writing Spirit Award in 2002 and was runner up of the Exeter Writers Short Story Competition in 2003 Most recently he published a book on Award winning actor Mickey Rourke which is an exhaustive critical analysis of the actors career and work which also includes interviews and comments from Rourke himself. As well as Lulu.com, the book is available on Amazon.
Slow Boat to China: The Personal Diaries and Letters of Pegge Parker, 1942-1951 by John Hlavacek Slow Boat to China: The Personal Diaries and Letters of Pegge Parker, 1942-1951 by John Hlavacek Dec. 28, 2010 $5.95 199313 words Sample 15%
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John and Pegge spent their lives traveling the world reporting as foreign press correspondents. John first taught English in China during the 1930s, after graduating from Carleton College. He then joined the United Press in 1944 as a war correspondent. He met Pegge Parker, a beautiful widowed journalist with an eye toward writing her way around the world. They married, living and working in India during the first years of their marriage. The Hlavaceks were then off to New York and next Jamaica, where John and Pegge supported the family by covering news events across the globe. In 1961, the family moved to Florida when John began work as staff correspondent for NBC in Havana. John and Pegge meticulously chronicled their lives before and after they met—and the stories they brought to us from afar. Today, John resides in Omaha, Nebraska. Pegge passed away in November 2008.
The Kindest People Who Do Good Deeds, Volume 2: 250 Anecdotes by David Bruce The Kindest People Who Do Good Deeds, Volume 2: 250 Anecdotes by David Bruce Dec. 28, 2010 $1.00 33121 words Sample 20%
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David Bruce is an anecdote columnist at "The Athens News" in Athens, Ohio.
Dead or Alive : Mag Crew Memoirs by George V. Bush Dead or Alive : Mag Crew Memoirs by George V. Bush Dec. 28, 2010 $7.77 23510 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.
The Confession : Magazine Slave by George V. Bush The Confession : Magazine Slave by George V. Bush Dec. 27, 2010 $7.77 23512 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.
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.
Survive to Live Free by Christa Schmid-Wappler Survive to Live Free by Christa Schmid-Wappler Dec. 27, 2010 $4.95 99828 words Sample 40%
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Christa Wappler was born as an only child into a family knitted tightly together through circumstances never revealed on the evening before Hitler came into power. Her childhood — from the day she was born till the day she finally could leave the «Iron Curtain» — was a never-ending story of hiding or running away from the hated «Hitler Jugend» and an escaping of the devastating bombs falling down from the sky on the city of Dresden on February 13th, 1945 as well as being chased by the Russian occupants during the aftermath of the war. The belief in the good of the human being was implanted in her by the overwhelming love she received from her parents, family and friends carrying her through those years.
Fighting The Darkness Within by James Miller Fighting The Darkness Within by James Miller Dec. 25, 2010 Free! 22014 words Read a sample
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The Grapple and the Guinea Pig by Warren Karno The Grapple and the Guinea Pig by Warren Karno Dec. 24, 2010 $3.95 36639 words Sample 15%
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I left home at age 14. Not altogether my idea, but character building none the less. I spent time at sea learning those things your Mother wouldn't tell you about, jumped ship in Australia to get away from the bullying. I think it's call jumping out of the frying pan into the fire! I arrived back in Blighty (UK) just before my 16th Birthday. At which juncture the Youth Employment Dept put me into Private Service. Now this was interesting, people spoke to me nicely for a change. I met Royalty and notables on a regular basis. However it was the Royal Protection Squad that always filled my head with their discipline and adventures. Later England decides it needed my help. Conscription was all the rage still. Which found me deposited in full blue heavy serge uniform and kitbag, on a desert atoll in the mid Pacific. What they hadn't mentioned in their travel brochure was they intended detonating a Thermo Nuclear bomb on it. Not, to be frank a good idea in my humble opinion. I was there seemingly, to tell them what that felt like. Not on my own of course. They wouldn't trust just one person's view. Personally I would have preferred Paris. After demob, I found myself back at sea for some more life training. The hidden cost of all this globe trotting is that it becomes difficult to stop and stay just in one place. In complete contrast the next 40 years were spent in the Finance/Investment/Banking industry. Not though without several trips each year to foreign climes, some on business others simply cruising or exploring. Most of my writing is non fiction, and that which I label as Fiction, is actually based on real events, with of course the names changed to protect the guilty! I don't need someone coming around to break my knees, thank you. Whilst some of my books are adventures at sea,and appeal to both passengers and seamen,others have a more politically or financial theme, usually controversial.Non of my writings would appeal to those of a more 'Funder mentalist Outlook'and I would with respect strongly advise such persons avoid all my works.!
Laura's Love Story: The lifetime love of Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder by Dan L White Laura's Love Story: The lifetime love of Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder by Dan L White Dec. 23, 2010 $7.99 36639 words Sample 10%
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About a quarter century ago, Dan and Margie settled in the Missouri Ozarks, on forty acres, about ten miles up the road from the farm of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the famous Little House books. There they have lived a peaceful, laid-back, Jubilee like lifestyle, sharing time with God, children and animals. After homeschooling their five children, they began Homeschool Helpers, to try to help other Christian homeschool families by providing activities and encouragement.
The Life and Times of the Legendary Joe Cuba by Antonio Mejias The Life and Times of the Legendary Joe Cuba by Antonio Mejias Dec. 23, 2010 $3.99 65189 words Sample 20%
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Once I complete my new book, I plan to get on Facebook, CreateSpace, Amazon.com and any other website that will expose my work. In 1992, I published the Refrigeration License Examination manual, which has become a standard learning tool for Operating Engineers in the industry. In 1997, I self-published a biography called "The Hector Lavoe Story," a tragic story of Latin America's favorite singer. Then in 1999, I translated my book in Spanish and self-published it as "La Historia Del Cantante, Hector Lavoe." Following these works, I started working with the late Joe Cuba, and completed his biography by 2001. Currently "The Life and Times of the Lengendary Joe Cuba" is completed and available on Smashword.com under biography. These biographies represent an era of music literature that is currently lost between today's Rap and Reggaeton music. My work is fresh, funny and nostalgic.
A Decade of Fear by Norma McCluskie A Decade of Fear by Norma McCluskie Dec. 21, 2010 $4.99 59225 words Sample 20%
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No Easy Road by Patsy Whyte No Easy Road by Patsy Whyte Dec. 21, 2010 $0.99 81984 words Sample 10%
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Patsy Whyte's debut autobiography, No Easy Road, recalls the earliest years of her life up until the age of 16. It is a true story, and a remarkable and frank account of her struggle to survive. "It's taken me more than 30 years to write about my experiences," she says. "Fortunately, I've been blessed with a great memory. I can still remember people and places and incidents in the clearest of detail, even although so many years have passed." A second book is planned, taking Patsy's story forward through the rest of her teenage years. It promises to be as compelling as her first.
Every Month was May by Evelyn Eaton Every Month was May by Evelyn Eaton Dec. 20, 2010 $6.95 41040 words Sample 20%
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Best selling author Evelyn Eaton (1902-1983) published 17 novels, three books of poetry, three autobiographical works and three books on Native American spirituality. Her stories are timeless, and Logan Books is proud to bring this classic author into the digital age on Smashwords.
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.
MAINSTREAM MYSTIC - The True Story about the Struggle to Blend Everyday Life with a Destined Path of Enlightenment by Patti Zarn MAINSTREAM MYSTIC - The True Story about the Struggle to Blend Everyday Life with a Destined Path of Enlightenment by Patti Zarn Dec. 20, 2010 $9.99 71841 words Sample 3%
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2011 NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE BOOK AWARD FINALIST IN THREE CATEGORIES- SPIRITUAL, SELF-HELP and NEW AGE NONFICTION! MAINSTREAM MYSTIC: The True Story about the Struggle to Blend Everyday Life with a Destined Path of Enlightenment is the story of the incredible spiritual awakening of entrepreneur Patti Zarn. A series of unexplained miracles and mystical experiences begun happening to her in 1998, revealing to her how the traumas and accidents of her past were directly connected with the recent spiritual events that were taking place in her life. The amazing stories that are presented in this book show the reader how to see that the events in their own past are tied together in perfect and divine order for their purpose in life. MAINSTREAM MYSTIC is the perfect blend of conventional and unconventional spiritual beliefs that the author has unraveled as a result of having these direct experiences with our creator, God. This book is recommended for general spiritual libraries, Christian Mystics and new age enthusiasts alike. Mainstream Mystic is a book that will change the way you look at the world around you. VIEW the book trailer on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL4xP_cKyAU
The Cabbage Patch Doll Fight: A Christmas Shopping Tale by C.D. Reimer The Cabbage Patch Doll Fight: A Christmas Shopping Tale by C.D. Reimer Dec. 19, 2010 $0.99 1441 words Sample 50%
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C.D. Reimer lives and works in Silicon Valley. His interests are ceramics, painting, tropical fish, and web programming. These keep him out of trouble when he’s not fixing broken users and consoling hurt computers. Currently working on his first novel, two short story collections, and various short stories. He had published 25+ short stories and appeared in a half dozen anthologies.
A Submariners Story (Sinking to Crush Depth)(short story) by Frederick Rodgers A Submariners Story (Sinking to Crush Depth)(short story) by Frederick Rodgers Dec. 19, 2010 Free! 2381 words Read a sample
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I was born in Belfast,Northern Ireland on the 15th January 1939 the last of six children. My mother died on Boxing day the same year and the world was at war again. The job of looking after me fell to Lily, my eldest sister. In 1942 she married a British sailor and took me with her to live in Scotland and later England. The complication with me having a different surname name to Lily caused problems with the issue of ration books etc. In March 1943 I was adopted and my name changed to Cook. I remained with Lily and her husband in a mostly unhappy situation until 1950 when I returned home to Ireland and regained my own identity as Rodgers. The years away from Belfast and family left me as a stranger in my own home. In 1954 I began the process to join the Royal Navy, and on the 14th March 1955 march off to HMS Ganges. HMS Ganges was a boys training camp near Ipswich, probably the toughest naval training camp in England. (I refer to my books for a complete history of my early and tumultuous life). Today you will find me living with my wife of forty years on our 15 acre hobby farm in Prince Edward Island. We are both retired and share our time with our two dogs and two cats. We have two grown daughters and two wonderful grandchildren. Forgive me if this sounds like a sales pitch, but if you decide to read my books I recommend you begin with 'Lily & Me' then follow with 'The Royal Navy & Me' as it is the sequel. I also invite you to visit my web site at www.irishroversbooks.com and please sign my guest book.
Flight of the Spirit by David Young Flight of the Spirit by David Young Dec. 18, 2010 Free! 34565 words Read a sample
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Sacred Journey by Red Jordan Arobateau Sacred Journey by Red Jordan Arobateau Dec. 18, 2010 $8.00 140228 words Sample 50%
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Red Jordan Arobateau is an artist/writer who lives and works in San Francisco. He paints in acrylics & oils. See Blurb.com for his art books A Small Retrospect Of My Art Paintings, #1, Statement Of The Art -- Retrospect #2, and Desire Of Art -- Retrospect #3. Go to Amazon.com and Lulu.com for 80-titles of his books (novels, plays, short story, & poetry collections. and Journals). Red is a person of mixed-race heritage, including African-American, Native, & Hispanic; a transgender man, an Outsider Artist with little formal training. He is 65 years old. Red is an inspired soul. He attends church & temple infrequently, from which he draws great encouragement.
Le Vent d'Avezan by Gaelle Kermen Le Vent d'Avezan by Gaelle Kermen Dec. 18, 2010 $3.99 65131 words Sample 30%
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Gaelle Kermen, auteur numérique francophone Née en 1946 en Bretagne sud, France, Gaelle Kermen a reçu une formation en philosophie, sociologie et droit aux universités de Paris : Assas, la Sorbonne et Vincennes Paris-8 (1964-72). Gaelle Kermen est une pionnière du web depuis 1995 dès les débuts sur Compuserve, alors que rien n'existe encore en français, considérant qu'il faut s'impliquer en tant qu'auteur, pour que le web ne reste pas anglophone. Elle publie son roman de jeunesse Aquamarine 67 en février 1997 sur son premier site internet du Club-Internet, puis sur ceux de Wanadoo et Free (archives de 1997 à 2009). Elle ouvre une des premières boutiques en ligne francophones (service en gestion du temps par la chronodynamie) dès mars 1998 sur un serveur américain implanté en Europe, ce qui permet de lever l'interdiction française de cryptage des données, réservé aux militaires. Le réseau de l'Internet a bien évolué depuis les débuts. Désormais elle blogue sur Wordpress, selon ses sujets de prédilection : chantiers maison et jardin, voyages, écriture. Elle expérimente les réseaux sociaux comme une expérience sociologique et une discipline quotidienne d'écriture, dans les statuts Twitter de 140 signes et les profils Facebook en 420 signes. Fidèle d'Apple™ depuis 1992, elle rêve d'avoir un iPad®, dont l'innovation lui parait une révolution aussi importante que lui apparaissait celle de l'internet en 1995, alors que peu de gens y croyaient et se formaient à ce changement de comportements. Lorsque Amazon ouvre sa plateforme d'édition numérique aux auteurs et éditeurs non anglophones le 18 janvier 2010, elle publie immédiatement Aquamarine 67 sur ce support de diffusion dès le 20 janvier. Elle s'y sent un peu seule comme auteur francophone, étant entourée de gens éminents certes, mais tous morts, comme Verne, Hugo, Dumas, Racine, Corneille, Zola... Aussi lorsque Steve Jobs présente l'iPad la semaine suivante, elle décide d'être présente sur ce support révolutionnaire dès les débuts. Grâce à l'éditeur numérique Mark Coker, créateur de Smashwords, http://www.smashwords.com, le pari est tenu. Les oeuvres sont publiées sans DRM (Digital Rights Management ou bloquage des droits numériques). Gaelle Kermen écrit sur la vie, le rythme des saisons, la politique, l'histoire du monde, les technologies qui améliorent la vie des êtres vivants, la littérature, la musique, la peinture, le jardin, le travail du bois ou du chanvre, pour la construction d'un cadre de vie permettant l'épanouissement de chacun en harmonie avec le monde qui le porte. Gaelle Kermen fait le pari de l'indépendance des auteurs vis à vis des autres acteurs de l'édition. Elle appelle les auteurs francophones à investir le réseau en sortant des chemins balisés pour de nouveaux paradigmes, de meilleurs droits et une meilleure relation avec le lectorat, but premier de l'écriture. Ayant acquis un AmazonKindle3 pour corriger ses livres, elle redécouvre ce que Roland Barthes appelait Le Plaisir du Texte. Elle voyage avec les Grands Auteurs du Domaine public, dans sa poche, Proust, Platon, Tolstoi, Shakespeare et leurs camarades au cours des siècles avec un bonheur sans limite. Gaelle Kermen, 64 ans, vit en ermite sur un domaine en Bretagne qu'elle restaure et entretient seule. Elle y écrit ses cahiers (1960-2010) et reste connectée au monde par internet et les réseaux sociaux. Elle a fait le choix de ne publier ses écrits qu'en mode numérique.
Reflections On My War by Maurice Meyers Reflections On My War by Maurice Meyers Dec. 18, 2010 $7.99 118296 words Sample 10%
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The Light in the Valley by Patricia Rachal The Light in the Valley by Patricia Rachal Dec. 16, 2010 $3.99 21963 words Sample 30%
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Patricia has been writing since 1980. After becoming a Christian she started writing, with her first book an apologetic about Halloween and later poetry. Now her genre includes biography and fiction as well. All of her writings are inspirational from a Christian perspective. In the past few years she has written and edited books for others and loves doing both. Patricia has been married for 35 years and adores her daughters and granddaughters immensely. God and family are number one with her and nothing supersedes that importance. Patricia lives in the South and is southern to the core. Yes, she says 'yall' and spells crawfish with a 'w', not a 'y'. She loves southern fried chicken and even eats grits.
Dream Chasers of the West: A Homestead Family of Glacier Park by B. L. Wettstein Dream Chasers of the West: A Homestead Family of Glacier Park by B. L. Wettstein Dec. 15, 2010 $7.99 82922 words Sample 10%
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The Journal of A Perimeter Man Vol. IV Metaphor Bridge by Jann Burner The Journal of A Perimeter Man Vol. IV Metaphor Bridge by Jann Burner Dec. 14, 2010 $4.99 71585 words Sample 15%
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I am one of the original "Greybeards", born in the Haight/Ashbury, started school at Dudley Stone, raised in Silicon Valley, graduated from San Francisco State University (Class of ’69). Last Bay Area address was the Sausalito Yacht Harbor. Finally escaped the urban hive and presently reside in a log cabin by a small patch of water, deep in the forests of S.W. Missouri often referred to as the O-Zone. I am a writer/photographer/hypnotherapist, partner with Dr. S.J. Sutton at Center Point Management. We tend to patrol the very edges of the Psychosynthesis, hypnotherapy paradigm. What we are about can be gleaned from our website (www.centerpointmanagement.com) or simply Google Jann Burner for my many articles, stories and opinions.
StoneKicker by Mark Romanow StoneKicker by Mark Romanow Dec. 14, 2010 $4.71 53358 words Sample 20%
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Romanovs in the 21st Century by Daniel Willis Romanovs in the 21st Century by Daniel Willis Dec. 12, 2010 $15.00 74980 words Sample 20%
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Daniel A. Willis is a noted royal author and genealogist of the noble houses of Europe. His previous publications have included genealogies of the Royal Family of Great Britain, the Imperial House of Habsburg, and the Royal House of Bourbon. Books currently in print: Romanovs in the 21st Century William IV, Mrs. Jordan and the Family They Made The Archduke's Secret Family A Reference Guide to the Royal Families (2012 edition) Mr. Willis lives in Denver, Colorado
You're Lost Little Girl by Jamie Antonia Symonanis You're Lost Little Girl by Jamie Antonia Symonanis Dec. 12, 2010 $0.99 83841 words Sample 10%
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Jamie Antonia Symonanis is a alumnus of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. She is living EVERYWHERE and works as an author and painter. Ms. Symonanis has just finished work on her latest sci-fi adventure DeniseZen.
Le régal des chacals by Françoise Sagan Le régal des chacals by Françoise Sagan Dec. 09, 2010 $3.99 18192 words Sample 10%
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(1935-2004) Fille d'industriels aisés, a publié son premier roman, Bonjour tristesse en 1954, à l'âge de 19 ans. Beaucoup de livres suivront et le succès ne se démentira pas. Une carrière littéraire fulgurante qui se confirma dans le temps et fit de Françoise Sagan un personnage de la scène culturelle française. Menant "une vie de patachon", selon sa propre expression, alcool, drogue et désenchantement, goût pour les voitures de sport et les fêtes de la Côte d'Azur : Françoise Sagan meurt le 24 septembre d'une embolie pulmonaire, à l'âge de 69 ans. Publiés à L'Herne : * Un certain regard (Carnets) * La petite robe noire (Carnets) * Bonjour New York (Carnets) * Maisons louées (Carnets) * Au cinéma (Carnets) * Le régal des chacals (Carnets) * De très bons livres (Carnets) * Album Sagan (Carnets)
Maisons louées by Françoise Sagan Maisons louées by Françoise Sagan Dec. 09, 2010 $4.99 14785 words Sample 10%
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(1935-2004) Fille d'industriels aisés, a publié son premier roman, Bonjour tristesse en 1954, à l'âge de 19 ans. Beaucoup de livres suivront et le succès ne se démentira pas. Une carrière littéraire fulgurante qui se confirma dans le temps et fit de Françoise Sagan un personnage de la scène culturelle française. Menant "une vie de patachon", selon sa propre expression, alcool, drogue et désenchantement, goût pour les voitures de sport et les fêtes de la Côte d'Azur : Françoise Sagan meurt le 24 septembre d'une embolie pulmonaire, à l'âge de 69 ans. Publiés à L'Herne : * Un certain regard (Carnets) * La petite robe noire (Carnets) * Bonjour New York (Carnets) * Maisons louées (Carnets) * Au cinéma (Carnets) * Le régal des chacals (Carnets) * De très bons livres (Carnets) * Album Sagan (Carnets)
Seven Days of Hospice: A Memoir by D.M. Wilmes Seven Days of Hospice: A Memoir by D.M. Wilmes Dec. 08, 2010 $2.99 27360 words Sample 20%
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D.M. Wilmes is an award winning writer who has worked in the IT industry for over twenty years. He was born and raised in Josephville, a small Missouri township quietly nestled in the rolling countryside just west of the Missouri River, and now resides with his family in nearby Dardenne Prairie, Missouri. Awards include Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Finalist, Reader Views Literary Award for Best Memoir/Autobiography, Midwest Independent Publishers Association Book Award Finalist, USA Book News Best Book Award Finalist, and iUniverse Publishers Choice Award
From Hell and Back: Survive and Thrive by Gussie McRobert From Hell and Back: Survive and Thrive by Gussie McRobert Dec. 06, 2010 $4.99 69047 words Sample 30%
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Gussie (Norma J) McRobert was born in Colorado, spent her formative years in Montana and southern Oregon and has lived in Gresham, Oregon since 1955. Gussie was married to longtime Gresham businessman, Chet McRobert, for thirty-eight years before his death in 2003. They raised five sons and are blessed with three granddaughters. She is a former Registered Nurse with Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Communications, and an Associate Degree in Professional Nursing. McRobert has twenty-five years of experience in broadcast journalism and public relations. She worked as a radio and television producer/reporter for Oregon Public Broadcasting where her reports were featured on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and Week End West; and news reports and documentaries for KKSN-AM Radio and news and public service features for KGW-AM Radio, covering city and county governments throughout the Tri-County area and Vancouver. As owner of RX Communications, McRobert specialized in public service promotions for nonprofit organizations and government agencies. Her radio public service productions won local and national awards. Rx Communications—Gussie McRobert is now registered with the State of Oregon under the Independent Artists and Writers category. Rx Communications owns the registered website domain names of properwoman.net, fallingtoflying.com, theproperwomanthe tyrannyof expectations.com, and fromhellandbacksurviveandthrive.com. McRobert’s past public service includes: KBPS AM/FM Advisory Committee, Past President Private Industry Council, Economic Development Committee Multnomah County Planning Commission, Vice Chair Gresham Parks Commission, Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary Mayor, City of Gresham Metro Growth Management Policy Advisory Committee Metro Policy Advisory Committee Regional Governance Committee Regional Water Supply Taskforce Oregon Progress Board, Vice Chair Livable Oregon, Inc., Past President Oregon Mayors Association, Board of Directors Gresham Progress Board, Chair Gresham Area Prevention Partnership Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission As mayor, McRobert initiated the city’s first community-wide visioning program to guide transportation planning and growth management until the year 2020. While an advocate of growth and “smart development,” McRobert also initiated the first voter approved, open space rescue and trail development program in the state; which has preserved some 700 acres of buttes, watersheds, wetlands, and creek corridors, and also provide 55 miles of off-road trails for recreation. She championed citizen involvement and greatly expanded the opportunities for people to be involved in city government. McRobert’s personal commitment to herself to always “say it like it is” sometimes provoked other regional leaders, but was consistent with her vow to always honor her values and conscience -- even if no one wanted to hear it.
Callout: Responding to Haiti's Earthquake by Richard Davis Callout: Responding to Haiti's Earthquake by Richard Davis Dec. 06, 2010 $3.99 22786 words Sample 15%
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Un certain regard by Françoise Sagan Un certain regard by Françoise Sagan Dec. 06, 2010 $6.99 36709 words Sample 10%
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(1935-2004) Fille d'industriels aisés, a publié son premier roman, Bonjour tristesse en 1954, à l'âge de 19 ans. Beaucoup de livres suivront et le succès ne se démentira pas. Une carrière littéraire fulgurante qui se confirma dans le temps et fit de Françoise Sagan un personnage de la scène culturelle française. Menant "une vie de patachon", selon sa propre expression, alcool, drogue et désenchantement, goût pour les voitures de sport et les fêtes de la Côte d'Azur : Françoise Sagan meurt le 24 septembre d'une embolie pulmonaire, à l'âge de 69 ans. Publiés à L'Herne : * Un certain regard (Carnets) * La petite robe noire (Carnets) * Bonjour New York (Carnets) * Maisons louées (Carnets) * Au cinéma (Carnets) * Le régal des chacals (Carnets) * De très bons livres (Carnets) * Album Sagan (Carnets)
My 1953 Nash Four-Door Sedan: I Shouldn't Have Taken Seconds on the Pie by Patrick J. Nowak My 1953 Nash Four-Door Sedan: I Shouldn't Have Taken Seconds on the Pie by Patrick J. Nowak Dec. 05, 2010 $4.95 4178 words Sample 20%
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My Life After Hate by Arno Michaels My Life After Hate by Arno Michaels Dec. 05, 2010 $4.99 49676 words Sample 75%
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From the time I was 17 until I was was 24, I was a substantial part of the white power movement. I was a founding member of what went on to become the largest racist skinhead organization on Earth, a Reverend of a self-declared Racial Holy War, and lead singer of the race-metal band Centurion, selling over 20,000 CDs of the most violent, hateful music ever made around the world. There is blood from innocent people on my hands that will never wash off. There are kids today who listen to my voice bellowing my lyrics as they're getting drunk and geared-up to go out and hurt people. After 7 years of involvement, the combination of single parenthood and higher education finally instilled enough doubt in the racist dogma that I had vehemently promoted for so long to allow sight beyond the narrow view I clung to. There was one particular afternoon that marked my epiphany: I arrived early to pick my daughter up from daycare. No one had noticed me, so I took in the moment, watching with teared eyes as my little girl played with the other kids. It struck me that they were all children; not black children, or white children, but the sons and daughters of mothers and fathers. I thought of all the people I had hurt, whether with my own hands or by lighting some psychopath's fuse. Those people had moms and dads and brothers and sisters. How did their loved ones feel when they saw this person who was so special to them battered and broken? How horrible would it be to have my daughter exposed to such violence in the slightest aspect? Love for my child thawed a dormant empathy for people that I was never aware of. I have changed drastically over the years since then, becoming a person who seeks out and embraces the diversity of our wonderful human family. A person who ultimately realized that basic human needs -air, water, food, hope, and love -transcend race. I didn't become this person with the intention of simply being the antithesis of what I was. It happened very organically once I became too exhausted to maintain the lies necessary to be a racist. Today I work with an amazing group of friends to publish Life After Hate, a monthly online magazine dedicated to basic human goodness, which is the innate and natural desire to live an open and honest life while treating all other life with compassion and respect. This core truth serves as the foundation for peace as it’s common to every world religion and transcending of ethnicity, nationality, sexuality, and any other sort of difference that seems to sort human beings.
Memoir of Latoya Rogers by REDD GROUP Memoir of Latoya Rogers by REDD GROUP Dec. 05, 2010 $7.00 3303 words Sample 15%
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I come from humble beginnings. I attribute my character from what my parents have instilled within me.
Au Loin un Phare by Gaelle Kermen Au Loin un Phare by Gaelle Kermen Dec. 05, 2010 $3.99 77553 words Sample 30%
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Gaelle Kermen, auteur numérique francophone Née en 1946 en Bretagne sud, France, Gaelle Kermen a reçu une formation en philosophie, sociologie et droit aux universités de Paris : Assas, la Sorbonne et Vincennes Paris-8 (1964-72). Gaelle Kermen est une pionnière du web depuis 1995 dès les débuts sur Compuserve, alors que rien n'existe encore en français, considérant qu'il faut s'impliquer en tant qu'auteur, pour que le web ne reste pas anglophone. Elle publie son roman de jeunesse Aquamarine 67 en février 1997 sur son premier site internet du Club-Internet, puis sur ceux de Wanadoo et Free (archives de 1997 à 2009). Elle ouvre une des premières boutiques en ligne francophones (service en gestion du temps par la chronodynamie) dès mars 1998 sur un serveur américain implanté en Europe, ce qui permet de lever l'interdiction française de cryptage des données, réservé aux militaires. Le réseau de l'Internet a bien évolué depuis les débuts. Désormais elle blogue sur Wordpress, selon ses sujets de prédilection : chantiers maison et jardin, voyages, écriture. Elle expérimente les réseaux sociaux comme une expérience sociologique et une discipline quotidienne d'écriture, dans les statuts Twitter de 140 signes et les profils Facebook en 420 signes. Fidèle d'Apple™ depuis 1992, elle rêve d'avoir un iPad®, dont l'innovation lui parait une révolution aussi importante que lui apparaissait celle de l'internet en 1995, alors que peu de gens y croyaient et se formaient à ce changement de comportements. Lorsque Amazon ouvre sa plateforme d'édition numérique aux auteurs et éditeurs non anglophones le 18 janvier 2010, elle publie immédiatement Aquamarine 67 sur ce support de diffusion dès le 20 janvier. Elle s'y sent un peu seule comme auteur francophone, étant entourée de gens éminents certes, mais tous morts, comme Verne, Hugo, Dumas, Racine, Corneille, Zola... Aussi lorsque Steve Jobs présente l'iPad la semaine suivante, elle décide d'être présente sur ce support révolutionnaire dès les débuts. Grâce à l'éditeur numérique Mark Coker, créateur de Smashwords, http://www.smashwords.com, le pari est tenu. Les oeuvres sont publiées sans DRM (Digital Rights Management ou bloquage des droits numériques). Gaelle Kermen écrit sur la vie, le rythme des saisons, la politique, l'histoire du monde, les technologies qui améliorent la vie des êtres vivants, la littérature, la musique, la peinture, le jardin, le travail du bois ou du chanvre, pour la construction d'un cadre de vie permettant l'épanouissement de chacun en harmonie avec le monde qui le porte. Gaelle Kermen fait le pari de l'indépendance des auteurs vis à vis des autres acteurs de l'édition. Elle appelle les auteurs francophones à investir le réseau en sortant des chemins balisés pour de nouveaux paradigmes, de meilleurs droits et une meilleure relation avec le lectorat, but premier de l'écriture. Ayant acquis un AmazonKindle3 pour corriger ses livres, elle redécouvre ce que Roland Barthes appelait Le Plaisir du Texte. Elle voyage avec les Grands Auteurs du Domaine public, dans sa poche, Proust, Platon, Tolstoi, Shakespeare et leurs camarades au cours des siècles avec un bonheur sans limite. Gaelle Kermen, 64 ans, vit en ermite sur un domaine en Bretagne qu'elle restaure et entretient seule. Elle y écrit ses cahiers (1960-2010) et reste connectée au monde par internet et les réseaux sociaux. Elle a fait le choix de ne publier ses écrits qu'en mode numérique.
Through The Mayors' Eyes by Michael Rizzo Through The Mayors' Eyes by Michael Rizzo Dec. 04, 2010 $6.99 229642 words Sample 20%
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Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, Mike Rizzo stumbled on his writing career after purchasing a circa 1893 home in 2001. From that time forward he has immersed himself in historical topics of Buffalo not usually covered.
Back to College after the War by Eugene G. Schwartz Back to College after the War by Eugene G. Schwartz Dec. 03, 2010 $4.95 5263 words Sample 20%
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Bred in Chicago to Be A Catholic Women's College Activist by Mary K. Perkins Bred in Chicago to Be A Catholic Women's College Activist by Mary K. Perkins Dec. 03, 2010 $4.95 3471 words Sample 20%
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Catwalk Supermodel by Keith Hoare Catwalk Supermodel by Keith Hoare Dec. 02, 2010 $1.50 97738 words Sample 20%
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Chicken 2.0: Self-Portrait of a Young Man for Rent by David Henry Sterry Chicken 2.0: Self-Portrait of a Young Man for Rent by David Henry Sterry Dec. 02, 2010 $1.99 55860 words Sample 20%
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David Henry Sterry is a bestselling author, Huffington Post regular, award winning actor/comic, book doctor, teacher, and activist. His latest book is The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published (Workman). Before that was The Glorious World Cup (Penguin) about World Cup 2010. His anthology Hos, Hookers, Call Girls & Rent Boys was featured on the front page of the Sunday NY Times book review. His second memoir was Master of Ceremonies: a True Story of Sex, Drugs, Rollerskates and Chippendale's (Grove Atlantic/Canongate, 2008). He is writer of and performer in the one-man show "Chicken", based on his bestselling memoir Chicken: Self-Portrait of a Young Man for Rent (ReganBooks: 2002), which has been translated into nine languages, and is being made into a Hollywood movie. Putting Your Passion into Print (Workman, 2005), was based on the class he taught at Stanford. Satchel Sez: The Wit, Wisdom & World of Leroy "Satchel" Paige (Random House, 2001), was an ALA pick-of-the-year,. His story in San Francisco Noir (Akashic, 2005) was a finalist for the Henry Miller Award. His poetry has appeared everywhere from Santa Monica Review to the Hungry Orangutan. He's written for The London Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, Penthouse, and The Scotsman. And he’s written screenplays for Disney, Fox, and Nickelodeon. Sterry has taught at Reed College, University of New Orleans, Berkeley High School, Columbia, SF State, and to the US Department of Justice. He’s helped lawyers, models, architects, and writers present themselves and their ideas with clarity and passion. He’s also helped dozens of amateur writers become professional authors. Sterry wrote and performed in "Chicken", the show, which he presented at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where it was named the UK's #1 play by The Independent. He’s performed with everyone from Robin Williams to Milton Berle to Will Smith to Michael Caine to Zippy the Chimp. As a TV pitchman he performed in over 750 commercials, winning 4 Clios. Starred in HBO's Emmy Award-winning Encyclopedia. Emceed at Chippendale's in NY. Sterry has produced events such as Pitchapalooza, an American Idol for books, which has sold out venues from the Miami Book Festival to the venerable Strand Bookstore. His Art of the Memoir has been presented from the 92nd St Y. to City Lights. Putting Your Passion Into Print has been presented everywhere from Miami-Dade College to the Texas Book Festival. Sex Worker Literati been done everywhere from the original Barnes & Noble in New York City to Powell’s in Portland, Oregon. Sterry has been featured in: The New York Times, The London Times, The Sunday Times, The LA Times, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, Details Magazine, BBC, NPR's Morning and Weekend Edition, as well as Talk of the Nation. Chicken was published by Canongate in the UK, Dutch (de Kern), German (Rowohlt), Spanish (Grupo Planeta), Croatian (Celeber), and Russia (Red Fish), and in Italian (Adelphi). Sterry has worked as a chicken, a chicken fryer, a master of ceremonies, a soda jerk, a cherrypicker, a poet, a building inspector, a telephone solicitationist, a limo driver, a barker, an industrial sex technician, and a marriage counselor. He graduated from Reed College, and loves his cat, his girls, and any sport involving a ball.
Genius In Love by Richard Bankowsky Genius In Love by Richard Bankowsky Dec. 01, 2010 $9.99 98152 words Sample 20%
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California State University Emeritus Professor of literature and creative writing. Yale and Columbia degrees. National Institute of Arts and Letters and Rockefeller grants in literature.
Living My Nightmare, The Work Of Filmmaker Coven Delacruz. by Calvin A. L. Miller Living My Nightmare, The Work Of Filmmaker Coven Delacruz. by Calvin A. L. Miller Dec. 01, 2010 You set the price! 2745 words
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I love horror, scifi, and zombies and I always try to write what I've never read, or even seen. I'm an indy writer publisher and love it. If you wanna talk about, well anything, email me at cal_in_space@yahoo.com or Facebook me at www.facebook.com/cal.miller2. Take Care, Cal
I Wandered from New Orleans: Poems from the South by Tracy L. Conway I Wandered from New Orleans: Poems from the South by Tracy L. Conway Dec. 01, 2010 $6.99 8685 words Sample 15%
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Tracy L. Conway is a fine woodworker who has been writing for more than twenty years. A New Orleans native, she has travelled throughout the South documenting her journeys and observations. She is a history enthusiast and avid participant at Renaissance Faires. In 2005 she started an online woodworking shop, The Green Dragon, www.thegreendragon.us, selling curious and custom made woodworks.
The Man Behind The Brand - On The Go by Doug Gelbert The Man Behind The Brand - On The Go by Doug Gelbert Dec. 01, 2010 $0.99 8722 words Sample 20%
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