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Dig Me Now! by Satya Pamarty Dig Me Now! by Satya Pamarty May 06, 2008 $1.50 1218 words Sample 15%
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I am Satya Pamarty and would like to be remembered as the guy who authored the maximum number of maxims. I have been writing these maxims of mine for the last 17 years. I try to make those humorous. So, please bear with their tone in some places. They were meant to be fun and I would like you to treat them as such. I will offer my 2500 maxims as a series of books. The first one "Dig Me Now, vol. 1" on "Life" has already hit the stands. I hope you read the sampling and will like it well enough to buy the whole book. Thanks Satya
Profound Perspectives by Timothy Tober Wright Profound Perspectives by Timothy Tober Wright Jan. 17, 2009 Free! 27657 words Read a sample
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"Profound Perspectives" Written and lived by Timothy Tober Wright - Free e-book of Poetry & Prose I am an aspiring new writer, exploring the world of poetry and short story writing, I also have a fiction book in the works and have an agency trying to sell my Biography. I am a survivor of abuse and addiction and have found the courage to share my extraordinary experience with the masses. My niche is writing profound messages that we may all benefit from, spreading the word of hope through triumph over tragedy, victory over pride. I have put together a free e-book that contains a collection of writes that I want to share, free of charge with anyone who likes to read poetry and prose. If you enjoy my work, please consider telling me, any feedback from anyone good or bad is well received and can be left for me at my web forum located at: http://pizmitsplace.smfforfree4.com/
Romeo and Juliet -The Coolest Lovers Of Them All by George Enice Lawhon Romeo and Juliet -The Coolest Lovers Of Them All by George Enice Lawhon Feb. 16, 2009 $0.99 4022 words Sample 23%
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The picture is from my 2008 visit to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. I was among 50 Korean War veterans invited to speak before the cadets at a forum on the Korean War. Since the 1960's, when I first worked as a Design Engineer/Quality Engineer/Technical writer at Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center, I have produced words for people to use, in specifications, procedures and manuals. With Smashwords now available as an open portal, where the only cost of publishing is your labor, I no longer have any justifiable excuses to not get on with my contribution to the written word. Ago And Other Poems was my first published effort as a freelance author; followed by The Art of Losing At The Game of Chess, Romeo & Juliet-The Coolest Lovers, and Hip Hamlet-A New Look At an Old Character. I'm republishing another ebook today (August 8th). Its title is Whispers From My Heart,a book of poetry, articles, and essays, with the latter half of the 183-page book consisting of over 120 pieces of humor rescued from the Internet. Other works in line are a very different book on practical politics, A Citizens Manual for Amending the U.S. Constitution; and two stage plays, One Hour With Dad, and Angels In Your Face. Please stay tuned. George Enice Lawhon
Hip Hamlet - A New Look At An Old Character by George Enice Lawhon Hip Hamlet - A New Look At An Old Character by George Enice Lawhon Feb. 19, 2009 $0.99 3455 words Sample 23%
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The picture is from my 2008 visit to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. I was among 50 Korean War veterans invited to speak before the cadets at a forum on the Korean War. Since the 1960's, when I first worked as a Design Engineer/Quality Engineer/Technical writer at Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center, I have produced words for people to use, in specifications, procedures and manuals. With Smashwords now available as an open portal, where the only cost of publishing is your labor, I no longer have any justifiable excuses to not get on with my contribution to the written word. Ago And Other Poems was my first published effort as a freelance author; followed by The Art of Losing At The Game of Chess, Romeo & Juliet-The Coolest Lovers, and Hip Hamlet-A New Look At an Old Character. I'm republishing another ebook today (August 8th). Its title is Whispers From My Heart,a book of poetry, articles, and essays, with the latter half of the 183-page book consisting of over 120 pieces of humor rescued from the Internet. Other works in line are a very different book on practical politics, A Citizens Manual for Amending the U.S. Constitution; and two stage plays, One Hour With Dad, and Angels In Your Face. Please stay tuned. George Enice Lawhon
where Has My Brain Gone? by Judy Drysdale where Has My Brain Gone? by Judy Drysdale March 21, 2009 $12.00 25812 words Sample 50%
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Dear Agatha, Bad Advice From Paradise by Agatha Callie Dear Agatha, Bad Advice From Paradise by Agatha Callie April 02, 2009 $9.98 27740 words Sample 50%
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Have you ever dreamed of getting away from it all and living carefree in a tropical island paradise? Many years ago I was a terrified single mother working in New York City. My baby had been coming to the office with me but my boss’s tolerance ebbed away after she threw up on the computer keyboard. I began reluctantly interviewing prospective nanny candidates. I asked one particularly unkempt candidate – she resembled Mrs. Bates from Hitchcock’s film Psycho - if she had children of her own. Her reply was that she used to. When I inquired further and learned that all five had all burned to death in a fire something in me snapped and I made my plans to leave. My wonderful friend Magdalena had first acquainted me with images from the beautiful Bali so I went for that tropical dream; strapped a pack on my back and boarded a plane for Bali, Indonesia with my seven month old daughter hugged tightly to my chest. While I was putting this together I realized that this collection dimly reminded me of something long buried in my past. Since I’m a self-designated refugee from the Inquisition, I naturally thought of my favorite hysterical period, the Middle Ages. Then it hit me - we expats had all left our homelands in search of paradise only to end up playing, being played for or looking like fools. It’s just like that famous medieval book, Ship of Fools! Back then the story satirized a group of characters who board a ship bound for an earthly paradise. Well, this struck a chord with me and it’s clear I had been on that ship, albeit a Boeing 747, ending up in the best fool’s paradise one could wish for.
The Bald Identity by Trey Bald The Bald Identity by Trey Bald April 20, 2009 $9.99 32647 words Sample 25%
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Emotional, intense and possibly bald.
Timeline of America: Sound Bytes from the Consumer Culture by Floyd M. Orr Timeline of America: Sound Bytes from the Consumer Culture by Floyd M. Orr April 27, 2009 $3.99 108415 words Sample 10%
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Floyd M. Orr is the founder of three blogs, the author of four books, and a contributor to two coffee-table books. He writes from the confines of his own deluded little mind in a genre he calls Nonfiction in a Fictional Style. All of his work is very personal, real, cerebral, entertaining, and generally of a nonfictional nature. He enjoys writing in short, inspired bursts of energy, usually early in the morning or in the middle of the night. His works could be considered compilations of history and dreams, with commentary thrown in for good measure. The author's favorite reading material is an esoteric combination of Playboy Magazine, coffee-table-sized books of car and motorcycle history, small automotive books chocked with facts and figures, political commentary books, Anne Rice novels, psychosocial dating manuals, and fictional stories of mysteries and werewolves. The author's favorite authors are Don Martin (his Fester & Karbunkle series), Anne Rice, Kurt Vonnegut, Jean Shepherd, Peter Egan, Al Franken, Al Past, Joe Bageant, P. J. O'Rourke, Robert Rimmer, Paul Krugman, Thomas Frank, Eric Schlosser, Dean Koontz, Stephen King, D. H. Schleicher, Paul Stiles, and Barbara Ehrenreich. Who is Floyd M. Orr? He is absolutely unknown and unfamous, but you can think of him as a mixture of Bill Hicks, Bill Maher, Bill Engvall, George Carlin, Lewis Black, Denis Leary, Al Franken, Jon Stewart, Robin Williams, Dana Carvey, Charlie Rose, Peter Fonda, Forrest Gump, Frank Burns, and Charles Emerson Winchester III. But he's not as smart or talented as any of those guys.
Cynical Bitch: Humorous Essays And Observations by Tracie Trog Cynical Bitch: Humorous Essays And Observations by Tracie Trog April 28, 2009 $4.00 15689 words Sample 30%
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I reside in New Orleans with my husband, cats and dogs. I am addicted to espresso, books, and crafting. I also publish articles on Associated Content. You can read my AC Articles by clicking on the blog link. My first print book is due out in Spring of 2010 and the subject is Louisiana Hauntings and is being produced by Schiffer Publications. You are welcome to friend me on FaceBook.
Plastic Ozone Daydream: The Corvette Chronicles by Floyd M. Orr Plastic Ozone Daydream: The Corvette Chronicles by Floyd M. Orr May 12, 2009 $2.99 97553 words Sample 10%
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Floyd M. Orr is the founder of three blogs, the author of four books, and a contributor to two coffee-table books. He writes from the confines of his own deluded little mind in a genre he calls Nonfiction in a Fictional Style. All of his work is very personal, real, cerebral, entertaining, and generally of a nonfictional nature. He enjoys writing in short, inspired bursts of energy, usually early in the morning or in the middle of the night. His works could be considered compilations of history and dreams, with commentary thrown in for good measure. The author's favorite reading material is an esoteric combination of Playboy Magazine, coffee-table-sized books of car and motorcycle history, small automotive books chocked with facts and figures, political commentary books, Anne Rice novels, psychosocial dating manuals, and fictional stories of mysteries and werewolves. The author's favorite authors are Don Martin (his Fester & Karbunkle series), Anne Rice, Kurt Vonnegut, Jean Shepherd, Peter Egan, Al Franken, Al Past, Joe Bageant, P. J. O'Rourke, Robert Rimmer, Paul Krugman, Thomas Frank, Eric Schlosser, Dean Koontz, Stephen King, D. H. Schleicher, Paul Stiles, and Barbara Ehrenreich. Who is Floyd M. Orr? He is absolutely unknown and unfamous, but you can think of him as a mixture of Bill Hicks, Bill Maher, Bill Engvall, George Carlin, Lewis Black, Denis Leary, Al Franken, Jon Stewart, Robin Williams, Dana Carvey, Charlie Rose, Peter Fonda, Forrest Gump, Frank Burns, and Charles Emerson Winchester III. But he's not as smart or talented as any of those guys.
But Then Again I Could Be Wrong: The Book of Rants by Jim Rising But Then Again I Could Be Wrong: The Book of Rants by Jim Rising May 28, 2009 $4.99 53505 words Sample 10%
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Jim Rising is the Program Director of 102.3 The Mountain WDMT and hosts a weekday show called Rising at Ten. He plays what he wants and rants a bit. Jim lives with his "long suffering wife" Nancy in Dallas, Pennsylvania along with his lawn tractor and annoying neighbor. He's also a contributing writer for The Weekender produced by the Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Rubik's Cube: How to Solve the Shepherd Cube and Tartan Cube by Paul Adams Rubik's Cube: How to Solve the Shepherd Cube and Tartan Cube by Paul Adams June 18, 2009 Free! 2011 words Read a sample
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Paul is a Stress-Release Consultant, and has been working in this field for over 35 years. Stress Management is learning to live with it. Stress Release is getting rid of it. Permanently. The Rubik's Cube is just a personal hobby and not part of the procedure! Larger profile available at Ecademy, http://www.ecademy.com/user/stress.consultant
Getting Into Singapore: A Guide for Expats and Kaypoh Singaporeans by David Goldwich Getting Into Singapore: A Guide for Expats and Kaypoh Singaporeans by David Goldwich June 24, 2009 $3.99 52313 words Sample 25%
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David Goldwich is a reformed lawyer who currently works as a trainer and professional speaker. He trains in the areas of Communications Skills, Storytelling in Business, Presentations, Negotiation, Assertiveness, and Personal Development. Born and raised in Miami, Florida, USA, David moved to Singapore in 1999 and began chronicling his experiences in a stream of humorous essays to friends and relatives. Thus was born the idea for his latest book, Getting Into Singapore: A Guide for Expats and Kaypoh Singaporeans. David is also the author of Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? Lessons in Effective Communication, and has written many articles on business and communications topics.
Three Hands Away by Mark Maxey Three Hands Away by Mark Maxey June 25, 2009 $0.99 31153 words Sample 15%
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Mark Maxey is a native of Atlanta,GA. Three Hands Away is the first of a three part series. Please look forward to: ...Two Down... ...And One to Go!
Colonial Gothic: Rulebook by Rogue Games Colonial Gothic: Rulebook by Rogue Games June 26, 2009 $9.99 104503 words Sample 50%
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About Who We Are Founded in 2007, Rogue Games motto is simple: Games so good they sneak up on you. The Rogue’s Rules Rule 1: Have fun! Rule 2: The setting defines the rules, the rules do not define the setting. What’s this all about? Games. That is what it is all about. For as long as he can remember Richard Iorio II has enjoyed not only playing, but designing games. Rogue Games is where he designs and produces games.
Genesis Corrected (by The Serpent) by D. Patrick Miller Genesis Corrected (by The Serpent) by D. Patrick Miller June 26, 2009 Free! 4555 words Read a sample
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Before founding Fearless Books in 1997 to continue the publication of his writing, D. PATRICK MILLER sold three solo projects to major publishers: Viking, Henry Holt, and Dell. He is now the author of nine titles, including his current books Understanding A Course in Miracles (Celestial Arts/Random House, 2008), and Living with Miracles (Tarcher/Penguin, 2011). As a collaborator, ghostwriter, or principal editor, Miller has helped other authors prepare manuscripts for such publishers as Viking, Doubleday, Warner, Crown, Simon & Schuster, Jeremy P. Tarcher, Hay House, Hampton Roads, and John Wiley & Sons. His poetry has been published in a number of magazines and several anthologies. Miller provides professional consultations to literary agents and publishers as well as published and unpublished authors working in fiction and nonfiction. He has worked for many years with the Linda Chester Literary Agency of New York, which recommends the Fearless Literary critique service. He is experienced in a variety of publishing formats, including conventional printing, print-on-demand, and e-books.
Anarchy by Kenton Johnson Anarchy by Kenton Johnson July 24, 2009 $5.99 138214 words Sample 15%
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Kenton Johnson is a college dropout who spent four years going through college to only learn that it was not for him. After this, he began to pursue a career in writing. He specializes in the genre of satire. Nothing is off limits when it comes to his approach. He truly pushes the envelope when it comes to issues that would make other writers uncomfortable. He is as controversial as he is witty. His forte is complaining through the use of humor about the daily happenings of people's lives. Whether they are tragic, morbid, happy or heart-warming, he tackles the subject with extreme cynicism. He is a fan of behavior that truly brings society to it's knees.
How To Become A Nightclub Promoter by Anthony Coe How To Become A Nightclub Promoter by Anthony Coe Aug. 24, 2009 $6.95 19305 words Sample 15%
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My Buddy Butch by Jeff Marginean My Buddy Butch by Jeff Marginean Aug. 29, 2009 $9.95 79527 words Sample 25%
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Jeff Marginean is a dog dad, writer, musician, producer and executive producer. He is a distinguised judge (2009)for the prestigious Mom's Choice Awards, a member of the Dog Writers Association of America and a voting member of the National Academy for Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc., for the Grammy Awards. He is president and CEO of JEMAR Entertainment, Inc., and creator and host of the nationally syndicated My Buddy Butch radio show. He lives in a nice, quiet city in Ohio with his dog son Butch. He loves working outdoors and gets his best ideas while mowing the lawn!
Act Like a Gentleman, Think Like a Woman by Maria Bustillos Act Like a Gentleman, Think Like a Woman by Maria Bustillos Sep. 29, 2009 $2.99 31734 words Sample 5%
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Just some chick.
Stress Busting Poetry by Gary Haymes Stress Busting Poetry by Gary Haymes Oct. 02, 2009 $4.50 12291 words Sample 20%
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Writer’s Biography Gary Edward Haymes, RH, and CMA: I am 49 years of age and have practiced therapeutically self-hypnosis for twenty years. Twenty years ago after two years of suffering a serious health affliction I required major surgery that would leave me severely disfigured. I asked my doctor to consult his books for an alternative to surgery. Consulting his books the doctor chuckled when I asked him what’s so funny, he said “Hypnosis?” I said I want the best there is and that is what I got a psychologist-hypnotist. After several sessions I was 100% cured and have remained so. The doctor became my first self-hypnosis teacher and proved to me he could cure any non-predestined health problem. In order to attain improved skills I went to the Carson Institute and became a Registered therapeutically hypnotist: RH where part of the graduation was hypnotizing six different people, not students on videotape. I lecture to meditation groups of many types especially (Rekie) healers who I teach self-hypnosis techniques for their clients. Numerous people suffer all sorts of problems, some not health related – I see myself as a healer that uses the subconscious mind, the greatest unexplored territory remaining for humanity. I enjoy writing. I believe this is the best way to reach those who could benefit. The next book, in this series is: “Self-hypnosis-Hope for the Abused and Abuser.” I know my self-help hypnosis books can improve your life. Gary Haymes Gary Haymes, CMA RH
Meeting Women by Nick Shoveen Meeting Women by Nick Shoveen Oct. 10, 2009 $9.99 42196 words Sample 10%
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Doctor Nick Shoveen, Ph.D. has been offering unsolicited relationship advice to men for many years. Although it has been difficult to verify his entire background, his publisher does know that he claims to have received his Ph.D. from renowned PacoimaUniversity.com, allegedly one of the San Fernando Valley's foremost online schools. Magic Lamp Press has also learned that prior to his release, the doctor ran a Persian rug concession at a now-defunct Fedco store in Van Nuys, California. The good doctor currently resides in room 37-a of the Old Bangkok General Medicine House, where he quite often recuperates from serious wounds received in violent feminist attacks after his public appearances. Upon his recovery this time, the doctor will continue with his speaking engagements, frequently sponsored by many of the various Gentlemen's Clubs of America, and a hoped-for appearance on the basic cable Man's Show. Watch for him in your town, unless you reside in one of the municipalities that have requested the doctor to never return... and note that his latest books are now available: Meeting Women: A Guide to Approaching and Getting Acquainted with a New Female, The Female-to-English Dictionary: What Women Really Mean, and How to be a Porno Producer and, the best-selling Phone Sex Manual
Stand-up Comedy: Get Started & Manage Your Career by Barry Neal Stand-up Comedy: Get Started & Manage Your Career by Barry Neal Oct. 10, 2009 $9.99 63433 words Sample 10%
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Barry Neal has been a professional stand-up comedian and comedy coach for more than 20 years. He has appeared on television numerous times, including the Tonight Show, and now spends most of his time booking other entertainers into clubs and events around the country, with people he has established a working relationship with over the years.
Thoughts of an Ordinary Man by Jack Gorman Thoughts of an Ordinary Man by Jack Gorman Oct. 20, 2009 $4.98 69896 words Sample 30%
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Jack Gorman , an ordinary background from blue collar New York. Normal family, military service and currently an ordinary business man.
Dispatches from a Public Librarian by Scott Douglas Dispatches from a Public Librarian by Scott Douglas Oct. 20, 2009 Free! 26500 words Read a sample
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Metal, Madness & Mayhem - An Insider's Journey Through the Hollywood '80s by Michael Flaherty Metal, Madness & Mayhem - An Insider's Journey Through the Hollywood '80s by Michael Flaherty Oct. 30, 2009 $6.99 71910 words Sample 15%
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About the Author - Michael J. Flaherty was a young Beverly Hills businessman who became fed up with the corporate world and decided to seek a new frontier. He found just that, quite by accident in what was the emerging metal rock scene of the early ‘80s.
The Quick Quirk Quiz - Dinnertime Edition by Janet Spencer - Trivia Queen The Quick Quirk Quiz - Dinnertime Edition by Janet Spencer - Trivia Queen Oct. 31, 2009 $0.99 8106 words Sample 20%
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Janet Spencer: Trivia Queen of the Universe Royal Ruler of Useless Information Master of Arcane Knowledge and Extraneous Lore Keeper of Forgotten Facts and Startling Statistics Freelance Hysterics * Creative Profanities * Quantum Perplexities Janet Spencer was born in 1960 to a poor white sharecropper in Illinois. At 12, she slipped aboard a southbound freighter headed for Australia, where she was further raised by a pack of wild dingoes. Naturally curious and totally obsessed with the minor details of life, she traveled to London to join the Royal Astronomical Society to learn more of the world and the universe. However, the RAS had a long-standing ban against allowing in poor white sharecroppers half raised by wild dingoes, so she instead camped outside and counting the bricks making up the snobby institution. This was a pivotal experience for her. Finding there were exactly 17,431 bricks started her on her lifelong quest for small details, amazing truths, and petty coincidences. The Trivia Queen claimed her crown!  Since then, she has been roaming the world from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego, counting bricks, observing small insects, and measuring the average number of grains in a typical salt shaker. With such a vast storehouse of trivial knowledge, she now embarks on a new quest: to share this information with her fellow humans - stumping experts, amazing laymen, and bringing wide-eyed blank stares to all those around her. She is the author of several books including "Montana Trivia" and "Yellowstone Trivia" published by www.RiverbendPublishing.com Janet Spencer spends her spare time serving as chairwoman of the Associated Association of Associated Associations, playing with spatulas, and conversing with ducks.
Katharine Hepburn: The Last Interview by Simon Worrall Katharine Hepburn: The Last Interview by Simon Worrall Nov. 01, 2009 $2.99 8149 words Sample 1%
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Simon Worrall was born in Wellington, England and spent his childhood in Eritrea, Paris and Singapore. Since 1984, he has been a full-time, freelance journalist and book author. He has written investigative features; travel articles; celebrity profiles and reportages for publications all over the world, including National Geographic, The London Times, The Guardian, The Paris Review, The New Yorker, Harper’s, Conde Nast Traveler, The Sidney Morning Herald, Playboy, The Smithsonian and Maxim. He has also made frequent appearances on Radio & TV, including the BBC’s From Our Own Correspondent; NPR and PBS. He speaks six languages and has lived in or visited more than 70 countries. Among many adventures, he has dug clams with the Inuit on Baffin Island, ridden with gauchos in Patagonia, followed the trail of a stolen Rembrandt with an undercover FBI agent, explored a Tang Dynasty shipwreck off the coast of Sumatra and got drunk with Marianne Faithful. On the way, Simon has been fortunate to work with world-class photographers like Pulitzer Prize-winner, Vince Musi; and Magnum members Ian Berry, Paul Fusco and Inge Von Morath. Among celebrities Simon has profiled are Hilary Clinton, Arthur Miller, Wynona Ryder, Monica Seles and Leonard Cohen. He was the last writer to interview Katharine Hepburn, at her home on Turtle Bay, New York. Simon’s first book, The Poet and the Murderer ( Dutton/4th Estate), a work of narrative non-fiction about master forger and double-murderer, Mark Hofmann, was published to critical acclaim in 2002. It inspired a BBC documentary, The Man Who Forged America, and is currently being turned into a screenplay. Current projects include a non-fiction love story set in World War Two and an art crime thriller he is writing with the former head of the FBI’s Art Crime Unit, Bob Wittman. Simon’s latest investigative feature, Cybergate, about the theft of a US Presidential election by computer fraud, will be published in December, 2009. He currently divides his time between his native England and the United States. He is a member of The Frontline Club, London; and an active supporter of several charities, including Amnesty International and The World Land Trust. His passions include tennis; books; and wild places.
The Quick Quirk Quiz - Names of Drinks by Janet Spencer - Trivia Queen The Quick Quirk Quiz - Names of Drinks by Janet Spencer - Trivia Queen Nov. 01, 2009 $0.99 8004 words Sample 20%
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Janet Spencer: Trivia Queen of the Universe Royal Ruler of Useless Information Master of Arcane Knowledge and Extraneous Lore Keeper of Forgotten Facts and Startling Statistics Freelance Hysterics * Creative Profanities * Quantum Perplexities Janet Spencer was born in 1960 to a poor white sharecropper in Illinois. At 12, she slipped aboard a southbound freighter headed for Australia, where she was further raised by a pack of wild dingoes. Naturally curious and totally obsessed with the minor details of life, she traveled to London to join the Royal Astronomical Society to learn more of the world and the universe. However, the RAS had a long-standing ban against allowing in poor white sharecroppers half raised by wild dingoes, so she instead camped outside and counting the bricks making up the snobby institution. This was a pivotal experience for her. Finding there were exactly 17,431 bricks started her on her lifelong quest for small details, amazing truths, and petty coincidences. The Trivia Queen claimed her crown!  Since then, she has been roaming the world from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego, counting bricks, observing small insects, and measuring the average number of grains in a typical salt shaker. With such a vast storehouse of trivial knowledge, she now embarks on a new quest: to share this information with her fellow humans - stumping experts, amazing laymen, and bringing wide-eyed blank stares to all those around her. She is the author of several books including "Montana Trivia" and "Yellowstone Trivia" published by www.RiverbendPublishing.com Janet Spencer spends her spare time serving as chairwoman of the Associated Association of Associated Associations, playing with spatulas, and conversing with ducks.
The Best of Luck by A.M. Murray The Best of Luck by A.M. Murray Nov. 02, 2009 $1.99 35308 words Sample 35%
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A.M. Murray was an immigrant to the USA after WWII, at age 3. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology but then got drafted into the Army during the Vietnam era. He came home and bummed around the country a while, worked lots of jobs, went back to school, got a degree in Photojournalism with lots of grad work in Mass Media. Worked as video producer for a big company but was forced out due to office politics. He wondered if it was him or just his luck. He did some research and came up with a book, "The Best of Luck." Other books done or in the works reflect his experiences, interests -- "The Secret of the Serpent Mound," about death at the mysterious earthen effigy; "In the new Country," about immigrants on a dead end street and the possibility of deportation. "A Jekyl & Hyde Woman," about good versus evil, set in New Orleans.
The Quick Quirk Quiz - National Chains & Name Brands by Janet Spencer - Trivia Queen The Quick Quirk Quiz - National Chains & Name Brands by Janet Spencer - Trivia Queen Nov. 05, 2009 $0.99 8253 words Sample 20%
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Janet Spencer: Trivia Queen of the Universe Royal Ruler of Useless Information Master of Arcane Knowledge and Extraneous Lore Keeper of Forgotten Facts and Startling Statistics Freelance Hysterics * Creative Profanities * Quantum Perplexities Janet Spencer was born in 1960 to a poor white sharecropper in Illinois. At 12, she slipped aboard a southbound freighter headed for Australia, where she was further raised by a pack of wild dingoes. Naturally curious and totally obsessed with the minor details of life, she traveled to London to join the Royal Astronomical Society to learn more of the world and the universe. However, the RAS had a long-standing ban against allowing in poor white sharecroppers half raised by wild dingoes, so she instead camped outside and counting the bricks making up the snobby institution. This was a pivotal experience for her. Finding there were exactly 17,431 bricks started her on her lifelong quest for small details, amazing truths, and petty coincidences. The Trivia Queen claimed her crown!  Since then, she has been roaming the world from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego, counting bricks, observing small insects, and measuring the average number of grains in a typical salt shaker. With such a vast storehouse of trivial knowledge, she now embarks on a new quest: to share this information with her fellow humans - stumping experts, amazing laymen, and bringing wide-eyed blank stares to all those around her. She is the author of several books including "Montana Trivia" and "Yellowstone Trivia" published by www.RiverbendPublishing.com Janet Spencer spends her spare time serving as chairwoman of the Associated Association of Associated Associations, playing with spatulas, and conversing with ducks.
Stupidity Rising: 7 Rants On Behalf Of The Lost Art Of Common Sense by J. Allen Thomas Stupidity Rising: 7 Rants On Behalf Of The Lost Art Of Common Sense by J. Allen Thomas Nov. 09, 2009 $5.95 13740 words Sample 30%
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J. Allen Thomas was born and raised in New York City. He was primarily an artist, but dabbled in writing by doing music and movie reviews, under an assumed name, for various websites. 'Stupidity Rising' is Mr. Thomas' first published work. Mr. Thomas resides in Stuart, Florida and divides his time between art, writing, and his two daughters.
Quick Quirk Quiz - In the Kitchen by Janet Spencer - Trivia Queen Quick Quirk Quiz - In the Kitchen by Janet Spencer - Trivia Queen Nov. 09, 2009 $0.99 8229 words Sample 20%
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Janet Spencer: Trivia Queen of the Universe Royal Ruler of Useless Information Master of Arcane Knowledge and Extraneous Lore Keeper of Forgotten Facts and Startling Statistics Freelance Hysterics * Creative Profanities * Quantum Perplexities Janet Spencer was born in 1960 to a poor white sharecropper in Illinois. At 12, she slipped aboard a southbound freighter headed for Australia, where she was further raised by a pack of wild dingoes. Naturally curious and totally obsessed with the minor details of life, she traveled to London to join the Royal Astronomical Society to learn more of the world and the universe. However, the RAS had a long-standing ban against allowing in poor white sharecroppers half raised by wild dingoes, so she instead camped outside and counting the bricks making up the snobby institution. This was a pivotal experience for her. Finding there were exactly 17,431 bricks started her on her lifelong quest for small details, amazing truths, and petty coincidences. The Trivia Queen claimed her crown!  Since then, she has been roaming the world from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego, counting bricks, observing small insects, and measuring the average number of grains in a typical salt shaker. With such a vast storehouse of trivial knowledge, she now embarks on a new quest: to share this information with her fellow humans - stumping experts, amazing laymen, and bringing wide-eyed blank stares to all those around her. She is the author of several books including "Montana Trivia" and "Yellowstone Trivia" published by www.RiverbendPublishing.com Janet Spencer spends her spare time serving as chairwoman of the Associated Association of Associated Associations, playing with spatulas, and conversing with ducks.
Quick Quirk Quiz - Science & Technology by Janet Spencer - Trivia Queen Quick Quirk Quiz - Science & Technology by Janet Spencer - Trivia Queen Nov. 12, 2009 $0.99 8142 words Sample 50%
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Janet Spencer: Trivia Queen of the Universe Royal Ruler of Useless Information Master of Arcane Knowledge and Extraneous Lore Keeper of Forgotten Facts and Startling Statistics Freelance Hysterics * Creative Profanities * Quantum Perplexities Janet Spencer was born in 1960 to a poor white sharecropper in Illinois. At 12, she slipped aboard a southbound freighter headed for Australia, where she was further raised by a pack of wild dingoes. Naturally curious and totally obsessed with the minor details of life, she traveled to London to join the Royal Astronomical Society to learn more of the world and the universe. However, the RAS had a long-standing ban against allowing in poor white sharecroppers half raised by wild dingoes, so she instead camped outside and counting the bricks making up the snobby institution. This was a pivotal experience for her. Finding there were exactly 17,431 bricks started her on her lifelong quest for small details, amazing truths, and petty coincidences. The Trivia Queen claimed her crown!  Since then, she has been roaming the world from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego, counting bricks, observing small insects, and measuring the average number of grains in a typical salt shaker. With such a vast storehouse of trivial knowledge, she now embarks on a new quest: to share this information with her fellow humans - stumping experts, amazing laymen, and bringing wide-eyed blank stares to all those around her. She is the author of several books including "Montana Trivia" and "Yellowstone Trivia" published by www.RiverbendPublishing.com Janet Spencer spends her spare time serving as chairwoman of the Associated Association of Associated Associations, playing with spatulas, and conversing with ducks.
Quick Quirk Quiz - Sweet Tooth by Janet Spencer - Trivia Queen Quick Quirk Quiz - Sweet Tooth by Janet Spencer - Trivia Queen Nov. 12, 2009 $0.99 8016 words Sample 20%
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Janet Spencer: Trivia Queen of the Universe Royal Ruler of Useless Information Master of Arcane Knowledge and Extraneous Lore Keeper of Forgotten Facts and Startling Statistics Freelance Hysterics * Creative Profanities * Quantum Perplexities Janet Spencer was born in 1960 to a poor white sharecropper in Illinois. At 12, she slipped aboard a southbound freighter headed for Australia, where she was further raised by a pack of wild dingoes. Naturally curious and totally obsessed with the minor details of life, she traveled to London to join the Royal Astronomical Society to learn more of the world and the universe. However, the RAS had a long-standing ban against allowing in poor white sharecroppers half raised by wild dingoes, so she instead camped outside and counting the bricks making up the snobby institution. This was a pivotal experience for her. Finding there were exactly 17,431 bricks started her on her lifelong quest for small details, amazing truths, and petty coincidences. The Trivia Queen claimed her crown!  Since then, she has been roaming the world from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego, counting bricks, observing small insects, and measuring the average number of grains in a typical salt shaker. With such a vast storehouse of trivial knowledge, she now embarks on a new quest: to share this information with her fellow humans - stumping experts, amazing laymen, and bringing wide-eyed blank stares to all those around her. She is the author of several books including "Montana Trivia" and "Yellowstone Trivia" published by www.RiverbendPublishing.com Janet Spencer spends her spare time serving as chairwoman of the Associated Association of Associated Associations, playing with spatulas, and conversing with ducks.
Quick Quirk Quiz - Things In the Bathroom by Janet Spencer - Trivia Queen Quick Quirk Quiz - Things In the Bathroom by Janet Spencer - Trivia Queen Nov. 12, 2009 $0.99 8048 words Sample 20%
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Janet Spencer: Trivia Queen of the Universe Royal Ruler of Useless Information Master of Arcane Knowledge and Extraneous Lore Keeper of Forgotten Facts and Startling Statistics Freelance Hysterics * Creative Profanities * Quantum Perplexities Janet Spencer was born in 1960 to a poor white sharecropper in Illinois. At 12, she slipped aboard a southbound freighter headed for Australia, where she was further raised by a pack of wild dingoes. Naturally curious and totally obsessed with the minor details of life, she traveled to London to join the Royal Astronomical Society to learn more of the world and the universe. However, the RAS had a long-standing ban against allowing in poor white sharecroppers half raised by wild dingoes, so she instead camped outside and counting the bricks making up the snobby institution. This was a pivotal experience for her. Finding there were exactly 17,431 bricks started her on her lifelong quest for small details, amazing truths, and petty coincidences. The Trivia Queen claimed her crown!  Since then, she has been roaming the world from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego, counting bricks, observing small insects, and measuring the average number of grains in a typical salt shaker. With such a vast storehouse of trivial knowledge, she now embarks on a new quest: to share this information with her fellow humans - stumping experts, amazing laymen, and bringing wide-eyed blank stares to all those around her. She is the author of several books including "Montana Trivia" and "Yellowstone Trivia" published by www.RiverbendPublishing.com Janet Spencer spends her spare time serving as chairwoman of the Associated Association of Associated Associations, playing with spatulas, and conversing with ducks.
Words You Don't Know by Robin Bloor Words You Don't Know by Robin Bloor Nov. 13, 2009 $9.99 50545 words Sample 20%
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Robin Bloor is not and never has been a philologist, glottologist, grammarian, lexicographer or linguist. Insofar as he has qualifications, they are in Computer Science and Mathematics. Admittedly, though, he is a published author. He has written a business book (The Electronic B@zaar) and co-authored several Dummies books on computer technology published by Wiley. He is also a public speaker, having presented to audiences on every continent except the cold one, but those presentations were done in the guise of technology expert, not English Language dilettante. Nevertheless, an English Language dilettante is what he has become, and consequently he has written a book to prove it. The motivation for this is accidental. He is the author of the blog, HaveMacWillBlog.com, and has pursued blogging with some enthusiasm. Having taken to the keyboard in this way, he decided to write about anything and everything that came to mind; not just technology, but his travels, poetry, weird ideas, photography and even politics. One day in April, he started writing about strange and obscure words and it attracted a bigger audience than usual, so he continued to do it until he’d accumulated sufficient material for this book. Since writing the book, his web site has split like an ameba and now he’s a doppleblogger banging out words on a regular basis for his new site WordsYouDontKnow.com, which is really a marketing vehicle for this book. You will find further writings of the kind in this book on that site. If you want to follow Robin Bloor on twitter, and we have no idea why you would, his id is robinbloor.
Quick Quirk Quiz - Words & Phrases by Janet Spencer - Trivia Queen Quick Quirk Quiz - Words & Phrases by Janet Spencer - Trivia Queen Nov. 14, 2009 $0.99 8032 words Sample 20%
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Janet Spencer: Trivia Queen of the Universe Royal Ruler of Useless Information Master of Arcane Knowledge and Extraneous Lore Keeper of Forgotten Facts and Startling Statistics Freelance Hysterics * Creative Profanities * Quantum Perplexities Janet Spencer was born in 1960 to a poor white sharecropper in Illinois. At 12, she slipped aboard a southbound freighter headed for Australia, where she was further raised by a pack of wild dingoes. Naturally curious and totally obsessed with the minor details of life, she traveled to London to join the Royal Astronomical Society to learn more of the world and the universe. However, the RAS had a long-standing ban against allowing in poor white sharecroppers half raised by wild dingoes, so she instead camped outside and counting the bricks making up the snobby institution. This was a pivotal experience for her. Finding there were exactly 17,431 bricks started her on her lifelong quest for small details, amazing truths, and petty coincidences. The Trivia Queen claimed her crown!  Since then, she has been roaming the world from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego, counting bricks, observing small insects, and measuring the average number of grains in a typical salt shaker. With such a vast storehouse of trivial knowledge, she now embarks on a new quest: to share this information with her fellow humans - stumping experts, amazing laymen, and bringing wide-eyed blank stares to all those around her. She is the author of several books including "Montana Trivia" and "Yellowstone Trivia" published by www.RiverbendPublishing.com Janet Spencer spends her spare time serving as chairwoman of the Associated Association of Associated Associations, playing with spatulas, and conversing with ducks.
CRYSTALVOL for HONG KONG HKSE 1500 Financial Predictions for November 11 12 13 2009 by Brancapital Technologies Pte Ltd by David Lee CT CRYSTALVOL for HONG KONG HKSE 1500 Financial Predictions for November 11 12 13 2009 by Brancapital Technologies Pte Ltd by David Lee CT Nov. 14, 2009 $999.00 8219 words Sample 50%
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The history of BrainCapital technologies has its humble beginnings in 1988 . David Lee secured a Singapore Merchant Banking Scholarship which led to stints in Goldman Sachs New York and trips to Chicago Trading Houses . This helped to incubate an idea to develop a machine driven program-trading software for foreign exchange David with help from scientists came up with the first version a couple of years later and subsequently in April 1993, made a presentation of the model and findings at the SECOND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS ON WALL STREET. The underlying pattern recognition technology has undergone much refinement ever since. Between 1993 and 1997, the software was used extensively by program traders at Hong Kong Bank, Swiss Bank Corp and BHF Bank. Subsequently , a governmental grant and venture capital group funding by Boston based VC followed in 1998 . Since then , Braincapital technologies has been used by several MNC banks and also a Top 10 program trader who traded 12 percent of stocks on the NYSE. The technologies use state of the art artificial intelligent technologies like neural nets , fuzzy logic and genetic algorithms . Through millions of computational intensive mathematical calculations , the technologies output a 6 step best scenario for each individual stock , bond or currency .Statistically , it can be verified that the technologies has a 65 to 80 percent accuracy rate of predicting price momentum ( speed of trend ) for intraday , daily and weekly time spans. Viceroy International Limited in 2002 completed the 100 percent buy back of BrainCapital technologies .
The Doff Show comic book, episode1. by Egb Ledoff The Doff Show comic book, episode1. by Egb Ledoff Nov. 29, 2009 Free! 165 words Read a sample
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After 20 years in the music industry, as a composer, producer and engineer, as well as frequent incursions into set decoration, creating a comic book came naturally. Music, illustration, teaching and anything digital are my passions and have always lead my professional life.
The Xbox 360 Uncloaked: The Real Story Behind Microsoft's Xbox 360 Video Game Console, 2nd edition by Dean Takahashi The Xbox 360 Uncloaked: The Real Story Behind Microsoft's Xbox 360 Video Game Console, 2nd edition by Dean Takahashi Nov. 30, 2009 $1.99 181382 words Sample 10%
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Dean Takahashi is the lead writer for GamesBeat at the tech news blog VentureBeat. He has been a tech journalist for more than 20 years. He joined VentureBeat in February, 2008. Prior to that, he worked at the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the Orange County Register and the Dallas Times Herald. He is also the author of "Opening the Xbox," a book about the making of Microsoft's first video game console. That book was published in 2002 by Prima Publishing/Random House.
Mann on Film: It's a Mad World and other essays by S. E. Mann Mann on Film: It's a Mad World and other essays by S. E. Mann Dec. 02, 2009 Free! 29175 words Read a sample
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S.E. Mann lives and breathes in Tokyo, Japan. There, he masquerades as an actor, director, writer, and sometimes teacher, all of which he loves doing but with as little effort as possible. Mr. Mann is currently finishing-up an independent feature film on which he has spent countless hours, days, months, and years 'finishing-up.' He spends much of the rest of his time riding his motorcycle, hiking in the Japanese mountains, drinking enormous amounts of green tea, and working in media. Hoping to someday reach the level of being relentlessly pursued by a stalwart investigator obsessed with his capture, Mr. Mann is currently content with simply being hounded by a local chapter of the Ladies Flower Arrangement Society. A graduate of a large, well known, very liberal ivy-covered northeastern American university in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, S. E. Mann has voted Democrat and Republican in the past and hopes someday to run for public office himself. A lover of language great and small, he subscribes to the styles of Buckley over O'Reilly, Paar over Maher, and, 'round midnight, Carson over anyone. Saddened but not discouraged by the steep decline in quality and message from Hollywood, Mr. Mann hopes to add his voice to a resurgence in the industry for the kind of films, the great movies that Americans were known for around the world. S. E. Mann is not his real name.
Entertainment Talk Radio Shows by Francine Silverman Entertainment Talk Radio Shows by Francine Silverman Dec. 03, 2009 $20.99 10607 words Sample 15%
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“Talk Radio Advocate” Francine Silverman is an author/publicist and radio host who honed her writing skills as a newspaper reporter and freelance writer. Her latest book is Talk Radio Wants You: An Intimate Guide to 700 Shows and How to Get Invited (McFarland & Co. 2009), a National "Best Books 2009" award winner in the Business: Reference category. the book contains everything a potential guest needs to know before contacting a host, including the theme of the show and guest criteria. She authored two travel guidebooks, Catskills Alive (2000 and 2003) and Long Island Alive (2003), both published by Hunter Publishing. In 2003, Fran started Book Promotion Newsletter for authors of all genres. http://www.bookpromotionnewsletter.com. The ezine spawned Book Marketing from A-Z (Infinity Publishing 2005), containing the best marketing strategies of 325 subscribers. The 400-page paperback is in alphabetical order for ease of use. The book received nearly 40 rave reviews from on-line reviewers. In 2006, Fran started a publicity service and has gotten clients placed in the Boston Herald, Oklahoman and Chicago Tribune as well as on hundreds of Internet and terrestrial radio programs. Until recently, Fran was host of The Radio Host Show on Blog Talk Radio, http://www.blogtalkradio.com/francine-silverman Talk Radio Wants You has 40 categories, retails for $75, and is geared to libraries, publicists, radio hosts and authors. Fran is now offering ebooks that follow the format of her book and are more affordable. Thus far, Business, New Age, Self-Help, Health, Entertainment, Paranormal, Food and Travel, Relationships, Men and Women, Sports, Parenting and Politics are for sale, ranging in price from $12 to $20. Fran can be reached at franalive@optonline.net http://www.talkradioadvocate.com
Quizzing: Everything You Always Wanted to Know But Didn't Know Where to Look by Ranjit Thomas Quizzing: Everything You Always Wanted to Know But Didn't Know Where to Look by Ranjit Thomas Dec. 07, 2009 $7.95 20553 words Sample 15%
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Ranjit Thomas is an accomplished quizzer, quizmaster and quiz compiler. When he is not scouring the world for useless facts, he runs an investment firm in New York.
Making the Tin Man by John Thomas Making the Tin Man by John Thomas Dec. 10, 2009 $4.99 55482 words Sample 20%
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John G. Thomas has been in the film and television business for over 30 years. A graduate of the USC Film School plus a Masters in screenwriting, he's produced and directed dozens documentaries, feature films and commercials. Among his feature credits are such movies as "Arizona Heat," "Tin Man," "Banzai Runner," "Healer" and most recently, "Hamal_18."
Never Trust a Goat by Tracy Farr Never Trust a Goat by Tracy Farr Dec. 20, 2009 Free! 18113 words Read a sample
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Tracy Farr was born in Ft. Worth, Texas, and grew up in the outskirts of Dallas. After graduating from college with a degree in music education, he taught music for two years then joined the military. He spent five years in the Air Force serving as a photojournalist and editor of a weekly Air Force newspaper. At the end of Operation Desert Storm, he returned to civilian life and teaching. He writes a weekly column that appears in the Mount Pleasant Daily Tribune and WinnsboroToday.com. Tracy is married and has three children -- and some goats.
A Cynic's Guide to Everything by Ana Montano A Cynic's Guide to Everything by Ana Montano Dec. 29, 2009 $2.99 53029 words Sample 15%
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I live to write and write to live. The proceeds from my books are going toward paying for my very very expensive graduate education. So thank you!
The Silver Lining - Moral Deliberations in Films by Sam Vaknin The Silver Lining - Moral Deliberations in Films by Sam Vaknin Jan. 03, 2010 Free! 17524 words Read a sample
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Sam Vaknin ( http://samvak.tripod.com ) is the author of Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited and After the Rain - How the West Lost the East as well as many other books and ebooks about topics in psychology, relationships, philosophy, economics, and international affairs. He served as a columnist for Central Europe Review, Global Politician, PopMatters, eBookWeb , and Bellaonline, and as a United Press International (UPI) Senior Business Correspondent. He was the editor of mental health and Central East Europe categories in The Open Directory and Suite101.
Death ... is just God's way of letting you know She didn't find you all that amusing by E.I. Weiner Death ... is just God's way of letting you know She didn't find you all that amusing by E.I. Weiner Jan. 07, 2010 $1.99 10339 words Sample 30%
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E.I. Weiner is both a Philadelphian and a writer by birth. The legend goes that his parents would hurl magazines into his playpen when he fussed, instantly pacifying him and keeping him occupied for hours. He must have imprinted on the format because, since then, he has done nothing but write, edit and design pages. And he is obsessed with typography. Through every conceivable technology (except maybe stone tablets and woodblock printing), he has been forming words ever since he could first, well, form words. From newspaper delivery boy to college journalism degree to newspapers, magazines and books; in both local and national publications (Philadelphia Bulletin, Inquirer and Daily News; New York Times; Seattle Times; Courier-Post; Rodale Press; TV Guide; and the Web), E.I. Weiner is a rarity among freelance writers in having made a living for nearly thirty years without having to write dreck in order to do so.
Beyond the Comfort Zone by James M Turner Beyond the Comfort Zone by James M Turner Jan. 11, 2010 $2.99 88772 words Sample 15%
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Born in UK in the heart of rural Cheshire in 1961where he completed his secondary education before re-locating to Manchester in the late 1970's to begin studying the Saxophone. During the mid 80's establishes himself as a popular choice for successful pop groups of the day and goes on to play with many international acts including Whitney Houston and UK pop phenomena 'Bros' and 'Take That' Moves to Thailand in 2002 which is largely the setting for his first auto-biographical book 'Beyond The Comfort Zone' based partly upon his experiences there. Relocates again in 2005 to Los Angeles California and begins to work in the Film business, working on films such as Crystal Sky Pictures 'Tekken' (2010) ,'Annihilation Earth' and 'Witchville' for the Sci-Fi channel. His first Television series screenplay 'The Taker' is currently in development. Besides his other talents James is a keen swimmer and linguist. As well as English he speaks both Spanish and Thai, his Mandarin Chinese is still a work in progress. When he is not on film sets he divides his time between Los Angeles, Manchester and Asia.