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"B" Movies, Bad Movies, Good Movies by John Howard Reid March 04, 2011 $3.99 61030 words Sample 20%
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Author of over 100 full-length books, of which around 60 are currently in print, John Howard Reid is the award-winning, bestselling author of the Merryll Manning series of mystery novels, anthologies of original poetry and short stories, translations from Spanish and Ancient Greek, and especially books of film criticism and movie history. Currently chief judge for three of America's leading literary contests, Reid has also written the textbook, "Write Ways To Win Writing Contests".
#Conversationstoppers: Puns, Non Sequiturs, Impossible Scenarios by Leon Shure #Conversationstoppers: Puns, Non Sequiturs, Impossible Scenarios by Leon Shure Feb. 24, 2011 Free! 2404 words Read a sample
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Leon Shure is a life-long resident of the Chicago area, and has lived both in the city and in the North and Northwest suburbs. A bachelors and masters graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Shure worked for the Lerner Newspapers,a chain of weeklies in the city; the Day Newspapers, a suburban daily newspaper chain owned by Field Enterprises, now the Chicago Sun-Times; and Paddock Publications, a chain of daily newspapers in the Northwest suburbs, where he worked as a police reporter. He received the Jacob Sher Award for Outstanding Investigative Reporting. Shure is a practicing attorney and has held elective office in local governments. He has published three mysteries, all taking place in the wealthy and diverse North Shore suburbs of Chicago. These are "Fatal Sisters," "The Baba Yaga, a Dr. Adam Karl Mystery," and "Screams and Bleeds, a Vanek Mystery." Another of his books, a free collection of his Twitter tweets "#Conversationstopers: Puns, Non Sequitur, Impossible Scenarios" became a ebook best seller almost immediately, with almost 10,000 downloads. Shure is married and has two children.
10 Dating Lessons from Sex and the City by Pamela Diane King 10 Dating Lessons from Sex and the City by Pamela Diane King June 21, 2010 $0.99 5494 words Sample 10%
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Pamela lives in Durban, South Africa. She has a Bachelors degree with Honours in Psychology. She also completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Education with distinction. Writing has always been her passion. She loves musicals, chick flicks, chick lit, and Sex and the City.
100 Double CalcuDokus by Giulio Zambon 100 Double CalcuDokus by Giulio Zambon Dec. 07, 2011 $0.99 1901 words Sample 10%
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Giulio holds a doctorate in Physics from the University of Rome (Italy), where he graduated cum laude. After a period of teaching Electrotechnics in a high school and a fifteen-month stint in the technical corps of the army, he joined the computer industry. In the ensuing thirty years, he worked as a software developer, system consultant, process improvement manager, project manager, and chief operating officer. During his career in computing, Giulio wrote hundreds of technical reports and presented several courses and seminars. He published several computing books and manuals and some Science Fiction stories. The list of his published work is at his website zambon.com.au. In October 2011, he released CalcuDoku 1.0, an application to play CalcuDoku on the iPad. You can find it in Apple's iTunes application store.
101 'Brain Teasers” on Jennifer Aniston by Movie Magic 101 'Brain Teasers” on Jennifer Aniston by Movie Magic April 23, 2012 $2.99 4926 words Sample 20%
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101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Angelina Jolie by Movie Magic 101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Angelina Jolie by Movie Magic May 16, 2012 $2.99 4791 words Sample 20%
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101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Arnold Schwarzenegger by Movie Magic 101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Arnold Schwarzenegger by Movie Magic May 04, 2012 $2.99 4439 words Sample 20%
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101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Bruce Lee by Movie Magic 101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Bruce Lee by Movie Magic May 02, 2012 $2.99 3908 words Sample 20%
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101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Frank Sinatra by Movie Magic 101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Frank Sinatra by Movie Magic May 16, 2012 $2.99 3810 words Sample 20%
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101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about James Bond by Movie Magic 101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about James Bond by Movie Magic May 04, 2012 $2.99 3437 words Sample 20%
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101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Jason Statham by Movie Magic 101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Jason Statham by Movie Magic May 16, 2012 $2.99 3701 words Sample 20%
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101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about John Wayne by Movie Magic 101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about John Wayne by Movie Magic May 16, 2012 $2.99 3979 words Sample 20%
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101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Marilyn Monroe by Movie Magic 101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Marilyn Monroe by Movie Magic May 04, 2012 $2.99 3207 words Sample 20%
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101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Jennifer Aniston by Movie Magic 101 Amazing Facts Every Fan Should Know about Jennifer Aniston by Movie Magic April 23, 2012 $2.99 4634 words Sample 20%
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101 “Brain Teasers” on Megan Fox by Movie Magic 101 “Brain Teasers” on Megan Fox by Movie Magic April 27, 2012 $2.99 4631 words Sample 20%
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101 Brain Teasers on Arnold Schwarzenegger by Movie Magic 101 Brain Teasers on Arnold Schwarzenegger by Movie Magic May 02, 2012 $2.99 4738 words Sample 20%
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101 Cape Cod Problems by Earl Thacher 101 Cape Cod Problems by Earl Thacher Nov. 01, 2011 $1.99 2045 words Sample 10%
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101 Cat Tales by L. M. Boelz 101 Cat Tales by L. M. Boelz Aug. 28, 2011 $0.99 14889 words Sample 20%
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I am a new author this year, I hope to have my cat tales out in August, and my first full length novel Syeribus out shortly afterward. I love suspense and investigating the unknown. One of my favorite things to do is camp and cook, when I am not pulling from the personal fears of friends and family to create a new book
101 Comic Book Trivia Questions by Rich Meyer 101 Comic Book Trivia Questions by Rich Meyer Dec. 19, 2010 $1.99 8087 words Sample 10%
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Rich Meyer wastes a lot of time reading comic books, reference books, and a lot of Doc Savage pulps on his Kindle. In between books, he can be found listening to Bob & Ray, Daniel Tosh and the Frantics, Frank Zappa, Blue Öyster Cult, Rush, KISS and the Tubes, or watching classic television and weird movies. He also manages to actually play trivia occasionally. Rich has been a member of the Old Time Radio Researchers Group, the Mister Ed Fan Club, and a trivia team called the Collective Foole (which placed #6 out of 400+ teams in the World’s Largest Trivia Contest in 2011). Rich lives in Saint Clair, Pennsylvania. He lives with his wife Mona and their canine children Emiko and Montagoon, and their feline children Pippin, Cleocatara, Luli-Belle and Maxwell “Bang-Bang” Doodle. Rich used to tie a towel around his neck and pretend he was Hawkman. He hasn’t been doing that as much lately, mainly because his cats look at him funny.
101 聚会随身笑话集 by Royal Star Production 101 聚会随身笑话集 by Royal Star Production Jan. 13, 2011 $3.99 637 words Sample 10%
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We are a small team from different countries and meet in the multi-culture island of Hong Kong. We came from all walks of life from business executives, students, domestic helpers, freelancers and retired teacher. Apart from our common interest of writing, our individual expertise help to make the goal of self publishing possible e.g. some are good in art and design while others may excel in figures as well. We enjoy this multi-culture, multi-language lifestyle where people from mainland China live harmoniously with people from Taiwan while American keen on Filipino/Thai food even more than the natives. We hope to share our personal experience to the rest of the world through our publication.
101 Short Film Ideas by Jason Brubaker 101 Short Film Ideas by Jason Brubaker Sep. 09, 2011 $2.99 6476 words
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Jason Brubaker is a Hollywood based Independent Motion Picture Producer and an expert in internet movie distribution. He is focused on helping YOU make, market and sell movies more easily by growing your fan base, building buzz and creating community around your title.
101 tips on CURRY HOUSES in Manchester by 101 tips 101 tips on CURRY HOUSES in Manchester by 101 tips Nov. 10, 2011 Free! 26756 words Read a sample
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Welcome - I am MYO. I write under the pen name of 101 tips. I also publish a number of authors. My books are also online at MYO http://make-your-offer.com Thanks all
101 tips to get DRUNK in Manchester by 101 tips 101 tips to get DRUNK in Manchester by 101 tips Nov. 10, 2011 $0.99 58435 words Sample 5%
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Welcome - I am MYO. I write under the pen name of 101 tips. I also publish a number of authors. My books are also online at MYO http://make-your-offer.com Thanks all
101 tips to get WORSE at Call of Duty by 101 tips 101 tips to get WORSE at Call of Duty by 101 tips Nov. 10, 2011 $5.99 19737 words Sample 5%
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Welcome - I am MYO. I write under the pen name of 101 tips. I also publish a number of authors. My books are also online at MYO http://make-your-offer.com Thanks all
101 tips to get WORSE at Call of Duty: Zombies by 101 tips 101 tips to get WORSE at Call of Duty: Zombies by 101 tips Nov. 10, 2011 $2.99 18918 words Sample 5%
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Welcome - I am MYO. I write under the pen name of 101 tips. I also publish a number of authors. My books are also online at MYO http://make-your-offer.com Thanks all
101 Ways to Kill Yourself by Johnathan L Groom 101 Ways to Kill Yourself by Johnathan L Groom Aug. 01, 2011 $0.99 1018 words Sample 1%
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The Curb: The Art of the Homeless- is only the 1st of a string of hits for readers. I have been told it is- "The Best Book you Will Ever Read."
101 Ways to Market and Distribute Your Film by Elke Weiss 101 Ways to Market and Distribute Your Film by Elke Weiss April 18, 2012 $14.99 44530 words
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101 Ways To Market Your Music On The Web by Simon Adams 101 Ways To Market Your Music On The Web by Simon Adams July 18, 2010 $18.99 75110 words
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Simon Adams Co-founder N2R Media & MyMusicSuccess.Com "In the new music and media industries change is inevitable, growth is optional. You are never ready for change, so embrace it as the greatest opportunity for the future success of your business” – Simon Adams, N2R Media N2R Media is an innovative communications company founded by music and media entrepreneur Simon Adams with his partner Katy Jacks. The company delivers business knowledge, ideation, coaching and communications for the creative industries through the medium of books, audio books, new media, live seminars and workshops. With over 25 years experience as a music producer, digital music publicist, radio journalist and entrepreneur, Simon, a UK Native, now residing in The Netherlands, brings his wealth of knowledge and experience to music industry professionals and independent artists worldwide looking to manage change and create growth in the new digital business landscape. In 2009 Simon set up the digital music marketing subsidiary of N2R Media, MyMusicSuccess and the business has enjoyed fast continuous growth ever since. MyMusicSuccess has helped launch independent artists into the Billboard charts, and has run successful international marketing campaigns spanning the US, Japan & Europe for a number of upcoming independent artists. MyMusicSuccess now focuses on delivering artist development communications to the music industry. Simon also attends and runs workshops at leading global music industry trade events such as Midem, Popkomm, The Amsterdam Dance Event, and has extensive specialist experience in artist development coaching. He is an author and speaker and is chairing the Future Music Forum 2010 in Barcelona for Icon Events International. He is also delivering the Future Music Forum keynote presentation. Simon’s recent media appearances include contributions to the leading online music business podcast DigitalMusicTrends, and Midem Radio. His new book “101 Ways To Market Your Music On The Web” will be published in August 2010 through N2R Publishing, and he is currently writing a contributory chapter on music promotion in the new music industry for the 2nd edition of the best selling book “The Dance Music Manual” by leading UK producer Rick Snoman.
12.5 CENTS A LAUGH- 23 Funny Poems by Jay Jana 12.5 CENTS A LAUGH- 23 Funny Poems by Jay Jana April 08, 2010 $2.95 9793 words Sample 27%
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1300+ Word Scrambles by A.S. Games 1300+ Word Scrambles by A.S. Games May 28, 2011 $1.50 2824 words Sample 4%
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1492 and All That: A Fool's History of the USA by Richard Minadeo 1492 and All That: A Fool's History of the USA by Richard Minadeo Jan. 02, 2011 $4.99 21997 words Sample 20%
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Education: BA Syracuse University 1951 MS University of Wisconsin 1956 PhD University of Wisconsin 1965 Profession: Wayne State University Professor of Classics 1961-1996 Publications: The Lyre of Science 1969, nominated for a Pulitzer Prize by the Wayne State University Press The Golden Plectrum 1982 The Thematic Sophocles 1994
15 Monologues to SLAM! by Peppur Chambers 15 Monologues to SLAM! by Peppur Chambers Sep. 07, 2011 $1.99 6324 words Sample 20%
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Peppur Chambers – Biography Writer. Actor. Producer. Peppur wrote her first play at age 12 after a visit to a local Renaissance Faire in Wisconsin. Inspired by a crown of flowers for her and wooden swords for her two brothers purchased at the Faire, she penned a play about a damsel who needed to be rescued. The production debuted in the family backyard under an apple tree at twilight to an audience of two (her parents) and starred the three Chambers children. Since then, she has been published in "Split: Stories From A Generation Raised on Divorce" edited by Ava Chin, whom she met while living in New York. Split is available for purchase on Amazon.com and has written, 15 Monologues to SLAM! which is now available electronically. Peppur has also authored, "Making Lemonade: Bittersweet Tales From An Actress Being Squeezed In LA" which is her candid memoir and is currently under rewrite after receiving helpful coverage from agents at William Morris (when it was still William Morris!). Ms. Chambers is especially proud of "House Rules" which is her first full-length play and appeared on stage in October 2009 under production by The S&P Experience. In 2005, Peppur created the sultry, sassy, sophisticated "Harlem's Night: A Cabaret Story" which is a cabaret/dinner theater experience that includes singing, dancing and acting and after six years of producing and branding, has become her “baby”. Harlem's Night tells the tale of a lonely woman looking for love in all the wrong places...Peppur says with a wink, "Yes, it is autobiographical!" Harlem's Night also includes original songs penned by Peppur. As spin-offs from the cabaret, she created and is editor of "The Brown Betties Gazette" which is an online magazine; and she's working on the novel and feature film based on the main character "Harlem" and the Brown Betties. She has also penned the book, "The Brown Betties Guide: How To Look for Love In All The Wrong Places" which has been developed into an award-winning webseries (www.brownbettiesguide.com) and is available at Amazon.com. She has also created the "Be Your Own Brown Bettie" Burlesque and empowerment workshops. Peppur currently writes a column for Humor Mill Magazine, “Brown Bettie Knows Best” where she recalls humorous encounters in her life with a universal spin. She studied acting with acclaimed acting coach Susan Batson of Black Nexxus NY and Jeanne Kaplan of HB Studios and through her training has also further developed an acute ear for listening and a keen eye for observing real-life characters both of which reward her with enriched writing. In her free time, Peppur enjoys playing fetch with her cat, Iris and hosting "Easy-Peasy-Brunch & Munch" for her friends and family. She is a Kenosha, Wisconsin native and holds a BA in Marketing/Advertising from Marquette University.
200 Puzzling Hearts by Giulio Zambon 200 Puzzling Hearts by Giulio Zambon Nov. 21, 2011 $0.99 1347 words Sample 10%
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Giulio holds a doctorate in Physics from the University of Rome (Italy), where he graduated cum laude. After a period of teaching Electrotechnics in a high school and a fifteen-month stint in the technical corps of the army, he joined the computer industry. In the ensuing thirty years, he worked as a software developer, system consultant, process improvement manager, project manager, and chief operating officer. During his career in computing, Giulio wrote hundreds of technical reports and presented several courses and seminars. He published several computing books and manuals and some Science Fiction stories. The list of his published work is at his website zambon.com.au. In October 2011, he released CalcuDoku 1.0, an application to play CalcuDoku on the iPad. You can find it in Apple's iTunes application store.
200 Puzzling Shamrocks by Giulio Zambon 200 Puzzling Shamrocks by Giulio Zambon Nov. 24, 2011 $0.99 1359 words Sample 20%
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Giulio holds a doctorate in Physics from the University of Rome (Italy), where he graduated cum laude. After a period of teaching Electrotechnics in a high school and a fifteen-month stint in the technical corps of the army, he joined the computer industry. In the ensuing thirty years, he worked as a software developer, system consultant, process improvement manager, project manager, and chief operating officer. During his career in computing, Giulio wrote hundreds of technical reports and presented several courses and seminars. He published several computing books and manuals and some Science Fiction stories. The list of his published work is at his website zambon.com.au. In October 2011, he released CalcuDoku 1.0, an application to play CalcuDoku on the iPad. You can find it in Apple's iTunes application store.
21st Century FEMA Study Course: Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies (IS-15.b) - Concerts, Carnivals, Air Shows, Parades, Fairs, Aquatic Events, Festivals, Conventions by Progressive Management 21st Century FEMA Study Course: Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies (IS-15.b) - Concerts, Carnivals, Air Shows, Parades, Fairs, Aquatic Events, Festivals, Conventions by Progressive Management June 17, 2011 $9.99 107691 words Sample 5%
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Progressive Management: For over a quarter of a century, our news, educational, technical, scientific, and medical publications have made unique and valuable references accessible to all people. Our imprints include PM Medical Health News, Advanced Professional Education and News Service, Auto Racing Analysis, and World Spaceflight News. Many of our publications synthesize official information with original material. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work to uniformly present authoritative knowledge that can be rapidly read, reviewed or searched. Vast archives of important data that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. The e-book format makes a great reference work and educational tool. There is no other reference book that is as convenient, comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and portable - everything you need to know, from renowned experts you trust. Our e-books put knowledge at your fingertips, and an expert in your pocket!
25 Card Games & 5 Tricks by Epic Gaming Co. 25 Card Games & 5 Tricks by Epic Gaming Co. March 22, 2011 $2.99 22254 words Sample 15%
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30 Failures by Age 30 by Katharine Miller 30 Failures by Age 30 by Katharine Miller Jan. 17, 2011 $1.99 25792 words Sample 20%
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Katharine Miller is a writer and designer. She is the author of The Curable Romantic: Advice for the Romance-Impaired and 30 Failures by Age 30. She is also working on a graphic novel series, Robot of Leisure (www.robotofleisure.com). View more of her work at katharinemiller.com
30 Ways to Stay Awake in Church by Barry Bryon 30 Ways to Stay Awake in Church by Barry Bryon July 22, 2011 $0.99 2767 words Sample 20%
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4-Letter Words by Ted Summerfield 4-Letter Words by Ted Summerfield May 13, 2010 $0.99 6700 words Sample 14%
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During the last 30 years I've written news stories, sports stories, stories for children, puzzles, and plays for puppets. Many of my ebooks are color picture books for children, and include printable black and white pictures at the end of a story. Please visit my blog for the latest information on my ebooks, and any updates or changes or comments. Ted. PS: Please help stop cruelty to animals and support your favorite humane society or organization.
5 Quick & Easy Steps to 'How to Play Old Console Games on Your PC' by Powerpoint Blueprint 5 Quick & Easy Steps to 'How to Play Old Console Games on Your PC' by Powerpoint Blueprint May 12, 2012 $2.99 2637 words Sample 20%
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5-Letter Words by Ted Summerfield 5-Letter Words by Ted Summerfield Oct. 16, 2010 $0.99 5893 words Sample 14%
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During the last 30 years I've written news stories, sports stories, stories for children, puzzles, and plays for puppets. Many of my ebooks are color picture books for children, and include printable black and white pictures at the end of a story. Please visit my blog for the latest information on my ebooks, and any updates or changes or comments. Ted. PS: Please help stop cruelty to animals and support your favorite humane society or organization.
50 Ways To Annoy Your Friends by Lucas Kirn 50 Ways To Annoy Your Friends by Lucas Kirn March 19, 2011 Free! 678 words Read a sample
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"It isn't your mistakes that make you a failure. Its not learning from them."
50 Ways To Annoy Your Friends by Lucas Kirn 50 Ways To Annoy Your Friends by Lucas Kirn March 18, 2011 Free! 678 words Read a sample
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"It isn't your mistakes that make you a failure. Its not learning from them."
52 Random Things I Want My Kids to Know: Should I Keel Over Tomorrow by Kurt Hildebrandt 52 Random Things I Want My Kids to Know: Should I Keel Over Tomorrow by Kurt Hildebrandt April 06, 2011 $2.99 21367 words Sample 15%
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A happily married father of three wonderful, yet equally challenging children who have shown me a perspective on life I never knew possible. Mix this in with a nearly two-decade career working for small-town newspapers in outstate Minnesota, and it's provided the perfect combination of life experiences and characters to draw upon to create a highly entertaining and fresh outlook on life. Bit by the screenwriting bug in my late 30s, numerous other writing forms have since come to my attention and awakened a creative sense inside of me that I never knew existed.
57 by Quentin de Graaf 57 by Quentin de Graaf Feb. 14, 2012 Free! 3211 words Read a sample
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I was born in Belgium and moved to England when I was 7. I moved out of home when I was 15 and lived on the streets for awhile. I have self published 3 book and working on 2 more.
600 Crises or Growing Up Italian by Carol Olivieri Schulte 600 Crises or Growing Up Italian by Carol Olivieri Schulte April 10, 2012 $3.99 47410 words Sample 20%
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Carol Olivieri Schulte began her writing career with a humorous outlook on everyday experiences, a weekly column entitled, Can You Beat That? Ghosts became her next topic of interest. After NBC re-created the story of her family’s haunted house in the “In Search Of…” series, she compiled twenty-five stories about Ghosts on the Coast of Maine (published by Down East Books). In the course of writing that book, another was unfolding on a daily basis. Ms. Schulte recorded some highlighted events of her “wild and crazy” family, and created a rib-tickling, real life saga of food, family and Catholic school, in 600 Crises Or Growing Up Italian.
7 Tips for Long-Term Online Gambling Success by Duncan Stearn 7 Tips for Long-Term Online Gambling Success by Duncan Stearn April 14, 2012 $9.99 9116 words Sample 20%
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Duncan Stearn is a freelance journalist, historian, and traveller with a love of greyhound and horse racing. These diverse interests have led to the publication of 10 books since 1985, covering history (Brief History of the Thirty Years War and the English Civil War, Chronology of South-East Asian History 1400-1996); travel (Pattaya ‘Patpong on Steroids’); greyhound (The Ultimate Accolade) and horse racing (Bernborough, Australia’s Greatest Racehorse). He has written articles for publications such as Turf Monthly, The Australian Magazine, Adelaide Review, Daily Telegraph (Sydney), The Nation (Bangkok), Asia-Pacific Tropical Homes, Journal of Siam Society and many others. He has lived in Thailand since the end of 1999.
7-Day Emergency Help for OWIAC's - Ebook by FM Publishing 7-Day Emergency Help for OWIAC's - Ebook by FM Publishing Oct. 27, 2011 $3.95 8058 words Sample 20%
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Educator, business consultant, nonprofit director, writer for 35 years, author of 12 titles.
72 Ways to Prepare ALPO and Love It by Eric Hart 72 Ways to Prepare ALPO and Love It by Eric Hart Nov. 26, 2011 $1.99 6632 words Sample 15%
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I grew up in a broken home and the only thing I knew about money is that we didn’t have any while I lived with my mother. After moving to my dad and stepmother’s house, things seemed much better, that is until a man came to the front porch and nailed a notice of foreclosure on the support column. By the time I graduate from high school, we had moved at least twenty times, sometimes in the middle of the night. For a short time, we lived in our van or slept in a garage. Thankfully the garage had heat and running water. When I was fourteen years old, I learned about managing money. A lawyer sent a letter to my dada saying pay up or you are going to court. I didn’t want that to happen, because I knew we just couldn’t afford it. So I went to the lawyers office and negotiated a payment plan. For the next year, I had my dad give me his bills, I listed them and paid on the everyday ones and paid down on the older debt. This worked well until my dad gave up on it. Even so, I later got in debt after buying a car and spending too much money on it. The car was reposed and I compounded the problem by getting into debt with student loans. It took a few years, but being inspired by Dave Ramsey, I was able to pay off all of my debt and now enjoy living a debt free lifestyle. - Eric Hart Growing up, my parents invested a lot of time and energy in making sure our family had everything we needed. My mom was very frugal and my dad worked countless hours. However, they didn’t teach me about how to manage my own money, they always took care of it for me. While they did shield me from having to worry about thing like finances, the net result is that I didn’t learn much about managing money. As a result, I was soon piling on the student loan debt, bought a car without knowing how to negotiate and maxing out several credit cards. Not long after I had to sell many of my belongings, just to be able to keep my car in order to get to work to pay the rest of my bills. Something had to change and it did after I discovered many of the things that Dave Ramsey teaches. – AJ Jackson
8 Bits of Wisdom: Video Game Lessons for Real Life's Endbosses by Andy Schindler 8 Bits of Wisdom: Video Game Lessons for Real Life's Endbosses by Andy Schindler Sep. 30, 2011 $3.99 36259 words Sample 15%
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Born in Kansas City, Missouri during one of the worst icestorms anyone can remember, Andy Schindler came into this world with guns a'blazin'. Literally. To say that baby Andy had a gas problem would be extremely generous. In fact, he was sending a well-seasoned veteran crew of nurses away screaming. Since the beginning, Andy has been full of hot air. Though the hospital staff turned him away, his mother has loved him since day one. His papa, too. Not bad. Through careful nurturing and with a steady diet of GI Joes, Coca Cola Classic, and video games, Andy used his formative years to be somewhat of a counter-culture connoisseur. Or, as others lovingly put it, a huge nerd. His first written work was a fictional account of a space adventurer named Seymour Butts, who traveled the universe avoiding capture from aggressive aliens. He has been writing truly magnificent and artistic think-pieces like that one ever since. After graduating from the University of Kansas (2006) with a degree in Film Studies, Andy quickly realized that the film industry is an unforgiving destructor of souls. He slinked into the corporate world, but he has maintained a true love of writing and film. Recently married to the girl of his dreams and enjoying his days with his daughter and two dogs, he hopes to live out the rest of his existence as a full-time writer.