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	Beautiful Words: a Dictionary	by David Tuffley May 23, 2012	$1.99	6694 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: David Tuffley PhD is a Lecturer at Griffith University (Australia) in the School of ICT, and a Senior Consultant with the Systems & Software Quality Institute (a technology/best practice transition agency). David has a very broad range of interests; from Anthropology, Psychology, Ancient and Modern History, Linguistics, Rhetoric, Comparative Religions, Philosophy, Architectural History, Environments and Ecosystems to name some.
	Conservative Dictionary and Fact Book	by G. E. Kruckeberg May 20, 2012	$3.99	38799 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: G. E. Kruckeberg is a retired engineer turned author and poet. He has lived in several foreign countries including Japan, Korea, and Texas, and currently resides in Bucerias, Mexico with his wife Annie and a Chihuahua named Ninya.
	An Emotional Dictionary: I’m Feeling Very Kylie Minogue Today… and Other Emotions	by John Bauer May 08, 2012	$0.99	6873 words	Sample 33%
	Author bio: John Bauer is an artist who lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa. Known mainly for his ceramic work in porcelain, and having exhibited world wide, with a number of museums collecting his work, he now also writes books. For the range of his imagination, enormous productivity, and sense of powerful magic he has been compared to “a mixture of Dr Seuss, Charlie from the Chocolate Factory and Harry Potter”.
	文鸣丨Call Wording U	by 付鼓 liokin March 29, 2012	$9.99	741 words	Sample 15%
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	GUIA BASICA DEL COMIC	by ERIC FRATTINI Feb. 29, 2012	$8.00	96732 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Eric Frattini worked as a correspondent in the Middle East and has lived in Beirut (Lebanon), Nicosia (Cyprus) and Jerusalem (Israel). Frattini is the author of around twenty books amongst which are Osama bin Laden, la espada de Alá (2001); Mafia S.A. 100 Años de Cosa Nostra (2002); Secretos Vaticanos (2003); ONU, historia de la corrupción (2005); La Conjura, Matar a Lorenzo de Medici (2006); Mossad, la Ira e Israel (2007), or the tetralogy about the history of the most famous espionage services (CIA, KGB, Mossad and MI6). His works has been published in several countries like in the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, France, Portugal, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Brazil, Poland and Russia. Frattini is the director and scriptwriter of approximately twenty research documentaries for the main Spanish televisions. The author is a regular collaborator of the TV programme “Cuatro Milenio”, directed by Iker Jiménez in the Spanish channel Cuatro TV. In 2007, he published El Quinto Mandamiento (The Fifth Commandment), his first novel, which has been translated into numerous languages. El laberinto de Agua (The Labyrinth of Water), his second novel to date, has been launched in Spain by Espasa Calpe in 2009. El Oro de Mefisto (The Mephisto's Gold), his thirth novel, has been launched by Espasa Calpe in 2010.
	A Torrent of Utter Filth	by Francis Grose Feb. 22, 2012	$0.99	79630 words	Sample 20%
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	The Big Book of Dogs	by Linda Alchin Dec. 07, 2011	$4.47	47246 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Linda Alchin is a website author specialising in English History. Her career initially focussed on conventional training techniques to provide adult education. With the advent of the internet she moved on to distance learning projects. Combining new technology with her love of history she has created a variety of highly successful educational websites which, in turn have lead to the publication of these books. She lives with her family just outside London.
	The Nurses Dictionary: 500 Words That Every Nurse Should Know	by Minute Help Guides Nov. 27, 2011	$2.99	14573 words	Sample 20%
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	Ethinary: An Ethics Dictionary: 50 Ethical Words to Add to Your Conversations	by Beverly Kracher Oct. 25, 2011	$4.95	884 words	Sample 5%
	Author bio: Beverly Kracher, Ph.D. Beverly is a native Nebraskan and farmer’s daughter. She earned a Ph.D. in philosophy at UNL. Beverly is the Robert B. Dougherty Chair and Professor in Business Ethics & Society at Creighton University’s College of Business in Omaha, Nebraska. She does business ethics consulting with local and national firms. Her articles can be found in academic journals and business magazines. Beverly was a research fellow at the Center for International Business Ethics in Beijing, China in 2007 and has returned to China almost every year since then. Beverly’s business experience is a vice-president of an Omaha-based small business. Since 2008, she has also been executive director and president of the Business Ethics Alliance, a nonprofit that leads in developing a climate of ethical excellence in the Omaha business community and serves as the beacon for other business communities around the nation and the world. Through the Business Ethics Alliance, Beverly has conducted research and created methods to develop the ethics of a business community. She has co-written a series of practical organizational ethics workbooks. Beverly hikes, jogs, reads, goes to baseball games with Jerry, and shares her home with her feline, Catwoman. Jerry Stegeman Jerry is a native Nebraskan from Scottsbluff. He earned a BA in philosophy at UNL. He founded and has been CEO of Plant Pros of Omaha, Inc., an Omaha-based interior plantscaping firm, since 1996. Besides making a living, the business has been a laboratory for understanding ethics in the workplace. Jerry likes baseball, hiking, music, and shares his home with his feline, Catwoman.
	Lanky Panky	by Dave Dutton Sep. 21, 2011	$3.99	8829 words	Sample 16%
	Author bio: Author and actor based in Manchester, England.
	442 Cosmic & Universal Laws	by Dottie Randazzo Sep. 20, 2011	$2.99	14329 words	Sample 20%
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	RC Glossary	by Team Associated Sep. 12, 2011	$1.99	14646 words	Sample 5%
	Author bio: Team Associated has been in the forefront of hobby-car racing since 1965. From its humble beginnings with a few slot-car parts to today, Team Associated has grown to designing and shipping thousands of radio-control cars and parts to hobby shops around the world. Team Associated is the industry leader in race-level competition vehicles in a variety of sizes, ranging from diminutive 1:18 scale to serious nitro-thundering 1:8 scale machines. Our vehicles ride on road and off road, and are powered by electric motors and nitro engines. Our race-winning offerings include buggies, touring cars, monster trucks, and realistic-looking Short Course trucks. Team Associated manages an in-house staff to research and develop our own race-related radio-control car products. Our talented engineers - many accomplished racers themselves - bring their years of solid racing experience to design cars that will compete at the highest levels of competition. Team Associated fields a worldwide race team of unparalleled talent. Our stable of drivers are responsible for the many championship-caliber awards amassed since our first products in the early 1970s. We race what we sell. And we win big! Team Associated creates its own packaging, manuals, and catalogs with its experienced in-house design department. A dedicated staff continually updates the web site at RC10.com and the online store right here in our Lake Forest office building. The in-house shipping department fulfills orders and ships products worldwide. Our sales department handles the needs of distributors around the world.
	English - Ilokano and Ilokano - English Dictionary	by Daniel H. Wieczorek Aug. 31, 2011	$2.39	16384 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Daniel Wieczorek was born in 1947 in Ionia, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Forestry in 1969. He moved to Oregon to work in the field of forestry in 1971. That was followed by a move to Alaska in 1975, where he continued his career in forestry. After about a 14 year career in forestry, Daniel decided to do something different and he served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in The Philippines from 1985 – 1987. Upon completion of his Peace Corps service he returned to Alaska, where he attended the University of Alaska – Fairbanks and received an M.B.A. in 1991. This was followed by a move to South Korea in 1992, where Daniel taught English to Korean people wishing to improve their English Language skills. Daniel’s next stop was in New York City, where he worked as temporary staff at Deutsche Bank from 1998 – 2001. He left NYC in March 2001 and moved on to his present home in Mitaka City, Tokyo, Japan. He is teaching English in Japan and at this time he’s been teaching as a career for about 17 years. He has been hiking, climbing and doing photography since he was about 12 years old. Please note that not all of Daniel's E-Books are listed here as there are substantial benefits to giving Amazon exclusive distribution rights to some of them.
	Dictionary of the Terms Used in Drama	by Students' Academy Aug. 24, 2011	$2.99	6155 words	Sample 20%
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	Dictionary of the Terms Related to Water and Ecology	by Students' Academy Aug. 23, 2011	$3.99	22529 words	Sample 20%
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	Dictionary of Dermatology	by Students' Academy Aug. 21, 2011	$2.99	3007 words	Sample 20%
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	Dictionary of Political Science	by Students' Academy Aug. 19, 2011	$2.99	6048 words	Sample 20%
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	Dictionary of Australian Slang Terms	by Students' Academy Aug. 19, 2011	$3.99	4073 words	Sample 20%
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	Dictionary of Genealogy	by Students' Academy Aug. 18, 2011	$1.00	2867 words	Sample 20%
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	Dictionary of Parapsychology	by Students' Academy Aug. 17, 2011	$3.99	7954 words	Sample 20%
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	Dictionary of Audiology	by Students' Academy Aug. 17, 2011	$1.00	2679 words	Sample 20%
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	Dictionary of Biochemistry	by Students' Academy Aug. 16, 2011	$3.99	8901 words	Sample 20%
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	Dictionary of Astrophysics	by Students' Academy Aug. 16, 2011	$3.99	8377 words	Sample 20%
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	Dictionary of Astronomy	by Students' Academy Aug. 15, 2011	$2.99	6003 words	Sample 10%
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	Dictionary of Aerodynamics	by Students' Academy Aug. 14, 2011	$3.99	3821 words	Sample 20%
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	Dictionary of Agricultural Terms	by Students' Academy Aug. 13, 2011	$1.25	3432 words	Sample 20%
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	Dictionary of Banking Terms	by Students' Academy Aug. 10, 2011	$2.99	10411 words	Sample 20%
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	Dictionary of Sociology	by Students' Academy Aug. 10, 2011	$2.99	7137 words	Sample 20%
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	Dictionary of Linguistics	by Students' Academy Aug. 09, 2011	$2.99	13855 words	Sample 5%
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	Dictionary of Fine Arts	by Students' Academy Aug. 09, 2011	$3.99	8470 words	Sample 20%
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	Dictionary of Physical Geography	by Students' Academy Aug. 08, 2011	$3.99	47278 words	Sample 5%
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	A Word a Day Calendar 2012	by A.S. Games Aug. 05, 2011	$2.99	9246 words	Sample 4%
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	Dictionary of Biology and Microbiology	by Students' Academy Aug. 01, 2011	$3.99	16699 words	Sample 5%
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	Dictionary of Physics	by Students' Academy July 30, 2011	$2.99	19579 words	Sample 10%
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	The Complete A-Z Guide to Dog Names	by Linda Alchin June 20, 2011	$4.99	51629 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Linda Alchin is a website author specialising in English History. Her career initially focussed on conventional training techniques to provide adult education. With the advent of the internet she moved on to distance learning projects. Combining new technology with her love of history she has created a variety of highly successful educational websites which, in turn have lead to the publication of these books. She lives with her family just outside London.
	Old German Dictionary for Translating German Names	by Anne M Bergere June 09, 2011	$4.99	23735 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Born in 1936. Attended University of Miami, Florida. Presently living in Central Florida. Published a version of the book "German Names" in 1994 in soft cover book 8 1/2 X 12 in. format.
	MBA ABCs	by Johnny MBA May 07, 2011	$0.99	4158 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Johnny MBA is a multimedia author and executive in NYC with assorted graduate degrees, including a MBA. Johnny MBA's works include several award winning e-books focusing on advice for topics such as life and travel, all with a humorous sarcastic spin.
	Dictionary of Old Occupations	by Jane Hewitt April 13, 2011	$3.99	34727 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: Jane Hewitt is a professional family tree researcher / genealogist with an interest in history. Listeners to local and national BBC radio will have heard Jane speaking about the Coventry Blitz on several occasions.
	Dactionary - ... the dictionary with attitude	by Philip Bradbury April 06, 2011	$2.99	9176 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Professional stuff I’ve had 14 books published and my ambition is to be a writer who is read and respected worldwide, before I slip into Father Time’s withered hand … like, soon! I am a recovering accountant and lecturer with the desire to write. I have been a columnist, editor and publisher of magazines in NZ, Aust., Sth Africa and Czech Republic. I’m currently a commissioning editor for Business Books (an imprint of O-Books) and a freelance writer and editor for clients around the world. Personal stuff I was born really early in my life and, in New Zealand, I experienced life as an accountant, credit manager and company director, shepherd, scrub-cutter, tree pruner, freezing worker, plastics factory worker, saxophonist, army driver, tour bus driver, stage and television actor and singer, builder, lecturer, facilitator for men’s groups, reporter, columnist, magazine editor, publisher, writer … In South Africa as an AIDS workshop co-facilitator … In the Australian bush as a barman, horse and camel trekker and stock-whip teacher … In England as a contract accountant, corporate trainer, estate manager, university lecturer, commissioning editor, website editor/writer and freelance writer …
	Pub Speak: A Writer's Dictionary of Publishing Terms	by Tracy Marchini March 29, 2011	$7.99	18433 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: Tracy Marchini is a freelance writer and editorial consultant. Before launching her own editorial service, she worked at a literary agency, as a children's book reviewer, a newspaper correspondent and a freelance copywriter. She may also be known as the worst kickball player to ever grace her schoolyard. More information about her and her critique services can be found at www.tracymarchini.com.
	Indo-European Dictionary	by Anne M Bergere March 04, 2011	$9.99	14117 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Born in 1936. Attended University of Miami, Florida. Presently living in Central Florida. Published a version of the book "German Names" in 1994 in soft cover book 8 1/2 X 12 in. format.
	German Names A Dictionary	by Anne M Bergere March 02, 2011	$9.99	83986 words	Sample 20%
	Author bio: Born in 1936. Attended University of Miami, Florida. Presently living in Central Florida. Published a version of the book "German Names" in 1994 in soft cover book 8 1/2 X 12 in. format.
	The Phillips Nautical Dictionary	by Alan Phillips Oct. 20, 2010	$9.99	188660 words	Sample 40%
	Author bio: ABOUT THE AUTHOR Twice Around-the-World + Alan Phillips did his first circumnavigation in a boat called “Scorpio “starting in 1980. His next circumnavigation commenced in 1992 onboard “Wallaby Creek “. This voyage lasted 15 years. He has also done a two year passage to China via Solomon Islands, Micronesia, Philippines etc. His is Australian and has circumnavigated Australia and done numerous passages out into the Pacific Ocean from Australia, including seven times into Papua New Guinea and six times across the China Sea. After 25 years and 100,000 nautical miles of ocean cruising he is one of the most experience cruising sailors on earth. Along the way he has developed his own philosophies and has views that exhibit original thinking. OTHER THINGS HE HAS DONE Sailed my small boat thru the very eye of a tropical cyclone and lived to tell. Hit a reef, wrecked my boat and was castaway alone on Orchilla Isle in the Caribbean to live like Robinson Crusoe. and lived to tell Looked into the barrel of a PLO gun with the terrorists screaming at me in some language and lived to tell Looked into the barrel of an Israel machine gun while being screamed at in some language and lived to tell Had a beer in the Beirut yacht club while the Israelis rocketed and bombed with everything they had and lived. Sailed up to and anchored at Pirate Island in the Southern Philippines and shared a bottle of rum with the pirates and lived to tell Got caught smuggling in Panama and then had to drink the customs officer under the table. After which we altered the paperwork and were friends and stayed out of jail Escaped from the immigration police in Indonesia by stealing a speed boat and pulling Wallaby Creek thru the reef Drilled out my own tooth with tools from the tool box. Circumnavigated Australia and twice around the world. Found a Polynesian tribe that is still living an uncivilized life and has never been visited by a tourist. Been becalmed for 3 weeks under the tropical sun and at the end had counted out our last meals. Found a cave in PNG with dozens of human skeletons from people who entered the cave in order to die. Fathered a beautiful baby with a young Swiss girl and married her even though she is 25 years younger and also younger then 2 of my other children. Survived three shark attacks where the sharks ripped my spear and fish from my hands. I continue to spearfish at every opportunity. Spent months alone at sea in a leaky boat with no motor and no electrical or electronic thing on the boat. Left a crewman with a primitive tribe in PNG and returned a year later to look for him. Received a message in a bottle. Crossed the jungles of the Western Province of PNG where no white man had been for 20 years. Did a seven-week single-handed passage from Panama to Tahiti. And didn’t end up much crazier.
	Nelson Dream Base Modern Dreamers Guide e2011	by Andrew Nelson Aug. 27, 2010	$2.99	77956 words	Sample 30%
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	Crossword Puzzle Dictionary	by Nila Gott Aug. 13, 2010	$6.99	56553 words	Sample 15%
	Author bio: Reading and writing, my two favorite things. I love sports, especially Nebraska football. I grew up in Nebraska and although I love California, I still go back to visit relatives. I also love playing cards.
	Italy: Passport to Dining	by Jon Albertson June 10, 2010	$6.99	7622 words	Sample 25%
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	Concise Handbook of Literary and Rhetorical Terms	by Michael Mills March 30, 2010	$9.99	58779 words	Sample 10%
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	Dictionary of Idioms and Phrases	by Clifford Roberts Sep. 04, 2009	$2.50	71393 words	Sample 50%
	Author bio: I dabbled in writing in the military. Later, recorded a record and performed at the World’s Fair in 1964, on television shows, and in nightclubs. I attended Bluefield State, Farmingdale University, and USI Computer School. Careers have included real estate agent; Newsday Manager; fuel Oil company and home repair; real estate investor, and artist management. Books written Dead Nobles, Glacier Point, Red Rum Murders, In a Killer’s Eye, The Mystic Killings, OR3, Poison Blood, and Run Lee Run. I write full time and dabbles, competently, in music, playing piano, and, less competently, in singing. My website: http://www.clifford-roberts.com Email: cliffroberts6@aol.com
	From A-Bomb Juice to Zonked	by Randall Platt July 13, 2009	$5.99	89262 words	Sample 5%
	Author bio: Randall Platt writes fiction for adults and young adults and those who don't own up to being either. Slangmaster™ is the result of a decades long love affair with the color of our language. More Slangmaster™ books will be forthcoming. On the fiction side, here are Platt's novels: THE LIKES OF ME - Silver Medal, Willa (Cather) Literary Award, an ALA Best Book - out now in audio from Books In Motion HONOR BRIGHT - Winner, Keystone State Book Award - Optioned for film - out now in audio from Books In Motion THE CORNERSTONE - optioned for feature film by actor/director Tom Skerritt - out now in audio from Books In Motion OUT OF A FOREST CLEARING - an environmental fable And The Fe-As-Kos! All soon available in audio books from Books In Motion http://www.booksinmotion.com THE FOUR ARROWS FE-AS-KO - filmed as PROMISE THE MOON Sullivan Entertainment THE ROYALSCOPE FE-AS-KO THE 1898 BASE-BALL FE-AS-KO November of 2009, look for HELLIE JONDOE from Texas Tech University Press. So just who is this HELLIE JONDOE? A tough street Arab, a seasoned pickpocket and a small girl in big trouble. There’s a time to cut and run and there’s a time to stay and fight - knowing which takes savvy and guts. It also takes heart - all found deep down inside HELLIE JONDOE. So you’ve been warned about that HELLIE JONDOE - she’s a girl who can pick your pocket, lift your watch and just possibly steal your heart.