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Sure, I Can Do That: a twentieth century american memoir by R. Wayne Morgan Sure, I Can Do That: a twentieth century american memoir by R. Wayne Morgan April 20, 2012 Free! 32101 words Sample 30%
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R. Wayne Morgan received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Master’s Degree in Education from Stanford University. He also earned a Master’s in Counseling from California State University. An educator for thirty-four years, he taught both secondary and college level courses in Health Education, Biology, Psychology and Counseling. The Author retired to Northern California where his interests include reading, writing and photography. He also enjoys annoying his tolerant family with bad jokes and puns.
It Was Too Soon Before… The unlikely life, untimely death, and unexpected rebirth of Gay Pioneer, Dirk Vanden by Dirk Vanden It Was Too Soon Before… The unlikely life, untimely death, and unexpected rebirth of Gay Pioneer, Dirk Vanden by Dirk Vanden April 20, 2012 $7.99 77759 words Sample 20%
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Dirk Vanden (Richard Fullmer) was one of the heroes, the pioneers of the gay pulp movement. Between 1969 and 1971, he published seven novels—works that were viewed seriously enough to cause them to be listed by Ian Young in his great bibliography and by two different contributors to Claude J. Summers’s Gay and Lesbian Literary Heritage.
Weezie A Palm Beach Story: Fraud, Lies & A Columbian Mystery by Louise Ford Weezie A Palm Beach Story: Fraud, Lies & A Columbian Mystery by Louise Ford April 20, 2012 $8.99 65151 words Sample 15%
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7 Greatest Sportsmen of the Modern Era by Frank Oliver 7 Greatest Sportsmen of the Modern Era by Frank Oliver April 20, 2012 $2.99 48775 words Sample 10%
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All about Fidel Castro by Students' Academy All about Fidel Castro by Students' Academy April 20, 2012 $1.99 11677 words Sample 20%
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When I Get Free... by Troy Sheppard When I Get Free... by Troy Sheppard April 20, 2012 $1.99 25564 words Sample 20%
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After surviving both drug addiction and prison, he has written two books about his experiences. The first, "When I Get Free...", is a journal kept while he was incarcerated for drug charges. His second published book, the memoir novella "All In My Head", deals with the desperation of drug addiction and is written from his personal experience and struggle with chemical dependence. While keeping a very accurate portrayal of the desperate acts that addiction brings, he also conveys a genuine hope that no matter how bad you think you've become, you always have the choice to change what you will become. Troy Sheppard was born in Lexington, South Carolina. His father was a Radiology Technologist and his mother is a high school English teacher. He lives in Columbia, South Carolina.
All about Edmund Burke-An Illustrated Book by Students' Academy All about Edmund Burke-An Illustrated Book by Students' Academy April 19, 2012 $1.99 12786 words Sample 20%
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Husband Hunting by Danica Cook Husband Hunting by Danica Cook April 19, 2012 $7.77 98589 words Sample 20%
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Black by Heath Black Black by Heath Black April 19, 2012 $14.95 36873 words Sample 20%
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Wind In My Wings by Fran Taylor Wind In My Wings by Fran Taylor April 19, 2012 $6.50 121986 words Sample 20%
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Kicking The Odds by Brett Sheldon Kicking The Odds by Brett Sheldon April 19, 2012 $7.99 28378 words Sample 20%
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Brett Sheldon graduated from Indiana State University with a degree in physical education. An aspiring motivational speaker, his goal is to share his insights about life with a physical disability and the role of sports in shaping his experiences with others.
Axing Taxes - The First Amendment Battle of an Ax the Tax Crusader by Gerald Shaw Axing Taxes - The First Amendment Battle of an Ax the Tax Crusader by Gerald Shaw April 19, 2012 $2.99 24227 words Sample 10%
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Gerald William Shaw has been a writer and editor for newspapers, magazines and books. He has written on politics, health, business, finance and entertainment topics for Florida Today, American Media Inc. publications, Frontpagemag.com and other online magazines. He is the author of The Complete Guide to Trust and Estate Management. He lives in Vero Beach, Florida.
Stepping In It: Marine Boot Camp For 19-Cents-An-Hour by Christopher Tipton Stepping In It: Marine Boot Camp For 19-Cents-An-Hour by Christopher Tipton April 19, 2012 $2.99 35789 words Sample 20%
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Chris served six-years on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps, one-year as a Marine Reservist, and 14-years in the Air National Guard, retiring with 21-years total service. He served in Vietnam and Desert Storm. As a civilian, Chris was a paramedic, a federal police officer, then a municipal police officer for a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. He is retired with 25-years of law enforcement experience. Chris now lives in Florida with his youngest daughter, son, and two short-haired Chihuahuas, while his oldest daughter serves in the U.S. Air Force. Chris holds an MBA and an MA.
Looking for Harper Lee: An Essay by Mark Childress Looking for Harper Lee: An Essay by Mark Childress April 19, 2012 $0.99 2598 words Sample 20%
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Mark Childress was born in 1957 in Monroeville, Alabama and grew up in Ohio, Indiana, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama. Childress is the author of seven novels: "A World Made of Fire" (Knopf, 1984), "V For Victor" (Knopf, 1988) "Tender" (Harmony, 1990), "Crazy in Alabama" (Putnam, 1993), and "Gone for Good," (Knopf, 1988) "One Mississippi," (Little Brown, 2006), and "Georgia Bottoms") (published February 2011 by Little, Brown & Co. His articles and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Times of London, San Francisco Chronicle, Saturday Review, Chicago Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, Travel and Leisure, and other national and international publications. After graduation from the University of Alabama in 1978, Childress was a reporter for The Birmingham News, Features Editor of Southern Living magazine, and Regional Editor of The Atlanta Journal and Constitution. He has been writing fiction full time since 1987. "Tender," a Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club selection, was named to several Ten Best of 1990 lists, and appeared on many national bestseller lists. "Crazy in Alabama," a featured selection of the Literary Guild, has been published in eleven languages and appeared on many bestseller lists and Ten Best of 1993 lists. Crazy was named The (London) Spectator’s “Book of the Year” for 1993 and a New York Times “Notable Book of the Year,” and was on the Spiegel bestseller list in Germany for 10 months. "One Mississippi" was a BookSense Notable Book of the Year, nominated for SIBA Book of the Year,and appeared on the "hot summer book" lists of Good Morning America, People, Entertainment Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, O: the Oprah Magazine, and the New York Public Library. The paperback edition is now in its seventh printing. Childress has received the Thomas Wolfe Award, the University of Alabama’s Distinguished Alumni Award, and the Alabama Library Association’s Writer of the Year. He is a staff member and a director of the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley, California. Childress has written three picture books for children, "Joshua and Bigtooth," in 1992, "Joshua and the Big Bad Blue Crabs," 1996 (both from Little, Brown), and "Henry Bobbity Is Missing And It Is All Billy Bobbity’s Fault," (Crane Hill Publishers, 1996). He wrote the screenplay of the Columbia Pictures film "Crazy in Alabama," directed by Antonio Banderas, and starring Melanie Griffith, an official selection of the Venice and San Sebastian film festivals in 1999. Childress is now working on a new novel and a film project. He lives in Key West, Florida.
Then and Now: The Life Story of Bonnie Baker by Bonnie Baker Then and Now: The Life Story of Bonnie Baker by Bonnie Baker April 19, 2012 $9.99 24549 words Sample 5%
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Evangelist Bonnie Baker was born in Vredenburgh, Alabama. She is the seventh child born to the late Jack and late Clara Richardson. She was Homecoming Queen of her high school in 1969. She always had big plans for her life. Bonnie moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1973. The Lord saved her in 1982 and filled her with the Holy Spirit on January 13, 1983. In 1985, she was called into the ministry. As she totally sold out to God, He blessed her with the gifts of intercession, discernment of spirits, prophecy and interpretation, the laying on of hands and the ministry of helps. The Lord also blessed her with the gift of helping people with their Christian walk and giving them a now word from the Lord. She has been a member of International Gospel Center (IGC) for over twenty nine years. For the first fifteen years, she was under the leadership of the late Apostle Charles O. Miles and under the leadership of current Pastor Marvin N. Miles the last fourteen years . She is the Supervisor of the Prayer Line Ministry, Junior Pastor, Member of the Prayer Warrior's Department, Evangelist, and Nurse. She has been married for over 28 years to Evangelist Dean Baker, the love of her life. They have four daughters. During her Christian walk, Bonnie has received many visions and revelations from the Lord. She lives by the scriptures that say God will bless you coming in and going out and He will make you the head and not the tail. The Lord has favored Bonnie with much success. She now owns her own mortgage company, Flash Mortgage Corporation in Canton, Michigan.In addition, Evangelist Baker is a Notary public and owns four other companies. Bonnie has tasted everything the devil could serve up – yet her life has taken a 180 degree turn. She travels to various States preaching the Word of God, declaring that Jesus saves and will save and free you if given the opportunity. Nothing is impossible with God if you allow Him into your heart.
Autobiography of Red Cloud by R. Eli Paul Autobiography of Red Cloud by R. Eli Paul April 19, 2012 $2.99 60974 words Sample 20%
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A Journey to Hell and Back: The Flip side by Charlotte Russell Johnson A Journey to Hell and Back: The Flip side by Charlotte Russell Johnson April 19, 2012 $2.99 69947 words Sample 15%
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Dr. Charlotte Russell Johnson is a writer, motivational speaker, and Christian evangelist. She has had an active prison ministry for numerous years. She has worked with numerous non-profit agencies. Her work has encompassed helping inmates, victims of AIDS, teenage mothers, and substance abusers. The author was instrumental in establishing Teens Empowerment Awareness with ReSolutions, Inc. (TEARS). Dr. Johnson has B.A. in Health Science with a minor in Criminal Justice from Columbus State University where she graduated Phi Kappa Phi and magna cum laude. She received her Master's Degree from Troy State University in Community Psychology in Counseling. She holds a D.Min. in Biblical Counseling. She attended the graduate programs of Beacon College and Graduate School, Beacon University, Andersonville Seminary, and Southern Christian University. However, she states her GED remains her proudest degree.
The Unfeeling Wannabe Surgeon: A Med School Memoir by Melissa Yuan-Innes The Unfeeling Wannabe Surgeon: A Med School Memoir by Melissa Yuan-Innes April 19, 2012 $5.99 44438 words Sample 20%
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Melissa Yuan-Innes is an emergency room doctor and writer who lives with her husband, one son, one daughter, two cows, and too many mosquitoes outside of Montreal, Canada. She writes thrillers and science fiction/fantasy under Melissa Yuan-Innes, mysteries under the name Melissa Yi, romance under Melissa Yin, and children's/YA under Melissa Yuan. "Mixing mystery in with sheer humanity and splendid characterization, Yuan-Innes's story is a delight." --Alicia Curtis, A&E Editor, The Stormy Petrel "Melissa Yuan-Innes delivers a Bradburyian shocker" --Paul Di Filippo, Asimov's "Yuan-Innes employs a fresh use of language to spin a storyline that is at once universally familiar and intriguingly original." --Brian Agincourt Massey, judge of the 2008 Innermoonlit Award for Best First Chapter of a Novel, in awarding first prize to _The Popcorn Girl Meets Darwin Jones_
John F Kennedy: The man and His Inspirational Words Famous JFK Quotes to Lift & Motivate by Athena Granados John F Kennedy: The man and His Inspirational Words Famous JFK Quotes to Lift & Motivate by Athena Granados April 19, 2012 $2.99 4402 words Sample 20%
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Muhammad Ali! The Man, His Life and His Famous Quotes - Classic Edition by Athena Granados Muhammad Ali! The Man, His Life and His Famous Quotes - Classic Edition by Athena Granados April 19, 2012 $2.99 3859 words Sample 20%
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Barack Obama: The Unauthorized Biography by Webster Griffin Tarpley Barack Obama: The Unauthorized Biography by Webster Griffin Tarpley April 18, 2012 $5.99 274151 words Sample 20%
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The contemporary philosopher of history Webster Griffin Tarpley became widely known for his best-selling George Bush: The Unauthorized Biography (1992), the first book to detail the role of the Bush dynasty in supporting the Nazis. Tarpley graduated from Princeton in 1966 with an AB degree summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, followed by a Fulbright Scholarship at the University of Turin, Italy. He received his MA in humanities from Skidmore College in 1999; and a Ph.D. with a dissertation on Paolo Sarpi, His Networks, Venice, and the Coming of the Thirty Years' War. A veteran adversary of international terrorism, he directed the 1978 study commissioned by a former member of the Italian government entitled Chi ha ucciso Aldo Moro? (Who Killed Aldo Moro?), which accused NATO intelligence. He was among the earliest to denounce the Obama coup of 2008, publishing Obama: The Postmodern Coup (April 2008) and Barack H. Obama: The Unauthorized Biography (August 2008).
In View of a Precipice by Niehl Anderson In View of a Precipice by Niehl Anderson April 18, 2012 You set the price! 119511 words Sample 20%
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Love Your Traumatic Brain Injury by Alexander and I Love Your Traumatic Brain Injury by Alexander and I April 18, 2012 $7.00 7102 words Sample 30%
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Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, I have lived abroad in Asia, Europe and N. America, since the age of four.
Das Tagebuch der Wunder by Bruno Zimmerli Das Tagebuch der Wunder by Bruno Zimmerli April 18, 2012 $9.99 47014 words Sample 20%
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A Journey to Hell and Back by Charlotte Russell Johnson A Journey to Hell and Back by Charlotte Russell Johnson April 17, 2012 $2.99 77789 words Sample 15%
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Dr. Charlotte Russell Johnson is a writer, motivational speaker, and Christian evangelist. She has had an active prison ministry for numerous years. She has worked with numerous non-profit agencies. Her work has encompassed helping inmates, victims of AIDS, teenage mothers, and substance abusers. The author was instrumental in establishing Teens Empowerment Awareness with ReSolutions, Inc. (TEARS). Dr. Johnson has B.A. in Health Science with a minor in Criminal Justice from Columbus State University where she graduated Phi Kappa Phi and magna cum laude. She received her Master's Degree from Troy State University in Community Psychology in Counseling. She holds a D.Min. in Biblical Counseling. She attended the graduate programs of Beacon College and Graduate School, Beacon University, Andersonville Seminary, and Southern Christian University. However, she states her GED remains her proudest degree.
Mary Upton Ferrin - Earliest Massachusetts Pioneer In Woman Suffrage by S.M. Smoller Mary Upton Ferrin - Earliest Massachusetts Pioneer In Woman Suffrage by S.M. Smoller April 16, 2012 $4.99 16095 words Sample 20%
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I am the Library Media Specialist for the Higgins Middle School and the Web Author for the Peabody Public Schools. I spent a decade freelancing as a newspaper correspondent. My writing now takes the form of curriculum designed to incorporate the history of Essex County, specifically Peabody, Massachusetts.
Escape to an Orphanage by Marvin Dorfman Escape to an Orphanage by Marvin Dorfman April 16, 2012 $2.99 76639 words Sample 15%
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An Old Man Who Lives Alone and Talks To His Cat by Jerry Lane An Old Man Who Lives Alone and Talks To His Cat by Jerry Lane April 16, 2012 $2.99 25006 words Sample 20%
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Born in Wichita, Ks in 1950. Attended Southeast High School and Wichita State University. Married twice and divorced twice. Currently lives alone and writes as much as possible
Nacido Patria o Muerte. by Alejandro's Libros Nacido Patria o Muerte. by Alejandro's Libros April 15, 2012 $6.99 61848 words Sample 10%
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Alejandro Roque was born in Havana City, Cuba. After being released from Castro’s imprisonment, finally In 1994 he went to political exile in USA. He is a graduate from Nova Southeastern University (NSU) with a Master of Science (MS) and from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) with a Bachelor in Arts, both in United States; and previously graduated as a jet military Air-Force-combat pilot and Tactical Command from Krasnodar High Military Aviation College of pilots A.K. Serov in the former USSR. Please visit our sites: - http://alejandroslibros.blogspot.com - http://alejandroselibros.blogspot.com - http://profeciasyteologia.blogspot.com Thank you for taken the time to look at them here and there!
Born Motherland or Death. by Alejandro's Libros Born Motherland or Death. by Alejandro's Libros April 15, 2012 $6.99 73248 words Sample 10%
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Alejandro Roque was born in Havana City, Cuba. After being released from Castro’s imprisonment, finally In 1994 he went to political exile in USA. He is a graduate from Nova Southeastern University (NSU) with a Master of Science (MS) and from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) with a Bachelor in Arts, both in United States; and previously graduated as a jet military Air-Force-combat pilot and Tactical Command from Krasnodar High Military Aviation College of pilots A.K. Serov in the former USSR. Please visit our sites: - http://alejandroslibros.blogspot.com - http://alejandroselibros.blogspot.com - http://profeciasyteologia.blogspot.com Thank you for taken the time to look at them here and there!
The 2012 End Of The World Tour by Jonathan Frost The 2012 End Of The World Tour by Jonathan Frost April 15, 2012 $29.99 37522 words Sample 10%
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Flying Colors by Jonathan Danilowitz Flying Colors by Jonathan Danilowitz April 14, 2012 $3.99 65819 words Sample 20%
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I came crashing out from deep inside the dark and frightening 'closet' in a blaze of publicity, with the Israel Supreme Court's precedent-making decision that gay people have rights too. I won! I now live a calm burgeoise life in Tel Aviv with my partner of 32 years. Civil rights, animal rights, gay rights, politics, bridge and socializing fill my days. Writing "Flying Colors" was a fulfilling journey - I hope you enjoy the flight too.
Papa and The Democrats by Dottie Hicks Papa and The Democrats by Dottie Hicks April 13, 2012 $0.99 2170 words Sample 10%
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Dottie Hicks Biography Dottie Hicks is a native East Texan, born in the crossroad community of Tundra, Van Zandt County. She graduated from Canton High School, attended Tyler Jr. College, studied journalism at Eastfield Jr. College in Dallas where she was feature editor of the school’s magazine. Dottie holds a B.A. degree in Psychology from the University of Texas (where she outranked, chronologically speaking, most of her professors.) She is a perennial student and is currently engaged in the complicated course of learning HOW to use the computer. She has enjoyed a myriad of vocations over the years; a published author of several religious-oriented articles; a former fashion model with the prestigious Kim Dawson Model Agency in Dallas; was actively involved in the formation of Channel 33 Christian television station in Dallas; as an actress she did T.V. commercials and worked in various Dallas based movies. (She was double and stand-in for Faye Dunaway in “Bonnie and Clyde”.) Dottie’s writing portfolio includes: researching and completing a biography of an old-fashioned, turn-of-century preacher, Rev. A.C. Bates, for the minister’s descendants.. It is appropriately titled “Brimstone Bates”. Her screenplay “Solo of Love” was birthed at the University of Texas while studying screen writing. It grew from a one-act play to a full-blown manuscript and has been optioned by two film companies. Her historical novel “Harriet’s Journey” is fiction based on the life of Harriet Hastings, a Southerner living in southwest Missouri during the Civil War who is caught in the cross fire between Union and Confederate factors seeking to control the state. At war’s end she undertakes the most perilous journey of her life. Alone, except for her three young children and an aged black mammy, she journeys through the wilds of the Arkansas Ozarks in a converted cotton wagon drawn by two emaciated oxen in search of her husband who is “somewhere in East Texas”. Dottie is a portrait artist. She calls herself a “Painter of People”. Self-taught, she has painted hundreds of oil portraits over the last several years. The paintings range from movie stars (she was commissioned to paint a full length western of the late Steve McQueen to hang over his fire place in Idaho.) to mansions, mongrel dogs to mules. They hang in homes from California to the Carolinas. She specializes in children and women’s portraits. She readily admits, “My talent is a gifting from God, and I give Him the glory! Dottie and her husband George live in Dallas, Texas.
Bitter Freedom: Memoir of a Holocaust Survivor by Jafa Wallach Bitter Freedom: Memoir of a Holocaust Survivor by Jafa Wallach April 13, 2012 $2.99 53906 words Sample 20%
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Spread Thin & Moving Fast by Ed De Avila Spread Thin & Moving Fast by Ed De Avila April 13, 2012 $3.99 142939 words Sample 10%
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Without either a high school diploma or GED, Ed De Avila obtained a Ph.D. in developmental psychology and has published widely on issues relating to language, culture, and schooling. He has lectured at major American universities, testified before congress on national assessment issues, served as a senior consultant to state and federal educational agencies, including the US Office of Civil Rights. Dr. De Avila has won grants and awards from the Ford Foundation, Canada Council, US Office of Education, produced an award winning national children’s television series (Villa Alegre), and coauthored language proficiency tests (Language Proficiency Scales) in the United States, published nationally and internationally.
Melissa's Gift by Olin Dodson Melissa's Gift by Olin Dodson April 13, 2012 $9.95 143869 words Sample 15%
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Roy Acuff and Me by Dottie Hicks Roy Acuff and Me by Dottie Hicks April 13, 2012 $0.99 1952 words Sample 10%
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Dottie Hicks Biography Dottie Hicks is a native East Texan, born in the crossroad community of Tundra, Van Zandt County. She graduated from Canton High School, attended Tyler Jr. College, studied journalism at Eastfield Jr. College in Dallas where she was feature editor of the school’s magazine. Dottie holds a B.A. degree in Psychology from the University of Texas (where she outranked, chronologically speaking, most of her professors.) She is a perennial student and is currently engaged in the complicated course of learning HOW to use the computer. She has enjoyed a myriad of vocations over the years; a published author of several religious-oriented articles; a former fashion model with the prestigious Kim Dawson Model Agency in Dallas; was actively involved in the formation of Channel 33 Christian television station in Dallas; as an actress she did T.V. commercials and worked in various Dallas based movies. (She was double and stand-in for Faye Dunaway in “Bonnie and Clyde”.) Dottie’s writing portfolio includes: researching and completing a biography of an old-fashioned, turn-of-century preacher, Rev. A.C. Bates, for the minister’s descendants.. It is appropriately titled “Brimstone Bates”. Her screenplay “Solo of Love” was birthed at the University of Texas while studying screen writing. It grew from a one-act play to a full-blown manuscript and has been optioned by two film companies. Her historical novel “Harriet’s Journey” is fiction based on the life of Harriet Hastings, a Southerner living in southwest Missouri during the Civil War who is caught in the cross fire between Union and Confederate factors seeking to control the state. At war’s end she undertakes the most perilous journey of her life. Alone, except for her three young children and an aged black mammy, she journeys through the wilds of the Arkansas Ozarks in a converted cotton wagon drawn by two emaciated oxen in search of her husband who is “somewhere in East Texas”. Dottie is a portrait artist. She calls herself a “Painter of People”. Self-taught, she has painted hundreds of oil portraits over the last several years. The paintings range from movie stars (she was commissioned to paint a full length western of the late Steve McQueen to hang over his fire place in Idaho.) to mansions, mongrel dogs to mules. They hang in homes from California to the Carolinas. She specializes in children and women’s portraits. She readily admits, “My talent is a gifting from God, and I give Him the glory! Dottie and her husband George live in Dallas, Texas.
Shute the Messenger by Graham Fricke Shute the Messenger by Graham Fricke April 13, 2012 $4.99 46746 words Sample 20%
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Graham Fricke has practised and taught law and for a dozen years presided over criminal and civil trials in the County Court of Victoria. During that period, he published three textbooks and numerous articles in law reviews. During his period on the bench, Fricke obtained a diploma of criminology and wrote three lighter works, Libels, Lampoons and Litigants (1984) Judges of the High Court of Australia (1986) and Profiles of Power (1990). His Tales from the Courts was published by Lothian in 1999, at a time when he was Visiting Professor at Deakin University. In 2007, his Ned’s Nemesis was published, while his latest book, Assassins Chasing Glory, was published in 2008. Fricke grew up in Melbourne, but has spent a couple of years in the United States (where he obtained his Master of Laws – at the University of Pennsylvania), eighteen months in Hobart (teaching), six months in Brisbane (teaching) and six months at ANU (as a Visiting Fellow). He recently undertook a tour of Australia in a campervan. Fricke has participated in numerous interviews on radio and television, especially in relation to the Profiles of Power book (about Australian Prime Ministers). He is married to Toni Ladanyi and has five children, two step-children and nine grandchildren.
25 Chapters of My Life: The Memoirs of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna by Olga Alexandrovna 25 Chapters of My Life: The Memoirs of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna by Olga Alexandrovna April 12, 2012 $6.99 69145 words Sample 10%
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Blessed Returns by Stuart Albright Blessed Returns by Stuart Albright April 12, 2012 $2.99 62215 words Sample 20%
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Stuart Albright earned his B.A. in English and Creative Writing from UNC Chapel Hill and a M.Ed. from Harvard. When he was only 26, Albright published Blessed Returns, a memoir about a summer he spent working in the slums of Camden, New Jersey. In 2009, Albright published Sidelines, which was hailed by the Sun Journal as "the definitive word" on high school football. His work has appeared in the News and Observer, Herald-Sun, and Independent Weekly. Albright currently teaches English and Creative Writing at Jordan High School in Durham, NC, where he also coaches football. In 2006, Albright was named the Durham Public Schools Teacher of the Year. In 2008, he received the Milken National Educator Award, dubbed the "Oscars of Teaching" by Teacher Magazine. In addition to teaching, Albright is a freelance editor and a regular guest lecturer on issues of urban education. He lives with his wife and son in Durham.
Walking Through The Pain by Dean Alleyne Walking Through The Pain by Dean Alleyne April 12, 2012 $9.99 43462 words Sample 20%
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Dr Dean Alleyne was born in St Andrew, Barbados and educated at The Alleyne School, St Andrew and Harrison College, St Michael. After four years teaching, he moved to England where he completed a BA degree in Geography at Birkbeck College, London before resuming his career in teaching. He later completed an MEd at the University of Keele and after retiring as a head of a secondary school, successfully completed a Doctorate in Education at the Institute of Education, University of London.
John Somerset Pakington: his first 50 years by Andrew Harris John Somerset Pakington: his first 50 years by Andrew Harris April 11, 2012 $4.99 166445 words Sample 20%
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I am a retired businessman, and live in Droitwich, Worcs, UK. I have been interested in local history for many years, and have completed a study of the Vernon family of Hanbury Hall, Worcs, also workhouses and the Andover Union scandal, as well as the Pakington family. I can be contacted on andrewharris1@mac.com
A Reflected Life III by Cyn Bagley A Reflected Life III by Cyn Bagley April 11, 2012 $3.49 10213 words Sample 20%
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Cyn Bagley spent much of her formative years in moving with her family. She continued this obsession by joining the US Navy, and seeing the world: Japan, Panama, and Germany. She was diagnosed with Wegener's Granulomatosis, a Vasculitis disease, in 2003, giving her more time to write. She now lives in Northern Nevada and is an aunt to all the Chihuahuas in her area.
Midnight Sun, Arctic Moon by Mary Albanese Midnight Sun, Arctic Moon by Mary Albanese April 11, 2012 $9.99 61091 words Sample 20%
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Mama and Me by Bette Nunn Mama and Me by Bette Nunn April 11, 2012 $5.99 300220 words Sample 20%
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Bette Nunn lives in Martinsville, Indiana, is married and has three grown children. Her other published work is a book titled “Burn, Judy, Burn” about mass murderer Steven T. Judy and the young mother of three children that he killed in 1979. She has also written a small book about the Morgan County Courthouse and articles that have been published in detective and other national magazines. Mrs. Nunn was a reporter, assistant editor and managing editor at The Reporter and Reporter-Times, a newspaper in Martinsville, Indiana, from 1963 to July 2003. Her career covered nearly 41 years and she continues to write news, feature stories and columns for the newspaper from her home. Her main interests have been her family, working for the good of Martinsville High School, Morgan Hospital and Medical Center, Morgan County Fair and US veterans. She enjoys writing and history and also plans to continue to write some children’s books. “The Yo-Yo String” is her first attempt at a fictional story. She thanked her daughter Shelley for allowing use of her pictures on the cover to portray what Annie could have looked like.
Marilyn Monroe: Legend and Tragedy, an essay in The David Morrell Non-Fiction E-Collection #2 by David Morrell Marilyn Monroe: Legend and Tragedy, an essay in The David Morrell Non-Fiction E-Collection #2 by David Morrell April 11, 2012 $0.99 7735 words Sample 5%
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DAVID MORRELL David Morrell is the award-winning author of First Blood, the novel in which Rambo was created. He was born in 1943 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. In 1960, at the age of seventeen, he became a fan of the classic television series, Route 66, about two young men in a Corvette convertible traveling the United States in search of America and themselves. The scripts by Stirling Silliphant so impressed Morrell that he decided to become a writer. In 1966, the work of another writer (Hemingway scholar Philip Young) prompted Morrell to move to the United States, where he studied with Young at the Pennsylvania State University and received his M.A. and Ph. D. in American literature. There, he also met the esteemed science-fiction author William Tenn (real name Philip Klass), who taught Morrell the basics of fiction writing. The result was First Blood, a ground-breaking novel about a returned Vietnam veteran suffering from post-trauma stress disorder who comes into conflict with a small-town police chief and fights his own version of the Vietnam War. That “father” of modern action novels was published in 1972 while Morrell was a professor in the English department at the University of Iowa. He taught there from 1970 to 1986, simultaneously writing other novels, many of them international bestsellers, including the classic spy trilogy, The Brotherhood of the Rose (the basis for a top-rated NBC miniseries that premiered after a Super Bowl), The Fraternity of the Stone, and The League of Night and Fog. Eventually wearying of two professions, Morrell gave up his academic tenure in order to write full time. Shortly afterward, his fifteen-year-old son Matthew was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer and died in 1987, a loss that haunts not only Morrell’s life but his work, as in his memoir about Matthew, Fireflies, and his novel Desperate Measures, whose main character lost a son. “The mild-mannered professor with the bloody-minded visions,” as one reviewer called him, Morrell is the author of thirty-three books, including such high-action thrillers as The Naked Edge, Creepers, and The Spy Who Came for Christmas (set in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he lives). Always interested in different ways to tell a story, he wrote the six-part comic-book series, Captain America: The Chosen. His writing book, The Successful Novelist, analyzes what he has learned during his four decades as an author. Morrell is a co-founder of the International Thriller Writers organization. Noted for his research, he is a graduate of the National Outdoor Leadership School for wilderness survival as well as the G. Gordon Liddy Academy of Corporate Security. He is also an honorary lifetime member of the Special Operations Association and the Association of Intelligence Officers. He has been trained in firearms, hostage negotiation, assuming identities, executive protection, and car fighting, among numerous other action skills that he describes in his novels. To research the aerial sequences in The Shimmer, he became a private pilot. Morrell is an Edgar and Anthony nominee as well as a three-time recipient of the distinguished Stoker Award from the Horror Writers Association. The International Thriller Writers organization gave him its prestigious ThrillerMaster Award. With eighteen million copies in print, his work has been translated into twenty-six languages.
One Bite Of The Cherry by Jacqueline Stewart One Bite Of The Cherry by Jacqueline Stewart April 10, 2012 $4.99 61547 words Sample 20%
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With writing, I was a late starter, as I'd always wanted to be an actor. I used to sing too, and rather fancied myself in Musical Comedy except that I was too tall to be the heroine. But after I got married, and had three children, I was too busy with other things. Then in 1964, my life took an unusual turn, for my army officer husband was sent to Bangkok for two years, on a SEATO project, and of course we all went with him. Well, that was an experience - a bit like being tossed in at the deep end of a pool where you'd sink if you didn't quickly learn to swim. We knew nothing about Bangkok. It was so very hot all the time, and airconditioners were rare. Very few people spoke English and the language was difficult to learn. However life gradually improved, we began to make friends, and as I didn't have any housework to do, I began to love my life style. I could go out all day, knowing that my cook would be serving the dinner by the time we all came home. I started teaching English to fill in my time, the children settled down at their new school, and things were going well until the Easter weekend when our cook was stabbed. But that's another story and one of the reasons I wrote "One Bite Of The Cherry". So many strange and wonderful things began to happen to us during our two years in Bangkok, that I had to share our story, so that others could enjoy it too.
John Lennon: Quick Quips, Cryptic Quotes & Cool Comments! by Greatest Books John Lennon: Quick Quips, Cryptic Quotes & Cool Comments! by Greatest Books April 10, 2012 $2.99 2574 words Sample 20%
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The Who: Before They Were Famous The loudest Rock Band in the World by Greatest Books The Who: Before They Were Famous The loudest Rock Band in the World by Greatest Books April 10, 2012 $2.99 8142 words Sample 20%
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A Satin Place/Hope After Abortion by Anna Houstan A Satin Place/Hope After Abortion by Anna Houstan April 10, 2012 $2.99 5915 words Sample 20%
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Anna lives in Minnesota with her husband. She has been blessed with two grown children who are both married and several grandchildren. She is a retired registered nurse. She likes to quilt, read, and garden. She also enjoys the company of her dogs. She would like to hear your comments.