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Snake Slayer	by Rachelle Reese March 20, 2009	You set the price!	3776 words	Sample 25%
A memoir of Trinket, a beautiful dachshund with a passion for hunting snakes. In memory of Trinket, my pretty little girl.
Stories of Hope & Courage: Alzheimer's Disease	by Joe Guse May 20, 2010	You set the price!	10140 words	Sample 50%
The following stories are based on the author's experiences working with Alzheimer's patients and reflect the resilience he saw on a daily basis. Joe Guse is a former comedian from Chicago who now works with and cares for the elderly while pursuing a career in clinical psychology.
Fulton Avenue - Growing Up in the San Fernando Valley in the 1970's	by JP Myers Sep. 30, 2011	You set the price!	52669 words	Sample 20%
My parents moved my brother and I from Minneapolis to LA in 1968. Little did they know what would happen. This story are the highlights of my childhood, the good the bad and the traumatic. My parents were party animals. My father was a drummer and my mother was secretary. They both loved to drink and smoke and listen to Sinatra. Living with them and seeing them divorce and growing up.
Colliery Kids	by Arthur Williams May 02, 2012	You set the price!	46098 words	Sample 20%
Kevin and Robbie two young boys growing up in a small Northumberland mining village as their Mother struggles to make ends meet These short day to day stories loosely based on my child hood tell how they lived and coped with every day live. With their friends and neighbours the colliery pit yard was their play ground and much of their time was spent running wild in and out of the colliery rows
In Sickness and In Health	by Ed Adam Oct. 24, 2011	You set the price!	31497 words	Sample 30%
My personal journey with my best friend.
From Kansas Farm Boy to Moderator A Short History of the Life of Rev. William Francis Keesecker	by Mary Jane Baird Aug. 18, 2010	Free!	2313 words	Sample 100%
A grandmother records some details of her late husband's life for the benefit of his grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Jedi To Jesus: The Making of a Christian Filmmaker	by Cory Parella Jan. 15, 2012	You set the price!	29262 words	Sample 25%
Free for a limited time...meet the author at an upcoming webinar...
ENIGMA: St Francis of Assisi	by Chris Park May 01, 2012	Free!	51524 words	Sample 20%
This biography of St Francis views him as an enigma. He was was born into wealth and privilege, yet he chose a life of extreme poverty and simplicity. His early life was defined by a carefree attitude to everything, yet he grew into a person of enormous religious conviction and spiritual focus. He had little education but became a highly influential teacher. What lessons can he teach us today?
The Last Day I Was Me, 1rst Rendition of My Brain Injury	by Lori Finnila June 30, 2010	Free!	13865 words	Sample 100%
For many years I've soul searched a way to find myself through all the good and bad I've been through to be able to share it in words that I can express from myself to others in a way that they can understand and relate possibly to what I've been through since my brain injury in 1990 which left me permanently injured from harm. This book is in rough form. I haven't had a chance to edit it.
The Heart of a single person	by Quentin de Graaf April 24, 2012	You set the price!	2320 words	Sample 10%
Various short stories written by Quentin de Graaf
My First Ninety Years	by Mary Jane Baird Aug. 22, 2010	Free!	3339 words	Sample 100%
The author gives us an opportunity to experience some of the more memorable moments in her long, rich life. First, as a child growing up in a small town in Kansas during the Depression, later as one of the fortunate young women who went to college during that time, and then as the wife of a very successful Presbyterian minister for 50 years.
My Brain Injury 2nd Edition	by Lori Finnila July 31, 2011	Free!	13433 words	Sample 100%
'It's not the breaths you take, it's how you breathe' permission by John Ondrasik (Five For Fighting) quoted for 'Augie Nieto'. Over the discrimination and disbelief from others of my brain injury I am proud to announce my book, 'My Brain Injury 2nd Ed. I was told I should be embarrassed, don't tell anyone, you shouldn't ask anyone for free food or any assistance.
Blessed Lucy of Narni	by Saints.SQPN.com June 24, 2010	Free!	7077 words	Sample 50%
Lady Georgiana Fullerton's short, reverent biography of Blessed Lucy of Narni. From SQPN Books.
A Giant And The Mile Of Steel	by Francesco Lolli Nov. 13, 2011	Free!	2136 words	Sample 20%
In memory of a young italian scientist, Marco Vergelli.
The Invincible Alice	by Alice L. Luckhardt Dec. 05, 2009	You set the price!	28562 words	Sample 50%
Alice L. Walters Wallace is a Florida-raised, privileged, educated and lovely young woman in 1940. Yet, for the next 69 years she endured numerous personal illnesses, family deaths and four different husbands within a few years. In spite of the problems she managed to live life to its fullest; whether being a pilot, model, businesswoman or nurse, she attempted it and achieved success at them all.
Black Sheep Never Cry, Dedicated to the Memory of JFK, Jr.	by Lori Finnila Aug. 14, 2010	Free!	69589 words	Sample 100%
Rendition of To All My Fathers
Faith and Courage in a Time of Trouble	by Paul Pruitt Oct. 17, 2010	You set the price!	23577 words	Sample 20%
This book tells the story of a nominally Jewish Belgian family who spent more than four years during the Second World War as refugees in the south of France. The narrator was five years old when the family left Brussels and ten when they returned. At first, the family lived openly in a rented farm, supporting themselves as farmers. But they eventually had to go into hiding and were sheltered...
Josef K. Prokurist	by Sergio Caldarella Oct. 15, 2008	You set the price!	4270 words	Sample 30%
A metaphorical and allegorical analysis of the figure of Josef K. in Kafkaâ€™s work "The Trial". A complete reversal of the interpretative topos where Josef K., the central character of the book, is seen as not guilty. Here the guilt of Josef is interpreted in a new light. Una totale inversione interpretrativa della figura di Josef K. personaggio centrale ne "Il Processo" di Franz Kafka.
Prisoner #12973 Thoughts and Reflections from Prison by George Martorano	by George Martorano Oct. 22, 2011	You set the price!	7531 words	Sample 20%
The United States of America's Longest Prison Sentence, Life Sentence for First Time Non Violent Offense without possibility of parole and America's most prolific prison writer George Martorano Needs Your Help.
FATHER OF THE AMERICAN PARATROOPER	by Gusdavis Aughtry June 06, 2009	Free!	849 words	Sample 100%
General William C. Lee is the father of the American paratrooper. He is without equal in the annals of WW II history. Almost totally unknown to the general public, it surely is appropriate on the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of France to give him some due. General Lee was felled by a massive heart attack and was not able to lead his beloved 101st Airborne into battle.
Gorgeous Synchronicity: A book about the interconnectedness of human lives	by Joe Guse May 19, 2010	You set the price!	20486 words	Sample 50%
A personal journey to understand the interconnectedness of human beings from a former comedian, psychotherapist, and writer.
Collectively Yours - Tales from the Borderline	by david merron May 14, 2012	You set the price!	78934 words	Sample 15%
Kibbutz - a true to life personal account in short story and anecdote of an Israeli collective settlement on a 'live' border during a turbulent period.
Ultramarine and Yellow Dreams	by Ruth Kolman Brophy April 06, 2012	Free!	698 words	Sample 20%
A short, humorous essay describing the author's acceptance as an art student in post-war Austria to a foreign exchange program in the United States.
Dominican Republic	by erin hudson Aug. 07, 2011	Free!	330 words	Sample 2%
Research on Dominican Republic compared to Julia Alvarez's book IN THE TIME OF BUTTERFLIES.
In View of a Precipice	by Niehl Anderson April 18, 2012	You set the price!	119511 words	Sample 20%
The following is a true story of the events that lead up to and include the summer of 1994. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. They say that truth is stranger than fiction. Well, here it is. This is my story about life, sex, drugs and the paranormal. It is a true story about being possessed by the devil and the events that led up to that happening.
The Dog That Ruined My Life: And Other Stories From The Road	by Joe Guse May 20, 2010	You set the price!	15749 words	Sample 50%
A semi-autobiographical book from author Joe Guse about his wide variety of experiences growing up and traveling around the country.
Sure, I Can Do That: a twentieth century american memoir	by R. Wayne Morgan April 20, 2012	Free!	32101 words	Sample 30%
My father grew up in the poverty of Dust Bowl Kansas during the Great Depression. Sure, I Can Do That is a collection of stories that he told about his life on the farm and his adventures riding the rails as a teenage hobo. These are true stories of an American life, told with humor and honesty. They paint a colorful portrait of a man who overcomes the limitations of his circumstances.
About The Key and the Broken Wing	by Jessabell Tales Dec. 20, 2011	You set the price!	1233 words	Sample 40%
Jessabell Tales gives her fans and readers the chance to ask her a few questions about the book. Here she gives exclusive answers to anyone who wants to know why, how and when The Key and Broken Wing was written, published and off course what will she do next.
App Fail	by Kenneth Mugi May 18, 2012	You set the price!	48279 words	Sample 20%
Kenneth Mugi was working in a dead end job when his best friend asked him to help build 'the world's greatest video game company.' Together they quit their jobs and sought out humanity's most desired frontier: success. There was only one problem: neither of them had made a game before. What could possibly go wrong?
There Really Was a Johnny Appleseed	by ted clarke July 12, 2010	You set the price!	45388 words	Sample 20%
Folk legend Johnny Appleseed was a real person, John Chapman, born in Leominster, MA and brought up in Longmeadow, MA. His bursiness plan took him to Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana where he set up apple orchards for settlers who were coming, and served as a missionary too. Ted Clarke separates fact from legend in bringing you the true story of this great but mysterious figure.
Norman A Journey Through Time	by Alex Askaroff Oct. 17, 2011	$0.99	37947 words	Sample 25%
From the 1920's to the swinging 60's and beyond. From the cold Atlantic Waters to the beaches of Normandy. From Sumatra and the Japanese surrender to Africa, this book follows Norman's true and remarkable story over 90 years. We meet Winston Churchill and Royalty. From Vera Lynn to Princess Margaret. Norman's journey will take you through an amazing period of drama in war and peace.
Rockbottom	by Kipp Bedford Sep. 28, 2011	$0.99	19496 words	Sample 20%
Mark Twain said. â€œ(the) right way to do an autobiography (is to) start it at no particular time of your life; wander at your free will all over your life; talk only about the thing which interests you for the moment; drop it the moment its interest threatens to pale, and turn your talk upon the new and more interesting thing that has intruded itself into your mind meantime.â€
New York Story: Saying Good-Bye to Ayn Rand, March 8, 1982	by SJ Driscoll Feb. 24, 2012	$0.99	2541 words	Sample 30%
One moonlit winter's night thirty years ago, I stepped out of my everyday life to attend Ayn Rand's wake. In this brief memoir, I share the sights, sounds and scents of that night, and the choice that her death made so clear.
No stranger to the P45 - Volume One	by Dan W.Griffin March 10, 2012	$0.99	105533 words	Sample 15%
'No stranger to the P45' has been hailed by one reader as "The funniest (they) have ever read" and by the author of the acclaimed war memoir 'Bravo Two Zero' Andy McNab who wrote simply, "Buy this book (or else!)" Visit the author's website for more info. plus a chance to win Volume Two FREE! or simply download the 'London 2012 Olympic Jubilee Special Edition' to your device now!
Steal This Hero: An Abbie Hoffman Love Song In Two Verses, One Chorus and a Coda	by Jack Preston King March 17, 2010	$0.99	4443 words	Sample 15%
Really?, I thought. Abbie Hoffman? The guy too dangerous to read? I remind you of him? By comparing me to Abbie, Mom had meant to insult me, to label me a full-fledged traitorous Anarcho-Communist freak.For me, what she'd done was hand me the keys to full membership in the Great Subversive WE. If I was to accept that membership, I reasoned, I'd better find out exactly who WE are. I stole the book.
Empty Chairs	by Stacey Danson Jan. 21, 2011	$0.99	56165 words	Sample 10%
This book tells of Stacey Danson's brutal beginnings where the streets of Sydney at the age of eleven were preferable to the hell she endured at home. She ran, and those streets became her home for five years. But Stacey also had an unshakeable belief that she would do more than just survive her life. Empty Chairs is the beginning of the journey. Now she is living the dream.
Stop Writing, Fool	by Arthur A Perkins March 06, 2011	$0.99	4138 words	Sample 30%
A true account of the writer's attempt to become a published author or playwright. This memoir is offered to discourage the innocent, those about to set out with similar ambitions.
Ducks Can't Get Rabies	by Marshall J. Pierce March 14, 2011	$0.99	3749 words	Sample 20%
1) I had a pet duck 2) He wasn't particularly well socialized 3) He was accused of spreading rabies
33 Days: Touring In A Van. Sleeping On Floors. Chasing A Dream	by Bill See March 19, 2011	$0.99	81739 words	Sample 15%
This coming of age memoir follows an indie rock band's first tour by van across the U.S. and Canada. No roadies, no soundmen - all they have is their music and each other's friendship. It's a now or never moment-take a shot at your dream or regret it for the rest of your life. They set out on the road to discovery to drink in all they could and maybe sell a few records. They grew up instead.
Nickels for the Plate	by David Davis April 03, 2011	$0.99	3220 words	Sample 5%
Whiskeypalians and country Baptists fight for the soul of the young David Davis during his summer trips to mid-fifties East Texas--with hilarious results...And who says you can't fight the preacher for the last piece of white meat at Sunday dinner?
In pursuit of women and money	by Gordon Fischer April 08, 2011	$0.99	12952 words	Sample 20%
In pursuit of women and money is one of a series of Fleeting Moments stories. These take the reader on a journey through the remarkable life and times of Walter Gordon Fischer. These autobiographical stories are told in Gordon's inimitable wry style as he journeys through the world in the search of adventure under the guise of making a living
Chasing Aloha - A Skeptic's Hopeful Journey Through Cancer and the Great Recession	by Jane Savary June 09, 2011	$0.99	62795 words	Sample 50%
As an environmentalist committed to organic living, Jane Savary never thought sheâ€™d get cancer. Unable to support her family after diagnosed with ovarian cancer, Jane is thrust into emotional and financial upheaval, contemplating the causes of her cancer and her familyâ€™s future as her recovery collides with the Great Recession.
INK...tattoed by an addict	by Jihane Rodriguez Aug. 19, 2011	$0.99	29211 words	Sample 10%
When Ella meet Chris, she never imagined how much her life would change when Chris started loving the sweet taste of drugs more than anything else. Even himself. Follow Ellas journey of love and sacrifice. Falling is the easy part, getting up is what hurts.
From Start to Finish	by Michael McCray Nov. 07, 2011	$0.99	2031 words	Sample 15%
This Autobiography written in Shakespear format is designated for the growing teens, and talks about the hardships in life. It has its flaws but what good is a it if it doesn't teach you something. Parents read this it with your children so you can coach them through it, thank you. Thanks for your time, it only takes a few minutes to read. Enjoy.
Vanessa's Choice	by Sonya Artis Dec. 06, 2011	$0.99	25 words	Sample 10%
This is an excellent true story following a young lady as she has to make a decision between abortion and adoption when she finds herself pregnant without a job or a clue as to what being a mother first means.
One Night with B.B.	by Kali Amanda Browne Dec. 15, 2011	$0.99	2386 words	Sample 30%
A mini-memoir of a live performance by B.B. King at the legendary Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City's Greenwich Village.
Finding My Way: the torn years	by Sheldon Porter April 26, 2012	$0.99	25362 words	Sample 20%
Finding My Way: the torn years: a memoir that reflects upon the rites of passage through which every teen must travel on his or her journey to adulthood. Sheldon's account will inspire teens who are suffering the pain of not fitting in, peer pressure, bullying, and wrestling with societal expectations, while also encouraging adults feeling that they missed their chance to explore their dreams.
Angry Blog	by Darren How May 02, 2012	$0.99	23505 words	Sample 15%
As the saying goes, donâ€™t pick a fight with a poet. During the darkest two years of his life, serial blogger Darren How didnâ€™t just get angryâ€¦ he got mad. He dealt with it the only way he knew how: write. He wrote of business school and the Asian workplace, and couldnâ€™t decide which was scarier. He wrote of love and friendship, neither of which he was sure existed.
Interludes	by Richard F. Challis Dec. 30, 2011	$0.99	7501 words	Sample 13%
The author spent a month's holiday each year staying with his grandmother in rural Suffolk from the time he was ten to when war broke out when he was fifteen. This is a collection of six true short stories only totalling about 5700 words in which the author is able to capture the society and atmosphere of 1930's country England, and convey images of a bygone era.
The Man Behind The Brand - In The Bathroom	by Doug Gelbert Dec. 01, 2010	$0.99	6504 words	Sample 20%
Open a copy of theÂ Information Please AlmanacÂ and turn to the chapter on famous people. 4000 names and you won't know hardly any. But what about names everyone knows? Pillsbury, Maytag, Kellogg. Nowhere to be found. How many names are more famous than Howard Johnson or Oscar Mayer? But who were these folks? Letâ€™s look at the men behind the names we see in our bathroom.

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