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LSD and Me by C.Y. Dillon LSD and Me by C.Y. Dillon April 06, 2012 $0.99 3001 words Sample 20%
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"Living well is the best revenge." ~ Ivana Trump C.Y. Dillon is living proof that no matter how bad the dad, happiness and true love are possible. She openly shares from her own colorful past about the long-term effects of 'father hunger', being molested, and teen rape, in the hope that more men will own up to their responsibility to the children they cause to enter this hostile, frightening world. She has written a 'zen scifi' series under the surname of her beloved stepfather, Chan, earned several honors and awards for screenwriting, and recently bought a home in Tarzana, California.
John Wayne: The Westerns, an essay in The David Morrell Non-Fiction E-Collection #1 by David Morrell John Wayne: The Westerns, an essay in The David Morrell Non-Fiction E-Collection #1 by David Morrell April 06, 2012 $0.99 10376 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.
Anne of the Borders - The Story of Anne Hepple, Author, 1877-1959 - by Mary Rawnsley & Wendy Bell Scott by Mary Rawnsley Anne of the Borders - The Story of Anne Hepple, Author, 1877-1959 - by Mary Rawnsley & Wendy Bell Scott by Mary Rawnsley April 06, 2012 $6.99 10655 words Sample 20%
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Mary Rawnsley was born in Glasgow and first began to write for her School magazine. Her varied working experience includes nursing and teaching. After marriage, she returned to writing and soon articles, poems, children’s and adult stories began to appear in magazines and local newspapers. Some of her stories – both for children and adults, have also been broadcast on Radio Scotland and other stations. Mary is retired and lives in the Scottish Borders.
All about Dhirubhai Ambani-A Rags to Riches Story by Students' Academy All about Dhirubhai Ambani-A Rags to Riches Story by Students' Academy April 06, 2012 $2.99 5244 words Sample 5%
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forget the Kardashians - You won't BELIEVE what just happenned to me ! Chapter 1 by Samara Pope forget the Kardashians - You won't BELIEVE what just happenned to me ! Chapter 1 by Samara Pope April 06, 2012 $0.99 2455 words Sample 30%
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Hello future Sales Psychologist ! If I can do it, so can you. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to share with you the amazing discoveries about the true nature of persuasion and sales success. Sales is the most important profession in the world because nothing happens unless a sale is made. No company, no business, no economy can survive without earning revenue that is generated from the efforts of the sales team. They are the modern day heros and warrriors who go out into the wild unknown to bring back sustainance and prosperity, not only for themselves, but for their colleagues, their organisations, their economies and the whole world. Yet sales professionals are often not allowed to realise how important and valuable they are. I am passionate about empowering sales professionals through my books, training courses, coaching and sales clinics in London, Dubai and world wide. I look forward to hearing from you and being part of your journey in transforming yourself from Sales Executive to Sales Psychologist. With my fondest wishes for your greatest success. Samara Pope www.samarapope.co.uk secretary@samarapope.com samara-noreen@hotmail.com
The Marilyn Monroe Story. (60 Year Anniversary Edition) by Campfire Publishing The Marilyn Monroe Story. (60 Year Anniversary Edition) by Campfire Publishing April 05, 2012 $2.99 20253 words Sample 20%
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The smoke of the fatherland by Joseph The smoke of the fatherland by Joseph April 05, 2012 $1.29 48920 words Sample 20%
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Das Leben und Sterben des Maximilian by Ham Pash Chadaev Das Leben und Sterben des Maximilian by Ham Pash Chadaev April 04, 2012 $13.10 10835 words Sample 20%
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Ham Pash Chadaev ist ein Unternehmen, welches den "eBook-Zweig" als Projekt versteht, das auch soziale Zwecke verfolgt. Es vereint mittlerweile mehr als 90 freie Autoren - großteils Akademiker aus verschiedenen Richtungen - hinter sich, welche anhand ihrer spezifischen Kenntnisse und Profile als Denkwerkstatt für schwerwiegende Probleme gemeinsam mit sorgsam auserwählten Betroffenen bestmögliche Lösungsansätze erarbeiten. Viele betätigen sich auch nach ihrer Pensionierung und bringen hochwertige Erfahrungen mit ein, andere recherchieren sorgfältigst in Babypausen oder haben einfach Freude an der Arbeit im Home-Office. Bei manchen eBooks kommen eventuelle Gewinne ausschließlich den dahinter stehenden Betroffenen zugute, andere dagegen sollen sollen ein Parameter dafür darstellen, inwieweit diese Form der Zusammenarbeit und dessen Output auf positives Echo von Lesern stößt. Wer denkt, er könne durch die Vermittlung seines Wissens oder seine Erfahrungen etwas Gutes tun, ist herzlich eingeladen, Vorschläge einzubringen und vielleicht produktiv an einem Folgeprojekt mitzuwirken.
Egy aradi fogoly levelezése menyasszonyával by Szentpáli Janka Egy aradi fogoly levelezése menyasszonyával by Szentpáli Janka April 04, 2012 $3.99 140151 words Sample 20%
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Remembrance by George Geisinger Remembrance by George Geisinger April 03, 2012 $0.99 10629 words Sample 20%
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George Geisinger studied music education in the early 1970's at Appalachian State University, in North Carolina, but after two years of study, Mr Geisinger had a disastrous turn of health, with which he has struggled for a lifetime. Mr. Geisinger, a naturally creative person, composes music for classic guitar, as well as for piano, writes poetry, fiction, and autobiographical stories. In the late 1980's, Mr. Geisinger achieved an Associate in Arts Degree in the liberal arts from Catonsville Community College, in Maryland. He studied creative writing there, and subsequently published short stories and poetry in literary and “little” magazines over a period of several years thru the 1980's and 90's. Mr. Geisinger now lives in Virginia, practicing his various crafts regularly.
Adventure With a Glass Eye by Julie Anita Raymond Adventure With a Glass Eye by Julie Anita Raymond April 03, 2012 $5.50 46862 words Sample 10%
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Out of this world by Felipe Alfonso González Out of this world by Felipe Alfonso González April 03, 2012 $1.60 5784 words
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Felipe Alfonso González is Chilean, he works usually as freelance Web Developer, but intrinsically he's a globetrotter, free-thinker, traveller, student, commentator, storyteller, translator-interpreter, a book-lover and author. From his youth he has been working in the area of communication and information technology as a web developer but his great passion is to read and write, to travel and to study languages and cultures, especially the English language, Literature, philosophy, politics, sociology, psychology and awareness or consciousness. Some people might do well to consider him as a man who made himself especially with his ability to write on different subjects in different languages, especially English because as a matter of fact, his mother tongue is Chilean Spanish. He studied English Language & Literature at the University of Arts and Social Sciences in Santiago, Chile and Engineering at the University Mayor in Santiago, Chile. When he's not writing or reading, he’s traveling or perhaps simply more likely he could be walking somewhere in the world, sitting in the bench of a park or just thinking about writing stories of his life or any other, because he always has lived an intense life.
Lies and Broken Promises - A Tale of Addiction by Alan Bradley Lies and Broken Promises - A Tale of Addiction by Alan Bradley April 03, 2012 $4.99 83363 words Sample 15%
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Most of my biographical information can be found in my memoir “Lies and Broken Promises - A Tale of Addiction”. I did not do very well in school, but, later in my late 20's, I went on to earn my bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey. I earned highest honors with a 3.85 grade point average for my bachelor’s degree and 4.00 for my master’s degree. At Montclair, I concentrated on experimental psychology even though they did not have that specific degree program at the time. I knew I wanted to get into a Ph.D. program in experimental psychology. I enrolled in a three year doctoral program in Experimental Psychology at Fordham University. That was a wake-up call for me since I am an atheist and Fordham is a Catholic University. Half the courses are taught by priests. I was also accepted into the Experimental Psychology program at Kentucky State University with a fellowship good for $4,000 for each of 3 years. I turned the fellowship down because I was involved with a woman and didn’t want to end the relationship by moving to Kentucky for three years. I hoped to concentrate on statistics and courses like Physiological and Experimental Psychology. I thought that would make for a good career as a professor and researcher. However, a motorcycle accident ended my career in college. I have no lingering problems from the accident, but after 8 months on pain pills, I couldn’t psych myself up to get back into college work. When I knew a Ph.D. was not in my future, I looked for work in the computer field which was very rewarding for me. I always wanted to write since way back in grammar school. I never had the time or the attention span to sit down and do any serious writing until a couple of years ago. My focus over the next few years will be on more writing.
You'll Never Guess Who's Dying From Cancer by Michael Antcliffe You'll Never Guess Who's Dying From Cancer by Michael Antcliffe April 03, 2012 $4.99 31531 words Sample 30%
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Michael Jack Antcliffe was born May 13th, 1975 in the old McKeller Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. The youngest of three children (siblings Christopher and Jennifer) in a working-class family, Michael spent his early years raised by his parents, Alan and Mary, in a country setting in the township of Scoble, a short distance southeast of the city of Thunder Bay. He enjoyed a childhood that inspired a love of nature and the outdoors. Michael moved back into the city in time to attend Sir Winston Churchill High School and continued his education at the University of Manitoba, where he stayed and worked as a youth care worker at Jessie Home Inc., for five years after the completion of university. Missing his family, Michael returned to his home town and began earning his way doing home renovations and construction, eventually finding employment with a university friend at First Class Finishing. Always choosing to keep life simple and concentrating on time spent with friends and loved ones, Michael continued to follow this philosophy after being afflicted with malignant melanoma and forced onto disability. Presently, Michael is exploring fundraising avenues and seeking to improve the lives of those stricken by cancer, whose fight each day is simply to reach the next. He is also making the most of his time, choosing to spend it with family and friends. Michael’s siblings, Christopher and Jennifer still live in Thunder Bay, along with their parents.
Trolling - Bacon Strips by Zardoz Trolling - Bacon Strips by Zardoz April 03, 2012 $0.99 50 words
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From Snow to Sand by Bookpal Australia From Snow to Sand by Bookpal Australia April 03, 2012 $5.99 59143 words Sample 20%
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Of Course! How Many Light Bulbs Does It Take to Change? by Ian Patrick Of Course! How Many Light Bulbs Does It Take to Change? by Ian Patrick April 03, 2012 $9.95 72949 words Sample 20%
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Ian Patrick worked as a geologist in the oil industry for nearly 20 years. He has been a student/teacher of A Course in Miracles since 1991. An inspiration to many, he founded the Miracle Network and began writing insightful articles for its magazine 'Miracle Worker' in 1994 and is currently the charity's Manager/Coordinator. He has spoken about the Course on radio, TV and at International Miracle Conferences. He has been facilitating ACIMworkshops internationally since 1998 and teaches from knowledge and experience with incisiveness, clarity, vision and humour.
A Slice Of Life Behind Bars by Ken Gilbert A Slice Of Life Behind Bars by Ken Gilbert April 03, 2012 $0.99 102897 words Sample 10%
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Hello, My name is Ken Gilbert and I have written an ebook about my life in Northern England and Scotland through the 60's, 70's and 80's. The ebook is about alcohol consumption and a Geordie within the licensed trade. There are many characters introduced within the book and many humorous and funny moments. There is also a dark side to the book which includes suicides, bad relationships, murders and alcoholism. I had 30 year's experience within the licensed trade running everything from top class hotel's and then moving on to a extremely busy Newcastle City center bar in the infamous Big Market. This bar also had a nightclub attached. I then moved onto public house tenancies and area management with control in some instances of extremely tough violent bars. I hope you enjoy my book and would appreciate if you would review. Thank You
iGreat - STEVE JOBS by John Walter iGreat - STEVE JOBS by John Walter April 02, 2012 $9.99 36690 words Sample 20%
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The Life of a Stripper. 50 Exotic Dancers Confess Their Personal Experiences in the Adult Entertainment Industry by Romana Van Lissum The Life of a Stripper. 50 Exotic Dancers Confess Their Personal Experiences in the Adult Entertainment Industry by Romana Van Lissum April 02, 2012 $9.99 100915 words Sample 20%
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Romana Van Lissum has been a cocktail waitress in a Canadian strip club for over 17 years. In her spare time, she loves to train her horse on the trails near her home and competes in 25 and 50 mile endurance rides. She loves to travel, read and spend time with her wonderful friends and family. She does hot yoga and meditation, and is an avid recycler.
Through the Storms of Life! by Kottia Tsotsi Through the Storms of Life! by Kottia Tsotsi April 02, 2012 $2.99 49905 words Sample 20%
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Happiness in his eyes - a story of love and disability by Louise Inglis Happiness in his eyes - a story of love and disability by Louise Inglis April 02, 2012 $6.99 55266 words Sample 15%
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Louise Inglis (1970 - ) resides in Auckland, New Zealand with her husband Michael, and their two sons, Matthew and Kevin. Kevin, currently seven years of age, is profoundly affected by autism. He also has a severe intellectual disability and epilepsy. Louise has long enjoyed journalling. Snippets from her journal shared with others prompted suggestions that she should write a book. Happiness in his eyes: a story of love and disability is the result of those suggestions. Louise teaches Suzuki Flute as an itinerant teacher at Saint Kentigern School, Remuera, Auckland. Passionate about tramping, Louise delights in opportunities to explore New Zealand's spectacular mountains and bush.
THE HEART GOES HOME by Dottie Hicks THE HEART GOES HOME by Dottie Hicks April 02, 2012 Free! 2031 words Read a sample
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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.
Girl from the Gulches by Ellen Baumler Girl from the Gulches by Ellen Baumler April 02, 2012 $2.99 79214 words Sample 15%
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I'm an interpretive historian at the Montana Historical Society and host of the show "History on the Go" on Cherry Creek Radio. In my spare time, I've made a hobby out of investigating the history behind Montana's ghosts and haunted places. My writing includes seven books and numerous magazine articles that tell the most funny, bizzare, and interesting stories from my research into Montana history.
Sahut. À la croisée du Temps et de la Foi. by Bruno Sahut Sahut. À la croisée du Temps et de la Foi. by Bruno Sahut April 02, 2012 $19.99 65928 words Sample 10%
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I have no legacy but my 7000 y.o family name and the # 13, 666 and 2012 that go beyond Dan Brown's "Da Vinci Code"!
All Over the Map by Morgan McFinn All Over the Map by Morgan McFinn April 02, 2012 $4.99 80030 words Sample 20%
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I've had six books published which might best be described as humorous fictionalized memoirs set in exotic locales. Two of them are now available as e-books. For blog and more info please visit: http://www.morganmcfinn.com http://www.authorsden.com/morganmcfinn
Letters from an Expatriate in Europe by A. Datta Letters from an Expatriate in Europe by A. Datta April 02, 2012 $3.50 21446 words Sample 40%
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I went to the following schools. 1) English Major 2) Diploma in RDBMS 3) Post Graduate Diploma in ... [that's my secret] 4) Certificate in Computer Servicing 5) Microsoft Certified Solution Developer I have authored several newspaper articles. I brought up over a dozen house cats in my 20s.
Occasionally flash - a good photo by Aliona Tim Occasionally flash - a good photo by Aliona Tim April 01, 2012 $1.29 678 words Sample 20%
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Life in the Old Neighborhood...And Beyond by Chester Parks Life in the Old Neighborhood...And Beyond by Chester Parks April 01, 2012 $5.95 83964 words Sample 10%
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Chester D. Parks was born and raised on the near northwest side of Chicago. He attended parochial elementary school, public high school, and the University of Illinois at Navy Pier. He served two years in the Corps of Engineers. He held numerous management positions with Smith Corona Corporation, then retired in 1992. He loves having the opportunity to write and swim. Chet has self-published his memoirs, "Life in the Old Neighborhood…and Beyond" (Mystic Publishers, copyrighted 2006). He has completed two novels: "Comare, The Godmother" and Vampire in the Vatican [published as ebooks by Smashwords.com, copyrighted 2010].
When It’s All You Can Do To Be All You Can Be by Kelli Jae Baeli When It’s All You Can Do To Be All You Can Be by Kelli Jae Baeli April 01, 2012 $0.99 12562 words
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*All Books unavailable here in standard ebook formats, can be had at the author's site in PDF format.* Baeli was born to spin a yarn. The daughter of a professional musician, she arrived in Wichita and began her journey with a song in her heart and a plethora of passion erupting from her pen. This love of lyrics, prose and poetry was just the simple seed of what would grow into a wordsmith's obsession with the creation of multifarious characters and storylines that fork with dual plot lines into romance and intrigue. Oklahoma, Arkansas and Colorado are just a few locales that surface in Baeli's novels as these places are ones she drank in from her time in University, to retreating for self exploration. Each place is rich in bucolic terrain and provided grand palettes for her mysteries and suspenseful romances. Townies and their coveted colloquialisms provided divine fodder for tales too real to be true. There is nothing like experience to craft a character. Baeli has plenty to spare—from a stint in the military to late nights spent delivering newspapers, waiting tables, or as a technical writer for a corporate jet company. Each job was a necessity, but one that Baeli turned into a study in the human condition or sometimes inhumane conditions. Some of Baeli's fondest endeavors were fronting an all female band for seven years in Little Rock and her enjoyable time as a managing editor for a women's press. In recent years, Baeli has pursued technology with a dedicated passion. Website building, blogging and creating and maintaining online forums have shared the docket with her ever-present story crafting. Baeli has relied on her technical writing roots and expanded her repertoire, enabling her to edit for herself and other writers, both accomplished and aspiring. With over 200 song writing credits and 26 books to her credit, Kelli Jae Baeli shows no signs of wear. She has returned to her beloved Colorado where she may be found amongst the Denverites, people-watching over coffee and conversation, awaiting the next story to inspire and entrance. (~Justice Harlow) The author can be followed on Twitter @JaeBaeli. Reader and Professional reviews, as well as Feedback, Praises, and First-Born Children, are cheerfully accepted via her website, jaebaeli.com.
Transcending Illusion: Theadora’s Journey Through Time by Thea Ivie Transcending Illusion: Theadora’s Journey Through Time by Thea Ivie April 01, 2012 $9.99 91131 words Sample 20%
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Thea Ivie, author of Transcending Illusion, was taken to India at an early age and studied with great masters after a prayer to Jesus, "Take me to a man who knows God." Transcending Illusion is a story of Thea's path to enlightenment and the struggles and triumphs along the way. Thea is extremely candid about her journey and outlines a path for all to follow. "One must want realization above all else," she says, "and then the purification of karmas will be accomplished until one realizes their true state of Oneness, which is always there." Thea is a doctor of naturopathy, an instrument of God's healing grace, and helps people go through and release current and past life blockages at record speed. She conducts healing retreats and workshops throughout the country, and offers individual healing sessions. Thea Ivie has developed her healing abilities by studying naturopathy, acupressure, herbology, kinesionics, entity release, shamanism, Jin Shin Jyutsu and other modalities and training with various teachers. She also tapped powerful healing techniques by developing a “hotline” of communication with guides, masters and angels, learning how to clear chakras through light, color and sound frequencies.
The Simple Guide To Taylor Lautner by Chris Scott The Simple Guide To Taylor Lautner by Chris Scott April 01, 2012 $1.99 4265 words Sample 35%
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Chris was born and raised in England and now lives in Canada. Chris likes to browse and search the internet for interesting information and wanted a conduit to share this information. The result, he started writing the Simple Guide To series of books. The guides are designed to be short and easy to read on any E Book reader, they can also be downloaded as a pdf or text document. The idea is for the guides to be available when and where people need them. Chris is working closely with experts in their fields to provide more e-books for you enjoyment. TheSimpleGuideTo.com - Ebooks to learn from.
The Great Adventure by Barry Allan The Great Adventure by Barry Allan April 01, 2012 Free! 69282 words Read a sample
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Barry was born in Melbourne but grew up in Brisbane until joining the RAAF where he served for 20 years. After leaving the RAAF he lived in Darwin until retirement then moved back to Brisbane. His retirement hobby was tracing his family tree, and after finding several convict ancestors he started writing about their lives in 2005. The books were originally published in print and have sold out. New information still comes to hand, but rather than reprinting new editions he has released them as ebooks that can be easily updated. The print books sold at cost and the ebooks are free because much of the information was contributed by other family members over the years. If casual readers enjoy the stories, that is payment enough.
Latresse by William Theaux Latresse by William Theaux March 31, 2012 $8.00 74648 words Sample 30%
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Biographies Through Postage Stamps: 290 Indian Personalities [Collector's Edition] by Sanjeeb Behera Biographies Through Postage Stamps: 290 Indian Personalities [Collector's Edition] by Sanjeeb Behera March 31, 2012 $7.00 135459 words Sample 10%
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Sanjeeb started his writing career by writing for multiple educational reference books and journals. Currently Sanjeeb is working extensively on digital publishing and interactive development domains.
我给金正日当警卫（上）I am a Guard of Kim Jong Il by Zhe Yi 我给金正日当警卫（上）I am a Guard of Kim Jong Il by Zhe Yi March 30, 2012 $0.99 602 words Sample 10%
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我们是一群网络志愿翻译者。
The Seagull's Gardener by Pam Chun The Seagull's Gardener by Pam Chun March 30, 2012 $4.99 55321 words Sample 15%
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Pam Chun’s first novel, THE MONEY DRAGON, for which she received a California Gubernatorial Commendation, was named one of 2002’s best books in Hawaii. Both THE MONEY DRAGON and her second novel, WHEN STRANGE GODS CALL, won the Ka Palapala Po`okela Award for excellence in literature about Hawaii. Pam has been featured on National Public Radio, at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C., at the National Archives and Records Administration’s Conference on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and in the video documentary, “Hawaii’s Chinatown.” She is a storyteller at the Asian Art Museum was a Fiction judge for the Kiriyama Prize for Pacific Rim Literature.
Serenade by Judy Goldstein Botello Serenade by Judy Goldstein Botello March 30, 2012 $0.99 5192 words Sample 30%
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Dr. Judy Goldstein Botello is a pediatrician, teacher, and lecturer who works extensively with children and their families throughout San Diego County. She currently works with developmentally disabled children, teaches Western medicine and physiology to acupuncture students, lectures on cross-cultural issues in medicine, and has taught pediatrics at several community colleges and at UCSD. Dr. Goldstein Botello is the author of a critically acclaimed novel, The Other Side: Journeys in Baja California. Her stories and articles have appeared in The Southern Review of Literature, Lear's Magazine, The Los Angeles Times Magazine, and numerous periodicals. She co-wrote More Adventures with Kids in San Diego with her daughter, Kt Paxton, and continues to explore and discover new adventures throughout the southern California region. Botello and her husband live in San Diego County.
Great Peacemakers by Ken Beller Great Peacemakers by Ken Beller March 30, 2012 $9.97 40709 words Sample 15%
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Cofounder and president of Near Bridge, Inc., Ken Beller is the lead author of the highly praised book, The Consistent Consumer: Predicting Future Behavior Through Lasting Values which brings powerful insight into values-based generational profiling and outlines the emotional triggers that consistently drive consumer and employee decisions. Ken is also the lead author of the award winning book, Great Peacemakers. Winner of 38 awards, and endorsed by 3 presidents and 3 Nobel peace prize winners, it tells the inspiring stories of 20 peacemakers in recent history and is being taught in secondary schools and universities across the country and the world. An accomplished international business leader, Ken has lived and worked in 20 countries across North America, Europe, and Asia. Throughout his career, he has successfully developed, implemented, and run multicultural and cross-functional initiatives for some of the world’s most prominent companies, including General Electric, Daimler Benz, Applied Materials, and NASA. Well versed in all aspects of large and small business operations, Ken has grown and managed organizations with annual revenues ranging from $1 million to over $120 million and he has been responsible for the operations strategy of a $1 billion worldwide manufacturing organization. He has substantial hands-on expertise in global business planning, acquisition integration, process and product development, engineering, operations, human capital development, and organizational performance. Ken has received numerous awards including a Presidential Award from General Electric and a Group Achievement Award from the head of NASA for major contributions on NASA's space shuttle's solid rocket booster motors. Holding a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, he is a graduate of GE’s prestigious Chemical and Materials Management training program. He serves on a corporate board and is a member of several community not-for-profit boards.
Lissa Lizaire by Dr. Christ-Lee Lizaire Lissa Lizaire by Dr. Christ-Lee Lizaire March 30, 2012 Free! 346 words Read a sample
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Dr. Lizaire is an adjudicator in Providence, Rhode Island. She grew up in Haiti, Oklahoma, New Jersey, Maryland, and California. She wrote this book so her children will “have something they can always keep. I also want them to know that they can achieve anything in life no matter what comes their way. I also want this to be a guide for pregnant teens so that they understand, no matter what people tell them, their future is in God’s hands not man’s, and a child is a gift from God.”
Life as a Way of Golf: 50 Years of Golf Nut Wisdom by The Book Hub Company Life as a Way of Golf: 50 Years of Golf Nut Wisdom by The Book Hub Company March 30, 2012 $9.99 41496 words Sample 15%
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Dr Niall McElwee is Director and Senior Editor at Book Hub Publishing - an independent publishing house based in county Galway, Ireland. The Book Hub also runs the Dissertation Doctor's Clinic service for students undertaking Theses and Dissertations. Book Hub Publishing has recently published Promised and Circles of Light by Dr. Mary Helen Hensley, Dear Precious Being by Christine Moran,The Definitive Book of Dreams by Paul Gill, Soul Search Me by Anto Dowling,Love in the Quantum Space of Time: The Legacy of a SoulMate by Bearnairdin Ni Goibniu and A Fairy's Tale by Glori Wolfe. All are available at www.bookhub4u.ie
Reflections of a Barefoot Southern Boy by John Reaves Reflections of a Barefoot Southern Boy by John Reaves March 29, 2012 $1.00 53815 words Sample 20%
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John D. Reaves began writing in his late fifties, scratching an itch that had been with him all his life. Also an actor, he has appeared in numerous commercials and last fall got a part in the feature film, The Campaign, starring Will Ferrell and others. He compiled a collection of short stories to go along with two novels with another on the way later in 2012. He lives with his wife Stephanie in the New Orleans area.
Beamish Boy (I Am Not My Story): A Memoir of Recovery & Awakening by Albert Flynn DeSilver Beamish Boy (I Am Not My Story): A Memoir of Recovery & Awakening by Albert Flynn DeSilver March 29, 2012 $6.99 82435 words Sample 10%
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Albert Flynn DeSilver is an internationally published poet, author, artist, teacher, speaker, and writing coach. He served as the first Poet Laureate of Marin County, California from 2008-2010. Albert is the author of several books of poetry including "Letters to Early Street," and "Walking Tooth & Cloud," and his work has appeared in dozens of literary journals and anthologies worldwide. He presents at literary conferences nationally, directs a homecare agency, and teaches in the Teen and Family program at Spirit Rock Meditation Center near his home in Woodacre, California.
Roaring Mountain by Red Willow Digital Press Roaring Mountain by Red Willow Digital Press March 29, 2012 $2.99 47886 words Sample 20%
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Red Willow Digital Press is an e-book publishing company with traditional terms. Authors submit their manuscript for review and if accepted, Red Willow takes care of the rest. We publish only high quality writing, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, memoir, or any other genre. We limit ourselves not by genre, but by quality. We accept manuscripts from authors who honor and respect the craft of writing. Our contract is royalty based. If we make money, you make money. We take care of the e-book conversion and publishing costs. This is the big advantage to you—you save hundreds of dollars on conversion and publishing fees and we trust that your work is going to sell well enough to compensate our investment and also make money for you.
The Audubon Caper: Untold Story of the Theft of an American Treasure by R. Murry The Audubon Caper: Untold Story of the Theft of an American Treasure by R. Murry March 29, 2012 $7.99 59889 words Sample 20%
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Falling in Love with a Buddha by Frank Berliner Falling in Love with a Buddha by Frank Berliner March 28, 2012 $13.95 63826 words Sample 15%
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Frank Berliner became a student of the Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, during the first summer of the Naropa Institute in 1974, and served him over the next eighteen years as national director of Shambhala Training and ambassador to the Berkeley Dharmadhatu. Frank now teaches contemplative and existential psychology at Naropa University, and maintains a private practice as a life coach and psychotherapist.
Let's Kill the Dai Uy by Mark Berent Let's Kill the Dai Uy by Mark Berent March 28, 2012 Free! 1757 words Read a sample
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MARK BERENT Lt Col Mark E. Berent, USAF (Ret), was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended Cretin High School in St. Paul, Minnesota. Later he graduated from Arizona State University under the Air Force Institute of Technology program with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. Lt Col Berent began his Air Force career as an enlisted man, then progressed through the aviation cadet program. He attended pilot training at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi and then Laredo Air Force Base, Texas flying the T-6, T-28 and T-33 aircraft and then moved on to F-86s at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. He served on active duty for 23 years until retirement in 1974. He began his operational flying career in the F-86 and F-100 flying at various posts throughout the United States and Europe. He later served three combat tours, completing 452 combat sorties, first in the F-100 at Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam, the F-4 at Ubon Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand, and then in Cambodia for two years to fly things with propellers on them and through a fluke in communications timing, to personally run the air war for a few weeks. He has also served two tours at the United States Space and Missile System Organization (SAMSO) at Los Angeles, California working first in the Satellites Control Facility and later as a staff developmental engineer for the space shuttle. In his expansive career he has seen service as an Air Attaché to the United States Embassy, Phnom Penh, Cambodia and also as Chief of Test Control Branch at the Air Development and Test Center at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. He also served as an instructor at the Air Force's Squadron Officer School. During his flying career he has logged over 4300 hours of flying time, 1084 of those in combat missions in the F-100, F-4, C-47 and U-10 over North and South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. He has flown 30 different aircraft. His decorations include the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross with one oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star, Air Medal with twenty four oak leaf clusters, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry, Cambodian Divisional Medal, and numerous Vietnam Campaign ribbons. He completed jump school with the Special Forces. Later, he jumped with and was awarded Cambodian paratrooper wings. He also flew with and received Cambodian pilot wings. After leaving the Air Force he lived in Europe to establish and direct international operations for the sale of spares for combat aircraft. He has flown many foreign aircraft such as the Swedish Viggen and Royal Air Force Jaguar and Hawk. He also established Berent and Woods Inc, a firm that managed many aviation related activities. Over the years he had published numerous articles for such publications as Air Force Magazine and the Washington Times and for 18 years wrote a monthly pilot/reporter column for the Asian Defense Journal. Under the name Berent Sandberg he and Peter Sandberg collaborated on three novels. He now has five Vietnam air war flying novels in print, Rolling Thunder, Steel Tiger, Phantom Leader, Eagle Station, and Storm Flight. Berent states it is never too late for any endeavor: he published the first of his five books at age 58, ran his first Marathon at 59, bought a T-6 warbird and flew in airshows at 64, and rode in his first cattle roundup in Montana at 74. …………… "Powerful!" --- Publishers Weekly "The pride of the Air Force. The challenge of Vietnam." "A taut, exciting tale of good men in a bad war. Berent is the real thing." --- Tom Clancy "Rolling Thunder is terrific - a novel of exceptional authenticity that hits like a thunderclap. A decorated Vietnam pilot, Mark Berent knows planes and men and battle, and he whirls them around in a story of uncommon strength. I can't wait for his next book." --- W.E.B. Griffin, best-selling author of Brotherhood of War and The Corps "Mark Berent writes with great authority and utter realism, immersing the reader in his characters' every sensation and emotion." --- Dale Brown, best-selling author of Flight of the Old Dog and Silver Tower "The fighter pilot's war - you love it and hate it at the same time, and Mark Berent writes it that way." --- Stephen Coonts, best-selling author of Flight of the Intruder "Berent tells it like it was!" --- Chuck Yeager "The best Vietnam air novel I have read. Berent captures the essence of flying men at war, their agony, emotions, courage, and triumph." --- Brigadier General Robin Olds
Történelem közelnézetbÅ‘l - A nagykövet naplója 2. by Hárs Gábor Történelem közelnézetbÅ‘l - A nagykövet naplója 2. by Hárs Gábor March 28, 2012 $4.99 102027 words Sample 20%
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Making Music Money Memories by Ray Lani Making Music Money Memories by Ray Lani March 28, 2012 $4.99 22132 words Sample 15%
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Doctor Miss Sahiba by Norman Miller Doctor Miss Sahiba by Norman Miller March 27, 2012 $4.99 65210 words Sample 10%
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Norman Miller grew up in Alhambra, California in the 1940s, leading a band and working as a machinist. After advancing to tool and die work, marrying Peggy, serving three years in the U.S. Navy, he became twice a father. Having survived the destruction of his business by fire, he found himself in a comfortable home and in business again, still in California, until the winter of 1969 when a mudslide enveloping their home brought about a life-changing move. Norman and his family decided to sell the business, retire, and resettle in Bend, Oregon, a beautiful place they'd found on vacation the year before. There, Norman attended Central Oregon Community College to study writing, art, and photography and found that they were passions of his. In his time in Oregon, Norman wrote many non-fiction stories, painted many art pieces, took many photographs. On March 20, 2000, Grandpa Norm passed away, but left a legacy to inspire his children to create. Many stories, including the one you hold in your hand, were rejected by traditional publishers in the late 90's, but have since been revitalized and updated for your pleasure.