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Kamini and the Secret Pool	by Charles Cozic Dec. 30, 2009	You set the price!	1502 words	Sample 50%
Kamini is one of the prettiest teens in her village in India, but three jealous girls have a plan to humiliate her. The girls trick Kamini into throwing her jewels into a river. As Kamini wishes for her jewels back, a hole appears in the water, and a voice calls her to come get her jewels. Kamini then discovers a secret cave, a mysterious old woman, and a dangerous crocodile.
Finders, Keepers	by Ralph Gallagher Dec. 30, 2009	You set the price!	2613 words	Sample 25%
While buying his brother a birthday present, Fred stumbles upon an envelope stuffed with cash and tries to decide what to do with it.
The Elm Street Ladies Tea and Wine Society	by Sandy Nygaard Dec. 28, 2009	You set the price!	7282 words
Sara runs from the garden Nazi living next door, June stalks the night streets attempting to avert environmental disaster, and Jean cinches her seat belt, hoping it will help her survive driverâ€™s education. Come meet the misfit inhabitants of Cedarville, Washington, population, 4,601. These fun-filled stories are filled with the warmth, humor and eccentricities of life in small town America.
IDK - Into the Darkness : A Screenplay	by Raymond Hancock Dec. 27, 2009	You set the price!	21682 words	Sample 50%
A screenplay about evil beings from an alternate reality that feed on pain & anguish only a small group of do-gooders that fight to push back the dark.
Elder Wolf	by S.L. Armstrong Dec. 27, 2009	You set the price!	6656 words	Sample 25%
A young Faolan comes of age with the aid of the Wolf-Prince, who teaches him how to become a man, to hunt, to provide for his mother and sisters. As Faolan grows and becomes the responsible adult Ad'en had known he would be, love grows, but Ad'en knows love between them can never be more than an unfulfilled wish. (Note: This is only a brief short story, not a full-length novel.)
El Zen del Kaizen	by Jose Berengueres Dec. 26, 2009	You set the price!	7383 words	Sample 50%
Â¿CÃºal es el la cultura detrÃ¡s del Ã©xito de Toyota? Â¿En que consite su famoso sitema de producciÃ³n? Â¿PorquÃ© falla fuera de JapÃ³n? A travÃ©s de su experiencia personal Jose Berengueres explica de primera mano cÃ³mo Toyota hace Kaizen. Esta mini guÃa de bolsillo explica siete maneras para iniciar actividades de mejora contÃnua en su empresa.
Goodmans Hotel	by Alan Keslian Dec. 23, 2009	You set the price!	83434 words	Sample 100%
Mark chooses love over money when he leaves his highly paid job in the City to set up a gay hotel. The new life of openness and honesty he hoped to find is threatened when secrets from his loverâ€™s past are exposed. The novel is a modern tale of gay men struggling to separate right from wrong against a social background in which more tolerant attitudes are held back by intractable prejudice.
A Slight of Prayer	by Mochamad Ghafur Dec. 20, 2009	You set the price!	3352 words	Sample 50%
This is my first poetry in English. I used to write poems in Indonesian, but I love a challenge so I tried to write a poem in another form of a language. Even so, these poems are not the translations of my poems in Indonesian. I have anxiety in love, war, God and even of the universe in which we live. I hope you enjoy it. Thank you.
Private Lies	by Amy Eastlake Dec. 19, 2009	You set the price!	67506 words	Sample 50%
Making it a as a private investigator isn't easy--especially when your parents have been on the run since they were involved in the Weather Underground during the 1960s. But Heather Webb thinks she finally has her life under control--until Jack Eastland walks into her office with a proposition she really doesn't want to accept.
Closer Than Breathing - A Light Gay Odyssey	by Alan Keslian Dec. 18, 2009	You set the price!	83347 words	Sample 100%
This novel tells the story of Ben, a young gay man new to the metropolis, who is confronted by a series of odd, eccentric people, including drug dealers, goths, psychics, veteran author Loyd Larcher and ageing rock musicians Rick Schwagger and Heath Prityards. Making use of opportunities along the way he finds true love with a level headed and down to earth boyfriend.
Claw of Gold	by Gilbert van Kerckhoven Dec. 18, 2009	You set the price!	82265 words	Sample 50%
Found after being buried for a hundred years is a deed box containing dramatic first hand Zulu and settler interviews given to an investigative journalist. He witnesses a murder and flees to a hideaway where he links their statements into a story that splutters and sparks like a fuse leading to an explosive climax. Believing his executioners are close, he buries it. Historic facts add credibility.
John John	by Sam Smith Dec. 13, 2009	You set the price!	96403 words	Sample 20%
John John's genesis lies in my having fallen off my bicycle and having briefly lost my memory. I am aware that amnesia is a well-used literary device as well as a physical affliction. But I wanted to use it to demonstrate what makes up an identity; and to build the history, upon which most self-identity is based, within the story. So does a man awake in a hospital bed....
SHORTS 1	by Kevin Lomas Dec. 10, 2009	You set the price!	16762 words	Sample 10%
A selection of original short SF stories, one a long poem, and a few sample chapters of novels to entertain and make you think, all by Kevin Lomas.
Legends - Family Stories and Myths	by Alice L. Luckhardt Dec. 06, 2009	You set the price!	26192 words	Sample 50%
Misconstrued tales, unspoken events, a heroic deed, a celebrity or a shady past; all of which can be unchallenged family stories handed down by grandmother, but could sweet old grandma have gotten the story wrong all these years? Anyone fascinated with the unusual, strange or bizarre aspects of oneâ€™s ancestors will enjoy "Legends". They will learn the genealogical sources to solving mysteries.
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.
Adultery's Ashes	by M.I. Krupenich Dec. 05, 2009	You set the price!	186 words	Sample 50%
Reflections of a woman scarred by her former husband's adultery.
The Big Green	by Michael Reilly Dec. 04, 2009	You set the price!	18035 words	Sample 50%
A comedy in which two hapless down-and-out schemers, Jenks and Riley, commandeer a World War II Aircraft Carrier in Hawaii, re-christen it â€œThe Big Greenâ€ and head for Japan. They plan to cover it in sod and palm trees to create the World's only floating golf course. Taking advantage of a reunion by the WWII crew to protest the scrapping of their old flattop, Jenks enlists their support.
Not A Fire Exit	by Christopher Finlan Dec. 03, 2009	You set the price!	62943 words	Sample 50%
Written to help raise money to fight Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Not A Fire Exit is a comedic love story wrapped in a mystery as Jim and Sarah Knox deal with marriage, Nolan's Knockouts, Texas, Felines for Frederick's and the mysterious Dr. Schad. A portion of the profits will be donated to the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation.
savant	by Leslie Lee Dec. 02, 2009	You set the price!	11197 words	Sample 50%
Gail, a psychiatrist specializing in savants, is enmeshed in the peculiar talent of a new patient. It threatens her career and her sanity as she struggles to cure and help the family of the blessed or cursed young savant.
Metric conversions charts for your traveling	by Kathleen Ayers Dec. 01, 2009	You set the price!	194 words	Sample 25%
This contains temperature conversions for Celsius and Farenheit along with mileage conversions for kilometers and miles. Download this for traveling so you don't have to remember calculations!
Five Questions For Expansion Thinking	by Gary Patterson Nov. 25, 2009	You set the price!	227 words	Sample 50%
How to Take Risk Out Of Your Business, because â€œWhat You Donâ€™t Know About Your Business Can Cost You Your Business.â€ Sticking out your balance sheet and coughing gets you what you need to know in time for needed procedures which can mean the difference between life and death, in your product, business, department, life or job. Sticking out your balance sheet is no more comfortable than a .
The Paris Opera House Incident	by Dylan Lanier Nov. 23, 2009	You set the price!	824 words	Sample 50%
Tonight a youthful, attractive singer will die in an accident at the Paris Opera House... Or will she?
Syde FX	by Michael Reilly Nov. 23, 2009	You set the price!	68321 words	Sample 11%
In this comedy, Jack, Lily and Bud struggle to regain control of Hollywoodâ€™s most advanced special effects studio as digital characters emerge into reality from their green screen sound stage and Lily disappears through its walls into the weird universe of infinite greenness beyond. A Graphic Novel without the Graphics.
Publishing at the Tipping Point: a 2009 research brief for SNCR.org	by Danny O. Snow Nov. 19, 2009	You set the price!	1850 words	Sample 20%
A convergence of factors is pushing the publishing industry to a tipping point in 2009. Unlike past â€œwatershedâ€ years, this one is not just wishful thinking. The changes we are seeing now are real and lasting. As a result, some publishers (and related businesses) may not survive â€” but the book world as a whole will emerge leaner, meaner, greener, and more egalitarian than before.
RD-971	by Brandon Shaw Nov. 16, 2009	You set the price!	35541 words	Sample 5%
Come join in as a newly formed company, starts to make lives easier for those who work in high rise buildings. At first glance a noble quest, but as with many ventures this one has a snag or two going on behind the scenes. As this newly formed company, is up and running the researchers at the facility have strated an epidemic, and are now seeking to profit from the antidote.
Around the Tao in 80 Days	by Trey Smith and Alex Paul Nov. 16, 2009	You set the price!	41191 words	Sample 15%
Around the Tao in 80 Days is a collection of translations of the Tao Te Ching, and an accompanying commentary by Trey Smith and Alex Paul. It offers a plain-english expansion on the ideas in the original text, with a penchant for everyday wisdom.
Darkness: The Power Of Illumination	by Shaahin Cheyene Nov. 13, 2009	You set the price!	78937 words	Sample 20%
From the teachings of Ehekateotl, one of the last great living medicine men from the Aztec Tetzkatlipoka Tradition of Darkness, Shaahin Cheyene extracts and reveals a practical philosophy known as The Law of Opposites. It teaches that all answers are found in balancing life s opposing extremes through a discipline whose primary principle is, as Cheyene writes: The Dogma of No Dogma.
The Crazy House: A Children's Novel	by Greg Mathews Nov. 02, 2009	You set the price!	50187 words	Sample 100%
A crazy book for a crazy kind of person
The Fantastic Formula	by Alfie Rooney Oct. 27, 2009	You set the price!	6716 words	Sample 45%
Louis always wanted a pet dog of his own, but his parents say heâ€™s not old enough to take care of one; so Louis teams up his neighborâ€™s cool dog, Rex. Together, Louis and Rex go in search of fun, but their search takes some very unexpected twists. Join them as they make lots of amazing, strange and scary discoveries on a wondrous illustrated adventure! Suitable for children aged 6+
Beyond Compassion	by Cathryn Taylor Oct. 26, 2009	You set the price!	23591 words	Sample 10%
This story was inspired by Cathrynâ€™s personal loss of, first her pet, and then, nine months later, her Mother. To her surprise Cathryn found that combining her expertise on the inner child with the Energy Therapy of Meridian Tapping Techniques she was able to pre-grieve and hold the vibration of compassion in her heart prior, during, and after this loss. The book inspires you to do the same.
Flying Through The Flame Of Creativity	by Peter Van Lorn Oct. 26, 2009	You set the price!	4074 words	Sample 10%
In a recently-discovered lecture, Peter Van Lorn, distinguished professor of art history, challenges those considering a life in the arts. Being an artist is not a career, but a calling. If one answers that call, one will fly through the flame of creativity only to be changed forever. Some of the most creative of all have been destroyed by the flame. Are you willing to live a creative life?
Lake Arti	by Brandon Shaw Oct. 25, 2009	You set the price!	44292 words	Sample 10%
In a world at the tail end of the ice age, an ancient lake is formed. In an epic battle fought a powerful healer's soul is pulled into the lake by a sudden strike of lightening. In modern times the lake is rediscovered. A developer has a dream of opening a lodge at the water's edge. Local crashes his motorcycle during construction,his body decomposes, and the lake gives rise something else...
Akashik Ch2 - "Docking Off"	by Writers of the Apocalypse Oct. 23, 2009	You set the price!	198 words	Sample 50%
After spending some time with Taus on her ship to an unknown destination, stowaway Ganji decides it's time to jump ship. He leaves at first opportunity, but soon finds himself being chased by local, slithery bounty hunters. What did he do now?!? Events catch up to Taus when local law enforcement detains her ship at the dock. Apparently there's a bounty on the ship!
2020 Vision: Imagining An Enlightened and Sustainable Future	by Derek Joe Tennant Oct. 21, 2009	You set the price!	53908 words	Sample 50%
We face many difficult challenges today. Dwindling resources, climate change, pollution, overpopulation, and a growing feeling of disconnection from God or religion all must be solved if we are to retain society and culture as we know it. I examine economics, environment, politics and religion and identify at least 2 paradigm shifts within each topic that will enable us to thrive and develop.
Angel and the Devil	by Wendy Brumback Oct. 18, 2009	You set the price!	178 words	Sample 50%
Anyone ever seen a snake come out of a toilet? Well Angel has, and it is this very thing she fears the most.
From the Dreams of Morpheus: Five Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction	by Steven Ford Oct. 03, 2009	You set the price!	23660 words	Sample 50%
A collection of five short storys of science fiction and the supernatural. You'll journey from the tormented dreams of a prisoner on a distant planet, to a graveyard encounter unlike any other, to the mysterious suicide of an entire alien civilization, to a radio that receives whispers from the universe, to the most frightening airplane ride of your life. This is a collection best read at night!
Missoula	by Steven Ford Oct. 03, 2009	You set the price!	50483 words	Sample 50%
Jeff Louden was a young man from Indiana, fresh out of high school and eager to begin his first year at the University of Montana in 1973. As he discovers, however, the price of entry into a new life can often be quite high. Missoula is a story that blends humor and drama, a window into an era long past, but also a touching reflection of changes that we must all face.
Alteria 1	by Al Rodin Oct. 03, 2009	You set the price!	2923 words	Sample 50%
In the little french town of Rimbac, after a dramatic event, a few people have to rebuild the human civilisation...
Mythconceptions: A reality check on e-Books from the publisherâ€™s POV	by Danny O. Snow Oct. 03, 2009	You set the price!	2311 words	Sample 20%
Written as a research brief for The Society for New Communications Research (SNCR.org), this report debunks some of the more prevalent myths about e-Books under current market conditions and technological realities in late 2009, without denying that the time has definitely come for book publishers to take e-Books seriously.
Surviving & Prospering in Your Sales Career - Field Manual for the Sales Professional.	by Greg Hill Oct. 02, 2009	You set the price!	49296 words	Sample 15%
Not your typical sales book,which is filled sales tips and motivational stories. This is an honest and logical guide on how to survive in the sales environment. The author explores the reasons behind hiring practices the reasons behind hiring practices, pay plans, and reveal what your job is in their eyes. An unabashed version of the love/hate relationship that companies have with sales people.
Senioritis	by Gabriel Messenger Oct. 02, 2009	You set the price!	79 words	Sample 30%
Self-explained
Junana	by Bruce Caron Sep. 29, 2009	You set the price!	132680 words	Sample 30%
Junana tracks the arc of a new society in an alternative present time, using concepts and technologies that are mostly available today. Junana displays the future of education that many top scholars in the field are beginning to discuss.The eventual convergence of Internet gaming and education will put powerful learning tools into the hands of teens. In Junana we follow several of these teens.
Running wild and get'en crazy, Adventures of a horny author	by P. T. Sweet Sep. 26, 2009	You set the price!	5163 words	Sample 25%
A short story By P.T. Sweet that might be true about the author and a biker chick that knew how to live on the edge.
To Court or Not To Court in Manhattan	by Holden Wilde Sep. 20, 2009	You set the price!	1232 words	Sample 50%
1,000 words of fiction on current state of courting in Manhattan from a single gent
CULL	by Leslie Lee Sep. 05, 2009	You set the price!	5861 words	Sample 50%
In this world, the Cull assures that the population is kept strictly under control. Everyone agrees with the necessity. Except maybe his wife... Has she run from the government to protect her brood or are there other forces at work?
Heroes and Virgins	by John E Spriggs Aug. 31, 2009	You set the price!	52890 words	Sample 50%
Journey across space and time. Taste life and death through others. Follow heroes from a tragic automobile accident into a web of intrigue and discovery. Learn about the afterlife from different perspectives. Follow the ordinary lives of people who are touched in mysterious, poignant, and meaningful ways by the living and the dead.
Good Mark	by Sweet Bliss Aug. 31, 2009	You set the price!	6772 words	Sample 50%
A relationship develops between two people that cannot be explained but has to be kept a secret. The desire is too strong; it begins to turn on them. Meet a teacher and a student that you will never forget. If you think I should complete this book and make into a series just comment on my website!
Tempus Bellator, part 1	by ken kemper Aug. 29, 2009	You set the price!	8704 words	Sample 50%
What if time travellers were obligated to change the bad parts of history in order to create a more harmonious corner of the multiverse? When a mutiny breaks out at the news of multi-dimensional translocation becoming reality, nobody is safe. Can history be salvaged? Will they really meet Cleopatra and Churchill?
MicroFiction Madness	by Made in DNA Aug. 20, 2009	You set the price!	1754 words	Sample 35%
Four separate short works originally created on/for Twitter. "Edo Nights", "Domeki", "Sammie Versus the Tentacle Monster", and "HyperReal Japan" will treat you to strange tales, some no longer than fifty characters, some as long as twenty-five 140-character lines. Though short in length, this is a powerful ebook of sex, blood, violence, humor, zombies, tentacles, demons, ninja, samurai and more.
The Rich Switch - The Simple 3-Step System to Turn on Instant Wealth Using the Law of Attraction	by David Hooper Aug. 18, 2009	You set the price!	13676 words	Sample 50%
"How Rich Do You Want to Be?" You're about to learn the money manifesting secrets most people will never know. It has nothing to do with the stock market, real estate, or investing. Getting rich is easy! In fact, it's so simple, anybody can do it! Let me show you the process rich people have known for hundreds of years...

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