Sort by:
Most Downloads


Nonfiction » History » Social history

A New Forest Childhood 1903-1916    by Thomas Gilbert Scott
Price: Free! 34750 words. Language: English. Published on December 16, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir.

The memoirs of Thomas Gilbert Scott growing up in Sway in the New Forest before the Great War. This ebook version does not contain the photographs, family tree or map of the print edtion.
Slavery: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow    by William J. Connor, Jr.
Price: $4.99 USD. 181440 words. Language: English. Published by A-Argus Better Book Publishers  on January 14, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Social history.

A frank and open look at the situation of slavery as it existed in the world since mankind began its existance and a close examination of slavery as it exists in the 21st Century.
Il Mezzogiorno e lo sviluppo negato    by Fabrizio Di Stefano
Price: $4.99 USD. 35450 words. Language: Italian. Published by Noubs Edizioni  on March 13, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Social history.

L'analisi che abbiamo ritenuto di articolare vuole rendere omaggio ad una memoria storica rimossa e ai cosiddetti “briganti”, rappresentati in maniera del tutto travisata e faziosa nell’immaginario collettivo e al tempo stesso analizzare in maniera compiuta il ritardo socio-economico del Mezzogiorno, le cui cause affondano le radici proprio in quel periodo storico.
The Dionysian Spirit    by Seán Fitton
Price: $3.99 USD. 42190 words. Language: English. Published by Paganarchy Press on September 6, 2012. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Spiritual awakening.

(5.00 from 1 review)
For many people Dionysos is an obscure Greek god of wine and theatre. For others he is so much more.
The Band Played Dixie: Race and the Liberal Conscience at Ole Miss    by Nadine Cohodas
Price: $5.99 USD. 108170 words. Language: English. Published by Iconoclassic Books  on June 25, 2012. Nonfiction » History » American.

A penetrating look at the University of Mississippi - ‘Ole Miss’. Nadine Cohodas (author of Spinning Blues Into Gold) covers the institution’s tumultuous racial history, with emphasis on how Ole Miss moved forward from the riot that erupted after James Meredith, the first African-American student, enrolled September 30, 1962. Updated in 2012 for the 50th Anniversary of the integration of Ole Miss.
Shift Report    by Rebecca Steadman Morgan
Price: $4.99 USD. 153780 words. Language: English. Published on November 13, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Social history.

How we mined a lot of coal, and how most of us lived to tell about it: a not terribly serious history of mining life in the Upper Ohio Valley.
'Your Neighbours' The Gypsies in Australia    by Kate Wright
Price: $4.95 USD. 74970 words. Language: Australian English. Published on April 1, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Social history.

Kate tells of the little-known history and culture of the Gypsies in Australia from the First Fleet to the present day. By drawing on the oral history of the Romani and the written word of the non-Gypsies, her cultural heritage and five years of recent itinerant research, she reveals how this maligned, landless, ethnic nation has brought the best of their culture to share with their neighbours.
Sailing with Hunters    by Charlie Gregory
Price: $2.99 USD. 20690 words. Language: English. Published on February 27, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Essays.

Adventure, danger, tragedy, hardship and humour on the Arctic fishing grounds. This story is a must for all who are interested in the sea or an aspect of life in the 1950s Highly acclaimed by readers in the fishing industry.
My Mother-in-law Misadventures    by Vincent Bernhardt
Price: $2.99 USD. 29350 words. Language: English. Published on May 23, 2013. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Humor and satire.

In his usual tongue-in-cheek style Vince writes about the years of living with his Mother-in-law. Some are poignant, some are outlandish and all of them will make you smile. His last chapter is a pictorial history of his mother-in-law's flight from occupied Poland in WWII and her journey to Texas.
Local Heroes: True Deeds of Courage    by James W Bancroft
Price: $2.99 USD. 22860 words. Language: English. Published on October 11, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Social history.

This is an extensively-researched publication which provides concise and informative accounts of outstanding bravery with biographical tributes to military and civilian local heroes who risked their lives to help others.