Nonfiction » History » Modern / 20th Century

Growing Up With Guns    by Virgil H Castleberry
Price: $0.99 USD. 14790 words. Language: English. Published on February 28, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

How growing up with guns influenced the author's life. An autobiographical look at how growing up with guns affected the author.
Встречи со сверхчеловеком по имени Вольф Мессинг    by Игорь Малах
Price: $0.99 USD. 18550 words. Language: Russian. Published by Wiener  Literat on February 1, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Historical biography.

Имя Вольфа Мессинга было окружено легендами еще при жизни. Телепат и ясновидящий, Мессинг работал с Фрейдом и Эйнштейном. За его голову Гитлер назначил награду. Сталин и Хрущев позаботились о его карьере «артиста». Венскому писателю Игорю Малаху посчастливилось не только быть индуктором великого телепата на его публичных выступлениях, но и общаться с ним вне концертных залов.
What Most People Don't Know About Money & The Fed    by Elizabeth & William Hicks
Price: $0.99 USD. 3580 words. Language: American English. Published on January 12, 2013. Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Banks & banking.

A short nonfiction book about the origins of money and The Federal Reserve System and how they affect all of us in shocking ways.
The Landlord's Friend by Mary Leadbeater    by Lucille Redmond
Price: Free! 17450 words. Language: English. Published on December 20, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Modern / 20th Century.

The Landlord's Friend is a pamphlet published in 1813 by Irish Quaker Mary Leadbeater for the instruction and education of the brutal Anglo-Irish landlords. It is a fascinating glimpse into the Ireland of the years between the 1798 Rising and the Great Hunger.
When the Babe Came to Town: Stories of George Herman Ruth's Small-Town Baseball Games    by James Rada, Jr
Price: $0.99 USD. 5740 words. Language: English. Published on June 21, 2012. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Baseball / History.

"Babe" Ruth was a baseball legend. You can find out why in "When the Babe Came to Town." This book shows how the Babe connected with the fans through his many exhibition and barnstorming games."When the Babe Came to Town" is a collection of some of these stories highlighting games that Babe Ruth played in Emmitsburg, Maryland; York, Pennsylvania; Oakland, California and Cumberland, Maryland.
Our Experiences As Ghosts Aboard Titanic    by Elizabeth & William Hicks
Price: $0.99 USD. 6860 words. Language: English. Published on March 25, 2012. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry.

William & his wife, Elizabeth, sister of Ken Marschall, the world's renowned Titanic Artist, share their experiences as playing ghosts on James Cameron's documentary, Ghosts of the Abyss. They were filmed on the movie set of Jim's original movie, Titanic, where they were filmed in front of green screens & then superimposed over actual 3D footage of the Titanic wreckage giving a very eerie effect.
(CONTRO)STORIA DI (R)ESISTENZE SENZA LUOGOCOMUNISMO Lezione di Storia senza pseudostoriografia    by Aldo Treu
Price: Free! 43090 words. Language: Italian. Published on March 12, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Modern / 20th Century.

storia delle ultime due resistenze contro il nazifascismo e il bolscevismo
The Endless Possibilities of Paper Mache - Imagination vs. Armageddon in the Cold War    by Jo Swanson
You set the price! 73580 words. Language: English. Published on February 2, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Modern / 20th Century.

As an actor & activist in Boston during the early 1980's, Jo Swanson was committed to saving the world. A founding member of the popular movement, Food Not Bombs, Swanson chronicles her numerous and wildly varied attempts to head off the arms race, shut down nuclear power and end US intervention in Central America - with little more than a few good ideas and a handful of like-minded friends.
Hitch Hiking from Panama    by Jack Nelson
Price: $0.99 USD. 12920 words. Language: English. Published on January 23, 2012. Nonfiction » Travel » Essays & Travelogues.

A true story of a precarious trip from the Galapagos Islands to California in 1967. The author was 19 years old. It was a different world then.