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Blue-eyed in Luhya-land    by Gunilla Fagerholm
Price: $2.99 USD. 121870 words. Language: English. Published on January 27, 2010. Nonfiction » Social Science » Anthropology.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
A Swedish couple leaves a comfortable life in search of a better one. They pack their belongings in a shipping container and leave Sweden behind. They go to Africa to live without modern conveniences in a clay hut on a maize field. But life turns out difficult; corruption, tribal traditions and witchcraft hinder the blue-eyed couple in their efforts to help the suffering villagers.Photos included.
Last Wish: Stories to Inspire a Peaceful Passing (Updated Edition with New Hospice Story)    by Lauren Van Scoy, M.D.
Price: $8.99 USD. 74180 words. Language: English. Published by Transmedia Books  on March 29, 2012. Nonfiction » Social Science » Death & Dying.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Last Wish portrays unvarnished, real-life stories of people reaching the end of life and struggling with approaching mortality. They will inspire you through their courage, conviction and spirit, and shine a light on the world of the intensive care unit. Last Wish also contains a decision-making "Compass" to guide you through the choices in life, death and what happens in-between.
Your Mark On The World, Stories of service that show us how to give more with a purpose without giving up what's most important.    by Devin Thorpe
Price: $2.99 USD. 55230 words. Language: English. Published on August 1, 2012. Nonfiction » Social Science » Philanthropy & Charity.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Your Mark On The World combines inspiring stories of ordinary people doing remarkable things to make the world a better place with practical advice to empower you to give more to a cause (charity, non-profit or social venture) without giving up a career or family.
Unscripted Journeys    by Robert Green
Price: $4.95 USD. 25950 words. Language: English. Published on April 5, 2013. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Unscripted Journeys is a true detailed account of perils, and adventures in the land of the Maya. It includes accounts of a year incarceration in a remote Mexican prison, exclusive access to Mayan village ceremonies and interesting discoveries in this mountainous region. It takes you on journeys into out-of-the-way destinations in areas of Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.Photos & paintings.
Songs of the Universal Vagabond    by Red Haircrow
Price: $2.99 USD. 45380 words. Language: English. Published by Flying With Red Haircrow  on August 2, 2011. Nonfiction » Social Science » Storytelling.

(5.00 from 1 review)
From dropping the Christmas goose in Berlin, Germany to surviving tornadoes in Alabama, and recounting the stories of WW2 survivors, Red Haircrow also takes the reader into the oral tradition of storytelling among their Native American friends and family, and how life is as a "two spirit" individual. A photo and literary work.
Den Fria Marknaden har snart gjort 99% av oss utfattiga (Swedish/Svenska)    by Anderberg
Price: Free! 76700 words. Language: Swedish. Published on May 22, 2012. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » World politics.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Om inget annat så visade den ekonomiska krisen 2008 hur nära vi är en ekonomisk kollaps av det system vi alla lider under idag. Det system som kallas den ”fria marknaden”. Boken visar hur vi kommit dit vi är med början för 100 år sedan med en viss Edward Bernays som skapade en ny politisk idé byggd på att styra människors irrationella känslor så de blev lyckliga och lugna genom konsumtion.
Rising from the Dust ~ India's Hidden Voices    by Mark Helyar
Price: $2.99 USD. 119510 words. Language: Commonwealth English. Published on November 2, 2012. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

(5.00 from 1 review)
A quest for adventure becomes a labour of love as Mark Helyar gains intimate access into the heart of a society rarely experienced by the western world.
The Key to Mythic Victoria    by Linda Foubister
Price: $4.99 USD. 73420 words. Language: Canadian English. Published on March 9, 2013. Nonfiction » Social Science » Mythology, folklore and legend.

(5.00 from 1 review)
The "Key to Mythic Victoria" unlocks the secret to understanding the myths that define Victoria, the capital city of British Columbia. From the distant past when Hayls the Transformer changed the landscape through the more recent past when modern Argonauts searched for El Dorado to the present day, the myths and symbols surrounding Victoria bring its underlying layers to life.
ChironTraining Volume 6: 2010    by Rory Miller
Price: $2.99 USD. 73210 words. Language: English. Published on May 25, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

(5.00 from 1 review)
After seventeen years of dealing with violent criminals and a year as a contractor in Iraq, what's the next step? Time to do something really scary: Start a business. In 2010, Rory goes on the seminar circuit, writes and publishes and, as always, tries to write things out of his head. About teaching, about protection, about the emotional and psychological dimensions of conflict.
Tales from Brookgreen: Gardens, Folklore, Ghost Stories, and Gullah Folktales in the South Carolina Lowcountry    by Lynn Michelsohn
Price: $9.99 USD. 38910 words. Language: English. Published on December 30, 2011. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

0.25 star(4.17 from 6 reviews)
History, Mystery, and Romance in the South Carolina Lowcountry! A haunted necklace . . . A trickster rabbit . . . An ingenious slave . . . A shrieking droll . . . A fiancé returned from the dead . . . all come to life in this charming collection of ghost stories and folklore from Brookgreen Gardens, four former rice plantations where a rich Gullah culture once flourished.