Miracles and Fate on 78: A 9/11 Story of Inspiration    by Ari Schonbrun
Price: $3.99 USD. 29210 words. Language: English. Published on September 6, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Historical biography.
A gripping, inspiring first-hand account of the miracles and fate that allowed Ari Schonbrun to make it out from the 78th floor of the World Trade Center on 9/11 – a story of courage, heroism, and rebirth in the wake of the greatest attack on America in the 21st century. A truly unforgettable story of hope that will force the reader to re-examine what matters most in life.

Dutch Schultz    by Nate Hendley
Price: $4.99 USD. 30300 words. Language: English. Published by Five Rivers Publishing  on September 2, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Historical biography.
One of crime’s most colourful and idiosyncratic leaders is examined in crime writer Nate Hendley’s fast-paced book. A treat for fans of true-crime and bizarre mob stories. Nate Hendley brings to the lexicon of gangster profiles a meticulously researched, very human examination of this legendary figure.

The Smuggling Life of Gabriel Tomkins    by Kent Barker
Price: $5.99 USD. 14590 words. Language: English. Published on September 1, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Historical biography.
Gabriel Tomkins was a smuggler … and a customs officer! This is his extraordinary story spanning the first half of the 18th century in which he rode with the notorious Hawkhurst gang, led the Mayfield smugglers, was shot, arrested, jailed, transported and finally hanged in Bedford in 1750.

The Green Bough    by Phyllis Humphrey
Price: $2.99 USD. 56420 words. Language: English. Published by Criterion House  on August 26, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Historical biography.
In 1913, the year after the Titanic sank and Oregon women got the vote, Gladys Humphrey, daughter of a Portland, Oregon physician, was hired to teach nine children in a one-room schoolhouse at a loggers' camp in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. But as a city girl and fresh out of school herself, she found this experience to be much more than she bargained for.

Rhodes & Barnato - The Premier and The Prancer    by James Leasor
Price: $4.99 USD. 120300 words. Language: English. Published on August 26, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Historical biography.
Cecil Rhodes and ‘Barney’ Barnato were born within a year of each other, one the son of a Hertfordshire clergyman, the other in the East End of London. They helped transform a minor pastoral colony into a major industrial nation and became two of the most influential people in the world. This is the story of how they grew in parallel – two giants at the end of the Nineteenth Century.

Wussie: In Praise of Spineless Men    by Josh Muggins
Price: $2.99 USD. 69140 words. Language: English. Published on August 25, 2011. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Humor and satire.
This droll assortment of biographical “Profiles in Wussitude,” reviews of sex toys for timid men and other essays scrutinizes male gutlessness from every imaginable angle. How do wussies face death? How do they face naked ladies, or Starbucks baristas? Josh Muggins brings his refreshing comic voice to these issues and more.

Ils ont donné leur nom à une rue de Nantes    by Daniel du Marcenet
Price: $17.00 USD. 50580 words. Language: French. Published on August 25, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Historical biography.
Plus de 1200 biographies des personnages illustres et méconnus qui ont donné leur nom à une Rue de Nantes (France) Over 1200 biographies of famous people and unknown who gave their name to a street of the city of Nantes (France).

Katrina Wedding    by William Fulks
Price: $2.99 USD. 60200 words. Language: English. Published on August 18, 2011. Nonfiction » History » American.
A true story from south Mississippi about a couple trying to keep their October wedding date after losing everything to Hurricane Katrina.

The White House Queen: The Elegance and Strength of Michelle Obama    by Raymond Sturgis
Price: $2.99 USD. 18920 words. Language: English. Published on August 18, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Historical biography.
First Lady Michelle Obama is a remarkable figure, and author Raymond Sturgis carefully selected the words of this book to highlight the passion and life of Michelle Obama. Many know of her many achievements, however, what about her agenda to help change the nutritional conditions of America’s children.

French Sketches: Cap Ferrat and Somerset Maugham    by Paul A. Myers
Price: $0.99 USD. 8970 words. Language: English. Published on August 4, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Historical biography.
In 1928, world famous author Somerset Maugham moved into a sumptuous villa on twelve gardened acres on Cap Ferrat on the French Riviera. Maugham’s marriage to his wife Syrie was behind him; his secretary and companion Gregory Haxton was with him. And so Maugham lived at his beloved Villa Mauresque until his death in 1965. This essay highlights an adventurous life lived amongst great splendor.