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FUNemployed: Finding the Upside in the Downturn    by Kerry Quinn
Price: $3.99 USD. 68350 words. Language: English. Published on May 3, 2011. Nonfiction » Inspiration » Personal inspiration.

This is a woman's story of transformation from overworked and stressed out to passion-seeking and fun-loving. Called “inspirational and witty” by reviewers and “a laugh-out loud manifesto for how to live your life” by readers, this ebook is a must read for anyone recovering from a major life setback, needing a boost or simply wants to get out of a rut--regardless of employment status.
A Good Horse Has No Color: Searching Iceland for the Perfect Horse    by Nancy Marie Brown
Price: $9.99 USD. 73650 words. Language: English. Published on May 3, 2011. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

After several visits to study the medieval sagas, Nancy Marie Brown returns to Iceland to search for the perfect horse. She arrives shaken by tragedy, but finds inspiration in the volcanic landscape, alive with stories. Riding a variety of horses, and meeting horsemen as independent and stubborn as their mounts, she opens herself up to this strange and wonderful world.
Depot Street Memories---The Lawler Stories    by Bill Sheridan
Price: $2.99 USD. 48690 words. Language: English. Published on April 30, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

Growing up in the small northeast Iowa town of Lawler in the 1950s, the author shares marvelous short tales that relate to anyone of that era. Whether you're from a huge city like New York or a small village in Wyoming, you will laugh and cry as you read both funny and poignant real life stories of a simpler time and world. Lawler...a town of character and a town of characters.
Pass Me The Rat-Hat Carlo    by Leslie Brix-Nielsen
Price: $4.95 USD. 50520 words. Language: English. Published on April 30, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Historical biography.

Deep sea diving, commercial oildfield diving, saturation diving; - an autobiographical recollection about experiences and people in commercial diving in Australian waters and the North Sea, the people, the times and the equipment
Freedom! Escaping the Prison of the Mind    by Ozay Rinpoche
Price: $2.99 USD. 58330 words. Language: English. Published on April 30, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

After going absent without leave from the British army, Ozay Rinpoche begins down a path that leads to solitary confinement in prison. There he establishes a disciplined program of exercise, Bible-reading, and meditation. Pushing himself to meditate for four hours at a time, he arrives at a point of liberation.
Sh*t Magnet    by Stephen J. Schrader
Price: $3.99 USD. 45230 words. Language: English. Published by Foremost Press  on April 30, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

Author, Tanker, Soldier...Spy. The life and career of a Spy for the U.S. Army. The author describes a life where the rewards to be earned are as astounding as the price to be paid is devastating. This autobiography reflects the changing world and the United States in the closing decades of the Twentieth Century.
Brazilian Saddle Sores    by Bruce Vaughan
Price: $3.99 USD. 78660 words. Language: English. Published on April 29, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

Bruce Vaughan provides an entertaining and informative overview of Brazilian cattle ranching during the fifties. This is one man’s personal journey from the British Army to the open ranges of a foreign country. Here and throughout, the author provides essential hooks that keep me engaged as a reader. As readers, we follow the author as he learns Portuguese and adapts to a different culture.
Musical Chairs -- A Lesson in Personal Rebranding (A collection of columns and essays)    by Sharon Egiebor
Price: $8.99 USD. 22960 words. Language: English. Published on April 29, 2011. Nonfiction » Inspiration » Personal inspiration.

Sharon Egiebor, a public relations expert and award-winning journalist, pulls together a collection of her columns, essays, and news stories into a pseudo autobiography that details the decision-making and self-discovery that encouraged her to rebrand her career with each life-changing experience.
The Most Revolutionary Act: Memoir of an American Refugee    by Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall
Price: $0.99 USD. 91630 words. Language: English. Published on April 23, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

Fifteen years of intense government harassment leads a psychiatrist, single mother and social activist to close her 25-year Seattle practice to begin a new, safe life in New Zealand. What starts as phone harassment, stalking and illegal break-ins quickly progresses to six attempts on her life and an affair with an undercover agent who railroads her into a psychiatric hospital.
Shamans and Healers : The Untold Ayahuasca Story (FREE SAMPLE)    by Andrew Osta And Friends
Price: Free! 22400 words. Language: English. Published on April 19, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

The Amazon rainforest of Peru holds many secrets. There, magic is still alive, the impossible happens, and spirits freely interact with humans. Shamans with very real supernatural powers claim to heal incurable diseases using magical songs. Darkness battles against light in a constant war, and many souls are at stake. But the biggest secret of that mysterious world has never been told. Until now.