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Why Does the Cheese Always Fall? (A Guide to Faking Adulthood)    by Aprill Brandon
Price: $2.99 USD. 64270 words. Language: English. Published on May 28, 2013. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Humor and satire.

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As a humor columnist for over a decade, Aprill Brandon has been documenting her transition to adulthood, from college to the Dirty 30 and beyond, in newspapers and media websites around the country. This book, based on her award-winning columns, has everything young people, the young at heart and fans of horrible stick-figure art will ever need to know about putting on a convincing grown-up act.
Adventures in Airtime: Personal Stories of USA Radio People Volume 1    by Don Barrett
Price: $2.99 USD. 14080 words. Language: English. Published on May 5, 2013. Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Advertising.

Don Barrett has covered the radio broadcasting business for nearly 20 years. His engaging series of eBooks entitled Adventures in Airtime: Personal Stories of USA Radio People showcases compelling, personal stories of radio people who have reinvented themselves and succeeded against all odds.This is volume one entitled "Secrets of Selling".
A Pat on his Back    by Tom Kane
Price: $2.99 USD. 57490 words. Language: English. Published on June 9, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

With old age closing in my wife and I decided to take our two dogs and move to Cyprus for a better way of life. What we didn't know is that we would experience the most tumultuous days of our lives that would see us loose our dogs on day one, be evicted from our rented house after three weeks, loose thousands on the sale of our house and face financial meltdown as Cyprus goes bust.
Movie Ratings, Mormonism and Morality    by Joseph Puente
Price: $2.99 USD. 10150 words. Language: English. Published on June 12, 2013. Essay » Sociology.

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An examination of Mormon attitudes and practices in regard to the MPAA's film rating system.
Stalingrad for Beginners - How to Play    by George Phillies
Price: $2.99 USD. 33860 words. Language: English. Published on January 26, 2013. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Games, puzzles and brain twisters.

Stalingrad, the 1963 game from Avalon Hill, is the most intensely analyzed board wargame in the history of the board wargaming hobby. Here acknowledged grand master of Stalingrad George Phillies gives the complete novice a copiously illustrated introduction to playing the game. Stalingrad for Beginners includes a thorough description of the rules and a complete sample game.
The 75% Winning System for Sports Gambling    by Johnny Depot
Price: $2.99 USD. 2160 words. Language: English. Published by Mega Media Depot  on October 12, 2012. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Gambling.

The 75% System is a high percentage winning system of wagering on Football, Basketball, Baseball, Hockey and Boxing. This book will explain a system of betting that when the bets are set up according to the system, you have a 75% chance of winning. If you like to play multiple games, then the 75% system is for you. This book does not teach you which games to play, but a way to play them.
American Humor, Slang and Expressions    by K Javed
Price: $2.99 USD. 57670 words. Language: English. Published by M-y Books on March 21, 2013. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Humor and satire.

'If we can't laugh at ourselves, who can we laugh at?' is the theme of this book. So we laugh at America and the Americans. Here is a tossed salad of unique American humor, slang and expressions, about 6000 strong. Nobody, including God Himself, is immune to our humor. Us mortals are mere fodder. This salad is sprinkled with megabucks and our indifference to it.
Mobile Game Engines: Interviews with Mobile Game Developers    by Jason Brownlee
Price: $2.99 USD. 64760 words. Language: English. Published on July 1, 2012. Nonfiction » Computers and Internet » Programming.

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This book contains a total of 38 must-read interviews on the making of mobile games using 15 modern game engines.
Turning Japanese: Articles, 1997 to 2007, for Asian Cult Cinema    by Jack Ketchum
Price: $2.99 USD. 21400 words. Language: English. Published by Crossroad Press  on June 9, 2013. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry.

From the author of The Girl Next Door and the co-author of The Woman, Turning Japanese offers an insight into films that "pushed the edge of the envelope" as reviewed by Jack Ketchum in Asian Cult Cinema Magazine. Several films by Katsuya Matsumura, Yahuharu Hasebe, Ran Masaki, and Takashi Miike are covered in Turning Japanese.
Mobile Game Engines: Interviews with Mobile Game Engine Developers    by Jason Brownlee
Price: $2.99 USD. 76910 words. Language: English. Published on January 3, 2013. Nonfiction » Computers and Internet » Programming.

This book contains a total of 22 exclusive interviews on the making of start-of-the-art mobile game engines for Apple and Android devices as well as the web.