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Bad Romance (Seven Deadly Sins): Walkthrough    by Jess C Scott
Price: Free! 7060 words. Language: English. Published on May 15, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Educational.

The Bad Romance Anthology is a pop culture inspired short story collection, which links star-crossed lovers to each of the seven deadly sins. In this promotional eBook, Jess C Scott talks about the themes and inspirations behind her (unintentionally satirical) project. GENRE: Education (Reference / Commentary) * * * LENGTH: 5,400 Words * * * By author/artist/non-conformist, Jess C Scott
James Joyce Reincarnated: The WordGuru, Glen Kealey    by Don A Lashomb
Price: Free! 29900 words. Language: English. Published on April 10, 2012. Essay » Literature.

(5.00 from 1 review)
In Canada there lives a most interesting man whose creativity, radical use of language, strange themes and wide range of thought are comparable only to James Joyce in his late period. But what is the difference and the value of Joyce having been a playful, literary author rather than a serious, deadpan guru? This study investigates.
Yesterday, I died (The Devil's Forge)    by Shane Greenhough
Price: Free! 1060 words. Language: English. Published on March 26, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories.

0.5 star(3.43 from 7 reviews)
Bradley Snowden wakes up almost 100 years after he died to find that he is not the man he was.
D.H. Lawrence: An Unprofessional Study    by Anais Nin
Price: $3.99 USD. 27160 words. Language: English. Published by Sky Blue Press  on March 3, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Literary criticism.

Anais Nin's first book, published in 1932 by Edward Titus in Paris, was a critical examination of the work of controversial British author D. H. Lawrence. Of all the books written about Lawrence, his widow Frieda said this one "was the best." Nin was inspired to do the book after Lawrence had been villified by puritanical critics.
Multi-Dimensional Life    by Moyra Caldecott
Price: $5.99 USD. 69790 words. Language: English. Published by Mushroom Publishing on February 3, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Literary biography.

Moyra Caldecott reveals the many levels of her own life as a writer and the extraordinary events and experiences that have inspired her life and writing.
Deep Characterization    by Bill Johnson
Price: $0.99 USD. 15010 words. Language: English. Published on December 20, 2011. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry.

Deep Characterization explores the difference between characters created to act out a story for an audience and characters created to act out a writer's internal dramas. A story written for an audience is a promise to take that audience on a story journey; a story written for the writer's own needs is a promise to transport him or her to the fulfillment of personal needs.
Chinese Novel Book Review: 小说《花落花开》读者网友书评集    by Hongyang(Canada)/ 红洋(加拿大)
Price: Free! 9350 words. Language: Chinese (writing system unspecified). Published on October 17, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary criticism.

这本书收集了国内读者及海外网友对二十万字长篇小说《花落花开》原名《花浓爱更浓》的评论、建议和跟贴。
Congress May Fool America, but they won't fool God!    by C. Edward Miller
Price: $4.99 USD. 6130 words. Language: English. Published on September 8, 2011. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Congress.

The Republican and Tea Party Congressmen seem to be interested only in personal gain--as they want "my way or the highway" on all issues presented to them in Congress. Could it be that the God of Israel is hardening their hearts along with the hearts of White America that is still full of hate for Black Americans after 400 years of Slavery?
Прочтение Light №2    by prochtenie
Price: $0.99 USD. 38150 words. Language: Russian. Published by Dimitry Borovikov on May 10, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary criticism.

Электронная версия журнала «Прочтение» — попытка сделать журнал нового типа: в виде электронной книги. При этом сохраняются некоторые особенности журнальной структуры.
Is It Real?: Postmodernist Fiction, Realism, and the Representation of Reality    by Linda Darling 
Price: $2.99 USD. 21300 words. Language: English. Agented by MC Publishing  on March 20, 2011. Fiction » Literature » Literary criticism.

This eloquent introduction to postmodernism explores how post-war British fiction reinvents and re-evaluates the literary conventions of Realism. By focusing on the modes postmodern Bristish novelists approach the relations between past and present, the elusiveness of history, and the distortions of memory, the author shows how Realism is extended to portray multiple realities.