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Gambling on Magic    by Christopher G. Moore
Price: $3.95 USD. 116200 words. Language: English. Published by HeavenLakePress  on February 5, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary.

Gambling on Magic is set in Bangkok where life is more than good for Joey Balfour, ex-patriot gambling king, former TV personality, and the current owner of the mysterious and exotic Feng Shui Flower Shop in downtown Bangkok. Then ex-chief of security arrives in Bangkok to reopen an old unsolved Las Vegas casino theft...
Ready Reference Treatise: Barn Burning    by Raja Sharma
Price: $1.99 USD. 3530 words. Language: English. Published on January 19, 2013. Nonfiction » Reference » Study guides.

“Barn Burning” by William Faulkner is a short story. The story was first published in the year 1939 in Harper’s.
Sadistic Gift of Virginity    by Chibuoka Chukwudebelu Okoye
Price: $0.99 USD. 57170 words. Language: Commonwealth English. Published on January 15, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Cultural interest, general.

A secret cult is destined to rule the spiritual and astral world but only if they could defile Angel, a beautiful virgin. She trusts the heir apparent of the fraternity who pretends to be a devout religious believer. The fraternity fails to defile her and spoils for vengeance resulting to the most fierce battle against the supernatural which happens to be Angel's guardian Angel.
SEXED CELLULOID: QUEERING THE HETEROSEXUAL MALAYALAM CINEMA    by Anand Mathew
Price: $25.56 USD. 13280 words. Language: English. Published by Unicorn & Pegasus Books  on January 10, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Literary criticism.

Cinema is one structure among others that constructs sexuality. It may construct or destruct the structured ‘normative patterns’ of the socio-cultural understanding. The structured ‘normative patterns’ of the social set up direct an individual towards the designed norms of morality and vulgarity in order to cop him or her with the usual flow of collective consciousness. ...
Memoirs of the Right Hand Man    by J.D. Stimpson
Price: $3.99 USD. 76070 words. Language: English. Published on December 22, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Literary criticism.

"We are the World-Changers... This is our story." Strongly encouraged by advisers to put down on paper the reasons for carrying out the acts that they did, Sarohror Tillit provides a frank and brutal retelling of the story of five young American men who would eventually become the most powerful people on the planet, seen through their own eyes.
Introduction to AWPHUL Poetry    by Kristopher Ivie
Price: Free! 2100 words. Language: English. Published on December 15, 2012. Fiction » Poetry » Themes & motifs.

AWPHUL poetry refers to a style of poetry that will likely appeal to those who currently don't like poetry. It isn't as limited in form as traditional poetry and still maintains poetic elements that are often abandoned in contemporary poetry. This is a short introduction to AWPHUL poetry with 4 poems that gained praise from those who don't like poetry but failed to impress the "poetry judges".
'Never Let Me Go' by Kazuo Ishiguro: Narrative Structure and the Ingenuous Narrator    by David Wheeler
Price: $2.99 USD. 2970 words. Language: English. Published by Dog's Tail Books  on November 18, 2012. Essay » Literature.

A 2,800 word academic essay exploring the structure and the use of the first-person narrative voice in Ishiguro's acclaimed novel.
Huck Finn's Voyage of Moral Discovery: The Compassionate Morality of a Perfect Sap-head    by David Wheeler
Price: $2.99 USD. 4150 words. Language: English. Published by Dog's Tail Books  on November 17, 2012. Essay » Literature.

A 4000 word academic essay which explores Huck's moral development and rebellion against the society of the American South. Fully sourced with 8 secondary academic sources.
Ageing Disgracefully    by Colin Cotterill
Price: $4.95 USD. 61760 words. Language: English. Published by HeavenLakePress  on November 6, 2012. Fiction » Humor & comedy » General.

Ageing Disgracefully is a delightful collection of short stories that takes a humorous and life-affirming look at lives of people who, though considerably advanced in years, are still behaving very, very naughtily. With a keen eye for human foibles and a wicked sense of humor, Colin Cotterill has collected and illustrated—with words and drawings—the colorful lives of disreputable elders found...
Недетский дом / No children's home    by Andrey Petrushin
Price: $1.00 USD. 62220 words. Language: Russian. Published on October 15, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Literary criticism.

(5.00 from 2 reviews)
В детский дом приходит новый сотрудник. Это молодая психолог, жаждущая помогать брошенным детям. Но не все так просто в этом заведении. Через молодую девушку проходят судьбы несчастных детей, она встречается с безразличием сотрудников. Она узнает многое об отношениях родителей к детям и сотрудников к воспитанникам. Правда, эти знания оказываются слишком тяжелым грузом для нее…