Brewed    by Joby Bottoms
Price: $2.99 USD. 29550 words. Language: English. Published on February 15, 2012. Fiction » Humor & comedy » General.
(4.89 from 9 reviews)
Brewed is the story of how a fat, poor kid with a big nose, from a council house in Essex ended up living and working on what used to be the famous Lipton's Tea Estate in the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. Brewed is the personal journey of the author and demonstrates that starting out with nothing can often be a good way to learn the value of future riches to come.

Adventures with Knives, Surviving 1000 Hours of Culinary School    by Bob Foulkes
Price: $0.99 USD. 72480 words. Language: English. Published on February 14, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir.
Staring down a milestone age, Bob Foulkes was not content to experience life from the comfort of his easy chair. 60 years old, semi-retired, restless, and yes, bored, Bob was ready for his next adventure when he enrolls in a 6 month culinary program — 1,000 hours of intensive training in the art of classical French cooking. This behind the scenes account is humorous, eye-opening and inspiring.

I Almost Died in the Grand Canyon    by Ryan Barlow
Price: Free! 2040 words. Language: English. Published on February 13, 2012. Nonfiction » Travel » Trip Journals.
(4.00 from 1 review)
Originally written as a travel blog for Backpacker Magazine, this article is the exciting story about how the author faced a wildlife attack while hiking Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon. Poignant and harrowing, a must read for adventurers and armchair adventurers alike.

Wretched, Pitiful, Poor, Blind and Naked    by Thorn10 Publishing
Price: $10.00 USD. 29110 words. Language: English. Published on February 13, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.
I don't really know what to say about the book with the exception that the phenomenal chain of events occured just as I say they have. Never would I have ever imagined that I would have to share a story so personal and of such magnitude with the entire world. Wretched...tells of my highest highs and my lowest lows. - Gene Thornton

Fencing Out Rain    by Rex Olsen
Price: $3.95 USD. 56280 words. Language: English. Published on February 13, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.
FENCING OUT RAIN is the true account of a young man growing up on a remote Colorado cattle and horse ranch without telephone, electricity, or in-door plumbing. Although he must leave the ranch and attend college before joining the corporate business world, he never loses his love for the high plains, wildlife, Indian artifacts, dramatic weather, and general beauty. This is his story.

The first berries    by Kaarlo Nironen
Price: $4.99 USD. 16640 words. Language: Russian. Published by izdat-knigu.ru  on February 12, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.
Реальная история жизни мальчика, впервые увидевшего другой мир после десяти лет жизни в сталинской ссылке. На фоне рассказов об арестах, жестоких допросах и пытках отца-финна, события первых дней свободы помогли понять, что в жизни у каждого человека, как тест на порядочность, есть своя «первая ягода»

The MoJo Guide to Coco Chanel    by Mojo Guides
Price: $2.99 USD. 5080 words. Language: English. Published on February 12, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Artists, architects, & photographers.
Chanel was shrewd, chic and cutting edge. She had it all. The ability to design, to work a social network, to manage a business and to give women what they wanted - even if they didn’t know it themselves 'The MoJo Guide to Coco Chanel’ is a short distillation of all you need to know about this exceptional woman.

A Distance Travelled    by Terence Kearey
Price: $4.85 USD. 64500 words. Language: English. Published by Memoirs Publishing  on February 12, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Biographical anthologies.
A Distance Travelled is the fourth in a quartet of books by Terence Kearey dealing with aspects of life in Britain through the centuries from a family perspective. Caught up in the greed and restrictive practices of post-war industry, he came near to total collapse. Helped by friends and family he was able to recover, remarry and rebuild his life

Charles Manson    by TempleofMysteries.com
Price: $3.68 USD. 12970 words. Language: English. Published on February 11, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws.
'If Charles Manson is ever let out into society, hide your children! I think we may have another Hitler on our hands' - so ran a message posted on an internet notice board in 2002 as Manson again came up for a parole hearing – it wasn't granted.

Repairing the Quilt of Humanity: A Metaphor for Healing and Reparation    by Deborah Howard
Price: $6.99 USD. 26070 words. Language: English. Published on February 10, 2012. Nonfiction » Social Science » Discrimination & Race Relations.
The quilt of humanity is in a tattered state, says Deborah Howard, A New York City coach and consultant. We suffer too much as a result of racism, oppression, and the various ways that power and privilege affect us. Drawing on her own cultural background, she employs the Jewish concept of tikkun olam-healing and repairing the world-to present a provocatively insightful way out of our dilemma.