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The Golden Age of Flying Saucers: Classic UFO Sightings, Saucer Crashes and Extraterrestrial Contact Encounters    by Frank G. Wilkinson
Price: $3.99 USD. 27340 words. Published by New Paradigm Press  on March 16, 2010. .

This informative, fast-paced, Gosh-wow joy-ride through the Golden Age of American flying saucer history profiles contactees Richard Shaver, George Adamski and Truman Bethurum, as well as famous events like the 1947 UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico. Includes more than 20 photographs, an extensive glossary, a recommended reading list, and seven "Flying Saucers Year by Year" reference fact pages!
Dogs to Men    by Dr James T. Baker
Price: $3.99 USD. 41210 words. Published by Grave Distractions Publications  on March 29, 2010. .

James Baker recounts the escapades of a rural Texas six-man football team during the late 1950's in Dogs to Men. He follows the "Demopolis Dogs" through pratfalls on the field and growing pains off the gridiron. Baker brings you into the experience of growing up and makes the reader feel the anguish and ecstasy of what is a muddy, painful team experience.
The Short Writing World of Dominic Caruso: Part One    by Dominic Caruso
Price: $2.99 USD. 70450 words. Published on October 11, 2011. .

A few good shorts by renowned author Dominic Caruso
Butt-washing Funny    by William Butler
Price: Free! 20120 words. Published on November 1, 2011. .

A collection of Midwest and Southern short stories and jokes by the author.
An American Fable    by Fred Jay Gordon
Price: $0.99 USD. 97800 words. Published on January 28, 2012. .

Ambition. Luck. Murder. New York in 1950’s. Aris Bellerophon claims a gypsy said he’d be famous at 25. Brim Oscar Birmingham, a huge radio personality who’s overweight and childless, arranges a screen test for Aris who's so joltingly watchable he's rushed into a cowboy movie with his horse, Pegasus. Brim manipulates the press and Aris becomes an overnight sensation. Each one wins, almost.