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Vintage Reading: From Plato to Bradbury: A Personal Tour of Some of the World's Best Books    by Robert Kanigel
Price: $7.99 USD. 59750 words. Published by Bancroft Press on July 19, 2010. .

Vintage Reading brings eighty of the world's most unforgettable books out from behind the high castle walls, lowers the drawbridge, and welcomes readers inside. With lively and concise commentary, award-winning author Robert Kanigel throws an arm around the reader and becomes the tour guide to classics, best-sellers, lesser-known greats, and everything in-between.
The Strange Case of Jared Spoon, who went to pieces for love    by Stel Pavlou
Price: $0.99 USD. 3330 words. Published on August 21, 2010. .

Jared Spoon picked a hell of a week to quit smoking. When a parcel arrives from the love his life, Girl 77, he's surprised by two things. Firstly, she seems uncharacteristically affectionate. Secondly, there's a human body part attached to the note, with a promise of more to come. Jared Spoon could never be mistaken for a genius, but he even could see this was going to be a bit of a problem.
Quincy    by E. G. Fabricant
Price: Free! 790 words. Published on November 17, 2010. .

Here's my entry in Round Five of National Public Radio's "Three Minute Fiction," concluded Nov.14. Had to be 600 words or less; had to begin with "Some people swore that the house was haunted;" and had to end with the line, "Nothing was ever the same again after that." Guess Michael Cunningham and the IWW minions don't like spooks with some basis in historical fact...
A Walking Tour of Adams, Massachusetts    by Doug Gelbert
Price: $0.99 USD. 2750 words. Published on February 14, 2011. .

There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. This walking tour of Adams, Massachusetts is ready to explore when you are. Each walking tour describes historical, architectural landmarks, cultural sites and ecclesiastic touchstones and provides step-by-step directions.
T is for Time    by Paul Vayro
Price: Free! 90870 words. Published on August 24, 2011. .

When aliens attempt to take over the Earth, by freezing time and stealing all the tea and coffee, two hapless misfits are charged with saving humanity. This is the first in a continuing series following Brick and Spiritwind's adventures. The sequel, Unintended Heroes, will be available soon.
Incident at Monticello    by Scott Wagner
Price: $9.99 USD. 81940 words. Published on November 3, 2011. .

A sleeping 18th century American mystery, buried in folklore, awakens and ventures onto the plane of our time. Daniel Rengaw, a Study of American history, grasps the fabric of this mystery and attempts to sew meaning into what we understand; its meaning within our time. With attempted understanding comes; questions of reality perceived; philosophies reconsidered; persons of the past redefined.
Templar Odyssey    by Jeff E. Gregory
Price: $2.99 USD. 63940 words. Published on December 12, 2011. .

Presidents Thomas Jefferson & John Adams enlist Lewis & Clark under the guise of exploration to substantiate a rumour foretold in a letter to George Washington from Ben Franklin. The presidents pass down the truth from one administration to the next, each thankful theirs never had to deal with it, but luck runs out under Lyndon B. Adams, thanks to intrepid vacationer Jason Gregg's discovery.
Walking Towards Thunder    by Brad Alan Lewis
Price: $9.99 USD. 61270 words. Published on January 24, 2012. .

Hiking the John Muir Trail - it's an amazing adventure. The JMT starts in Yosemite and finishes 223 miles later at Mt. Whitney. Walking Towards Thunder is a cool book about a woman hiking the JMT, solo. Actually she starts with two friends. Eventually they bail out, leaving her tackle the trail alone.
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Did the Continental Army Try and Stage a Coup After the Revoluntionary War?    by Kate Cooch
Price: Free! 2570 words. Published on February 12, 2012. .

A 2200 word history short about a possible military coup after the Revolutionary War. The Society of the Cincinnati was formed by disgruntled members of the Continental Army as the Revolutionary War drew to a close. They were unhappy with lack of pay and supplies promised to them by the Continental Congress. Was formation of the Society an attempt to form a milita junta to rule the new country?