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When You Come Again, You Will Never Go    by Andreas Morgner
Price: $2.00 USD. 8220 words. Published by UnlikelyStories on September 2, 2012. .

The winner of the WRITE REAL GOOD Poetry Chapbook Contest (conducted in 2010): Andreas Morgner's manuscript, When You Come Again, You Will Never Go. It's a long manuscript--its twenty-three poems are detailed and complex--and in the process of forming it into a book, we found it appropriate to include a number of journalistic photographs, especially from Ed Kashi.
Nobody's Slave    by Tim Vicary
Price: $2.99 USD. 94110 words. Published on September 3, 2012. .

Two boys, one black, one white, on a voyage that transforms their lives. Madu, a young African, is captured by an English slave-trader, Sir John Hawkins. Tom Oakley is a young sailor in charge of the slaves. At first the two boys hate each other. But as the story develops their roles are reversed, and they become closer friends than either would have once thought possible.
Say Hello in Swahili    by Talen Ortz
Price: $2.99 USD. 2690 words. Published on September 4, 2012. .

The purpose of 'Say Hello in Swahili' book is to bring out a nuanced reading to the beginning learners of Kiswahili. It aims at making learners of Kiswahili language hide the fact that they are new to the language. Many people appear novices to Kiswahili language despite reading many books that are supposedly teaching Kiswahili. Some learners still appear novices even after taking Kiswahili class.
Love Notes from Tunis: Part Four    by Tanner Brooks
Price: $0.99 USD. 21450 words. Published on September 5, 2012. .

The Love Notes from Tunis series is the true story of a young man's recent experience teaching American culture and politics at a Tunisian university, and the year's struggle for empathy and intimacy between clashing individuals, lovers and cultures. What emerges is a deeply personal account of understanding, friendship and romance between people chancing a crossroad of Islam and the West.
Finding Round    by Alex Sheridan
Price: $2.99 USD. 110820 words. Published on September 6, 2012. .

Finding Round is a tense thriller that wraps itself around the Nobel family at a relentless pace, with trouble and the unexplainable on every curve. When Craig's 17 yr-old son comes across small spheres found in an African mine, it sets off an unexpected and life-threatening chain of events.
14 Fun Facts About the Nile: A 15-Minute Book    by Jeannie Meekins
Price: $0.99 USD. 2710 words. Published by LearningIsland.com  on September 7, 2012. .

The Nile River has amazed people for thousands of years. It runs opposite from most river systems. It floods for miles, pushing back the desert and providing farming lands for civilizations to thrive. It fills a massive swamp and has canyons and waterfalls. Most of its course is through the desert, yet it never runs dry. Learn more about this amazing river in this fun, short book.
Giraffes: Long-Necked Wonders    by Caitlind L. Alexander
Price: $0.99 USD. 3220 words. Published by LearningIsland.com  on September 8, 2012. .

Giraffes are the tallest animal alive today. A male giraffe can grow to be over 18 feet (5.5 m.) tall. That's taller than a two-story house! Giraffes look like a horse with a stretched out neck and stretched out legs. They have long skinny legs and a very long neck. Their front legs are longer than their back legs. That is why their backs slope down toward their rump. Find out more in this book!
Diga Hola en Suajili    by Talen Ortz
Price: $2.99 USD. 2630 words. Published on September 9, 2012. .

Sin preámbulos, este libro establece para hacerle saber que"Jambo" no significa "hola" en swahili. No importa cuántas veces usted puede haber oído que"Jambo"significa "hola". (La verdad sea dicha,'jambo' pueden estirarse para significar "hola", pero con un montón de advertencias). En pocas palabras, puede que no desee para mostrar su (falta de) Kiswahili 'destreza' que se hace evidente por saluda
Time Meddlers on the Nile    by Deborah Jackson
Price: $4.99 USD. 63210 words. Published on September 11, 2012. .

One of Canada’s top scientists has discovered the secret to time travel. But everything has gone wrong. Thirteen-year-old Matt Barnes and Sarah Sachs, while attempting to rescue Matt's father from multiple universes, face an even more challenging obstacle: the erasure of their own timeline. What can they do before they, themselves, are erased?
Wlengan Wiwenle Hwendo: Messages for Afrikan Cultural Preservation    by Ahosu Agelo Djísoví Agbòví I
Price: $8.50 USD. 19020 words. Published on September 12, 2012. .

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