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Bill's Tome    by Bill Rosoman
Price: $3.90 USD. 10960 words. Published on February 8, 2011. .

An ebook, “Bill's Tome”, All That I Know about Life, the Universe, Mortality etc! My thoughts and remarks as regard the World and Humanity
National Treasures    by Ryan McCord
Price: $1.00 USD. 50330 words. Published on February 22, 2011. .

Riding along with two young Americans the very week of figuring their dreams are probably going to finish second.
The Buddha and the Dream of America    by James Hilgendorf
Price: $4.99 USD. 14580 words. Published on July 4, 2011. .

The Buddha is coming to America. An extraordinary perspective on the real roots of America, from the time that Henry David Thoreau introduced Buddhism to America in an essay in 1844, to the present, when Buddhism, and the ideals which it espouses, is paving the way for the founding of a new spiritual civilization.
Stepping Through    by Attila Nemeti
Price: $9.99 USD. 80430 words. Published by First Edition Design eBook Publishing  on July 29, 2011. .

This is a journey through nine countries of a young innocent globalized immigrant to find a new life and settle in the USA. An autobiography of different cultures, societies and people. This is not about good luck or good fortune but struggle to success.
Welcome to Wynott: Rethinking the Way We've Always Done Things    by Ray Harris
Price: $2.99 USD. 34050 words. Published on October 12, 2011. .

With a light touch and a lot of humor, Ray Harris applies fresh thinking to existing systems and structures, and creates a blueprint for a new American urban community, called “Wynott.” Whether an inner-city neighborhood, an aging suburb, or a small town, Wynott can exist in any place where enough people agree to try something different, and commit to making it work.
Jeremy Smith    by Oliver Frances
Price: $3.99 USD. 6590 words. Published by The Little  French on November 21, 2011. .

Luis, the Peñon, is just a guy whose mind is pestered with images and stories of the lives of the celebrities and people who have succeeded in North America. Though his ambition is to make the American dream come true, he travels mistakenly to the old continent where he sets out his adventure and, eventually, spends his live.
Hard Living Easy    by Nicholas Caruso
Price: $6.99 USD. 79680 words. Published by Melange Books, LLC N Schumacher  on November 24, 2011. .

This is the 1950s. Lorenzo revolts against the “American dream”. Lilly embraces it. She marries for security and social position. The years go by until these two lost lovers stumble upon a chance to find happiness together. But human complexities reveal two people unable to compromise for their love for each other.
A New Myth for America    by James Hilgendorf
Price: $4.99 USD. 19840 words. Published on March 7, 2012. .

Every great civilization has had its own myth, a cosmic story of how we fit into the universe, a divine story of who we are and where we came from. Greece had Zeus and Athena. Rome had Romulus and Remus. Western civilization had the Old Testament prophets and stories of the Bible. Now a great new myth comes forth in America. It is the reason for the existence of the universe itself.
The American Iceberg: Debt, Inflation and Money    by Bob Blain
Price: Free! 51480 words. Published on March 27, 2012. .

United States total debt, public and private, not just Federal debt, grew from $82 billion in 1916 to $70 trillion in 2010, almost a thousand times bigger. The cause is traced back to decisions made in 1787 and 1790 by framers of the Constitution and members of the First Congress. The remedy is to now correct their mistakes by properly funding the U.S. economy with "dollar" properly defined.
Fragments of America    by Norman Spinrad
Price: $8.99 USD. 88720 words. Published by ReAnimus Press on April 28, 2012. .

A hard look at the American Dream, and visions of things to come.