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Cardinal Sin: Vanity    by Caroline Gerardo
Price: Free! 5360 words. Published on December 9, 2009. .

Jesse's modeling career is over, she finds herself prideful and not destined for sainthood. A short story in a series of seven deadly sins. Jesse has past turning fifty in a world where only beauty counts. Short Fiction, romance, literary, immigration
The Rucksack Letters    by Steve McAllister
Price: $9.99 USD. 85150 words. Published on December 12, 2009. .

In 2001, Steve McAllister decided to leave behind the life that he knew and follow the footsteps of Kerouac down the road less traveled. Filled with colorful characters, blazing humor, and somber soul-searching through the vivid tapestry of America’s underbelly, "The Rucksack Letters" is a pivotal first step at a time when the world is seeking a new path.
If Trees Could Fly    by Henri Debidour
Price: $7.99 USD. 73400 words. Published on April 5, 2010. .

« Henri Debidour has written a gripping novel. This coming of age story from France is as it turns a powerful drama on the American Dream. » Khaled Hosseini (« The Kite Runner » – Riverhead Books – Penguin) (« A Thousand Splendid Suns » - Riverhead Books – Penguin)
The New Superpower    by James Hilgendorf
Price: $4.99 USD. 17260 words. Published on May 17, 2010. .

Hiroshima. The Bomb. Madness. The Buried Dream of America. Quantum Physics. Buddhism. The Individual & The Universe. Reality. Mirrors. Delusion. The Buddha. The Real Battle. The Beginning and End of Time. The Roots of America. The Lotus Sutra. Electrons. Karma. Hibakusha. The Ceremony in the Air. Revolution. The Intent of the Universe. It's all here in this book. Come on in.
Poverty is a Choice: How and Why Millions Turn Their Backs on the American Dream    by Joseph S.  Bayana
Price: $5.99 USD. 30320 words. Published on August 13, 2010. .

With the exception of persons under age 18, the elderly, and the mentally- and physically handicapped, we direct our arguments to poor people who expect dole-outs as a right from other people and from the government. Everyone has the right to freedom and self-determination, but they should hold themselves accountable for the duties of education and the responsibilities of wealth accumulation.
If You Can Keep It    by Noel Carroll
Price: $2.99 USD. 82190 words. Published on August 16, 2010. .

Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder - Arnold Toynbee, (1889 - 1975) We are about to awake from the American Dream. This book is about the loss of a good thing, our country. It addresses the poor care we give to maintaining it, how we fail to appreciate the economic, social and even military “monsters” that collectively embody a crushing burden we are less and less able to bear.
The Revised Kama Sutra: A Novel    by Richard Crasta
Price: $5.99 USD. 126500 words. Published on October 8, 2010. .

Vijay Prabhu grows up Catholic in an Indian town, determined to become the first Indian Pope. But when his first erection arrives and he repeatedly fails to lose his cherry, he decides to lose his religion instead, to enlist the aid of Jackie Kennedy, and to make love to 100 women by age 30. Who or what planted this unusual ambition in him, and what happens next? "Very funny"--Kurt Vonnegut.
The Holy Terror    by Wayne Allen Sallee
Price: $2.99 USD. 82480 words. Published by Crossroad Press  on December 21, 2010. .

"Crippled and insane, I am the American Dream!" Evan Shustak is on the hunt for the "Pain Killer," who is taking out Chicago's "invisible people" one by one. Evan and a mis-matched band of would-be saviors fight to protect their own, while the author leaves us wondering - is the killer evil, or is he a hero too? Painful to read, brutally honest. Reminiscent of Flannery Oconner.
The Blacker Berry Tells the Truth    by Nicole Burnette
Price: $3.99 USD. 31860 words. Published on January 7, 2011. .

I spent a great deal of my life struggling with issues that were actually beyond my control. I am grateful for the experience because it truly built the person that I am today. Upon doing some research, I found my trial by fire was a small symptom of very large issue in the African American community. I wrote this book to examine my issues at length and to expose the fallacies behind them.
The Schepp Family Chronicles    by Frances Schepp Ruh
Price: $9.99 USD. 75970 words. Agented by Concierge Publishing Services  on January 12, 2011. .

Fredrick Schepp stepped off a steamer in 1853 to seek his fortune on American soil. The dream led him and his mail-order bride to Kansas where their investment bought a piece of prairie that remains in the family to this day. Scattered to Nebraska and Oklahoma, Schepps live the American dream. But getting there, the family has experienced success, failure, wealth, poverty, kidnapping, and murder.