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Bombardirovka    by Crystal Allene Cook
Price: Free! 122100 words. Published on May 30, 2009. .

Journalist Jada Perlmutter becomes the story she seeks as she travels from Soviet Moscow to the mountainous "South" where her lover Vahan plans to take up being a guerrilla fighter in a new breakaway state. Injured, Jada is transported back to Moscow. Years later, in NYC, the taste of ash in her mouth sends Jada back to the Caucasus to conclude the story she left unfinished.
21st Century Emergency War Surgery Textbook by the U.S. Army - Weapons Injuries, Triage, Shock, Anesthesia, Infections, Critical Care, Amputations, Burns, Specific Injury Treatment    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 87520 words. Published on December 28, 2010. .

The much-referenced and highly acclaimed textbook, Emergency War Surgery, contains all new material revised to reflect lessons learned from ongoing American involvement in Southwest Asia. It takes a bulleted manual style in order to optimize its use as a rapid reference. Drafted by subspecialty experts, it was then updated by surgeons returned from yearlong deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Undergrowth    by H.E. Roulo
Price: $0.99 USD. 3490 words. Published on March 22, 2011. .

Torsten is a xenobotanist whose specialization in dangerous plants has already meant death for someone he loved. The Lumentera plant's hallucinogenic and luminescent qualities make it an invaluable commodity. But when the Lumentera blooms, the bait is set in a mind game whose outcome is as uncertain as Torsten’s sanity. This sci-fi/horror short story first appeared on Horror Addicts.
21st Century Textbooks of Military Medicine - Care of the Combat Amputee: Treatment of Limb Amputations, Polytrauma, Rehabilitation, Emerging Techniques, Technologies (Emergency War Surgery Series)    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 384920 words. Published on May 24, 2011. .

Care of the Combat Amputee addresses all aspects of combat amputee care ranging from surgical techniques to long-term care, polytrauma and comorbidities such as traumatic brain injury and burns, pain management, psychological issues, physical and occupational therapy, VA benefits, prosthetics and adaptive technologies, recreational opportunities, and return to duty and vocational rehabilitation.
Dancers With Red Shoes    by Melissa Yuan-Innes
Price: $0.99 USD. 4130 words. Published by Olo Books on July 20, 2011. .

When magical creatures need a cure, they journey to the Wizard's Hospital. On a sweltering day in July, a pair of red shoes dance in the tower of the Wizard's Hospital. Leah Chang, the wizard's apprentice, brings the shoes to audition for the Royal Academy of Magical Ballet. Chaos ensues.
Singed Miracles    by Laura Brixey
Price: $4.99 USD. 34820 words. Published on July 22, 2011. .

Electrocuted in the back yard! Have you ever had one of those days that you just wanted to erase and start over? It was the week before Christmas. Things were going well that morning, but when Richard and Laura started a project in their back yard, things went terribly wrong! The adventure began when they came into contact with 115,000 volts of electricity, and tell of the miracles that follows.
Stories for Humans: Ten Stories of Pain, Loss, and Death    by Emma Barry
Price: $4.99 USD. 10780 words. Published on August 9, 2011. .

What if people simply disappeared from being sad? What would you find if you ventured into your recently-deceased neighbor's apartment? What happens to the ones left behind after a suicide? Stories for Humans will touch your soft spots, prodding the places in your subconscious where terror and sadness live. Join a variety of characters as they trudge through the muck that is the human experience.
My Father's America - Volume Two - The Colonies    by Walter Lorenz
Price: $4.99 USD. 175370 words. Published on November 7, 2011. .

England was ready. Of all the nations in Europe, 17th-century England was most peculiarly suited to succeed in peopling the North American continent. This was a strange turn of events. England had been the very last of the Western powers to show any kind of interest in the world beyond Europe. Yet once they got started, the English were destined to succeed in the most spectacular way.
Evolution of the Conscious    by CW Adams
Price: Free! 69440 words. Published on March 23, 2012. .

The prevailing theory of evolution according to Darwin as adapted and altered over the years has run its course. It no longer fits the science. It no longer answers the questions raised by epigenetics, clinical death, social behavior and molecular physics. “Evolution of the Conscious” unveils a scientifically validated understanding of evolution - illuminating our past and future.
Amputeddy Goes Back to School    by Kate Policani
Price: Free! 720 words. Published on April 19, 2012. .

Amputeddy is a little bear who has just recovered from an accident in which he lost his leg. This is his first day back at school! Join him in his fears and triumphs as he learns that he can still be a regular bear, just like everyone else.