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The Brodick Follies    by Les Brierfield
Price: $4.25 USD. 98970 words. Published on June 13, 2010. .

Aging soldier of fortune Harry Brodick is murdered at a resort in the Rockies. He planned a final score before hiding permanently from old enemies and international authorities. The deal, which involved millions of dollars in illegal weapons, is completed, but he dies before reaping the benefit. His client, old nemeses, and even his wife each have a different motive to kill him, but who succeeds?
Dall’Altopiano al Mayumbe    by Marco Crestani
Price: $3.81 USD. 24590 words. Published by Meligrana Giuseppe Editore  on December 18, 2010. .

Tutto parte dalla scoperta di un taccuino-promemoria che ha più di cento anni e racconta la storia di Giuseppe che il 3 gennaio 1903 parte da contrà Tortima sull’Altopiano di Asiago, e muore a Luki, in Congo Belga, il 27 agosto dell’anno successivo, dopo aver attraversato due volte l’Oceano Atlantico.
Dumisai And The Covenant Of The Ancestors    by Christopher Obie
Price: $1.99 USD. 62770 words. Published on August 28, 2011. .

Dumisai must learn to apply the Gift of Great Consequence which has been entrusted to him to help save the world. First he must undergo manhood initiation rites where he will receive special instructions about life. This secret knowledge must be used in conjunction with the Gift if he is to have any hope of success. Join Dumisai on a journey of self-discovery into the responsibility of manhood.
Hindbusters    by Johan Opperman
Price: $2.99 USD. 26410 words. Published on February 6, 2012. .

This book is a personal account of the battle for Mavinga in South Eastern Angola during September and October 1985. It covers the Operation Second Congress advance on UNITA's Jamba headquarters area and the response from the South African forces charged with stopping the advance. Operation Weldmesh was a specialized operation aimed at destroying the FAPA helicopter air support to FAPLA.
Bulow Gold    by Bill Ryan
Price: $4.99 USD. 109280 words. Published on April 30, 2012. .

The Bulow family of Florida in 1821. Immense wealth, courage and planning of Charles Wilhelm Bulow who begans what would become the largest plantation in Florida. Here is the lost journal of "Aunty Mary" who was Bulow's housekeeper. This well researched story takes you from 1812 to present time as two geneology researchers seek to unlock clues to a great treasure in gold reportedly still there.
Beyond Southern Africa, A Story of the Fight for Freedom    by Malik Stan Reaves
Price: $2.99 USD. 119190 words. Published on November 4, 2012. .

Two young men—one Southern African, the other African American—go from humble beginnings to the center of Africa’s fight against colonialism, but one of them is being tracked by a killer.
Bye Camaradas    by Alfredo Antonio Fernández
Price: $4.55 USD. 47090 words. Published by El Barco Ebrio Editorial on February 17, 2013. .

Bye, camaradas narra la historia de un veterano de la guerra de Angola, que luego de perder el pulgar de la mano derecha en combate es licenciado con honores y regresa a Cuba en el clímax de la caída del comunismo mundial (1989-1991). Su más importante misión, ahora como agente de la Seguridad del Estado en la Cuba del "período especial", será espiar el mundo de los artistas.
The Lady King:Njinga Mbande    by Dhae Walpoole
Price: $1.99 USD. 71560 words. Published on March 26, 2013. .

We journey back to 17th century Africa, where Njinga Mbande, 81, is in a war that logic would suggest she can't win. The setting--17 December 1663--is Day of First Fruits and 5-years after signing the final revised treaty; requiring lost of her original homeland, The Ndongo kingdom, to the Portuguese. She is determined and remains undaunted by her enemy's apparent superior weaponry advantage.
The Jesus Connection    by Nicalass Bennett
Price: $9.00 USD. 113460 words. Published on May 8, 2013. .

It starts with the story of Leonard Lombard, a South African infantry soldier captured in Angola. He meets another prisoner, an American CIA agent. In confinement they are taught philosophy by a mysterious man who shows them ways to master their lives. He also gives them riddles to a treasure waiting to be revealed to the world.
The Jesus connection    by Nicalass Bennett
Price: $9.00 USD. 113470 words. Published on May 8, 2013. .

The book interweaves two story lines running parallel to each other. It starts with the story of Leonard Lombard, a South African infantry soldier captured in Angola. He meets another prisoner, an American CIA agent. In confinement they are taught philosophy by a mysterious man who shows them ways to master their lives. He also gives them riddles to a treasure waiting to be revealed to the world.