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JFK: Selected Speeches of President John F Kennedy    by Lenny  Flank
Price: $9.99 USD. 56790 words. Published on November 10, 2009. .

In the short 1000 days of his Presidency, John F Kennedy launched the American space program and introduced the Civil Rights Act, led the nation through the greatest threat ever to its existence -- the Cuban Missile Crisis -- and then signed the first nuclear disarmament agreement with the USSR. This is an anthology of his most prominent speeches.
Reiseplanetens Berlin    by Bengt Erik Olsen
Price: Free! 5570 words. Published on March 6, 2010. .

En lettfattelig og nyttig reiseguide om Berlin med alt du trenger å vite for en vellykket storbyweekend i Tysklands hovedstad. Les om shopping, restauranter, attraksjoner i Berlin. Bli kjent med byen og få konkrete forslag til turistaktiviteter. Vurderer du leiebil, har vi med forslag til spennnede reisemål. Også tips for deg som reiser med barn til Berlin! Og best av alt! Den er gratis!
High Times at the Hotel Bristol    by Roger Williams
Price: $8.99 USD. 73110 words. Published on April 6, 2010. .

Fact, fiction, gossip, history, anecdote, scandal... These 20 entertaining short stories are based on some of the scores of hotels around the world named Bristol. Here you'll find Lady Thatcher, Leon Trotsky, The Prince of Wales and the outrageous Lord Bristol. A great bedside book to read at home - or in a hotel. ***As featured in the Wall Street Journal and on BBC Radio 4's Excess Baggage
Slow Fire: Jewish Notes from Berlin    by Susan Neiman
Price: $6.99 USD. 96530 words. Published by Quid Pro Books on August 22, 2010. .

Berlin--East and West, day and night--in the 80s before the Wall fell. Through the eyes of a U.S. philosophy student. And Jewish, which makes for moments awkward, poignant, crass, funny, and always lurking. A city was divided, America the occupier, and the cigarettes not named Salem because it sounds too Jewish. The debut memoirs from the author of Moral Clarity, a N.Y. Times "2008 Notable Book."
Hitler's Forgotten Secret Weapon    by Leonard James
Price: $4.90 USD. 22800 words. Published by Bretwalda Books  on August 29, 2010. .

The last great untold story of World War II, the career of Hitler’s “Super Fighter” intended to destroy the RAF in the Battle of Britain and why it never succeeded. The super-secret Heinkel He113 fighter was designed to be a high-speed, high-altitude fighter that could outperform, outgun and outfight any other aircraft in the world when it entered service with the Luftwaffe in 1940.
Über den Wolken    by Rainer Stenzenberger
Price: Free! 970 words. Published on October 30, 2010. .

NOTE: This is a German short film screenplay which won a 1st prize for best dialogue! In diesem Kurzfilmdrehbuch beobachten wir die beiden Fensterputzer Kalle & Ranjid bei der Arbeit an einer Hochhausfassade. Die amüsante Geschichte gewann den ersten Preis für die beste Dialogszene beim renommierten Writing Tournament 2005 in Berlin.
Wanderlove    by Bart Cline
Price: $4.99 USD. 84280 words. Published on December 3, 2010. .

A naïve backpacker falls in love with an experienced traveller who encourages her to do something she should not. They become separated. Carrying a load of guilt, she sets out to find him. With all of Europe to search, she realises she does not really know that much about him. But having learned some uncomfortable truths about herself, will she still love him? Will she ever love anyone again?
A Walking Tour of Berlin, Maryland    by Doug Gelbert
Price: $0.99 USD. 3890 words. Published on March 3, 2011. .

There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. This walking tour of Berlin, Maryland is ready to explore when you are. Each walking tour describes historical, architectural landmarks, cultural sites and ecclesiastic touchstones and provides step-by-step directions.
Project Ultra    by James White
Price: $2.99 USD. 26230 words. Published on March 25, 2011. .

In the waning days of WWII, an American scientist tasked with countering the Soviet Union's psychic warfare program finds himself in an unexpected battle of wills against a power-mad boss, Russian spies, and a desperate need to protect the greatest psychic the world has ever known.
The Last Man's Dead    by Guy B Rogers
Price: $6.95 USD. 122280 words. Published by Strict Publishing International  on April 25, 2011. .

Espionage, political and military intrigue, double agents, seduction, murder, lust and love may have been part of everyday life for some of those living in Berlin during the years it was a divided city. For a few, like Rudolf Hess incarcerated as the sole prisoner in Spandau prison, life was simpler, and yet he held secrets that would be politically devastating if he were free to reveal them.