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The Fenian    by Robert Beedham
Price: $15.50 USD. 142390 words. Published on January 8, 2012. .

Laugh and cry in an epic story spanning 4 generations as Irish farmer Michael buries his mother and flees The Famine on a coffin-ship for America. But, he's tricked, dumped in Glasgow, attacked by a bigot and can't work. So, he sings to Irish volunteers who build Celtic FC to raise money for starving children. In Wee Dublin opposite Wee Belfast, he fights racism with humour and hope in his heart.
The Land Children    by Jennifer Ewing
Price: $2.99 USD. 66600 words. Published on February 10, 2012. .

Wars start for any number of reasons-domination-greed-jealousy are just a few of them. It is the innocent, the unprotected, the children who suffer the most. In England in 1940, the children of the major cities, ports and coastal areas were sent away for their safety. This is the story of four such children.
Graceland (re-released)    by Campbell (Candle)
Price: Free! 14520 words. Published on March 8, 2012. .

Set in The South during America's Civil War, three men in a bar discuss race, women, and the mysterious local/loner, Graceland, whom everyone in town always sees but knows nothing, save for rumors, about; while they wait to see a black man falsely accused of rape hung.
Falling Stars    by Gloria Esquerra
Price: $4.99 USD. 95670 words. Published on March 10, 2012. .

Falling Stars is a coming of age love story set in a high school on a tough Indian reservation in Arizona in the shadow of the post-war atomic age. The new kid in school, Scout Logan, falls in love with a Native American girl, Rosalie Russell. He tries desperately to win her love, even if it means fighting for his life against a psychopathic rival.
Deepwater    by Suzie Louis
Price: $2.99 USD. 61980 words. Published on March 11, 2012. .

Harry, Louise and their illegitimate baby are trapped in the poverty and violence of the Sydney slums where Harry lives by his fists, collecting debts for a bookie, because he's never had the chance to live any other way. When a neighbour, Prue, befriends them opportunity comes out of a violent tragedy but it will be how Harry responds to a threat that will define him as a man.
Cured    by Dave Farrington
Price: $3.99 USD. 110300 words. Published on March 22, 2012. .

George is cured. He still looks like one of the infected, but no longer hungers for human flesh. His family may have survived. They may be infected. They may be dead. George needs to find out what happened to them. But the hordes of infected, the militarised state and the fascistic Survivors League all stand in his way.
What Lies Buried    by John Bishop
Price: Free! 97570 words. Published on March 26, 2012. .

A story of family secrets and misunderstandings, and the way in which they impact down the generations. Walter Blake's death brings a flood of memories to his two daughters. There is the question of what Walter and his wife buried in the garden. The notion of things being buried is also a metaphor for all kinds of issues including, art fraud, family feuds, and holocaust survival.
Human Beings First: A Historical Examination of the Non-Bizarre Delusion of Biological Race    by I. Lin Bailey
Price: $0.99 USD. 15930 words. Published on April 17, 2012. .

For the past several centuries, countless individuals have been taught to believe that there are different "races" of human beings. Despite the fact that geneticists have proven that human beings only belong to one "race", Homo sapiens sapiens, the belief in race remains steadfast. This book is dedicated to analyzing this phenomenon and the impact that it has had on human society.
The Band Played Dixie: Race and the Liberal Conscience at Ole Miss    by Nadine Cohodas
Price: $5.99 USD. 108170 words. Published by Iconoclassic Books  on June 25, 2012. .

A penetrating look at the University of Mississippi - ‘Ole Miss’. Nadine Cohodas (author of Spinning Blues Into Gold) covers the institution’s tumultuous racial history, with emphasis on how Ole Miss moved forward from the riot that erupted after James Meredith, the first African-American student, enrolled September 30, 1962. Updated in 2012 for the 50th Anniversary of the integration of Ole Miss.
Natalae... From Across The Universe    by Natalae Randall
Price: $5.99 USD. 163160 words. Published on June 26, 2012. .

Lessons learned from a personal journey and struggle for peace A memoir Natalae Jaennae Randall This book is about my personal journey through life from James to me, Natalae, how the expression of who I am has affected those around me, and ultimately how all of us are impacted… even you.