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The Years of Walter Gordon Fischer: Fleeting Moments    by Gordon  Fischer
Price: $4.99 USD. 93160 words. Published on April 2, 2010. .

In a life on the front lines of 80 years of political, military and social upheaval Gordon Fischer has done it all: dancing while bombs landed in Damascus, held at gunpoint in Togo, dating Ms India, skiing with the aristocracy during the Korean War and deer stalking in Scotland. Travel the world and go back in time to see the rich and the poor as you have never done before.
Beads on a String-America's Racially Intertwined Biographical History    by Ey Wade
Price: $4.00 USD. 170690 words. Published on May 14, 2010. .

History was written in more than Black and White. With hyperlinks and videos Beads on a String-America’s Racially Intertwined Biographical History never stops celebrating our heritages and lauds loudly the accomplishments of all races that helped make America the great country it has become.
Lifeliner: The Judy Taylor Story    by Shireen Jeejeebhoy
Price: $4.99 USD. 67180 words. Published on May 21, 2010. .

Judy Taylor relished her simple happy life. She had a loving husband, three young daughters, a beautiful suburban home. But after intestinal blood clots annihilated her guts, Judy faced starving to death in a cold Toronto hospital. The year was 1970. Judy lived two more decades without eating. "Lifeliner" is about her inspirational story from death to life, from ordinary woman to medical pioneer.
The Journey Home : My Father's Story of Cancer, Faith and Life-Changing Miracles    by Joseph Hanneman
Price: $8.50 USD. 34280 words. Published on June 5, 2010. .

The Journey Home is the inspiring story of a father’s battle with cancer, and the miraculous parting message he left for his family. Despite crippling symptoms from cancer, David Hanneman finished his life with renewed Catholic faith. His example, and the miracles witnessed by his family, give compelling witness to how each life has an incredible destination – in eternity.
Blessed Lucy of Narni    by Saints.SQPN.com 
Price: Free! 7070 words. Published on June 24, 2010. .

Lady Georgiana Fullerton's short, reverent biography of Blessed Lucy of Narni. From SQPN Books.
Running to Paradise    by Frances Bremer
Price: $4.95 USD. 26830 words. Published on June 28, 2010. .

This is the true story of a young Catholic priest who runs a marathon and has a crisis of faith.
A Letter to the Establishment: The Cautionary Tale of Hunter S. Thompson    by JC Andrijeski
Price: $1.99 USD. 14470 words. Published by White Sun Press  on July 18, 2010. .

Drug-crazed, iconic, outrageous--Hunter S. Thompson’s own reputation as the rock star writer of the 1970s obscured the meaning behind much of his work, even for many of his fans. An essay on Hunter S. Thompson as a journalist, and the implications and intention behind his style of “gonzo journalism” on current day media…as well as what set him apart.
Blue Men, A Short Memoir of 1968    by Rob Shelsky
Price: $0.99 USD. 4010 words. Published on July 23, 2010. .

“The Flower Children Are Blue Men Everywhere.” It was 1968, the United States was in turmoil, and those lyrics encompassed the times in more ways than one. For one young man, coming of age in 1968 was to realize more truths about himself than about the times in which he lived. One teacher in particular showed him the way, a teacher he hated. This brief memoir is about enduring lessons learned.
The Biographies    by Monica P
Price: $0.99 USD. 1940 words. Published on August 19, 2010. .

This has a short collection of biographies which cover Julius Caesar, Hannibal, Darius III, and Leo III.
Lenny, Lefty, and the Chancellor: The Len Bias Tragedy and the Search for Reform in Big-time College Basketball    by C. Fraser Smith
Price: $6.99 USD. 131290 words. Published by Bancroft Press on August 20, 2010. .

On June 19, 1986, Len Bias, one of the greats of college basketball, destined for NBA stardom, died of a cocaine overdose. The nation was stunned, and for the next several months, millions followed the unfolding tragedy at University of Maryland. In this account, Baltimore Sun reporter C. Fraser Smith examines the abuses that led to the Bias tragedy, and the crucial reform that followed.