Inside the State: The Bracero Program, Immigration, and the I.N.S.    by Kitty Calavita
Price: $9.99 USD. 99200 words. Published by Quid Pro Books on July 12, 2010. .
A socio-political study of the rise and fall of the Bracero worker program and what it means for immigration policy and organizational theory. A classic book with continuing substantive and methodological value. As a new Foreword notes, worries about immigration and labor persist, as does basic dysfunction of the present form of INS. Digging deeper reveals the persistence of a structural catch-22.

Death Valley National Park: Splendid Desolation by Stewart Aitchison    by Stewart Aitchison
Price: $5.99 USD. 16350 words. Published by Jeff Nicholas on July 20, 2010. .
A brilliant evocation of one of America's most beautiful desert landscapes. Award-winning author Stewart Aitchison reveals the fascinating truths and debunks the countless myths surrounding this magic landscape. In depth information assists the reader in planning and preparing for the trip of a lifetime.

Departure: The Poetry of Theodorus J. van Joolen    by Theo van Joolen
Price: Free! 5730 words. Published on July 21, 2010. .
The following poems were excerpted from the post-heart attack, post-bypass surgery, recovery journal of Theodorus J. van Joolen written in 1982. The poems speak for themselves. "Departure" is the title of one of the poems and seemed a fitting title for the entire collection. Edited by Theo van Joolen [son]

Yosemite National Park: A Personal Discovery    by Ardeth Huntington
Price: $5.99 USD. 14000 words. Published by Jeff Nicholas on August 10, 2010. .
Yosemite has long been beloved by artists, writers, and travelers from every corner of the Earth. John Muir made its preservation his life's work and photographer Ansel Adams made many of his most memorable images here. Join us as we explore this extraordinary, glacier-sculpted landscape known and revered by generations of visitors as one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

San Francisco Values    by James Turner
Price: Free! 61810 words. Published on August 23, 2010. .
Think the real estate market's rough now? It's nothing compared to San Francisco's heady bubble days. Just ask Ella Barker, the city's top broker. She's used to the hourly price increases. What does surprise her are the splashy murders surrounding the sale of the San Francisco's priciest mansion ever. Ella wants to close the sale. The murderer prefers to kill the deal, no matter what the price.

Malicious Intent: A Hollywood Fable    by Mike Walker
Price: $9.99 USD. 140330 words. Published by Bancroft Press on August 26, 2010. .
Charmain Burns, Hollywood's sexiest, most-talked-about TV actress, will stop at nothing to rise to the top of Hollywood's A-movie list. When tabloid The National Revealer threatens to expose her scandalous past, she seeks to intimidate--and accidentally murders--a reporter. Now star reporter Cameron Tull is on the trail, as is a psychotic, otherworldly stalker. A shocking inside-Hollywood escape.

Goshawks    by Gary Headlee
Price: $0.99 USD. 59890 words. Published on August 29, 2010. .
Something strange is happening in the small town of Crump, people missing. Jodi Benton vanishes without a trace. Her brother George and new love Tim Wingo search for answers. It all seems to be related to the mesa that towers above the town and a group of investors who are developing an advanced craft for space travel.

Firepower    by Steve Brewer
Price: $2.99 USD. 66050 words. Published on August 30, 2010. .
A thriller for our times! Veteran author Steve Brewer pits a hitman against Big Oil in the action-packed thriller FIREPOWER. Bob the hitman is sent to bump off a Silicon Valley scientist who's invented a new hydrogen fuel cell. Alice Porter's invention will stop global warming, but will also make oil obsolete. Soon, Bob and Alice are branded as terrorists and running for their lives.

The Place Beyond the Dust Bowl    by Ron Hughart
Price: $9.99 USD. 55060 words. Published by Pastis Enterprises  on September 8, 2010. .
The Place Beyond the Dust Bowl is a gripping account of life after the "Grapes of Wrath." It is the story of the plight of Hughart’s migrant family from the Dust Bowl of America, who fled to California and the West to start life anew. The book comes alive in this story of a boy’s struggle through life to manhood.

Beyond the Dust Bowl With a Pocket Full of Peanuts    by Ron Hughart
Price: $7.99 USD. 27450 words. Published by Pastis Enterprises  on September 8, 2010. .
Beyond the Dust Bowl With a Pocket Full of Peanuts is Ron Hughart's next chapter in his continuing saga of growing up in the 1950's and 1960's in the great San Joaquin Valley.