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Writings From WEB DuBois: Selected Writings from one of America's Most Famous African-American Fighters for Civil Rights and Black Equality    by Lenny  Flank
Price: $9.99 USD. 130120 words. Published on November 21, 2009. .

W.E.B. Du Bois combined radical politics with an uncompromising fight for social justice. This anthology contains "The Souls of Black Folk", "The Negro", and "The Conservation of Races". Preface presents a brief biography.
Who Killed Emmett Till?    by Susan Klopfer
Price: $0.99 USD. 67960 words. Published on January 5, 2010. .

Susan Klopfer moved to the Mississippi Delta in 2003 as the Emmett Till cold case was re-opened by the FBI. Living at Parchman Penitentiary due to her husband's employment, a notorious compound with a fascinating history, she had the opportunity to take a fresh look at this civil rights ground-breaking event and to meet some of the people who still had the story fresh in their hearts and minds.
God Given Right: A Child Protection Story    by Emmanuel Gomez
Price: $4.99 USD. 50380 words. Published on March 8, 2010. .

What if Child Protective Services took away your child without cause? A poor young couple gives birth to a child, which leads to CPS intervention. This CPS interference invokes numerous stress filled situations which lead a father to his breaking point, and almost costs him his life. Through his tragic encounter with CPS, he ultimately finds remedy to the chaos.
From Glory to Shame: The Rise and Fall of Black America and How She Can Rise Again    by Samuel Madison
Price: $2.99 USD. 15750 words. Published by Torch Legacy Publications on March 30, 2010. .

Taken from the book of the Prophet Hosea, Samuel Madison reveals the desperate and dire problems in Black America by comparing the judgment of God on Israel in the book of Hosea, to the judgment that God is seemingly bringing down on blacks in America. He also provides wise counsel and Biblical solutions on how black America can return from Shame to Glory.
DIARY OF A 
YOUNG MUSICIAN — Final Days of the Big Band Era 1948-1962    by Felix Mayerhofer
Price: $9.99 USD. 146890 words. Published by Fideli Publishing on April 14, 2010. .

Felix Mayerhofer grew up fast when he went from Juilliard School of Music in New York City to the professional "dog eat dog" world of big bands. It was there he encountered drugs, drinking, and women while traveling on the road. After a couple of years in an air force band during the Korean War, it was back on the road with more jazz groups. A fast read, filled with humor and excitement.
Freedom Ain't Free    by Jay  Mcfarland
Price: $2.99 USD. 56090 words. Published on May 31, 2010. .

Freedom Ain’t Free goes beyond the partisan rhetoric of the day to explain how our current government is removing rights in the name of protecting them. Jay Mcfarland cuts through today's emotional arguments and clearly defines how a free society is supposed to function, and what price we each must pay in order to maintain our freedoms.
2012 The Awakening    by Bill Douglas
Price: $9.95 USD. 114380 words. Published on June 4, 2010. .

A young woman finds herself at the center of a global human awakening. Filled with self doubt, exhileration, fear, and limitless possibility, her adventure leads into a storm of danger. Unknown to her, humanity is experiencing the same self doubt and unraveling of their lives, as they too are experiencing this massive shift in consciousness. Deepak Chopra called 2012 The Awakening "A Gift!"
PAST DUE    by Michael Muhammad
Price: $5.99 USD. 14350 words. Published on June 17, 2010. .

There is only one man who can save America from herself. Justice. When a group of evil bankers make their final push to seize absolute control of America the President's Above Top Secret Weapon, Special Agent Justice, is unleashed to try and save the United States from imminent doom.
Unanimous Verdict    by James Kidney
Price: $9.99 USD. 138320 words. Published on July 14, 2010. .

A young black man is hanged in Washington, D.C. in 1954 shortly before the Supreme Court rules on the school desegregation cases. His mother hires a young, callow white detective to solve the case. He quickly hooks up with two much different black men. They solve the case, change history and change their own attitudes about race in this entertaining novel that may challenge your notions, too.
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.