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Come, walk with me!    by Harpreet Kaur
Price: $5.00 USD. 28990 words. Published on March 27, 2010. .

India is a fascinating country. For a person who is born and brought up here it may seem a mundane comment, but this is my viewpoint. Having lived in India for 40 years now, the different places and their people remain as fascinating as always. Traveling has been a passion with me since childhood and over the years I have collected my travel experiences and feelings in the form of a book.
Arkfall    by Carolyn Ives Gilman
Price: $4.99 USD. 28840 words. Published by Phoenix Pick  on April 12, 2010. .

Humans live deep within an apparently lifeless planet covered by massive ice sheets. Having to survive in confined spaces has bred a unique culture where deference and non-confrontation make co-existence possible.
Halfway Human    by Carolyn Ives Gilman
Price: $9.99 USD. 152000 words. Published by Phoenix Pick  on April 17, 2010. .

Halfway Human is a mesmerizing look at an intricately created alien world which is strange and distant, yet hauntingly familiar. Blands are asexual beings, serving their fellow beings. But the world is about to change, when Val and Tedla get together.
Divine Love/Divine Intolerance    by Darrell Ahrens
Price: $2.99 USD. 112270 words. Published by Elderberry Press, Inc.  on May 13, 2010. .

How much does God expect us to tolerate? Liberals demand we tolerate lifestyles that violate our deeply held religious and moral values and contradict Holy Scripture. But should we? Our new brand of "tolerance" is drawing America away from its Judeo-Christian foundation and the values and vision for America our Founding Fathers insisted were crucial to the nation’s welfare.
When You Catch A Butterfly...    by James Tagge
Price: $2.00 USD. 322810 words. Published on June 5, 2010. .

This is a tale of mystery and of a romance which was angelic, the object of the imaginations and desires of anyone who has ever been in love or longed to be. Within the current of the story there is nostalgia for an era past for those old enough, intrigue and excitement for those not and a reconciliation of a tragedy which will affect all in a delightfully unexpected manner.
Pop Psychology: The psychology of pop culture and everyday life!    by Bakari Akil II, Ph.D.
Price: $3.99 USD. 14060 words. Published on June 9, 2010. .

Pop Psychology explores 20+ psychology and mass media theories and includes a heavy dose of pop culture, storytelling and humor to keep you entertained throughout. From the mind of Bakari Akil II, Ph.D. who blogs for Psychology Today and is an Assistant Professor in Communication when he's not writing, researching or conducting off the wall studies.
The Grateful Unrich: Revolution in 50 Countries    by Dean Henderson
Price: $7.99 USD. 182460 words. Published on June 21, 2010. .

Covering fifty countries on six continents over a twenty-year span- Henderson asks the hard social, political and economic questions while vagabonding his way around the world. Invoking the wit and humor of Twain and the curiosity of Kerouac- Henderson discovers himself, humanity and revolutionary politics through encounters with God’s chosen people - the global poor.
The AJC Reporter    by Janice Daugharty
Price: $1.99 USD. 1000 words. Published on September 2, 2010. .

An Atlanta newspaper reporter, looking for a story, reveals the secret history of the smallest county in Georgia. Facts unleashed, the resident natives become suspicious of one another and the origins of the old-name families.
Culture and Class    by John Holden
Price: Free! 13920 words. Published on September 7, 2010. .

Class is the strongest determinant of participation in culture and in turn, culture is a crucial marker of social difference. So does culture increase social mobility or reinforce class division? Answering this question could hold the key to understanding the widening income gap between different social groups worldwide. Yet the debate about culture and class is far from centre-stage...
Sex Education in the Schools: Pros and Cons    by Bruce Nappi
Price: $4.99 USD. 25090 words. Published on September 14, 2010. .

Sex Education in the Schools explores the emotional issues that drive the sex education debate in the U.S. It summarizes the pros and cons; then digs into the hidden meanings and human emotions that produce the misinformation and divisiveness. Unfortunately, those issues have not changed much since the book was first written in 1986, making this second edition just as relevant in 2010.