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Do You Face These Culture Challenges In Your Company or Team?    by Richard Parkes Cordock
Price: Free! 3620 words. Published on April 26, 2012. .

Do You Face These Culture Challenges In Your Company or Team?
Full Frontal Stupidity    by Barry Parham
Price: $3.99 USD. 52880 words. Published on April 27, 2012. .

"Parham is at the very top echelon of American humorists, equal to Dave Barry or David Sedaris on their best day." Linton Robinson (Editor, My Funny Valentine) Humor columnist Barry Parham is back, launching his latest salvo of hilarious, thought-provoking, take-no-prisoners observations. Includes these award-winning stories! Skirts vs. Skins Scenes From a Maul
More Shit that Pisses Me Off    by Peg Tittle
Price: $1.99 USD. 14720 words. Published by Magenta  on April 30, 2012. .

Why do men spit (and women don’t)? What’s the real problem with cellphones? What’s wrong with wedding leave? Do you remember Grade Ten History? Why isn’t being a soldier more like being a mother? What did God really promise? And let’s talk about sex…
The Pecan Stand    by FM Stutz
Price: $1.99 USD. 143470 words. Published on May 5, 2012. .

When John Van Rensburg's South African birth is translated from African American to "Black," he finds himself fleeing a federal fraud conviction and gets stranded in a strange little black town not on any map. Part humor, part drama, maybe part ghost story, John falls in love with all of them, and learns what it means to be one of "them." But "them" might not mean what you think it does...
Soft Knock Life    by Colin Jordan
Price: $5.69 USD. 99590 words. Published by Gingernutbooks on May 7, 2012. .

Cyril’s life is perfect. It’s 1977 yet he knows little of the racial and social tension borne by his black British contemporaries. He’s a happily integrated entrepreneur and a liberal Pentecostal. Then along comes Natasha who unleashes Cyril’s sexual, racial and religious fears and deepest secret.
Bearin's: The Book    by NorthWindPublishing
Price: $8.95 USD. 81240 words. Published on May 8, 2012. .

Bearin’s (bâr'ĭns)—When you’re on the water, the act of figuring out where you are and what’s going on is known as “getting your bearings.” The same applies to life itself. In the Northeast, we often don’t fuss around with the letter “g” at the ends of our words. Therefore, “Bearin’s”—which has been a column in Commercial Fisheries News for over 20 years. This book is a collection of those columns
The Rum Shop    by Ed Teja
Price: $0.99 USD. 2940 words. Published by Floatstreet on May 10, 2012. .

In the islands of the West Indies, the rum shop is the center of community activity, mostly because everyone shows up there sooner or later. News of events and people, and gossip and stories are shared freely. It is a wonderful place to spend some time if you want to get to know the people. And the rum can be mighty fine too.
Single-mom in the Hood    by Sandra Brown
Price: $1.99 USD. 4840 words. Published on May 13, 2012. .

This powerful epic details what's it like to be black in America. Through pain, love, and forgiveness learn something of what black Americans go through every day. Spiritually written to penetrate the heart and mind, this ebook is for those seeking wisdom, knowledge, and understanding of the past, present, and future.
Diwan Baladna    by Ahmad Azaban
Price: $8.00 USD. 35800 words. Published on May 17, 2012. .

A light and humorous--yet informative--look at Arab culture through an Arab's eyes.
How the ostrich lost his fire and other stories    by Roohi Shah
Price: $4.00 USD. 9120 words. Published on May 19, 2012. .

Curious about why the warthog shuffles on his knees or how the ostrich lost his fire? Then read on for a collection of short animal stories from the Nama, San, Sotho, Xhosa and Zulu people.