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A Matter of Tea and other stories    by Charles T Whipple
Price: $0.99 USD. 17090 words. Published by Publishing by Rebecca J. Vickery  on April 9, 2011. .

"Delicate as bisque china, dangerous as a snake den, Charles T. Whipple's writing resonates across the seven seas. Tales of sacrifice and honor that flick at the heart and encircle the soul." – Marsha Ward. Stories include: A Matter of Tea, The Dragon of Torigoe, The Floating World, Kamo Ike, From Chojagasaki Bay, Masakado's Revenge, and Bonus Sections. Royalties are for relief efforts in Japan
Embryos in Space    by Melissa Yuan-Innes
Price: $1.99 USD. 10120 words. Published by Olo Books on June 16, 2011. .

Award-winning author and physician, Melissa Yuan-Innes, explores the strange new worlds of embryo transplantation ("Red"), human-ape genetic engineering ("Growing Up Sam"), and exile (two Shaolin monks banished to outer space in "Iron Monk") in an exclusive collection of her science fiction stories.
Civility in America: Essays from America's Thought Leaders    by DGI Press 
Price: $1.99 USD. 26030 words. Published on September 18, 2011. .

In 2011, The Dilenschneider Group, a strategic communications firm, sponsored a series of lectures on civility in conjunction with the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. Collected in this volume are the thoughts of six of the nation’s most insightful minds as they explore this crisis and offer their opinions as to how we can restore civility in society.
Math City    by Ahmad Amani
Price: $0.99 USD. 11030 words. Published on October 6, 2011. .

Warning: To all dear numbers of the city: Beware! A minus, called Lying Line, is prowling about. Stay away from him! You will change to zero if he should find you! Oh yes, being zero is equal to your death. This minus is armed with cold and hot weapons, including a sharp knife and a loaded gun! The sun brightened beautifully. The Lying Line got up and went to Math City (which was a book).
The Tapu Garden of Eden    by Robert Philip Bolton
Price: $3.99 USD. 28560 words. Published on October 31, 2011. .

Like 'The Whalerider', with which it has been favourably compared, this is a simple but compelling story from New Zealand with mystical qualities from a Maori cultural perspective. Fast paced and timeless, it joins generations, cultures and worlds in a spine-tingling, enriching story of community, love, people, pets and the natural world and leaves the reader feeling better for having read it.
Gema: A Trooper's Tale    by Peter Jackson
Price: $4.99 USD. 77970 words. Published on February 26, 2012. .

gema..born into a culture in the heart of borneo with a headhunter for a grandfather. years later, through life experiences she finds herself a successful business woman in the heart of rural england. george..a veteran of special forces stationed in sarawak. after retirement he ends up a wealthy, influential businessman. they come together in a clash of cultures.