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A View From My Window - 15 Sermons of Hope and Assurance    by A. Knighton Stanley
Price: $5.99 USD. 41920 words. Published by Fideli Publishing on July 13, 2009. .

For over 40 years, Dr. Stanley’s preaching has attempted to move a complex, sophisticated community beyond the 'kindergarten' Christianity of its childhood to a powerful, relevant gospel that reconciles their complex lives while affirming the simple truth that in spite of all of our shortcomings, we are all God's beloved children. This volume illuminates his life and ministry.
Motor City Shambler: A Bob the Zombie Novel    by Joshua Calkins-Treworgy
Price: $3.99 USD. 47740 words. Published by Rob Preece on July 20, 2009. .

Robert Johnson was out for a hike when a stranger ran up and bit a chunk out of his arm. It's a strange behavior, but Johnson patches himself up as best he can and heads for home--Detroit. When he wakes up, he sees the news--there's a weird infection out there, an infection that comes to be known as zombies. Very funny.
Newton Steel, Rime of the White Whale, and Trilogy(April 23rd, Ode to the Muskrat, On the Passing of the Mantis)    by Fayette Jones-Ziegler
Price: $5.99 USD. 10530 words. Published on October 22, 2009. .

A celebration of the spirit of a little known depression era labor strike, a commeration of Coleridge and Melville, and a collection of three rather Wordsworthian shorter works by the late black and Cherokee poetess from Detroit, Fayette Jones-Ziegler are offered here for your consideration and pleasure.
Detroit: A City on the Brink    by Kyle W. Bell
Price: $0.99 USD. 3500 words. Published on December 17, 2009. .

An academic look at the economic situation in Detroit, Michigan. Kyle Bell focuses on the recent revival taking place within the city of Detroit and the failed history of past attempts.
Sworn for Mackinaw    by James Spurr
Price: $2.99 USD. 94940 words. Published by Double Edge Press  on May 6, 2010. .

The first in James Spurr's Historical Series, Sworn for Mackinaw begins in pre-war Detroit with business and family man Oliver Williams and his brother-in-law, Captain William Lee. Both men stake their futures on a new venture: the fast sailing sloop Friends Good Will. When war erupts, it causes tension between friends, strains on blood bonds, and the unforeseen peril of carrying a secret cargo.
The Magician's Wrestler    by Roger E Craig
Price: $2.99 USD. 33910 words. Published on October 15, 2010. .

Roger Craig's fourth novel but the first of his “Magician’s” series, brings together a quartet of diverse entertainers who live together as a family. Readers will cheer their successes and sympathize with their failures . Eric Hightower is a magician and a lawyer who at one time or another drowns both careers in alcohol.
Warm Winter    by Keith Blenman
Price: $0.99 USD. 9740 words. Published on November 24, 2010. .

A retired cop spins a yarn about a bounty hunter who tracked down and collected the reward on a woman who euthenized her son.
Silent Lynx: Heart of Detroit Series    by Sylvia Hubbard
Price: Free! 10190 words. Published on December 26, 2010. .

Spoil, defiant Tanae would like nothing better than her father to leave her alone and let her do what she wants to do despite his warnings that her life could be in jeopardy. One night, she sneaks away from home, but before long she's in the hands of a strong powerful kidnapper who would like nothing more than to ring her neck.
Moved Out of Our Comfort Zone    by Phyllis Porter Dolislager
Price: Free! 7990 words. Published on January 16, 2011. .

We moved three times in twelve months! From Boynton Beach, Fl To Palm Beach, FL To West Palm Beach, FL To Townsend, TN From a 3-bedroom ranch to two condos to a log cabin--in the Smoky Mountains--with black bears as visitors. After 24 years in the same job, Ron changed jobs two times those 12 months. Ron’s sister also passed away, in Detroit, and he was the executor of her estate.
I Am Nature    by J.M. McDermott
Price: $0.99 USD. 1880 words. Published by Apex Publications on January 30, 2011. .

J.M. McDermott's surreal fantasy short "I Am Nature" explores the decay of a great American city (Detroit) while ruminating on the terrible hold of addiction (both drugs and things more... esoteric).