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When History Enters the House: Essays from Central Europe, 1992-1996    by Micheal Blumenthal
Price: $9.99 USD. 57840 words. Published by Pleasure Boat Studio on August 20, 2009. .

“Blumenthal uses his exceptional powers of observation to look at Central Europe from an America an perspective, and re-view America from a Hungarian vantage point. (He) has a poet's eye for the telling detail, an expatriate's appreciation for cultural paradox, and the passion to see beyond both, to the salient heart of human and political dilemmas. This is a wise, witty book…” Eva Hoffman
The Shadow Master    by David Chacko
Price: $6.99 USD. 85360 words. Published by Foremost Press  on February 12, 2010. .

TIME. An archeologist found dead in his hotel room suddenly ran out of it. His brother Klement, a former intelligence agent, suspects his death was as unnatural as the things he did in a race against it. Klement joins the chase for an invaluable book that is a monument to it. A beautiful art dealer, a mass killer, and an invisible man all rock around this clock.
Running The World: Budapest, Hungary    by Blaze Travel Guides
Price: $2.99 USD. 2310 words. Published by Taylor Chase on August 31, 2010. .

The routes, maps, stats, and cultural information you need to safely - and happily - run Budapest, Hungary's sparkling capital city. Brought to you by Blaze Travel Guides, a not-for-profit resource of international guides for active travelers.
After Eden    by Eva Maria Knabenbauer
Price: $4.99 USD. 36450 words. Published by Amolibros  on March 31, 2011. .

Having been kidnapped the night before, Alexander regains consciousness and finds himself tied up – legs and feet – imprisoned within a cold and dismal cellar. He fights the rising panic and asks himself: where am I? How did I get there? Is this because of Tunchen? His suspicion that he is deemed responsible for East German Stasi crimes gradually turns into certainty.
Waking Beauty    by Alexandra Ares
Price: $3.99 USD. 16940 words. Published by Smart Media New York on April 29, 2011. .

An original, dark, funny three act play, with a strong female lead, blending the European and American culture and angst. A modern tragedy, a social vaudeville, and indirect a political play with an absurd and neo-feminist touch, coming from the tradition of Bertolt Brecht’s Three Penny Opera, Wendy Wasserstein’s Heidi Chronicles and David Hare’s Amy’s View.
Sceptic at Large    by Roger Helmer MEP
Price: $5.99 USD. 60440 words. Published by Bretwalda Books  on May 12, 2011. .

A controversial critique of the European Union by maverick Conservative MEP Roger Helmer. If you want to understand British politics from the right of centre viewpoint then this book is essential. "Well-informed and merciless" - Lord Nigel Lawson. "Our national debate is the richer for a Sceptic at Large," Rt Hon. John Redwood MP.
Miorita Blues    by Adrian Matei
Price: $2.99 USD. 19830 words. Published on August 19, 2011. .

13 povestiri scrise între 1995 și 2010.
Brittle Lives    by Steve Mierzejewski
Price: $2.99 USD. 66410 words. Published on November 8, 2011. .

There are people who are too sensitive for this world. You will meet some of them in these stories. For such personalities, love, in all its positive and negative aspects, will serve as the defining test. This is why it is the central theme for a majority of these stories. All of the stories are set in Poland and highlight, in an indirect way, different aspects of Polish culture.
Fitness Mosaics - A collection of articles on health and fitness    by Mark Hailey
Price: $3.99 USD. 8420 words. Published on November 19, 2011. .

Mark R. Hailey's collection of magazine and blog articles comes together in one book entitled Fitness Mosaics. Mark writes on a number of health and fitness topics ranging from understanding metabolism, working with weights, and knowing that you are genetically programmed to succeed in fitness… to his personal accounts of Eastern European fitness habits and the discovery of Yoga.
Vagabond Shoes    by Jean Burnett
Price: $2.99 USD. 72270 words. Published on December 7, 2011. .

After a series of personal and financial catastrophes the author ran away for a year following in the footsteps of Victorian women travellers. Veering from France to Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, through India, California, Central America and Cuba, this is a wry look at life on the road from a woman who has been there, done that and usually couldn’t afford to buy the T-shirt.