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A Hijacked Life    by Scott Reeves
Price: $3.99 USD. 55660 words. Published on October 12, 2009. .

A terminally ill elderly woman finds a book of spells that enables her to magically switch bodies with the new step-mother of her estranged son, who is slowly taking the dying woman’s place in her son’s affections.
Moving in the Right Direction    by Bruce Nemovitz
Price: $5.95 USD. 19640 words. Published on December 15, 2009. .

Moving in the Right Direction shares Bruce's experience and expertise on the many issues involved when seniors consider moving from their long-term home. Now seniors all across the country -- as well as the friends and family who care for them -- can turn to this simple, direct, and comprehensive guide as they make this important transition.
A Timely Death    by Genia Stemper
Price: Free! 53700 words. Published on April 11, 2010. .

Grace has a gorgeous home in the hills of Southern California, a loving husband and two grown daughters. But just as Grace begins to enjoy her newfound freedom, her kids and grandchildren move back into the house. Then, when her father dies suddenly, she must care for her ailing mother. Grace reaches her emotional brink, and the family is forced to make a controversial decision.
A Cry Unheard: New Insights into the Medical Consequences of Loneliness    by James J. Lynch
Price: $9.99 USD. 136150 words. Published by Bancroft Press on June 17, 2010. .

Every year, millions of lonely people, unable to communicate with their fellow human beings, die broken-hearted, long before their time. It is a silent epidemic, says Dr. James Lynch, hailed by many of our nation's leading medical experts as a pioneer and visionary in the field of mind/body/interpersonal health. A groundbreaking work, A Cry Unheard connects loneliness and heart disease.
Pretty Piece of Work Vol. 1    by Shannon L. Arrant
Price: $0.99 USD. 13170 words. Published on June 30, 2010. .

A collection of short stories from Shannon L. Arrant, featuring the four new stories Jasmine Forever, Chaos, Unity and The Truth as well as the previously released works Brilliance, Shadows of Self, Chameleon, and Canary in a Coal Mine.
Law and the Search for Community    by Joel F. Handler
Price: $4.99 USD. 63830 words. Published by Quid Pro Books on July 13, 2010. .

This enduring study of law and organizations that change the community--the core relations of citizen and state--takes aim at real problems that resonate today and the limits of bureaucracy: health care, medical consent, pollution, special ed, care for the elderly and poor. A recognized sociolegal classic by a UCLA law prof, first published by Penn Press, now in digital edition with 2010 Foreword.
The Legacy    by Troy Veenstra
Price: $0.99 USD. 2960 words. Published by Veenstra Publishing  on August 8, 2010. .

Unlike death, real love. A love that most of us shall never know or experiecne first hand lives on past death. True love never dies but gets stronger with time and age.
Caring for the Elderly    by Janice Daugharty
Price: $1.99 USD. 2770 words. Published on August 9, 2010. .

Hun is ninety-some-odd years old and at the mercy of a bitter, controlling black woman hired by the family to keep their beloved relative at home till she dies. When Hun's two grand-nieces show up one fall morning for a visit, the caregiver cranks her meanness up a notch. She gets them told! Hun cries...
Life with the Ladies of Low Arvie    by Linda Watson
Price: $6.00 USD. 64060 words. Published on August 15, 2010. .

The sequel to 'The Ladies of Low Arvie', this book tells the story of Low Arvie farm life from 2004 to 2010 in which we faced many more challenges on our Scottish farm and almost saw the end of our dream. More tales from the cow shed are interspersed with my journey to fulfil my dream to gain a University degree and the continuation of my filial duties to my mother, now ninety-two years of age.
Frances    by Janice Daugharty
Price: $1.99 USD. 990 words. Published on August 30, 2010. .

I first met this Frances at a nursing home where my daddy lived for awhile before he died. She walked up to me in the hall and asked should she give them milk with their food. Next time she asked me to bring her a trouble-free "itty-bitty baby." And then I found out that this Frances was a serial kidnapper of other patients' baby dolls. She reminded me of that other Frances, my deceased mother.