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Reggie Rocketship and His Galaxy of Secrets    by Ben Campbell
Price: $0.99 USD. 60620 words. Published on January 5, 2011. .

Reggie Rocketship is the luckiest boy in San Francisco. He’d discovered a Dr. Seuss handwritten story in his house. He was the luckiest boy until two thieves show up to steal the exquisitely handwritten tale.
The Three Great Ships of Isambard Kingdom Brunel    by Ciamar Price
Price: Free! 3180 words. Published by Ragged Angel Ltd  on January 13, 2011. .

During his career, Isambard Kingdom Brunel built three ships. Each was the largest vessel of their time when launched, and each represented a technological leap forward in ship design. These pieces were originally written for learning packs about historic engineering, and designed as a summary and introduction to the ships. Download the ebook free here.
Early Railways    by Ciamar Price
Price: Free! 4220 words. Published by Ragged Angel Ltd  on January 13, 2011. .

This is a set of short pieces about unusual early railways. The Surrey Iron Railway the first public railway, the South Devon atmospheric railway, and the North Star, the first broad gauge engine which outlived the rails it ran on. It concludes with a selection of other steam engines, as ideas for projects and further research.
The Miraculous Plot of Leiter & Lott    by Jonathan Lowe
Price: $4.99 USD. 89580 words. Published by Crossroad Press  on April 1, 2011. .

What do a handsome optics engineer and a lovely TV producer have in common? They are both about to see the world in an entirely new light. But not before risking their lives in the process. David Standell and Valerie Lott are strangers to each other--and to themselves--until quantum physics lends its profound entanglement.
ViraVax    by Bill Ransom
Price: $4.99 USD. 101670 words. Published by WordFire Press  on July 4, 2011. .

In the private laboratory known as ViraVax, Rico Toledo has uncovered a horrifying truth. In this place, run by a mysterious group called the Children of Eden, the worst suspicions of ex-intelligence officer Toledo have been confirmed: his partner has been genetically programmed for assassination—and Toledo may have been altered too. Author's preferred text.
Burn    by Bill Ransom
Price: $4.99 USD. 93540 words. Published by WordFire Press  on July 15, 2011. .

A vivid thriller in the vein of Michael Crichton & Tom Clancy, BURN takes genetic research one step into a terrifying future: mankind's most frightening weapon, the man-made GenoVax contagion, brings a horrible death. When it is unleashed, the human race will know what it is like to burn. . . . From the author of Jaguar and ViraVax and the coauthor, with Frank Herbert, of The Jesus Incident.
Pumps and Hydraulic Rams - With Numerous Engravings and Diagrams, Paul Hasluck    by Richard Jemmett
You set the price! 34270 words. Published on August 13, 2011. .

Written by Paul Hasluck this book was published in 1907. The book has been re-published from the original and contains the whole script, diagrams and formulas. The book has been reformatted to help reading on ebook readers and is not just a scanned copy of the original
Methane Production Guide - how to make biogas. Three simple anaerobic digesters for home construction (Jemmett Engineering Energy Guides)    by Richard Jemmett
You set the price! 5460 words. Published on August 28, 2011. .

The book starts by describing the basic properties of methane or biogas. This gas can be made using simple apparatus and a process know as anaerobic digestion. Anaerobic digestion is one of the most common biological procedures in nature, as the name implies, it means to carry or breakdown in the absence of air. Once you know the principles of this process it is possible to make biogas in small or
Air Force One: The Final Mission    by Joel Cohen
Price: $9.99 USD. 23080 words. Published by DonnaInk Publications  on October 2, 2011. .

On September 8, 2001, the Air Force decommissioned SAM 27000 and gave it on permanent loan to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA. Documentary filmmakers Joel Haskell Cohen and Michael Cohen have chronicled the historic final days of the most famous aircraft in the world.
Stovall's Producer's Blueprint    by Sto Vall
Price: $9.99 USD. 11370 words. Published on October 27, 2011. .

The Industry's Secret to Becoming Rich from Your Music Implementing Strategies from Today's Hottest Superproducers