Gold Panning and other stories    by Ned Tarrington
Price: $0.99 USD. 2230 words. Published on July 4, 2009. .
This collection of five short stories combines both adventure and education suitable for reading with children. Includes “Agate Logs” (a visit to the Petrified Forest), “Gold Panning” (hunting for gold), “It’s a Big Place” (astronomy outing), “Sky Castles” (contemplation of the sky and clouds), and “The Glacier” (understanding the environment).

Hegemony and Counter-Hegemony: Marxism, Capitalism, and their Relation to Sexism, Racism, Nationalism and Authoritarianism    by Lenny  Flank
Price: $9.99 USD. 53880 words. Published on September 8, 2009. .
A critical examination of the relationship between Marxism and other social justice movements, including feminism, anti-racism, gay liberation, environmentalism, anarchism and Native activism.

Vengeful World: A Tale of Global Warming    by Dan Schwartz
Price: $2.95 USD. 30860 words. Published on October 24, 2009. .
Temperatures around the world are increasing at intense rates never before seen, hurricanes are washing entire cities off the globe, earthquakes are swallow up once peaceful homes, and Abigail Winthrop, a leading climate change researcher, is in the heart of it all. Abigail follows a bread crumb trail of clues for an environmental adventure like no other to unearth the true nature of the heat.

Ganoga    by Tony Christini
Price: $0.99 USD. 30180 words. Published on October 29, 2009. .
Lyrical pastoral novel. Social critique. Sing the song of swamp, teeming with creatures fermenting and frothing in utter calm. The swamp will mark you – the ooze anoint. Mornings you wake and wonder – Have you not grown fur and hooves? Paws and claws? Fins scales

The Cicada    by Inge Meldgaard
Price: $4.99 USD. 151190 words. Published on October 30, 2009. .
In the year 2450, Earth, having survived war, famine and environmental disaster, is finally at peace, and is governed by the World Federation of Nations. At a principal research site in Melbourne, Australia, and at four similar facilities, scientists are assaulted and vital data stolen. Federation investigators soon realise they are dealing with a dark conspiracy that stretches across the globe.

The Green Manifesto    by Ulhas Latkar
Price: $0.99 USD. 5840 words. Published on November 11, 2009. .
This book is based on a true story of the transformation of a village in remote part of India. It describes the efforts of a young boy, wise for his years, to help turn the badly polluted village and its surroundings into a green heaven that it once was. The story tells us that we have the solutions at hand, but they need to be identified

Solar Girl and Lunar Boy    by Gabriel Constans
Price: $4.00 USD. 4810 words. Published on November 16, 2009. .
Solar Girl and Lunar Boy is a delightful collection of children stories that taps into their personal inner light to vanquish fear of the unknown (Solar Girl); humorously transforms a common experience from sadness to joy (No Smiling On Wednesdays); breaks stereotypes and teaches earthquake safety in Quake, Shake and Roll; and explores the world of ants and the environment, in As Precious As Gold.

And the Angels Sang    by Lorina Stephens
Price: $4.95 USD. 64490 words. Published by Five Rivers Chapmanry on November 18, 2009. .
In this her fifth book, Lorina Stephens presents a provocative collection of speculative short fiction, from dystopia to utopia, written over the past twenty-five years. Some stories have appeared previously in publications such as On Spec and Sword & Sorceress X, while some make their debut.

The Happy Minimalist    by Peter Lawrence
Price: $7.00 USD. 19230 words. Published on November 23, 2009. .
The Happy Minimalist is an easy read that is both timely and timeless. Written by someone who actually lives the life he advocates and consequently enjoys the many benefits of it. The author walked away from a well paying job well before the normal retirement age. He does not depend on any drugs — prescribed or otherwise. These and many more are the benefits of being a minimalist.