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Battle of Boodicuttup Creek    by Laurel Lamperd
Price: $2.00 USD. 13690 words. Published on December 10, 2009. .

Leanna, Shane and Mitch are shocked when Charlie Buckle and Jem Gasper dam the creek. It will stop the flow of water to the pool where an injured cormorant and other birds live. They organize a petition. Is there magic in Uncle Rolly’s bullroarer? Will a mysterious Great Goanna be of help or hindrance How will Shane and Mitch avoid a fight with the Gasper boys? Suitable for 7-11 year chilren
Backyard Aquaponics    by Jamie  Brown
Price: $8.99 USD. 18340 words. Published on January 7, 2010. .

Aquaponics is the food production system of the future, combining Aquaculture and Hydroponics into a sustainable edible ecosystem. This is a DYI manual on Backyard Aquaponics using low cost and recycled materials where possible. A "Must Read" for those concerned about sustainability, self-sufficiency and the future.
Borneo Pulp    by John Francis Kinsella
Price: $2.00 USD. 148430 words. Published on January 16, 2010. .

At the end of the twentieth century the destruction of the Indonesian rainforest accelerated as vast industrial forestry complexes were planned in the untouched heart of Borneo. The promoters of one of these, backed by international banks, vied for a share in the rich rewards, heedless of the destruction to be wreaked on the habitat of the indigenous peoples and the natural environment.2
Thirsty Planet, A Novel    by Robert Tell
Price: $2.99 USD. 88610 words. Published on February 5, 2010. .

This Montaigne Medal Finalist nominee is also a multi-century whodunnit. Who killed Keesha Leder? Was it a water burglary gone wrong? Was it a dehydrated squatter trying to stave off a thirsty death? Was it the religious sect known as Sectarians trying to replenish their inventory of drinkable water? Or was it her husband, Moss, who was falling in love with his assistant, Zoe?
Oceans Rising Trilogy Part I: Eli    by Tom Pollock and Jack Seybold
Price: $1.99 USD. 70860 words. Published on February 7, 2010. .

Eli Barnes, convict and escapee, witnesses Katrina-style civil horror and failed government driven by a global warming disaster. He flees the San Francisco area as local disorder becomes chaos. Sea level rises, crippling California’s water system. Thirty million people will die of thirst and warlordism. Eli and others converge at an isolated, abandoned mountain homestead (Part III).
Richard and the Vratch    by Beatrice Gormley
Price: $2.99 USD. 32700 words. Published on February 26, 2010. .

Exploring the hills near his house, Richard sees an odd drawing and hears eerie sounds: "vratch, vratch." Is a strange animal hiding in the sagebrush, or is it Richard’s imagination? What’s the matter with Richard’s new dog? And why is that creepy scientist Dr. MacNary so interested in him? By the time Richard learns the answers, only he can save his beloved hills—and the vratches.
My Country Is Called Earth    by Lawrence John Brown
Price: Free! 29960 words. Published on February 27, 2010. .

A man worried about the world he would be leaving to his children falls asleep in 1992 and wakes up in 2076. Fearing the worst, he asks the people he meets how the major problems of 1992 were resolved. Two weeks later, he returns to his time with the answers. This book, first published in 1994 but still relevant today, is not an apocalyptic nightmare, but a look at a possible healthy future earth.
Oceans Rising Trilogy Part II: Mariah and Darcy    by Tom Pollock and Jack Seybold
Price: $1.99 USD. 56540 words. Published on March 2, 2010. .

A San Francisco mother, her two toddlers, and their grandmother survive local chaos: a global warming catastrophe — services failing, prisoners escaping, riots, national and global panic. Sea level rises. 30,000,000 people will die. The children’s father, stranded in Russia, ferrets his way to Cincinnati. The women, and others, converge at an isolated, abandoned mountain homestead (Part III).
Oceans Rising Trilogy Part III: Maxwell Acres    by Tom Pollock and Jack Seybold
Price: $1.99 USD. 66880 words. Published on March 2, 2010. .

Survivors of a global warming disaster start new lives at an isolated, abandoned mountain homestead. They have seen Antarctic eruptions, oceans rising, the East Coast destroyed, a prison break and global panic. Stragglers arrive with fresh horror stories. Mysteries of the strange homestead are solved. Reinhold Malone attempts an epic crossing of a militarized U.S. to find his family. And more...
Oceans Rising Trilogy: Complete (3 in 1)    by Tom Pollock and Jack Seybold
Price: $4.99 USD. 187320 words. Published on March 2, 2010. .

A character-driven action story of a global warming disaster and Katrina-style civil horror. Survivors from the San Francisco Bay Area endure local chaos, riots, a prison break, oceans rising, loss of the East Coast, national and international panic — they pioneer a new life at a mysterious, isolated mountain homestead. One husband attempts an epic transit of the militarized world. And more...