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The Sullivan Saga: Memories of an Overseas Childhood    by Maureen Sullivan
Price: $8.99 USD. 89990 words. Published on May 6, 2010. .

These are the exotic, funny and sometimes bittersweet stories of an overseas childhood in Asia & Africa from 1957-1972. The author is the daughter of a State Dept. diplomat and through her stories, you can begin to appreciate the adaptability of children to other cultures and the fortitude of parents trying to raise their children to be citizens of the world as well as good Americans overseas.
The Reluctant Traveller    by Bill Lumley
Price: $3.99 USD. 78660 words. Published by Prospera Publishing  on July 13, 2010. .

“It’s hard not to warm to the author” – The Sunday Telegraph. Fleeing the world of freelance business journalism in London, self-confessed coward Lumley inadvertently finds himself joining a treacherous expedition to find a legendary lost mountain in the northern highlands of war-ravaged Ethiopia.
on the Trail of the Real St George    by Oliver Hayes
Price: $4.99 USD. 20780 words. Published by Bretwalda Books  on September 8, 2010. .

Dragon-slayer, English hero, martyr, warrior, soldier and saint — St George has been all these things. But who was the real St George? This fascinating book draws on the most recent academic research into folklore and legends to put together an accurate account of St George’s original life story, and how he has developed in folklore and legend to become what he is today.
Adopt Without Debt: Creative Ways to Cover the Cost of Adoption    by Julie Gumm
Price: $9.99 USD. 24330 words. Published on May 21, 2011. .

"Adopt Without Debt" shows you how to find extra money in your household budget, apply for grants, and fundraise in order to build your family without saddling it with debt. With over $80,000 worth of creative fundraising ideas from more than 30 adoptive families, “Adopt Without Debt” shows you how to fulfill your adoption dream without signing away your financial freedom.
No Fixed Destination: Eleven Stories of Life, Love, Travel (Townsend 11 Vol 1)    by Townsend 11
Price: $2.99 USD. 30010 words. Published on August 12, 2011. .

This collection of 11 personal essays, memoirs, and true stories from Townsend 11, a group of award-winning writers, takes readers on emotional journeys and adventures around the world. If you like to read the stories published in Travelers’ Tales, Lonely Planet, and other creative nonfiction anthologies, you’ll love No Fixed Destination.
Richard Blaine    by Jodie M. Christian
Price: $1.99 USD. 42140 words. Published on September 9, 2011. .

Richard Blaine gives essence to the question that has puzzled many for years – Who was Rick before he opened Rick’s Café? Even for the younger generation who may not have experienced the movie classic, the book Richard Blaine is still a thrilling tale and a valuable lesson to remember always that freedom and liberty, unless given away belong to everyone
Incentivize    by Tom Spears
Price: $2.99 USD. 91880 words. Published on November 5, 2011. .

Geologist Julia McCoy is in her first job, and seems to be the most unlikely person ever to challenge management at Matrix Corporation's Ethiopian mining subsidiary. Despite the apparent risks, she pushes EthioCupro's top two executives too far. She soon finds herself alone in the Afar desert with an injured companion, but that is only a part of what is in store for her.
March on Magdala    by Mason McCann Smith
Price: $3.99 USD. 179100 words. Published on March 16, 2012. .

In 1868 Queen Victoria’s British empire was at the height of its power. But one nation challenged British dominion: Ethiopia’s mystical Emperor Theodore had delivered his people from the rule of the Turks, but his heroic arrogance was about to bring the full strength of the British army crashing down on his kingdom.
Constructing Qatar: Migrant Narratives from the Margins of the Global System    by Andrew Gardner
Price: $2.99 USD. 37090 words. Published on April 5, 2012. .

Every year, tens of thousands of men and women from South Asia, Africa, and other parts of the world journey to Qatar and the other petroleum-rich states of the Arabian peninsula to work. Constructing Qatar, containing eighteen meticulously crafted migrant stories and two photo essays, is an attempt to illuminate the experiences and perspectives of these transnational laborers.
Stonechild and the Emperor    by Jim Burk
Price: $4.99 USD. 212690 words. Published on April 21, 2012. .

Russell Stonechild evades the Nazi blitzkrieg in Belgium, returning to England with additional secrets of the Enigma Machine. Members of the British War Council determine to use Russell to delay the return of Emperor Haile Selassie to the war front in Ethiopia. Haile Selassie obtains Russell’s reassignment. Flying boats deliver Russell to British controlled Khartoum in the Sudan.