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Good Morning Corfu: Living Abroad Against All Odds    by David A. Ross
Price: $4.99 USD. 46030 words. Published by Open Books on October 22, 2009. .

Often funny, always thoughtful, and surprisingly esoteric in nature, the forty-four short essays written by award-winning author David A. Ross deal with expatriate living in detail - from myth to reality, from novelty to stagnation, from glorious experiences to down-right gory experiences, and back again.
A Winter Garden    by David A. Ross
Price: $4.99 USD. 110580 words. Published by Open Books on November 18, 2009. .

With his longtime Greek friend Modestos Thromos at his side, Doran plants a winter garden; and as he patiently tills the Grecian soil, he reclaims his integrity, his sense of joy, and his humanity.
Mighty Hammer Down    by David J Guyton
Price: Free! 134710 words. Published on January 3, 2010. .

The small flames of the old magic roar to mighty infernos; burning some and lighting the way for others. Great beasts now walk the earth again, and the gods themselves have come down to influence the world of man once more. But the new god of war is not interested in their agenda. He fights with all his might for the freedom of mankind, struggling to bring light to the coming darkness.
The Case of Einstein's Violin    by William Sullivan
Price: $4.95 USD. 122310 words. Published on February 1, 2010. .

When Ana Smyth inherits Albert Einstein's violin case and sells it on eBay, she suddenly finds herself dodging international spies. A tip that her long-dead father may be alive sends her racing through Europe to discover her family's past——and a lost formula for quantum gravity.
The Beekeeper - from the collection: 'Night Flight from Marabar'    by Karen Overman-Edmiston
Price: Free! 8530 words. Published on April 19, 2010. .

Many years ago, the beekeeper struck a terrible bargain. He could have as much wealth as he wanted and a life as long as he wished. In return, however, he must secure the lease of a thousand souls for one year. Set on the Greek island of Kythera this story captures daily life and culture as it is today and gives insights into human nature as it has been for thousands of years. A haunting story.
Pandemic Predator, a Mary MacIntosh novel    by Maureen Meehan Aplin
Price: $4.99 USD. 88450 words. Published on July 22, 2010. .

A serial killer is on the loose using the deadly strain of the H5N1 virus as a murder weapon. His selected targets are young, beautiful women with a connection to a European sex trade. His signature is a strange, hand-drawn tattoo on each woman's inner thigh which taken together, lead Mary MacIntosh and the FBI to clues of sacred burial grounds around the world.
Xenos: A Novel    by David A. Ross
Price: $4.99 USD. 64960 words. Published by Open Books on August 10, 2010. .

Sometimes the only way to find yourself is to leave behind everything you've ever known... and become a stranger.
Project Daedalus    by Thomas Hoover
Price: Free! 124260 words. Published on August 19, 2010. .

(Bantam Books 1991) Publisher’s Weekly “Hoover’s characters double-deal their way through settings ranging from the Acropolis to the inside of a superplane that skims the edge of space –- the ultimate in death-dealing. A secret agreement between the Russian military and the Yakuza, Japanese crime lords, threatens to shift the balance of world power.”
The Battle Honours of the Royal Hampshire Regiment    by Rupert Matthews
Price: $7.90 USD. 30990 words. Published by Bretwalda Books  on August 27, 2010. .

Men from Hampshire have for generations fought in the ranks of the Royal Hampshire Regiment, or its predecessors. All 160 Battle Honours of the regiment are featured in this book, including Blenheim, Minden, Barrosa, Kabul, Paardeburg, Mons, The Somme, Mesopotamia, Ypres, Passchendaele, Dunkirk, North Africa, Sicily, D-Day and Rhine Crossing.
The latin alphabet    by Thierry H.  De Mortain
Price: $9.90 USD. 6150 words. Published on August 29, 2010. .

This book follows the book 'The Greek alphabet'. For the first time ever, it tries to establish a potential relationship between the latin letters and the latin language. It's illustrated with many explanatory pictures.