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Hell's Fire: A Documentary History of the American Atomic and Thermonuclear Weapons Projects, from Hiroshima to the Cold War and the War on Terror    by Lenny  Flank
Price: $9.99 USD. 140350 words. Published on September 8, 2009. .

A history of nuclear weapons, from the Manhattan Project which built the atomic bomb, to the "Mike" test which paved the way for the hydrogen bomb, to the "war on terror" which seeks an entire new generation of "earth-penetrating" nuclear bombs.
Mann on Film: It's a Mad World and other essays    by S. E. Mann
Price: Free! 29170 words. Published on December 2, 2009. .

S.E. Mann celebrates American cinema and culture in this first in a series of books on entertainment. From his Tokyo hideaway, S.E. Mann offers up a blue plate special of juicy insight garnished with humor and gushing with delicious admiration for America's most beloved institution, Hollywood.
The New Superpower    by James Hilgendorf
Price: $4.99 USD. 17260 words. Published on May 17, 2010. .

Hiroshima. The Bomb. Madness. The Buried Dream of America. Quantum Physics. Buddhism. The Individual & The Universe. Reality. Mirrors. Delusion. The Buddha. The Real Battle. The Beginning and End of Time. The Roots of America. The Lotus Sutra. Electrons. Karma. Hibakusha. The Ceremony in the Air. Revolution. The Intent of the Universe. It's all here in this book. Come on in.
Dear Mrs. Gray    by Cindy Ely
Price: $4.99 USD. 101240 words. Published on August 30, 2010. .

Dear Mrs. Gray is not just another story about overt heroism and life in the U.S. during World War II. From Warren's brushes with fame and reflections on life at Camp Wolters, to Violet's stories of survival on the home front, their love and devotion is expressed through letters to each other. Dear Mrs. Gray is a diary, love story and history lesson that delivers.
The Grapple and the Guinea Pig    by Warren Karno
Price: $3.95 USD. 36630 words. Published on December 24, 2010. .

. banned for 50 years . Is this a romantic thriller or dangerous adventure? The author’s wit and dry humour make an easy read of what must be one of the major fears of our age. This at last is a factual account of life on a real desert island, definitely not a tourist guide. The story is all the more interesting because someone drops a bomb on it! A nuclear bomb! Not a good idea.
21st Century VA Independent Study Course: Veterans and Radiation, Ionizing Radiation, External and Internal Radiation, Depleted Uranium (DU), Nuclear Weapon Testing, Hiroshima and Nagasaki    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 54750 words. Published on February 15, 2011. .

The Veterans Administration (VA) Independent Study Course on veterans and radiation provides information about ionizing and nonionizing radiation; major types of exposures to radiation that veterans may have experienced in service and health effects possibly associated with such exposures; special programs including the VA’s Ionizing Radiation Registry Examination, and much more.
21st Century Textbooks of Military Medicine - Medical Consequences of Nuclear Warfare: Radiation, Radionuclide Contamination, Power Plant Accidents, Chernobyl (Emergency War Surgery Series)    by Progressive Management
Price: $10.99 USD. 127690 words. Published on March 21, 2011. .

This authoritative textbook produced by the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute in Bethesda, Maryland provides a thorough and comprehensive description of every facet of radiation injury and treatment, not limited only to nuclear warfare.
The Effects of Nuclear Weapons - Glasstone and Dolan Authoritative Military Reference on Atomic Explosions, Blast Damage, Radiation, Fallout, EMP, Biological, Radio and Radar Effects    by Progressive Management
Price: $12.99 USD. 183340 words. Published on April 7, 2011. .

For the first time in e-book format, here is the widely-acclaimed definitive standard reference book on nuclear weapons: the final, third edition of the authoritative Department of Defense text compiled by Samuel Glasstone and Philip Dolan. Every aspect of nuclear explosions is fully detailed - the blast, radioactivity, fallout, EMP, biological damage to people, plants, and animals, and more.
2011 Master Guide to Nuclear Weapons: Nuclear Matters, Response to a Nuclear Detonation, Effects of Nuclear Weapons - Comprehensive Coverage of Atomic Weapons, Radioactivity, and Fallout    by Progressive Management
Price: $24.99 USD. 309810 words. Published on April 9, 2011. .

The most comprehensive single ebook available on nuclear weapons, with three crucial government documents: Nuclear Matters: A Practical Guide to American Nuclear Weapons; 2010 Planning Guidance for Response to a Nuclear Detonation; The Effects of Nuclear Weapons - Glasstone and Dolan Authoritative Military Reference on Atomic Explosions.
An Invitation to Kagura: Hidden Gem of the Traditional Japanese Performing Arts    by David Petersen
Price: $7.99 USD. 75120 words. Published on June 27, 2011. .

A unique, meticulously researched introduction to the exotic pageantry of kagura (Shinto theater), a performance style with roots predating even noh drama. This concise ebook version covers everything from the history of the kagura to choreography, masks, costumes, and even selected plays. If you think that Japanese theater ends with noh and kabuki...think again!