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Machu Picchu and the Incas    by Brian Lawrenson
Price: $3.99 USD. 12070 words. Published on August 5, 2010. .

This is the story of a couples search to explore and understand the culture of the Incas and the meaning behind the legendary lost city of the Incas, Machu Picchu. They meet the people behind the legends and visit Lake Titicaca the legendary birthplace of the Incas. Illustrated with color photographs.
Flight of the Shaman    by
Price: Free! 188340 words. Published on October 31, 2010. .

Flight of the Shaman is a tale of two continents; the New World of the Incas, and the role of the Europeans in subjugating that society for gold. The time frame is also juxtaposed - from that of the Elizabethan age - to that of the first half of the last century. The heroes of the work are a young boy and his grandad, it is they who seek to help a young Inca princess escape the evil Shaman.
A Brief History Of The Incas: From Rise, Through Reign, To Ruin    by Brien Foerster
Price: $4.95 USD. 23810 words. Published on April 8, 2011. .

I wrote this book because as a frequent visitor to Cuzco, and the Inca world, there are no economically priced and pocket sized Inca history books available in Peru or in fact anywhere in English. The book covers the complete history of the Inca from their roots, to their downfall as the result of the Spanish conquest. Many color photos and maps guide the reader through the story of the Inca.
The Achievements and the Days Book II. from Tribes to Empires    by Roland Maes
Price: $5.99 USD. 103140 words. Published on April 14, 2011. .

The second book follows the evolution of hominids to homo sapiens, their socialization and humanization and the development of the early pre-Christian empires. There are extensive discussions that start at pre-history and proceed through written history ending at the present. Interesting facts and observations are interspersed throughout; these points certainly add spice to the presentation.
My Father's America - Volume One - The New World    by Walter Lorenz
Price: $4.99 USD. 171800 words. Published on July 12, 2011. .

The first of an eight book series by the late Walter Lorenz about the history of America. The first volume begins by focusing on the formation of the continent, the migration of the Cro-Magnon, and the vast array of Native Americans. Also a look at the world outside the continent. It continues with the voyage of Columbus and those that followed, with special focus on the Conquistadors.
Inca    by Geoff Micks
Price: $2.99 USD. 205620 words. Published on August 14, 2011. .

Inca is the story of Haylli Yupanki, a man who served three generations of emperors only to watch his whole world shatter and shatter again, leaving nothing behind but his memories and his pride. Hiding in the jungle with the last of the unsubjugated Inca, Haylli transcribes his memoirs from quipus –the Inca’s writing system of knotted string– into Spanish with the help of a captured priest.
The Tree That Walked    by Alan Grainger
Price: $1.59 USD. 52970 words. Published on September 3, 2011. .

Never quite believing they were actually doing it, two old age pensioners from Ireland go to Peru on a journey of adventure and discovery and wind up staying in a hut in the Amazonian Rainforest six hours away from the nearest village, by canoe.
Cannibal Island    by Cornell DeVille
Price: $4.99 USD. 73920 words. Published by Musa Publishing  on March 28, 2012. .

I'll never forget my father's dying request: "The disk is near Lima. Find it!" The Conquistadors never found the Treasure. Long before the Spaniards arrived in Peru, the Incas had built a massive pyramid on a fog-shrouded island in the Pacific.I only learned of its existence after Angus Callahan and his little monkey wandered into my life on that gray November morning. Now my adventure begins.
May 20, 2012 and the forgotten Prophecy of Joel    by C. Edward Miller
Price: $4.99 USD. 2400 words. Published on April 24, 2012. .

Joel 2 - The Day of Yahweh and the Restoration of the Name Yahweh! Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in My Holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; for the day of our Elohim is coming, for it is at hand: A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, in the morning. His real name will be spoken during and after disasters--for salvation is his.