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Jews in Prison    by Don Canaan
Price: $0.99 USD. 9650 words. Published on July 27, 2011. .

There were, in 2007, more than 50,000 people incarcerated in prison facilities in Ohio. And only about 50 inmates were Jewish. This book examines the status of Jewish inmates in Ohio's prisons, how they live and how they survive in a penal situation where only about.001 percent of the prison population is Jewish. Many Jews on the street do not realize there are, nor do they care about J
The Book of Emet: The TRUE Story of Jesus    by Martin Vesole
Price: $3.99 USD. 27400 words. Published on August 8, 2011. .

This is the English translation of the Book of Emet, found in a cave outside of Nazareth in present-day Israel. It dates from 30 to 40 years after the death of Jesus of Nazareth. The author of this book is Jesus’ best friend from childhood, Emet son of Chaim. The Book of Emet tells a significantly different story of the life and death of Jesus than is found in the gospels of the New Testament.
Rise, A Novel of Contemporary Israel    by Yosef Gotlieb
Price: $7.99 USD. 116940 words. Published on August 17, 2011. .

Lilah Kedem, an expat long resident in Boston, returns to her native Israel in an attempt to heal a family rift. She encounters a society different from the one she remembered and now plagued by extremism and disillusionment. When the attacks imperil those dear to her, Lilah joins the hunt for the perpetrators and becomes part of a citizens movement, Jews and Arabs, striving for a new Israel.
Putting Asunder And Other Stories    by Les Broad
Price: $0.99 USD. 17270 words. Published on September 2, 2011. .

In this little group of short stories your author has taken a wrong turning somewhere and ended up writing about romance and relationships. Although the stories are fictional, each has a solid grounding in real events. The author knows this to be so because those events, even the more unusual and improbable ones, happened to him.
Congress May Fool America, but they won't fool God!    by C. Edward Miller
Price: $4.99 USD. 6130 words. Published on September 8, 2011. .

The Republican and Tea Party Congressmen seem to be interested only in personal gain--as they want "my way or the highway" on all issues presented to them in Congress. Could it be that the God of Israel is hardening their hearts along with the hearts of White America that is still full of hate for Black Americans after 400 years of Slavery?
Automatic: Liner Notes from R.E.M.'s Automatic for the People    by Matthue Roth
Price: $1.99 USD. 15980 words. Published on September 22, 2011. .

R.E.M. released the album "Automatic for the People" in 1992. I was 14. I was about to fall in love. My best friend was about to fall into a coma. I hadn't learned how to play air guitar yet, but I was about to. And every song on that album was screaming my name.
On the Trails of Tradition: Explorations of Jewish Life and Learning    by Eliezer Segal
Price: $7.99 USD. 35820 words. Published by Quid Pro Books on September 24, 2011. .

Academic rivalries, medical ethics, child brides, vegetarianism, aversion to pork, gift-giving—these and other familiar issues have a fascinating history among the diverse communities that have contributed to the Jewish tradition. Unfortunately this enthralling lore is often known only to scholarly specialists or readers of esoteric academic journals. Dr. Segal reveals them in pithy, fun essays.
Matzohball    by Sol Weinstein
Price: $2.99 USD. 38770 words. Published by Combustoica  on September 27, 2011. .

Things are smoking in El Tiparillo when the Holy Land’s superest, secretest agent Israel Bond is called to wield his weaponized mezuzah to save innocent lives and formerly-innocent lasses in a rebellion. Will fend off the assassins, the vicious wildlife, and the mysterious Herbie while seducing the island’s array of fascinating and exotic women... or will it be the other way around?
You Only Live Until You Die    by Sol Weinstein
Price: $2.99 USD. 49690 words. Published by Combustoica  on September 27, 2011. .

All good things come to an end... When Israel Bond, Agent Oy-Oy-7, is drawn to Japan, he finds himself lost in a culture of miniaturized cars, oversized Buddhas, and danger around every tight turn. But what will spell the end of Oy-Oy-7? Will it be the deadly price of his high-stakes game of Monopoly? At the hands of the villain who got away? Does Oy-Oy-7 end with a whimper or a bang, or both?
For Signs and for Seasons    by Eliezer Segal
Price: $7.99 USD. 34430 words. Published by Quid Pro Books on October 1, 2011. .

A diverse collection of essays on the cycle of Jewish holy days. Each explores the interplay between the Torah and its interpretations by diverse types of personalities, ideologies and historical events. Written from a non-dogmatic perspective by an expert in Judaism, the essays were originally newspaper columns; they are designed to entertain and educate a wide audience with Segal's witty style.