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By Heart: A Mother's Story of Children and Learning at Home    by Kathleen Melin
Price: $4.95 USD. 40340 words. Published by Clover Valley Press on April 11, 2010. .

If you or someone you know is considering home schooling, this book will give you an inside look at the experience. "By Heart" introduces readers to a family discovering a freer form of education complete with some joy and some struggle. Issues such as the home school decision, socialization, and the economics of co-parenting are examined in this delightful and provocative memoir.
The Purple Golf Cart: Stories of an Unconventional Grandma    by Ronni Sanlo
Price: $10.00 USD. 78690 words. Published on April 27, 2010. .

The true story of a Florida woman who hid her lesbian identity for two decades. When she finally came out, she lost custody of her young children, thrusting her into activism. But it was her irreverent sense of humor that helped her to survive. It's a story of resilience and passion for social justice. Homelessness, depression, failed relationships gave way to forgiveness, success, and self love.
Dear Jack: Tracking the journey from only child to big brother    by Scott T. Holland
Price: $4.99 USD. 27140 words. Published on May 2, 2010. .

A series of letters from a father to his three-year-old son, written during his wife's pregnancy with Baby Two. The focus is how the new baby will change the family dynamic, but the letters also touch on the issues of raising a three-year-old, placing him in a difficult day care situation and facing the death of a great-grandparent.
The Tapestry of Grace - Crafted by the Divine Weaver    by Lorraine Miller
Price: $5.99 USD. 77080 words. Published on May 7, 2010. .

A memoir, Lorraine Miller writes of her incredible spiritual journey, both heartbreaking and inspiring. She weaves a multi-colored tapestry of her quest to true self with startling revelations and quantum-consciousness experiences. Annotated with astrological insights which give validation to her life events, this book is timely and can help others learn how to navigate these confusing times.
Paris, Moi, and the Gang: A Memoir...of Sorts    by Frances Gendlin
Price: $5.95 USD. 128860 words. Published on May 10, 2010. .

In this entertaining fictional memoir, readers are drawn into the daily adventures of an expat in Paris—a writer working on a new travel guide, while she and her "gang" of friends are living the life so many Americans can only dream of. Fran’s intimate relationship with Paris—both past and present—sings on every page, reminding us why this city stands alone in the world's imagination.
Nowhere Near Manhood    by Michael Mecherikoff
Price: $12.99 USD. 36760 words. Published on May 15, 2010. .

In his "laugh-out-loud" debut, author Michael Mecherikoff captures the timeless episodes of American boyhood—from bringing home a stray dog to discovering pornography, toilet-papering houses to underage drinking. With charm, wit, nostalgia, and humor, this book takes readers on an endearing and hilarious trip back in time to relive the joy, the pain, the danger and the laughter of childhood.
Fat Boy Thin Man    by Michael Prager
Price: $9.99 USD. 45430 words. Published on May 27, 2010. .

From early childhood, the author was fat until he was obese, and stayed that way into his 30s. Then, haltingly and churlishly, he undertook the practices and treatments designed for alcoholics, until his life got better and stayed that way. He now has been in a normal-size body for 20 years, and shares the methods he believes will work for many others who give them a try.
Largest Island In The Sea    by Jeffrey M. Green
Price: $7.99 USD. 77600 words. Published by Vox Humana Books  on May 31, 2010. .

Naples is an overactive city of nobility and squalor, sprawling in the menacing shadow of Vesuvius, and Sicily. At the age of 60, Jeffrey Green finally got there.It meant much more to him than an echo of his Manhattan childhood, for he had been living in Israel since 1973, was now a citizen of Mediterranean civilization himself.
Before The Road Came    by Florida Town
Price: $1.99 USD. 50720 words. Published on June 2, 2010. .

Sixty years ago, Britannia was the home of the largest copper mine in the British Empire. Several thousand people lived in its two main communities: The Townsite and The Beach. It was a scant 50 miles from Vancouver, but was accessible only boat. Before The Road Came is a story about life in that isolated mining camp, during WW2.
Turning Sixty - Prematurely    by Patrick Triplett
Price: $0.99 USD. 37250 words. Published on June 5, 2010. .

This is a story of my life, beginning when I turned 60 and having a hard time dealing with it, and recalling the day I turned six. The book tells of my memories growing up, and an event that would change my life forever.