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Tracce d'aeroplano    by Francesco Lolli
Price: $1.99 USD. 12540 words. Published on August 27, 2010. .

Sono un neurologo di ormai cinquantadue anni. I ricordi, potrei dire, sono un’immagine delle cose a cui siamo legati e che ci portiamo dietro. Io ho rilegato i miei ricordi in brevi racconti seguendo le tracce degli aeroplani che mi hanno sempre accompagnato (sono figlio di un pilota). Come molti, ho avuto paura che svanissero e volevo fissarli.
My Blissful Life As a Submariner's Wife    by MJ Allaire
Price: $4.99 USD. 107160 words. Published on August 27, 2010. .

Military families have it all, don't they? Free medical, dental, and benefits galore. But what about the dependents left behind when the active duty member deploys? No amount of money can replace when they miss some of life's major milestones, such as the birth of a child, a baby's first steps, or a high school graduation. Do you think you understand the life of the military family? Think again...
The Up-Country Man    by Kenneth C Ryeland
Price: $4.69 USD. 179900 words. Published on September 8, 2010. .

In April 1967, a young British Engineer arrives in Nigeria to take up his new job. On being transferred to Enugu, the capital of the troubled Eastern Region, the regional military governor declares secession and the Republic of Biafra is born. The Federal Government immediately declares war and Ken Ryeland finds himself trapped inside the rebel enclave as Federal troops close in for the kill.
Memoirs from a Third Life    by Lauren Linton
Price: $2.99 USD. 102030 words. Published on September 9, 2010. .

At times in the course of human existence there arises a curiosity. A reality which defies a rational explanation. A bend in the ‘norm’. Some may look at this as an aberrant mutation, too unique to be taken seriously. Prepare to enter a gentle twilight zone between the gender norms, a very strange tale indeed.
From Death Do I Part: How I Freed Myself From Addiction    by Amy Lee Coy
Price: $9.99 USD. 51410 words. Published on September 10, 2010. .

"From Death Do I Part" is written for all addicts and their loved ones, but especially for those who have not been helped by Alcoholics Anonymous or drug and alcohol rehab. Amy shares with us in such a way that not only is the reader engaged in her often gripping, always revealing stories, but they are also warmly invited into her healing process so that they may learn to heal themselves as well.
North Campus Days    by John Paul Tancredi
Price: $4.95 USD. 54850 words. Published on September 10, 2010. .

A reflective yet amusing look at college life from freshman orientation to graduation day. Not the typical college tale with the usual characters, but instead a fun, poignant four-year journey. Step into the author's world of everyday happenings with his unique group of friends and the search for the girl of his dreams – all woven into an entertaining story.
Climbing St. Friday: A Coming-of-Age Story    by Dena Kouremetis
Price: $2.99 USD. 31310 words. Published on September 13, 2010. .

Climbing St. Friday is a poignant, nostalgic look at the 1970s adventures of a young Greek-American girl who is sent by her parents from a small town in the Midwest to Athens, Greece, for a year of college. As she spreads her wings in the land that introduced democratic ideals to the world, she does so against the backdrop of a country recently taken over by an oppressive military regime.
Mystical Journey    by Drew Bacigalupa
Price: $1.99 USD. 41250 words. Published on September 18, 2010. .

A Memoir of the bond between a brother and sister, he being honored with awards in Italy, she in the final days of her life in the US. The compassionate journal of an artist/writer who, despite professional advances abroad, is haunted by a sibling who encouraged his work over long years,is now on her death bed. "Bring back wonderful stories," she'd told him. This is how she shared the journey.
Yeshua - Personal Memoir of the Missing Years of Jesus    by Stan I.S. Law
Price: $4.99 USD. 79040 words. Published by Inhousepress  on September 26, 2010. .

Satia, the son of a wealthy caravan owner meets the 12-year-old Yeshua (Jesus) as the latter flees in rebellion from his Essene teachers. The two become fast friends and stay that way for the 18 years not covered in the Bible — the years between the finding of Jesus in the Temple and the beginning of his short ministry. "One of the most enjoyable reads I have had…" (H. Walford, Vancouver)
Curtain Call: A Metaphorical Memoir    by Alan Ramón Clinton
Price: $4.99 USD. 48220 words. Published by Open Books on September 28, 2010. .

Stalking academia, re-ordering double prints and rewriting the autobiography of Buster Keaton, Clinton's hapless and sophomoric intellectual narrator offers his poignant and funny insights on modern-day culture in a series of slapstick misadventures.