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I Love You Maggie    by
Price: $3.49 USD. 77170 words. Published on December 24, 2008. .

John Kennedy was President when five young men, one of them white, sat in at a New Orleans lunch counter. Wood came to New Orleans on his motorcycle looking for adventure. The first night, he crashed a hotel wedding reception, hustled a Bourbon Street strip joint, was swept up in a police raid, got a part-time job as an animal caretaker, and met the women of his dreams--all three of them.
The Wrong Choice (le choix errone)    by
Price: $3.99 USD. 50050 words. Published on December 31, 2008. .

Hoping to rally the Confederacy to the French-Canadien cause, eighteen-year old Jean-Pierre Mercier, agrees to spy for them. He travels to Bull Run by train and balloon. Appalled by the carnage, he follows a Confederate deserter into the hills of Kentucky and his future wife. Ultimately, Baton Rouge, Mill Run, Shiloh, Chancellorsville, draft riots, and prison convince him war is not the answer
Cathedral Condo's on the Square, Jackson Square that is    by
Price: $8.95 USD. 29870 words. Published on February 5, 2009. .

New Orleans Archdiocese, hard pressed for cash, closes five historic parishes, confiscates parish assets resulting in turmoil, protests and parishioners arrest. The Archbishop’s strikes a deal with the “money changers” to sell St. Louis Cathedral, the center piece of New Orleans Catholicism and history, for “30 pieces of silver”. A young academic holds the key to the Cathedral’s fate.
Evacuated    by Kevin  Bates
Price: $1.99 USD. 38380 words. Published by Natasha Moore on July 7, 2009. .

Surprisingly eloquent, Evacuated takes readers on a familiar yet seldom acknowledged journey to the outer limits of human sanity. Few men are brave enough to confess their bouts with insanity, but Kevin does it unapologetically, boldly taking his readers into the sacred places of his heart and mind - places you will not soon forget.
A View From My Window - 15 Sermons of Hope and Assurance    by A. Knighton Stanley
Price: $5.99 USD. 41920 words. Published by Fideli Publishing on July 13, 2009. .

For over 40 years, Dr. Stanley’s preaching has attempted to move a complex, sophisticated community beyond the 'kindergarten' Christianity of its childhood to a powerful, relevant gospel that reconciles their complex lives while affirming the simple truth that in spite of all of our shortcomings, we are all God's beloved children. This volume illuminates his life and ministry.
Streets of Youth: a New Orleans Story    by Kevin Law
Price: $2.99 USD. 102930 words. Published on October 1, 2009. .

A personal story, a time capsule, a state of mind captured from a city like no other. This unique book is the account of a young man's desire to experience the world in all its deviant beauty and how the City of New Orleans obliges with consummate strangeness. Reading is a visceral experience. "Today I know how to recognize beauty." A. Rimbaud- A Season In Hell
A Walking Tour of New Orleans-French Quarter, Louisiana    by Doug Gelbert
Price: $0.99 USD. 5080 words. Published on January 8, 2010. .

There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. This walking tour of New Orleans' French Quarter from walkthetown.com is ready to explore when you are. Each walking tour describes historical, architectural landmarks, cultural sites and ecclesiastic touchstones and provides step-by-step directions.
A Walking Tour of New Orleans-Garden District, Louisiana    by Doug Gelbert
Price: $0.99 USD. 3170 words. Published on January 10, 2010. .

There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. This walking tour of New Orleans' Garden District is ready to explore when you are. Each walking tour describes historical, architectural landmarks, cultural sites and ecclesiastic touchstones and provides step-by-step directions.
A Walking Tour of New Orleans-Central Business District, Louisiana    by Doug Gelbert
Price: $0.99 USD. 3670 words. Published on January 10, 2010. .

There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. This walking tour of New Orleans' Business District from walkthetown.com is ready to explore when you are. Each walking tour describes historical, architectural landmarks, cultural sites and ecclesiastic touchstones and provides step-by-step directions.
Music, Food, and Death (The State Of New Orleans Through The Eyes Of The Strippers)    by John Buffalo Mailer
Price: $1.99 USD. 7600 words. Published on March 11, 2010. .

If you want to know how any city is doing, go ask the waiters, the busboys, the bartenders, the doormen, and the strippers. The service industry has its finger on the pulse like no other. Take a weekend journey through the bowels of the strip clubs in New Orleans, from the highest to the unmentionable, in a search to discover how the soul of New Orleans is faring years after the storm.