J. Paul Getty: The Dysfunctional Billionaire
by Daniel Alef
Price: $1.99 USD. 1600 words.
Published on October 13, 2009. .
Profile of J. Paul Getty, one of America’s first billionaires. Getty, the richest man in the world in the mid 20th century, was a consummate businessman who built an oil empire and left a vast antiquities and art collection as his legacy. But he was a womanizer, a miser, and a completely dysfunctional parent. This is a tale of great success in business and utter failure as a human being.
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2020 Vision: Imagining An Enlightened and Sustainable Future
by Derek Joe Tennant
You set the price! 53900 words. Published on October 21, 2009. .
We face many difficult challenges today. Dwindling resources, climate change, pollution, overpopulation, and a growing feeling of disconnection from God or religion all must be solved if we are to retain society and culture as we know it. I examine economics, environment, politics and religion and identify at least 2 paradigm shifts within each topic that will enable us to thrive and develop.
You set the price! 53900 words. Published on October 21, 2009. .
We face many difficult challenges today. Dwindling resources, climate change, pollution, overpopulation, and a growing feeling of disconnection from God or religion all must be solved if we are to retain society and culture as we know it. I examine economics, environment, politics and religion and identify at least 2 paradigm shifts within each topic that will enable us to thrive and develop.
The Conquest of Oila
by Tony Christini
Price: Free! 59610 words. Published on November 3, 2009. .
Fiction of US militarism in Iraq and greater Oila.
Price: Free! 59610 words. Published on November 3, 2009. .
Fiction of US militarism in Iraq and greater Oila.
Self Arrest
by William Esmont
Price: $2.99 USD. 50130 words. Published on December 22, 2009. .
In the course of a routine transfer between government installations, a team of ruthless mercenaries intercepts a cache of a highly engineered Spanish Flu virus. Gage Mercer, the future son in law of a deranged billionaire, finds himself drawn into a plot to trigger the extinction of the human race through a deliberate release of the virus.
Price: $2.99 USD. 50130 words. Published on December 22, 2009. .
In the course of a routine transfer between government installations, a team of ruthless mercenaries intercepts a cache of a highly engineered Spanish Flu virus. Gage Mercer, the future son in law of a deranged billionaire, finds himself drawn into a plot to trigger the extinction of the human race through a deliberate release of the virus.
True Earth: The Short History of Our Planet Part 1
by Bruce Hendler
Price: $5.99 USD. 133080 words. Published on January 19, 2010. .
A Tour Guide with a Bad Attitude made somewhat bearable by a sense of humor - the Author leads you on a journey through our Home in The Universe. Somehow he wanders off into all kinds of diversions: UFOs and Fairies; Dragons, Monsters and Vampires; various plots and conspiracies; some history you never knew. Earth Science made Fun for anyone curious about the real story of our planet.
Price: $5.99 USD. 133080 words. Published on January 19, 2010. .
A Tour Guide with a Bad Attitude made somewhat bearable by a sense of humor - the Author leads you on a journey through our Home in The Universe. Somehow he wanders off into all kinds of diversions: UFOs and Fairies; Dragons, Monsters and Vampires; various plots and conspiracies; some history you never knew. Earth Science made Fun for anyone curious about the real story of our planet.
The World's Best Place Norway and the Norwegians
by Solveig Torvik
Price: $9.99 USD. 54200 words. Published on January 30, 2010. .
The United Nations says Norway is the world's best place to live. So what's it like to live there? Who are these people, and what are their civic and cultural values? An unblinking look at celebrated, and uncelebrated, aspects of this paradoxical socialist welfare state by a Norwegian-American journalist.
Price: $9.99 USD. 54200 words. Published on January 30, 2010. .
The United Nations says Norway is the world's best place to live. So what's it like to live there? Who are these people, and what are their civic and cultural values? An unblinking look at celebrated, and uncelebrated, aspects of this paradoxical socialist welfare state by a Norwegian-American journalist.
The War
by Rolf McEwen
Price: $0.99 USD. 9400 words. Published on February 10, 2010. .
This one-act play presents a dramatic dialogue about US involvement in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Five college students, four men and one woman, debate various war issues. Ron challenges each of his friends to join him in a march against the wars scheduled to take place in Portland, Oregon, where the participants are college students.
Price: $0.99 USD. 9400 words. Published on February 10, 2010. .
This one-act play presents a dramatic dialogue about US involvement in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Five college students, four men and one woman, debate various war issues. Ron challenges each of his friends to join him in a march against the wars scheduled to take place in Portland, Oregon, where the participants are college students.
When The Eagle Screams
by Stephen Bowman
Price: Free! 89200 words. Published on March 19, 2010. .
America's Vulnerability to Terrorism When The Eagle Screams was written prior to the first World Trade Center bombing. It is recognized as perhaps the first writing by an American author to warn that attacks on American soil were imminent. It predicted the events, the political response and almost every event to present day.
Price: Free! 89200 words. Published on March 19, 2010. .
America's Vulnerability to Terrorism When The Eagle Screams was written prior to the first World Trade Center bombing. It is recognized as perhaps the first writing by an American author to warn that attacks on American soil were imminent. It predicted the events, the political response and almost every event to present day.
2012 The Awakening
by Bill Douglas
Price: $9.95 USD. 114380 words. Published on June 4, 2010. .
A young woman finds herself at the center of a global human awakening. Filled with self doubt, exhileration, fear, and limitless possibility, her adventure leads into a storm of danger. Unknown to her, humanity is experiencing the same self doubt and unraveling of their lives, as they too are experiencing this massive shift in consciousness. Deepak Chopra called 2012 The Awakening "A Gift!"
Price: $9.95 USD. 114380 words. Published on June 4, 2010. .
A young woman finds herself at the center of a global human awakening. Filled with self doubt, exhileration, fear, and limitless possibility, her adventure leads into a storm of danger. Unknown to her, humanity is experiencing the same self doubt and unraveling of their lives, as they too are experiencing this massive shift in consciousness. Deepak Chopra called 2012 The Awakening "A Gift!"
Buck and Petal Chill the Anthropocene
by John Mickey
Price: $0.99 USD. 177200 words. Published on June 6, 2010. .
Disaster guy Buck Planck and columnist Petal Steele have their orders. Undo global warming in ninety days. Fix it now and forever. In the epic eco-thriller, Buck and Petal's breakneck pursuit of modern Man’s Holy Grail leads them to a plan that will either rescue the fragile biosphere or drive a stake through its dying heart.
Price: $0.99 USD. 177200 words. Published on June 6, 2010. .
Disaster guy Buck Planck and columnist Petal Steele have their orders. Undo global warming in ninety days. Fix it now and forever. In the epic eco-thriller, Buck and Petal's breakneck pursuit of modern Man’s Holy Grail leads them to a plan that will either rescue the fragile biosphere or drive a stake through its dying heart.