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God's Money: A novel based on actual events    by Tad Hutton
Price: $2.99 USD. 33150 words. Published by Foremost Press  on December 14, 2009. .

Four fishermen find twenty million dollars on an uninhabited island. Now they have to keep the cash from the drug cartel and pirates who claim it. The setting for this thrill and laugh-a-minute tale is the notorious Palawan Passage in the South China Sea. Based on a true story, so recent that the ending is still in play.
Three Year Old Slave Girl    by Antonina Elacion
Price: Free! 2010 words. Published on January 24, 2010. .

This is a fictional story based on my beginnings in squalor without enough food and no love.
The Years of Walter Gordon Fischer: Fleeting Moments    by Gordon  Fischer
Price: $4.99 USD. 93160 words. Published on April 2, 2010. .

In a life on the front lines of 80 years of political, military and social upheaval Gordon Fischer has done it all: dancing while bombs landed in Damascus, held at gunpoint in Togo, dating Ms India, skiing with the aristocracy during the Korean War and deer stalking in Scotland. Travel the world and go back in time to see the rich and the poor as you have never done before.
Truth: A Novel    by Jean Victoria Norloch
Price: $3.99 USD. 125420 words. Published by Grave Distractions Publications  on April 15, 2010. .

Finding one's own truth of what it takes to be happy can be an extraordinarily liberating experience. For Feenx, a divorced mother, it starts with a suddenly quitting her job in Toronto and embark on her own personal quest, one that takes her to the Philippines. Passionate and profound, Truth examines the soul of humanity through the hourglass of one woman's irrepressible spirit.
From Brunei and Beyond: The Gaijin Girl's Guide to Asian Cuisine    by Janet Clarke
Price: $9.99 USD. 69450 words. Published on April 15, 2010. .

Designed as a guidebook to Asian Cuisine, From Brunei and Beyond takes readers through a tour of east and southeast Asia - provided a handy introduction to each country's vocabulary and signature dishes.
Flying With My Angel - surviving religion, sex and helicopters    by Phil Latz
Price: $2.95 USD. 170580 words. Published on April 25, 2010. .

Phil, a feral white outback kid speared at age 4, grew up in desert isolation. He ate snakes, lizards, grubs & ants with Aboriginal friends in Central Australia. His frank account of Church boarding school life & morphing into a world-wide chopper mechanic/pilot/manager is an action packed, inspiring adventure story. Society wedding, divorce, ruin, corruption shown, photos. See reviews on Amazon.
The Sullivan Saga: Memories of an Overseas Childhood    by Maureen Sullivan
Price: $8.99 USD. 89990 words. Published on May 6, 2010. .

These are the exotic, funny and sometimes bittersweet stories of an overseas childhood in Asia & Africa from 1957-1972. The author is the daughter of a State Dept. diplomat and through her stories, you can begin to appreciate the adaptability of children to other cultures and the fortitude of parents trying to raise their children to be citizens of the world as well as good Americans overseas.
Filipino Pride    by Filipino Matters
Price: $0.99 USD. 28860 words. Published on June 1, 2010. .

Building a nation is more than building bridges and infrastructure. It's about nurturing our self esteem, our pride and our love for our homeland. If there is pride, we will not be indifferent to abuse, corruption and issues that concern our country even if they do not directly affect us. This is the objective of the Filipino Pride Book Project.
Silent Thunder    by Peter Tanner
Price: $9.95 USD. 78940 words. Published by Tanner Publishing  on August 13, 2010. .

Silent Thunder; a story based on an actual operation. Hostages were taken by terrorists and America was given a five day deadline to give in to their demands: unseat President Marcos or the hostages would be brutally murdered. Patrick Henry, the son of a powerful Senator, would be the first to die. Rather than give in, America sent in its best to try to do the impossible.
City of Gold: People who made their home and history in Cagayan de Oro    by Ann Gorra
Price: $5.99 USD. 16690 words. Published by AgioPublishing on October 20, 2010. .

Read about a young girl who witnessed the Bataan Death March and later emerged as Cagayan de Oro's most influential woman; the inventor of the ubiquitous motorela; "Lady Love", the first female FM radio DJ; and others. Cagayan de Oro is no ordinary city because of these extraordinary people who tell us their fascinating stories in the CITY OF GOLD by Ann Gorra.