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Redemption Song    by Michael Hammond
You set the price! 71450 words. Published on May 5, 2009. .

A popular singer finds himself in a hazy netherworld following an accident he can’t even recall. In state of forced solitude with no day or night, David Perrin’s mission is to find out what happened and where he went wrong. Along his journey, David revisits the pivotal moments of his rise to fame, guided by a strange angel that bears an uncanny resemblance to his music idol, Layne Staley.
Why Cover Up? - Why Governments Conceal the Evidence of Extraterrestrial Visitation    by Frank G. Wilkinson
Price: $0.99 USD. 1310 words. Published by New Paradigm Press  on March 15, 2010. .

Much discussion has focused on "what happened" at Roswell, but very little attention has been paid to what I believe is the most important question of all – "why cover up?" Determining why such extreme measures might seem justified would go a long way toward exposing the real meaning behind this core contact event, its aftermath, and the future of everything from UFO studies to life on Earth.
Steal This Hero: An Abbie Hoffman Love Song In Two Verses, One Chorus and a Coda    by Jack Preston King
Price: $0.99 USD. 4440 words. Published by New Paradigm Press  on March 17, 2010. .

Really?, I thought. Abbie Hoffman? The guy too dangerous to read? I remind you of him? By comparing me to Abbie, Mom had meant to insult me, to label me a full-fledged traitorous Anarcho-Communist freak.For me, what she'd done was hand me the keys to full membership in the Great Subversive WE. If I was to accept that membership, I reasoned, I'd better find out exactly who WE are. I stole the book.
Iron John Conquers the Martians: Mars, Midlife and Making a Better Tomorrow    by Frank G. Wilkinson
Price: $0.99 USD. 1680 words. Published by New Paradigm Press  on March 22, 2010. .

America's nightmare bogeymen throughout the first half of the 20th Century were almost exclusively outside agitators, anti-American by virtue of being unquestionably non-American, non-WASP, and, whose, we were sure (to quote H.G. Wells), "... intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this Earth (read "Country") with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us." ...
We Are Not Alone: Mom, Dad, ET and Me - or - How I Grew Up To Be a Person Who Thinks Extraterrestrial Contact Matters    by Frank G. Wilkinson
Price: $0.99 USD. 2430 words. Published by New Paradigm Press  on March 23, 2010. .

"There it is! Let's go!"One of the peculiarities that drew my parents together was a shared love for chasing UFOs. This was the early Sixties, before the New Age twisted the sport into an expensive tourist attraction. In their day, it took guts. The grinding moan of a floored accelerator. A steady clatter of rocks as the car rockets across the open sand. "Get a picture! Quick! Before it moves!"...
Stays Crunchy in Milk    by Adam P. Knave
Price: $4.99 USD. 104730 words. Published by Creative Guy Publishing on April 2, 2010. .

They were four: Wereberry the strawberry werewolf, Choco-Ra the chocolate mummy, The Creature From the Fruit Lagoon, and Cherrygeist the...well she was a ghost. At least, until she wasn't. One day, she wasn't there at all. And then they were three. A fairy tale for the super-sugar generation, this is a road novel packed with 100% of your recommended daily allowance of essential action & adventure.
Learning to Fly: Why Bounty Hunting is More Therapeutic than Running Over Morelli with a Buick    by Sylvia Day 
Price: $0.99 USD. 2710 words. Published on June 17, 2010. .

"When we first meet Stephanie, she can't afford therapy--she can barely afford her low-rent apartment and regular meals. A couple of hours a week with a trained professional, not that you'd have talked her into it, probably would have done her good. Luckily, as Sylvia Day suggests, she found bounty hunting instead." - Leah Wilson, Perfectly Plum: An Unauthorized Celebration of Stephanie Plum
Supernova    by Sascha von Bornheim
Price: $0.99 USD. 3610 words. Published on August 14, 2010. .

Steve Earle is a survivor of the titular event. He records his final thoughts as he ponders the decaying world around himself, and wonders whether it hadn't already begun to self-destruct before the 'Nova hit.
The Royal Albert Hall: A Masterpiece for the 21st Century    by Roger Williams
Price: $4.99 USD. 20330 words. Published on October 14, 2010. .

The story of London's favourite "village hall", written to celebrate its upgrading and refurbishment. With unprecedented access to the archives, it tells of the great pageant of events that have taken place here. Home of the world famous Proms, opera house, sports arena, meeting hall, ballroom - it was also the only place the Beatles and Rolling Stones shared the same bill.
According to Jesus?    by Mike L Anderson
Price: Free! 48470 words. Published on December 28, 2010. .

What would Jesus think about drugs, dinosaurs, superheroes, guns, Christmas trees, fairies or gaming? Although he said nothing about these things specifically, it is possible to be deeply and positively influenced by the Person, life, resurrection and especially the death of Christ while investigating the facts. This book shows how.