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How To Talk To Your Teen About Date Abuse b/4 Friday Night    by Linda Culbreth
Price: $1.99 USD. 6590 words. Published on March 19, 2009. .

Is your teen in danger of being abused on the next date? Is your teen abusing someone? Did you know that 1 out of every 3 teen girls will be abused on dates? We cannot leave out the guys...'cause sometimes they are the ones being abused! Are you clueless as to how to talk to your teen before the next date? Help is only a click away.
Boldly Writing: A Trekker Fan and Zine History, 1967-1987 Second edition    by Joan Marie Verba
Price: $2.99 USD. 85130 words. Published by FTL Publications on August 22, 2009. .

“This book pulls together an incredible amount of information about the history of [Star Trek] fandom and does a major service for anyone who either wants to relive those exciting years or to better understand how Star Trek emerged as such a national and international phenomenon. I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in fandom...." —Henry Jenkins
Black Not Blind    by Bryant K. Smith
Price: $5.95 USD. 21500 words. Published on January 5, 2010. .

Have you ever gotten mad to the point that you thought about killing the source of your aggravation? Are you familiar with the notion of being called an "angry Black man?" Have you ever had a desire to stand up in a crowded room (perhaps at school or work) and yelling, "I see what you are trying to do, I am Black not blind!" This book chronicles what it is like to be a Black man in the new south.
Quantum Nanotechnology    by mark cater
Price: $9.99 USD. 42610 words. Published on January 12, 2010. .

Hidden for five years, author Mark Cater unveils this astounding work that is the accumulated reasearch of over twenty years of work!
Poet in the Mall    by Ed Bremson
Price: $2.99 USD. 4620 words. Published on February 14, 2010. .

Dedicated to Federico Garcia Lorca, and reminiscent of his Poet in New York, Poet in the Mall contains 180 haiku, plus 21 poems: all observations and reflections on today's shopping malls, and the people who go there, for whatever purpose.
Human-Animal Studies: Cultural Studies    by Margo DeMello
Price: $2.99 USD. 22030 words. Published by Lantern Books on September 22, 2010. .

One in the series of Human-Animal Studies ebooks produced as a result of the (printed) publication of the definitive HAS handbook, Teaching the Animal: Human–Animal Studies across the Disciplines. This chapter focuses on cultural studies, includes two course syllabi, and has a full resources section covering all disciplines. Includes chapter "Hybrid Vigor" by Annie Potts and Philip Armstrong.
On the Cusp: Astrological Reflections from the Threshold    by Philip Brown
Price: $2.99 USD. 67390 words. Published on January 19, 2011. .

In his new book, On the Cusp: Astrological Reflections from the Threshold, Philip Brown brings to life our world on the cusp of a momentous transformation. With this thought-provoking work based on a series of blogs written just as Pluto was preparing to enter Capricorn, readers will discover how the lens of astrology can be used to look at the huge changes taking place in our world.
Jesus Potter Harry Christ: The Fascinating Parallels Between Two of the World's Most Popular Literary Characters    by Derek Murphy
Price: $2.99 USD. 161530 words. Published on March 24, 2011. .

Jesus Potter Harry Christ uses the similarities between Jesus and Harry to re-open the debate over the historical Jesus, arguing that both Harry and Jesus are spiritual metaphors told in the literary form of historical fiction.
Memorable Films of the Forties    by John Howard Reid
Price: $4.99 USD. 72090 words. Published on April 10, 2011. .

This book not only captures headliners like Laura, Casablanca, Easter Parade, Meet Me in St Louis, Yankee Doodle Dandy, All About Eve, Tree Grows in Brooklyn, 3 Musketeers, Picture of Dorian Gray and The Paleface, but also focuses on popular pix like Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, Egg and I, Ali Baba and 40 Thieves, Cobra Woman, Cat and the Canary, Ghost Breakers, Caught, Glass Key, Dallas.
Hollywood Gold: Famous Films of the Forties & Fifties    by John Howard Reid
Price: $4.99 USD. 109870 words. Published on April 19, 2011. .

This book's real meat lies in its extensive cast and camera credits plus background information and reviews on all 160 titles from Adventures of Mark Twain through to You Were Never Lovelier. Most enjoyable of many extras are the inside comments on Ghost of Frankenstein, Humoresque, The Killers, Letter from an Unknown Woman, Nightmare Alley, Niagara, The Thin Man, We're Not Married, Malaya, etc.