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Che Forever    by Dan Brook
Price: $0.99 USD. 7180 words. Published on April 27, 2009. .

In this bilingual English/EspaƱol edition, Che Forever is a sympathetic and poetic biographical sketch detailing the past, promise, potential, and power of the dynamic ideas and ideology of Che Guevara, the iconic Latin American revolutionary. Read it and surprise yourself!
Democracy Lost And Regained    by Bill Whitehouse
Price: $3.99 USD. 58230 words. Published on September 6, 2009. .

'Democracy Lost and Regained' explores various facets of the history, principles, and philosophies which went into forging the United States Constitution. Much of democracy has been lost through the problematic way in which, among other things, the Tenth Amendment has been understood. However, what has been lost can be regained, and this book outlines a way of restoring democracy peacefully.
Credit Score Increasing and Debt Reduction Strategies & SECRETS You Need: For the Rich, Poor, Middle Class, Laid Off, Disabled, Fixed Income, Single Parent    by Sheri Fortune
Price: $19.95 USD. 28110 words. Published on November 8, 2009. .

This is a 4-book series that details exact words to say to creditors, credit bureaus, payment negotiations, concerning court situations, contracts, landlords, etc. Identity theft, gaining access to your records, where to get REAL help, Innocence, DNA 4 books 1)Credit/Debt 2)Legal 3)How to Write to Get Benefits for You and Your Family 4)Index Pages-INCREDIBLY important fill-in-the-blank pages.
The Slavery Debate in 19th Century America    by Kyle W. Bell
Price: $2.99 USD. 15650 words. Published on December 18, 2009. .

Slavery is an issue that the United States has had to deal with since the early British colonies. The moral, cultural, economic and political impact of slavery in the United States is profound in its magnitude. Slavery shaped the way our nation was formed in everything from political decisions regarding territory to legal recognition and rights of the nation's inhabitants.
Rights and Copyrights    by Stephen Goldin
Price: $2.99 USD. 9950 words. Published by Parsina Press on May 25, 2010. .

Theodore Sturgeon called THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER "the second best reference book a writer can have,after the dictionary." Harlan Ellison said, "It may not make you a better writer, but it will keep you from being a poorer one." This excerpt discusses the different kinds of rights an author can license, as well as the basic ins and outs of copyright law in the United States.
Strange New Feet    by Shannon Esposito
Price: $2.99 USD. 68420 words. Published on June 11, 2010. .

Dr. Ivan Vogler has found a way to save a dying species of chimpanzee. But at what cost to humans? As scientists and politicians scramble to protect the world from the new threat he has created, one child becomes the target of public outrage. Olivia Barnes is thrust into a firestorm of hate, fear and violence at the tender age of fourteen. To survive, she must prove to the world that she is human.
Law and the Search for Community    by Joel F. Handler
Price: $4.99 USD. 63830 words. Published by Quid Pro Books on July 13, 2010. .

This enduring study of law and organizations that change the community--the core relations of citizen and state--takes aim at real problems that resonate today and the limits of bureaucracy: health care, medical consent, pollution, special ed, care for the elderly and poor. A recognized sociolegal classic by a UCLA law prof, first published by Penn Press, now in digital edition with 2010 Foreword.
Patterns of American Legal Thought    by G. Edward White
Price: $6.99 USD. 133740 words. Published by Quid Pro Books on July 22, 2010. .

A renowned legal historian's collection of astute and timeless essays on such subjects as the process, method and debates of legal history; the truth about Holmes and Brandeis; legal realism & its critics; the origins of tort law; appellate opinions as research sources; Brown v. Board and the role of Earl Warren; and the development of gay rights in U.S. constitutional law. Quality digital format.
What's Wrong With What's Right -- A Critique of Imam Feisal Rauf's Book: What's Right With Islam    by Bill Whitehouse
Price: $9.99 USD. 65200 words. Published on September 15, 2010. .

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf is at the center of a controversy concerning the proposed community center in Manhatten, New York -- a center known alternatively as: Cordoba House, Park51, and the Ground Zero mosque. Consequently, people -- both Muslims and non-Muslims - might benefit from a critical examination of his ideas (e.g., in his book: What's Right With Islam) concerning a wide variety of issues.
Constitutional Issues and the Idea of Leadership    by Bill Whitehouse
Price: $9.99 USD. 81780 words. Published on September 15, 2010. .

The first chapter of this book takes an extended look at the many themes that are central to the construction of a constitution and does so against the backdrop of the Canadian Constitution which was re-negotiated in 1980s. The second and third chapters explore different facets of the idea of leadership. The last chapter looks at 9/11 and the Constitution in terms of several investigations.