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Courtney Case and the Pobblebonk    by Jeannie Meekins
Price: $0.99 USD. 5750 words. Published by LearningIsland on September 7, 2012. .

My name is Courtney Case. I live in Australia. In my spare time, I’m a Private Detective. I’ve got my best friend and trusty sidekick, Laura, to take notes, and my cat, Maggie. Together, we form the Courtney Case Detective Agency – No Case Too Small. Being a Private Detective isn’t always about crime. Things can get lost or go missing by accident. That’s where I’m happy to help, like in this case.
Operation Red    by Carol Thomas
Price: $1.99 USD. 20290 words. Published on October 7, 2012. .

Bananas, Coca Cola, and Microsoft have disappeared. CyberCity has recovered pretty well from the Great Crash of 2023, and the departments of TechYES and Terrific Technology have everything under control—or do they? Cyberians are techno dependent and losing the ability to think. Ariel, son of Ms President, is determined to fix that. Comic sci-fi, this YA novella is set in 2029.
The Method of Understanding the Language of Life    by Gregg Schaffter, Jr
Price: Free! 3910 words. Published on December 13, 2012. .

A new hypothesis has been formed to go out and explain the genetic world and the chaotic bounds of the language and DNA. It goes out to show the algorithms provided by Gregg Schaffter that demonstrate the possible layout behind the genetic language.
The 7 Strangest Trojan Asteroids    by Stephen S Alison
Price: $2.99 USD. 17000 words. Published on January 1, 2013. .

This is the story of seven of the solar system’s strangest Trojan asteroids: APOPHIS BAPTISTINA CERES HEKTOR KLEOPATRA THEMIS TOUTATIS
Beauty and Pleasure and Moderately Energetic Walking in the Lower Southern Alps    by Alan Hutchinson
Price: Free! . Published on April 22, 2013. .

This text of about 90000 words starts with two examples: Alpine walking, which takes up half the book, and a little simple science. The last two chapters explore how the sensations of beauty and pleasure might have arisen, and how they influence behaviour. Two of the greatest pleasures are rational thought and understanding, and chat and good company. They lead in very different directions.
Death and other Taxes - Part 2    by Robby Miller
Price: $3.42 USD. 13160 words. Published on May 14, 2013. .

Death and other Taxes follows the afterlife journey of a teenage boy who dies from an accidental death while showing off to his peers. The story is identifiable to anyone who has met a risk-taking teenager or lost a loved one. He does not want to accept his death and spends most of the novel looking for bizarre, at times hilarious, ways to get back to life while skirting science and controversy.