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Kings of Providence    by S.D. Livingston
Price: $3.99 USD. 107660 words. Published on February 27, 2011. .

Far below Rio, a building’s foundation collapses. In China, an apartment caves in. The deadly accidents aren’t much more than passing headlines for Paul Hewitt, a Wall Street broker carving a career out of million-dollar deals. But business gets personal when a Manhattan subway collapses, and Paul uncovers the truth: millions of tons of glass and steel are sitting atop an environmental time bomb.
La Mosca    by Charlie Dickinson
Price: Free! 4260 words. Published on July 18, 2011. .

An e-chapbook of a short story nominated for e-2-ink's 2002 Best of Web: A retired schoolteacher faces bad news from her doctor, but keeps busy and sees her aging car brought into smog compliance. Soon, she's off to a meditation center in California and driving to the airport, she recalls four Bolivian climbers who ascended skyscrapers with no ropes, only their hands and feet ....
Tall Buildings    by Vivian Davenport
Price: $0.99 USD. 61270 words. Published on July 30, 2011. .

In 1962, that quaint time of polio, carbon paper, and the Constitutional right to an attorney, Junemarie leaves the farm for Manhattan to become a career girl--and to find a husband.
Look Up, Chicago! A Walking Tour of The Loop (North End)    by Doug Gelbert
Price: $0.99 USD. 9190 words. Published on August 27, 2011. .

There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. This walking tour of Chicago's Loop (North End) is ready to explore when you are. Each walking tour describes historical, architectural landmarks, cultural sites and ecclesiastic touchstones and provides step-by-step directions.
Look Up, Chicago! A Walking Tour of The Loop (Center)    by Doug Gelbert
Price: $0.99 USD. 7600 words. Published on August 29, 2011. .

There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. This walking tour of the Center of Chicago's Loop is ready to explore when you are. Each walking tour describes historical, architectural landmarks, cultural sites and ecclesiastic touchstones and provides step-by-step directions.
A Push    by Arthur McMahon
Price: $0.99 USD. 1890 words. Published on December 6, 2011. .

A push comes before a fall. The top of a skyscraper is where this story begins, and a simple push may bring it to an end.
The Lost Kids Spy Christmas    by Mark R. Turner
Price: $0.99 USD. 9620 words. Published on September 6, 2012. .

A crook gives kids a hide-out home on the roof of a skyscraper in exchange for their services as pick-pockets. Three Swappers turn the stolen goods into cash to grow the "money baby". The cops are closing in and the Swappers are double-crossing him. He must choose between his kids and his cash when they beg his help to rescue a real baby. Great for group reading, help is provided for the activity.