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False Idols: Doom Doom    by PrinceCharles Davis
Price: $3.99 USD. 2100 words. Published on March 7, 2009. .

A short collection of abstract poems by the Berkeley, California born/Oakland, California raised Prince-Charles Davis. He is not only a 10 year plus spoken word artist, but a 15 year plus writer. This is collected work from 2001.
Treasure The Moment    by Richard von Fuchs
Price: $3.94 USD. 80570 words. Published on June 7, 2009. .

This is a story about alternatives and escaping the rat race.
Facebook Drives Me Nuts    by Brian Haddad
Price: $4.95 USD. 51250 words. Published on January 3, 2010. .

This book is a work of fiction based on actual status updates. Inside, the author takes a stab at picking apart and even explaining such Facebook phenomena as quizzes that are "scarily accurate." If you use or have contemplated using a social networking site, you can't afford to miss this book! It's true, this book is scarily accurate.
Keepers of the Realm    by Lyn Willmott
Price: $1.99 USD. 111860 words. Published on January 25, 2010. .

Set in The Kimberly, Australia; Keepers of the Realm brings together an ancient people - who have hiden their kingdom from Mankind for thousands of years - and a group of environmentalists who join these Aliens in an attempt to alert Mankind to the imminent danger facing the planet. Once discovered, the kingdom comes under attack from the industrial/military complex threatening Earth's survival.
Alien Report Card: In Which a Real-Life Alien Being Gives Us a Progress Report on the Human Condition    by Bonobo the Alien
Price: $2.99 USD. 11810 words. Published by K&R Creative Publishing  on June 30, 2010. .

Meet Bonobo. He's an alien from outer space who's stranded on Earth, and he's taken time out from his busy schedule of taste-testing margaritas and chocolate to give us a report card on the human condition. Illustrated with highly technical stick-figure artwork, Bonobo gives us an outsider's perspective on human politics, sex, marriage, technology, toilet paper, and much, much more.
The Neighborhood is Really Going to the Dead    by James Noll
Price: $1.00 USD. 2320 words. Published on July 28, 2010. .

Robert is new to the neighborhood, and it's been a busy couple of days. A "feast" of introductions. And then he comes upon Grossman's house. Will Robert survive?
Postmodern Medicine    by Trevor Price
Price: $4.99 USD. 32550 words. Published by Untreed Reads on August 16, 2010. .

Ayeshia Smith has died, her organs donated to recipients around the country. FromBirth Ltd. and its leader Dr. Groome aim to make money on the process of organ harvesting and donation, hiring Mr. Mardin to create a video of Ayeshia's life to drive business. In the process of creating the film, Mardin finds the recipients aren't as gracious as their donor. Timely, satirical social commentary.
The Prodigal Planet    by Edward Maurer
Price: $1.99 USD. 36830 words. Published on September 10, 2010. .

How would you feel if you "discovered" Earth? For over eighty years, Earth has been sending-out its radio and television signals into deep space as a by-product of modern life. These transmissions are now beginning to find a new audience…and that alien audience is shaken by them. Discover how these signals change their planet...and the consequences this has for Earth.
Crowd Noises    by David Halliday
Price: $2.99 USD. 2290 words. Published on October 23, 2010. .

Before I began to listen. In my younger days. I ranted. Invited into small spaces. Where my nose was rubbed in my words. Listened to my fellow poets. Bleed. Black. And wondered if I heard an echo. Or was everyone crazy. These were the Crowd Noises.
Poems, Prayers, Protests And Stories    by Alice Ouellette
Price: $2.99 USD. 8110 words. Published on December 1, 2010. .

Author's Notes A wide range of subjects are covered in this collection of contemporary poems. I have tried to express my desire for world peace in "On Foreign Soil", caring for wildlife and animals in "The Hunter", the environment in "Mr. Tree" and for my fellow human beings in "The Land Of Competition" and "On Foreign Soil". "Band Together" expresses the idea of a brotherhood of all races...