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An Alef-Bet Kabalah    by Dan Brook
Price: $1.80 USD. 3520 words. Published on April 26, 2009. .

An Alef-Bet Kabalah contains 22 short mystical journeys across lifetimes and universes, one mystical meditation for each letter of the Hebrew alphabet. They are designed to expand your mind by creating awareness, provoking peace, and making connections between the individual and the rest of the universe, so that you can live a happier and more fulfilling life. Enjoy the journeys!
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!
Staying Sane in an Insane World    by R. Vincent Riccio
Price: $4.95 USD. 157640 words. Published on November 29, 2009. .

A factual, highly researched, witty and occasionally satirical overview of the last 2 millennia of mankind's many myths, superstitions, legends, and lies, portrayed in easily understandable concepts, brilliant analyses, and humor, taking a critical, insightful look at how strange and gullible human kind currently is and has ever been - by acclaimed author-psychologist, R. V. Riccio.
The Subway Diaries    by Heidi Kole
Price: $9.99 USD. 91920 words. Published on December 29, 2009. .

Heidi leads you on a guided tour through a subterranean world peopled by creative artists and sidewalk visionaries. Down winding tunnels and across gritty subway platforms, through her writing, both gritty and raw, she introduces you to an underground world and unforgettable cast of characters, a world that millions pass through, but few know well.A world where the music is the heartbeat of NYC.
Havana Ball    by Mark Plimsoll
Price: $7.00 USD. 84110 words. Published on February 27, 2010. .

People with money among people with none! The bilingual Yankee escapes Cuban chaperones to deliver a literate view of Cuba. Meet gays, actors, whores, marijuana addicts, young adults, grandparents renting bedrooms, etc. Witnesses the rebirth of Havana's 'Carnaval' after a lapse of six years, and get to know a middle-aged American named Richard, who seeks a wife in Cuban dancer Wendy.
Grounded Theory, Deductive Qualitative Analysis, & Social Work Research    by Jane Gilgun
Price: $2.99 USD. 9420 words. Published on March 11, 2010. .

This paper updates an earlier version published more than 15 years ago (Gilgun, 1994c). I kept an emphasis on grounded theory research, but I added information on how to use literature reviews and hypothesis-testing in qualitative research. These additions are responsive to funders and dissertation committees who expect literature reviews and conceptual frameworks.
Natural Design: a new theory of evolution    by Matthew Turner
Price: $4.99 USD. 60050 words. Published on May 25, 2010. .

I show that natural selection is not a properly scientific theory & provide a rigorous but subtle alternative with immensely important implications for society. Respected intellects & journals refuse to even look at this work & others ridicule it by taking words wildly out of context. Give Darwin (& me!) some respect - a book that overthrows his theory cannot be understood on a quick skim reading!
Sui Generis    by Sharon E. Cathcart
Price: Free! 7600 words. Published on June 3, 2010. .

Author Sharon E. Cathcart ("In The Eye of The Beholder," "Les Pensees Dangereuses") presents a sampler of essays and short fiction. The collection features "Heart of Stone," a short story never previously published.
Pop Psychology: The psychology of pop culture and everyday life!    by Bakari  Akil II, Ph.D.
Price: $3.99 USD. 14060 words. Published on June 9, 2010. .

Pop Psychology explores 20+ psychology and mass media theories and includes a heavy dose of pop culture, storytelling and humor to keep you entertained throughout. From the mind of Bakari Akil II, Ph.D. who blogs for Psychology Today and is an Assistant Professor in Communication when he's not writing, researching or conducting off the wall studies.
Inside the State: The Bracero Program, Immigration, and the I.N.S.    by Kitty Calavita
Price: $9.99 USD. 99200 words. Published by Quid Pro Books on July 12, 2010. .

A socio-political study of the rise and fall of the Bracero worker program and what it means for immigration policy and organizational theory. A classic book with continuing substantive and methodological value. As a new Foreword notes, worries about immigration and labor persist, as does basic dysfunction of the present form of INS. Digging deeper reveals the persistence of a structural catch-22.