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Playing the 'Son' Card    by Wilson James
Price: Free! 31530 words. Published on December 12, 2009. .

Troy lost his father at age 9. Ever since then, he’s been steadily losing confidence in himself and his ability to make his way in the world. Troy is increasingly the target of bullies at school and he’s just hanging on. He hates school and socializing has become torture. Now age 12, he has one chance to change his life and start new. Will he meet the challenge or will he remain a victim?
Fifty50 A guide To A Successful Work Life Balance    by Bernard Stewart
Price: $8.99 USD. 19530 words. Published on April 20, 2010. .

Fifty50 offers readers a valuable and unique perspective on how to master one of the most broad based and wide reaching productivity challenges that companies and their employees face today. It is a collection of survival techniques and strategies based on 30 years of working and surviving inside one of the world’s most successful and competitive media entertainment companies.
Take Five    by Jeremy Taylor
Price: $2.99 USD. 10110 words. Published on November 4, 2010. .

Madeline Flowers is an angel, come to save a basketball team from financial ruin. Or is she? What lengths will she go to to get what she wants? Is there anyone who can stop her? Centred around a women's basketball team, this adventure story twists and turns with lies, crocodile tears and some fast action both on and off the court.
I Never Played Catch With My Father    by Gene Cartwright
Price: $3.99 USD. 113310 words. Published on November 23, 2010. .

For mothers and daughters, fathers and sons— A Texas-born, billionaire baby-boomer’s life-long love of baseball shapes his adulthood. However, his enormous success fails to erase memories of a childhood missing a "heart and soul" connection with a father now near death. In an effort to finally close the “broken circle,” he leaves his beloved New York, and catches “the last train home.
The Rookie Hockey Mom: How to Play the Game's Toughest Position    by Melissa Walsh
Price: $9.99 USD. 37540 words. Published on March 10, 2011. .

In The Rookie Hockey Mom, veteran hockey mom Melissa Walsh, the mother of four hockey players and a recreational player herself, takes mothers by the glove through every aspect of the youth hockey journey. Loaded with the wisdom that only a real hockey mom can offer, The Rookie Hockey Mom is a must for hockey-crazy families and the women who drive them everywhere.
Mythos Doping    by Matthias Heitmann
Price: $3.99 USD. 9940 words. Published by Parodos Verlag  on April 11, 2011. .

»Doping« ist ein Mythos, insofern der Begriff überhaupt nocht nicht klar definiert ist. Matthias Heitmann setzt in der zwischen Heuchelei und Hysterie, Legalität und Legitimität, sportlichem Fairnessgedanken und institutioneller Willkür festgefahrenen Doping-Diskussion neue, unerwartete Impulse.
Decision Time! Better Decisions for a Better Life    by Richard Davidson
Price: $3.99 USD. 33710 words. Published on May 20, 2011. .

Where you are in life today is the result of all the past decisions that you have made or that have been made for you in response to various situations and events that have impacted your life. The decisions that you make from this point forward will determine the degree to which your future will be positive or negative. Decision Time! demonstrates techniques for making complex decisions easily.
The Rivalry    by Phil Wohl
Price: Free! 72420 words. Published on July 23, 2011. .

The Rivalry is the inspirational story of Pete Berman, a typical high school student who becomes memorable once he steps on the basketball court. Pete’s on-court wizardry also fuels his confidence in both social and scholastic settings. The story gives the reader insight into the mind of a teenager, and all of the complex and often primitive emotions of the high school experience.
Over the Net and Between the Lines    by Ed Semon
Price: $1.49 USD. 12840 words. Published on November 3, 2011. .

Given the number of words that have been written about tennis, is there anything left to say? Yes. Discover more of life on the court in Over the Net and Between the Lines.
Hockey Player For Life    by Howard Shapiro
Price: $1.99 USD. 35580 words. Published on November 17, 2011. .

Hockey Player For Life is a story about a 13 year old can't miss hockey player who misses. The story deals with his rising up after falling down and the subsequent mistakes he makes. He becomes good friends with the team s worst player and they share a great bond and the worst player teaches him what it means to be a hockey player for life!