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Pursuing Alaska's Untamed    by Douglas C. Myers, PhD
Price: $9.99 USD. 32120 words. Published on November 23, 2009. .

An adventure action-travel illustrated ebook by Alaskan author Doug Myers. Each chapter is a separate personal account of remote Alaska's Native hospitality, scenic landscapes, sport fishing excursions, and wildlife encounters. The personal experience narrative and color photos provide a virtual trip to America's treasured 'Last Frontier', and for some a vicarious realization of an elusive dream.
The Sullivan Saga: Memories of an Overseas Childhood    by Maureen Sullivan
Price: $8.99 USD. 89990 words. Published on May 6, 2010. .

These are the exotic, funny and sometimes bittersweet stories of an overseas childhood in Asia & Africa from 1957-1972. The author is the daughter of a State Dept. diplomat and through her stories, you can begin to appreciate the adaptability of children to other cultures and the fortitude of parents trying to raise their children to be citizens of the world as well as good Americans overseas.
Stealing Fatima's Hand    by Carolyn Theriault
Price: $6.99 USD. 118110 words. Published by Vox Humana Books  on May 30, 2010. .

“ …Finally a grand taxi stopped and offered to take us to the train station for the unbelievably low fare of twenty dirham, so unbelievably low, that I was not a little disappointed when the driver didn’t rob us, slit our throats, and dump our bodies into the Strait of Gibraltar… “ Stealing Fatima’s Hand is a collection of narratives presenting an alternative view of Morocco.
Largest Island In The Sea    by Jeffrey M. Green
Price: $7.99 USD. 77600 words. Published by Vox Humana Books  on May 31, 2010. .

Naples is an overactive city of nobility and squalor, sprawling in the menacing shadow of Vesuvius, and Sicily. At the age of 60, Jeffrey Green finally got there.It meant much more to him than an echo of his Manhattan childhood, for he had been living in Israel since 1973, was now a citizen of Mediterranean civilization himself.
Traveling Light    by Colleen Friesen
Price: $2.99 USD. 14260 words. Published on February 22, 2011. .

Prepare to dive into other worlds as award-winning travel writer Colleen Friesen takes you on her world-wide adventures. Her travel stories can be reflective, contemplative or snort-out-loud funny, but one thing is for sure, they are always compelling. Read Traveling Light and engage with the world in a new way.
South to Alaska    by Nancy Owens Barnes
Price: $5.99 USD. 64830 words. Published on September 7, 2011. .

Born in the heart of Oklahoma in 1916, ten-year-old Melvin dreams of living in Alaska. Nearly fifty year later he builds a boat in his backyard, launches it on the Arkansas River, and cruises it 10,000 miles to Alaska by way of the Panama Canal. Melvin has never been south of the United States border and has never been on a boat in the open ocean. A true story of courage and survival.