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Body Thieves    by Sandra Susan Friedman
Price: $4.99 USD. 77920 words. Published on September 23, 2010. .

Adolescent girls are caught in a societal crisis concerning body image and size. Body Thieves provides information and skills to help them reclaim their natural bodies, become physically active and get on with their lives. Contains valuable information about boys and their problems as well to help illustrate the gender differences in development and culture. Full bibliography and resource list.
From Hell and Back: Survive and Thrive    by Gussie McRobert
Price: $4.99 USD. 69040 words. Published on December 6, 2010. .

She was brutally victimized first as a child and then as a wife: both her mother and her first husband made numerous attempts to kill her. But author Gussie McRobert was determined to not only survive, but to recover and thrive. And that is just what she did. She was elected, and then twice re-elected, as mayor of Gresham, Oregon. You too can survive and thrive, regardless of your past.
Slaying the Mermaid: Women and the Culture of Sacrifice    by Stephanie Golden
Price: $3.99 USD. 98770 words. Published on April 6, 2011. .

Why do so many women feel obliged to put other people's needs first—even when they don’t want to? Slaying the Mermaid explains why the self-sacrificing impulse comes from women's history, not their nature.
Self Defense: Easy self defense moves that could save your life    by Clint McLaughlin
Price: $9.99 USD. 3950 words. Published on April 8, 2011. .

Besides being a trumpet teacher I also taught blackbelt advanced classes and self defense classes at a huge karate school (over 1200 students). Through the years I made notes of the techniques that people could use the day they learned them and the ones that wasted time. This book has step by step descriptions and pictures of self defense techniques that anyone can learn in a matter of minutes.
The Department of Lost and Found    by Katie McVay
Price: $0.99 USD. 11430 words. Published on July 21, 2011. .

Zoe Miller is a young airport worker who longs to be a photographer, but she doesn't know how to go about pursuing her dream...or even if she should. Then a chance encounter with a wayward passenger offers the promise of a new life, and suddenly Zoe must decide: stay within the comfort zone of the only life she's ever known, or get on a plane with a stranger who can help her dream come true?
Deadlocked: A Gina Lindsey Mystery    by Virginia Ann Work
Price: $4.95 USD. 119860 words. Published on December 7, 2011. .

DEA agent from Spokane, WA, Gina Lindsey investigates a drug cartel operation and finds herself in southeastern Montana. Chance McNeil, a cowboy and drifter, is on the trail of something that smells worse than a dead skunk - his brother's killers, and he lands in Carter County, too. Fast-paced, humorous, with a dash of romance, and highly entertaining, Deadlocked is a book you won't put down.
Under The Shadow Of The Almighty    by Betty Ward Cain
Price: $5.00 USD. 35970 words. Published on May 9, 2012. .

This is an autobiographical story of dealing with breast cancer while staying in the shadow of the Almighty.