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Duane L. Ostler
Biography
Duane L. Ostler was raised in Southern Idaho, and has lived in Australia, Mexico, Brazil, China, Utah, the big Island of Hawaii, and—most foreign of all—New Jersey. He practiced law for over 10 years and has a PhD in legal history. He and his wife have five children and two cats.
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Report of a Takeover of Earth
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
Free!
Words: 21,310.
Language:
English.
Published: February 6, 2024
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Categories:
Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Adventure » General
A scout is dispatched to earth to find the best way for his people to take over the planet. But to his surprise, he discovers that a takeover is already in progress--by a group of 'poison head' earthlings!
Fifty Ironies
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 48,090.
Language:
English.
Published: December 6, 2022
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Entertainment » Humor & satire » Form / anecdotes & quotations, Nonfiction » Philosophy » Movements / General
Random ironies from life–backwards things which are the opposite of what one would expect--are spewed out in this silly little volume. Included are pimples, finding a spouse, watermelons, looking at people when you talk to them, unfulfilled expectations, home improvements and doorknobs, among many more.
Bizarre Fables About Stupid Choices
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 28,450.
Language:
English.
Published: July 13, 2019
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Categories:
Fiction » Inspirational, Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire
A man with incredible willpower searches the world over for an addiction he cannot overcome. A billionaire without heirs uses an amnesia drug to see who is worthy to inherit his fortune. These and other bizarre fables show what love really is (and isn't), why addictions and pride are so deadly, the need for moral values, and how judging ourselves positively may be the best judgment we ever make.
Is Premarital Sex Logical?
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 11,130.
Language:
English.
Published: May 2, 2019
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Sexual health, Nonfiction » Relationships & Family » Marriage
There are many strange myths used to justify premarital sex, out of an effort to make it seem "normal." This book exposes these myths as illogical, and describes the damaging consequences of sex out of wedlock. Myths exposed as illogical include: "But we love each other;" "I want to see if we are sexually compatible;" "Anything restricting my freedom is bad;" and "Marriage is old fashioned."
Is Abortion Logical?
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 18,700.
Language:
English.
Published: May 2, 2019
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Social Science » Abortion & Birth Control, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Civil & human rights
Arguments in favor of abortion are humorously exposed as illogical, by way of compelling (but rather unusual) examples, logical reasoning and historical/legal research. Justifications for abortion which are shot down in this volume are: the 'right' of privacy; the assertion that 'it's my body and I can do what I want with it;' that unsafe abortions may occur if abortion is not legalized, and more.
Is Gay Marriage Logical?
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 13,370.
Language:
English.
Published: May 2, 2019
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Relationships & Family » Marriage, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Civil & human rights
Many people wrongly feel they should be 'tolerant' of gay marriage and not oppose it, even though it is not something they would do personally. This book explains the falsity of this notion, and also discusses how gayness itself, along with so-called 'same-sex attraction' and also gender dysphoria, are illusory and illogical.
The Wistworth Conferences
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 39,480.
Language:
English.
Published: October 26, 2018
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Categories:
Fiction » Christian » Contemporary, Fiction » Inspirational
Every ten years the demons assigned to tempt mortals in eastern Idaho gather at Hell’s Half Acre lava field for a conference on temptation. In these fictional conference talks from 1908 to the present, the region’s chief demon/temptor, Benedict Iscariot, describes how the evil plan to destroy morality, virtue, marriage and the family has gradually come to pass.
Malcolm File
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 63,080.
Language:
English.
Published: May 30, 2018
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Categories:
Fiction » Christian » Contemporary, Fiction » Inspirational
Malcolm File is a shunned, mistreated street bum, living his life under the heat vent of an office building—until the day he inherits 30 million dollars. Suddenly everyone wants what Malcolm has, from the lowliest street bum who shared the sidewalk with Malcolm, to the city drug lord from his mansion on the hill. People soon learn however that Malcolm's plans for the money are far from ordinary.
The Mystic Christmas Treasure
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 6,340.
Language:
English.
Published: November 20, 2017
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Categories:
Fiction » Holiday » Christmas, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
On Christmas Eve, Archeologist Charles Niebold is searching through the jungles of Belize for an ancient Maya temple full of gold. He has blocked out of his mind the image of his unhappy wife and children about his not being home for Christmas--until he finds the temple he has been looking for, and a dose of Maya magic gives him a different view of his family than he ever could have imagined ...
The Gay Illusion
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 26,770.
Language:
English.
Published: December 17, 2016
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Categories:
Fiction » Inspirational, Fiction » Visionary & metaphysical
Come with John as he learns that he never was gay as he had thought, nor indeed ever could be, and that gayness is a destructive illusion. THIS BOOK DOES NOT DESCRIBE GAY ACTS OR CONTAIN ANY SEXUAL CONTENT
My Name is Kate and I Just Killed My Baby
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 46,380.
Language:
English.
Published: May 18, 2016
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Categories:
Fiction » Inspirational, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues
Kate's journal begins with a very simple entry. "I like pizza and ice cream and going on dates and watching funny movies. I like to swim and text on my phone and go skiing in the winter. Oh, and there's one more thing you should know about me. I just killed my baby." Join Kate as she struggles with the aftermath of having an abortion, and the nightmare she never dreamed would follow.
Running for the Guv
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 25,150.
Language:
English.
Published: May 18, 2016
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Categories:
Fiction » Humor & comedy » General, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Political
Blake Guv is a starving young attorney, desperately trying to get new clients. As a last hopeless gamble to obtain some publicity, he foolishly enters the race for Governor of his state as an independent candidate. When a series of unexpected events shove him to the front of the race, Blake is forced to start taking the campaign seriously. But the truth is, Blake hates politics with a passion!
The Anti Stupidity Book
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 23,520.
Language:
English.
Published: April 26, 2016
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Inspiration » General self-help, Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Inspirational
This book discusses six fundamentals of stupidity that lead to the stupid choices we see all around us. These include the belief that there are no moral values, that God does not exist, and that it is acceptable to become addicted and to treat others badly and be proud. In the end we see that the only sure way to avoid and overcome stupidity is through the saving power of Jesus Christ.
Miss Lydia Fairbanks and the Losers Club
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 60,310.
Language:
English.
Published: April 25, 2016
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Categories:
Fiction » Inspirational, Fiction » Christian » Contemporary
(4.75 from 4 reviews)
Miss Lydia Fairbanks is the newest teacher at Inner City Junior High School, the deadliest school in the state. While the school principal believes she won't last a day, Miss Fairbanks quickly surprises everyone by not only surviving in the midst of her killer students, but actually thriving in the classroom. But even someone as weak and small as Miss Fairbanks can harbor secrets from the past ...
Crazy Pete
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 31,980.
Language:
English.
Published: April 25, 2016
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Categories:
Fiction » Inspirational, Fiction » Christian » Contemporary
On a dark night in a lonely park in LA, crazy old Pete saves a teenager named Kelly from a suicidal encounter with a street gang. While Kelly initially resists Pete's kindness, he is gradually drawn into the life of his unusual mentor. But even Crazy Pete has secrets, and one day, with a shock, the boy learns the terrible history of Pete's past that turned him into the saint he has become ...
Rights in America, Bills of Attainder and the Ninth Amendment
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 37,350.
Language:
English.
Published: February 19, 2016
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Civil & human rights, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » US Constitution
While rights in America have always been cherished, many people today misunderstand the source of their rights. They have come to believe that government is the grantor of rights. The flipside of this belief is that government can also take them away. Such a view conflicts with that of the founders, who gave us the ban on bills of attainder and 9th Amendment to forever protect our natural rights.
George Brown and the Protector
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 54,580.
Language:
English.
Published: January 1, 2016
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Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
George Brown is an ordinary boy, attending an ordinary school, climbing ordinary trees, and eating ordinary pizza--until he meets a bizarre alien known as "The Protector." Suddenly life for George is anything but ordinary. Now George and the Protector must unravel the secret of a fallen star, find George's missing father, and unlock the mysteries of a small stone which contains fantastic powers.
False Worlds
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 21,230.
Language:
English.
Published: December 3, 2015
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Civil & human rights, Nonfiction » Philosophy » Ethics & moral philosophy
A false world is like an apple full of worms. It appears juicy and attractive on the outside, but is in fact disgusting on the inside. This book discusses a number of false worlds masquerading as truth but which are in fact false to their core. Included are the false worlds of politics, international relations, law, sexual confusion (premarital sex, abortion and gayness), entertainment and pride.
Our Unvirtuous Society
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 51,940.
Language:
English.
Published: December 2, 2015
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Relationships & Family » Family relationships, Nonfiction » Social Science » Sociology / Marriage & Family
In American society today, virtue tends to largely be ignored. Rather, many in the country seem to be obsessed with sex. This obsession has led to extreme results that would be considered appalling by prior generations, such as: rampant premarital sex which decreases trust/commitment between partners; gays/lesbians elevating sex to become their god; and abortions in which the unborn have no rights
Judicial Activism: A Way to Overcome it
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 6,000.
Language:
English.
Published: December 1, 2015
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Activism, Nonfiction » Law » Judicial Power
Judicial activism in the U.S. occurs when a few Supreme Court judges decide public policy issues, which normally deal with rights. However, it would be better for the people to decide such issues through their elected representatives. This book proposes a way to remove judicial activism, by returning to an original view of the founding fathers that preferred legislative oversight of rights issues.
Santa v. Afton
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 38,620.
Language:
English.
Published: November 20, 2015
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Categories:
Fiction » Holiday » Christmas, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
The tiny town of Afton is shocked when every resident is sued by a man claiming to be Santa Claus. His lawsuit is for wrongfully 'firing' him from his yearly delivery job, since he only comes to people who believe. While the town's initial reaction is anger, soon a strange thing begins to happen. People start believing again! But Santa can only come if ALL believe--and some are still holding out!
How the Bill of Rights and a Lack of Virtue are Destroying America
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 14,980.
Language:
English.
Published: July 17, 2015
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Civil & human rights, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Activism
The American bill of rights, long heralded as an ensign of freedom across the world, is today being used as a tool of destruction by the U.S. Supreme Court. This is happening because of the creation by the court of sexual "rights," which have no basis in the constitution or any of its amendments. This volume explains this dangerous trend, and how it can be reversed--before it is too late!
Cloud Trouble
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 17,680.
Language:
English.
Published: June 8, 2015
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Categories:
Fiction » Children’s books » Entertainment, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Inventor Uncle Ned has discovered that clouds are alive and can be transformed into common objects. He gives his nephew Talmage a cloud turned into a pen, with the assignment to see what it says and does. However, Talmage soon learns that THIS cloud is nothing but trouble since it insults everyone they meet! And since no one believes pens can talk, they think Talmage is the one saying the insults!
My History Teacher is a Leprechaun
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 39,050.
Language:
English.
Published: February 27, 2015
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Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Children’s books » Legends, Myths, Fables / Other
Book 3 of 'The Stewards of Light' series, and sequel to 'My Math Teacher is a Vampire.' Blake Drywater has a new history teacher--a leprechaun who escorts Blake to the underground time tunnels of his people. These tunnels are full of doors that open to different places and times, including the future. But then Blake discovers the real reason for his visit, and how it just might destroy the world!
My Math Teacher is a Vampire
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 35,360.
Language:
English.
Published: December 27, 2014
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Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
Book 2 of 'The Stewards of Light' series, and sequel to 'My Science Teacher is a Wizard.' Blake Drywater once again finds himself facing an undesirable new teacher at his school. His math teacher, Mr. Coagulate, has a strange fascination with blood and dreams. And to Blake's horror, he soon finds himself in the midst of a vampire battlefield one night, in the world of dreams ...
James Madison American Prophet
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 38,730.
Language:
English.
Published: November 7, 2014
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Categories:
Nonfiction » History » Biography, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Current affairs
Rather amazingly, James Madison foresaw many of the problems we face in America today. He foresaw our modern obsession with individual rights, the dangers of judicial activism, the problems of a war presidency, and the economic difficulties that can bring a nation to ruin. Most importantly, as America's preeminent political visionary, he also saw how these problems can be solved.
The Holiday Treasure Hunt
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 15,740.
Language:
English.
Published: October 31, 2014
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Categories:
Fiction » Children’s books » Holidays, Fiction » Children’s books » Entertainment
Ted's Uncle Jeff is shipping out with his army unit to Afghanistan. But he leaves behind a series of clues which Ted can only seek on holidays--Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day and Easter. The clues are not easy, and Ted finds himself unwillingly entering a cemetery on Halloween night, and going into the mushy tunnel of love on Valentine's Day. Will the treasure be worth it?
My Science Teacher is a Wizard
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 34,710.
Language:
English.
Published: October 21, 2014
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Categories:
Fiction » Children’s books » Legends, Myths, Fables / Other, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Blake Drywater has a new wizard science teacher, who briefly turns Blake's class into roaches and earthworms. But Blake soon learns there is more than science going on in his classroom. An evil wizard is seeking a powerful potion his teacher has made. And when Blake drinks the potion soon thereafter, he finds himself facing problems far harder than any science exam!
A Conversation about Abortion Between Justice Blackmun and the Founding Fathers
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 6,260.
Language:
English.
Published: August 20, 2014
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Law » Family law » Children, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Social policy
(5.00 from 1 review)
On a dark night in Independence Hall, ghosts of the founding fathers gather to discuss with Justice Blackmun the Roe v Wade abortion opinion he penned in 1973. Using actual quotes from the founding fathers, this debate soundly refutes Blackmun's arguments from the Roe opinion, and shows that the founders would be greatly disturbed at the law regarding abortion in America today.
The Ninth Amendment: Key to Understanding the Bill of Rights
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 29,330.
Language:
English.
Published: July 21, 2014
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Categories:
Nonfiction » History » North America » USA, Nonfiction » Law » Constitutional law
This book explains how the Ninth Amendment is the key to understanding rights in the United States. The founders created the Ninth Amendment to protect unlisted natural law rights as they were understood in their day. This amendment was never intended to allow future generations to create new rights. Rather, it was to safeguard the morality and natural rights of the founding generation.
Abortion: What The Founding Fathers Thought About It
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 13,380.
Language:
English.
Published: August 3, 2013
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Categories:
Nonfiction » Social Science » Abortion & Birth Control
This book gives the views of the founding fathers against abortion, and describes the surprising truth about the common law abortion rule which was misinterpreted by the court in Roe v. Wade. Most importantly, the book tells how the 9th Amendment was intended to incorporate the founders' views of natural law as part of the Constitution-which would protect the unborn from the moment of conception!
Detectives in Diapers: The Mystery of the Aztec Amulet
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 17,320.
Language:
English.
Published: April 27, 2013
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Categories:
Fiction » Children’s books » Law & Crime, Fiction » Children’s books » Fiction
(3.50 from 2 reviews)
Flo and Mo are not ordinary babies. Although they are only fourteen months old, they can use a computer, trick any mindless adult they want, and help their goofy detective father solve baffling crimes. Then a mysterious girl comes to their father, claiming that her grandmother has disappeared. Will the babies' superior brains be able to solve the mystery and save their bumbling parents?
The Wards of Clovis Gloober
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 35,690.
Language:
English.
Published: December 9, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction
(4.00 from 1 review)
There are a number of odd things about the new girl in Maddie's class at Centennial Middle School. Why does she claim she's never been outside to look at the stars at night? Where is the strange place called 'Rana' she says she comes from? And who is the mysterious 'Clovis Gloober' who acts as her guardian? As Maddie soon learns, the answers to these questions are both wonderful and terrible.
Itchy Mitch and the Taming of Broken Jaw Junction
by Duane L. Ostler
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 46,900.
Language:
English.
Published: May 7, 2012
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Categories:
Fiction » Children’s books » Historical / United States / 19th Century, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
(1.00 from 1 review)
The new vegetable-loving sheriff of Broken Jaw Junction outwits outlaws, bank robbers and cattle rustlers--using just a few carrot sticks and celery! But one day, he meets an unexpected and unbeatable foe ...
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