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	The Days I Knew	by Lillie Langtry Feb. 02, 2012	$4.99	84678 words	Sample 20%
	She was the most sought after professional beauty in Victorian London, the favorite of artists, photographers and the literati. She soon caught the eye of the Prince of Wales and became his acknowledged mistress. But, realizing that her relationship with the future king of England could not and would not last forever, she became a stage actress and in no time
	Death Valley Madam	by R. B. Griffith Jan. 18, 2012	$0.99	89660 words	Sample 20%
	The story of a woman during the Great Depression who left her family farm in Missouri, at the age of 16 to make her way in life in San Francisco. Instead of finding legitimate work, however, she worked as a prostitute and then a madam -- for the next 60 plus years.
	At Home in Many Worlds	by Sr Jane Fell, MMS Dec. 23, 2011	$6.99	70136 words	Sample 20%
	“At Home in Many Worlds” is a memoir by Sister Jane Fell, a Catholic Medical Mission Sister who devoted nearly 50 years to providing health services primarily to rural communities in emerging nations. Missions in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Ghana, Uganda, and the United States are recalled with several photos. Sister Jane’s missions include countries making headlines today.
	When the Meadowlark Sings	by Nedra Sterry Dec. 20, 2011	$2.99	74025 words	Sample 10%
	Born in 1918 in Fort Benton, Montana, Nedra Sterry has crafted a powerful memoir of life on the Montana prairies and a childhood defined in equal measure by poverty and grace, hard work and family ties. The daughter of hailed-out homesteaders, Sterry grew up in a succession of very remote one-room schoolhouses in northern and central Montana, where her mother, a teacher, eked out a living.
	Chicken Feathers and Garlic Skin Diary of a Chinese Garment Factory Girl on Saipan	by Chun Yu Wang & Walt Goodridge Dec. 20, 2011	$2.99	71037 words	Sample 10%
	It took a lot of courage for a 25-year-old girl from Wu Xi in Jiang Shu province, China, who had never flown on a plane, and who had never left home before, to travel 2,000 miles to a foreign country in search of work. It took even more courage to stay once she discovered what life was really like for a factory girl on the island of Saipan in the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands!
	Today is great again and I thank again	by Clover CK Dec. 14, 2011	Free!	2461 words	Read a sample
	One day, I received a short memo from my mom. After she bought a smart phone, she decided to practice typing by emailing me a short note every day. Reading her memo helped me go through any tough time. Whenever I miss my family, I read her notes. Now she is 60 years old and I am making this book to celebrate her birthday.
	Change of Heart: A Black Man A White Woman A Heart Transplant, and A True Love Story	by Mitchell Fink Dec. 12, 2011	$2.99	26906 words	Sample 20%
	Robert Dunn experienced hatred and bigotry as part of a black family moving into Queens. At the same time, Dorothy Moore was abandoned by her Irish-Catholic parents. Their stories became one when heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz implanted Moore’s heart into Dunn. The prior events, and the terror Dunn walked through upon realizing his life was saved by a white woman led to his true "change of heart".
	Vanessa's Choice	by Sonya Artis Dec. 06, 2011	$3.99	25 words	Sample 10%
	This is an excellent true story following a young lady as she has to make a decision between abortion and adoption when she finds herself pregnant without a job or a clue as to what being a mother first means.
	Mammograms, Mastectomies, and Mom's Apple Pie: My Recipe for Handling Breast Cancer and Returning to a Healthy Life	by Vickie Jenkins Nov. 23, 2011	$4.99	14959 words	Sample 15%
	An engaging and educational how-to book for breast cancer survival through first-hand stories, humorous observations, and hands-on health care tips and tools. Author Vickie Jenkins blends her talent as a writer and journalist, improv comedy performer, and cancer survivor to serve up her personal recipe for surviving a health crisis. Filled with inspiration and helpful info that's easy to digest.
	Приветик с Альбиона (Letters to the girls) - in russian	by Anna Tomkins Nov. 11, 2011	$3.00	58768 words	Sample 20%
	This is a book written in Russian by a Russian. Hi from Britain, Letters to the Girls is based on the real life experience of a young woman, who left her native Russia to follow a childhood dream to live and find love in England. Every week she would send a letter back home to her three best friends: Joana; Irina and Natasha.
	Dr. Sara Josephine Baker: The Woman who Saved Hundreds of Thousand of Babies	by Caitlind Alexander Nov. 08, 2011	$3.99	76259 words	Sample 20%
	Sara Josephine Baker grew up questioning everything. She also grew up doing a lot of things that only boys were supposed to do. Soon Dr. Jo began questioning the way people raised their babies. At first no one listened, but when people started listening, their babies stopped dying. Read the exciting story of how Dr. Sara Jo Baker saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of babies.
	Typhoid Mary: The Story of Mary Mallon	by Caitlind Alexander Nov. 08, 2011	$3.99	6345 words	Sample 20%
	Ask most adults who Typhoid Mary was, and they'll tell you a lie. They'll tell you she was someone who killed hundreds of people. Maybe even thousands. They'll tell you she was a woman who knew she had a deadly disease and didn't care that she spread it to others. But is it true? No. Most of it is not true. Here is Mary's story.
	Off to Save the World: How Julia Taft Made a Difference	by Ann Blackman Nov. 01, 2011	$4.99	43058 words	Sample 20%
	For more than three decades, Julia Taft was one of the United States’ top humanitarian relief experts, friend and ally of the world’s most impoverished people. She was, simply put, a legend in her field.
	The Woman who Rewrote History	by Claire Lloyd Oct. 29, 2011	Free!	16577 words	Read a sample
	Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia, was known as the Red Duchess for her political views and imprisoned by Franco during Spain´s fascist dictatorship. She found evidence in her family's archive that much of Spain's accepted history had been 'cleaned up'. To preserve the archive for posterity she married her secretary on her deathbed, disinheriting her children.
	Selling Sex in Hollywood	by Thomas Chi Oct. 26, 2011	$0.99	29371 words
	Publisher Thomas Chi interviewed Las Vegas call girl Holly after she moved to Hollywood, California. Here are the stories from the interviews with Holly in Los Angeles, California. I had to leave Las Vegas, because of the economy, but the few clients I met there put money up front.
	The MAZ Factor	by Marylin (Maz) Schirmer Oct. 21, 2011	$9.99	73233 words	Sample 20%
	A dramatic true story of a women who is the most unlucky and unlikely person to ever change her life, does so, to become blessed, live the dream and inspiring to women all over the world. What starts as story about her, ends up a story about you. It's a book that will bring tears of frustration but also tears of joy. Expect to be aMAZed! You have never read anything like this before.
	Nice Guys, Freaks & Creeps: a Dating Memoir	by Jennifer Knightstep Oct. 21, 2011	$3.25	10236 words	Sample 20%
	Nice Guys, Freaks & Creeps is the true story of Jennifer, a girl who just wants what we all want — to find Mr. Right. Through a series of short essays documenting some of her more disastrous dates, we’ll recognize some of the men we’ve dated ourselves, a fair representation of the Nice Guys, Freaks & Creeps in our own dating pasts.
	Nadia Comaneci: Perfect 10	by David Bruce Oct. 16, 2011	$1.00	14132 words	Sample 20%
	This volume is a short biography of Nadia Comaneci, winner of five gold medals at the Olympics.
	Helena: Unwavering Courage	by Sylvia Melvin Oct. 10, 2011	$2.99	29730 words	Sample 20%
	Can you imagine a woman burying her husband in the morning then giving birth to his last child in the afternoon? Confined to her bedroom with premature labor, Helena watches from her window as a horse-drawn wagon takes James to the cemetery. With no husband for support, Helena turns to her children's love and her faith to see her through difficult times. Her courage is a testimony to all.
	The Unfeeling Doctor, Unplugged: More True Tales From Med School and Beyond	by Melissa Yuan-Innes Oct. 07, 2011	$2.99	27252 words	Sample 20%
	Was I always The Most Unfeeling Doctor in the World? Of course not. I offer you counter-examples from medical school, a time when I was so earnest, I scraped my finger on the mannequin while practicing my digital rectal exam technique (true story). Now I practice emergency medicine in the digital age, where Twitter co-exists with trauma and tendonitis. Come on in.
	Gas Drilling and the Fracking of a Marriage	by Stephanie C. Hamel Oct. 04, 2011	$5.95	61311 words	Sample 20%
	After receiving an offer to lease the farmland of her idyllic childhood summers for natural gas exploration or “fracking” (a process that may harm the environment), scientist Stephanie Hamel saw her strong convictions rattled by dreams of instant wealth. This honest yet light-hearted memoir will strike a vein for anyone who has agonized over their role as steward to the earth’s resources.
	The Eye of the Moon	by Shelley Davidow Sep. 20, 2011	$3.99	27780 words	Sample 15%
	The Eye of the Moon is at once an exploration of love, identity and heartbreak against the backdrop of the changing political face of southern Africa, and a critique of life in North America through the eyes of a young immigrant. It is a poetic memoir about loving and forgiving- men, and women, and continents. It is ultimately also about the undoing of cliches and fixed perceptions of the world.
	Breaking Silence	by C.A. Harris Sep. 14, 2011	$4.79	29675 words	Sample 10%
	The 60s. The crossroads of change and immobility. In 1964, C.A. Harris was three years old and living in a world of silence. Only nobody knew it – nobody knew her world was one of muffled and descriptionless sound. Motown ruled the airwaves and blacks weren’t allowed to cross 8 Mile -- and, C.A. Harris was growing up hearing impaired at the pinnacle of political and social unrest.
	Madam Courage	by Martin Kari Sep. 13, 2011	$7.99	58135 words	Sample 20%
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	Life is beautiful - No matter what !	by Jayne Cloutier Aug. 30, 2011	$2.99	144122 words	Sample 20%
	" Life is beautiful - No matter what " traces the ups and downs of a young Swiss girl as she struggles through a difficult childhood and into womanhood. Armed only with advice from her beloved grandma, she encounters deception, rejection, cancer, and heartbreak. The book follows her as she travels around the world in search of healing, both for her illness and for her scars on her soul.
	The Further Adventures of SapioSlut	by SapioSlut Aug. 28, 2011	Free!	25011 words	Read a sample
	"She is a gifted writer and reflects on her adventures in a very conversational, friendly 'Dear Diary' style. I felt as if I'd been given secret access to her deepest inner monologues." Based on a top-three sex blog (2010), this is the true and inspiring story of an ordinary woman who achieved an extraordinary sex life, and includes lots and lots of kinky sex, S&M, bondage, exhibitionism...
	FAREWELL OPRAH, with LOVE: 25 Seasons of Laughter, Tears, and Inspiration	by LOVE WORKS Aug. 18, 2011	$1.99	4086 words	Sample 5%
	Oprah Winfrey is an iconic figure that magnetize respect and adoration for long as she lives. The Oprah Winfrey show has captured the public attention since its inception and now the farewell season has emerged, it is time to properly and sadly say goodbye.
	The Beauty Girls	by Carol Leonard Aug. 15, 2011	$3.99	26596 words	Sample 20%
	Carol Leonard had been a midwife for over 30 years when she experienced a little "blip" in her career and wandered off in a completely unexpected direction. This book is a screamingly funny account of one woman's postmenopausal experience of being in Beauty School.
	A Woman Denied... The Early Years	by Rebone Makgato Aug. 10, 2011	$8.99	75160 words	Sample 20%
	Simon Bushie had always wanted a little boy to complement the two girls he already had. When his wife Evelyn conceived, it became the happiest day of his life. Everyday he rooted for a boy. But when the baby came, it came with mixed gender. A staunch traditionalist that he was, Bushie was determined that the baby would be a man like him. He went on to register the baby as a boy, naming it Raymond.
	Thirty Years in September	by Kate Genovese Aug. 05, 2011	$5.99	44739 words	Sample 20%
	When sixteen year old Kate Genovese went to visit her sister Denise in the hospital in 1968, she claims "something clicked that very moment, I wanted to make Denise better again, heal her shattered body and make her laugh ... I couldn't put words to my feelings, but I knew I wanted to do more then just visit" That day Kate discovered her calling in life, nursing.
	Charlotte Bronte's Thunder	by Michele Carter July 24, 2011	$9.99	216628 words	Sample 5%
	The abiding mystery surrounding 'Wuthering Heights' since it was first published in 1847 is who wrote it? Later, when the author's identity was known, critics asked how did Emily Brontë, without any previous writing experience, craft this masterpiece? 'Charlotte Brontë’s Thunder' explores the theory that perhaps ‘Emily’ was a pen name for the real author, her older sister Charlotte.
	Laura: A Life in Progress	by Arlene Hisiger July 18, 2011	Free!	1676 words	Read a sample
	This brief profile chronicles a young woman's successful transformation from rebellious youth to law abiding citizen.
	A Pain in the Toenails	by Melissa Yuan-Innes July 15, 2011	Free!	1840 words	Read a sample
	Ah, the innocence of medical school. This is a story from my third year of clinical clerkship, when I started rotating through the hospital wards. One patient taught me about ulcerative colitis...and a few other things. You can also find this essay in my book, The Most Unfeeling Doctor in the World and Other True Tales from the Emergency Room.
	.... And There Were Cracks ...	by Alice B. Frieh June 14, 2011	Free!	17560 words	Read a sample
	Sex drugs and motorbikes, a veil of power to hide behind. Physically and mentally abused as a three year old, Josie, used the only tool at her disposal - to block the memory, to forget. A teenage pregnancy, an abortion - the veneer had to crack. Memories came bubbling up.
	The Butterfly's Cage	by Shahnaz Khari June 12, 2011	$6.95	25324 words	Sample 5%
	'The Butterfly’s Cage', is the heart wrenching, inspiring true story of a young Pakistani woman’s flight to freedom. Suffering abuse, tyranny and disownment as a result of refusing to submit to the abuse received by not one but two violent husbands, Shahnaz opens the doors to a hidden world, illustrating how cultural values can allow human rights violations to prosper.
	Princess Sultana's Daughters	by Jean Sasson June 08, 2011	$4.99	74858 words	Sample 15%
	Readers of PRINCESS were gripped by Jean Sasson's powerful indictment of women's lives behind the veil. Now, in the compelling sequel, Jean Sasson and Princess Sultana turn the spotlight on Sultana's two teenage daughters, Maha and Amani.
	Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia	by Jean Sasson June 08, 2011	$5.99	79256 words	Sample 15%
	PRINCESS reveals the secret life of Princess Sultana Al Sa'ud, from the royal house of Saudi Arabia. Hidden behind her black veil, she is a prisoner, jailed by her father, her husband and her country. A New York Times bestseller, PRINCESS was named one of the 500 Great Books by Women since 1300, an Alternate Selection of the Literary Guild, a Doubleday Book Club pick, & a Reader's Digest Selection
	For the Love of a Son: One Afghan Woman's Quest for Her Stolen Child	by Jean Sasson June 08, 2011	$2.99	95288 words	Sample 15%
	From the New York Times bestselling author of PRINCESS: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia, comes the heartbreaking story of one woman's quest for her stolen child. When Maryam tries to escape her brutal marriage, her husband steals their son away and takes him back to the war-torn land of Afghanistan. What follows is the stirring true story of a mother's struggle for justice.
	A Return to Life after a Tragic Death	by Shirley Kalpin-Olson June 05, 2011	$2.99	23946 words	Sample 20%
	This story follows a family's walk through their loved one's tragic suicide, showing how they were able to struggle with grief and eventually return with a zest for living with the help of our living God. Suicide Statistics, types and helps to discourage those you believe may be contemplating suicide. Including also the levels of grief and how to cope with the death and put our life back in order.
	It Cost Me an Arm and a Leg	by Nancy Kitka May 31, 2011	$0.99	35972 words	Sample 15%
	At nineteen, I was a drug addict and alcoholic when I nearly died in a car bombing. This is the true story of how a middle class girl gets mixed up with motorcycle gangs and criminals. Then, how I found my way out into one of sobriety, courage and sometimes even peace. With 23 years clean, I write about how I kept going after a terrible start to life.
	Spirit Whispers - Autobiography of a Psychic Medium	by Charmaine Wilson May 23, 2011	$7.99	50127 words	Sample 10%
	Spirit Whispers is the deeply moving and inspiring autobiography of Australian psychic medium Charmaine Wilson.
	Da-ma, Shao-ma: My Two Moms	by Shoulee Paul May 21, 2011	$1.49	7555 words	Sample 40%
	Besides the harsh life in a nation rebuilding after half a century of rule by the Japanese, Shoulee faced other challenges. Her father, having married and fathered children, took a second woman, who likewise gave birth to several more. This true story recounts the competition between two mothers, "Da-ma and Shao-ma," strife between their offspring, and the struggle for survival.
	Flower Child in the Summer of Love	by Farida Sharan May 18, 2011	$4.99	136134 words	Sample 30%
	Flower Child in the Summer of Love is the moving life story of a young woman's search for true love and spirituality during the sixties.
	Your Man and Me	by G M Starcevich May 07, 2011	$2.99	34503 words	Sample 15%
	Donna always used to wonder 'Why do some females choose to put themselves into this line of work?' ... but when Donna was desperate she found the answer - and quickly discovered that Men will pay for a whole host of 'services' that their wives or partners don't know about or will not provide.
	Diary of a Militay Wife: A Memoir	by Sharon Dixon May 04, 2011	$3.99	45555 words	Sample 10%
	Diary of a Military Wife is a brutally honest look at life in the military through the eyes of Page and explores love, family, friendships, marriage difficulties, deceptions, alcoholism, drugs, sex, and sacrifices. Journey with Page and be inspired to dream and hope, and more important, realize if you are in her shoes, you are not alone.
	Who Was That Lady? Craig Rice: Queen of the Screwball Mystery	by Jeffrey Marks April 22, 2011	$5.99	67334 words	Sample 20%
	What goes up must come down, and Craig Rice’s meteoric rise to the top of the mystery writing heap by 1946 was rivaled only by her rapid descent into semi-obscurity. Her face once graced the cover of Time magazine, but today her books are found in second hand stores.
	Dear Emily - A Memoir:My Life in the Fine Stores	by Louise Thomas April 10, 2011	$6.99	59453 words	Sample 20%
	How could a fine institution, born in Europe and perfected in America, disappear in little more than 100 years? Louise Thomas was fortunate to be associated with three fine stores at their peak.
	Vodka On My Wheaties	by Ann Lloyd March 19, 2011	$6.99	153892 words	Sample 10%
	Ann Lloyd marched to the beat of a different drum. From her sudden, dramatic exposure to a life of opulent wealth to building an exclusive out-island resort in the Bahamas the adventure does not stop. Join in Ann's gripping journey down one of life's most unusual paths.
	Don't Laugh at my Cervix	by Jeana Byrd-Davis March 10, 2011	$0.99	9506 words	Sample 20%
	How I survived Cervical Cancer, the events leading up to it, the choices I made and everything else that happened. A story about how life sneaks up on you while you are busy living it.
	Punished for Purpose	by Lauri Burns Feb. 27, 2011	$8.99	191320 words	Sample 20%
	Punished for Purpose is a compelling true-life story of abuse, hardship and inspiration-the vivid tale of a beaten child turned prostitute who experiences a life transformation when 13 people intercept her life and change it forever.