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1. The Trek Factor by Richard Raben and Hiyaguha Cohen - 2013-05-19 08:17:50-04
   Richard Raben has a master’s degree in education. His lifelong interests in Star Trek, Jung, mythology, and the expressive arts combined to form the seed idea for this book. Mr. Raben teaches a wide range of courses at several colleges and universities in the Boston area. A corporate consultant, he has worked as the director of training and quality management for large companies. He is the father of three daughters and lives near Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Hiyaguha Cohen, PhD, is an author, educator, and life coach. Her other publications include the Leave the Cult Handbook, the No-Pain Resume Workbook¸ Shrink Yourself (contributing editor), and hundreds of articles on lifestyle, psychology, and health. She teaches writing at Kauai Community College and maintains a coaching practice helping individuals to “run their lives on all cylinders.” She lives in Kauai with her husband and standard poodle.
   
2. Faust 2.0 by Michael Brookes - 2013-05-19 18:25:38-04
   Michael Brookes is an Executive Producer with a leading UK games developer. Working in games and writing are two of his life passions and her considers himself fortunate to be able to indulge them both. He lives in the east of England, enjoying starry skies in the flattest part of the country. When not working or writing he can sometimes be found sleeping. Which is good as that is where many good ideas come from.
   
3. How To Cook Healthy In A Hurry - 2013-05-19 18:36:48-04
   I am a San Francisco Bay Area resident, writer and food lover. I have been cooking, teaching, writing and eating great food for, well, a very VERY long time. I've written two heart-healthy cookbooks with John Schroeder, M.D., cardiologist at Stanford University. My work has appeared in the sadly departed Gourmet Magazine, as well as Bon Appétit, Self Magazine and Men's Fitness, among other publications. I have written many articles and online columns and have made numerous TV and radio appearances. I've given many cooking demonstrations and classes in the Bay Area and on the the east coast.
   
4. The Giant Book of How-To Lists for the New Dad - 2013-05-20 00:01:35-04
   Kaamna Bhojwani-Dhawan and Ilana Wechsler met in hospital the day their sons were born. Over playdates and marathon pumping sessions they learned that while they as new mums were lost, new dads were even worse off! This book was conceived of to solve that problem (and to give their own husbands a clue). Kaamna has two kids and a website, Momaboard.com, Ilana has two kids and a third on the way!
   
5. How to Solve All Your Money Problems Forever: Creating a Positive Flow of Money Into Your Life - 2013-05-20 00:28:20-04
   For more than twenty years, Victor Boc has been teaching the strategies in this book. Through articles, seminars and speaking engagements, he has helped thousands of individuals, from all walks of life, achieve financial success. Victor is also a top-rated radio talk-show host and a professional poker player. Victor does not let financial concerns dictate how he spends his time. His life stands as a testament to the method he teaches.
   
6. In Too Deep - 2013-05-20 00:45:32-04
   A USA TODAY bestseller, Kathryn Shay has been a lifelong writer and teacher. She has published 48 romance novels with the Berkley Publishing Group and Harlequin Enterprises, 1 women’s fiction with Bold Strokes Books and several self-published works. She has won five RT Book Reviews awards, four Golden Quills, four Holt Medallions, the Bookseller’s Best Award, Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year and several. Her novels have been serialized in COSMOPOLITAN magazine and featured in USA TODAY, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL and PEOPLE magazine. There are over five million copies of her books in print, with thousands sold online.
   
7. The Queen’s Curse by Natasja Hellenthal - 2013-05-20 01:10:04-04
   Although a writer for most of my adult life, I am now a published author with my debut Fantasy novel. Born in The Netherlands 38 years ago,I have traveled, lived in Norway, Wales, Northern-Ireland and now living near Manchester, UK, with my partner, two small children, two dogs and a cat. I love the outdoors and animals and enjoy organic gardening. 'The Queen's Curse' was launched on Amazon Kindle on the first of May this year. This novel has been in the making some twenty years now, so basically whilst I myself was struggling with a lot of things that happened in society affecting me as a very sensitive person such as justice and injustice, what it's like being powerless, freedom or the loss of it and of course my coming out and experiencing romance. Waking one morning with one line in my head, I started to build the story around it. The characters are all based upon different aspects of me, so it came natural to write and the story soon came to life. Although originally written in Dutch, once moved to the UK and mainly reading in English, it became clear it had to be translated to English and it had to be good enough to be able to reach a very competitive market. Hence the twenty years! I like to think it a original heroic spiritual Fantasy with a lesbian sub-theme, because I don't want to be labeled as a lesbian writer or this a lesbian novel. The main theme is not about lesbians; the two main characters just happen to be just that. It makes it even harder for them to live their lives with the curse around, so the story becomes more interesting. I wanted to steer away from the cliches so often found in main stream Fantasy. Reaching out to a broad audience I hope that both male and female, straight and gay can relate to this story as it has many interesting elements such as: justice/injustice, power/control, romance, freedom,adventure, magic, immortality, intrigue, soul searching, love, life, loss and near death experience. In this book I explore the ancient battle between good and evil so common in Fantasy. What is evil and how does someone become bad; a question that has always intrigued me. In my work I deal with all elements of life, love and loss and try to build strong characters as realistic as possible, for even though the genre is Fantasy I want people to feel connected with my heroes and villains as they would with their friends. I am influenced the Queen's of Fantasy; Marion Zimmer Bradley and Tanith Lee. I love Bradley's Darkover series and Sword and Sorceries anthologies. Tanith Lee's Birthgrave is also one of my favorites as well, but not too keen on her darker stuff. I have been reading both authors since I was a teenager and they have taught me what to do and what not. Although influenced, I have always tried to find my own voice and think I have succeeded in that! I have written two further Fantasy novels and a trilogy which I am currently in the process of getting them ready for publication.
   
8. Abundant Sparks: A Contemporary Poetry Collection by D.L. Lang - 2013-05-20 01:20:34-04
   D.L. Lang is the author of the best selling books Abundant Sparks: A Contemporary Poetry Collection, Tea and Sprockets: A Modern American Poetry Book and Your Poetry eBook: Quick & Easy Formatting for Kindle. Lang is best known for her films The Hebrew Project and Liquid Wind and her singles “Last Chance Disaster” and “Wilderness” as Tranquoizier. She lives in Marin County, California with her husband, where they enjoy copious amounts of Judaism, nature, and indie music. Lang also has a great fondness for penguins, studying history, and unlocking genealogical discoveries.
   
9. A Pissy Fit of Evil! - 2013-05-20 01:25:06-04
   I was born in Indiana, but have spent the last fifteen years in Bloomington, illinois. I’ve spent some time as a news reporter, a disc jockey, a youth sports coach, and more years than I care to remember as a salesman. Most of these experiences have amalgamated themselves into my books in the form of a scene, theme, or character. I enjoy simple pleasures like trail running, spending time at home, and top shelf Tequila. I’m married with four kids and a goldendoodle.
   
10. White Magic Woman - 2013-05-20 01:30:30-04
    Ju Ephraime began writing professionally at age 19; at that time, she wrote short stories for the local radio station in her home town. She gave up writing to pursue her education and has since earned several degrees, including two Masters and a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration from Northeastern University in Boston. During the course of her schooling, she wrote and published a working curriculum for a career school, a business manual and its answer key, as well as other literary work. In 2010 she revisited her first love, writing for fun and enjoyment. She writes high heat and steamy adult romance novels. The first was, State of Ecstasy, which was soon followed by, Temptation to Sin, Loving Therese, and due out this month, The Odor of Violet. Her first paranormal romance, The Man in the Black Top Hat, is being re-released this month this will be quickly followed by White Magic Woman. Ju lives in Connecticut, where she is very active in her community. She is the administrator of a business school and the president of a non-profit organization that dresses individuals for job interviews. For media inquiries visit: http://www.envisionschoolpublishing.com or http://www.juliaeantoine.com
    
11. Incredibly Delicious Salad Recipes from the Mediterranean Region (Healthy Cookbook Series) by Vesela Tabakova - 2013-05-20 01:35:13-04
    I live in Bulgaria with my family of six (including the Jack Russell Terrier). My passion is going green in everyday life and I prepare homemade cosmetic and beauty products for all my family and friends. My recently discovered enthusiasm for writing will bring you more interesting cookbooks as well as natural and green beauty recipe books.
    
12. 50 Delicious Salads, Dressings, and Dip Recipes: The Healthy Cookbook for Natural Weight Loss and Delicious Meals - 2013-05-20 01:37:17-04
    About The Author Julia Cruise loves to cook food fast. She’s always entertaining her friends with her lightning–fast meals, drinks, appetizers and desserts.
    
13. Fitness In College – A Girl’s Guide to a Gorgeous Body - 2013-05-20 01:58:57-04
    Clinically incapable of taking himself seriously, Alex maintains a strained relationship with Dallas sports teams, and loves fitness, almond butter, beer, flag football, and writing about himself in the third person. Alex Nerney is a college fitness expert, former D1 football player, certified personal trainer and nutrition specialist, and serves as a fitness columnist for The BroBible.
    
14. How to Write a Book in 30 Days by Lori Ramsey - 2013-05-20 02:35:15-04
    Lori Ramsey (LA Ramsey) was born in 1966 in Twenty-Nine Palms, California. She grew up in Arkansas where she lives with her husband and six children. She took the Famous Writers Course in Fiction from 1993-1996. She started writing fiction in 1996 and began writing non-fiction in 2001. She spent the past 15 years working on the internet, among which she learned how to write and market ebooks.
    
15. Conspiracy: A Political Thriller Novel - 2013-05-20 02:37:20-04
    Author Name: David Katz email: tom@juicetom.com
    
16. The Best Congress Money Can Buy by Oren Litwin - 2013-05-20 03:25:46-04
    Oren Litwin is a PhD candidate in political science at George Mason University, where he completed his MA in 2010. Before that, he earned a BA with honors from Yeshiva College in New York. Over and over, his work returns to the theme of how people work together in the face of social turmoil to create new institutions, in order to build a better world. Oren currently lives with his family and a horse, three chickens, and two dogs in California, where he is working on his PhD dissertation in Just War Theory.
    
17. Echoes from the Past - 2013-05-20 03:45:22-04
    Grace Brannigan lives in the beautiful Catskill Mountains. She's been a writer as long as she can recall and loves writing romances. Strong heroines and sexy heroes, each with a story to tell, women whose mettle is tested in times of crisis. Grace writes contemporary, time travel, romantic shorts and a new series coming in 2013, Faeries Lost.
    
18. The HandBook: Five Forces To Form Your Future - 2013-05-20 03:55:05-04
    "Darin inspires people!" - CNN If you spend any time at all with Darin, you will quickly discover that to be an understatement. Darin was born with the unique gift of having only one hand and it has helped him see life from a different perspecive than most. What you will read in The HandBook will reveal this and help you with the challenges that life often brings our way. In 2008 Darin started a Motivational Business called "Let Me Give You A Hand" and he has spoken to thousands of young people across the nation. His message of overcoming and embracing who we are, while facing the many challenges that come against us, has resonated with young people worldwide. Being born the way he was allows him to relate to those struggling with their identity, and help them create an attitude of success in their life. Darin is passionate about helping young people, children and adults overcome!
    
19. Night Beach - 2013-05-20 04:00:06-04
    Trent Evans is an independent author of BDSM erotic romance and erotica. Putting pen to paper since he was a wee lad, he decided to try to share some of the tales cooked up in his fevered imagination. Some readers might not be horrified at what he writes. He tries to write stories that appeal to both women and men (wow, threading the needle), but will follow wherever the story takes him. A long-time resident of the Pacific Northwest, the author believes that the high percentage of authors in the region (compared to the nation as a whole) is chiefly due to the fact that it's so damned wet and miserable all the time there. They tend to use their long hours cooped up inside making up stories that depict things they'll never see or experience - such as sunshine.
    
20. The Rising(The Lost Children of Managrail) - 2013-05-20 04:20:11-04
    Aron Joice is a published songwriter, and the author of The Lost Children of Managrail YA fantasy series. The Rising, book one is currently available, and book two-Vanished is soon to be released. Her novella The Land of Beautiful follows close on the heels of Vanished. An adult historical fiction is also in the works. Aron is passionate about the arts and rescuing animals. You can learn more about Aron on her blog www.aronjoice.com and www.facebook.com/aronjoiceyafantasy.
    
21. How To Decorate A Cake - 2013-05-20 04:28:10-04
    With a passion for all things baking, especially cakes and cupcakes, I am the go-to girl my friends come to when they need custom made cakes for any event. I love to throw parties and my cakes are always central to them. I love the oohs and ahhs I get when I bring out a new delicious cake or cupcake treats for my guests!
    
22. The Flirting Field Guide: The Simple System for Flirting That Will Make Her Want You - 2013-05-20 04:37:15-04
    Myrna Kirk has worked in the area of personal empowerment and individual development for the past 12 years. She designs and facilitates workshops and seminars that assist participants to discover their greatest potential as individuals and find ways to better connect with others in their lives. She has a Master’s Degree in counseling psychology and is currently working on a series of books that specifically deals with the challenges people face developing and sustaining personal and romantic relationships. She lives with her partner in the picturesque town of Parys, South Africa.
    
23. Granddad in the Back : A Guide to Adventurous Senior Living - 2013-05-20 04:45:14-04
    Twenty years growing up in England. Twenty years a soldier in foreign lands. Twenty-five years a player in the game of buying and selling art, first in the center of London and then in the U.S.A Fifteen years learning, adapting and growing to love the country of Panama. With a recently released book "Superstition, Pirates, Ghosts and Folklore of Bocas del Toro, Panama selling better than I had ever dreamed and another book well into the making, I am now enjoying life as writer as much as I enjoyed any of my previous careers. With three books listed on Amazon, I am for the first time accepting the title of "author". Until my third book was published, I classed myself as an amateur writer. My new book is about how to have a ball after age 80. My working title is "Granddad in The Back Seat'. On entering this my 80th year, I reflected on my life so far and thought about where I go from here. Weighing the plusses and minuses of old age, I found there are many advantages that come with this stage of life and that by practicing some specialized techniques, I can lead a life which is both laced with fun and is beneficial to me and to others. My experience of becoming "Granddad in The Back" has taught me how to keep a high measure of independence while getting the most enjoyment out of each day.
    
24. Hurricane Season - 2013-05-20 04:50:31-04
    Michaela Thompson grew up on the Gulf Coast, in the Panhandle area of Northwest Florida. A land of salt marshes, pine forests, barrier islands, and moss-hung oaks, the Panhandle is nothing like the tropical image most people have of Florida. She used this backdrop, and the era of the 1950's, as the setting for Hurricane Season.
    
25. Brownie Runs Away - 2013-05-20 05:05:17-04
    Nana B wrote Brownie Runs Away.
    
26. Timmy Teaches You Animals & Nature - 2013-05-20 05:15:25-04
    My name is Marianne Miller. Through my entire childhood and later, I was always writing something. Depending on the phase of my life, I wrote love songs for my boyfriends, or funny stories and similar. Recently, I've started writing children's book in my free time. My believe is that sometimes children, especially younger ones, need help with studying. That is the reason why I started to write these kinds of books that are educational and fun. By reading this book with your children, they will learn something and also have fun. It will be quality spent time.
    
27. 30 Vegetarian Slow Cooker Recipes – Fabulous Easy Vegetarian Slow cooker Recipes (Vegetarian Cookbook and Vegetarian Recipes Collection) - 2013-05-20 05:24:35-04
    Hello Everyone! My name is Pamela Kazmierczak and I am an author of several nonfiction books. The majority of my books are cookbooks, as I love to cook for my husband and my two children, and I wanted to share the recipes with other busy people out there. I also publish other non fiction books about topics that interest me as well.
    
28. How To Develop Your Natural Charisma The Easy Way by Le Werrell - 2013-05-20 06:00:40-04
    To get where I have got to, I have studied, attended, listened and viewed many self-help videos, seminars, courses, books and tape/CD programs and have found certain parts, when applied to my values and standards, actually work well. As a small businessman who relies on the internet, cloud and mobile communications, you learn some tricks and tips across the years that can drive traffic to your sites, including social media and other advertising. Once that traffic arrives, you then have to convert those people to purchasers and, if possible, followers. The feedback you get from site statistics and information from other sources requires a further skill to separate out the wheat from the chaff and find out what works best. I like to share these learning with people and love to get feedback from people where they have gained a result from following my advice. I am often asked why and how I get so much done and the simple answer is, because I want to achieve my goals, and fulfil my promises that I make to others. I do not profess to be a guru, specialist, hyper-intelligent or even clever, but by using things that make sense to me, trying and testing, tweaking and amending, over time, I have made some winning formulas in my life and love to share these with real, committed and excited people who really want to achieve their goals, plan their future and design a life. My passion is to help other people get pleasure and enjoy their time in this reality. Please visit my blog at http://leewerrell.co.uk/blog to review all my books. I love to write and help people see the potential within themselves. I enjoy foreign holidays to the Canary Islands and North Africa mainly, although also regularly go to North America as well as European destinations. I am married with two daughters and eight grandchildren. Interact with the author, Lee Werrell https://www.facebook.com/ComplianceDoctor http://www.google.com/profiles/lee.werrell http://wattpad.com/LeeWerrell http://twellow.com/CEIComplianceUK http://goscoville.com/CEICompliance http://www.youtube.com/leewer100 http://uk.linkedin.com/leewerrell
    
29. A White Trash Tragedy - 2013-05-20 06:05:29-04
    I was born in Indiana, but have spent the last fifteen years in Bloomington, illinois. I’ve spent some time as a news reporter, a disc jockey, a youth sports coach, and more years than I care to remember as a salesman. Most of these experiences have amalgamated themselves into my books in the form of a scene, theme, or character. I enjoy simple pleasures like trail running, spending time at home, and top shelf Tequila. I’m married with four kids and a goldendoodle.
    
30. Zen Explained - 2013-05-20 06:15:43-04
    Richard Hathaway is the pseudonym of an an author who, believing that the message is more important than the messenger, prefers to remain anonymous
    
31. Cowboys - 2013-05-20 06:23:49-04
    Inge has been writing since she was in grade school. Her short stories have been published in numerous literary and other magazines and have been broadcast on radio. She received First Prize in the 1986 Annual Writers' Digest Short Fiction Competition, out of thousands of entrants. Inge studied creative writing at the University of Alberta, working with such writers as Governor General's Award Winner, Rudy Wiebe. On a more personal note, Inge has lived in Austria, England, and in several areas of Canada including the Northwest Territories. Currently she resides in Fort Erie, Ontario. She enjoys nature, horses, art, reading, and, of course, writing.
    
32. CONTINUANCE - 2013-05-20 06:36:03-04
    By the time Marta Tandori reached fifth grade, she was an avid reader and writer with a stack of short stories collecting dust in a box under her bed but it wasn’t until she began studying acting in her early twenties at the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York that Marta realized acting wasn’t really her passion – writing fiction was. What followed was years of writing workshops as well as correspondence courses in writing for children through the Institute of Children’s Literature in Connecticut. She credits the award winning author, Troon Harrison, as the instructor who helped her find her literary voice. Marta’s first work of juvenile fiction, BEING SAM, NO MATTER WHAT was published in 2005, followed by EVERY WHICH WAY BUT KUKU! in 2006. With her more recent endeavors, Marta has shifted her writing focus to “women’s suspense”, a genre she fondly describes as having “strong female protagonists with closets full of nasty skeletons and the odd murder or two to complicate their already complicated lives”. To learn more about Marta, visit her blog, The Marta/Kindle Project at http://martatandori.blogspot.ca.
    
33. The Helpers: Volume I (Deadly Discovery) - 2013-05-20 07:28:21-04
    I work for the United Nations and in my spare time I write stories. I am a published author of two award-winning novels. My first novel "Nightmare Along the River Nile" is set in Uganda and Sudan. It is a story about a student who was abducted by the LRA and sold into slavery. My second novel "The Helpers" is an international tale of espionage and corruption, and is set in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Europe and United States. I have lived and worked in Africa, Europe and United States and I am an advocate of human rights.