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1. Children book – Kitchi And The Avalanche (Kitchi’s Adventures) [Kindle Edition] - Quote from Rose: "With two children of my own, I must tell stories! Storytelling has been used as a teaching tool for centuries now. It's the best way to teach a child, knowing they will actually learn something. After all, life without stories would be boring, at least for a 6-year-old!" Rose McKey began writing as a teenager. By the age of thirty, writing had become her career. Most of her earlier works are animal-based, in both the fiction and non-fiction categories. However, her love for fantasy and adventure led her to produce further books in these genres. More recently her focus has been set on children's tales, where she uses her storytelling talents to relay special and easy to understand messages to children. Storybook characters come to life in each adventure, helping children to better develop their morals and understanding of life.
   
2. HAMMOCK SPIDERS by Clint Gleason - Amazon has given me the opportunity to publish my stories and it's a dream come true. A few that have influenced me are Richard Matheson(I AM LEGEND was published in 1954 but could have easily been written yesterday. It’s brilliant and a thrilling read, a precursor to the vampire and zombie stories told today and I highly recommend it if you’re a fan of science fiction and horror), Orson Scott Card’s ENDER’S GAME(probably the best science fiction book I've ever read), Stephen King’s THE MIST(One of my favorites from him. King has a terrific instinct for human behavior and it's apparent in this story), and then there’s James Cameron’s film masterpiece ALIENS, which floored me so much when I saw it when I was 12 that I think it re-wired my brain.
   
3. The Mine by John A. Heldt - John A. Heldt is a reference librarian who lives and works in Montana. The former award-winning sportswriter and newspaper editor has loved reading and writing since writing book reports on baseball heroes in grade school. A graduate of both the University of Oregon and University of Iowa, he is an avid fisherman, sports fan, home brewer, and reader of thrillers and historical fiction. Heldt is the author of THE MINE, THE JOURNEY, and THE SHOW, the first three novels of his Northwest Passage time-travel series. He will publish THE FIRE, the fourth book in the series, in September 2013.
   
4. The Rooming House Murder - Kenny Miller is a former professional pilot with world-wide flying experience. He is also the author of three books and this book is the second book in a three book trilogy, The Story of Chance. His first book, The Co-pilot, starts in the skies over Africa and is a suspense thriller about a bad relationship between a co-pilot trying to improve his skills and a captain that has no intention of helping him. This captain is only interested in money and gets involved in a smuggling plot that may bring a suitcase nuke to the US unless Chance does something about it. The Rooming House Murder picks up the story of Chance once he gets home. If you are interested in flying, you will learn a lot about the subject in book one and if you are interested in the game of life, you will learn more in book two. Watch Chance deal with both as he tries to succeed.
   
5. Eat to Lose Weight by June Kessler - Following my passion to share healthy recipes for healthy weight-loss
   
6. Make Money in Your Jewelry Business at Home – Delight - Thea's background is Scandinavian and comes from a family steeped in the crafts. She has been involved in many different types of craft from , jewelry making, cake and cupcake decorating, quilting, knitting, crocheting, embroidery and paper crafts. Thea realised very early on that having the freedom to do what you love is very important so studied many aspects of business to free herself from her day to day 9 to 5 job. One of the aspects of business that she finds most critical in getting your business off to a running start and keeping it growing is the art of marketing. She has a real passion to reach out to people everywhere with her marketing message. Thea is also a keen advocate of healthy eating and lifestyle, she's a keen skier, loves swimming, reading, writing, being involved in her crafts and photography.
   
7. Despicable Me: Minion Rush Platinum Guide, Cheats, and Tips & Hints - T.J Bauer is an respected gamer in his own rights. He loves understand each and every game to its detail and share it with the world.
   
8. The First Three Months After the Baby: All You - Jamie Bauer is an advocate for parenting and child development. She understand the needs of parents and children and their relationship together.
   
9. The Parenting Handbook: Beating Children’s Bad Habits - Jamie Bauer is an advocate for parenting and child development. She understand the needs of parents and children and their relationship together.
   
10. Hats Off To Murder by D S Nelson - D S Nelson's introduction to murder came from Agatha Christie. Her inquisitive Miss Marple, of St Mary Mead, and very Belgian Poirot, with his 'little grey cells', captured her imagination from a young age. With a passion for the crime genre, her writing includes cosy crime novelettes and short stories. She is currently working on the Blake Hetherington mystery series, the first of which, 'Hats Off To Murder' is now available on Kindle.
    
11. MIDNIGHT MEN by Clint Gleason - Amazon has given me the opportunity to publish my stories and it's a dream come true. A few that have influenced me are Richard Matheson(I AM LEGEND was published in 1954 but could have easily been written yesterday. It’s brilliant and a thrilling read, a precursor to the vampire and zombie stories told today and I highly recommend it if you’re a fan of science fiction and horror), Orson Scott Card’s ENDER’S GAME(probably the best science fiction book I've ever read), Stephen King’s THE MIST(One of my favorites from him. King has a terrific instinct for human behavior and it's apparent in this story), and then there’s James Cameron’s film masterpiece ALIENS, which floored me so much when I saw it when I was 12 that I think it re-wired my brain.
    
12. Preparing Your Child for a Military Parent’s Deployment & Return: A Simple Guide - Jamie Bauer is an advocate for parenting and child development. She understand the needs of parents and children and their relationship together.
    
13. The Art of War: How It Relates to Real Life - Timothy Bauer is an advocate on sharing the life success stories of famous people. He enjoys writing self-help and motivational books
    
14. The Best of Dale Carnegie: Lessons for Life Changing Success - Timothy Bauer is an advocate on sharing the life success stories of famous people. He enjoys writing self-help and motivational books
    
15. HEAVEN CAN’T WAIT – Chicken Soup For The DEPARTED Soul - DAVID SAMSON is FUNNYGUY.COM and founder of FUNNYEBOOKS.COM. The author of 47 books, he’s a professional speaker, media personality and advertising creative executive. Random House, Simon & Schuster, St. Martin’s Press, Penguin and other major houses have published his works. His titles span humor, self-help and celebrity autobiographies. They’ve been seen on David Letterman, The Today Show, Rosie ‘O’ Donnell, Regis and Kathy Lee, The Fox News Network, Entertainment Tonight, Comedy Central, Politically Incorrect, Comedy Central, Geraldo Rivera, Donahue, Larry King, and have been published in England, France, Germany, China, Brazil, etc. In addition, his books have been featured or he’s been interviewed in People, Cosmopolitan, The New York Daily News, The Chicago Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Magazine, American Airlines Magazine, USA Today, The Philadelphia Metro, and The New York Times. He’s also been a frequent guest on many radio shows including top ten markets of ABC, CBS, FOX, Clear Channel, Westwood One, Radio America, and Pacifica Broadcasting. David has been a creative force at powerhouse agencies such as Saatchi & Saatchi and McCann-Erikson. He was involved with the “Where’s The Beef” campaign for Wendy’s and has created advertising for Toyota, Hilton Hotels, Bausch & Lomb, Diet Coke, Continental Airlines, Master Card, Sharp Electronics, Lifesavers, Century 21 Real Estate, Milton-Bradley, Yoplait Yogurt, The Los Angeles Times, Heineken, Timberland Boots, Mennen, Howard Johnson’s, National Car Rental, Almond Joy, Fancy Feast, Days Inn, Cheerios, Crayola, Lockheed, to name a few. Now the President of AdVille.com in Los Angeles, he develops websites and marketing strategies in partnership with select companies. He believes the best years of his life are still BEHIND him!
    
16. Catching the Barramundi by Rebecca Burns - Rebecca Burns is a married mum of three, who has no time, and writes at night when the kids are in bed and when she should be either tidying the house or paying attention to her husband. Over twenty of her stories have been published in online and print journals. She was recently nominated for the Pushcart Prize and features as one of the 50 writers profiled as part of the “Grassroutes Project”, a UK Arts Council funded project headed by the University of Leicester, which showcases the 50 best transcultural writers in Leicestershire. In a previous life she achieved a PhD; now her kids use her textbooks to make roads and traintracks. Catching the Barramundi is her debut collection.
    
17. The Grimalkin’s Secret by Kara Komarnitsky - Kara Komarnitsky is a teenager full of life and creativity. She wrote the beginnings of this book as a 6th grade writing project. She expanded on it until it got to the length it is now and it was published when she was 13. In a way it is a family sourced book because as she wrote it, all of the edits and reviews came from family members. She loves to dance, play music, and ride horses but most of all she loves to read.
    
18. The Simple Guide To The Raw Vegan Diet - Matt Cama is the founder of Happy Healthy Habits, a successful fitness business aiming to enhancing the quality of people’s lives by teaching them psychological strategies to break habits and teaching unique tools that will help increase their levels of happiness and health. As a teenager Matt was bullied and put down on a continual daily basis for being overweight. This led Matt to be incredibly shy and introverted, he had very little confidence and self-esteem about himself and his own body. After about a year of the bullying, Matt lost the weight he wanted, but he lost it the unhealthy way. He was eating very little food and starving himself to lose the weight he desired. This didn’t last for too long and a couple of years later, Matt began to repair his body with healthy alkaline foods & started making better health & lifestyle choices. Matt now spends his time sharing his passion for health and fitness, helping a large amount of people through his business “Happy Healthy Habits” focusing on personal training, social media and holding his own seminars to reach a large scale of people. Matt is well known for teaching strategies to people to help change their habits and gain momentum towards their weight loss goal and reach optimal health and teach them to not make the same mistakes that he made throughout his own weight loss journey. Matt’s vision for this eBook is to create confidence and momentum in people’s lives, help people lose weight, create better habits and lifestyle choices and show everyone that you don’t need to sign up at a commercial gym to accomplish the goals you truly desire.
    
19. HERO OF HER HEART - Award winning romance author Lindsey Brookes has finalled in/or won more than 75 RWA chapter sponsored contests with over a dozen different manuscripts. She is also a four time RWA Golden Heart finalist as well as a past American Title III finalist and winner of Harlequin's Great American Romance Novel contest. She's married to her childhood sweetheart, her hero, with whom she has two beautiful daughters.
    
20. The Adventures of Blue the Very Happy Dog; Blue Visits the Farm. - Ronnie James wrote his first children's book back in 2007. It wasn't until he realised the potential to publish his books on Kindle that he started taking this seriously. The Adventures of Blue books are all dog stories inspired by the adventures and mischief his own Golden Retriever, Blue, used to get up to. Passionate about animals and bringing humour and smiles to people's faces, Ronnie is truly passionate about putting only his very best into each carefully crafted book, not to mention the many hours that go into the wonderful illustrations by Pam Page.
    
21. Summerville - JoHannah Reardon grew up in rural Illinois, the youngest of five. At various times in her adult life she has lived in Indiana, North Carolina, and now resides once again in Illinois. She has spent time in England, China, Mexico, Canada, and the Philippines. For fun, she likes to read and write (and take long walks)! She also loves teasing her husband, annoying her children, and playing with her grandkids. JoHannah was the managing editor of ChristianBibleStudies.com, the online Christianity Today Bible study site. She is currently a contributing editor for Today's Christian Woman and GiftedForLeadership.com. She has also published six novels, a family devotional guide, a children's fairy tale, and an adult devotional. She has written content for the Couples' Devotional Bible, and The Everyday Matters Bible for Women.