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1	From Idea to Story in 90 Seconds: A Writer's Primer [MultiFormat] by Ken Rand		In plain, unambiguous prose, writers will learn where all writers from Shakespeare to J.K. Rowling get story ideas. Theory is married to practice as writers learn how to generate compelling--salable--story ideas instantly, repeatedly and effortlessly in any circumstances. Time needed: less than 90 seconds. Equipment needed: not even a pencil! Designed primarily for new writers of genre (plot-driven) short fiction, the notions presented here may also benefit advanced writers, writers of literary ... more info>> (Published: 2005) Words: 20084 - Reading Time: 57-80 min. Category: General Nonfiction	9 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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2	Made Up Mayhem [MultiFormat] by Pauline Baird Jones		Award-winning author Pauline Baird Jones has been committing fictional murder for almost ten years. This author of eight novels of action-adventure, suspense, romantic suspense and comedy-mystery now shares her expertise in a series of writer's handbooks. Made Up Mayhem gives writers the basic tools needed to craft a successful suspense novel. From a book's initial concept to plot, characters and setting, Pauline gives many examples from her own best-selling novels. This handbook also includes g... more info>> (Published: 2008) Words: 16964 - Reading Time: 48-67 min. Category: General Nonfiction	6 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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3	Charlie Chan's Words of Wisdom [MultiFormat] by Howard M. Berlin		A selection of more than 600 proverbs spoken by the cinema's favorite Chinese detective. Also includes a selection of proverbs spoken by Mr. Moto (Peter Lorre) in the cinema. (Published: 2001) Words: 13877 - Reading Time: 39-55 min. Category: General Nonfiction	19 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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4	Cold River: A Survivor's Story [MultiFormat] by Jozef Imrich		Cold River: A Survivor's Story is about a man's desire for freedom at a time when none existed. Jozef describes the village in which he grew up with such emotion and sadness that the reader can hear the snow crunching beneath his expectant mother's feet as she makes her way through the snow drifts. This story is fact, not fiction, when you are finished you will know what it is like to taste freedom for the first time. And perhaps feel pain of its cost. (Published: 2002) Words: 17663 - Reading Time: 50-70 min. Category: General Nonfiction
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5	Language for Time Travelers [MultiFormat] by L. Sprague de Camp		A non-fiction essay on the nature of change in the English language. Mr. de Camp's examples include a fictional account of a time traveler's communication difficulties 500 years into the future. (Published: 1938) Words: 5066 - Reading Time: 14-20 min. Category: General Nonfiction/Science Fiction	107 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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6	The Art of War [MultiFormat] by Sun Tzu		Sn Tzu wrote this classic treatise on warfare approximately 2500 years ago, during a time of great political uncertainty and sweeping military campaigns. Written simply without fanfare using military scenarios and recommended responses, The Art of War has proven to be inspirational to many people who have applied its theories in every day life. The work provides practical guidance for almost anything that may require strategy and tactics--from business to sports to actual warfare. [Translated fr... more info>> Words: 11028 - Reading Time: 31-44 min. Category: General Nonfiction	159 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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7	a cop's eye view of the world in poetry [MultiFormat] by Anne Wingate		This is not "moon" and "June" poetry. There is some formal rhyme and meter, but there is a lot more free verse. I wrote them when I needed to write them. I rewrote them as necessary after I got my Ph.D. in English with a specialty in creative writing. (Published: 2005) Words: 15902 - Reading Time: 45-63 min. Category: General Nonfiction/Mainstream
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8	Across the Plains in the Donner Party [MultiFormat] by Karen Zeinert		This tragic story of Virginia Reed's journey west is told through her memoirs of the twelve years old girl, with supplementary accounts based on her father's letters and the diary of another traveller. Given the sensitive nature of aspects of the journey, young readers will find the background notes and explanatory comments helpful. (Published: 2003) Words: 20296 - Reading Time: 57-81 min. Category: General Nonfiction/Young Adult	6 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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9	Adapting Your Novel for Film [MultiFormat] by Pauline Baird Jones		Think your novel would make a great movie? Want to try your hand at writing the screenplay? Award-winning author Pauline Baird Jones now shares her years of expertise in a series of writer's handbooks, including Adapting Your Novel for Film, a helpful guide for turning your book into a film. A book and a movie are two entirely different mediums. Successful adaptation requires trimming down a story--it's not always easy! Strict formatting guidelines also must be followed or your script won't even... more info>> (Published: 2008) Words: 19715 - Reading Time: 56-78 min. Category: General Nonfiction	1 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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10	Articles, Muses and Favorite Diet-Breaking Dessert Recipes [MultiFormat] by Darrell Bain, Betty Bain		The complete works of Betty Bain, interspersed with sweet recipes so loaded with calories you'll feel like you should be sent to jail for eating them! (Published: 2007) Words: 13721 - Reading Time: 39-54 min. Category: General Nonfiction/Health/Fitness	1 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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11	Cats: Over the Rainbow [MultiFormat] by Richard F. X. O'Connor		60 Essays, Quotations and Poems in Celebration and Remembrance of Our Feline Companions! Cat-loving authors include Cleveland Amory, Mark Twain, Colette, James Herriot, Eleanor Farjeon, Rudyard Kipling, Agnes Repplier, Amy Lowell, and more than fifty others. Words: 3445 - Reading Time: 9-13 min. Category: General Nonfiction
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12	Chess Tactics for the Tournament Player [Limited MultiFormat: 3 Formats Available] by Sam Palatnik, Lev Alburt		Chess Tactics for the Tournament Player is the third volume in Grandmaster Lev Alburt's Comprehensive Chess Course Series. Endorsed by world champion Garry Kasparov as revealing "the once-secret Russian method of chess training," the first two volumes used only materials that worked well in the former U.S.S.R. Five-time U.S. chess champion GM Larry Evans calls the current book "a highly instructive primer on tactics." It contains hundreds of strikingly beautiful positions arranged by difficulty ... more info>> (Published: 2001) Words: 24382 - Reading Time: 69-97 min. Category: General Nonfiction	10 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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13	ChessWise Super Course Problem Book [Portable Document Format (PDF)] by ChessWise		[Available in Adobe PDF only!] This eBook features 120 carefully selected chess problems designed to improve a players tactical skills (for new players through advanced beginners). The eBook features a unique "one problem per page" layout that makes it easy for players to focus on finding the solution (the answer is on the next page). Used in conjunction with Adobe eBook Reader, users can actually save their answers within the eBook (it is recommended you try the problems several times). This eB... more info>> (Published: 1999) Words: 1000 - Reading Time: 2-4 min. Category: General Nonfiction/Mainstream	22 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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14	City Songs, Vol. 1 [MultiFormat] by Elaine Schneider		Whether you walk down the sun-bathed cobblestone streets of Galveston or jive to the jazz in New Orleans, you'll want to do it with a song. Take a musical jaunt through Nashville, Boston, New York, San Francisco and other places songwriters have traced and recorded in lyric. From Mitch Miller to Metallica, with City Songs you'll learn what it is that inspires the songs that spawn from the heart of the city. This eBook from the publishers of the online magazine, The New Colonist, includes links t... more info>> Words: 13251 - Reading Time: 37-53 min. Category: General Nonfiction/History
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15	Color of Dreams: A Collection of Thoughts From One's Soul [MultiFormat] by Elizabeth Rose		Enter a world where one woman's shattered dreams make her a shadow of who she is meant to be?.follow her journey of tears and loss; experience her strength for a better future. (Published: 2001) Words: 15968 - Reading Time: 45-63 min. Category: General Nonfiction
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16	Cookie Crazy Cookbook [MultiFormat] by Marilynn Mansfield		A tempting and tantalizing assortment of cookie delights. Words: 5737 - Reading Time: 16-22 min. Category: General Nonfiction	1 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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17	Essays on Writing: Robert Louis Stevenson's Writing Advice [MultiFormat] by Robert Louis Stevenson		by Robert Louis Stevenson A collection of Essays on the writer's art from one of the finest writers of all time--the man who gave us TREASURE ISLAND, KIDNAPPED, and DAVID BALFOUR. (Published: 1910) Words: 21869 - Reading Time: 62-87 min. Category: General Nonfiction/Self Improvement
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18	Experiences with Aliens and UFO's Part One [MultiFormat] by Jon Peniel		Chronicles many strange experiences including traveling with a United Nations ambassador on a UFO, fascinating alien meetings with the Hopi, A secret community inside Mt. Shasta, Inner-Earth tunnels used by Atlanteans & Lemurians, and much more! (Published: 2001) Words: 11027 - Reading Time: 31-44 min. Category: General Nonfiction	4 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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19	Experiences with Aliens and UFO's Part Three [MultiFormat] by Jon Peniel		Chronicles many strange experiences including traveling with a United Nations ambassador on a UFO, fascinating alien meetings with the Hopi, A secret community inside Mt. Shasta, Inner-Earth tunnels used by Atlanteans & Lemurians, and much more! (Published: 2001) Words: 9720 - Reading Time: 27-38 min. Category: General Nonfiction	3 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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20	Experiences with Aliens and UFO's Part Two [MultiFormat] by Jon Peniel		Chronicles many strange experiences including traveling with a United Nations ambassador on a UFO, fascinating alien meetings with the Hopi, A secret community inside Mt. Shasta, Inner-Earth tunnels used by Atlanteans & Lemurians, and much more! (Published: 2001) Words: 10080 - Reading Time: 28-40 min. Category: General Nonfiction	3 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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21	First Swans [MultiFormat] by Anne Wingate		Brief memoir about swans. (Published: 1961) Words: 447 - Reading Time: 1-1 min. Category: General Nonfiction/Mainstream	4 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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22	Heavenly Cookies Cookbook [MultiFormat] by Janette Dixon		A Delightful cookbook with recipes for the most heavenly cookies. (Published: 2001) Words: 5644 - Reading Time: 16-22 min. Category: General Nonfiction/Reference	2 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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23	Holiday Helping Hands [MultiFormat] by Ann Herrick		A Touching Christmas Story for the whole family (Published: 2008) Words: 1494 - Reading Time: 4-5 min. Category: General Nonfiction
	You Pay:  $2.00
24	How to Avoid Writer's Hell: The Muse--What a Bitch! [MultiFormat] by Faith Bicknell-Brown		This is book II of a series that addresses most of what there is to know about writing a tight, exciting story. In Laymen's terms and with a touch of irreverent humor, Ms. Bicknell-Brown discusses the writer's muse, unique plots, avoiding stereotypes, character development, the abused comma, excessive adverbs and adjectives, atmosphere, setting, info dumps, the writer's ego, and much more. Watch for book III which will involve more punctuation tips, sentence structure, character point of view, k... more info>> (Published: 2008) Words: 10567 - Reading Time: 30-42 min. Category: General Nonfiction/Reference
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25	How to Avoid Writer's Hell: The Query-Go-Round [MultiFormat] by Faith Bicknell-Brown		This is book IV of a series that addresses most of what there is to know about writing a tight, exciting story. Finally, the long-awaited The Query-Go-Round addresses writing the dreaded query letter, the synopsis, and even how to compose confusing bibliographies. In Laymen's terms and with a touch of irreverent humor (and her rolled newspaper...mwahaha!), Ms. Bicknell-Brown delivers another installment that will help you learn as you laugh and have fun. (Published: 2008) Words: 11248 - Reading Time: 32-44 min. Category: General Nonfiction/Self Improvement	1 Reader Ratings: Great Good OK Poor
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