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A Beautiful Mourning	by Elizabeth Weber April 25, 2012	23629 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Elizabeth Weber earned her Masters degree in Counseling Psychology from Lesley University and studied both Coaching and Appreciative Inquiry from the College of Executive Coaching. She is ordained as an Interfaith Minister from the Sufi Order International and is a Certified Attitudinal Healing Facilitator. Elizabeth is available for counseling, workshops, and Sunday morning services.
I'm building a Cathedral - The Manual for Leadership and Business Development	by Bruce Eley April 25, 2012	14787 words	Read a sample
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Baby Girl Names: Biggest Changes in Popularity of 2010	by Nancy Man April 25, 2012	5715 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Nancy Man is the blogger behind Nancy's Baby Names (http://www.nancy.cc).
Baby Boy Names: Biggest Changes in Popularity of 2010	by Nancy Man April 25, 2012	4386 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Nancy Man is the blogger behind Nancy's Baby Names (http://www.nancy.cc).
Earthcare: Towards an environmental theology	by Chris Park April 25, 2012	31173 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I am a retired academic with more than 30 years experience in university teaching, research and senior management in the UK. These days I enjoy spending time reading, writing, walking and travelling, but not all at the same time!
GRADS: TAKE CHARGE on the Job!	by Kathryn Marion April 24, 2012	13614 words	Read a sample
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Worship In Spirit AndTruth	by J K Kelly April 24, 2012	16274 words	Sample 20%
Author bio: After a career in law enforcement and private investigations, JK Kelly became a teaching church elder, applying his investigative skills to studying the Bible. He later moved to Hawaii with his wife, where he completed a two-year ministerial licensing course and pursued his interest in eschatology. He preaches occasionally in local Hawaiian churches. A second book has been published, Fulfillment of the Feasts in Discipleship, which is also available on Smashwords. See website: www.thefirsttrumpet.com for more: including parables on the kingdom of God; the miracles of Jesus, the feasts, covenants and spiritual preparation for the coming tribulation.
Armadura de Dios	by Riley Weber April 24, 2012	591 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Riley Weber resides in Mesa, Arizona. He has been telling (and making up) stories since he was young. Many moons ago, Riley's favorite topic in grade school was not recess, but creative writing. Recess and lunch came second and third. He loves to write stories of adventures in far (and close) away lands. His inspiration comes from his two young boys who love all things that have to do with diggers, dinosaurs, sports, cars, and chicken nuggets. His stories are tried and tested on his two little munchkins. Riley has always had a passion for art and doodling. He draws cartoons on nearly every paper that comes within arms length of his hands. Recently, he has fined tuned some of his art and writing skills by studying painting and fine art at the local community college. He has also taken courses in writing and storytelling, and writes stories and songs in his free time. Riley has composed and recorded dozens of songs for children which are available worldwide by the character he invented; Nooshi the Balloon Dude. Some of Riley's compositions by Nooshi are top children's Easter, Halloween, and birthday songs. Just recently Riley has dove into the world of authoring and illustrating ebooks. He has many future books ideas with plans to write and illustrate them himself. If you'd like a sneak peak at Riley's next project or would like to find out what other books he has available, visit his website at www.rileyweberart.com. You can also become friends with Riley on Facebook.
The Four Genders Handbook	by Sam Small April 24, 2012	74244 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I was born on the island of Portsmouth on the south coast of Hampshire, England. I was brought up on the sprawling council estate called Paulsgrove, on the mainland just north of the island. It was created for World War II refugees from the bombed out Portsmouth. The Germans did a thorough job. Paulsgrove was filled with misfits, dysfunctional families, violent teenagers and I had a view of the Isle of Wight from by bedroom window. I loved Paulsgrove till I was twelve. I worked in the Royal Dockyard, Portsmouth as an electrical fitter. After meeting some teachers in one of the popular sixties folk clubs, I decided to be a teacher. I taught for two years and then became a residential social worker. I followed that by being a recording studio engineer and record producer but I went back to teaching as a computer studies lecturer. Shortly afterwards I moved from Portsmouth to London. I became a computer programmer, computer maintenance engineer and website designer but also began writing and making short films. I got married for the first time late, very late. However, it saved my life in many ways. My purpose is now to use my energy type to make a positive difference in people's lives.
Don't Hesitate - Meditate	by Tim Brownson April 24, 2012	11289 words	Read a sample
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The Open Bible - The Gospel of Matthew: Chapter 17	by Open Bible Matthew April 24, 2012	1096 words	Read a sample
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How Much Head Should a Girl Give?	by Darrell B Nelson April 24, 2012	742 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Darrell B. Nelson is a former Securities Broker and Insurance Agent who has decided to use the total meltdown of his former industry as an opportunity to pursue a writing career.
Effective Sciatica Treatment Methods	by Amber Sciatic April 24, 2012	726 words	Read a sample
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The Lummox	by Alex Augenblecq April 23, 2012	14 words	Read a sample
Author bio: A. Hamilton (Alex) Augenblecq is a graduate of a leading Eastern (U.S.) business school and has spent many years in business, government and consulting. He is also very fond of animals.
Ask Your Librarian: Letters to Youth	by Kafi Kumasi April 23, 2012	12170 words	Read a sample
Author bio: At Indiana University, Kafi Kumasi was a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Fellow through a partnership between the School of Education and the School of Library and Information Science. Her dissertation research, â€œSeeing White in Black: Examining Racial Identity Among African American Adolescents Through a Culturally Centered Book Club,â€ was a sociolinguistic ethnographic study that examined racial identity among thirteen African American middle and high school students inside a book club that centered on exploring Black culture and experiences through young adult novels. She was also the principal investigator on a research project within the Indiana School of Library and Information Science. "Stories We Tell: Culture, Race, and Youth Services in the LIS Curriculum," details her qualitative pilot study exploring how a group of pre-service librarians think about multicultural education as it relates to their role serving ethnically diverse youth in library settings. Kumasi also received an IMLS-funded scholarship to obtain her MLIS at Wayne State, while working as a school media specialist, through a partnership between the former Library and Information Science Program and the Detroit Public Schools. Prior to entering graduate school, she was a high school English teacher at Southeastern High School of Technology in Detroit.
The Wealth of the People: The Wealth of the State	by Fernando Urias April 23, 2012	11398 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Fernando Urias is a manufacturing engineer and a manufacturing manager with experience in managing large organizations and projects. His hobbies include cooking, low carb dieting, guitar playing, and reading economic theory.
The Open Bible - The Gospel of Matthew: Chapter 16	by Open Bible Matthew April 23, 2012	1158 words	Read a sample
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The Bible School Dropout's Guide to Building the Word of God in my Life	by Stephen Olar April 23, 2012	5080 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Stephen Olar is better known as the Bible School Dropout. He has developed a series of Bible study guides using inductive Bible study methods. Stephen shows how people can learn how to study their Bibles for themselves by simply asking the questions; who, what, where, when, why and sometimes how. A genuine Bible school dropout, he has taught Sunday School classes for over twenty years, encouraging people to discover what God's Word has to say for themselves instead of being told what it says. Stephen lives in Northern Ontario, Canada with his lovely wife and two children.
Leadership for New Managers	by Monte Anderson April 23, 2012	13959 words	Read a sample
Author bio: As a second generation military man, Monte had seen quite a bit of the world and the United States by the time he entered high school. He carried on the family tradition by attending the Military Academy at West Point, New York where he earned his BS in Engineering, and, upon graduation, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the US Army. His twenty two years career carried him to many parts of the world including Vietnam, Korea, and Germany. He became a student of history, particularly military history. As an Infantry officer, Monte developed an understanding of military tactics and strategy. This knowledge was put to good use when he was assigned as an instructor at the Army Command and General Staff College where he taught tactics to the Armyâ€™s future staff officers and generals for three years. He also studied the martial arts, earning a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and taught wrestling, self-defense, and coached the West Point Karate club at the Military Academy. Although he has written many things for the military, and has been published in Army magazine and the Corps of Engineers Journal, Archimedes of Syracuse: The Chest of Ideas, if his first novel. Archimedes is the first time Monte has been able to combine all the things he loves; engineering, tactics, strategy, mathematics, history, food, martial arts, and of course, romance. Monte resides in Elmira, New York with his wife, Kathryn and their two rescued greyhounds. Between Monte and Kathryn, they have six children and four grandchildren.
The Second Coming of Christ	by Mohammad Amin Sheikho April 23, 2012	88049 words	Read a sample
Author bio: The humane Eminent Scholar Mohammad Amin Sheikho (His soul has been sanctified by Alâ€™lah)(1890-1964) His full moon appeared over Damascus in the year 1890. He completed his studies when he became eighteen years old. He graduated in the rank of security officer. He faced storms of criminals in his work with courage and boldness, and he besieged many guerrillas and arrested their leaders. All his works were crowned in victory and support until he was surnamed â€˜Aslanâ€™, meaning â€˜the lionâ€™. After he became forty years old: His sanctified assemblies were distinguished by charming and unique revelation in perfect and plain meanings, and complete presence of reality. His words used to hit the target and fall cool and peaceful in the hearts of the listeners, as a light that bewitched them to free their spirits to soar very high. Why are we created? What is this universe for? What is the use of religious rituals? What is hunger for, followed by eating in Ramadan? What is the output and benefit of prayer? Why do pilgrimage to a waterless and treeless desert? Why were we brought into existence? Where were we? What is death for? And what is really after it? What is the spirit? What is the soul? What is the mind? What is paradise? What is hell? What about the problem of fate? What is the pre-material world (the world of spirits)? On the year 1953, the great philosopher Sir John Godolphin Bennett had come to meet him, and wrote one book about this great meeting called (Journeys in Islamic Countries). He spent a valuable life full of knowledge of God, which the heart does not feel safe without, and without which humankind wonâ€™t achieve happiness until he joined the highest Comrade in the first days of Rabiâ€™ Thani in the year 1964.
The Sources of Spring Water in the World	by Mohammad Amin Sheikho April 23, 2012	29272 words	Read a sample
Author bio: The humane Eminent Scholar Mohammad Amin Sheikho (His soul has been sanctified by Alâ€™lah)(1890-1964) His full moon appeared over Damascus in the year 1890. He completed his studies when he became eighteen years old. He graduated in the rank of security officer. He faced storms of criminals in his work with courage and boldness, and he besieged many guerrillas and arrested their leaders. All his works were crowned in victory and support until he was surnamed â€˜Aslanâ€™, meaning â€˜the lionâ€™. After he became forty years old: His sanctified assemblies were distinguished by charming and unique revelation in perfect and plain meanings, and complete presence of reality. His words used to hit the target and fall cool and peaceful in the hearts of the listeners, as a light that bewitched them to free their spirits to soar very high. Why are we created? What is this universe for? What is the use of religious rituals? What is hunger for, followed by eating in Ramadan? What is the output and benefit of prayer? Why do pilgrimage to a waterless and treeless desert? Why were we brought into existence? Where were we? What is death for? And what is really after it? What is the spirit? What is the soul? What is the mind? What is paradise? What is hell? What about the problem of fate? What is the pre-material world (the world of spirits)? On the year 1953, the great philosopher Sir John Godolphin Bennett had come to meet him, and wrote one book about this great meeting called (Journeys in Islamic Countries). He spent a valuable life full of knowledge of God, which the heart does not feel safe without, and without which humankind wonâ€™t achieve happiness until he joined the highest Comrade in the first days of Rabiâ€™ Thani in the year 1964.
Unveiling the Secrets of Magic and Magicians	by Mohammad Amin Sheikho April 23, 2012	120548 words	Read a sample
Author bio: The humane Eminent Scholar Mohammad Amin Sheikho (His soul has been sanctified by Alâ€™lah)(1890-1964) His full moon appeared over Damascus in the year 1890. He completed his studies when he became eighteen years old. He graduated in the rank of security officer. He faced storms of criminals in his work with courage and boldness, and he besieged many guerrillas and arrested their leaders. All his works were crowned in victory and support until he was surnamed â€˜Aslanâ€™, meaning â€˜the lionâ€™. After he became forty years old: His sanctified assemblies were distinguished by charming and unique revelation in perfect and plain meanings, and complete presence of reality. His words used to hit the target and fall cool and peaceful in the hearts of the listeners, as a light that bewitched them to free their spirits to soar very high. Why are we created? What is this universe for? What is the use of religious rituals? What is hunger for, followed by eating in Ramadan? What is the output and benefit of prayer? Why do pilgrimage to a waterless and treeless desert? Why were we brought into existence? Where were we? What is death for? And what is really after it? What is the spirit? What is the soul? What is the mind? What is paradise? What is hell? What about the problem of fate? What is the pre-material world (the world of spirits)? On the year 1953, the great philosopher Sir John Godolphin Bennett had come to meet him, and wrote one book about this great meeting called (Journeys in Islamic Countries). He spent a valuable life full of knowledge of God, which the heart does not feel safe without, and without which humankind wonâ€™t achieve happiness until he joined the highest Comrade in the first days of Rabiâ€™ Thani in the year 1964.
Light As A Healer	by Kate Everson April 22, 2012	1950 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I am a Canadian photojournalist interested in topics of spirituality, travel, ancient sites and Celtic history. One of the key elements in my ebooks is nature as I find that a way to connect to the spiritual side of people. Whether fiction or nonfiction, we can all relate to the trees, sun and sky. I also like writing stories about my grandchildren Shannon and Ally who are growing up faster than I can write!
Smashwords Job Application	by Annmarie Lucchesi April 22, 2012	719 words	Read a sample
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Smashwords Rachanashaili Nirdeshika (Smashwords Style Guide Bengali)	by Mark Coker April 22, 2012	21509 words	Read a sample
Author bio: I'm Mark, founder of Smashwords. Our mission is simple: we want to create the world's single best ebook publishing and distribution platform for our indie authors, publishers, literary agents and retailers. I'm co-author with my wife of Boob Tube, a novel that explores the wild and wacky world of Hollywood celebrity. I also wrote the Smashwords Book Marketing Guide (how to market any book for free), the Smashwords Style Guide (how to format, produce and publish an ebook) and The 10-Minute PR Checklist (helps entrepreneurs and business managers think more strategically about public relations. It's not written for authors, though some authors find it valuable.). When I'm not writing or working on Smashwords, I enjoy gardening, traveling and hiking tall mountains, the tallest of which has been Mt. Kilimanjaro. Write me at first initial second initial at you know where dot com (though please direct all support inquires to the "comments/questions" link you'll find on any Smashwords page).
Teddy Bear: Stolen Innocence	by Loren Due April 22, 2012	43134 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Since high school, award winning Author, Activist and Public Innovator Dr. Loren C. Due has been a man of deep conviction about the importance of child sexual abuse intervention, cruelty prevention and incest awareness in the Black family, particularly. A survivor of rape, Dr. Due used writing as a way to escape from the molestation and incest. He has garnered much critical acclaim for both his in depth personal accounts as well as the complete portrayal of solutions to challenges faced by the abused and over comers of abuse. Enchanted by spiritual ideas fused with explosive research, Dr. Due is the author of the cutting edge book Teddy Bear: Stolen Innocence â€“ A true story of incest and sexual abuse in the black family and, Donâ€™t Say a Word About This! Exposing and Confronting Sexual Perversion! Dr. Dueâ€™s products and services offer ways to respond to signs and symptoms of incest and maltreatment in any form. Following his passion, Dr. Due is a devoted educator and successful businessman who guide community engagement campaigns on communicating values and practical teachings of hope, faith and family. Dr. Dueâ€™s writings are pleasingly descriptive, teachings are blessedly motivational and, his developmental strategies can assist individuals with deliverance from depression through divine intervention. Across the nation, he has been identified as an expert resource on psychosexual development and Dr. Due hosts a weekly radio program on Blog Talk Radio: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/dr-due Direct, clear, honest and forthright, Dr. Due provides inspiring character building resources that include solid theology plus personal improvement significance. Dr. Due earned Doctorates of Ministry and Philosophy and Master of Arts in Biblical Studies degrees from Friends International Christian University, Master of Business Administration from University of Beverly Hills, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from San Jose State University and Associate of Arts in Music from San Jose City College. He serves as the Pastor, Teacher and Director of JOY Christian Center. Dr. Due is a member of the Fellowship of Inner City Word of Faith Ministries, Colorado Independent Publishers Association, Author University, American Association of Sexuality, Educators, Counselors and Therapist as well as community and civic organizations. An avid reader, his hobbies are dancing, swimming, roller skating and walking. On a regular basis, Dr. Due likes to travel and, enjoys going to see motion pictures. Dr. Due is the proud husband of Prophetess Arjeana Due, father of two loving children, Loren II and Teresa and, grandfather to Makayla, Krishaun and one unnamed grandson.
A Gift of Flowers	by Renee Gravelle April 22, 2012	4815 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Librarian--Book Lover--Cat Lover--Dog Lover--Drinker of dry red wine--Unitarian Universalist (with Spiritualist sympathies and an interest in Buddhism). I am older than 25 but still feel that young. The older I get, the more I realize how much in I have in common with everyone else. I prefer to write about the dramas of real people, ordinary people--not the rich and famous. The unseen and unacknowledged lives sweated out and rejoiced over and agonized through are much more interesting. I still work for a living--in a high school--and realize I should've been a history professor. Maybe next time.
Applause 2012	by Dustin Hilliard April 22, 2012	15614 words	Read a sample
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Grace Under Fire: The Journey Never Ends	by Charlotte Russell Johnson April 22, 2012	37342 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Dr. Charlotte Russell Johnson is a writer, motivational speaker, and Christian evangelist. She has had an active prison ministry for numerous years. She has worked with numerous non-profit agencies. Her work has encompassed helping inmates, victims of AIDS, teenage mothers, and substance abusers. The author was instrumental in establishing Teens Empowerment Awareness with ReSolutions, Inc. (TEARS). Dr. Johnson has B.A. in Health Science with a minor in Criminal Justice from Columbus State University where she graduated Phi Kappa Phi and magna cum laude. She received her Master's Degree from Troy State University in Community Psychology in Counseling. She holds a D.Min. in Biblical Counseling. She attended the graduate programs of Beacon College and Graduate School, Beacon University, Andersonville Seminary, and Southern Christian University. However, she states her GED remains her proudest degree.
The Open Bible -The Gospel of Matthew: Chapter 15	by Open Bible Matthew April 21, 2012	1277 words	Read a sample
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The Open Bible - The Gospel of Matthew: Chapter 14	by Open Bible Matthew April 21, 2012	1217 words	Read a sample
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The Open Bible - The Gospel of Matthew: Chapter 13	by Open Bible Matthew April 21, 2012	1901 words	Read a sample
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Ohio Short Term Health Insurance	by ED Harris April 21, 2012	552 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Broker since 1980. Great tennis player and awful golfer.
The Most Popular Unisex Baby Names of 2010	by Nancy Man April 21, 2012	3850 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Nancy Man is the blogger behind Nancy's Baby Names (http://www.nancy.cc).
Kim Kardashian For President	by Rodney Ohebsion April 21, 2012	10987 words	Read a sample
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The Keys - A Free Spiritual & Metaphysical Course	by Thubten Yangchen April 20, 2012	24300 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Thubten Yangchen (pronounced Took-Ten Yang-Chen) has been studying Spirituality in one way or another most of his adult life. As a teenager he joined the Pentecostal Church and was thrown out after a few years for asking way too many questions. In his twenties he met a psychic who took him under her wing and trained him over a period of 5 years. During this time of near full time study and guidance his world view changed. He went on to learn about Universal Energy, Channeling of Universal Information, Past Lives, Crystals, Meditation, Mantras, Spiritual Healing, Healing with Reiki, Energy Clearing, Working with Spirit Guides and much more. After suffering a disabling illness in his late twenties which all but confined him to bed for 5 years Thubten Yangchen started to think about writing what he had learnt. But for more than 10 years he could not find the right way to present his teachings. In his 30â€™s Thubten Yangchen discovered an artist within and began creating images full of spaceships and landscapes of planets and worlds far away all the time continuing to learn spiritually. By his late 30â€™s Thubten Yangchen started to write poetry and began to learn the Buddhist path in which he took to the teachings like a duck to water.
Sure, I Can Do That: a twentieth century american memoir	by R. Wayne Morgan April 20, 2012	32101 words	Sample 30%
Author bio: R. Wayne Morgan received a Bachelorâ€™s Degree in Psychology and Masterâ€™s Degree in Education from Stanford University. He also earned a Masterâ€™s in Counseling from California State University. An educator for thirty-four years, he taught both secondary and college level courses in Health Education, Biology, Psychology and Counseling. The Author retired to Northern California where his interests include reading, writing and photography. He also enjoys annoying his tolerant family with bad jokes and puns.
How to Stretch Your Monthly Food Stamp Benefits	by Rachelle Williams April 20, 2012	4544 words	Sample 10%
Author bio: My name is Rachelle Williams, and I am a freelance web content producer with a penchant for writing short stories and flash fiction with a macabre twist. My other interests include photography (I shoot with a Cannon EOS 60D, wanna party?), classic films, nutritional healing, Generation X culture, and creating passive income on the Internet. *Fairly Odd Quirks* -- I have been trying to become a vegetarian for the past 5 years, but chicken and ribs keep thwarting my mission! -- I am learning how to master the trick of utilizing the gifts of Adult ADHD - Inattentive Type, but it's just so hard to focus...
The Open Bible - The Gospel of Matthew: Chapter 12	by Open Bible Matthew April 20, 2012	1663 words	Read a sample
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Baby Girl Names Beyond the Top 1,000 (2010)	by Nancy Man April 20, 2012	56319 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Nancy Man is the blogger behind Nancy's Baby Names (http://www.nancy.cc).
Baby Boy Names Beyond the Top 1,000 (2010)	by Nancy Man April 20, 2012	39648 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Nancy Man is the blogger behind Nancy's Baby Names (http://www.nancy.cc).
Tree Care Kit	by Texas AgriLife Extension Service April 19, 2012	23042 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Texas Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) is a collaborative educational network dedicated to educating citizens about disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. Texas EDEN is a part of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and is affiliated with National Extension Disaster Education Network. This site is intended to accommodate Texas AgriLife Extension agents and all Texas citizens by sharing education resources to reduce the impact of natural and man-made disasters for individuals, families and communities. The primary goals of Texas EDEN are to: 1. Provide credible and reliable information relating to disaster preparedness and recovery for individuals, families, and urban and/or rural communities. 2. Reduce the impact associated with disaster by disseminating educational materials related to disaster mitigation, preparedness and recovery. For more information, please contact us.
The Open Bible - The Gospel of Matthew: Chapter 11	by Open Bible Matthew April 19, 2012	1174 words	Read a sample
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We Are All Writers: How to Use Your Journal to Cure Writer's Block Now	by Mari L. McCarthy April 19, 2012	3681 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Mari is The Journaling Therapy Guru at www.CreateWriteNow.com, home of the â€˜Journaling for the Self of Itâ„¢â€™ community. She is the author of 9 eBooks including, Who Are You?, Get a Job, Pay Yourself First and 53 Weekly Writing Retreats and the free eBook, â€˜We are all Writers: How to Use Your Journal to Cure Writer's Block Nowâ€™ which can be download at her website www.CreateWriteNow.com
Monkey with a Pin: Why you may be missing 6% a year from your investment returns	by Pete Comley April 19, 2012	50847 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Pete Comley is a private investor. He has a Psychology degree and is a market researcher. He is well known in that industry as an innovator . He founded the first UK online market research agency in 1998. He now works part time and splits his time between writing, speaking engagements and helping run the local allotment association.
Things a Monkey Could Cook	by Jean Stites April 19, 2012	55739 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Chronologically, I span approximately sixty years; and Iâ€™ve paraphrased this unsurpassable opening line from Janet, who was my suitemate at SUNY Binghamton: a place which also gave me a B.A. in Music and my husband. We have two swell children and a pussycat. We raised our family in Georgia, as I supplemented my piano teaching with a variety of anthropologically instructive employments while entertaining myself during many treasured twilight hours with the pursuit of literature for fun and enlightenment, until a tempestuous fate blew this grateful musician into the relatively safe haven of San Francisco Bay. While I grew up in Oakwood, New York: an unmapped hamlet, smack dab in the middle of the Finger Lakes, where at an early age I contracted pneumonia after playing in the snow, which sent me to bed and turned me into a reader. Then I went temporarily blind when I was fifteen and laid there once again in the dark, making up stories and metamorphosing into a writer. After that I became a valedictorian, went out into the wide wacky world, and soon learned that I really didnâ€™t know squat about anything.... Although having now given it all some thought, of course, I pray my audience will feel that Iâ€™ve made some progress. Plus, having now also spent quite some time making up stories in the dark, I hope they'll be as much fun for you to read as they are for me to write.
Meredith's Testament	by Meredith James April 19, 2012	72630 words	Read a sample
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Learn Skills to Keep the Devil in His Place	by Sandra Renee Hicks April 18, 2012	4334 words	Read a sample
Author bio: Sandra Renee Hicks, a native of Washington D.C., is a truth walker who worships Almighty God. Sheâ€™s been a published writer for more than fifteen years. Magazines and newspapers have published her work. In addition, Sandraâ€™s writing appears on Internet sites such as Faith Writers and Wryte Stuff. Sandra desires to learn more from the diverse written skills exhibited by others in the literary community. She looks forward to be further enriched by the unique contributions of those who share a love for the artful display of written words. Also, the aim is for Sandra to publish more of her writing to impact in venues where others can be inspired, challenged, and transformed.
Discount Rugs from a Reputable A+ Rated BBB Company	by Discount Rugs April 18, 2012	849 words	Read a sample
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