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THE SUMMER OF NAKED SWIM PARTIES by Jessica Anya Blau Fourteen-year-old Jamie will never forget the summer of 1976. It's the summer when she has her first boyfriend, cute surfer Flip Jenkins; it's the summer when her... More about this book »	Ocotillo Dreams by Melinda Palacio Set in Chandler, Arizona, during the city's infamous 1997 migrant sweeps, this riveting tale brings to life the social issues that arise from border policy and... More about this book »
Ocotillo Dreams by Melinda Palacio Set in Chandler, Arizona, during the city's infamous 1997 migrant sweeps, this riveting tale brings to life the social issues that arise from border policy and... More about this book »	Tapped Out by Matthew Polly In Tapped Out, Polly chronociles his grueling yet redeeming two-year journey through an often misunderstood sport. From Thailand to Russia, Manhattan to Las Vegas,... More about this book »
American Shaolin by Matthew Polly The raucously funny story of one young American's quest to become the baddes dude on the planet (and possibly find inner peace along the way) Growing up a ninety-... More about this book »	Taking the Shot by Melanie S Hatter In the heat of the jungle, love can change lives... When freelance photographer Diana Lee Ross is taken hostage by Colombian drug runners, they think her American... More about this book »
Fighting Fire (Revised and Updated) by Caroline Paul This is an updated and revised edition of the memoir Fighting Fire, first published by St. Martins Press in 1998. That edition covered my first eight years as... More about this book »	Tapped Out by Matthew Polly In Tapped Out, Polly chronicles his grueling yet redeeming two-year journey through the often misunderstood sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). From Thailand to... More about this book »
ET RODRIGUEZ, ALORS ? (And What about Rodriguez?) by Bill Albert Being blond and blue-eyed, having a Jewish mother and a Mexican father are more than enough to saddle David Rodríguez with a severe identity problem. Then there... More about this book »	Castle Garden by Bill Albert He had arrived in America in 1887, but we first met him in 1906 when it seemed he may be approaching the end of his story, for he has been arrested from blowing... More about this book »

"Fiction Is Better Than Reality" - 9-11 Emergency... by Danny Donovan Dozens of writers,artists, and creative minds gathered together to send aide during one of America's more trying moments in History. Sept 11th, 2001. With the 100... More about this book »	"Black Rider" and "Side-kicked" - Committed... by Danny Donovan Two short comic stories for a small comic publisher anthology. Black Rider was a supernatural western, the story of a sherrif shot in the back and was empowered by... More about this book »
John Muir and Stickeen: An Alaskan Adventure by Elizabeth Ann Koehler-Pentacoff Writer, explorer and naturalist John Muir traveled to Alaska in 1880 with his friend the Reverend Samuel Young and Young's dog, Stickeen. One morning Muir and... More about this book »	Wish Magic by Elizabeth Ann Koehler-Pentacoff Meg doesn't suspect anything when her weird brother gives her a sugar doughnut. But soon, she realizes she has special powers --everything she wishes for comes true... More about this book »
Fully Armed by Bob Levin The story of a relationship between Bob Levin, a workers' compensation lawyer in Berkeley, and Jimmy Don Polk, a disabled, homeless, pan handler. Parts are true... More about this book »	The Best Ride to New York by Bob Levin An existential sports novel, in the tradition of THE HUSTLER and FAT CITY, about a minor league basketball player in western Pennsylvania. More about this book »
Most Outrageous: The Trials and Trespasses of Dwaine Tinsley... by Bob Levin As cartoon editor and chief cartoonist for HUSTLER magazine, Dwaine's Tinsley's most notable creation was Chester the Molester, a monthly gag cartoon about a... More about this book »	THE BABYSITTER'S SEDUCTION by Shirley Tallman Before she was FELICITY, Keri Russell starred in this film as a rather slutty young nanny who dreams of a nice house in the suburbs and a wealthy and good looking... More about this book »
Doctor Wilson's Casebook included with American McGee'... by Greg Roensch American McGee's Alice is a videogame published by Electronic Arts. I wrote many materials for this product, including a booklet written from the point of view of... More about this book »	Selling Their Childhood by James Buchanan The stories collected in this book are compelling, real, sensual and experiential. They are narratives that draw the reader into the lives and experiences of people... More about this book »