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Another Historic Election
Malcolm Aitken in his short ebook, 'Hitler, the Jews and the Ballot Box', provides an analysis of the campaign by the Nazis leading up to the 1932 Reichstag election. Aitken claims his book disproves a key premise of a bestselling book about ordinary Germans' complicity in Nazi persecution of the Jews and the holocaust, Hitler's Willing Executioners (HWE).
HWE is controversial and considered by...more |
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Drug Circus
Jason Cook’s descent into a world of hard core drugs began at age 12. By 19 he was in prison, having started supplying drugs in order to finance his drug dependency which included Ecstasy, Cocaine and Marijuana. When Jason was a boy his parents moved from London to Hertfordshire, with the idea of removing him from the life that he ended up living. When Jason overdosed his family finally understo...more |
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Silly Rhymes and Stupid People
A conversation with John Francis is interspersed with relevant rhyme in a delightfully silly and engaging way. Some of John’s poetry is of the more serious and dark persuasion, but it is the more childish rhymes that bring him most joy. John talks with Clare Tanner on the Bookhabit Show and divulges that he talks to his cat and rabbit for invaluable editorial advice!
John has three illustrate...more |
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When Destruction Creates A New Path
Michael Timothy’s wife said her husband didn’t come home that day. That day was September 11, 2001. Gladly, Michael wasn’t a victim in the World Trade Center collapse, but the man who returned home was as permanently changed as the New York skyline.
Michael worked 5 blocks away at the New York Stock Exchange and went to investigate the collision of the first plane. What he didn’t realiz...more |
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30 Years In The Criminal System And Still Passionate
Christopher Horan has seen the criminal system from many angles, having worked with criminals, neglected, abused and out-of-control children, and their families, for more than 30 years. Still he finds the energy to write about a career that takes so much of you, and often with little reward or thanks.
Christopher’s has two books on Bookhabit. The first is a memoir, entitled “Nurturing Kiwi ...more |
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What On Earth Is A Crypto Zoologist?
Every culture has tales of hidden or mythical creatures, legends that grow beyond the size of the creatures they portray. Bigfoot, The Loch Ness Monster - stories are passed down through the generations, and youngsters grow up with imaginings of darkness cloaking monsters ready to pounce at any moment.
Crypto Zoology is the study of these "hidden" or undiscovered animals. It's not a recognized...more |
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Pirates, Musicians, And A Whole Lot Of Story
Lyz Russo is finishing her third book in the Solar Wind series. There are pirates, fugitives, musicians, and a world controller called Unicate. Flying is no longer permitted so the battle is fought at sea. But who can the pirates trust when their nationalities, histories and dispositions aren’t conducive to team work, and when they know there is at least one spy amongst them?
Then there’s a...more |
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Generating A Business Around His Book
Running the desert Marathon des Sables is not an obvious starting point for an entrepreneurial book. That is where the inspiration came from for Jonathan Yates sports drink business. As his business outgrew the bedroom it was started in, he was asked more and more often for tips on how to start a business. Then the number of tips outgrew his speeches and his book Looks Good On Paper was the next o...more |
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From Illiteracy and 500 Page sentences to 5 Books
Christine Jones remembers the days when she used to make up excuses to hide her illiterate secret -“I didn’t bring my glasses, I haven’t got time to look at it right now”. After a lot of work, help from family, friends and strangers, she’s about to complete her 5th book.
A victim of bulling and molestation as a child, Christine Jones could not concentrate on classroom activities. Escapi...more |
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Perfect Water
Water is integral to life and woven into our history through every tale ever told. Garry Law traces New Zealand history through his book, Abundance and Constraint: A Short History Of Water Use In New Zealand. As a water engineer, he has worked in most aspects of the modern dilemmas around water; ownership, allocation, supply, treatment, energy creation. Garry says it’s surprising how far back in...more |
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It's Not Just About The Bike
Graham Allardice’s Come Motorcycling With Me is not just about the bike. The Bookhabit show finds out about the passion that drives Graham, why he wrote his book, and how he promoted his book in motorcycle forums around the world.
His first book the "The Biker's Bible - Fun and Survival on Road-going Motorcycles" was published in 2002, and with his latest book he has incorporated the addition...more |
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How Multiple Habitats Help The Creative Process
Habitat by Sean Monaghan is a young adult Science Fiction thriller. The book moves along at a fast pace, with telepathic aliens destroying the peace on a giant space station. The inspirations for Sean’s writing are varied. He probably reads more than most people, being a librarian and creative writing tutor. The many environments and mediums he works in provide additional stimulation as he expl...more |
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Vampires and Blue Goo
Sharon Kilzer has been writing most of her life. She currently works as an editor for an educational publishing firm, and spends her free time creating new adventures for Riki Storm, vampire hunter. Dark Jewel is Sharon’s first novel in what she hopes will become a vampire series featuring the irrepressible Riki Storm.
Like Riki, Sharon grew up in Berkeley, Calif. Unlike Riki, Sharon now live...more |
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God Bless You Mr. Vonnegut
Sam Moffie was frustrated with the publishing world so he decided on an experiment to test whether or not anyone was reading his manuscripts when he sent them to a publisher or agent. The fascinating results are available as a free download here God Bless You Mr. Vonnegut
Moffie has also written three other books available on Bookhabit - Swap, The Organ Grinder And The Monkey and No-Mad. He wri...more |
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