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2011 BEST OF INDIE: MEDIA
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NEWSLADY
by Carole Simpson
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Kirkus Star JAWS: MEMORIES FROM MARTHA'S VINEYARD
by Matt Taylor
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THE VOICE OF THE DOLPHINS
by Hardy Jones
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2011 BEST OF INDIE: YOUTH
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Kirkus Star FERRET GIRL
by Colin Haskin
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Kirkus Star THE WOODCUTTER AND THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TREE
by Robb N. Johnston
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INDIE: WAR IS HELL
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DEMYANSK
by Russ Schneider
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WHAT AM I DOING HERE?
by LeRoy R. Maleck
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A PASSEL OF HATE
by Joe Epley
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Kirkus Star THE INSURGENCY IN CHECHNYA AND THE NORTH CAUCASUS
by Robert W. Schaefer
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THE COST OF COURAGE
by Joseph Cordaro
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INDIE ANIMAL HOUSE
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Kirkus Star FERRET GIRL
by Colin Haskin
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PROPHETS OF THE GHOST ANTS
by Clark Thomas Carlton
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JESSALOUP'S SONG
by Hester Velmans
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FINDING BADGER
by Holly LaMora
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BUDDY'S TAIL
by K. Anne Russell
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INDIE: DEATH BE NOT PROUD
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TALES FROM THE GRANITE ORCHARD
by Edwin F. Casey
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POOR WIDOW ME
by Carol Scibelli
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BUSH WENT TO HELL
by Varghese Kozhimannil
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DEAD WRONG
by Thomas H. McConnell
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MURDER MOST MYSTERIOUS
by Gayle Wigglesworth
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Kirkus Star TALES OF CHINKAPIN CREEK
by Jean Ayer
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LOOKING OUT THE BACK DOOR
by Ann Richardson Davis
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by Chris Martin
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MINDWARP
by Richard Hébert
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TALES FROM THE GRANITE ORCHARD
by Edwin F. Casey
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RAISING A SUCCESSFUL CHILD
by M. Mark McKee
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FAMILY FIRST
by Lloyd Casey
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DELIGHTFULLY DIFFERENT
by D.S. Walker
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EYE TO EYE
by Gloria J. Walther
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Kirkus Star THE GOOD SIDE OF BAD
by Beverly Olevin
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THE 4-1-1 ON LIFE SKILLS
by Michele Sfakianos
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NINE INSIGHTS
by Mitchell Earl Gibson
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TURBOCHARGED
by Dian Griesel
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USEFUL INFORMATION FOR EVERYDAY LIVING
by Michele Sfakianos
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BALANCED DAYS, BALANCED LIVES
by Jim Ray
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INDIE GOES CORPORATE
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WHY DON'T THEY CALL ME?
by Michael Petras
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PERMANENT TEMPORARY
by Joseph Fedcamp
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THE INVISIBLE SPOTLIGHT
by Craig Wasserman
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WAL-MART'S EGONOMICS ALWAYS
by Charles H. Hood
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THE CORPORATE STORYTELLER
by Elaine Stirling
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BEING HUMAN: HUMAN BEING
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THE PHYSICS OF BEING
by John Chambers
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BRAIN IN MIND
by Herbert F.J. Müller
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THE EMOTIONAL IMPERATIVE
by D.M. Miller
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THE TROUBLE WITH THINKING
by Lauren Powers
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OCEAN COMMANDER
by Jonathan Cross
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ELIZABETH ISLAND
by Joyce Marshall
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THE RAFTERS
by A.C. Montgomery
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PLANE OF THE ECLIPTIC
by Karen Estes
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THE EMPTY LOT NEXT DOOR
by Arthur M. Mills, Jr.
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INDIE INSPIRATIONAL
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FAKE PERFECTION
by Linda Ginac
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THE BEST OF FAMILIES
by Harry Groome
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LIFE IN A JAR
by Jack Mayer
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YOU NEVER KNOW
by Lilian Duval
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Kirkus Star UNCERTAIN JOURNEY
by James Rouman
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INFORMATION BOMBARDMENT
by Nick Bontis
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THE EXPLANATION AGE
by John Lewis
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THE COMPLETE ONE-WEEK PREPARATION FOR THE CISCO CCENT/CCNA ICND1 EXAM 640-922
by Thaar AL_Taiey
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ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS IN PROCESS-BASED INDUSTRIES
by Menachem Horev
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SURFING THE HIGH TECH WAVE
by Roger Bourke White Jr.
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THE WINDOW OF TIME
by William A. Thau
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HAZMAT
by Christopher Harris
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FATHER, I HAVE SINNED
by James Aaron Parmelee
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A POINTED DEATH
by Kath Russell
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ONE-TRICK PONY
by Stan Trybulski
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YOUR FAMILY, YOUR STORY
by Janette Sargent-Hamill
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MASTER SELF-PUBLISHING 2011 EDITION
by Owen O. Daniels
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HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH AN ATOMIC BOMB
by Peter Kuran
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THE HOSPITAL HANDBOOK AND THE HOSPITAL JOURNAL
by Mary Soper
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GRIEVING A SOULMATE
by Robert Orfali
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INDIE KIDS
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THE LOST LAGOON
by Reg Down
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CHUCKLE POEMS FOR KIDS
by Cookie Combs
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TATOR'S BIG RACE
by Diane Shapley-Box
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THE TINY KING AND THE EVIL SORCERER
by Justin Shahzeb Khan
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THE MOLD MAKER'S DAUGHTER
by Daniel Liebowitz
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INDIE CIVIL WAR
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A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM
by Robert G. Pielke
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DEVIL'S DEN
by Timothy Ashby
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ZEKE THOMPSON, AMERICAN HERO
by Rosa C. Scoushe
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Kirkus Star THE SHIELD THAT FELL FROM HEAVEN
by William S. Kerr
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MYSTICAL JOURNEY
by Lawrence V. Stefanile
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INDIE PARANORMAL
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by Arthur M. Mills, Jr.
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INDIE COLLECTIONS
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CREATURES WE DREAM OF KNOWING
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