Memoirs Books

When it comes to Emotions when dealing with the feelings after finding your biological family, it's like a spider web meaning your emotions can go all over the place. How you deal with those emotions will determine how your soul can be set free.

Roxanna Bina shares her captivating stories about her early days as an exotic dancer - fascinating memories of sugar daddies, fellow strippers, and adventures of trying to break into the film business during the late 1990s in New York City. Her stints as...

Time to discover and recover our own power and possibility. This book teaches resiliency. It’s this resiliency that gets us through depression, tragedy, trauma, and difficult days. Most of us want to know we're not alone, that...

Chubby Girls Don't Cheer is Kelly Clinger's true tale of her life-- from a trailer park in the Bible belt to singing with some of the biggest stars in the world. Kelly's stories of the south-- with its beauty pageants, church services,...

Running Through Darkness: Memoir of a Spiritual Warrior is the life story and testimony of spiritual teacher, healer, author and renown therapist, Santa Molina-Marshall. From the rich, beautiful culture of her Caribbean ancestors to the pain and trauma...

Every time someone dies, birth and death are simultaneously triggered within the ones they leave behind. Part of the grieving process is realizing that along with death, future memories and wrongs that could've been righted die, too. Death signifies...

After a long-suffering divorce, the journey begins. It will be a long and hazardous road strewn with the challenges of life. Sex, the caregiving and death of both parents, a sister's suicide and two catastrophic medical issues - just a few turns on the...

God's favor was on my life from the moment I was born and came out of my Mother's womb with pneumonia, although, the doctors did not give a good prognosis because my lungs weren't developed properly due to being damaged. All I know is that I come from a...

The shockingly honest, gripping autobiography of Loose Women's Denise Welch.

The third bestselling volume of memoirs from John Simpson.

This book is about my experiences growing up in Jamaica and some life challenges aafter migrating to Canada at 11 years old, along with my three other siblings, in hope of finding a better life in a foreign country and to reunite with my father. Little...

It seems paradoxical that a desert wilderness is an ideal environment for growth. Most of us want to grow in palaces and gardens, not in parched land. We want the mountaintop without the climb and the glory without the sacrifice. We assume spiritual...

This book is about a Canadian airman service during the length of the Cold War, the many family moves occasioned by postings and missions, and the resulting engagements on retirement. It's a book about military life, and afterwards, filled with exiting...

The fame of the river Nahanni is today spread throughout the world and it draws many adventurous souls. The author first heard this name a long time ago, still in his birth country of Czech Republic. Yet, in variation to practically all the visitors who...

A true story documenting the struggles of a father trying to parent responsibly despite the challenges of a difficult ex-partner, and the inflexibility of a family law system the gears of which never stop grinding. From some of the lowest times in his...

When the Creator calls, you listen. When archangels poke you, you feel it. When the world needs help, you answer the call. When demons hold you back, you must fight, even if those demons are the ones you love the most. You are not alone, by no means. If...

"From a mother whose children were taken from her at the U.S. border by the American government in 2018 and another mother who helped reunite the family, a ... story about the immigration odyssey, family separation and reunification, and the power of...

From the founder of This Gathered Nest YouTube channel, an uplifting story of Angela Braniff's unusual path to becoming the mother to seven children through various methods of adoption and biological approaches, encouraging women and mothers to embrace...

"La vida de Rosie Mercado ha sido todo menos fâacil: Åcâomo es posible que haya tenido tres relaciones fallidas y dado a luz a tres hijos a solas? ÅQuâe habâia hecho ella para merecerlo? En su peor momento, llegâo a pesar mâas de ciento ochenta kilos...

"From the youngest living recipient of the Medal of Honor comes an extraordinary inspirational memoir that will change the life of every reader. Moving and unforgettable, You Are Worth It is an astonishing memoir from an extraordinary young...

"A marvelous storyteller."--The New Yorker

A collection of African proverbs that illuminate the secret to peace and joy--Provided by publisher.

In this memoir, Ainsley Earhardt offers inspirational memoir on her career, faith, and family.

"[A] powerful, incredible read"--Good Morning America

"A textbook for would-be sports commentators and a pleasure for fans."--Kirkus Reviews

"Reading Kelly Sundberg's writing--fresh, luminous, spirited--is a pleasure second only to witnessing her decision to survive. Goodbye Sweet Girl is a meditation on what it takes to save your own life." --Ariel Levy

"A smart, energetic, determined woman, someone who is always shooting for greater success and who really hates it when she fails at something. A revealing and timely portrait of a professional writer and the industry in which she works." --Booklist

"A brilliant book that elegantly combines personal narrative with insights into the underlying science." --V.S. Ramachandran, author of The Tell-Tale Brain and Phantoms in the Brain

"A raunchy memoir revealing a visceral connection to the Bard."--Kirkus Reviews

"Rescuing Penny Jane is at once a compelling memoir and an insightful exploration of shelter dogs in our society; as Amy Sutherland welcomes us into her extended dog family, she reveals much about the souls of both dogs and people. This is an inspiring...

The acclaimed actress and dedicated activist shares her personal journey of discovery, and destroys outdated ideas about partnership, love and family that will resonate with anyone in an unconventional life situation.Actress and activist Maria Bello made...

"...[Gettleman] takes readers... into the most terrifying and beguiling continent in the world....Gettleman is a rare combination of dogged reporter and very fine writer...I kept catching myself wondering whether it was too late to go back and lead his...

"Ariel Leve's haunting memoir about life with her unpredictable mother is maddening, devastating and consuming."--Minnesota Public Radio, Best Books of 2016

In a memoir and a primer for living the good life all rolled into one, this beloved TV icon shares the secrets to success and happiness as he has learned them from his innumerable celebrity encounters, friendships, and of course, from his relationship...

No two lives could have been more different, yet similar in a few essential ways than John and Dan Fante′s. As father and son, John and Dan Fante were prone to fights, resentment and extended periods of silence. As men, they were damaged by alcoholism...

"Terrifically nuanced and multidimensional...I've been reading every food memoir available, including those by Anthony Bourdain, Gabrielle Hamilton, Ruth Reichl, Michael Pollan, Samin Nosrat, Michael Twitty, and now Boris Fishman. His is the most focused...

How do you recover after an arsonist sets your house---and your life---on fire? No one could have guessed a ridiculous, allegedly house-trained orphan pug named Oliver would be the key to making Alison Hodgson's family feel at home again. Hilarious,...

Partly autobiographical, partly historical, The Rage Against God, written by Peter Hitchens, brother of prominent atheist Christopher Hitchens, assails several of the favorite arguments of the anti-God battalions and makes the case against fashionable...

This Too Shall Last, by therapist and writer K.J. Ramsey, combines personal stories and insightful research to reveal the surprising joy available in suffering.

The Little Lake Girl was two years old the first time she was admitted to hospital with a severe ear infection. Her lived experience carved out a 45-year career as a nurse. Her ancestral roots grounded her and she grew stronger over seven decades. Her...

This book contains the memoirs of an individual who originated from one of the smallest islands in the Caribbean and rose to the top of her chosen profession, while serving God and her neighbors in more than 17 countries and leaving a legacy of...

Afraid and weak, an abandoned mama dog and her six-pack of wee pups are in dire need. Bella, a tenacious furball, is destined for great things, though she doesn't know it yet. It isn't long before she chooses her humans: a retired firefighter and his...

An equal educational chance for Chinese youth gave them the greatest hope in China in 1976. Those who were caught up in this golden opportunity, like me, have been benefiting not only ourselves, but also the last and the next generation, and even the...