Memoirs Books

"Glorified Through It All" is a powerful and inspiring book that chronicles the personal journey of overcoming adversity and finding redemption. Through a series of poignant stories and reflections, the author shares struggles, triumphs, and the lessons...

What is the Beloved Republic? E. M. Forster, who coined the phrase, called it a "an aristocracy of the sensitive, the considerate, and the plucky." They are "sensitive for others as well as for themselves, they are considerate without being fussy, their...

Finding Karen Black begins with the delightful discovery of a famous birth mother. But Karen's fame didn't change her daughter's life-Karen's love did.In 1959, Karen Black gave up a newborn daughter to adoption. While Karen pursued a career in acting...

While the mountains of southwestern Virginia are extremely beautiful and life there has its own pace, many do not realize the richness of the sports community in my mountian home. From fishing in a reclaimed mining pond to a fleeting Little League...

USA Today Bestselling author Christine Glover sold her first book in 2013 after years of putting her butt in the chair to write her stories. This book is a compilation of her blog entries that depict a large portion of her writing journey from 2008...

Autobiographical memoir of a childhood in Britain during and after World War II up to the end of the author's student years. Includes tuneless singing in an air raid shelter, boardng school in the Scottish...

They say, "Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes"  Here is an opportunity to walk in my shoes and get to know me a little.  Anyone can do a job, but to do it well – The Devil is in the Details.  Learn the Details...

Mana dzīve nav tāda, kādu to sauktu par normālu. Kopš savas dzimšanas esmu saskārusies un pārvarējusi daudzus izaicinājumus, lai kļūtu par tādu cilvēku, kāds esmu šodien. Dzīve reti kad ir viegla, pat ja tā šķiet citiem...

"To read Keith Robinson is to go on a journey. He sets you down on a river of in-between spaces, of knowing and not knowing, belonging and not belonging, of illness and health, and keeps you flowing along a current of evocative prose. Sometimes...

Book 1 of the hilarious book series that those in the know will want to read on the train to work so they laugh so freaking hard that they scare away the other commuters allowing them to have two seats to themselves. Life was not meant to be easy, Simon...

Tämä on kirja kasvamisesta vauraassa, mutta väkivaltaisessa kodissa, missä hallitsi luonnehäiriöinen isä ja kypsymätön äiti. Veljen tapaturmainen kuolema vähän yli vuosi ennen Ritan syntymää oli kohtalokas hänen äiti-suhteelleen. Äiti oli toivonut poikaa...

This is the shocking and inspirational memoir of a boy who survived the genocide against the Tutsi. When he was seven years old Hyppolite lost many members of his extended family and witnessed the murder of his beloved father.  Born in a mud hut...

This Holocaust memoir began with an album of photographs, one of the few family possessions that survived WWII. After his mother's death the album passed on to Paul Davidovits, who became keenly aware that he was now the only person alive who...

In her mid-twenties, Madhu Tandan and her husband, Rajeev, left Delhi tolive in a remote ashram amidst the Himalayas. Under the tutelage of thecharismatic and mysterious Ashishda, the former English aircraft engineerturned Vaishnav guru, they lived a...

DescriptionIn this frank portrayal of her extraordinary life, Mallika doesn't hold backin talking about her 'thirty-year obsession with being thin'; her addictionslike smoking and how she 'hypnotised' her way out of it; her fascination withalternate...

O livro descreve as dúvidas, os sentimentos confusos e as ansiedades vividas por uma criança que está de passagem para a adolescência e depois para a

'Holding On and Not Giving Up On Self' is a special book written to motivate and inspire our youth towards positive change. This book is spiritually based and reflects upon my personal military experience where mental toughness is exemplified through...

A life followed through its seasons. This book is a collection of journal entries, brief Christian insights, short stories, reflections, and poetry written over a lifetime.Taken from a diary of daily living of Rena Winters, a noted newspaper columnist...

Penny's story is the fourth in Brian L. Porter's award-winning rescue dog series and features a tiny terrier, abandoned in a particularly cruel manner, and her subsequent adoption and life with the author and his family.From being attacked and needing...

Have you ever dreamed of climbing into a Land Rover Defender, with the Love of your Life, and heading into one of the most excruciatingly beautiful wilderness areas left on this planet? Camping wild, with not another living soul for miles around? If...

In seinen Erinnerungen 'Pucherts Helmut, dem Förster seiner' berichtet der Autor von der Vorkriegs-, Kriegs und Nachkriegszeit in dem kleinen nordhessischen Dorf Friedrichsfeld im Reinhardswald, die er als Kind, Jugendlicher und schließlich als junger...

Mit der Biographie von Heinrich Lich (geb. 1941) ist eine Lebensgeschichte entstanden, die gekennzeichnet ist von den Wirren und Umbrüchen der Kriegs- und Nachkriegszeit. Damit steht sie stellvertretend für viele, im Krieg geborene Kinder, die Hamburg...

Ich halte nichts von Buchbeschreibungen. Ich kann euch nur sagen - in diesem Buch steckt alles, was ich liebe und hasse.

Schloss Buddenburg befand sich im Ortsteil Lippholthausen der Stadt Lünen im Kreis Unna.Vom 14. Jahrhundert bis 1902 gehörte das Schloss zum Besitz der Familie von Frydag zu Buddenburg. Durch Erbgang geschah es, dass es an die Familie von Rüxleben kam.In...

Zug II der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr der Hansestadt Buxtehude feiert das 125. Jubiläum. Der Zug hat eine besondere Tradition, da er aus der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr des Dorfes Altkloster hervorging. Nun sollte eine kleine Festschrift her. Es wurde ein Poet...

Die Autorin trifft in einer Psychiatrischen Ambulanz (PIA) den jungen Arzt Dr. Ludwig, der es mit ihr zusammen wagt, nach 40 Jahren Lithiumtherapie das Lithium abzusetzen; eine unglaubliche Entwicklung setzt ein ... Die wahre Geschichte in Tagebuchform...

Elena ist eine Frau mittleren Alters, die eine schwere Krankheit überlebt hatte. In diesem Buch werden berührende, schöne und lustige Erlebnisse von Elena erzählt. Das sind z.B. ein interessantes Interview, ein Kabarettabend mit Auswirkungen, eine...

Freunde hat man in Zeiten von Facebook & Co. viele. Aber richtige sind auch darunter. Matthias Dohmen hat sie zwischen zwei Buchdeckel gepresst Wuppertalerinnen und andere Frauen, Wuppertaler und andere Männer, Finnland-Freunde, Männer aus der Eifel,...

Nach dem fulminanten Erfolg von "Mein Neckar-Elz" (Dorfidylle aus der Sicht eines Heranwachsenden) und dem Drängen der Leser auf eine Fortsetzung, erscheint jetzt "Mein Neckar-Elz II" (...da fällt mir noch ein) mit weiteren Erinnerungen an die Zeit...

Alois Berger, ein Prägratner Urgestein aus dem hintersten Iseltal, hat mit 84 Jahren sein Leben Revue passieren lassen. Der Erzähler wurde in seinem Heimatdorf zum "Alpenkönig" ernannt und weit über Osttirols Grenzen hinaus bekannt. Dieses Buch lädt Sie...

Unterwegs mit Kreuz und Kaffeetasse symbolisiert die Arbeit und die Aufgaben in Pfarreien. Auf der einen Seite steht das Kreuz als Symbol des Glaubens und auf der anderen steht die Kaffeetasse als Symbol des Alltags. So werden in lockerer Form und in...

For several years now, I've had this strange, compelling feeling that I had to give life to this new book about my father, which has occupied me in a hidden way for so long. I'm not a musician, musicologist or mathematician; others are and they discuss...

The title of this book came to me while running one Tuesday morning.I panicked, understanding there and then how big this journey would be for me. Now, it's my gift to you.Laugh with me, and cry with me, as I share my wins and downfalls, and lay myself...

This book details the foot travels of a young impressionable boy in the middle of the last century. Being enticed by the call of the long winding road, he foot travels Canada's landscapes in all provinces coast to coast. With this desire to explore...

There is an old expression - If you don't know where you are going, how can you get there? My view has always been that there are two main paths to our future. One is to not have any idea of what you want to do in your life. This course may initially be...

With no camping or RV experience, author Sue Ann Jaffarian decided to chuck her life in Los Angeles for a life on the road in a van. Newly retired from her long-time career as a paralegal, she got rid of most of her belongings, packed up her laptop, and...

Perry Drake is a former editor, journalist and public relations specialist. He served stints at two of the nation's oldest, most respected Black newspapers: the Chicago Defender and the Atlanta Daily World. He also served as an entertainment reporter at...

Their friendship was a defining constant in their lives...When Marie-Claude (MC) met Juliette in an office in Switzerland, she was starting a new job. Juliette was already established, sophisticated, and refreshingly blunt. The younger MC was drawn to...

Embarking on my maiden literary journey fills me with immense joy and gratitude. I extend heartfelt appreciation to everyone who has rallied behind me. This book is a testament to my experiences and perspective on gender, advocating for the fundamental...

迪恩和塔米决定收养一个孩子。他们从未听说过收养的阴暗面，也从没想过疾病与失去。此前迪恩的心一直是被头脑支配掌管的，可在百合垂危之时，他发现自己被开启的，是爱。这是一本收养历程的回忆录。迪恩的文字幽默、敏锐而坦诚，收养带来的生活变动和心路起伏在他笔下就像小说一样引人入胜。那些笑与泪，就像你我生活的影子，过眼，入心。这本书一定能引起收养家庭的共鸣，也适合经历过跨文化生活的读者，但它更是写给被收养者的心声。被收养者最关心的，是在进入新家庭之前，是否有人曾爱过他们。这个幽谷中无瑕百合的故事，能在现实生活最糟糕的时...

In The Runaway Learning Machine, occupational therapist James Bauer tells us what it was like to grow up with undiagnosed dyslexia. You will experience the pain and embarrassment this shy little boy felt as teachers and parents ignored his learning...

My book is for those who dare to try & keep trying connected to the value of Growth from Failures.> The positive growth that can only truly come from failures.> Sometimes we Win & Sometimes we Learn. We never really fail if we learn the...

Experience the profound teachings of God's ways in spiritual life with daily readings, meditations, guidelines, and prayers. Daily Spiritual Diet offers reflections and prayers specifically inspired by God to help you grow spiritually and overcome...

In 1991, the J. Maki Winery at French Creek Ridge Vineyards in Pennsylvania was born. Just ten years later, this humble venture was honored with the most prestigious award in the industry: the gold medal for the world's best champagne in Paris,...

The new book by Marat Gizatulin, the first biographer and the first director of the Bulat Okudzhava Museum in Peredelkino near Moscow, tells the story of the creation of the poet's folk museum. Such a large-scale and difficult enterprise, such an...

What's on your bucket list for travel? Rafting the Grand Canyon? Well, white water rafting wasn't on my list either. How I even ended up there is a bit of a surprise especially during COVID and now as I reflect on that happenstance - was I really invited...

(Includes 48 illustrations.) "Of the many books that have been written about the people who live on islands off the Maine coast, few are by individuals who were born and raised on an island. This book is an exception. Born in 1927, Carroll M. Haskell...

Hi, my book is about how I was tested by the enemy to see how far I can handle my situation. The enemy really wanted to know if I truly loved God and I was put to the test. It was not easy because I felt I was trapped in my mind and that nobody...