Memoirs Books

As a college student in Southern Illinois, Joe Bucz indulged in two passions: watching the movies of his favorite actors, Warren Beatty, Robert Redford and Steve McQueen, and following the careers of his favorite college QBs like Pat Haden, Mark Harmon...

No RegretsThat heading is not entirely true. I do have some regrets, such as not learning Latin American dances or traveling more. I have a curious nature and once enjoyed visiting new countries and meeting people of different cultures. Also, I regret...

Questions of class and gender in Appalachia have, in the wake of the 2016 presidential election and the runaway success of Hillbilly Elegy, moved to the forefront of national conversations about politics and culture. From Todd Snyder, a first generation...

"Scars of a Soldier" follows Jonathan on his journey from a teenage delinquent to a soldier in Afghanistan. Jonathan shares his experiences growing up with a rocky childhood. He exposes the raw truth of dealing with depression, suicide and...

Esta es una historia cercana de supervivencia que te sorprenderá. Al crecer en las junglas de Panamá, Miroslava nos introduce en su mundo de animales salvajes, dificultades para obtener una educación, cubrir sus gastos...

On December 15, 2017, a busload of students from Ballou High School traveled to the Wilson Building in downtown Washington, DC, with a singular purpose: to defend their school. They brought typed testimonials to read aloud before the DC City Council;...

Miracle drug or deal with the devil?After forty years of marriage, Jill and Don Stegman had it all—two beautiful children, a stable relationship, fulfilling careers. But a brush with cancer and subsequent complications upended their lives. Don...

Sean Conroy started his career in the lab, but had a burning desire to enter the clinical side of medicine as a physician assistant. After completing the first two years of book work, he spent a year learning from doctors, physician assistants, nurse...

Life is a battle, on and off the mat. Victory requires balance and effective effort. This book shares maxims developed in the thick of literal fights, with applications in and out of the ring. hear 22 maxims that summarize lessons learned so...

Fans of aviation and military history will enjoy this chronicle of one of the most accomplished and experienced pilots of his time, recognized for his incredibly diverse and in-depth knowledge of close to 150 types of aircraft, his mentoring of hundreds...

My boyish innocence was stolen by a sexual predator, and I kept the soul-gnawing secret for decades. That experience changed me. Growing up in 1950's England, I couldn't discuss my sexual identity issues with anyone. Feeling isolated and confused, I...

This is an artistic and original book that can be shared with anyone. This book will be read again and again in any setting. “Poems to Ponder” is a collection of poems that is well written with great care and love for the craft...

In 1978, at the age of 21, a young Hungarian refugee vanishes from his Dubrovnik tour-group. Over a timeline spanning almost sixty years, this fascinating autobiography will take you on a journey from his cold war upbringing in Budapest to San Francisco...

Sometimes it is only through giving up our hearts that we learn to trust the Lord.Adoption. It’s something that touches one in three people today, a word that will conjure different emotions in those people touched by it. A word that might...

That's Just the Way Life Is... details the  journey my father and I traveled as he battled prostate cancer while weaving through memories of happier times. The physical, emotional and medical situations we encountered are explored in detail...

A lobbyist for 40 years, William Chasey, an academic who had found his niche in the political labyrinth of Capitol Hill. He enjoyed extraordinary access to all members of the US Congress, assembling one of the most powerful networks on the Hill. His was...

The man who would have been her first client turns around to his clothes on the coat hangers against the wall.'I have to get out of here . . . sir, I am just a child, sir! Please call the police so they will come and fetch me!''I don't believe it,' he...

What's so funny about dying?Nothing really, but if you focus on the pain and the suffering while you are stuck in the hospital, you're going to be mighty depressed.Why not look for the humor in the situation, or create amusing situations and have...

Donna aimlessly daydreams of pulling up stakes and starting a new life, but never imagines a chance encounter with a new man will lead her to make a wild, impetuous decision that catapults her on a soul-changing journey.Living in the Amazon rainforest...

Here, Libby shares her raw, honest and extraordinary tale of crossing over into the unknown world of special needs parenting, the emotional rollercoaster of adjusting to her family’s new reality and their battle with mainstream medicine, so...

This is the story of Ken Thomas, educated with two university degrees but nothing about trucks, who was mislead into buying a truck by a sham relative at the end of the Second World War.After this shaky start came problems with government regulations and...

Embark on a captivating journey into the lives of the Charles Darwin Probus club members with Fellowship, Friendship, and Fun.Discover the remarkable interconnectedness of these diverse individuals as their paths intersect across various stages of life,...

In Musings of a One-Time Atheist, the author invites readers into a deeply personal and reflective journey, shaped by the unexpected diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and a life-altering return to faith. With honesty and subtle humor, this memoir explores...

In "Dancing My Journey," Nikki Stein, a 40-plus-year-old mother of four, unravels the poignant tapestry of her life, exposing the traumasthat have tested her mental resilience. This intimate narrative invites readers into Nikki's world as she faces...

"You can, you should, and if you're brave enough to start, you will."-Stephen King, author.Are you feeling lost and questioning who you truly are?Do you feel trapped by the expectations of others?Have you felt a calling for something more?In this...

Have you ever felt as though life keeps throwing you curveballs? Sometimes you feel as though there is no letting up. There is no time to dodge those curveballs, and it is just one thing after the other. If you have ever felt that barrage, here is the...

From war child to wisdom during 90 years of active living, Eric Kitchen deals with death and disaster, and a whole lot in between. Much history of the world, which the family lived through, is woven through these pages. The book Future Shock, by Alvin...

In show business, the gap between success and failure can be wafer thin. Maybe it’s the difference between a promise and a white lie; between heady ambition and stark reality; between hitting a note and missing a beat. Brian Russell’s candid...

Josée's story has put the reality of life out there.  "You wake up in the morning with a normal life, and in the afternoon, gunshots make you leave everything you had behind," said Josée. Her story tells how you can still fight for your...

Above all else, this is the story of a journey.Over the last thirty-seven years or so, across a number of hand-written books, I have been keeping what might be termed a record; although on reflection, even the word 'record' is something of a misnomer...

In Pursuit of a Better Life follows the travels of Judah Colt (1761-1832), son of a Connecticut farmer, who goes West soon after the War of Independence and the opening of the land west of the Alleghenies in the 1780s. In these days of...

An easy to read, honest and personal account of the life of a surgeon and the effect that it has on his wife and family. The reader is taken behind the scenes as fascinating patient stories are used to illustrate what the job entails and the pressures...

As we ran for safety to the only place we considered safe - church, we were soon thrown out by a pastor, along with any other Tutsi families. Within a few miles we come to a roadblock and suddenly a towering, bulky man, recognises me. He calls me...

In this second volume of his memoirs the author keeps the reader enthralled with his continuing conversational and engaging writing style, evoking the 1970s and providing plenty of contrasting emotions: excitement, laughter, touches of melancholy,...

Judi's parents were on a mission to remake the world. These were the Cold War years of the 1950s and '60s, following a catastrophic world war and the breaking up of colonial empires. The couple had joined many others in giving up conventional careers and...

This definitive and expertly researched work chronicles the careers and life stories of 61 Worcestershire cricketers who played just a single game of Championship cricket for the county. The breadth and depth of material not only provides the career...

GROWING UP IN THE 1950S, 60s and 70s in that enigmatic, wondrous hive of industrial activity in the West Midlands, Andrew Edwards was a reporter for The County Express newspaper based in Stourbridge and Brierley Hill.It was his first job as a teenager,...

The title of this intriguing book derives from Edward Gibbon's description of the second century AD as the time of the greatest happiness and prosperity in the history of the world. Jock Macdonald puts the eighty years of his lifetime under a lens to...

In this sequel to The Magic Slippers...By a strange quirk of fate, Stu had found a job that he enjoyed and was good at. He was a Planning Surveyor responsible for drawing up programmes, material scheduling and measuring the bonus. He was the Site...

A true love story.Embark on a captivating journey of love, destiny, and experience a whirlwind of emotions and the enduring power of memories in I Picked This Rose For You.Meet Mr. Charming, a charismatic young Indian living in the vibrant streets...

Ann Hudson writes on decisions for early retirement, highlighting the difference today, in the twenties, of the choice to cash in one's pension, in contrast to being pensioned off in the eighties, and in doing so questions how, and if, to use one's...

This is an autobiography by a schoolmaster looking back to his birth in 1933, one week after the Kray twins, and on through the war, life at school, the army and Oxford, to forty-two years working in schools and colleges.It may interest former pupils and...

'On Another Man's Wound', its title taken from an old Ulster proverb, 'It's easy to sleep on another man's wound', was first published in 1936 and has become the classic account of the years 1916-21 in Ireland. It captures the essence of Ireland at the...

In Dandelion of That Winter, the author reflects on the most precious treasures that have shaped her existence. These gems, like sparkling facets in a jewel, illuminate her life's journey:Children: Over 50 years of standing by her side, her children have...