Memoirs Books

This special omnibus edition includes all three of Noor's light-hearted and amusing travel memoirs. When you're young, inexperienced and naïve, every trip turns into an adventure full of mishaps and funny moments. Book 1 – Big Cities and...

WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES, MANY OTHERS OPEN.In her memoir RETIREMENT IS FUN, which is a sequel to My Life as a Banker - A Life Worth Living, Brenda describes her many wonderful experiences at the end of her banking career.Reluctant to move on from banking,...

Lost luggage and a missed train, but who cares? We're in Spain! Six years ago Noor promised her grandma she would return to Italy, but this time she's not coming alone. With her fiancé Andy, they'll celebrate Christmas in Spain, shiver...

Um livro politicamente incorreto que espero que os meus filhos nunca o leiam. SinopseApós reler o meu diário, 20 anos depois, há duas perguntas que me ocorrem rapidamente: como ainda estou vivo? Como nunca fui preso? O livro...

'...mummy and I were always fighting about her obsession with faith and ritual...Onour yaatras, she would show such deep faith and perform such fevered rituals that thewhole exercise would leave me exhausted. Every time I told myself I'd never go with...

Years ago a marriage ended for me, and a new life started. This book is partly a self-help book, partly a memoir of what I did to get my life back on track.I cover the steps taken to get life sorted out in eight self-contained chapters covering finance,...

Boken handlar om en tid då jag oftast är instängdoch isolerad mellan fyra väggar. Först av hettansom behärskade sommaren 2018 och sedan avcoronaviruset i början av 2020. Botad från mincancer men med skallen bar, försöker jag ta migtillbaka till livet...

i kreativitetenkorsar vi alla gränserdet finns inga rätteller feldet enda feletman kan göraär att sluta försöka det är i kreativitetensom jag bygger upp mig själv igen

I denna bok får ni följa tjugo kvinnor på deras resa genom livet med den livslånga och ibland aggressiva sjukdomen endometrios.Är du förälder till tonårsdöttrar? Har du en vän eller partner, som har svåra menssmärtor? Arbetar du med kvinnor som har svåra...

Ever wondered what it's like to escape from a cult? Curious about the personal stories of those who've lived through it? Escaping the Potter's House will take you on a riveting journey through the lives of ten brave individuals who broke free...

This is the story of Cassie: a rescue dog who was just over two years old when she joined Brian and Juliet's family of rescues, having already had three previous owners in her short life.The tiny little terrier soon wormed her way into the hearts of the...

Sheba is the sequel to Brian L Porter's award-winning bestseller, Sasha, and tells the story of rescue dog Sheba, Sasha's best friend, starved, beaten and used as bait for the training of fighting dogs and then thrown on a rubbish tip and left to die, a...

Nothing Is Too Big is about the power of possibility. Detailing the beauty and severity of life in Africa, The Middle East, Asia and Australia, it culminates in the creation of gratitude and compassion, and taking each day as a gift.Susan lived through a...

"Pushes mortality to the very edge with broncos, sharks, and drugs, coming together to create a disturbing picture of American life." JoeAnn Hart, author of Arroyo CircleAs a girl growing up with nine brothers and a much younger sister, Joanna Kadish...

Vor einiger Zeit eröffnete mir Gina Maria, dass sie mirzahlreiche Fragen stellen wolle. Ich war erstaunt und ließ mich bereitwillig auf diese Herausforderung ein. Eswürde vermutlich nicht nur bei nüchternen Berichtenund erinnerten Fakten bleiben, sondern...

Traumhochzeit geplatzt, Beziehung zu Ende, allein mit Baby zurück ins Elternhaus: bei Sonya Mai ist alles anders gekommen als ursprünglich geplant. Und zwar KOMPLETT anders.Sonya durfte von einem auf den anderen Tag alle ihre Lebenspläne über den Haufen...

Autobiographische Beschreibung eines traumatischen Lebensereignisses und die vielfältigen Einflüsse auf das Leben des jungen Mädchens danach. Träume werden zerstört. Hoffnungen enttäuscht, neue entfacht und wieder im Keim erstickt. Eine Achterbahnfahrt...

Soldado, Músico, Compositor, Gastrónomo, Circunnavegador,aquí se relata la insólita historia de la vida de Felix J. Schwartz.(Peter van Eck).Más de siete veces en las que las posibilidades de sobrevivir eranextremadamente escasas y parece como si un gran...

Wann hat man Glück gehabt, in der Regel weiß man das erst, wenn es schon vorbei ist oder auch nie, weil man einfach zu dicht und verwirrt war. Das kann schon mal passieren, so zu lesen im Buch Nr.4. Der Buchtitel ist sehr ungewöhnlich und irgendwie auch...

Spätzle in Japan ist eine Art Reisebericht:Die Autorin ist Mitte zwanzig und lebt in München, als sie das erste Mal von Panikattacken heimgesucht wird, die sie einiges in Frage stellen lassen. Es folgen Therapie, Beziehungsversuche und ferne Länder. Der...

Gudrun Paula Andres, Jahrgang 1942, ist geboren und aufgewachsen in der Südpfalz. Obwohl oder gerade weil ihr die Ärzte bereits im Teenageralter das nahende Ende prophezeiten, hat sie sich die Verantwortung für ihr Leben nie aus der Hand nehmen lassen...

In diesem Buch habe ich meine Kindheit und Jugend neu erlebt. Ich erzähle von sonderbaren Professoren, skurillen Soldaten und abenteuerlichen Reisen in Europa und Südamerika. Sie erfahren auch, weshalb Auschwitz mich nicht mehr losläßt und Musik eine...

1945 im Flüchtlingslager Watenstedt-Salzgitter geboren, erfährt Jack-Peter Kurbjuweit im Alter von 13 Jahren, dass sein leiblicher Vater Pietro Dolcetti heißt und ein Grieche mit italienischen Wurzeln ist.Erst 1996, im Alter von 50 Jahren, beginnt er,...

Er ist geboren an einem kalten Novembertag, inmitten des zweiten Weltkrieges und begann vom ersten Augenblick an zu kämpfen. Gegen die strenge Mutter, die harten Schläge des Vaters, gegen die Zwänge und für sich selber.Was Heimat bedeutet erfuhr er...

Es gibt Anekdoten, die ohne Denglisch und Computersprache erzählt und beschrieben werden. Stefan Reichhardts Geschichten verschiedenster Art gehören dazu. In der Nachkriegszeit gab es keine Kids, sondern Kinder. Sie spielten auf der Straße und auf dem...

Eigentlich dachte Berny, er hätte es geschafft. Raus aus der Arbeitslosigkeit, raus aus der Drogenhölle. Schluss mit Drama, Eskalation sowie ständig wechselnden Geschlechtspartnerinnen und rein in die Ehe und das geregelte Leben. So war der Plan. Wäre da...

In zeitlosen Episoden schildert Jeff Parc seinen eher abenteuerlichen Weg vom Theater hin zum Film, wo er europaweit Stars und Filmlegenden gegenüberstand.Aufgrund Jeffs doch fundamental lässiger Art zu Sein, hatte er kein Interesse an irgendwelchen...

Krank, ungewollt, ein "unwertes Leben" - Alfred Hoffmann überlebte als Kind nur knapp die Selektion durch die Nazis. Seine Fluchtgeschichte liest sich wie das Skript zu einem Hollywoodfilm. In Bessarabien geboren, wurde seine Familie 1940 über Österreich...

Endlich Urlaub! Die schönsten Wochen des Jahres sind behaftet mit Verheißung und Erwartungen. Oftmals kommt es etwas anders, als geplant, und der Reiseleiter wird zum Puffer für unterschiedlichste Reaktionen und Emotionen. Wer eine Reise tut, kann viel...

Born in Scotland, Sampson J. Goodfellow emigrated to Toronto as a child. Like many young Canadian men, he returned to Europe to serve his new country in the First World War, first as a truck driver, then as a navigator on  Handley Page bombers.Over...

Dreamtime is not only available in sleep. It includes daydreams, visions, spontaneous insights, communication with Nature, sudden inspiration, synchronicities and ah-ha moments.Waking up the West is the 3rd book in the Awakening series of self-help...

Don't Look at the Camera tells the extraordinary inside story of what it’s like to spend a lifetime making television. Ian Fisher is an international award winning producer/director who started his television career as a news reporter and...

The purpose of this book is to present an unabashed view of a way of life that has been largely forgotten within a relatively short period of time. Even though such a life is not realistic in today's fast-paced society, I think it is worthwhile to...

Join Gord Price in the cockpit on an exhilarating ride through the highs and lows of his extraordinary 65-year career in aviation. After his early days as a nuclear strike pilot for the Royal Canadian Air Force and his adventures in commercial aviation...

The Hope Book: What if Hope Existed, Only I Could Not See It?The NonFiction Prose for NOW, by a cartoonist who forgot how to write and draw, and relearned from scratch, with what were, in fact, superhuman efforts in becoming more present, aware, alert,...

The Thirties: A Social History of My Times follows the adventures of William's life as a young boy growing up in London in the 1930s. It is a story filled with laughter and tears as he and his sisters make the most of their freedom while living with the...

"Wayne's Story: My Life with a Brother with Epilepsy":This heartfelt memoir by Thelma Roysdon Goolsby is a tribute to her brother, Wayne, who lived with epilepsy. The book begins with an introduction about the author and a strong message of faith. The...

In the highly-anticipated follow-up to Putting Out: Essays on Otherness, Samantha Mann turns her keen insight to Dyke Delusions: Essays & Observations. A mix of personal history and pop culture, Dyke Delusions is a mix of body politics, motherhood,...

In the rhythmic pages of "Find Your Beat," Tim Eggebraaten, a retired police chief turned messenger of optimism, invites you on a journey through the melodies of life. With heartwarming stories and practical wisdom, he reveals the power of finding beauty...

During Covid, Dr. Terri L. Russ took up the practice of intuitive painting and quickly found herself pondering the question - what would your life look like if you embraced your creativity. The answer to that question led her to the realization that she...

Born during WWII in the Netherlands, Andrea van de Loo experienced a traumatic childhood, with her father's past as a member of the Nazi SS casting a long shadow over her life. Despite these challenges, she embarked on an inspirational journey toward...

Peeling Off the Layers to Unmask New BeginningsA Guide On How To Create New Beginnings By Peeling Off Obstacles In Life. In this captivating and introspective guide and testimony, "Peeling Off The Layers to Unmask New Beginnings," embarks on a journey of...

Reggie Jarrell was adopted as a newborn by a childless couple who were part of his extended family. They agreed to let his teenaged birth mother be part of his life. But no one would speak of his birth father. Jarrell grew up in a loving home with...

What could lead a little fellow to set a putt-putt course on fire and, years later, host a keg party at his parents' house during high school (when his father was a prominent pastor in town), only to go on to defy all odds and become perhaps a...

Ralph, nick named Rate, sat on the front porch with his faithful dog, Bruno. Gosh! Why'd Pa have them move to town? Farm life had been so full of adventure; all kinds of activity and places to explore. He knew the answer. It was so his sister didn't have...

"Such powerful medicine-the courage and love in this book. An astonishing gift to the broken world." ~ Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, author of The Unfolding and All the Honey.Joan Logghe, Santa Fe Poet Laureate 2010-2012, explores the mysterious...

On June 15, 2007, Staff Sergeant Jeff Smart shot himself in the head in his backyard. The end of his life was eerily similar to that of a character in his favorite war movie, Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. This is a son's memoir of rediscovering a...

There is an increasing interest in the mystics, contemplative faith, and what it feels like in real life. We have teachers who can explain the path and help us understand, but we need guides who have experienced the path and who can show us how it...