Memoirs Books

It's a big world out there; go and make the best of it.Have you ever noticed that across North America and even the rest of the world, when you fly into a city a great adventure always begins with travel on an interstate highway with six or more lanes,...

A Hummingbird's Awakening is the memoir of a woman-the author-who has shared her story of a lovely childhood, struggling teenage years, and hardships of adulthood, as a single mother, in a provocative manner that could evoke an emotional upheaval...

Two things were true about Stephanie Snell.First, she did not like going to school. This was mostly because she hated wearing dresses every day and worried about other kids teasing her for being so different.Second, Stephanie was angry! She continually...

This interesting and thought-provoking memoir contains a series of short stories and vignettes based on Dr. Jeffrey Wiseman's experiences during his education and medical practice. They follow his path of learning the science and then art of medicine,...

I died and went to hell.Tangier, Morocco, North Africa, 1972, prison for the insane, life sentence.While buying hashish, the Moroccan dealers would say, "Hash makes you crazy." We hippies knew better and laughed. For two years, I smoked hash every day...

Where do I begin to tell this fiasco of a journey that once was my life? How do I sum up 38 years living on a tiny island that was well known for drug trafficking, rape, incest, and political corruption? And what might be the consequences of unravelling...

Care to take a ride? This book takes a tour through my life. From the halls of Congress to the Middle East and many points in between - these stories are the mile markers of my life. The fare is reasonable, the scenery interesting, and the conversation...

Readers are Leaders is the biography of the Reader family: author Fred Reader, his great-great grandfather, his great-grandfather, his grandfather, and his father. Readers are Leaders tells the story of a family whose ancestors from Germany settled in...

THIS BOOK IS MANY THINGS AT ONCE.It is a guide to: avoiding cancer; managing side effects and thriving during cancer treatment; complementary treatments that can supplement and make traditional Western treatments more effective; staying sane, alive, and...

Margaret Lemberg spent time with many people during her years as a hospice volunteer and as a mental health counselor. She was often impressed with the overlap in those experiences. She learned more about being a counselor from hospice patients, and more...

She could hear her dad’s words.“If you’re so bored, why don’t you just go play on the railroad tracks.”Going back home is never easy especially when you’re making the trip because a parent is ill. And so the journey...

This book is a memoir of a minister and peace activist in partnership with a whimsical ant to show a lifetime of artifacts in a room that uncovers thinking about peace and justice issues, such as in the following themes:- The values of Jesus and biblical...

An individual's life story can provide insights into the character of a particular nation, the events of a specific time period, and the hopes and challenges faced by human beings as they strive to live a life that is consistent with the ideals that they...

As a social worker and foster carer, I am inspired sometimes and frustrated often. In this book Adrian skilfully challenges statutory and voluntary complexities asking us to consider a simple question "does this work for this child?" For those that have...

Taking his readers through a grueling, eighteen-year-long psycho-legal odyssey, Jabari Gravy recounts the failures of our legal justice system, from legal training to jurisprudence. He also offers a breathtaking portrayal of borderline personality...

This is a poignant coming-of-age story about a young black boy, who left his northern life behind to spend his high school years in rural Arkansas in the 1950s. This story shows how the love and gentle nurturing of an elderly couple and the community...

As a boy growing up in Maryland, Scott McBrien possessed an uncanny ability to throw any type of ball with a coordinated, accurate motion. Determined to be a baseball player, Scott shunned everything about the game of football—until the day a...

Most children growing up cannot say their fathers were jockeys who rode race horses for a living. With that profession comes excitement, privilege, community status, and a vast array of Hall of Fame athletes and a host of trainers, agents, stable workers...

This memoir focuses on Rick’s senior high school basketball team – the 1967 Griffith Panthers. This team made basketball school history winning their 1st ever state tournament sectional and ending with a record of 20 wins and 4 losses. The...

Laura Sánchez Stone es intensa, y así empezó a soltar la historia de su familia en el círculo de creación literaria en donde nos conocimos: una catarata de eventos, personajes, ciudades; una necesidad inmensa de sacar...

This deeply revealing and clutching true story portrays a single-parent woman who seeks her own death after experiencing the piercing pain of the sudden loss of her eleven-year-old daughter.She struggles a dual reality of consciousness as she bears the...

DEV’S LOVE KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES Have you experienced the deep loss of a precious loved one — your son, your daughter? My son, Devon, left this earth Good Friday, 3/29/2013. He was 23 years old. Dev and I have always had a deep and...

My Cadre is a personal memoir about a nurse practitioner’s spiritual journey as she transitioned from traditional, Western based medicine to her private holistic nursing practice.  Written in a rare and authentic voice, the author tells of her...

From a very young age, I knew there was something more out there in the universe than just us. I could hear or see things that most people could not; something was guiding me through this life journey. I sought to find the answers to the questions that...

Leslie's son, Brian, was shockingly diagnosed with Stage III Burkitt Lymphoma at age fifteen, the most aggressive type of lymphoma. Brian wasn't sick; he simply had a lump under his arm. Five days later, one appeared on his abdomen. PET scan results...

Tandy, Pene's mum, wanted to go to Africa to see lions in the wild, a lifelong dream-she was seventy-nine years old. During this trip, Pene and John felt they could help a little community school, so the idea of the books took hold. They hope to use any...

In Student Of The Universe, Doc O'Toole offers a collection of situations and experiences that he has personally witnessed throughout his lifetime, sharing examples of the journeys that have shaped him. Through metaphors, symbols, signs and visions, he...

This collection of personal poems and writings stem from the author's quiet time spent with God. Colorfully and masterfully written, the author takes the reader on a literary journey through her life and experiences using dramatic imagery and passion...

He Came To Heal The Broken Hearted is about understanding God's love for us and how to counteract the enemies attacks in and on your life. Understanding spiritual warfare and how to participate in your own deliverance. I thought presenting a false front...

It's a Love Story! A Day with My Father is a true story about a little girl who grew up estranged from her father. Later at the age of fifty, her father elected to come back into her life which caused her to make a huge decision whether to accept or...

After the sudden, unexpected death of her beloved husband Greg, Emily finds herself in the middle of a life storm that she was not prepared to face. This beautiful love letter begins two weeks following her precious husband's funeral in a small Alabama...

As a single woman in her twenties, Mary never thought she would be building a house. But she felt God leading her to create a home to share with foster children. Along the construction journey, she experienced heartache and healing, frustrating obstacles...

Scattering Ashes is a resource for Christian families confronting the reality of their loved one's gay lifestyle. Joyce Smith Helyer takes the reader on a journey that changed her life when her brother began their midnight Christmas Eve conversation with...

In Painstaker, Galbraith takes stock of life, building an inventory of faith, regret, travel, parenthood, and hardship both physical and mental. These poems live in cities but remember the farm, with subjects ranging from fatherhood and machinery...

For many months after Hurricane Katrina, life in New Orleans meant negotiating streets strewn with debris and patrolled by the United States Army. Most of the city was without power. Emptied and ruined houses, businesses, schools, and churches stretched...

I am hoping that all my readers will understand that we all have many different struggles but you can overcome them and prosper as long as you don't give up and stay positive.

Phyllis Demarecaux’s story began during the Great Depression in rural Montana, where her parents struggled to raise five children in the years leading up to the Second World War. She lost touch with her mother’s Cherokee culture when the...

World War II officially ended some seventy years ago, but for some people, it lives on.Gerda Blokhuis Vandenhaak, who spent the war in the Netherlands, still recalls the hunger and fear she felt throughout the war-that sticks out more than hearing about...

This book is dedicated to people who have been called different and believe they are different from everyone else. You will be able to understand some of the ways the spirit of God can operate in our lives. God's presence is with his children all the...

Praise for Sheila Brown"We're fortunate to have a great community partner in Sheila Brown, who continues to turn ideas into action to create positive change in Buffalo."The Honorale MayorByron W. BrownCity of Buffalo, NY"Sheila Brown is a trailblazer in...

This book is a personal account of Dr. Glaise's family history, educational, political, and lifelong accomplishments from 1950 through 2016. Significant events highlighting her community, church, and organizational involvement and contributions to the...

Growing up in a two parent Christian family home feeling unloved and rejected by the one man she loved the most, her father. Never truly experiencing the unconditional love of a father altering not only her perspective but her relationships with men and...

Do you, or does someone you know, have cancer? Do you want to know how you can help make this rollercoaster ride a little easier?Jim did it well. Leaning on God, Jim strived to keep humour and normalcy in everyday life. He walked through the things he...