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Memoir

  • BEING HUMAN BEING "out of the village and into the jungle": Book One

    by ralph bacchus
    The story of a man on a quest to find himself as he navigated through his childhood from a Third World village to the big city of New York. He describes the challenges he faced and overcame in order to follow his dreams to success as a pilot instructor, an electrical engineer and a professional in the corporate world. He treated every challenge as a learning experience to be explored, and to help him understand himself in this human race.
  • Embracing the Shadows: Navigating a Family's Mental Illness

    by Marlene Dunham
    Embracing The Shadows is a non-fiction narrative about three different types of mental illness in my family of origin. I asked the question, “Why not me?” along with searching for answers on how these illnesses were related. I tell of my father’s Manic Depression that went unmedicated until Lithium was FDA-approved in 1967. Secondly, I talk about my brother’s life - being institutionalized at the age of 3 ½ and spending 15 years at Willowbrook State School on Staten Island. My third f... more
  • Woman in Black B0CJWFQ2RV

    by Sharron Grodzinsky
    It was a different world living in Japan after the war in the 1940s and then again in the 1950s. This memoir depicts that world while telling the story of June Kawamura and her life on a military base in Japan. Her story, and the authenticity of it, will take you into that world where things were so different from America, where life was lived in ways seemingly contrary to what was normal and where life changed for her. It begins and ends with her daughter’s story about her and how she affected... more
  • Location X: A Quest for Place

    by Eva Rome
    A septuagenarian who still craves risk and adventure ditches her home and hits the road in search of Location X, rejecting her comfortable, semiretired life to quest for meaning beyond the mainstream. On a pirate’s map, X marks the spot where treasure is buried, and finding X was the focus of her process: pinpointing that singular location that said, this is where the next phase of my life will unfold. From the armchair globetrotter to the boomer looking for a soft landing in paradise, readers w... more
  • A House in the Country

    by David Cheatham
    Deep in the heart of Alabama, three miles from the nearest paved road, stood the majestic Molett House. At least — it used to. By the time David and Eleanor Cheatham found it, there was little else but a dilapidated façade, with more patches than promise. But its ties to Eleanor’s ancestors and the romantic notion of a historic home captured their hearts instantly. Then the Global Financial Crisis hit. With their life savings — and renovation budget — battered, David and Eleanor found them... more
  • Looking Back Without Anger

    by Susanna Elliott-Newth
    In this astonishing memoir, Susanna Elliot-Newth relives an unimaginable childhood, often stranger than fiction. Trapped in an acutely abusive family home under the watch of a mentally disordered mother and docile father, Susanna’s existence is one of sheer survival. From a very tender age, Susanna is exposed to domestic slavery that includes shovelling snow and handwashing the family’s laundry with insults for reward. Bent on destroying her daughter’s sense of self-worth, Susanna recalls her mo... more
  • Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight: Life Lessons for Everyday Warriors (e.g., the rest of us)

    by Kara L. Stewart
    Horsemanship and the Japanese martial art of Aikido may seem as far apart as two things could be, both physically and philosophically. But through the author’s chance meeting (coincidence? maybe…) of renowned horseman Mark Rashid in the mid 1990s, the commonalities of the two paths became clear and then converged. As a most unlikely student began to learn the Art of Peace, the journey took twists and turns. In time, it led to discovering the power of Practice as Aikido became a lifeline throu... more
  • Renegade M.D.: A Doctor's Stories from the Streets

    by Susan Partovi, M.D.
    Renegade MD: A Doctor's Stories from the Streets is a powerful and inspiring memoir by Dr. Susan Partovi, a renowned street doctor who has dedicated her life to treating the impoverished around the world and people experiencing homelessness on LA's skid row. Through her stories, Dr. Partovi takes us on a journey to the heart of the challenges faced by those living on the streets, and shines a light on her unwavering commitment to advocate for social justice and to provide compassionate care to s... more
  • Denounce

    by Silvana Marcorni
    This is the English from Spainish translation project completed by the students of Augusta University and Uruguayan author Silvana Marcorni. It tells the story of her journey to freedom from domestic violence. This translation is the second one for this project. It is currently in the works as a documentary from an award winning short film.
  • Cast Your Footsteps

    by Martha Voorhees
    In the intricate tapestry of our family's history, a resilient thread weaves across generations—a thread forged by the indomitable spirit of a woman born in the waning days of the late 19th century. Today, I stand humbled and honored, tasked with transforming my grandmother's remarkable typewritten chronicle into the living, breathing manuscript that now rests in your hands. With a heart brimming with emotion, I extend to you a heartfelt invitation to embark on a journey—a poignant odyssey throu... more
  • A Journey from the Near-East to the New World

    by Nabil Hourani
    This is a memoir.
  • Mr.

    by David E. Huntley
    The Tomahawk Warriors, a crew of nine who perished in a 1944 B-17 Flying Fortress crash in England, was a mystery of WWII until explained in this book. It would have lain in partial obscurity if it were not for the author’s initial involuntary involvement. As a child, he witnessed what would become a dogged determination in his lifetime later to tell this story. As the faint light of dawn was breaking the morning of August 12, 1944, a crippled American B-17 bomber flew perilously close over the ... more
  • Heroic Choices: Break Through Fear, Realize Your Dreams and Transform Your Life

    by Paula Kent
    Do you ever find yourself wishing for a magic wand that you could wave to transform your life? Do you yearn for personal growth, but find your demons always keep you from taking the first step? Personal change is possible for anyone who dares to embark on the journey toward their dreams. Join author Paula Kent as she guides you on your journey toward self-transformation. Inspired by her own personal growth after taking on a dramatic, mid-life career change, Kent draws on an eclectic variety o... more
  • From Budapest to Hollywood: Searching for the Promised Land

    by Katherine MK Mitchell

    An ordinary little girl is born into an extraordinarily violent world. What are her chances? She is tossed around by life. What kind of a life awaits her? Will she get lost without guidance, will she be a bad girl, will she be abused, will she be a user of others – or, can she find her way and willpower to fight for becoming who she wanted to become.  Katherine survives World War II, loses her father, reunites with her mother post-concentration camp, joins an underground orphaned children’s r... more

  • The Caregiver Chronicles: 22 Family Caregivers Get Real About the Ties That Bind

    by Paolina Milana - Madness to Magic

    “There are only four kinds of people in the world — those that have been caregivers, those that are caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers.” – Former First Lady of the United States and Founder of The Carter Center Rosalynn Carter

    Whether it's a grandparent, a parent, a sibling, a spouse, or anyone you consider to be family, being a caregiver to someone who can no longer care for themselves is f... more

  • Life of A Firefly

    by Sandra Brown-Lindstedt

    This is my personal story about the most important lessons I learned as a young black girl, from age three to twelve, growing up on the streets of Chicago and in the rural town of Hooks Texas. The journey starts with my sister and I being left in Texas by my mother to live with my grandmother. Her strict, religious upbringing was challenging but gave me tools on how to talk my way out of almost any situation. They led me on many humorous, dangerous, and exciting adventures, of which I am stil... more

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