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His Name was Brownie: Close Encounters with Dogs, People, and Other Ridiculous Animals

by Judi Roller

A mixed-breed offspring of "Marley and Me" and "All Creatures Great and Small," "His Name was Brownie" is your next book for fun. Peopled with multiple Marley dogs (and Marla's as well), nearly all readers will recognize their dog or cat, son or daughter, spouse--maybe even themselves-- as the featured characters barrel their way through their laughable adventures. Collies and Irish wolfhounds bound through the pages; but they have many companions, including a tuxedo cat, a mastiff, a demented b... more

HEART to BEAT: A Cardiac Surgeon's Inspiring Story of Success and Overcoming Adversity--The HEART WAY

by Brian Lima

Success is not reserved for the smartest or most talented—it’s earned by those who want it the most. Heart conquers all and the triumphant always go all in, never settling for anything less than their best effort. As a leading heart transplant surgeon, Dr. Brian Lima’s life story is a testament to that mantra. He’s living proof that slow and steady still wins the race, and that the American Dream is alive and well. He persevered through countless challenges growing up in a Cuban immigrant family... more

Behind the Scenes of the Limousine Industry

by Raul Perales Perales

Behind the Scenes of the Limousine Industry

by Raul Perales

Where Did She Go?: Experiences of an Alzheimer’s Caregiver

by Donald Noffsinger

As Donald Noffsinger watched helplessly as his beloved wife of more than fifty years slowly declined-both mentally and physically-he realized the enormous task in front of him. For a man who enjoyed fixing things in all aspects of his life, now he was up against something he could not repair-Alzheimer's disease. In Where Did She Go?, Donald combines his touching personal story with practical advice that reveals what it is really like to be a full-time caregiver while providi... more

Autobiography of a New York City Salesman

by Rich Mollura

Details of an inner transformation of Consciousness and the higher energies of the body traditionally called Kundalini Energy. The book weaves the spiritual journey that started as a teenager in Long Island New York and progressed into a fascinating inner journey of conscious evolution while maintaining an ordinary life as a top salesman for a fortune 500 company in NYC. The book, in addition to delivering every day wisdom and how higher ideas of spirituality were applied to life amid the nois... more

The Comeback Kid, Memoirs of Thomas L. hay

by Thomas L. Hay

Thomas Hay was raised in the 50’s in Clinton, Missouri. After high school, he joined the US Navy, worked for an international airline, retired and wrote his memoirs. His is an intriguing story that includes a forbidden love, alien abductions, ghosts, and revelations that tormented his reality. He currently resides in Lake Waukomis, Mo. with his lovely wife, Karen, along with some hyperactive squirrels, too many irritating geese, and a few cranky old catfish.. A... more

American Drug Addict: a memoir

by Brett Douglas

My name is Brett. I’m a college educated man who was once a husband of 26 years with two children, three businesses, and a large home with an actual white picket fence. I’m also a drug addict. And I have a tale to tell. My story has everything: sex, death, pain, atheism, God, jail, marriage, divorce, heresy, homosexuality, physics, traffic fatalities, computer science, video games, cinnamon toothpicks, Barry Manilow, Nine Inch Nails, pornography, breasts, tampons, strippers, venereal disease,... more

Breathless

by Eric Chason

Lillian was a college freshman, a promising theater major facing the challenge of Stargardt’s disease, a condition that was causing her to go blind. When, in the fall of 2009, Lillian became sick, she assured her parents it was just the flu. Four days later she was in the university hospital, relying on a machine to breathe for her.

Based on her father’s journal, this memoir describes what it’s like to live through a parent’s worst nightmare, conveyin... more

The Digressions of Dr Sanscravat: Gastronomical Ramblings & Other Diversions

by Gary Allen

A collection of essays by the well-known curmudgeon, Dr Sanscravat (who is no more a doctor than is Dr Pepper). The essays are annotated by his long-suffering editor, Gary Allen, who often tells himself that there must be better things to do with his life. The counterpoint between them makes for an unusual—and frequently amusing—sort of memoir. While readers may sometimes detect a whiff of truth, just as often they discover a steaming heap of lies, exaggerations, and whatever form of falseh... more

The Consequence of Stars

by David W. Berner

A memoir of home. What does it mean to find it, believe in it, search for it. “Berner gives us both travelogue and memoir in living, breathing depth and color. Outstanding!" (D.S. White, Editor-in-Chief, Longshot Island) "Reflective, engaging… Berner's authentic storytelling takes you with him on his travels through the chapters of his life where in the end, he reveals connections to finding a place to be, his home under the stars." (Nancy Chadwick, author of Under the Birch Tree) “A w... more

Accidental Lessons

by David W. Berner

Grand Prize for Literature, Winner, 2011 Royal Dragonfly Book Awards Accidental Lessons is a remarkable memoir by successful Chicago journalist David W. Berner. Berner takes the reader inside his own personal journey; a heart wrenching and inspirational account of self-discovery. Berner had it all--a very successful career as a broadcast journalist and a wonderful family life. But his career hits a bump and he finds himself out of work. Life then delivers more trouble--his father becomes ter... more

Broken Pieces Behind the Mask

by Ethel Mae

Growing up in a religious household with an abusive mother, Raquel’s life begins as one of much pain and few answers. When Ethel Mae was born, she was cursed. Everyone wanted her to be born deformed or better still form them dead. As, a young girl, she faced constant physical, emotional, verbal and sexual abuse. No one should be subjected to the upbringing she has, and her ill fortune only continues as she grows up and enters a frighteningly adult world. As a child she is raped by... more

Flying Alone

by Beth Ruggiero York

From the time she was a teenager, Beth knew she wanted to fly, and a solo trip across the country to visit family confirmed her aspirations of becoming a pilot. But her dreams were almost grounded before they could take off when she received the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis at the age of 22. Beth vowed that this new challenge would not put restrictions on her life and embarked on journey to become an airline pilot. Starting at the small local airport, the aviation world swallowed her whol... more

This Ain't My Life

by Bilal Alaji

A compelling story of Bilal's journey to finding his destiny. Growing up Muslim Bilal experiences many trials throughout his youth with his father leading him down an arduous path. As he fights and claws his way out of every obstacle he relies on his faith to pull him through. Bilal shows his willingness to never give up on finding his true purpose. As he goes through failed marriages, criminal proceedings, the shelter system, and lost jobs; Bilal refuses to believe this is the life he was meant... more

GIRL WITH SPIRAL NOTEBOOK: A Writer's Memoir of New York Life

by Susan Braudy

In this memoir, I write about observing people who have bold-faced names, talent, and ruling class privilege--from Hugh Hefner to Michael Douglas to Gloria Steinem. I desperately wanted to observe and write about these shining people and even join their charmed circle. I did write about them. But I became slowly disillusioned by the elbows-out, me-first tactics of our A-list people. If the actions of the late Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump hadn't become public knowledge, I would be hard-pr... more

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