Biographies & Memoirs on Kindle
This specific subgenre of nonfiction writing delves into the deep personal details of specific individuals. Here, you’ll find autobiographies and memoirs of current celebrities and popular icons, as well as biographies about people both living and dead. Brush up on your history or learn more about the fascinating world around you in these tell-all true stories!
Another Fuggin’ War Story
This story is written by a lifelong pothead. Me. Most of it is probably true, if not a little exaggerated. So, if there’s any question on the veracity of my tale, I’ll refer to you elsewhere because only those who were there know the truth. What I can tell you is how overwhelming it is ... Read more
The Parrot’s Perch: A Memoir
The Parrot’s Perch opens in 2013, when Karen Keilt, age 60, receives an invitation to testify at the Brazilian National Truth Commission at the UN in New York. The email sparks memories of her “previous life” – the one she has kept safely bottled up for more than 37 years. Hopeful of helping to raise awareness ... Read more
Free: Reclaim Your Hero: Transform Your Pain into Power and thrive – Numquam Deficio (Never Quit)
As first responders and military we are the heroes for everyone else. We are first on the scene to emergencies at home and abroad. So what then do we do when we are drowning and searching for breath? What do we do when we can’t escape the shadow that follows us in the sun and ... Read more
Free: Cheat Play Live
When grief, an unhappy marriage, a stressful job and alcohol addiction come together in a perfect storm, Lisa doesn’t realise that love and happiness lie waiting for her on a Goan beach. Grieving for the loss of her parents and managing a stressful job in publishing, she begins to depend on alcohol to numb her ... Read more
Wheels of Injustice: Saving My Child from the Child Savers
Six weeks into a blissful honeymoon, life turns into a nightmare when Susan’s 9-year-old daughter is taken away and her husband is falsely accused of child sexual abuse. Dragged under the churning wheels of the child protection system, Susan is given a choice: cooperate in prosecuting her innocent husband or lose her daughter. When the ... Read more
Raising Jess
Raising Jess is the powerful story of one family’s survival when faced with adversity. Written with compassion, honesty, and humor, it tells of a family changed forever by the birth of a child with special needs, and their courageous decision to choose hope. “I was twenty-four years old and about to deliver my first child. ... Read more
I Am Not the King
I Am Not the King is an intense spiritual memoir told in crisp, fresh language, a story full of dark moments that lead to a greater Light. Through family dysfunction, a verbally abusive father, and religious legalism, the author enters adulthood angry, bitter, and confused. He oscillates between his self-imposed literary hermitage and bisexual escapades ... Read more
Portal Tears
Portal Tears transport you out of one place and into another. In this transformative memoir, Lisa Ceizyk takes you on her journey through healing as she learns to love and live life in a totally new way. When Dr. Death gave her the shocking news at 33-years-old that she was destined to die young, she ... Read more
Bedtime Stories for the Living
A regular dad. A rare brain disease. A chance to live forever. “Bedtime Stories for the Living” is an episodic memoir in which Jay Armstrong shows his children how to accept their limitations and find joy. The collection of tender, witty stories about fatherhood, persevering despite illness, and pursuing your dreams, demonstrates how love gives ... Read more
My Escape
Stress is experiencing mental or emotional strain or tension. People stress about so many different things in today’s world but, imagine when you A child who had deal with stress at the age of four and you had to deal with that stress till you turn eighteen because you didn’t have A way out and ... Read more
The Beautiful Addiction: Passing Through the Marathon Wall for the 70th Birthday (Younger Than Ever Book 4)
At the age of 68 Dr. Gilkis, , decided to make himself an unusual present for his 70th birthday – to run his first full marathon. Read this story about life, becoming ageless & a surprising ending, and see that you too can realize your dreams! $0.99 on Kindle... Read more
Tackle Life Head On: A Playbook on Defeating Life’s Obstacles
“I’m one of the ninety-percent who, for a brief time, got to live like the one percent.” Ask a group of little kids what their dream job is and most will tell you they want to be a professional athlete. Their chances of actually becoming one, however, are less than one percent. Of those who ... Read more
Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging
Julie is adopted. She is also a twin. Because their adoption was closed, she and her sister lack both a health history and their adoption papers—which becomes an issue for Julie when, at forty-eight years old, she finds herself facing several serious health issues. To launch the probe into her closed adoption, Julie first needs ... Read more
Truth’s Daugher
On her sixtieth birthday, Barbara hopes a genetic search engine might lead to finding her fathers’ other children. Perhaps they could shed light on her fathers’ identity. She was determined to make truth the legacy of their lives. In the absence of facts, she discovers the importance of forgiveness and understanding as a vehicle for ... Read more
Lamlash Street: A Portrait of 1960’s Post-War London Through One Family’s Story
Explore South East London in 1963; a world of nostalgia that sadly cannot be visited anymore. On Lamlash Street, Cockney families have more character than money, living among the bombed out and condemned buildings. Post WWII London will change swiftly into the era of The Beatles, Twiggy, and modern space-age, swinging London. Experience the lively ... Read more
Thriving in Quarantine
The uplifting story of the first Americans to be quarantined for COVID! Thriving in Quarantine chronicles this family’s remarkable adventures on the Grand Princess, when COVID first made the headlines. This is an amazing piece of history you’ll love to read. You’ll laugh and cry to discover what it’s like to travel with three small ... Read more
Future Widow: Losing My Husband, Saving My Family, and Finding My Voice
A heartbreaking doctor’s visit. A fate she never saw coming. She’d dig deep for the strength she so desperately needed… Seattle, 2015. Jenny Lisk was happy with a perfectly normal, busy life. But after the usual bustling week, Friday night turned from downtime into mild alarm when her forty-three-year-old spouse shared that he’d been feeling ... Read more
Why Are There Monkeys? (and other questions for God)
The true, inspirational, laugh-out-loud funny story of former LA and SF Radio Personality, Brooke Jones’ Near-Death Question and Answer Session with God (and she was given UNDENIABLE PROOF that her “Divine Experience” really DID HAPPEN!). If you think a conversation with God could not possibly be FUNNY, you’re in for a big surprise! $0.99 on ... Read more
Out of Hiding: Finding the Courage to Be Me
Have you ever felt like you were going through life knowing there was something more? You knew there was something missing and had no idea what that something might be. That’s where I was until I discovered that what was missing was ME. The pages within are filled with short stories about wisdom I have ... Read more
Free: Summary Judgement
Everyone leaves death row. Few leave it alive. Summary Judgment is the fascinating true crime story told by one of Tommy’s lawyers that reveals how this life-and-death case unfolded in real-time. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: The Snyderverse Saga: The Culture-Shattering Phenomena Behind Zack Snyder’s DC Film Universe
In the midst of a superhero takeover with groundbreaking films bringing comic books to the big screen on an unprecedented scale, one cinematic saga would forever alter the landscape of superhero movies and Hollywood…Batman. Superman. Wonder Woman. As three of the most iconic heroes of all time, the task of translating these beloved DC Comics ... Read more
Free: Pardon My Quirk: Anecdotes to make you Laugh, Learn and Think
In this heartfelt and witty collection of autobiographical anecdotes, Mo Barrett invites readers to keep laughing, learning, and thinking through all of life’s ups and downs. As a retired Air Force Colonel, Mo reflects on defining moments, both poignant and comical, throughout her personal and professional life, from navigating the military as a gay female ... Read more
Free: In Her Element: Sea Salt, Surrender, and A Journey to a Whole Life
Selina Delangre has been in the sea salt business for over 30 years, so obviously this woman knows salt. She is the current owner of the most globally recognized natural sea salt brand, Celtic Sea Salt. Following in her father-in-law’s footsteps, Jacques Delangre (author of Sea Salt’s Hidden Powers), Selina writes about her challenges of ... Read more
Roller Rink Starlight
This true coming of age memoir about love on a coed roller racing team loaded with champions recounts poignantly the ecstasies and perils of sixties high school sexual romance against a backdrop of flat-out athletic competition. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Wayward Marine
What are they going to do, send me to Vietnam? Peter Dunev lived by these words for years as his life threatened to spiral out of control. When it came time to flee Spain because of troubles with his father, he headed to the one place he knew was accepting just about anybody: the United ... Read more
Free: Praying for Restraint
Praying for Restraint tells the story of Allen Long, an assistant nurse recovering from PTSD who successfully struggles to survive an inner-city hospital work environment that is so toxic that it threatens his body, soul, and marriage. The book is both a triumphant memoir and an expose of a hospital so horrific that it nearly ... Read more
All of Us Warriors: Cancer Stories of Survival and Loss
In All of Us Warriors, Rebecca Whitehead Munn paints a realistic picture of the impact cancer has on an individual’s life, and she attempts to demystify the experience by sharing heartfelt stories from twenty survivors and the loved ones of those that passed. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
A Mostly Magnificent Memoir
A child of the 1980s relives a dysfunctional and hilarious childhood in the most difficult speech of his life. It’s FORREST GUMP meets THE WONDER YEARS – but mostly true. Hysterically funny at times, heart-wrenching and heart-warming at other times, highly entertaining all the time. The story follows James Murphy, who lives an extraordinarily unique ... Read more
Free: My Brother, The King
Still reeling from his father’s break with the God of Israel, Prince Jonathan is in line to inherit a throne that has already been stripped from his family. The young shepherd David is the man after God’s own heart, chosen to take Jonathan’s place. Carrying a secret anointing that won’t stay hidden, David yearns to ... Read more
Safe, Wanted, and Loved
“Pat, we need to kill the dog.” When a sudden mental illness struck his wife, Patrick Dylan found himself living with an eerie stranger. Scared and unprepared, he began a desperate battle to protect her from a mysterious disease, shelter their children from her bizarre behavior, and recover the woman he loved. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Behind Closed Doors
Experience first-hand how a family with three beautiful children was overtaken by a world of biases, harassment and abuse from within the family courts. Explore the highs and lows of parenthood, mental health, solicitor involvement, judges’ court orders and more, as well as the challenges and discrimination facing single fathers. With a little bit of ... Read more
The King of Violins
HOW CHINA’S MOST CELEBRATED VIOLIN PRODIGY BECAME AN ENEMY OF STATE. The King of Violins is the heartbreaking story of China’s most celebrated violin prodigy, Ma Sicong, who composed his first concerto at the age of 12. During his career, this gentle, dignified man composed 57 of the world’s best-known symphonies and concertos and performed ... Read more
Free: A Runaway Teenager Who Found Freedom
At 14 years old, Quyen (Quin) Ha risked everything for a chance for a better life. Living under the communist regime in Viet Nam, Quyen saw his freedoms being taken away. He dreamed of living in America, where he would be free to pursue the American dream. With nothing but the clothes on his back, ... Read more
A Mostly Magnificent Memoir
A child of the 1980s relives a dysfunctional and hilarious childhood in the most difficult speech of his life. It’s FORREST GUMP meets THE WONDER YEARS – but mostly true. Hysterically funny at times, heart-wrenching and heart-warming at other times, highly entertaining all the time. The story follows James Murphy, who lives an extraordinarily ... Read more
The Red Kitchen
At the age of seven, Barbara witnesses a frightening incident between her parents. She goes on to spend much of her childhood toggling between the happy family she longs for and the unhappy one she’s in but can’t repair. Disturbed by the smell of rotting leaves and an uneasy feeling about her father, she will ... Read more
Globetrotter: From Pioneer Digital Nomad to World’s Most Traveled Man
Ian Boudreault, know by many as world’s most traveled man, has been a full-time professional globetrotter for more than half of his lifetime, an epic voyage of twenty plus years circling the globe which has brought him to every country in the world, a total of 230 countries including every single one of the 195 ... Read more
Get Up & Fight: The Memoir of Rena “Rusty” Kanokogi, The Mother of Women’s Judo
“Rusty has that special quality that made you feel like you could fly…that you could do anything, because she was right there with you.” — Billie Jean King, Tennis Champion & Advocate In 1959 Rusty was stripped of her first-place judo medal for being a woman. She battled the next fifty years—and made it all ... Read more
Life Inside A Political Cult
Born into a communist family which he describes as a cult, Mark Edmonds grew from newspaper delivery boy and model aero plane-tragic to become a student at the International Communist School in Moscow. It was true. They were a communist family. Mark’s father Lloyd had fought against the army of the Spanish fascist General Franco ... Read more
Bent Pages
Winner of the International Impact Book Award and Firebird Talk Radio Book Award now on sale! Faced with the task of raising a daughter as a single parent after the death of a spouse, this unforgettable memoir tackles an impossible question: how do you teach the critical life skills of trust, love, forgiveness, humility, mercy, ... Read more
Red Card: A Bet You Can Win!
“Red Card By Tony Kelly Award a 5-Star Book Review given by Readers Favorite ~ A unique and fantastic sports biography by Mr. Kelly!” Former UK professional soccer star Tony Kelly lost it all, but he stands today as someone who is unbreakable! Having lost most of his wealth, house, and eventually his partner, Tony ... Read more
