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!
Walking the Wild Side: The Life of a Sex Tourist
A candid look at a young man as his life unfolds while he holidays in Thailand between the years 1996-2002. He meets numerous characters along the way, developing his sexual awareness and becoming quite insane as the culture shock takes effect. A string of anecdotes in chronological order, both comical and thought provoking as the ... Read more
Dancing in Heaven – a sister’s memoir
Annie never outgrew the needs of an infant. She didn’t walk or talk. Her parents fed her, changed her clothes, and carried her in their arms from bed to chair and back every day of her life. Annie rewarded them with her smiles. Grote’s memoir of her sister Annie’s life and death is a story ... Read more
The Boy No One Loved: A Heartbreaking True Story
Justin was taken into care at the age of five after deliberately burning down his family home. Six years on, after 20 failed placements, Justin arrives at Casey’s home. Casey and her husband Mike are specialist foster carers. They practice a new style of foster care that focuses on modifying the behaviour of profoundly damaged ... Read more
Rescue Road: One Man, Thirty Thousand Dogs, and a Million Miles on the Last Hope Highway
“Peter Zheutlin has written a lovely, moving, important book about a subject that is both heartbreaking and joyful.” – Dean Koontz How far would you go to save a life? This is the extraordinary story of one man who has driven more than 1 million miles to rescue thousands of dogs from hunger, abuse and ... Read more
Memories Before and After the Sound of Music: An Autobiography
Agathe von Trapp, the oldest daughter in the Trapp Family Singers, offers readers the real story behind an American classic in her poignant and fascinating autobiography Memories Before and After The Sound of Music. The courageous family and events immortalized in the beloved Broadway musical and hit Hollywood film come vibrantly alive in these pages, ... Read more
Free: Alchemy of the Afterlife, A Memoir
This is a memoir of life AFTER death based on the author’s childhood as an orphan and her sometimes other-worldly experiences as a hospice nurse. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Out of the Shoebox
A fascinating journal that reads like a detective story, comes across as an imaginative quest into the past, yet is the true personal story of the writer, Yaron Reshef. An unexpected phone call hurls Reshef into an intensive two-year journey, during which he has to solve a mystery that took shape in the 1930s and ... Read more
It’s Not Your Journey
In her first published work, Rebecca Lombardo collects her internationally followed blog into the pages of It’s Not Your Journey. This memoir candidly details Rebecca’s two year long chronicle of her struggles with bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, self-injury, and recovery from a suicide attempt. Rebecca shares her real and raw feelings on these subjects, as ... Read more
The Heart Sings: A Perfect Love
Scott Miller knows there’s something special about Maria Chavez the first time he sees her. A first kiss goes sour, but he gets a second chance when he takes her to the senior prom. Love isn’t in the cards—at least not yet—as they leave early in his 1972 Cutlass Supreme. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Oprah Queen of Media
Oprah Winfrey is an American icon. Her name and persona is known around the world. The story that has never been told until now, is how is made her billions. In this compelling biography, you will learn in detail how the “Queen of Media” triumphed over adversity and changed the world. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Forgiveness Unforgettable
A true story of the horrific childhood of Nikki Lee Brannon. A tale of survival faith and forgiveness. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Off My Rocker
From his early years as a radio DJ, music critic, and rock singer to his lengthy career as a concert promoter, Kenny Weissberg lived all his childhood dreams—some of which turned into nightmares. In Off My Rocker, he presents a rollicking backstage look at the joy and pain of a life devoted to music. Surrounded ... Read more
Running from the Mirror
Shortly after birth, Howard Shulman contracted an infection that devoured his nose, lips, and lower eyelids, a tragedy made all the more horrific when his parents abandoned him at the hospital. As ward of New Jersey, he was placed under the care of a state-employed surgeon who experimentally rebuilt his face. With striking candor, Howard ... Read more
Light in Shadows
At the age of 12, Adam’s 40 year old mother left the family for her 20 year old ski instructor. With the divorce leaving his father emotionally absent. Adam’s life began to spiral downward. Living with friends and a surrogate family, he found himself threatened with a restraining order, kicked out of high school, living ... Read more
Winds of Skilak: A Tale of True Grit, True Love and Survival in the Alaskan Wilderness
Winds of Skilak traces a young couple’s adventurous move from the suburbs of Ohio to a remote island on ill-tempered Skilak Lake. As the Wards adapt to a life without running water, electricity and telephones, the unforgiving, desolate environment tests their courage early on. Facing sub-freezing temperatures, unfriendly bears, and cabin fever, the Wards find ... Read more
A Life Stolen: My Father’s Journey Through Alzheimer’s
A Life Stolen is the gripping account of a father and daughter’s devastating, but inspiring journey through Alzheimer’s. Its purpose is to give guidance to others caring for loved ones with this terrible affliction. The hope is that it will make the road for others an easier one to travel. Sometimes you just need to ... Read more
Maude
In 1906, I was barely over fourteen years old, and it was my wedding day. My older sister, Helen, came to my room, took me by the hand, and sat me down on the bed. She opened her mouth to say something, but then her face flushed, and she turned her head to look out ... Read more
Love, Ellen: A Mother/Daughter Journey
“Mom, I’m gay.” With three little words, gay children can change their parents’ lives forever. Yet at the same times it’s a chance for those parents to realize nothing, really, has changed at all; same kid, same life, same bond of enduring love.Twenty years ago, during a walk on a Mississippi beach, Ellen DeGeneres spoke ... Read more
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
A MEMOIR BY THE YOUNGEST RECIPIENT OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE “I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday.”When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right ... Read more
OinK! Only in Korea!
OinK! Only in Korea! tells the story of a young intelligence officer stationed on the DMZ in Korea in 1980. He experiences infiltrators, defectors, minefields, spies, artillery and something much worse: bad choices in women. After being wounded, the rest of his tour and his life were never the same. Read this extraordinary account from ... Read more
Where Memories Meet: Reclaiming my father after Alzheimer’s
Christine Grote’s memoir of losing her father to Alzheimer’s, and her father Jerry’s account of the defining moments of his life from birth in the 1930’s are two stories interwoven in one book. Grote invites us into her parents’ home where accommodations are continually made for her father’s declining condition, and she allows us into ... Read more
Marley & Me
The heartwarming and unforgettable story of a family and the wondrously neurotic dog who taught them what really matters in life. Last day at $1.99.... Read more
This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection
A touching and hilarious memoir by the author of Carrie and Me: A Mother Daughter Love Story, This Time Together is 100 percent Carol Burnett – funny, irreverent, and irresistible. $1.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Running with Scissors: A Memoir
Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her psychiatrist, a dead-ringer for Santa and a lunatic in the bargain. Suddenly, at age twelve, Augusten Burroughs found himself living in a dilapidated Victorian in perfect squalor. The ... Read more
My Life Before: Memoir of a Lost Royal
A quick nap turns into a walk down memory lane as Terrell Frazier is taken to another place and time in his sleep. While in a state of unknown, Terrell uncover memories of a past life in ancient Egypt.Terrell learns more about himself than he ever knew. $3.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Throwaway Children
Rita and Rosie Stevens are only nine and five years old when their widowed mother marries a violent bully called Jimmy Randall and has a baby boy by him. Under pressure from her new husband, she is persuaded to send the girls to an orphanage, not knowing that the papers she has signed will entitle ... Read more
The Brave Ones: A Memoir of Hope, Pride and Military Service
How does the US Army mold a video-game generation with its thumbs on the joystick into a proud fighting force with its fingers on the trigger—and lives on the line—in America’s War on Terror? Michael J. MacLeod, already an accomplished professional photographer and journalist, decided to find out the hard way: by enlisting in the ... Read more
Yellow Crocus
Moments after Lisbeth is born, she’s taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge. Thus begins an intense relationship that will shape both of their lives for decades to come. Though Lisbeth leads ... Read more
Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape
Jenna Miscavige Hill, niece of Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige, was raised as a Scientologist but left the controversial religion in 2005. In Beyond Belief, she shares her true story of life inside the upper ranks of the sect, details her experiences as a member Sea Org—the church’s highest ministry, speaks of her “disconnection” ... Read more
Tears of the Silenced
One freezing morning in early March I made a dash for a tiny police station in rural Minnesota. I was a frightened Amish girl with no where to go, a second grade education and no ID or social security card…… Based on the authors tragic true life story. When I was six years old my ... Read more
Reflections of a Successful Wallflower: Lessons in Business and Life
Who Is Andrea Michaels? What Does She Know that We Don’t? Andrea Michaels is literally one of the backbones of the special events industry. Launching her business when there was no formalized or defined marketplace, she was and still is a trailblazer, pioneering the way for others to follow. Always on the cutting edge of ... Read more
The Stolen Dog
A New York Times Bestseller with an ending that will make you cry tears of joy! When Briggs, a Boston terrier, is stolen from his family’s deck and shoved into a waiting car, a chain of events unfold that shakes the city. The Stolen Dog follows Tricia and Josh, Briggs’ owners, as they fight a ... Read more
The Toaster Oven Mocks Me
The Toaster Oven Mocks Me is a humorous memoir that chronicles Steve’s discovery, concealment, and eventual acceptance of synesthesia; a peculiar condition where one sense is stimulated, and two senses respond. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Daily Hazards of a Middle Eastern Wife
From wedding night traditions to meeting the mother-in-law, this semi-autobiographical read takes an often fun and fascinating look at the issues Middle Eastern women face in married life…and beyond. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Forgiveness Unforgettable
A true story of survival and forgiveness. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more
My Grape Year
My Grape Year takes fans of Laura Bradbury’s ‘Grape’ series back to where it all began. In a last-minute twist of fate, Laura is sent to Burgundy, France for a year on an exchange. She arrives knowing only a smattering of French and with no idea what to expect in her first foray out of ... Read more
Too Young to be Old: From Clapham to Kathmandu
When Frank starts working with old people, he rediscovers a young dream. And sets about making it come true. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Somebody Stole My Iron: A Family Memoir of Dementia
*2015 Finalist High Plains Book Awards Faced with caring for both parents after their dual diagnosis, author Vicki Tapia watched helplessly as her mom and dad both descended into the rabbit hole of dementia/Alzheimer’s disease. Her memoir, Somebody Stole My Iron, weaves their family’s struggle into an engaging story, filled with humor and pathos. The ... Read more
Whisper My Secret
Whisper My Secret is the true story of a devoted mother of seven children who carried a heartbreaking secret with her to her grave: the secret of three children she had been forced to abandon. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Out of the Shoebox
A fascinating journal that reads like a detective story, comes across as an imaginative quest into the past, yet is the true personal story of the writer, Yaron Reshef. An unexpected phone call hurls Reshef into an intensive two-year journey, during which he has to solve a mystery that took shape in the 1930s and ... Read more
