Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir

Exit Strategy: Depriving Death of Its Strangeness    by David B. Oliver
Price: $4.99 USD. 66590 words. Language: English. Published on February 6, 2013. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Cancer.

Instead of crawling into a cave, or fighting to futility, David Oliver chose to use his “Stage IV” cancer diagnosis as an opportunity to help others. Although given a death sentence, he has written this compelling and inspirational story that has reached around the world. It will make you laugh, cry, and want to rise up and give him a standing ovation.
Vintage1930 - Still Here    by Margot Harris
Price: $2.99 USD. 60720 words. Language: English. Published on March 30, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir.

(5.00 from 1 review)
An inspirational story of one woman's experience of personal change in her life and adaptation to living in a world of changing politics, war, and technology. It's a journey from Germany in the 1930's to the present day in England.
Confessions of a Turtle Wife    by Anita Salzberg
Price: $2.99 USD. 48500 words. Language: English. Published on May 26, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir.

0.75 star(4.75 from 4 reviews)
When Anita Salzberg marries her husband, Allen, she discovers that she’s also married his “little” turtle hobby. Over the course of the book and numerous improbable escapades— sheltering a snapping turtle in the bathtub, ogling turtles having sex on the living room floor, and searching for turtles in pet stores across America—Turtle Wife becomes turtle lover.
Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA    by Richard Hill
Price: $15.00 USD. 67620 words. Language: English. Published on September 12, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir.

(5.00 from 1 review)
"Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA" is Richard Hill's true and intensely personal story of how he pieced together the long-kept secret of his own origins. This highly suspenseful book is a page-turning saga of personal detective work and the first book to chronicle the paradigm-shifting application of genetic genealogy to adoption search.
Rebel Mama: How To Raise Your Kids Without Losing Yourself    by Dusti Arab
Price: $15.00 USD. 19140 words. Language: English. Published on February 12, 2013. Nonfiction » Parenting » Reference.

Rebel Mama: How to Raise Your Kids Without Losing Yourself (or why dropping out and having kids was the best decision I ever made) is part-memoir, part-parenting guide for unconventional moms. Through her story of parenting as a young, poor dropout, Dusti Arab blows the top off outdated "What to Expect" style parenting advice and opens up a provocative discussion.
The Patriotic Art    by Martin Rickerd
Price: $5.50 USD. 126490 words. Language: English. Published by Memoirs Publishing  on May 3, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir.

(4.00 from 1 review)
The FCO gave Martin Rickerd a fascinating career, which took him to some wonderful parts of the world – and some less wonderful, but they too were immensely interesting and memorable. No retired member of the Diplomatic Service can claim to have been entirely happy about everything throughout their career. But neither can they say they did not enjoy some marvellous benefits in terms of experience.
Saudi Bodyguard    by Mark Young
Price: $9.99 USD. 150390 words. Language: English. Published on March 7, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir.

The working life of a bodyguard for the Saudi's and the unusual experiences he faced. Experiences of a bodyguard that worked with the upper echelons of the Saudi Arabian royal family and others.
Finding Your Way Out of Domestic Abuse and Back To The True You    by Michelle Barbuto
Price: $9.95 USD. 6890 words. Language: English. Published on April 20, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir.

This is my story, how I survived domestic abuse, found mental and physical wellness in my madness, it is a journey of self-sacrifice amongst fear but most of all of finding a true love of self.
Brewed    by Joby Bottoms
Price: $2.99 USD. 29550 words. Language: English. Published on February 15, 2012. Fiction » Humor & comedy » General.

1 star(4.89 from 9 reviews)
Brewed is the story of how a fat, poor kid with a big nose, from a council house in Essex ended up living and working on what used to be the famous Lipton's Tea Estate in the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. Brewed is the personal journey of the author and demonstrates that starting out with nothing can often be a good way to learn the value of future riches to come.
A Very Long Story About Karma That Will Probably Make Me Cry    by Ren Ster
Price: $7.00 USD. 128210 words. Language: English. Published on March 26, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir.

How do you write a book about child abuse, negligent schools, a psychotic break, and Burning Man? A Very Long Story is Ren Ster's answer to that question. As a mother, stepmother, school volunteer, and employee, she witnessed the many ways adults bully one another and screw kids over in Silicon Valley schools. Our schools’ biggest problem? Self-serving adults who refuse to collaborate.