Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir

Why Fly A Sailplane    by Joseph Dobronski SR.
Price: $4.99 USD. 10740 words. Language: English. Published on May 28, 2012. Nonfiction » Transportation » Aviation / Piloting & Flight Instruction.

Extraordinary 11,000 hour aviator, Joe Dobronski colorfully tells his experiences flying gliders in a way that is engaging for everyone and captivating for all pilots. He tells how he became involved in this fasinating sport as relaxation while working as a jet fighter test pilot for McDonnell Aircraft. He holds two State Records and the Diamond C Award. All proceeds go to the Catholic Missions.
Burned Balls and Other Good Times    by Bryan Ratushniak
Price: $2.99 USD. 48510 words. Language: English. Published on May 27, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Burned Balls and Other Good Times is an account of twenty-five years of the life of a Toronto firefighter. The stories are written much like a diary. It's unedited,opinionated and raw. But the stories are true. Some are funny. Some are disturbing as hell,but all are the things the author has lived through,by the grace of God some just barely, and how he's paid in both physical and mental pain.
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.
Swimming Upstream: A Memoir    by Constance Richardson
Price: $4.99 USD. 87300 words. Language: English. Published on May 26, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir.

Living in Paris with titled relatives one year, and then in a small college in Vermont the next, the author was already learning to swim upstream in this memoir that covers Richardson’s life from the early 1950s into the 1970s.
The Surprising Benefits of Being Unemployed    by David Dvorkin
Price: $0.99 USD. 17860 words. Language: English. Published on May 25, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir.

(4.00 from 1 review)
It's all here: My 2003 satirical essay on unemployment which got hundreds of responses, details of my 40-year work history, why it's probably not your fault if you're laid off, some unconventional advice on resume writing, and lots of encouragement for anyone who is currently job hunting.
And Then It Rained: Lessons for Life    by Megan Morrison
Price: $2.99 USD. 76970 words. Language: English. Published by Evolved Publishing LLC  on May 24, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir.

Evolved Publishing brings you a story of friendship, family, and coming of age, in Megan Morrison's memoir, "And Then It Rained: Lessons for Life." ~~~~~~~~~~ Would you do it again… would you give Maya the letter? Some who know about it have asked me, as if I could actually turn back time. Would I give her the letter, knowing it would push her away?
Brain Wreck    by Barbara Stahura
Price: $1.99 USD. 10400 words. Language: English. Published on May 24, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir.

When her husband, Ken, is devastated by a traumatic brain injury, Barbara is thrust into the role of caregiver and must confront the fear that he will never again be the vibrant man he was. The chaos and unrelenting tension take a toll as she suffers the ripple effects of a loved one's TBI. Finding comfort by writing daily in her journal, she vows they will find a way to recover together.
My Way Home    by David Luchuk
Price: $4.99 USD. 58510 words. Language: English. Published on May 22, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir.

My Way Home is a true story. Greg thinks he has the world on a string. He is a teenager, with his whole life ahead of him, when a devastating illness snatches it all away. Once the crisis ends, his real struggle begins. My Way Home is an honest and unflinching look at a catastrophe that hits without warning, told by Greg himself as it happens. Fighting against death, Greg finds a new way to live.
Summer Camp    by William T. Moyer
Price: $0.99 USD. 2650 words. Language: English. Published on May 20, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir.

We finally arrived at summer camp and it was sort of impressive at first glance. The long winding gravel driveway went through acres of wheat fields. We passed a small lake and some large low houses that I assumed were where we campers stayed for the summer. I thought these long low dormitories looked a lot like the chicken houses we passed in the south.
Life in Mental Chains (Memoir)    by Ruth J. Hartman
Price: $2.99 USD. 32260 words. Language: English. Published by Turquoise Morning Press  on May 20, 2012. Nonfiction » Psychology » OCD.

From darkness to the light -- my terrifying journey with OCD. Once an easygoing person and confident dental hygienist, what happens one February changes Ruth J. Hartman’s life forever. OCD locks its tentacles around her mind, taking her on a terrifying journey she never imagined possible. Take Ruth’s journey with her, as she travels through the darkness to the light.