The Last Day I Was Me    by Lori Finnila
Price: Free! 13860 words. Language: English. Published on June 30, 2010. Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies.
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For many years I've soul searched a way to find myself through all the good and bad I've been through to be able to share it in words that I can express from myself to others in a way that they can understand and relate possibly to what I've been through since my brain injury in 1990 which left me permanently injured from harm.

The Woman who Rewrote History    by Claire Lloyd
Price: Free! 16570 words. Language: English. Published on October 29, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies.
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Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia, was known as the Red Duchess for her political views and imprisoned by Franco during Spain´s fascist dictatorship. She found evidence in her family's archive that much of Spain's accepted history had been 'cleaned up'. To preserve the archive for posterity she married her secretary on her deathbed, disinheriting her children.

Sophia Grantham aka Kezia Tregilgus    by Barry Allan
Price: Free! 73370 words. Language: English. Published on March 1, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Criminals & outlaws.
The true story of a female convict transported to Van Diemens Land aboard the Rajah in 1841. She married a seaman known as Handspike Jack Tregilgus and together they pioneered the settlement of central Queensland. They built the first hotels at Taroom and Rolleston, then moved to Rockhampton where she ran bushranger-friendly hotels before she died at the age of 52.

A Pain in the Toenails    by Melissa Yuan-Innes
Price: Free! 1840 words. Language: English. Published by Olo Books on July 15, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies.
Ah, the innocence of medical school. This is a story from my third year of clinical clerkship, when I started rotating through the hospital wards. One patient taught me about ulcerative colitis...and a few other things. You can also find this essay in my book, The Most Unfeeling Doctor in the World and Other True Tales from the Emergency Room.

Business Lessons I Learned from Barbie    by Anita Windisman
Price: $2.99 USD. 10770 words. Language: English. Published on April 30, 2010. Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Women in business.
Successful. Beautiful. Powerful. A role model for every successful modern woman, Barbie loves her work and dares to dream big. She can do anything, and shows that with passion and determination, you can do anything too. Since 1959, when she was introduced by Mattel, Barbie has been a market leader, innovative and in tune with the times. This book offers seven business lessons from Barbie.

The Invincible Alice    by Alice L. Luckhardt
You set the price! 28560 words. Language: English. Published on December 5, 2009. Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies.
Alice L. Walters Wallace is a Florida-raised, privileged, educated and lovely young woman in 1940. Yet, for the next 69 years she endured numerous personal illnesses, family deaths and four different husbands within a few years. In spite of the problems she managed to live life to its fullest; whether being a pilot, model, businesswoman or nurse, she attempted it and achieved success at them all.

Six Thousand Signatures: My Trek Through Illinois Politics    by Laura Gough
Price: $1.99 USD. 31250 words. Language: English. Published on June 8, 2010. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Activism.
Is the playing field level for men and women in Illinois politics, or is it politics as usual? This book chronicles the campaigning experience of one woman's bid for Barack Obama's former Senate seat. Serious, poignant, thought-provoking and humorous.

2010 Hindsight: A Year of Personal Growth, In Spite of Myself    by Sharon E. Cathcart
Price: $1.29 USD. 19500 words. Language: English. Published on January 25, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies.
Author Sharon E. Cathcart started 2010 with two resolutions: take more exercise and learn French cookery. Instead, she found herself on a journey of personal growth as she rose to unanticipated challenges.

Grandma's Motorcycle    by Carlene Eye
Price: Free! 1100 words. Language: English. Published on July 1, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies.
(3.67 from 3 reviews)
My Motorcycle describes a grandmother's humorous and unsuccessful attempts to ride a motorcycle. Even after professional lessons and assistance from motorcycle cops, the skill to stay upright eludes her. After a thousand miles of falls, road rash, and burns, the grandmother reflects on her failure.