Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies

Below the Peacock Fan: First Ladies of the Raj    by Marian Fowler
Price: $3.99 USD. 93530 words. Language: English. Published by Bev Editions  on May 21, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Asian.

When the British ruled India, four Victorian women find themselves in a disturbing land, experiencing extremes of decadence amid crushing poverty. Emily Eden, Charlotte Canning, Edith Lytton and Mary Curzon followed husbands or a brother who were appointed Viceroys. In this compelling slice of colonial history we see how India marked them with its heat, mutinies and lascivious secrets.
From My Point of View    by D Tealer
Price: $6.99 USD. 55330 words. Language: English. Published on April 11, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

law enforcement by nature is aggressive. to maintain order it has to be, and it takes a person with strong conviction to be effective in this role. at the same time, the power of this authoritative realm is quite intoxicating and can create a false impression of oneself and others quite easily.
Where the Road Leads    by Carol Witherington
Price: $5.50 USD. 52620 words. Language: English. Published by Memoirs Publishing  on April 7, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies.

One woman's journey through love, loss and family drama in three countries.
Drunk & Crying on Stilts    by Renee Payne
Price: $9.99 USD. 76680 words. Language: English. Published on February 5, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir.

Drunk & Crying on Stilts is a birds-eye view of an unforgettable family out of whack, told through the eyes of a pugnacious child who holds out hope that one of the TV families she worships will one day adopt her. Part nod to her drunken but well-intentioned father, and part trip through her mother's demon battleground, Payne is a master at blending heartbreak and hilarity.
Elsie at Ebb Tide: Emerging from the Undertow of Alzheimer's    by Barbara Erakko
Price: $9.95 USD. 126850 words. Language: English. Published on January 9, 2013. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Diseases / Alzheimer’s & dementia.

elsie nurmi begins school in minnesota speaking no english yet becomes a u.s. protocol officer escorting dignitaries such as astronaut borman abroad on air force two. when diagnosed with alzheimer's, she begins a dreaded-yet transcendent-journey. as she becomes increasingly nonverbal, her daughter explores psychic communication proving soul-to-soul communication and love are never lost.
A Broad Abroad in Iran, An Expat's Misadventures in the Land of Male Dominance    by Dodie Cross
Price: $7.99 USD. 85490 words. Language: English. Published on December 11, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir.

It’s July 1977, in Esfahan, Iran, one year before the bloody start of the revolution, and two years before the U.S. Embassy take-over, when expatriate Dodie Cross finds herself in a strange world, some­where between the Old Testament and the Space Age. Her life takes on twists and turns as she tries to acclimate to the soaring changes in temperature and altitude, culture and attitude.
Blond Today Bald Tomorrow: living life with alopecia    by Stacy Weed
Price: $6.99 USD. 88040 words. Language: English. Published on November 19, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies.

Stephanie Weed, a free-spirited teenager, had lived a carefree life when baldness became her reality. Diagnosed with alopecia—a skin disease resulting in hair loss—Stephanie lost her eyebrows and eventually all of her hair. Both poignant and comedic, Blond Today Bald Tomorrow, is the true story of Stephanie’s struggles as she learns to cope with being hairless for the rest of her life.
The Complete Princess Trilogy: Princess; Princess Sultana's Daughters; and Princess Sultana's Circle    by Jean Sasson
Price: $8.99 USD. 228730 words. Language: English. Published on November 8, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Royalty biography.

For the first time, the bestselling PRINCESS books are available in one ebook. PRINCESS describes the true life of a princess in the royal house of Saudi Arabia where she lives in a "gilded cage" with no control over her own life. DAUGHTERS recounts Princess Sultana's battle to secure freedoms for her daughters. In the final book CIRCLE, Sultana saves other women from servitude.
Наши в Лондоне или Исповедь гастарбайтера    by Irina Kaleri
Price: $3.00 USD. 89610 words. Language: Russian. Published on October 24, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

Легко ли покинуть обжитое место и начать жизнь с нуля в новой стране-без знания языка, без документов и денег? Какие препятствия будут ждать вас на пути к успеху? Вам придется столкнуться с обманом и предательством, пренебрежением и открытой враждой...
A Quintessential Love Affair    by Margaret Sutherland
Price: $3.99 USD. 77020 words. Language: English. Published on October 19, 2012. Fiction » Literary collections » Australian & Oceanian.

A Quintessential Love Affair is a wonderful omnibus or sampler of this New Zealand author's work during her years in Australia.