Juan-les-Pins Whitechapel Paris    by Margaret Turner
Price: Free! 40360 words. Language: English. Published on November 16, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.
(4.80 from 5 reviews)
Growing up as an English child in Juan les Pins on the Cote d’Azur in the Thirties; working as a nurse in wartime London; beginning a career in post-war Paris. This autobiography takes us from 1928 to 1950, from the birth of the modern summer holiday to the rebirth of war-torn Europe. By turns nostalgic, exciting, tense and lyrical.

Confessions Rants and Exploits of a Civil Servant    by Ramona Swann
Price: $2.99 USD. 58690 words. Language: English. Published by Elderberry Press, Inc.  on November 3, 2010. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.
(4.75 from 4 reviews)
Ramona Swann's 30-year career spanned assignments at the Departments of Defense, Transportation, Agriculture and Energy in a navigation up the civil service career ladder that plays out like a dark comedy. Ramona's world was one of excessive waste, tangled rules, indecipherable regulations and, of course, ever present politics. Confessions offers a view inside government.

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.
(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.

Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools    by Victoria Twead
Price: $2.99 USD. 74600 words. Language: English. Published by AntPress.org  on May 7, 2010. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.
(4.70 from 23 reviews)
If Joe and Vicky had known what relocating to a tiny mountain village in Andalucia would be like, they might have hesitated...  They have no idea of the culture shock in store. No idea they'll become reluctant chicken farmers and own the most dangerous cockerel in Spain. No idea they'll help capture a vulture or be rescued by a mule. Will they stay, or return to the relative sanity of England?

Sons In The Shadow: Surviving the Family Busines As an SOB (Son of the Boss) Revised 2012 Edition    by Roy H. Park, Jr.
Price: $2.99 USD. 151880 words. Language: English. Published by Elderberry Press, Inc.  on November 3, 2009. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.
(4.67 from 3 reviews)
“Sons in the Shadow is a wonderful book.” – P. J. O’Rourke, Author "It's a gripping human drama." Award-winning author and commentator Robert H. Frank, Professor, Cornell University

The Art Teacher    by Joe C Combs 2nd
Price: Free! 810 words. Language: English. Published on April 23, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.
(4.67 from 3 reviews)
An essay about an art teacher's lasting impact on his students.

I Am A Submariner    by Joe C Combs 2nd
Price: Free! 1710 words. Language: English. Published on August 6, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Military.
(4.67 from 3 reviews)
An inside look at being an submariner, the triumphs and tragedy.

Our Name Wasn't Written - A Malta Memoir (1936-1943)    by David Vernon
Price: $2.99 USD. 46680 words. Language: English. Published on April 16, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Military.
(4.56 from 9 reviews)
This is the memoir of a young mother struggling to feed, clothe and house her family on “the most bombed island on earth” — Malta, during World War II. Written by two generations of eye-witnesses to the destruction wrought on the strategically vital island of Malta by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.

25 Years in the Rearview Mirror: 52 Authors Look Back    by Stacy Juba
Price: Free! 30090 words. Language: English. Published on August 5, 2012. Essay » Literature.
(4.50 from 4 reviews)
Inspired by Stacy Juba's bestselling novel Twenty-Five Years Ago Today, this collection of poignant and uplifting essays is the perfect book to enjoy over your morning coffee. Read about school days, quirky jobs, romance, raising a family, hard times, the writing journey, and much more in these slice of life vignettes from 52 writers. Reflect upon the small defining moments that shape your life.

Trail Ways, Path Wise    by John Illig
Price: $4.99 USD. 107350 words. Language: English. Published by Elderberry Press, Inc.  on November 1, 2009. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.
(4.50 from 2 reviews)
What people are saying... "Just in time to counteract Bill Bryson's lumbering: A Walk in the Woods, here is a book by a guy who actually made it through."JHM "The author’s style is breezy, intimate; he talks to you, to himself, to his trail mates. When he describes a day on the AT you see it, feel it, as if you are there. He writes fluidly, always compellingly readable." JW