Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs

Tessa B. Dick: My Life on the Edge of Reality    by TESSA DICK
Price: $2.99 USD. 48230 words. Language: English. Published on June 13, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

In the early 1960s a government-sponsored experiment in mind control focused on me and my classmates at elementary school. Meanwhile, my brothers and I grew up in a highly dysfunctional family, in a house inhabited by all sorts of natural and supernatural vermin. They (whoever "they" are) didn't want me to tell their secrets, so I'm telling you what they told me. Beware: it might be a lie.
Holy Trinity College: The Boarding School Mafia – Volume 3    by Christina Williams
Price: $2.99 USD. 7560 words. Language: English. Published by DoroClem Publishing  on June 12, 2011. Fiction » Young adult or teen » Drama.

If you think boarding school has no similarities with the Mafia, then think again. On the surface, Holy Trinity College is a regular single sex (boys only) Catholic secondary school somewhere in Africa. However, below the surface, without the knowledge of the college administration, the prefects run the college like the Mafia. This book is based on true events.
RanDumb: The Adventures of an Irish Guy in LA!    by Mark Hayes
Price: $2.99 USD. 88120 words. Language: English. Published on June 10, 2011. Nonfiction » Entertainment » Humor and satire.

RanDumb takes the reader on an unforgettable journey through the real world of LA, seen through a unique Irish perspective: Random. Dumb. Fun. Models. Actors. Parties. Porn. Orgies. Nutters. Producers. Singers. Hippies. Leprechauns. Drink. Drugs. Freaks. Fakes. Stand up. Knocked down. Dressed up. Stripped down. Troughs. Hills. Gutters. Stars. Highest highs! Lowest lows. All trying to make it.
Chasing Aloha - A Skeptic's Hopeful Journey Through Cancer and the Great Recession    by Jane Savary
Price: Free! 62790 words. Language: English. Published on June 9, 2011. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Cancer.

As an environmentalist committed to organic living, Jane Savary never thought she’d get cancer. Unable to support her family after diagnosed with ovarian cancer, Jane is thrust into emotional and financial upheaval, contemplating the causes of her cancer and her family’s future as her recovery collides with the Great Recession.
Rising Above the Wave    by L.E. Muesch
Price: $2.99 USD. 57540 words. Language: English. Published on June 8, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

As L. E. Muesch bear-hugged his wife, Helen, vowing to never let go, the surge of the tsunami engulfed them and their lives would never be the same. In Rising Above the Wave, Muesch not only takes readers through how they were able to survive such a horrendous event on Phi Phi Don Island, but, maybe even more importantly, shares how that moment in time has consumed him in many different ways.
Swimming Up the Sun: A Memoir of Adoption    by Nicole Burton
Price: $2.99 USD. 58120 words. Language: English. Published on June 8, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

(5.00 from 1 review)
At age 22, the author set out to find her English birth parents, a Jewish father and a mother believed to be an artist. The adventure led to parents, grandparents, and siblings, a kaleidoscope of relationships with one dark secret at its center.
Stories From the Forest -- stories by a counselor at a camp for children with special needs    by Daniel Roth
Price: Free! 21190 words. Language: English. Published on June 8, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

Because of the people, campers and counselors, on the pages of this story I am a better person. I have been taught the real meaning of courage, perseverance and unconditional love. I have been shown a standard I can only hope to one day live up to and I am deeply indebted to each of them for that.
Hardships of an American Soldier    by Marcus Lyman
Price: $2.99 USD. 59770 words. Language: English. Published on June 7, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

I went through the US Army Ranger School with a young West Point Lieutenant. We were Ranger Buddies, joined at the hip. He went on to become the Executive Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. I went on to become a Homeless Alcoholic and Drug Addict. Our paths were rejoined after 9/11. This is my story.
Crossing 13: Memoir of a Father's Suicide    by Carrie Stark Hugus
Price: $1.99 USD. 20680 words. Language: English. Published on June 4, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

"Crossing 13" is a coming-of-age story about a thirteen-year-old girl whose life is instantly altered after the suicide death of her father. An award-winning story that will open your eyes, break your heart and touch your soul!
The Onion Peeler    by Malcolm Whyman
Price: Free! 71250 words. Language: English. Published on June 4, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

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This book navigates the life of Malcolm Whyman, depicting a captivating view of wartime britain, the hungry 50's, the swinging 60's , the turbulent 70's and the free for all of the early 1980's . As biographical books swamp the shelves, this book offers a refreshing take on the genre. Ultimately Whyman shows that you dont have to be famous to have a life full of twists and turns.