Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs

Not Like My Mother - Becoming a sane parent after growing up in a CRAZY family.    by Irene Tomkinson
Price: Free! 39540 words. Language: English. Published on May 26, 2011. Nonfiction » Relationships and Family » Parenting.

(4.00 from 2 reviews)
“This is a “how to” manual that reads like a smart funny novel. Get ready for a wisdom ride.” - Nancy Slonim Aronie – Author of WRITING FROM THE HEART/ NPR commentator Have you ever said I am not going to do to my kids what my parents did to me? Being the parent you always wanted is not necessarily the parent your kids need. Become the parent your kids need and heal your history.
A Checkered Past    by William Van Poyck
Price: $2.99 USD. 118160 words. Language: English. Published on May 24, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Miami native William Van Poyck- burglar, bank robber, escape artist, and novelist - pens a sweeping, vividly sketched autobiography guiding readers on an unforgettable, four-decade odyssey, from barefoot youth to reform school to death row. Projected through the lens of raw experience, this is a brutally authentic look into the hardscrabble underbelly of America's criminal justice system.
Impossible is Nothing    by Robert Pearson
Price: $1.99 USD. 4610 words. Language: English. Published on May 23, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

Robert is a traveller, writer and survivor. If you believe in yourself and your abilities then you can achieve anything. Embrace every experience put before you, love the ones you love and live your life right. Impossible is nothing.
The Lost Poem    by John Walters
Price: $0.99 USD. 3230 words. Language: English. Published on May 23, 2011. Nonfiction » Travel » Essays & Travelogues.

This is an excerpt from the memoir "World Without Pain: The Story of a Search". In the 1970s, while hitchhiking through southeastern Iran on his way to India, another traveler stole Walters' passport. Forced to return to Tehran, totally broke, he begged on the streets for weeks while trying to obtain a new one. The lost poem arose from his despair.
The Rattlesnake Shoot-out    by Holly Vance
Price: $0.99 USD. 2400 words. Language: English. Published on May 22, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

Read about what happens when my father, who has a proclivity for nearly killing himself when working around the house, encounters two rattlesnakes in the dogs' yard.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Sadhu    by John Walters
Price: $0.99 USD. 6130 words. Language: English. Published on May 22, 2011. Nonfiction » Travel » Essays & Travelogues.

This is an excerpt from the memoir "World Without Pain: The Story of a Search". In the 1970s, as a young writer hungering for experience, Walters journeyed from Sri Lanka through India and into the Himalayas in Nepal. Near-penniless and alone, high in the mountains, he was confronted with a life-changing choice.
Stories for Oliver    by Charles Wrightson
Price: $2.99 USD. 76080 words. Language: English. Published on May 16, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

“Wrightson’s goal with this memoir was to provide a look at his life, from childhood to present, so that his grandson would have an understanding of who his grandfather was. The book contains 40 humorous, eye-opening, reminiscent, and thoughtful tales, plus ten beautiful poems. I give Stories for Oliver a solid five stars and I recommend it to readers of all ages." Charline Ratliff
Dreams    by Esther Cobler
Price: $0.99 USD. 15150 words. Language: Russian. Published by izdat-knigu.ru  on May 14, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

Sometimes I see the dreams which are like plots of another life. Here they are gathered together. Иногда снятся сны, которые являются сюжетом, сюжетом иной жизни. Я их записываю. Часть из них вошла в разные циклы. Но здесь они собраны все вместе.
THE WRITER'S LIFE    by Steven Travers
Price: Free! 667620 words. Language: English. Published on May 12, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

(3.00 from 1 review)
A compilation of the author's works over the years.
Grenada    by Joe C Combs 2nd
Price: Free! 1520 words. Language: English. Published on May 11, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Military.

An account of the Grenada Invasion (Operation Urgent Fury)