Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs

Zigzag: Flashbacks of a Painter    by Gym Halama
Price: $3.99 USD. 33500 words. Language: English. Published on November 28, 2010. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

An erratic journey through fifty short stories and illustrations by artist Gym Halama. Pulp, fiction, autobiographical sketches and oil on canvas brought together in a fascinating book. ‘It's a great read, atmospheric and witty.’ Peter Capaldi ‘Her book is a little gem...’ Sam Cutler ‘A fascinating memoir of a fascinating life.’ Paolo Hewitt ‘Terrific.’ Chris Stewart
The Single Male Parents Cookbook and Short Stories    by Joe Barfield
Price: $0.99 USD. 23600 words. Language: English. Published on November 28, 2010. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

The Single Male Parents’ Cookbook, is a delightful combination of food and humor, two subjects everyone will enjoy. As a single parent the author raised his children from the time they were four and six, and soon became an expert in the kitchen. As he said, “My cooking must have been good because both are adults now and still alive, which only attests to culinary skills . . . or luck!”
MoonLight    by William Gough
Price: $3.99 USD. 7790 words. Language: English. Published on November 24, 2010. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

A book-length love poem, written during travels across North America, life in Tipis, Boats, Mountain-side Cabins, City Flats & through all manner of adventures. My biggest journey turns out to be the one towards the heart. // Quotes about William Gough's writing: "Gough’s writing is...poignant, spare, with the strength and subtlety of a fine woodcut..." E. Annie Proulx "
Bubble Gum in Disguise    by Georgiann Baldino
Price: Free! 1280 words. Language: English. Published on November 24, 2010. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

When does a child's earliest memory become a life lesson? For author Georgiann Baldino, it's when a troublemaker offers her a bite of very suspicious looking bubble gum.
Shinto Poem Field: Poems For Departed Friends    by William Gough
Price: $3.99 USD. 7160 words. Language: English. Published on November 24, 2010. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

This is the place where I remember friends and relatives. It's a book from my heart - and I'm inspired by the way that Shinto approaches encourage us to recall those who've left but are not forgotten. I plant bulbs in a fertile field. Praise for William Gough's work: "Gough’s writing is...poignant, spare, with the strength and subtlety of a fine woodcut..."E. Annie Proulx
Ocean Of Childhood    by William Gough
Price: $3.99 USD. 23200 words. Language: English. Published on November 24, 2010. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

William Gough was raised in Newfoundland, growing up in various Outports where he traveled with his mother and father, a cottage hospital doctor. In 1984, his father, Dr. Jim Gough, died - and this book, a poem about everyday family life, is his response.
Chappie World War II Diary of a Combat Chaplain    by A. Anne Eiland
Price: $4.99 USD. 84770 words. Language: English. Published on November 23, 2010. Nonfiction » History » Military.

Reality combat! This first-hand account of a WWII combat chaplain who served on the front-lines across North Africa and Europe with the 20th Combat Engineers is a unique journal containing information and observations not found in other books. Chappie recorded events as they occurred, transporting the reader to the battlefields of WWII in a way that puts a human face on the tragedy of war.
Grace in the Growing Season    by JD Wetterling
Price: $0.99 USD. 34300 words. Language: English. Published on November 23, 2010. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

From a heartland farm through the Orient aflame to the Old World in a Cold War at the tip of a supersonic spear—a single-seat jet fighter; then from the metropolitan madness of post-modern America and Europe through Florida’s slothful Suncoast and the Delectable Mountains of the Blue Ridge to a laid-back life on the road, I’m a blessed soul. This is the story of Grace in my Growing Season.
3:14 am    by Allen Hancock
Price: Free! 3340 words. Language: English. Published on November 18, 2010. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

(5.00 from 1 review)
3:14 am is based on a real life incident that took place between 3:14 and 4:14 am on 1 June 1998.
I'm Taking My Eggs and Going Home: How One Woman Dared to Say No to Motherhood    by Lisa Manterfield
Price: $7.95 USD. 67630 words. Language: English. Published on November 18, 2010. Nonfiction » Relationships and Family » Motherhood.

(5.00 from 3 reviews)
This award-winning memoir traces Manterfield’s descent from rational 21st century woman to desperate mama-wannabe. She examines the siren song of motherhood and the truth about being childless in a mom-centric society. This is a story about love, desire, and choices; it is the story of a woman who escapes her addiction, not with a baby, but with her sanity, marriage and sense-of-self intact.