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Dust of the Danakil    by Ian Mathie
Price: $6.99 USD. 71860 words. Language: English. Published by Mosaique Press  on June 15, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

A gripping memoir of the 1974 humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, Dust of the Danakil is a true story of an ill-conceived project in the violent, drought-stricken Danakil region. The author, sent by UK government pen-pushers to harness seasonal flood water and turn the notoriously aggressive Afar herdsmen into farmers, discovered a hostile environment that almost cost him him his life.
Kelly's Stages of Life    by Kelly Murphy
Price: Free! 8620 words. Language: English. Published on June 14, 2013. Essay » Author profile.

A book of essays and poems based on the author's true stories. They were all used for online writing contests on stageoflife.com. None of them won except one of the essays was a runner-up.
Dear Instant Family    by Evan Juro
Price: $6.75 USD. 36840 words. Language: English. Published on June 14, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

Dear Instant Family is this widowed dad’s true story of what happened when 400 women responded to his personal ad in New York magazine seeking a wife and a mother for his young children. The memoir ranges from hysterically funny to desperately poignant as the author searches for happiness for himself and his kids. It includes some of the actual letters he received.
Amar Atmojibini ((1944-1959)    by Dilip.K. Bandyopadhyay
Price: Free! 4330 words. Language: Bengali. Published on June 14, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

autobiographical memoirs of the wrirer in Bengali script. শিক্ষা জীবনের কথা
On Giants' Shoulders    by Patrick McElligott
Price: $5.00 USD. 81090 words. Language: English. Published by WEC Publications  on June 14, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

The story of Patrick McElligott who came from south east London to become a missionary in Japan.
Eighteen Months To Live    by Rachele Baker, DVM
Price: $2.99 USD. 53500 words. Language: American English. Published on June 13, 2013. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Cancer.

As cancer invades her body, Midge Rylander valiantly struggles to beat the disease while trying to live her life as normally as possible. She documents her journey with heart-wrenching honesty. In spite of the pain she endures, Midge discovers joy in the simple things around her. Her poignant story renews our appreciation for the preciousness of life and our relationships with those we love.
A Quiet Stroll    by Kali Amanda Browne
Price: Free! 1220 words. Language: English. Published on June 13, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

A free short story detailing a quiet stroll through the streets of historic downtown Brooklyn on a gray day.
Un-American Dad    by Richard Crasta
You set the price! 22670 words. Language: English. Published on June 12, 2013. Nonfiction » Parenting » Divorce and children.

"A book should be an axe for the frozen sea inside us."-Kafka. An immigrant father’s journey to hell and back. A father of three sons, Richard Crasta, who once was figuring out his own Daddy issues, confronts his son’s Daddy issues, and his own “son issues” in this unique book about immigrant fatherhood in America. By the critically acclaimed author of 12 books.
Supper with the President    by Ian Mathie
Price: $6.99 USD. 73930 words. Language: English. Published by Mosaique Press  on June 12, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

West Africa in the 1970s: volatile years immediately following independence brought the author in contact with a number of Presidents, Kings, Emperors, village and tribal chiefs and a succession of extraordinary people. Circumstances contrived to place him at dinner with four heads of state whose rule had immense impact, positive and negative, on their countries and on West Africa.
Base Jumping: The Vagabond Life of a Military Brat    by William Willis
Price: $4.99 USD. 41990 words. Language: English. Published on June 11, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

Military families make great sacrifices for their country. While the soldiers wear the uniform and risk their lives, the families live like gypsies with all the responsibilities of holding the family unit together, and receive only a fraction of the recognition they deserve. This is the story of my life growing up in a military family.