Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs

Do Chickens Have Hangovers?    by Frank C. Newby
Price: $7.95 USD. 125250 words. Language: English. Published on May 19, 2012. Nonfiction » Children's Books » Biography & Autobiography / Art.

A story for children that adults will enjoy, recounting the experiences of a time that most people alive today will not remember unless they have paid close attention to their grandparents and older relatives. Full of anecdotes and humor that bring alive the era before, during, and after the Great Depression leading up to modern times.
Spread Thin & Moving Fast    by Ed De Avila
Price: $3.99 USD. 142930 words. Language: English. Published on April 13, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

A tale of adventure, exploring new worlds, and meeting crazy characters. After growing up in an Irish-Mexican family, Ed became a restless street kid and adventurous teen. As a young adult he was thrown out of schools, became a golf hustler, hung out with artists, pimps, and actors, got drugs for friends, escaped from many petty scrapes, and followed his first love to the University of California.
Melissa's Gift    by Olin Dodson
Price: $9.95 USD. 143860 words. Language: English. Published by Bay Tree Publishing/Ardenwood Books  on April 13, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

A poignant, personal memoir, Melissa’s Gift recounts how a deeply solitary man discovers he has fathered a daughter while traveling years before in Central America. She evokes a capacity to love in him he has never known, even while she slowly wastes from the dreadful disease of cystic fibrosis.Written with beauty and power, Melissa’s Gift is an unforgettable story and a deeply moving read.
Monkey on the Wing    by Steven Adams
Price: $8.99 USD. 155190 words. Language: English. Published on March 26, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

(5.00 from 3 reviews)
This is the true story of the life of a loveable Aussie larrikin, tracing his wild and exuberant, often shocking, youthful adventures and travels all over the world, up until the accident that took his eyesight and should have taken his life.
From Rags to Rags    by tina morrison
Price: $5.00 USD. 101390 words. Language: English. Published on March 25, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

From Rags To Rags is Tina Morrison's true story of wasted childhood back in Poland during 60’s and 70’s. It portrays a painful journey through neglect, despair, horrors of domestic violence and poverty inflicted by alcohol abuse.
1309 Days to Freedom    by Dietrich Geschke
Price: $4.99 USD. 110820 words. Language: English. Published on March 20, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

This is the autobiography of Dietrich W. Geschke, who was born in pre-war East Prussia. Kept along with his mother and sister on Russian collective farms in post-war Kaliningrad Oblast (pre-war East Prussia) for 3 1/2 years and eventually escaped from East Germany to West Germany. His family immigrated to the U.S. in 1952.
Veronica's Diary III, Awakening the Woman Within    by Veronica Esagui
Price: $6.99 USD. 126340 words. Language: English. Published on March 19, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

Like its predecessors, The Journey of Innocence and Braving a New World, Awakening the Woman Within has been translated from the original Portuguese journals Veronica kept throughout her life. After thirty years of marriage she finds the courage to ask for a divorce. Chronologically she is 47 years old but physiologically she is a youthful college student with a new career in mind.
Leaves From The Fig Tree    by Diana Duff
Price: $4.99 USD. 101920 words. Language: English. Published by Rebel ePublishers on March 13, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

An extraordinary life shared by an extraordinary raconteuse. ‘ … One spoke to me once of years passing and conjured up a picture of a great fig tree, the leaves falling, each leaf another year of his life.’
Wavering Between Extremes    by Herman Garner III
Price: Free! 201390 words. Language: English. Published on March 11, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

(4.00 from 1 review)
Herman's memoir explores the reasons why so many diversity candidates have a difficult time assimilating into mainstream American culture. His special circumstances add value to the discussion. In particular, he has an MBA and was arrested for a drug offense while in law school.
The Perennial Freshman    by George Whiteman
Price: $4.99 USD. 127800 words. Language: English. Published by shelfstealers on March 6, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

"I remember [George] as being the most creative photographer and designer that I ever worked with. After he painted my thumb and applied the star, he photographed what may be one of the most famous album covers ever. How can you forget a guy like this? I had no idea he was a writer. His writing is as creative and scintillating as the rest of his talents and personality.” —Don McLean (American Pie)