Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs

The Good-Bye Man    by Linda Brown
Price: $4.99 USD. 62070 words. Language: English. Published on March 27, 2011. Nonfiction » History » American.

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The clandestine career choices made by her father, Thomas Townsend Brown, and by the man who was her first love, would affect Linda Brown's life for years. Her memoir, THE GOOD-BYE MAN, offers an unusual perspective of the Cold War era from NICAP to General Curtis LeMay and the RAND Corp. It is her love song to her parents, and to some unusual companions, seen and unseen along the way.
Driving Minnie's Piano: Memoirs of a Surfing Life in Nova Scotia    by Lesley Choyce
Price: $9.95 USD. 63270 words. Language: English. Published by Pottersfield Press  on March 21, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Literary biography.

Novelist Lesley Choyce weaves together his real-life adventures living by the sea at Lawrencetown Beach on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore. He writes of his love for the rugged coast and tells tales of the ordinary and the extraordinary. His story involves accounts of what it's like surfing in the Canadian North Atlantic through all four seasons, including the frigid depths of winter.
33 Days: Touring In A Van. Sleeping On Floors. Chasing A Dream    by Bill See
Price: $0.99 USD. 81730 words. Language: English. Published on March 19, 2011. Nonfiction » Music » Alternative.

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This coming of age memoir follows an indie rock band's first tour by van across the U.S. and Canada. No roadies, no soundmen - all they have is their music and each other's friendship. It's a now or never moment-take a shot at your dream or regret it for the rest of your life. They set out on the road to discovery to drink in all they could and maybe sell a few records. They grew up instead.
Memorias De Claude Couffon    by Lina Zerón
Price: $7.00 USD. 50820 words. Language: Spanish. Published by Emooby  on March 19, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

Al escribir este libro sentí que convivía con los poetas y narradores del boom latinoamericano, casi como si estuvieran vivos. Ha sido un placer ir descubriendo nombres, obras, sentimientos, anécdotas simpáticas de los favoritos, con su traductor el francés, Claude Couffon.
The Elvis I Remember- Sharing the Truth and Life of Elvis Presley (4th expanded edition)    by Elizabeth Williams
Price: $19.54 USD. 58400 words. Language: English. Published on March 17, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

Elvis, I wish the world really knew you... as I knew you. I remember everything about you: Your laugh, your smile, your shyness, your gentleness, your sincerity, your honesty, your sensitivity, your clumsiness, your temper, your teasing, your eyes and most of all your love. I feel that I loved you more than any other women except your dear mother. You were my soul mate, my friend, and my heart...
Divalia's Imago, Flutter to Higher Ground and Success    by Carol'Ann Tappaz
Price: $9.00 USD. 98840 words. Language: English. Published on March 15, 2011. Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Motivation and inspiration.

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Divalia is the living proof that miracles exist. Her journey is at times a bewildering and shocking adventure but also full of fun and laughter. She is like a rolling stone tumbling through all the highs and lows of simply living. We can all relate to and find lessons to be used in our personal life struggles.A true inspiration for those seeking spiritual strength, courage and determination.
Der Traumvater    by Peter Reich
Price: $9.99 USD. 60120 words. Language: German. Published on March 14, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

Diese Memoiren zeichnen ein lebhaftes Bild des Psychiaters Wilhelm Reich, der in den 1950ern wegen seines Orgonenergiekonzepts mit den US-Behörden im Clinch lag. Sein Sohn erzählt die persönliche Geschichte der letzten Jahre der Karriere Reichs, die mit Freud begann und im Gefängnis endete. 1973 erschienen, inspirierte dieses Buch Lieder von Patti Smith(Birdland); Kate Bush(Cloudbusting).
Illumination - How One Woman Made Light of the Darkness    by Sophia van Buren
Price: $3.99 USD. 105260 words. Language: English. Published on March 10, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

On Sophia van Buren’s 14th wedding anniversary, the police come knocking on her front door. The news they bring about her husband triggers a revelation that instantly causes her suburban life to collapse. It destroys one world, but creates another. *Illumination* is not a bitter lament - it is a story of rebirth and true love that begins where Sophia’s previous world ends.
Snapshots...Growing up Behind the Iron Curtain    by Eva Kende
Price: $3.49 USD. 63410 words. Language: English. Published on March 10, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

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While this is Eva's personal story, it reflects the minutiae of everyday life in post war Hungary until the 1956 Revolution when thousands felt compelled to flee to the west to seek a freer life in democratic countries such as Canada. Eva kept her stories free of political bias so you, the reader, may draw your own conclusions.
The Find    by Verica Peacock
Price: $2.00 USD. 61840 words. Language: English. Published on March 8, 2011. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

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This is the true story of a World War two Croatian child, given away at four to an aunt and uncle and imprisoned with her relatives at thirteen. Her father managed to secure her freedom, only to be imprisoned himself and shot three weeks later. The others perished in Auschwitz. She spent the rest of the war hungry, in a convent orphanage, not knowing what lay ahead...