Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs

Confessions of a Prison Officer 2nd Edition    by Adrian Commons
Price: $10.99 USD. 69330 words. Language: English. Published by Bookpal Australia  on January 19, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

This book will give you an insight into what prison officers of today and yesterday have to put up with; how they work under the times of extremely difficult and demanding conditions. It will show you how brutal life can be on the inside, an insight into how a prisoner behaves and what he thinks of prison officers and their scheming ways to get drugs and other contraband into a prison.
The Convenient Wife And Lessons Learned-- Part III    by M. Hwa Chan
Price: $3.99 USD. 23210 words. Language: English. Published on May 9, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

Part III of this book tells Chung is an extraordinaire in his humanity, no less the older generation as well. Tracing back to old Chinese history as well as child psychology reveal reasons why they did the things they do. And why even society at large, applauded them.
How Much More?    by Penny Wilson
Price: $5.00 USD. 62790 words. Language: English. Published by Truth House Publishing  on May 12, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

In 2001 a family murder was committed that shocked the neighbourhood to the core. Newspapers followed events and the ensuing court cases closely, but these reports covered merely the superficial facts. Here for the first time is Penny’s story. There were times when she asked, “How much further, how much more can I take?” until she was able to see the panoramic of the Lord's bigger picture.
I Survived    by John W Ryan
Price: $7.99 USD. 70140 words. Language: English. Published by Bookpal Australia  on July 6, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

Get on board for a nail-biting ride. While you were sleeping in the 70s and 80s, when few men of integrity stood tall in Australia’s criminal justice system, John Wayne Ryan – a real life “Lethal Weapon” with a hatred of crime and corruption – was driven to take risks few would ever contemplate in a lifetime. This is the first in a series of books by John W Ryan which will become essential readi
Don't Knock Unless You're Bleeding, Growing Up in Cold War Washington    by Elizabeth Winthrop
Price: $2.99 USD. 13820 words. Language: English. Published on August 14, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

A memoir about the Alsop brothers who recorded and influenced American history in the 1950s and ‘60s.
Memories of an Alzheimers Night Nurse    by Robert Panton
Price: $2.99 USD. 12850 words. Language: English. Published on July 31, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

The rather sad recollection of a nurse who worked on night duty in a hospital that cared for the elderly mentally ill. The account tells of how things developed during the time that the nurse worked at that hospital.
How I Learned    by Shamus Young
Price: $1.99 USD. 64160 words. Language: English. Published on November 30, 2011. Nonfiction » Education and Study Guides » Home schooling.

(5.00 from 3 reviews)
This is an autobiography of an autodidact, a personal story of one boy's meandering path through the American educational system.
Ghost Trails: Journeys Through a Lifetime    by Jill Homer
Price: $2.99 USD. 78200 words. Language: English. Published on May 26, 2011. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Bicycling.

0.5 star(3.50 from 2 reviews)
"Ghost Trails" is the true story of an ordinary person - timid, nonathletic, raised in the suburbs of Salt Lake City - and her unlikely route to one of the most difficult bicycle races in the world, a 350-mile epic along Alaska's frozen Iditarod trail. Through her struggles and intimate confrontations with her fears and weaknesses, she discovers the surprising destination of her life's trails.
All My Corners Of This World    by Betty Malins
Price: $1.99 USD. 46690 words. Language: English. Published on December 26, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

One woman's tale of her family's round the world adventures. Starting in post war England travelling overland through Africa, living in Uganda prior to independence and on to New Zealand and, ultimately, Australia.
Cripin Place    by David Ashton
Price: $3.99 USD. 62610 words. Language: English. Published by Heather Mackay  on October 20, 2010. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.

(5.00 from 3 reviews)
David’s life story isn’t for the faint hearted, feeble minded or humourless. It exposes how life is for persons living with MS, dependant on the vagaries and mindless inconsistencies of State funded care and oft times compassionless bureaucracy. A gripping and roller-coaster read, you will be outraged, humbled, overwhelmed, angered, nourished and inspired in turn, sometimes on the same page.