Biographies & Memoirs on Kindle

This specific subgenre of nonfiction writing delves into the deep personal details of specific individuals. Here, you’ll find autobiographies and memoirs of current celebrities and popular icons, as well as biographies about people both living and dead. Brush up on your history or learn more about the fascinating world around you in these tell-all true stories!

Man & Horse: The Long Ride Across America

John Egenes

In 1974 John Egenes saddled his young horse, Gizmo and set out to do the impossible. Together, the pair started down the trail on a quest to cross the North American continent. This is the true story of their seven month adventure, a journey that took them across the United States, from ocean to ocean, ... Read more

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Free: The Glamour Years of Flying as a Stewardess

Heddy Frosell da Ponte

Join a beautiful, adventurous flight attendant’s fascinating, often hilarious escapades in the golden age of international air travel. A vivid look back at people, places, cultures, and lifestyles gone forever but not forgotten. A wonderful slice of yesteryear… lose yourself with the perfect travel guide–Chris Hammer, author of The Devil’s Edge. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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You’ll Always Be White To Me

Garon Wade

Three years in to Sri Lanka’s bloody civil war, an abandoned baby ends up in the adopted arms of a white American couple living in a Colombo home that doubles as a CIA safe house. They take him on an extraordinary journey around the globe as he’s launched into the diplomatic world of ambassadors, UN ... Read more

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The recollections of Marty Gruger

Dick Bonnard

The recollections of Marty Gruger follow the growth and coming of age of a Baby Boomer Marty Gruger, which includes his conscriptions into the Vietnam War with cinematic scenes of what he experienced regarding traumatic war scenes, sex and on return to Australia trying to find a new identity that leads to experiments with hippies, ... Read more

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Free: A Mother’s Tears: A Memoir

Dre Carlan

Communism. Cancer. Drugs and alcohol. Join Gabriela and Dre as the mother escapes the totalitarian landscape of Romania only to find out she has to battle multiple bouts of cancer, while the son fights his own war with drugs and alcohol. Will the two storylines lead to solace or succumb to sadness? Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Lamlash Street: A Portrait of 1960’s Post-War London Through One Family’s Story

J.M. Phillips

Explore a world that can’t be visited anymore—South East London, 1963. On Lamlash Street, Cockney families have more life and character than money, living among the bombed out and condemned buildings. Post WWII London will evolve swiftly into the era of The Beatles, Twiggy, and modern, swinging London. Experience the lively true story of a ... Read more

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Free: Being Authentic

Morhaf Al Achkar

Dr. Alachkar’s Memoir shares genuine emotion, heartbreaks and great successes, and encourages us to be our authentic selves. This Memoir highlights our humanity’s purpose to share our story and of our fear of being forgotten after death and yet to live each day. If you like easy and genuine reads that tell it to you ... Read more

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With Angel’s Wings

Stephanie Collins

Laura’s world spins as pediatricians throw words at her like heart failure, seizures, and g-tube feeds…when all she wants is to hold her baby tightly and be the mom she’d always dreamed of being. Join Laura on her unexpected and emotional journey in this best-selling, award-winning memoir $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Charlie’s Kid

Sean X Oljer

Charlie’s Kid is riveting, horrifying, mesmerizing, and unforgettable. It haunts, and it inspires. It is a story you cannot escape whose imagery stays with you. This is is a story of monstrous child abuse, years spent alone on the mean streets of Chicago, a hardscrabble adult life—and, ultimately, redemption. Charlie’s Kid is a tale of ... Read more

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M is for Mother: My Journey into Motherhood

Alexandra Antipa

A woman’s dream of becoming a mother finally comes true. Will motherhood be everything she imagined? See price on Kindle.... Read more

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Believe!

Lisa Nicks-Balthasar

Lisa Nicks-Balthasar’s Believe! offers a transformational message that will inspire you to live your greatest life. Her moving story of healing from the grief of losing her beloved husband and emerging to love again demonstrates how to open your heart in the most difficult of times. A rich, powerful story you won’t want to put ... Read more

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Let Burn: The Making and Breaking of a Firefighter/Paramedic

Rachel K. Wentz

WINNER OF THE 2014 FLORIDA AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION SILVER MEDAL PRESIDENT’S AWARD IN MEMOIRS In 1985, desiring a meaningful, high-paced career in public service, Rachel Wentz left her university studies to become a firefighter/paramedic. Only the eighth woman hired by the Orlando Fire Department, a highly competitive department steeped in tradition, Wentz excelled, completing ... Read more

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Chasing Bones: An Archaeologist’s Pursuit of Skeletons

Rachel Wentz

In January 2001, Rachel Wentz walked away from a career as a firefighter/paramedic in Orlando to pursue a PhD in anthropology, specializing in the analysis of human remains. Her studies at Florida State University focused on the ancient skeletons from the Windover site, but took her into the darker world of forensics and beyond. Travel ... Read more

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Free: Being Authentic

Morhaf Al Achkar

Our existence is fragile. I learned that in many intricate ways, so I do not take today for granted. I do not know what tomorrow will bring. I do not even know if tomorrow will come. This memoir convinces the reader that it has something life or death worthy so that the reader can literally ... Read more

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The Diary of an OCD Bookseller: One Book at a Time

James Bailey

Jim Bailey is a Gulliver walking the nooks and crannies of a beach community simply trying to sell his books, do his research, and find a port where he can write the Next Great American Novel and Worldwide TV Series – only to meet the weird, the wacky, and the odd – person or situation ... Read more

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Athena in The Rathole (Biography)

Demi K

Athena is born at the wrong time, to the wrong parents, and in the wrong country. Her parents are Greek immigrants trying to find their way in America. Athena bounces between two countries, two cultures, eating Greek eyeball stew and lamb’s brain on the one hand, and ice cream cones with sprinkles on the other. ... Read more

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Little Pink Roses

Shannon Renee'

Little Pink Roses is a story based upon real-life events about a young girl begging to be loved, seeking acceptance, and overcoming loss and abandonment. Through the Cycle of Life as a youngster, the Author shares events in a humoristic fashion as she endures challenges and blossoms into a young lady. From hanging out with ... Read more

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Dancing with Death: An Inspiring Real-Life Story of Epic Travel Adventure

Jean-Philippe Soulé

A tale of adventure, sacrifice & physical endurance! Two men, three years, seven countries, 3000 miles… Try the award-winning travel memoir “Dancing with Death” $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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My Life My Story My Journey & A Tall Tale

RANDALL KOSIROWSKI

Winner of the Canada Book Award Literary Titian’s – Silver Book Award Dark night of the Soul, Spirituality, Ascension. These were all new concepts to K.R. A whole new world had opened up to him. Willing to explore this new world, KR embraced the future with an open mind. And then there was Theresa the catalyst ... Read more

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Free: Cuban Exile Memories

Talek Nantes

Cuban Exile Memories: Journeys of Courage and Resilience in the Pursuit of Freedom is a collection of narratives about the Cuban exile experience of the mid-20th century. It is a testament to the courage, perseverance, and determination of the people whose lives were upended quickly, dramatically, and irrevocably by a political revolution. Each story is ... Read more

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A Rendezvous to Remember: A Memoir of Joy and Heartache at the Dawn of the Sixties

Terry and Ann Marshall

In the early 1960s, Ann Garretson is in love with two men—an army lieutenant and a conscientious objector—and both men are in love with her. Caught between the old mores and winds of change, Ann must make an agonizing choice. Funny, heartbreaking, and delightfully uncensored coming-of-age memoir. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Memories of a Synchronistic Gap Year

ANDREW COLE

A true story of one man’s religious travels. From Gibraltar, he went first to India to experience the diverse range of some of the World’s Great Religions. Then on to Australia to understand the indigenous Australian Aboriginals’ spiritual beliefs. During which he would become the epicenter of a covert Government Brain-Machine Interface experiment. $0.99 on ... Read more

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The Three Kitties That Saved My Life

Michael Meyer

“This is like drinking tea and honey on a cold day.” When tragedy struck, I thought for sure that my own life was at an end. I was wrong. This is the true story of how two stray rescue cats and a woman named Kitty, whom I finally met after a wild ride of internet ... Read more

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Wacky on the Junk

Kathy Varner

“In this hilarious debut memoir, Kathy Varner reflects on a life lived on the fringes of ordinary. From an awkward childhood as the youngest of five, living off sweets and processed foods, to a wild adolescence of drinking, drugs, and Deadhead hijinks, to a harrowing career with social services, Kathy takes it all in stride, ... Read more

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An Officer’s Journey

Richard Moore

This is a story of one junior officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and how he came of age during a two-year tour of duty, one at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and one in Vietnam. Most Vietnam books are about the policy debacles or about the nitty-gritty of combat. This one is different. This ... Read more

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Kyrie Eleison

M. Martin

Expect the unexpected in this intense life story about one artists harrowing journey to seek a safe lifestyle while along her tumultuous life’s path. M. Martin’s artwork is displayed in each chapter.. A survivor of sexual assaults; nothing deters her spirit to be creative as the destined sculptress that she becomes. $9.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: That’s Why You’re Here

Erin G. Burrell

How does a once harried soccer mom, who managed a 25 year State career, get flung out of her wheelhouse to become a Tarot reader and an author? For Erin Burrell, that life-altering moment began with a jarring knock at the door. A solemn detective delivered the news that a loved one had died. The ... Read more

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Unlock Bliss: A Memoir Of Getting Happier

Zeev Gilkis

An inspiring memoir of a cancer survivor, who began competing in triathlon and surfing waves in his sixties, demonstrating that age doesn’t matter! $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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The Forever Haze of After: My Story of Resilience, Strength, and Companionship While Navigating My Afters

Hilary Marsh

Every person has experienced a moment that changed them forever. Whether it was positive or negative, when it happened, you were never the same as you were just one second before. The Forever Haze of After is the realm you enter after that moment. Hilary Marsh takes readers on a journey through her life-changing moments—the ... Read more

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The (un)Lucky Sperm

Brett Preiss

The (un)Lucky Sperm is a funny memoir—a collection of honest, harrowing, and absurd accounts. If you like stories full of sarcasm and observational humor, then you are going to love this book. $0.99 on Kindle... Read more

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KING OF X

Christopher King

The True Story of an Ecstasy Empire. One man’s crazy journey through the underground drug world. $9.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Tall

Nancy Stancill

“This is the real tall girl triumph. Indeed, it’s an everygirl triumph.” (Catherine Moore, author of Borrowings of the Shan Van Vocht). After a failed engagement and another serious boyfriend, she meets the man of her dreams, who is two inches shorter. She marries him anyway. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Hollywood Hollyweird – How People Survive And Make It!

Art Norman Jr.

Hello Everyone! First I would like to say that I am African-American & my book “Hollywood: Hollyweird How People Survive And Make It!” is about my nearly Decade stay in good ‘ole HOLLYWOOD, CA!! There as a bodyguard that got to network in & around such Celebrities as Paris Hilton, Chris Rock & Oscar-winner Jamie ... Read more

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Recipes for a Sacred Life: True Stories and a Few Miracles

Rivvy Neshama

A quiz sparked Rivvy Neshama’s decision to live a different kind of life — and in this unique memoir, she shares the encounters that taught her how. “Written in the spirit of Elizabeth Gilbert or Anne Lamott, Neshama’s stories (and a few miracles) are uplifting, witty, and wise.” (Publishers Weekly) $0.99 on Kindle... Read more

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Craving London: Confessions of an Incurable Romantic with an Insatiable Appetite

Jessica Stone

“Read Jessica Stone’s evocative memoir and prepare to be dazzled. When I grow up, I want to write like Jessica!” -Gay Hendricks, Ph.D., New York Times bestselling author of The Big Leap What if you could make anything happen…except the one thing you wanted most? Still single five years after a broken engagement, 29-year-old food ... Read more

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Free: The Singing Widow of a Buddhist Priest

Ruth Reiner

When Sarah Green discovers her destiny is to tie her life with Japan, nothing can stop her. As she climbs up the corporate ladder in her Tokyo-based, Japanese firm, everything else in her life falls apart. Only the singing widow of a Buddhist priest, a white Persian cat, an ex-sumo champion, and a handsome mystery ... Read more

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To Argue With Oblivion

Anthony Wright

An emotional roller coaster of a read – Fifteen operations, two radiotherapies, a week in a coma and a month in a wheelchair. He died once, was crippled, brain-damaged and nearly blinded. Seemingly broken beyond repair, he desperately wanted his life back. But is it possible to defeat oblivion? This personal story of healing and ... Read more

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Free: Bored on the Wild Side

Jason Laureno

Forty-five years of stumbling, bumbling, and striving to make the American dream a reality. Beginning in the mid-1970s and hitting the brakes days before the 2020 elections, this compelling memoir shows us where we’ve been and where we might be headed via one man’s memories and experiences. While it may read like a novel, every ... Read more

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Eris Rising

Courtney Ramm

Courtney Ramm was one of 229 offspring born from the controversial “Genius Sperm Bank”, a genetic experiment that existed in the 1980s and ’90s. With a predisposition for “genius”, Courtney found herself driven toward success. Eris Rising is a story of breaking deep karmic patterns, grappling with the calling of destiny, and changing long-held karma ... Read more

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Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love

Alexis Black

Growing up, they didn’t believe they had a future. Together, they are building forever. Alexis Black persevered through her mother’s death and her father’s imprisonment. And after escaping a long and abusive relationship, the college junior promised her foster parents not to date for at least a year. But when she meets an incoming freshman ... Read more

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