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!
Free: Pablo Escobar: Beyond Narcos
The mind-blowing true story of Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel beyond their portrayal on Netflix. Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar was a devoted family man and a psychopathic killer; a terrible enemy, yet a wonderful friend. While donating millions to the poor, he bombed and tortured his enemies – some had their eyeballs removed ... Read more
Free: A Girl Called Renee
Ruth Uzrad is a Jewish teenager under the Nazi regime. She escapes to Belgium and then joins the Jewish underground in France to help rescue Jews in danger. Pursued by the German police, she crosses the border into Spain and eventually reaches Israel. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: In First Person
Alice was beside herself when her first war loomed in Israel. A baby in Poland, her mother gave her away to save her from the Nazi death camps. Was this war now happening so that Alice could feel what her mother did when she gave her child away? Free on Kindle.... Read more
Dancing with Elephants: Mindfulness Training For Those Living With Dementia, Chronic Illness or an Aging Brain
Want to enjoy the life you are living, even as you face major life challenges? If you like touching stories, mindful wisdom, and a touch of irreverent humor, then you’ll love Sawatsky’s award-winning and life-changing book. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more
With Angel’s Wings
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 emotional journey as she strives to rise to the unexpected challenge of motherhood to two special needs ... Read more
Man & Horse: The Long Ride Across America
In 1974 John Egenes rode his horse, Gizmo across the United States. Travel with them as they witness an America that no longer exists. It’s an experience you won’t forget. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Sweet Melissa Ignorance is not Bliss
At 18, I left the love and security of my family for a nightmare of drug addiction and crime. Struggling on the streets of Los Angeles and too ashamed to go back home, I submitted to a subculture of misfits that held me captive in more ways than one. Little did I know that what ... Read more
Sweet Melissa Ignorance is not Bliss
At 18, the author leaves the love and security of her family for a nightmare of drug addiction and crime. Is there anything she won’t do to get her next fix? $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Dancing with Elephants: Mindfulness Training For Those Living With Dementia, Chronic Illness or an Aging Brain
Praise for Dancing with Elephants: “If you need some encouragement in living with joy, read this book. It will change your perspective on everything.” —Lana Philips “Sawatsky beautifully models a way to dance in the gale of full catastrophe, to celebrate life, to laugh with it and at himself.” —Jon Kabat-Zinn, national bestselling author of ... Read more
Free: The Art & Science of Happiness
Meet Dr. Zeev Gilkis, former Israeli Army senior special intelligence officer and virtuoso of life transformations. Trained as a mathematician, he went on to lead a successful, state-of-the-art (secret!) army project that nobody believed would work. He then morphed into a successful investment manager, later leading five new biotech start-ups. Once a “couch potato” geek, ... Read more
More . . . Journey to Mystical Union Through the Sacred and the Profane
Have you ever wanted More? Not more stuff, or success, but more intimacy, more mystery, more awe. Join Mariah on a transcendent journey into sacred sexuality and meditation. Award-winning More is a true love story, a healing story, and a sexy spiritual adventure. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
365 Days
National Book Award Finalist: The Vietnam War as seen through the eyes of an army doctor—“a book of great emotional impact” (The New York Times). $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Endless Possibilities
Many of us dream of selling up and chasing our dream. Unlike most of, Craig, Melanie and their dog Jazz actually did it and life in their remote Spanish village gets better with each passing year. This is their story. Free on Kindle.... Read more
The Samoan Pyramid
A forgotten pyramid. An ancient curse. The true story behind an extraordinary mystery. The Samoan Pyramid interweaves the spellbinding stories behind archaeology’s centuries-long quest to find the forgotten pyramid with the author’s own journey into the jungles of Samoa as she unravels one of the greatest archaeological mysteries of the Pacific. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Florencia, An Accidental Story
A real life personal tragedy turns into a hope filled story for an 18 year old single mother, merely existing on crutches in the bush of Mozambique. Two writers minding their own book stumble on her story, 217 words in National Geographic article. A remarkable series of events brings together high school students, university seniors, ... Read more
Free: Out of the Shoebox
A fascinating journal that reads like a detective story, comes across as an imaginative quest into the past, yet is the true personal story of the writer, Yaron Reshef. An unexpected phone call hurls Reshef into an intensive two-year journey, during which he has to solve a mystery that took shape in the 1930s and ... Read more
A Life Stolen
A Life Stolen is the gripping account of a father and daughter’s devastating, but inspiring journey through Alzheimer’s. Its purpose is to give guidance to others caring for loved ones with this terrible affliction, whether it is in providing helpful information, feelings of support or simply words of encouragement. The hope is that it will ... Read more
Free: Courage and Grace
Two young Jewish brothers hide under fake Catholic identities in the Aryan side of a Polish town during the Holocaust. An amazing literary, historical, and biographical document, which will be read with bated breath. Free on Kindle.... Read more
I Think I’m Alright: A Collection of Personal Essays
A thirty-something trying to figure things out shares personal essays that explore topics including from growing up as an only child, dealing with an anxiety disorder and confronting the self-narrative that holds us back. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Sweet Melissa Ignorance is not Bliss
The author’s unforgettable story of self-destruction. At eighteen, she leaves the love and security of her family for a nightmare of drug addiction and crime. Is there anything the author will not do for her next fix? $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Unbreakable, A Story of Faith and Belief
She uncovered extensive bank fraud and received death threats. She exposed irregularities in nonprofit organizations that helped Holocaust survivors and struggled to bring the truth to light in the face of legal battles, persecution, and financial ruin. Meet Yaffa Golan, who was born in Lebanon and immigrated with her family to Israel, grew up in ... Read more
PFC John Gurecki
John Gurecki fought with the US First Army in Europe during World War II. During his time in the army, he documented his experience through photographs and writing his thoughts down in a notebook, a postcard book he bought in Versailles, and a passport he took from a Nazi solider whom he killed in combat. ... Read more
Free: Nazis and Nudists
Is history repeating itself? Like many baby boomers, David Haldane got swept into the turbulence of the late 1960s and early ’70s, first as a radical activist and then a writer for an underground newspaper. Eventually, after self-imposed exiles in Europe and Mexico, he married, started a family and graduated to a significant position in ... Read more
Sweet Melissa, Ignorance is not Bliss
The author’s unforgettable story of self-destruction. At 18 she leaves the love and security of her family for a nightmare of drug addiction and crime. A compelling story of what “Hitting Rock Bottom” truly means. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Secrets Of a Crazy Mental Health Counselor
I know you think all counselors are perfect right? Well truth be told counselors keep secrets. These secrets will have you questioning why these people are even counseling. This book introduces readers to the world of counselors. It goes into the world of one counselor, who has never had life easy. You will learn about ... Read more
Free: Alaska Man
Intriguing LARGER THAN LIFE story of George Davis and his intoxicating adventures of growing up in Alaska’s untamed, and unforgiving environment. He survives this perilous wheel of fortune, and thrives in the face of danger! I would like to add to why my book is important, is that we are true authentic Alaskans that live ... Read more
Free: The Tour Guide, Intrigue on the Nile
A vacation on a Nile Cruise in July 1996 is the beginning of Brita’s Egyptian nightmare. On the “Princess Amira” she meets the enigmatic cross-eyed Nubian archaeologist turned tour guide, Abdul. There is a powerful attraction between them and against her better judgment, Brita allows herself to be drawn into his life, a life she ... Read more
The Munich Girl
Anna Dahlberg grew up eating dinner under her father’s war-trophy portrait of Eva Braun. Fifty years after the war, she discovers what he never did—that her mother and Hitler’s mistress were friends.The secret surfaces with a mysterious monogrammed handkerchief, and a man, Hannes Ritter, whose Third Reich family history is entwined with Anna’s.Plunged into the ... Read more
Forgiveness Unforgettable
Take a walk inside the horrific childhood of Nicki lee Brannon. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Light in Shadows
At the age of 12, Adam’s 40 year old mother left the family for her 20 year old ski instructor. With the divorce leaving his father emotionally absent. Adam’s life began to spiral downward. Living with friends and a surrogate family, he found himself threatened with a restraining order, kicked out of high school, living ... Read more
With Angel’s Wings
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 emotional journey as she strives to rise to the unexpected challenge of motherhood to two special needs ... Read more
Free: From Ice and Snow
Jane Bernard lost her 12-year-old daughters to a religious hijacking perpetrated by their father, Rev. Logan Churlick. Heartbroken and embittered by the loss, Jane jeopardizes her happy marriage to Bolivar Bernard. When the twins are 18, Bekah reaches out to her mother, but her twin sister Darcy spurns Jane and wants nothing to do with ... Read more
Orb Stones and Geoglyphs
From the author of the award winning historical novel, “Storykeeper”, comes a soulful mix of writing, geology, ancient tales, and rock and roll. The thought-provoking account of a ten-year search for mystical orbs, mysterious earthworks, and forgotten lives will inspire the storyteller in all of us to begin their own journey. $1.99 on Kindle.... Read more
We Were Soldiers Too
Ground zero for a nuclear war was just over an hour northeast of Frankfurt, Germany. The small town of Fulda is nestled at the base of a natural gap in the hilly wooded terrain of West Germany and was a corridor between East and West Germany. Referred to as the Fulda Gap, this corridor was ... Read more
My Last Year of Life (In School)
My Last Year of Life (in School) is a poignant and enlightening story about a teacher confronting the challenges of his last year in the classroom. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Down and Out on The Hill
Down and Out on The Hill: Homeless in the Nation’s Capital (Book One) recounts the story of a Capitol Hill intern who suddenly becomes homeless and then desperately accepts a job waiting tables at a seedy diner in a forgotten D.C. neighborhood. This true story takes an almost deadly turn when the author is held ... Read more
Free: The Weight of Happiness
Could dieting be what keeps us gaining weight? An intimate description of the daemons of diet through the eyes of two women and their dietitian. Journey to a world where self-value and success are not measured in calories and pounds. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Less Than Human
Allen Long’s writing style is unique in that in draws the reader in, tells of sadness experienced by the author, but has an undertone of triumph and joy. Even as you read the chapters outlining Long’s abuse at the hands of his parents, you still know there will be a triumphant ending. I enjoyed this ... Read more
Tears Of The Silenced
I had been sexually assaulted by the bishop of my church and knew I needed outside help. Frightened and confused I made a dash for the police station. They were the worldly outsiders and I was so scared. Based on the tragic true story. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Fisheye, A Candid Close-Up of the Narcissist’s Bait-and-Switch Con
This candid memoir shines an urgently-needed spotlight on the narcissist’s con-game habit of using human emotions as collateral. The book starts by sharing details of author Trish Thorpe’s indulgent Hollywood childhood. Her parents, and everyone else in the moneyed world they live in, are thoroughly absorbed with their own narcissistic fantasies, oblivious to Trish and ... Read more
