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!
You Are Weird
This story, which is based on real events, will take you on a journey through the paths of life of two identical twins, Ben and Adam, who are soon headed to the very imaginary top of wealth and success. Where do the boundaries of moral purity begin and where do they end? What can still ... Read more
The Bride’s Trunk
“A gripping and moving story, with excellent illustrations.” A true story of love and reconciliation in the aftermath of the Second World War. Minny leaves Germany on a bitterly cold morning in December 1946 and travels to England to marry Jim, a British Intelligence Corps soldier in the Allied armies that defeated the Nazi regime ... Read more
Free: Sister Jaguar’s Journey
This is the story of Sister Judy Bisignano, a Dominican nun, who after spending 68 years looking for God ,finally found divine connection in the Amazon rainforest. Guided by the indigenous wisdom of the Achuar people, she confronts and lets go of her turbulent past, ultimately discovering that her life’s purpose was not to be a ... Read more
Free: Disguised Blessings
Anne runs a cursed pawnshop in Las Vegas, with none of her customers suspecting that she’s a powerful dragon sorceress. When she learns someone intends to take over Las Vegas using a demon, it’s up to her to save the city and possibly the world. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: D.G. Torrens
This is a powerful true story of one young girl’s struggle to survive the state-care-system in the 70’s and 80’s. Amelia has just one wish, to make it through to adulthood and hold her destiny in her own hands. This is a harrowing true story, one of survival and human strength. Amelia has been tragically ... Read more
Letters to Mitch: The Healing Power of Grief, Love & Truth
Letters to Mitch – The Healing Power of Grief, Love & Truth is the true story of how a young man uses his greatest wound as a gift to heal his life. When Marshall Dunn learns the devastating news that his elder brother, Mitch, has taken his own life, little does he know that his ... Read more
Forgiveness Unforgettable
A true story of the horrific childhood of Nicki Lee Brannon ,take a walk into a life of complete chaos, abuse, terror and extreme poverty. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
I’ll Run Till The Sun Goes Down
David Sandum had it all—a beautiful young family and a promising new career—when he fell into an inexplicable, deep depression. This richly illustrated, award-winning memoir tells the story of David’s battle with crippling mental illness and the art that saves him. The paintbrush becomes his lifeline, enabling him to express his emotions and relieve his ... Read more
I’m Just Livin’ the Dream!
Climb into the backseat and join Pam on a wild ride full of twists and turns, as she re-enters the world of dating. You’ll experience what it’s like to search for a decent man among the menagerie of available single men. Whether it’s stories of single dates or relationships, you’ll find yourself laughing and crying ... Read more
The Underachieving Ovary
Will there be light at the end of the birth canal? Part memoir, part dark comedy, and wrapped up loosely as a journal full of TMI and quirk, this deeply personal account is brutally honest, funny, and (sometimes alarmingly) frank. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Letters to Mitch
“Letters to Mitch – The Healing Power of Grief, Love & Truth” is the true story of how a young man uses his greatest wound as a gift to heal his life. When Marshall Dunn learns the devastating news that his elder brother, Mitch, has taken his own life, little does he know that his ... Read more
The Everyday Remember: Holocaust Legacy
“I have two birthdays. The day I was born and the day I was Liberated”. This quote is the essence of this inspirational, uplifting Holocaust Memoir. The Holocaust ended for my grandfather, Jack Grinbaum, and a new life with a new wife began. They got married in a Displaced Persons Camp, moved to Belgium using ... Read more
French Illusions
“A French fairy tale without the storybook ending.” Twenty-one-year-old Linda Kovic contracts to become a nanny for a wealthy family in France. To secure the position, she pretends to speak French, fully aware her deception will be discovered once she arrives at her destination. Linda’s memoir, based on her diary from 1979, details her challenges ... Read more
Breakfast for Alligators
A sharp-shooting SWAT team, a Venezuelan producer of love potions, and an audacious subway rat inhabit this work of “succulent travel writing” (Publishers Weekly) by an award-winning author. From surviving a journey in a homemade submarine off the coast of Honduras to receiving a lesson in aging from the street art of Valparaiso, Chile, Darrin ... Read more
Tears of the Silenced
When I was six years old my family started to live and dress like the Amish. For the next twelve years, my sister and I were subjected to almost complete isolation, sexual abuse, and severe physical violence. In my late teens, my parents feared we would escape and took us to an Amish community where we ... Read more
A Dark Journey Into The Light
Josef is lost in a secret world of sexual gratification, a true-life Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, unable to halt the “roller coaster of conflicting emotional extremes that never stopped long enough for me to get off.” For sixty years, Josef lived a secret double life. The only people who knew about this other life were ... Read more
Biography Of Famous People: Alexander Hamilton
This book is a detailed tale of this actual material concerning the contentious person in the history of America: Alexander Hamilton. The adventure of Alexander Hamilton is an experience of adolescence denial and advancing struggle. Don’t miss it. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Three Kitties That Saved My Life
Love was then. Love is now. Love is forever. 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 love once again brought romance and laughter back into my life. FINALIST for the 2014 RONE AWARD. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Trading Places- Becoming My Mother’s Mother
Filled with touching and uplifting true stories, Trading Places: Becoming My Mother’s Mother is one woman’s memoir about the role reversal she experienced while caring for her ailing mother. This heartfelt look at the trials and tribulations of that decade offers powerful insight and encouragement for anyone entering into a similar period of life. Smith’s ... Read more
Ship the Kids on Ahead: Short Stories by Bill Stokes
We all have that one older funny family member. You know the one, he tells stories from his experiences and usually has people rolling in the eyes. Bill Stokes is that person! He presents a delightful collection of memories that are truly life lessons even today! Stokes, through his memories and wit provides opportunities to ... Read more
True Confessions of a Libertine
True Confessions of a Libertine is Creole Gaudet’s memoir. It is eight cleverly detailed vignettes filled with conflict, sex, eroticism, deceit, betrayal, and romance. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Tears of the Silenced
For 12 years my sister and I endured horrendous abuse. In my late teens, my parents feared we would escape and took us to an Amish community. I was devastated to once again find myself in a world of fear, animal cruelty and sexual abuse. Going to the police was forbidden. Based on a true ... Read more
American Made: Who Killed Barry Seal? Pablo Escobar or George HW Bush
Set in a world where crime and government coexist, AMERICAN MADE is the mind-twisting true story of CIA pilot Barry Seal that the Hollywood movie starring Tom Cruise is afraid to tell. Barry Seal flew cocaine and weapons worth billions of dollars into and out of America in the 1980s. After he became a government informant, ... Read more
My Heart in My Hands
They say we are each our own Devil… A harrowing coming of age tale that delves deep into one person’s psyche. From sickness to relationship ups and downs, broken hearts, true crime, court and custody battles and betrayal, this is a gripping and heart wrenching true story from start to finish. A must read for any teenager ... Read more
Moment of Surrender
When Pj suffers a back injury at work, it marks the start of a nightmare eleven-year journey through prescription drug addiction, withdrawal and recovery. Dysfunctional and at a loss on all levels, she battles to break free from her dependence and fights to retrieve her true self. “Moment of Surrender” is a brutally honest and ... Read more
Forgiveness Unforgettable
A true story of terror sexual abuse and extreme poverty in the horrific childhood of Nikki Lee Brannon. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
My Journey Through War and Peace
“My Journey Through War and Peace: Explorations of a Young Filmmaker, Feminist and Spiritual Seeker” is based on Melissa Burch’s experiences as a war journalist for BBC, CBS, and other networks. Her team was one of the first documentary crews allowed in the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War, and she ... Read more
Free: My Journey Through War and Peace
“My Journey Through War and Peace: Explorations of a Young Filmmaker, Feminist and Spiritual Seeker” is based on Melissa Burch’s experiences as a war journalist for BBC, CBS, and other networks. Her team was one of the first documentary crews allowed in the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War, and she ... Read more
Running from the Mirror
Shortly after his birth, Howard Shulman contracted an infection that consumed half his face, and his parents abandoned him at the hospital. With unflinching candor, he recounts the remarkable journey he took to overcome his tragic beginnings, going from a bullied outcast in foster care to a successful entrepreneur and family man. $0.99 on Kindle. ... Read more
Alzheimer’s Daughter
Alzheimer’s Daughter details a caregiver’s journey with both parents diagnosed on the same day. It is written with wincing honesty about the cruel affects of the disease, but a WWII love story held together by faith and family is contained within the pages. $0.99 on Kindle. ... Read more
Forgiveness Unforgettable
A true story of the horrific childhood of Nikki Lee Brannon. A tale of extreme poverty , domestic abuse and terror. $0.99 on Kindle. ... Read more
Dear Mom & Dad, I Have Anxiety
Ever wonder what’s really going on inside your child’s mind? Dear Mom & Dad, I Have Anxiety gives parents a glimpse of what it’s like to be a child struggling with anxiety. The book includes the author’s personal narrative as a child who grew up with anxiety, while also offering advice for parents about what ... Read more
Everything Will Be All Right
Everything Will Be All Right provides a moving memoir for any general lending library, telling of a child determined to free himself from his family’s long history of poverty. Abused by an alcoholic, unemployed father, the author and his seven siblings barely survived childhood – and was determined to make major changes in his own ... Read more
French Illusions
“A French fairy tale without the storybook ending.” It’s 1979 and twenty-one-year-old Linda Kovic needs to learn a language fast to fulfill her dream of becoming a flight attendant. She pretends to speak French and secures a job as a nanny for the Dubois family in the Loire Valley, confident she’ll be forgiven once she ... Read more
Burn Zones: Playing Life’s Bad Hands
Life was good for Jorge Newbery. A high school dropout and serial entrepreneur, he built a real estate empire of over 4,000 apartments across the USA. Taking risks and working tirelessly were the ingredients to his rise. But, he took one risk too many. An ice storm on Christmas Eve 2004 triggered his collapse. He ... Read more
Trading Places: Becoming My Mother’s Mother
Trading Places: Becoming My Mother’s Mother is a heartfelt look at the role reversal that often occurs when caring for an elderly parent. The stories are touching and share heartbreaking and comical moments. Trading Places helps caregivers face many challenges with the knowledge that they are not alone. These stories amuse, encourage, and uplift those ... Read more
Forgiveness Unforgettable
A true story of the horrific childhood of Nikki Lee Brannon. A tale of terror, domestic violence and survival. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Walking the Wild Side: The Life of a Sex Tourist
A candid look at a young man as his life unfolds while he holidays in Thailand between the years 1996-2002. He meets numerous characters along the way, developing his sexual awareness and becoming quite insane as the culture shock takes effect. A string of anecdotes in chronological order, both comical and thought provoking as the ... Read more
Dancing in Heaven – a sister’s memoir
Annie never outgrew the needs of an infant. She didn’t walk or talk. Her parents fed her, changed her clothes, and carried her in their arms from bed to chair and back every day of her life. Annie rewarded them with her smiles. Grote’s memoir of her sister Annie’s life and death is a story ... Read more
The Boy No One Loved: A Heartbreaking True Story
Justin was taken into care at the age of five after deliberately burning down his family home. Six years on, after 20 failed placements, Justin arrives at Casey’s home. Casey and her husband Mike are specialist foster carers. They practice a new style of foster care that focuses on modifying the behaviour of profoundly damaged ... Read more
