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: Hungry for Life: A Memoir Unlocking the Truth Inside an Anorexic Mind
In this painfully moving memoir, take a firsthand look at anorexia through the eyes of a young girl. Even in kindergarten, Rachel Richards knows something isn’t right. By leading us through her distorted thoughts, she shines a light on the experience and mystery of mental illness. As she grows up, unable to comprehend or communicate ... Read more
Lessons from Iraq: Memoir of a Marine
Have you ever wondered what it is like to experience the chaos and devastation of war? Lessons from Iraq is a deeply moving memoir that will give a raw glimpse into chaos of wars. This book will open your eyes to some of the heartbreaking moments in a human life. Through the eyes of Mike ... Read more
Mom on the Run: Prepping for Life’s Emergencies When You’re Away from Home
Who is the “Mom on the Run?” If you’re a mom, that person is likely YOU. Next to home – and maybe work – the single location where many of us spend the next largest chunk of our time is in our vehicles. And while we often take time to prepare for emergencies at home, ... Read more
Never Let a Good Disaster Go to Waste: Making Sense of a Life of Absurdity, A Memoir
When her husband leaves her on her 40th birthday, only hours after radical surgery to cure her “incurable” disease, Kat Finnerty’s world is shattered. But then something remarkable happens. She overcomes his betrayal in 12 hours. It’s almost as if her absurd, disaster-prone life has been arming her with the superpowers to master her disaster. ... Read more
Radical Reinvention: Reimagine, Reset, Reinvent in a Disruptive World
Maureen Lippe, media powerhouse/entrepreneur, and former Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar editor debuts her new book, Radical Reinvention, the personal and professional journey of self-discovery after being forced to reimagine, reset and reinvent after losing her beloved husband and partner to COVID-19 and having to transform and grow her company, Lippe Taylor. It was a time ... Read more
Relentless: Life With Labs: Life Lessons From Woman’s Best Friends
This is a remarkable story of a life well lived because of dogs. Join Tonya as she shares the lessons she learned from raising and adventuring with her two chocolate labradors, Tetley & Lexie. Unlikely gurus on life, unruly and wild, Tetley & Lexie come to life on the pages as their explorations outside lead ... Read more
Free: Fat Girl Sings: Discovering, Embracing, and Leveraging Racial Identity on the Football Field, in Business, and in Life
Featuring compelling characters and integrating classic themes such as bullying, racial injustice, and coming of age, Fat Girl Sings is the profoundly moving true story of a chubby brown boy’s traumatic loss of innocence and his mental and physical transformation into the warrior he has to become to achieve success in school, in the NFL, ... Read more
The Last Lonely Traveler – From the Extremes: Adventure Autobiography Supporting a Centrist Political Position
The Last Lonely Traveler – From the Extremes highlights Mr. Baker’s path to moderate and tolerant perspectives typical of less vocal centrist citizens. Reading Traveler, you will be shocked at his recklessness and inappropriate comments, yet be surprised at how you ultimately agree with many of his remarks concerning our disrupted U.S. culture. Mr. Baker ... Read more
Determined to Persist: General Earle Wheeler, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Military’s Foiled Pursuit of Victory in Vietnam
Determined to Persist takes readers inside the White House, the Pentagon, and U.S. military headquarters in Hawaii and South Vietnam. Based on exclusive contemporaneous correspondence, recently declassified top-secret documents, interviews with participants, and their memoirs, this book traces the internal debates, tensions, and critical inflection points of the Vietnam War during an extraordinary six-year period. ... Read more
Hunger For More in Life: Conquer Mental Struggles, Defy Limitations, and Discover Purpose Through Epic Achievements
I am JD Tremblay, a finisher of some of the world’s most extreme triathlons, including the Epicdeca. Here to share with you that it’s acceptable to have lofty ambitions if you put the effort in the right direction. Setting high objectives should daunt you. However, they should also provide a driving force to achieve whatever ... Read more
Dreams Takeoff: How One Father’s Love and Support Nurtured His Son’s Endeavor to Fly
Are you grieving the loss of a loved one? Perhaps right now, you’re alone, feeling lost, not knowing your life’s purpose? This book shares with you an everlasting bond between a father and son. A little boy’s dream becomes a reality due to his father’s unfailing love and support. A father’s love nurtures his son’s ... Read more
Brian’s Journey
Story of a mothers healing after the sudden suicide of her first born son. The author takes us through the years of Brian’s amazing life and sudden suicide. Afterwards she learns about life through grief and where are spirit takes us on our journey. $8.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Confessions of an Indian Immigrant: Dawn of IT Opportunities in the Land of Promise
In the always-connected, always-online digital age and social media world, we tend to forget how life was before the ubiquity of laptops, tablets, mobile devices, smartwatches, and so on. The terms such as outsourcing, offshoring, nearshoring, and many more did not exist. The Indian IT industry was in its infancy. Aithal takes us on an ... Read more
The Girl in the Red Boots: Making Peace with My Mother
Can a mother be both loving and selfish? Caring and thoughtless? Deceitful and devoted? These are the questions that fuel psychologist Dr. Judy Rabinor’s quest to understand her ambivalence toward her mother. While leading a seminar exploring the importance of the mother-daughter relationship, Dr. Judy Rabinor, an eating disorder expert, is blindsided by a memory ... Read more
Journey Through Fire and Ice: Shattered Dreams Above the Arctic Circle
In Journey Through Fire and Ice: Shattered Dreams Above the Arctic Circle, Deanne pours her memories onto paper, immortalizing in vivid detail their experiences in one of our country’s most remote regions, including the ways in which the Inupiaq people supported the Burches throughout both exhilarating triumphs and agonizing tragedies. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Breaking Midnight: A True Story
John Walker was a Miami undercover narcotics agent in the 1970s. Ten years later, he was in prison for smuggling 12,000 pounds of marijuana. In prison, he connected with a South American drug lord who was still running the family operation from inside the federal pen. Within months of being paroled, John began smuggling again—this ... Read more
Free: Mum, Meet Mandy
In this true account, Helen tells of how the life she wanted for so long starts, at last, to become a very real possibility. With many emotional, funny, and downright crazy twists and turns, you’ll be rooting for her to have the sixtieth birthday she deserves, with the tribe she has always yearned for. Free ... Read more
Box Set:Three Bev and Carol Adventures
This is a box set of all three of the Bev and Carol adventures. They are all stand-alone stories based on the author’s various experiences and are meant to entertain and amuse. “What makes this such a good book is that as well as being so amusing it’s beautifully written. Subtle inter-cutting of Bev’s deeper ... Read more
The Confessions of a Scapegoat: How I Overcame My Trauma And How You Can Too!
Beth Pace’s The Confessions of a Scapegoat is an eye-opening memoir of personal anecdotes and experiences that will inspire us to build healthy and sustainable lifestyle choices. This book will absolutely encourage everyone to get past our pasts and start making the right decisions in living a mindful and self-kind life. Pace shares the ups ... Read more
A Soldier Against All Odds: A Memoir by LT. COL. Jason G Pike
A brutally honest tale of a soldier’s unorthodox life, a rogue career, and an often-maverick character not easily aligned with the military credo. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Where Was God When I Needed Him Most?: Finding Christ Even In My Darkest Hour
This book follows the story of David R. Clark, a war veteran who has found the rest the Lord promises to all who come unto Him and take upon themselves His yoke. A story that will remind you of God’s divine presence and compassion — He is always there to guide and protect you through ... Read more
Healing of a Psychotherapist: A Journey of Rebellion, Reflection, and Redemption
McCormack, an award-winning psychotherapist, uses his own journey in life to illustrate the struggle to overcome a childhood of abuse and abandonment in the journey toward happiness and fulfillment. “It touched my soul.” $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Modern Conversations of a Slave Mother: Empowering and Nurturing the Hearts of Mothers, Insights Into the African-American Experience
In Modern Conversations of a Slave Mother, Mitchelle Harvey amplifies the voice of African-American mothers and shares the multi-generational experiences of these strong and resilient women who managed to thrive through adversity. In this book you will find out how challenges turn into success. Discover the untold story of the different American dream. If you ... Read more
Addicted: Recovering from Marijuana Addiction
Can someone really be addicted to marijuana? Am *I* addicted to marijuana? Is it possible to live a life free from this addiction? These are the questions I asked myself when I was at the lowest point of my marijuana addiction. I couldn’t see it then, but the answer to all these questions was yes. ... Read more
HOW MUCH FOR A HAPPY ENDING? From domestic abuse survivor, to dominatrix, to sex therapist and everything in between!
Growing up on a British council estate with dysfunctional parents is no simple task for Sinead Winters. Swept off her feet by deviant, narcissistic bad boy, Tim, a young Sinead is sucked into an abusive marriage with little hope of escape. A chance encounter offers her a new life of glitz and glamour, but it’s ... Read more
On Borrowed Breath: A Memoir of Faith, Love and Advocating Through a Health Crisis
What do you do when the love of your life is hanging by a thread? This is the reality that I found myself in when tragedy struck. Join me in my public and private battle for my husband’s life and career through the story of On Borrowed Breath. Diagnosed with COVID-19, Dr. David Wilkinson, my ... Read more
American Airman: A Memoir of a Wounded Veteran
“American Airman” is a story of vulnerability, resiliency, and hope. No veteran returns home the same as when they first enlisted. More often than not, the scars and wounds go unseen and the battle doesn’t end at discharge. This airman’s story bears witness to the men and women who, in fighting for our rights and ... Read more
Dear Sam: Letters for a Great Life. All My Love, Always, Dad
In his debut book Dear Sam, Dewey Wright talks about the life lessons he figured out as he raised his daughter. With words to ponder and fatherly insight, it captures the heart of a father passing life wisdom to his child. Not how to change a tire or fill out a job application wisdom, but ... Read more
The Journey
Story of small town boy’s rise to top of business world through hard work, education and a desire to make his family proud. It starts in Cherry tree, Pa. , a small town of less than 500, and follows his journey through college, the military, public accounting and industry and finally, retirement. It includes success ... Read more
Prove Them Wrong: Defying All Odds, How a Triplet Survived a Chicago Gang and Graduated From the U.S. Naval Academy
This is a book for people who want to take action. At twelve years old, Dre Evans felt proud to participate in his first drive-by shooting. Everyone craves belonging and purpose in life. How far would you go to satisfy that need? Dre started by joining a Chicago street gang. But one terrifying day, as ... Read more
Wisdom Keeper: My Extraordinary Journey to Unlock the Sacred Within
GOLD WINNER: Memoir by a Female—2022 Living Now Book Awards FINALIST – New Age: Nonfiction FINALIST – Spirituality: Inspirational 19th Annual BEST BOOK AWARDS FINALIST: New Age Nonfiction—2022 International Book Awards Psychic dreams and visions, remembering past lives, and becoming an intuitive shamanic healer—this is the story of an ordinary woman’s extraordinary spiritual journey. With ... Read more
Good Morning, Hope: A True Story of Refugee Twin Sisters and Their Triumph over War, Poverty, and Heartbreak
An inspiring memoir about the Zalli twin sisters and their parents, forced by war to flee their home and rebuild their lives in a new, uncertain land. Their powerful story shines a light on the refugee crisis and on the unwavering determination of those who must start over in the face of immense adversity. “Readers will be fascinated.” ... Read more
Diary of a Platonic Co-Parent: One Man’s Search For an Alternative Family
Nick Farrow’s honest, touching and humorous memoir will show you how one man’s desire to have a child of his own led him to explore a whole new concept in platonic co-parenting that would change his life forever. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
General & Mrs. Earle Wheeler: Their Rise to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Amid America’s Descent into Vietnam (Military Leadership in Action)
General & Mrs. Earle Wheeler takes readers inside the White House, the Pentagon, and the household of the most senior officer of the U.S. Armed Forces. Since the position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was established in 1949, only 20 officers have attained this pinnacle of the U.S. military profession. Each of ... Read more
Two Counsellors Wandering Around A Prison
From disasters in recruitment to questioning deaths in prison, Katie Carlyon takes you on a thought-provoking and emotion evoking journey with her experience of counselling in a prison. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Breaking Midnight: A True Story
John Walker was a Miami undercover narcotics agent in the 1970s. Ten years later, he was in prison for smuggling 12,000 pounds of marijuana. In prison, he connected with a South American drug lord who was still running the family operation from inside the federal pen. Within months of being paroled, John began smuggling again—this ... Read more
Farm Boy, City Girl: From Gene to Miss Gina
A compelling autobiography 89 years in the making. Follow Gene/Miss Gina’s dramatic journey from his rural childhood to his sometimes shocking life in St. Louis as he struggles to become who “she” wants to be. The author’s personal photos bring this 89-year story to life. $1.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Look Closer: The Picture Perfect Family May Not Be What It Seems
Within these pages, you will witness the importance of faith and the benefits found through therapy. There may be many dark and uncomfortable things about our past that remain ignored, simply because we don’t know how to talk about them. Allison Heart invested an intense amount of work on herself and bettering her circumstances. Today, ... Read more
Free: Lipstick, Life & Motorcycles: One Woman’s Ride Around the World Reveals a Roadmap to Self-love, Forgiveness and Freedom
An epic motorcycle ride through 15 countries took Jack Monig across as many internal as political borders. Hurled headfirst into a career block, she decided at middle age to go full throttle on an adventure of self-discovery while circumnavigating the globe in four months. This book shares the wisdom you can only get by crossing ... Read more
Free: Waking Up: While The World Was Asleep
There are two world’s taking place upon this Earth, there is one of plastic and there is one of truth. In one of those world’s, they don’t know about the existence of the other, but in the other one, you can see each one clear as day! The shades of gray are beginning to overpower ... Read more
