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!

Clean Food, Messy Life: A Food Lover’s Conscious Journey Back to Self

Jamie Truppi

All who obsess over food will be nourished by Truppi’s unapologetic food journey from reckless habits to inflexible foodie to trusting herself amidst dietary chaos. Yes, she drove people nuts with her unwavering determination to eat according to her environmental values. Her insatiable hunger for personal awareness and nutrient-idealism challenged her relationships and caused friction ... Read more

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Everything Is Perfect

Kate Nason

The true story of a woman caught in one of the most riveting, talked about political scandals of our generation. Seven years into her second marriage, Kate Nason discovered her husband was cheating on her. Then, the unimaginable happened. She woke to the news that one of her husband’s “other women” was at the center ... Read more

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Dirty Love

Alisa Divine

Dirty Love is a true story of young love, abuse and white-collar crime. Kimberly meets Jeremy right out of college and is swept into an alluring romance. While Jeremy builds his career, he also creates lie after lie until he can no longer hide from it and the FBI are after him… $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Garage Band Days: A Memoir

Michael Melton

The 1960’s was the perfect time for teenagers to create bands. Rock and roll was young and instruments were inexpensive. And most importantly, there were many places for these young musicians to play on Friday and Saturday nights; skating rinks, National Guard Armories, theaters, or just somebody’s back yard. In 1963, my brother Ronnie and ... Read more

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#FitToBeWilliamson

Tiffany Williamson

#FitToBeWilliamson is about a woman who buys a Fitbit so she could be around to take care of her daughter who was recovering from being in a coma for 3 months. Little did Tiffany know the Fitbit was not just going to help her lose weight, but this Fitbit was a part of a grand ... Read more

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It’s Time to Turn Up! No More Trauma (Life Change Series Book 1)

Lady D

Living your best life begins by unleashing the points of power within. It’s Time to Turn Up, No More Trauma, Volume 1, celebrates the power of owning our stories and making peace with the past. Buried beneath the story of every trauma survivor lies an inner strength and indestructible body of truth capable of changing ... Read more

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The Intrepid Brotherhood: Public Power, Corruption, and Whistleblowing in the Pacific Northwest

Gordon Graham

Deep corruption threatened to ruin jobs and harm lives. Intimidation, distrust, and secrecy became the norm among the executive management group of Chelan County Public Utility. Even in a small and semirural American government, corrupt leaders aren’t simply dishonest and immoral. They’re dangerous. A riveting and relevant memoir, The Intrepid Brotherhood details a classic story ... Read more

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Free: She’s a County Mountie: From Bulletproof Vest to the Armor of God

Susan Rodriguez

In shock, she looked up the barrel of his gun at point-blank range through her squad car window. With amazing strength, she kicked her car door open, knocking her attacker back, and like a Texas tornado, she grabbed for the threatening gun. Having no luck, her flashed before her eyes. Fear engulfed her like a ... Read more

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Where’s Chuckawalla Bill’s Cabin?: A True Tale of Being Lost in the Hi-Desert

Kevin Heaton

I recall looking down at my feet, then to the right and left before saying out loud: “Dear God, I’ve lost the trail!” Hell, not only was there no pathway of any kind, but as far as I could see, there were no aluminum cans or punctured helium birthday balloons. This recount of a horrifying ... Read more

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Rooted HEIR

Christina Somera

A memoir that speaks through scars and helps transform trauma into wisdom. Trauma f*ucking sucks! There is nothing gentle, pretty, or rosy about it! It’s painful, dark, and lonely. Rooted HEIR is a vivid and transparent memoir that takes you on one woman’s journey of suffering, self-discovery, and forgiveness. In a span of three days ... Read more

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Burl: Journalism Giant and Medical Trailblazer

Jane Wolfe

The riveting biography of Burl Osborne, former chairman of The Associated Press and publisher of The Dallas Morning News, who waged and won one of the last great newspaper wars in the U.S. Burl is the story of one man’s unlikely rise from the coal mines of Appalachia to the pinnacle of journalism. After being ... Read more

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Free: Lost in Beirut

Ashe and Magdalena Stevens

A young American travels to a foreign land seeking adventure and finds unexpected love, moments before Lebanon tips into war overnight. Running away from rocket fire, in the darkest of moments, his spirit awakens. Lost in Beirut, reads like a suspenseful romance, immersing you in an unforgettable journey through danger and spiritual enlightenment. Free on ... Read more

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The Beautiful Addiction: Passing Through the Marathon Wall for the 70th Birthday

Zeev Gilkis

It’s never too late to make dreams come true – even at the age of 70. At the age of 68 Dr. Zeev Gilkis, a cancer survivor, decided to gift himself an unusual present for his 70th birthday – to run his first full marathon. This book is about making dreams come true, setting ambitious ... Read more

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When Hope is Enough

Wendy Reese

I am not sure that I believed in miracles before all this happened, but I guess you don’t have to….That’s what makes them miracles. When Hope is Enough, tells the heartbreaking, tear jerking, happy ending story of Melissa when she is admitted to an Orlando ICU, 38 weeks pregnant, and in serious respiratory distress. This ... Read more

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The Grunts of Wrath

Ronny Bruce

Combat diaries from elite operators and commanding officers dominate the space. But what happens when regulars face the fire? Ronny Bruce is a renaissance man: philosopher, drifter, Gen X rock ‘n’ roller, and gentleman. At thirty-two, divorced and burnt-out with the burbs, Ronny bails on his teaching career and seeks army infantry. It’s no joke ... Read more

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Salted Plums

Alison Hong Nguyen Lihalakha

Salted Plums is a moving coming-of-age tale for anyone who has ever felt as if they don’t belong. In the tradition of coming-of-age memoirs such as Sigh, Gone and Stealing Buddha’s Dinner, Salted Plums explores the nuances of race and culture for a young immigrant girl growing up while caught between two worlds. $1.99 on ... Read more

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BLACKLISTED: The Earl Meanor family story: How this family survived through crises with integrity and character

Bret Meanor

Earl Meanor was Blacklisted and saw his world fall apart because a small group of tight-knit men at General Electric and the Knolls Atomic Power Lab decided to ruin him. This is the true story of a man who never gave up and made sure his family came first. You need to read this book! ... Read more

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Free: Spirit Embraced: A Guiding Memoir for a Life Authentic and Free

Kim Colella

2019 Silver Winner – Nautilus Book Awards – “Better Books for a Better World” “It is time to let go of all that holds you back from radiating your brilliance into the world. It is time to surrender all the old habits and mindsets that have constricted you, made you smaller than who you really ... Read more

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Journey of a Twelve-Year-Old, To a Woman of God : Limited Edition

Mary Heyward- Munn

“Life is like standing in quicksand when you don’t have faith! But the Creator always provides.” The story of a girl’s journey to adulthood, guided by family and faith as; she navigates life’s struggles. Discover how she overcame grief, trauma, and challenges to her morality to emerge the triumphant woman she is today. The Beginning ... Read more

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The Fun Master

Jeff Seitzer

A self-involved academic struggling to cope with his own neurological problems, Jeff could hardly take care of himself, let alone a child with special needs, when his son, Ethan, was born. But despite multiple surgeries, hospitalizations, serious breathing and swallowing problems, hearing loss, and a challenging social environment in his first months of life, Ethan ... Read more

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You Can Turn This Around, A Memoir: How I Learned To Become My Own Fairy Godmother

Lazara Canton

With a Spanish father and Scottish mother, Lazara grew up between both countries, gaining powerful insights into the differences in people’s thought patterns and behaviors across cultures from a very early age. A traumatic childhood and adolescence led to the realization that we each hold the power within ourselves to create an amazing life of ... Read more

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Midnight Calling: A Memoir of a Drug Smuggler’s Daughter

Lynn Walker

2022 KINDLE BOOK AWARD FINALIST, NONFICTION Lynn Walker would’ve followed her dad—a Miami undercover narcotics agent—anywhere. She followed him right into addiction and his drug smuggling world and lived to tell about it. Barely. A jaw-dropping, true story about family bonds, addiction and the price of holding on when it’s time to let go. “Gritty ... Read more

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Reconstructed – A Survivor’s Memoir

Atta Ahmad

Have you ever seen your life flash before your eyes? Follow one man’s journey of positivity and resilience as he reconstructs his life after a near-fatal accident! Atta Ahmad was determined to make his dreams come true. So unwavering, in fact, that he was willing to forgo sleep just to reach his goals. Eventually, it ... Read more

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Burl: Journalism Giant and Medical Trailblazer

Jane Wolfe

The riveting biography of Burl Osborne, former chairman of The Associated Press and publisher of The Dallas Morning News, who waged and won one of the last great newspaper wars in the U.S. Burl is the story of one man’s unlikely rise from the coal mines of Appalachia to the pinnacle of journalism. After being ... Read more

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Free: When Love Sticks Around

Danielle Dayney

When Love Sticks Around is a memoir of love, loss, humor, identity, and above all, family—the one you’re born into and the one you gather along the way. Those are the things worth sticking around for. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Dear Dana: That time I went crazy and wrote all 580 of my Facebook friends a handwritten letter

Amy Daughters

When Amy Daughters reconnected with her old pal Dana on Facebook, she had no idea how it would change her life. Though the two women hadn’t had any contact in thirty years, it didn’t take them long to catch up—and when Amy learned that Dana’s son Parker was doing a second stint at St. Jude ... Read more

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The Real Jack Ryan: Former CIA Analyst Tells The Real Life Story of the US Government’s Top Secret Spy Agency

Scott Schlimmer

Hear the real-life story of the popular fictional CIA Analyst. Have you wondered what it’s really like behind the walls at CIA’s mysterious headquarters in Langley Virginia? Learn about the real CIA. Everything in this book is 100% true. The CIA made only minor redactions. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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DRIFTER

Dashiell Aston

Drifter is an autobiographical novel, a fiction woven into real events that takes place between 2008 and 2019, told by a young physics graduate, Dashiell Aston. At the height of the financial crisis, disillusioned, morally corrupt and dedicated to the pursuit of money, he goes from aspiring hedge fund City trader, job hopping across Europe ... Read more

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Don’t Call Me Nev

John Mikkelsen

Don’t Call me Nev begins with the adventures of a boy growing up in the North Queensland bush with constant companion Rover the kelpie-cross, an air rifle and a pet cockatoo. Early chapters recall shooting pigeons from the walls of one of the state’s major jails, almost drowning in a flooded creek, being stung by ... Read more

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My Twin Flame Journey of Separation, Surrender, and Release: Unconditional Love Through Spiritual Lessons and Healing

V.C. Pitt

An enlightening memoir that presents the deepest pain and highest love along V.C. Pitt’s path. Forgiveness is necessary to heal. Are you ready to drop your ego and pride and heal core wounds through unconditional love too? $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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The Villains Who Snapped My Spine

A. H. Nazzareno

The humor-laced and nostalgia-infused debut memoir follows A. H. Nazzareno in his attempt to make sense of a rare diagnosis. Written in a hospital bed and in the immediate weeks following major surgery, courtesy of Dr. Summeroff, an uncertain yet hopeful future emerges from a villain-riddled past. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Seeing Eye Girl

Beverly Armento

As the “Seeing Eye Girl” for her blind, artistic, and mentally ill mother, Beverly Armento was intimately connected with and responsible for her, even though her mother physically and emotionally abused her. She was Strong Beverly at school—excellent in academics and mentored by caring teachers—but at home she was Weak Beverly, cowed by her mother’s ... Read more

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The Secret of Life: A Memoir Of Getting Younger

Zeev Gilkis

The story of a cancer survivor, who began competing in triathlon in his sixties, showing that everybody can realize his dreams and becoming ageless! $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Drunk as Fu*k

Ryan Kanaley

“An unconventional take on a memoir!” – Amazon Review “one eyebrow-raising funny story after another” – Readers’ Favorite Review ___ Drunk as F*ck is part memoir, part self-development, with a touch of comedy. Born into an unstable family, Ryan Kanaley was eleven the first time he drank alcohol. By seventeen he nearly lost his life ... Read more

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My Friend Richard: A True Ghost Story

William Hart

My wife and I have a ghost living in our bedroom closet, when he’s being good. He’s a close friend of mine, maybe the brightest student in our high school of four thousand, who came to visit as a spirit with a favor to ask. Our renewed friendship continues a decade later. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Wisdom Keeper: My Extraordinary Journey to Unlock the Sacred Within

Chloe Kemp

GOLD WINNER Memoir: 2022 Living Now Book Awards — Books for Better Living 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 journey. With raw honesty, Chloe shares her story of awakening to her Divine ... Read more

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YOU CAN’T COMPLETE ME: But I Can! A Self-Love Story

Hayley Kaplan

Licensed counselor by day and recovering codependent by night…This candid memoir offers a rare insight into the messy, imperfect journey of healing oneself to find true love. For their seventh wedding anniversary, Hayley Kaplan bought her husband a customized back scratcher as a joke. The inscription read, “For that seven-year itch.” Except she was the ... Read more

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Square Up: 50,000 miles in search of a way home

Lisa Dailey

Have you ever wished you could run away and leave your life behind? Born on the “Day of the Wanderer,” Lisa Dailey has always been filled with wanderlust. Although she and her husband had planned to take their family on a ’round-the-world adventure, she didn’t expect their plans to come together on the heels of ... Read more

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How to Run a Marathon in 13 Years

JP Mac

Told he’d never run again, a middle-aged marathoner must learn a new method of running as he faces depression, cancer, and his failures in life as he struggles to once again complete 26.2. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Coin for a Dream: And Other Korean Tales

Mae Adams

Author Mae Adams’ latest book, the 2nd edition of “Coin for a Dream: And Other Korean Tales,” is a book inspired by her early years. This fantastic collection of tales gives the reader a huge emotional pay-off as one can feel all the emotions and feelings from the saddest to the happiest as all the ... Read more

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