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: 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
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
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
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
Clean Food, Messy Life: A Food Lover’s Conscious Journey Back to Self
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
Everything Is Perfect
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
Dirty Love
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
Garage Band Days: A Memoir
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
#FitToBeWilliamson
#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
It’s Time to Turn Up! No More Trauma (Life Change Series Book 1)
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
The Intrepid Brotherhood: Public Power, Corruption, and Whistleblowing in the Pacific Northwest
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
Free: She’s a County Mountie: From Bulletproof Vest to the Armor of God
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
Where’s Chuckawalla Bill’s Cabin?: A True Tale of Being Lost in the Hi-Desert
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
Rooted HEIR
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
Burl: Journalism Giant and Medical Trailblazer
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
Free: Lost in Beirut
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
The Beautiful Addiction: Passing Through the Marathon Wall for the 70th Birthday
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
When Hope is Enough
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
The Grunts of Wrath
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
Salted Plums
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
