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►Breaking
the Gaze, by David Meade Betts. A true story of
transformation: intriguing, humorous and irreverent! An
entertaining real life adventure which takes place in the US
during the tumultuous sixties. |
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Life
On Santa Claus Lane, by
Darrell Bain. If you can
get through this book without laughing until your
ribs are sore, you are a rare exception and haven't got a funny
bone in your body. |
| Fallen:
Confessions of a Disbarred Lawyer,
by Anonymous, Esq. A memoir of recklessness and deceit.
The true story of one lawyer's disgraceful decline into
incompetence and his ultimate disbarment. |
| The
Return of the Prodigal Daughter,
by Lucy Boutaleb. A story of a teenage runaway called
Lucy who went through hell and triumphed in the face of
adversity, narrowly missing death and survived to tell a true
"stranger than fiction" story. 20% of the book's sale
proceeds will be donated to reputable charity organisations
helping directly Missing and Exploited Children worldwide. |
| Rising
From The Ashes,
by Michael LaRocca. [search by author] How Mom
raised 2 sons alone. She overcame rape, abuse, abuse,
alcoholism, and the death of the man she loved. I'm the one
everyone thought would be dysfunctional. My brother's the one
who killed himself. |
| Growth
Rings, by
Craig Maciolek. "There is more to evolution than
can be measured in a fossil." -- Growth Rings. I
was logging in Colorado. A life that was perfect for me. One day
I decided to leave, and I had to make some sense of it. |
| I
Love You Forever - Love, Sweetheart, by Fred Haley.
Losing a loved one is never easy. Find out how one man dealt
with the loss of his wife by writing her love letters, all
signed with her favorite name for him - Sweetheart. |
| Eat
First – You Don’t Know What They’ll Give You: The
Adventures of an Immigrant Family and Their Feminist Daughter,
by Sonia Pressman Fuentes. The
poignant, often hilarious, and always fascinating story of Sonia
Pressman Fuentes, one of the founders of the Second Wave of the
women's movement, and her family. |
| Plateau
of Satisfaction, by Andy Bigg.
The author, born in the United Kingdom in 1915, has
endured two world wars, a major depression and great success as
a newspaperman for one of the UK's greatest publishing
organizations. Emigrating to Canada in the 1940's would bring
years of hardship.... |
| Prometheus
in Bondage or All the Girls I Should Have Kissed,
by Kent D. Boklan. These
are not memoirs of an extraordinary life. They are the texture
of a fabric woven of playfulness and of lingering regret.
Ultimately, these memoirs are part of a quest for sensual
redemption. |
| The
Unsinkable Spirit: In Search Of Love, Adventure & Riches,
by Boris and
Shirley King. [click on nonfiction page 1] The
authors bought a ship and sailed off to the South Pacific eager
to discover new adventures. Does it pay to live your dreams? |
| Panama
Padre, by Samuel Moss Loveridge. [click on
nonfiction page 1] An account of Loveridge's life and work
in Panama during the period 1900 - 1919. The book covers his
challenges as a missionary, an unofficial social worker, a medic
and a prison visitor. |
| A
Fascination for Fish: Adventures of an Underwater Pioneer,
by David C. Powell. A
wonderful tale of Powell’s adventures (and misadventures) as
he worked to capture the essence of the ocean and bring it to
public view.
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| Prozac
Diary, by Lauren Slater. The author describes in
this provocative and funny memoir the ups and downs of living on
Prozac for ten years, and the strange adjustments she had to
make to living a "normal life." |
| Son
For All Seasons: A Story about a Mother, Her Son, and His
Suicide, by Patricia Spork. Discover how one mother overcame despair and
suicide ideation, and learn the details leading up to and after
her 19-year-old son's self-inflicted death. |
| Octagon
The Early Years, by Ryan Kelly. Ryan Kelly's memoir is a
true account of a young boy's life set in the time frame of 1943
to 1960. Ryan shares a unique view of a boy dealing with a
dysfunctional family and his sexual identity. |
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Growing Up Mostly Normal in the Middle of Nowhere: a Memoir,
by John Sheirer. With the
depth of a memoir and the flow of a novel, Sheirer chronicles how
his simple youth of farm, sports, school, nature, and family led
him to an unlikely adulthood as an author and college professor. |
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