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Sure, I Can Do That: a twentieth century american memoir by R. Wayne Morgan Sure, I Can Do That: a twentieth century american memoir by R. Wayne Morgan April 20, 2012 Free! 32101 words Sample 30%
My father grew up in the poverty of Dust Bowl Kansas during the Great Depression. Sure, I Can Do That is a collection of stories that he told about his life on the farm and his adventures riding the rails as a teenage hobo. These are true stories of an American life, told with humor and honesty. They paint a colorful portrait of a man who overcomes the limitations of his circumstances.
It Was Too Soon Before… The unlikely life, untimely death, and unexpected rebirth of Gay Pioneer, Dirk Vanden by Dirk Vanden It Was Too Soon Before… The unlikely life, untimely death, and unexpected rebirth of Gay Pioneer, Dirk Vanden by Dirk Vanden April 20, 2012 $7.99 77759 words Sample 20%
It Was Too Soon Before… is the autobiography of Richard Fullmer who wrote under the nom de plume Dirk Vanden. He was a serious novelist in the early days of the development of the gay literary genre. The book tells the story of his life from his upbringing as a devout Mormon to his discovery of sexual realities to his move to the gay meccas of San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Weezie A Palm Beach Story: Fraud, Lies & A Columbian Mystery by Louise Ford Weezie A Palm Beach Story: Fraud, Lies & A Columbian Mystery by Louise Ford April 20, 2012 $8.99 65151 words Sample 15%
The darker aspects of life are inflicted upon Weezie, and her family. The suffering inflicted upon her father, fraud, lies and an undisputed charge of bigamy are the sins of the step mother. But heart wrenching story will not get you down, as it is full of funny upbeat stories from Weezie's unusual life.
7 Greatest Sportsmen of the Modern Era by Frank Oliver 7 Greatest Sportsmen of the Modern Era by Frank Oliver April 20, 2012 $2.99 48775 words Sample 10%
Who is the greatest sportsman of the modern era? This book compares seven contenders to that title. Michael Jordan, Mike Tyson, Tiger Woods, Michael Schumacher, Lance Armstrong, Valentino Rossi and Andre Agassi. Each chapter is equivalent to a mini biography of each athlete which means you effectively get 7 books in one!
All about Fidel Castro by Students' Academy All about Fidel Castro by Students' Academy April 20, 2012 $1.99 11677 words Sample 20%
No other revolutionary leader has influenced the modern world as has Castro, for his impregnable ideology kept him the leader of his people in Cuba for more than four decades.
When I Get Free... by Troy Sheppard When I Get Free... by Troy Sheppard April 20, 2012 $1.99 25564 words Sample 20%
This is a book based on a journal kept by a young man who was incarcerated in the South Carolina Department of Corrections in 2008. Troy Sheppard was a homeless drug addict. In the depths of his addiction, he committed crimes that he would regret for the rest of his life. While incarcerated, his thoughts about what led him to prison are explored and examined in great detail.
All about Edmund Burke-An Illustrated Book by Students' Academy All about Edmund Burke-An Illustrated Book by Students' Academy April 19, 2012 $1.99 12786 words Sample 20%
Edmund Burke is still remembered for two particular causes: he supported the cause of the American Revolutionaries; he opposed the French Revolution.
Husband Hunting by Danica Cook Husband Hunting by Danica Cook April 19, 2012 $7.77 98589 words Sample 20%
Eat, Pray, Love meets Sex and The City in this trifecta of tragedy, triumph and true love.
Black by Heath Black Black by Heath Black April 19, 2012 $14.95 36873 words Sample 20%
In Black, Heath tells his story, revealing the depths of his dark days in 2009, his struggle to get his life back and finally his triumph of learning to live with his conditions. It took him six years to work out what was going wrong in his life and find the right solutions. Black is about telling his story to try and help others who have lost their way in life.
Wind In My Wings by Fran Taylor Wind In My Wings by Fran Taylor April 19, 2012 $6.50 121986 words Sample 20%
For everyone who has gone to sea, or anyone who merely dreams of it from the safety of an armchair, sailing along with this very brave and passionate woman on her remembered voyages will be a delightful experience.
Kicking The Odds by Brett Sheldon Kicking The Odds by Brett Sheldon April 19, 2012 $7.99 28378 words Sample 20%
Kicking The Odds is the story of Brett Sheldon, who was born with a birth defect that left him with short arms. In it, he talks about growing up, overcoming the obstacles and preconceptions of others, and how he excelled in athletics and in life. Sheldon also shares how the decision to walk on as a kicker for Indiana State Univerity led to an appearance on the Dr. Phil Show and much more.
Axing Taxes - The First Amendment Battle of an Ax the Tax Crusader by Gerald Shaw Axing Taxes - The First Amendment Battle of an Ax the Tax Crusader by Gerald Shaw April 19, 2012 $2.99 24227 words Sample 10%
Doug Guetzloe has led his grassroots organization, Ax the Tax, to numerous victories over wasteful government spending. He formed a nationwide alliance with anti-tax supporters, but also gained political enemies who tried to silence him along the way, including sending him to jail for the petty offense of not providing a disclaimer on a political mailer.
Stepping In It: Marine Boot Camp For 19-Cents-An-Hour by Christopher Tipton Stepping In It: Marine Boot Camp For 19-Cents-An-Hour by Christopher Tipton April 19, 2012 $2.99 35789 words Sample 20%
A young man embarks on an adventurous start to his adult life, experiencing the pain, sweat, and fear of Vietnam-era Marine Corps boot camp.
Looking for Harper Lee: An Essay by Mark Childress Looking for Harper Lee: An Essay by Mark Childress April 19, 2012 $0.99 2598 words Sample 20%
Novelist Mark Childress (Crazy in Alabama, Georgia Bottoms) happened to be born in Monroeville, Alabama--a town Harper Lee called Maycomb when she wrote To Kill a Mockingbird. For years as a journalist, Childress was told to pursue an interview with the reclusive author, who refused all entreaties. This essay describes the importance of her novel to Southern fiction and why Lee remains a mystery.
Then and Now: The Life Story of Bonnie Baker by Bonnie Baker Then and Now: The Life Story of Bonnie Baker by Bonnie Baker April 19, 2012 $9.99 24549 words Sample 5%
Bonnie Baker had tasted everything the devil could serve up—alcohol, drugs, money, gambling, abuse, jail time, depression, even several encounters with death. Yet her life has taken a 180-degree turn, thanks to God and intercessory prayer. Now an evangelist, she is delivered from her past and has been living for Him for thirty years and counting.
Autobiography of Red Cloud by R. Eli Paul Autobiography of Red Cloud by R. Eli Paul April 19, 2012 $2.99 60974 words Sample 20%
Red Cloud—the only Native American leader ever to win a war against the United States Army. Here, for the first time in print, is the story of Red Cloud’s early years as he told it to a white friend in the 1890s. This manuscript brings us closer than the historical record ever has before to understanding the life of the Lakotas’ greatest war leader until the rise of Crazy Horse.
A Journey to Hell and Back: The Flip side by Charlotte Russell Johnson A Journey to Hell and Back: The Flip side by Charlotte Russell Johnson April 19, 2012 $2.99 69947 words Sample 15%
A Journey to Hell and Back: The Flip Side is the third text in author Charlotte Russell Johnson’s series of motivational books. Ms. Johnson true to form has developed a surprisingly unique book. The two major characters alternate narration of the story. This literary technique serves to mesmerize and hold the reader spellbound. Two separate individuals on parallel descents into hell collide.
The Unfeeling Wannabe Surgeon: A Med School Memoir by Melissa Yuan-Innes The Unfeeling Wannabe Surgeon: A Med School Memoir by Melissa Yuan-Innes April 19, 2012 $5.99 44438 words Sample 20%
The hours are inhumane. The people are insane. But you literally hold someone's life in your hands. And the one thing that nobody told me before I plunged hands-first into my surgical rotation, the thing I had to discover for myself, was that, compared to anything else in medicine, every blood-spattered second of surgery is so much fun.
John F Kennedy: The man and His Inspirational Words Famous JFK Quotes to Lift & Motivate by Athena Granados John F Kennedy: The man and His Inspirational Words Famous JFK Quotes to Lift & Motivate by Athena Granados April 19, 2012 $2.99 4402 words Sample 20%
John F Kennedy: The man and His Inspirational Words Famous JFK Quotes to Lift & Motivate
Muhammad Ali! The Man, His Life and His Famous Quotes - Classic Edition by Athena Granados Muhammad Ali! The Man, His Life and His Famous Quotes - Classic Edition by Athena Granados April 19, 2012 $2.99 3859 words Sample 20%
Muhammad Ali! A brilliantly edited and compiled ‘flip through’ guide to the living legend’s life and times and quotes. Not another boringly long and tedious list of facts that you can’t be bothered to read past the 1st page – This is your pocket sized collection of Ali memorabilia.
Barack Obama: The Unauthorized Biography by Webster Griffin Tarpley Barack Obama: The Unauthorized Biography by Webster Griffin Tarpley April 18, 2012 $5.99 274151 words Sample 20%
A massive, devastating exposé of the influences behind Obama - a creature of the Ford Foundation, utterly without principles. In his career in the most corrupt turf in the USA, the Chicago political machine, fraud and graft reach dizzying depths. His close cronies are multimillionaire felons. Obama and his guru Brzezinski will take us to the cleaners like we've never been before.
In View of a Precipice by Niehl Anderson In View of a Precipice by Niehl Anderson April 18, 2012 You set the price! 119511 words Sample 20%
The following is a true story of the events that lead up to and include the summer of 1994. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. They say that truth is stranger than fiction. Well, here it is. This is my story about life, sex, drugs and the paranormal. It is a true story about being possessed by the devil and the events that led up to that happening.
Love Your Traumatic Brain Injury by Alexander and I Love Your Traumatic Brain Injury by Alexander and I April 18, 2012 $7.00 7102 words Sample 30%
Enter the mind and body of a twenty-year-old boy waking up in a traumatic brain injury. Falling into dreams that steal yesterdays in your sleep. This memoir cuts cleanly through these first few days waking in a foreign world, with a foreign self, and reappearing family ghosts you once knew. This is an effort to expand the whole truth; for you to know the worst and provide for it.
Das Tagebuch der Wunder by Bruno Zimmerli Das Tagebuch der Wunder by Bruno Zimmerli April 18, 2012 $9.99 47014 words Sample 20%
Ein englischer Vorort im 21. Jahrhundert; ein ungewöhnlicher Ort für Heilungen, erneuertes Leben und Befreiung von Dämonen ...? 'Das Tagebuch der Wunder' belehrt uns eines Besseren. Keine Grossveranstaltung und kein Medien-Hype sondern einfach nur ein Herz das danach hungert zu erleben, wie die Liebe und Kraft Gottes das Leben von Menschen wie dir und mir berührt und verändert.
A Journey to Hell and Back by Charlotte Russell Johnson A Journey to Hell and Back by Charlotte Russell Johnson April 17, 2012 $2.99 77789 words Sample 15%
A Journey: To Hell and Back is a gripping saga of a young woman’s journey from adolescence to adulthood at an accelerated pace. This book is an exploration of a troubled teen’s journey into the underworld to emerge as an independent, confident and self-assured woman. Pitfalls, tragedy and trials that lure a young honor student into the mean streets of Atlanta and New York mark the story.
Mary Upton Ferrin - Earliest Massachusetts Pioneer In Woman Suffrage by S.M. Smoller Mary Upton Ferrin - Earliest Massachusetts Pioneer In Woman Suffrage by S.M. Smoller April 16, 2012 $4.99 16095 words Sample 20%
Biography of Mary Upton Ferrin, credited with taking the first step for Woman Suffrage in Massachusetts. To Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Woman Suffrage 1920-1995.
Escape to an Orphanage by Marvin Dorfman Escape to an Orphanage by Marvin Dorfman April 16, 2012 $2.99 76639 words Sample 15%
In the early 1940s a family is embroiled in scandal and a boy’s life turned upside down when his Orthodox Jewish mother leaves his father for her lesbian lover and becomes a Pentecostal Christian. Cruelly abused at the hands of his mother's sadistic lover, he is returned to a father who no longer wants him. Rejected by both his parents, he finds acceptance and dignity in an orphanage.
An Old Man Who Lives Alone and Talks To His Cat by Jerry Lane An Old Man Who Lives Alone and Talks To His Cat by Jerry Lane April 16, 2012 $2.99 25006 words Sample 20%
A collection of slightly fictionalized, autobiographical short stories from one man's life.
Nacido Patria o Muerte. by Alejandro's Libros Nacido Patria o Muerte. by Alejandro's Libros April 15, 2012 $6.99 61848 words Sample 10%
Nacido Patria o Muerte es un libro autobiográfico que narra la experiencia vivida por un joven nacido bajo la llamada ‘Revolución Cubana’ liderada por Fidel Castro desde 1959 en esa isla caribeña.
Born Motherland or Death. by Alejandro's Libros Born Motherland or Death. by Alejandro's Libros April 15, 2012 $6.99 73248 words Sample 10%
The book consist in a biography narrating author's life since childhood in Havana City, Cuba after being born under a Socialist-Communist dictatorship, then the years on communist boarding schools with interesting and funny stories, later becoming a jet military fighter pilot in the ex Soviet Union: flight training narratives, some poems, and confronting the Cuban Gestapo. With many pictures.
The 2012 End Of The World Tour by Jonathan Frost The 2012 End Of The World Tour by Jonathan Frost April 15, 2012 $29.99 37522 words Sample 10%
In November 2011, at the age of twenty-six, I quit my job and bought a one-way ticket to Bangkok. This book chronicles the three months that immediately followed that decision.
Flying Colors by Jonathan Danilowitz Flying Colors by Jonathan Danilowitz April 14, 2012 $3.99 65819 words Sample 20%
Jonathan cracks open many doors for an intimate yet revealing look at a world most people never get to see; Apartheid, civil aviation, Israel, gay rights & more “I really enjoyed [your book]. I read it in one sitting and found it absolutely riveting. You’re both a strong writer and a gifted story teller. Many thanks for sharing it with me.” Matt Mills, Editorial Director, Pink Triangle Press.
Papa and The Democrats by Dottie Hicks Papa and The Democrats by Dottie Hicks April 13, 2012 $0.99 2170 words Sample 10%
Old timer John Wages was a dyed in the wool Republican. In the 1930's when Democrat Franklin Roosevelt was elected President of the U.S. John and his pipe smoking, tobacco chewing front porch political analysts shouted: Anti-christ; Socialism; Mark of the beast; Communism.
Bitter Freedom: Memoir of a Holocaust Survivor by Jafa Wallach Bitter Freedom: Memoir of a Holocaust Survivor by Jafa Wallach April 13, 2012 $2.99 53906 words Sample 20%
Remarkable first-person story of survival in Nazi occupied Poland. Narrowly escaping the Nazi sweep in Southern Poland, Jafa Wallach and her husband, Natan, a physician, were able to send their four-year-old daughter to safety (they prayed) while they themselves—along with two of Jafa's brothers—managed to dig a shallow hole in the ground beneath the cellar of an heroic Polish mechanic's shop.
Spread Thin & Moving Fast by Ed De Avila Spread Thin & Moving Fast by Ed De Avila April 13, 2012 $3.99 142939 words Sample 10%
A tale of adventure, exploring new worlds, and meeting crazy characters. After growing up in an Irish-Mexican family, Ed became a restless street kid and adventurous teen. As a young adult he was thrown out of schools, became a golf hustler, hung out with artists, pimps, and actors, got drugs for friends, escaped from many petty scrapes, and followed his first love to the University of California.
Melissa's Gift by Olin Dodson Melissa's Gift by Olin Dodson April 13, 2012 $9.95 143869 words Sample 15%
A poignant, personal memoir, Melissa’s Gift recounts how a deeply solitary man discovers he has fathered a daughter while traveling years before in Central America. She evokes a capacity to love in him he has never known, even while she slowly wastes from the dreadful disease of cystic fibrosis.Written with beauty and power, Melissa’s Gift is an unforgettable story and a deeply moving read.
Roy Acuff and Me by Dottie Hicks Roy Acuff and Me by Dottie Hicks April 13, 2012 $0.99 1952 words Sample 10%
A tribute to Roy Acuff and his fiddle. Childhood memories of listening to Roy Acuff on battery powered radio in the late 1930's and how he instilled in me a lasting love of fiddle music. Includes my memorable and inspiring visit with Mr Acuff in the 1980's at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville.
Shute the Messenger by Graham Fricke Shute the Messenger by Graham Fricke April 13, 2012 $4.99 46746 words Sample 20%
Compelling biography of a remarkable achiever, successful author and aviator Nevil Shute. Fricke interweaves the sweep of 20th Century history with Shute’s life and writing career. A lifelong passion for flying led Shute to fly a tiny plane to Australia where he settled in 1948 His diverse experiences fuelled and inspired his many books including A Town Like Alice and On the Beach.
25 Chapters of My Life: The Memoirs of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna by Olga Alexandrovna 25 Chapters of My Life: The Memoirs of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna by Olga Alexandrovna April 12, 2012 $6.99 69145 words Sample 10%
Grand Duchess Olga Aleksandrovna, the last surviving member of Nicholas II’s immediate family, recalls her life and relationship with her brother’s family. This includes personal reminisces from the childhood and reign of Nicholas II. Also a first-hand account of escape from the Bolshevik regime and life in exile from a member of the imperial family.
Blessed Returns by Stuart Albright Blessed Returns by Stuart Albright April 12, 2012 $2.99 62215 words Sample 20%
Camden, New Jersey, is quite possibly the most troubled and dangerous city in America. Blessed Returns is the moving, deeply personal account of a young man's coming-of-age amidst a life-changing summer. Albright worked at a youth facility in the heart of Camden's blighted, industrial core, and he discovered a community governed by faith and resilience in the face of unimaginable despair.
Walking Through The Pain by Dean Alleyne Walking Through The Pain by Dean Alleyne April 12, 2012 $9.99 43462 words Sample 20%
Walking Through The Pain is based on a true story of a baby given up for adoption in Barbados by parents who think it has a better chance of surviving in a middle class family. His adopted father whom he grows to love very much dies when he is eight. After ten months, adverse circumstances force his adopted mother to sell up and downgrade to a much smaller shop far away from his friends.
John Somerset Pakington: his first 50 years by Andrew Harris John Somerset Pakington: his first 50 years by Andrew Harris April 11, 2012 $4.99 166445 words Sample 20%
A biography of the Sir John Pakington of Westwood Park, Droitwich, born in 1799, who was MP for Droitwich, Worcestershire for 37 years. At Westminster he served on many select committees, including that investigating the Andover Union scandal. He was also much involved in Worcestershire affairs..
A Reflected Life III by Cyn Bagley A Reflected Life III by Cyn Bagley April 11, 2012 $3.49 10213 words Sample 20%
This ebook contains ten memoirs and reflections of life of a small town girl who left for the big city. It contains "Death of a friend," "Girl and her horse," and "Mother and coffee."
Midnight Sun, Arctic Moon by Mary Albanese Midnight Sun, Arctic Moon by Mary Albanese April 11, 2012 $9.99 61091 words Sample 20%
A young upstate New York woman begins an adventure of a life-time as she moves away from her safe and conventional path. She is unable to resist the excitement and challenge of a chance to become a geological explorer in Alaska, where she maps remote wilderness areas and journeys to the depths of her own heart.
Mama and Me by Bette Nunn Mama and Me by Bette Nunn April 11, 2012 $5.99 300220 words Sample 20%
Includes many of the “Mama and Me” and “Bette’s Barbs” columns written for The Martinsville Reporter and The Reporter-Times in Martinsville, IN, for the last half century. The columns talk about things that happened—births, deaths, schools, store openings, fires, crimes, store closings, historical events, tragedies, wars, events in Martinsville and Morgan County, and stories about local people.
Marilyn Monroe: Legend and Tragedy, an essay in The David Morrell Non-Fiction E-Collection #2 by David Morrell Marilyn Monroe: Legend and Tragedy, an essay in The David Morrell Non-Fiction E-Collection #2 by David Morrell April 11, 2012 $0.99 7735 words Sample 5%
Few movie stars made as great an impact as Marilyn Monroe. Two of the men she married made a powerful cultural impact. In this moving essay, David Morrell analyses Monroe’s poignant life, which had more significance than any movie in which she appeared. Even her most knowledgeable fans will find something new in this in-depth homage to a star whose luster outshone her films.
One Bite Of The Cherry by Jacqueline Stewart One Bite Of The Cherry by Jacqueline Stewart April 10, 2012 $4.99 61547 words Sample 20%
In 1964, a young Australian mother is plunged into a land of servants, markets, crazy traffic and endless heat when her Army Officer husband is posted to Bangkok. A Bite of the Cherry, gives a courageous, candid, but often humourous view, of Jacqui's experiences living in a new country.
John Lennon: Quick Quips, Cryptic Quotes & Cool Comments! by Greatest Books John Lennon: Quick Quips, Cryptic Quotes & Cool Comments! by Greatest Books April 10, 2012 $2.99 2574 words Sample 20%
Like John Lennon? You’ll love this! It’s a positive reminder to true genius. No matter how many books you have about Lennon, don’t miss this – it celebrates his quick wit, sense of humour and undoubted wisdom, and his ability to kill with one word at 50 paces!
The Who: Before They Were Famous The loudest Rock Band in the World by Greatest Books The Who: Before They Were Famous The loudest Rock Band in the World by Greatest Books April 10, 2012 $2.99 8142 words Sample 20%
The Who! Every true rock fan’s No.1 Band. The true story of how the band actually got started on the road of damage, destruction and Maximum R&B.
A Satin Place/Hope After Abortion by Anna Houstan A Satin Place/Hope After Abortion by Anna Houstan April 10, 2012 $2.99 5915 words Sample 20%
Millions of women suffer from the aftermath of abortion. It's our country's best kept secret. This author shares her story. Nineteen, single and pregnant, those she loved and trusted the most told her she should have an abortion. No one cared what she wanted. Little did she know the impact it would have on her for the rest of her life.