Biography & Autobiography
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A Miscarriage Memoir
From an Indigenous woman's perspective by Laurie Decontie
When Laurie and Joe found out they were going to have a baby, they were very excited. They told a few friends, picked out a name for the baby, and even started a flower garden for their little one. But on the day of her ultrasound, Laurie found...
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A Mystic's Journey
Ashram Kitchen to Silicon Valley by Sandra Wales
For any one that has wondered about the meaning of life and why we are here, this is the book for you. Sandra takes you from her “normal” middle class upbringing in a typical white Anglo-Saxon Protestant city, to opening the window to the wild...
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Time and Patience
My Journey Through Stroke Recovery by Claudio Pettinaro
When Claudio Pettinaro collapsed onto the bathroom floor one winter morning, he had no idea his life was about to split in two—before the stroke, and after. What followed was a year defined by confusion, fear, emotional upheaval, and the slow,...
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Outrageous Synchronicity
Journey to the Sacred by Judith Crichton
Outrageous Synchronicity is a captivating memoir that will challenge conventional paradigms and inspire the reader to a deeper knowledge of life and relationships. Offering a unique blend of the mystical and the everyday, it traces one woman’s...
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Family Shattered
A Daughter's Heartbreak Through Elder Manipulation and Exploitation by Piper-Lynn
“So,” I would ask, again and again, “you actually believe this is acceptable? That it’s normal for a caregiver to become this embedded, this involved?” The worst part was hearing it from the people closest to me. “But your dad seems happy,”...
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Mindful Travel Sketching
A Memoir of Journeys Inner and Outer by Hiroshi Shimazaki
In this third and final volume of the Mindful Art series, Hiroshi Shimazaki explores what has always been at the heart of his sketching/painting activities, whether for academic research or for pure pleasure. Here he reminisces about times on...
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Remembering
A 45 Year Engineering Career by John McMillan
John McMillan began his mechanical engineering career in 1971, joining Combustion Engineering (C-E) as a junior engineer trainee for a six-month probationary period. He describes what engineering life was like in the 1970s when there were no...
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Resilience in Residence
A Story of Survival, Strength, and the Pursuit of a Life Worth Living. by Ness Mickey
Ever looked at someone and wondered, How did they survive that? Want to know what it really takes to rebuild a life from the inside out? Resilience in Residence isn’t just Ness Mickey’s story of survival—it’s a guide for reclaiming your life and...
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Behind Closed Doors
Abuse, Survival, and Endurance at the Lourdes Home Orphanage by Clare L.D. White
Please take good care of my baby, thinks Maggie, as she places Dorita in the arms of a nun at the Lourdes Home orphanage in Gozo, Malta. The young mother has no way of knowing that Lourdes Home will eventually become notorious, its name...
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Shadows in the Burmese Jungle
The Story of Red Maddox Behind Enemy Lines 1941 - 1945 by Rodney W. Anderson
Often referred to as the Forgotten War, the Battle for Burma was fought in a geographically challenging and isolated region far from the major population centers of the time. But for the people who took part in it, the battle was a personal...
