Biography & Autobiography
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Carry Forward
Against the Tides by Truong Ly
On nights of flight, a mother pressed her son against her chest—through jungles, graves, oceans, and silence. She carried him beyond war and betrayal into a future she would never see for herself. Carry Forward is not only about escape from...
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Around the World with a Spare Pair of Jeans
My Adventures Along the Hippie Trail and Beyond by Jean Ramer
With nothing but a backpack and an open mind, Jean Ramer was ready to turn life on its head. Fed up with a career spent in a classroom of unruly children, Jean decided a change of scenery was in order. The year was 1975, and the Hippie Trail...
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Extraction From Chad
by Rui Amaral
In this exciting and suspenseful real-life thriller, corporate security and safety expert Rui Amaral describes the hectic and dangerous, but ultimately successful, evacuation of an international team of oil and gas workers from a far-flung...
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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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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...
