Biography & Autobiography, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
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Reclaiming My Name, Niwahereza
by Yvonne Niwahereza Colangelo
'Reclaiming my Name, Niwahereza' is a poignant and fearless voyage into the realms of self-discovery, resilience, creativity, and the indomitable human spirit. Within the pages of this deeply personal and emotionally charged memoir, Yvonne...
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Backstory
The Many Lives of Granville Johnson by Granville Johnson
IN THIS UNFORGETTABLE MEMOIR, author Granville Johnson recounts his roller-coaster life growing up in Chicago’s Westside ghetto in the 1950s and ’60s. Anchored by his mother’s love and his own ambition and self-assurance, Granville contends with...
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Life Happens To Us
A True Story by Ashta-deb
In this heartbreaking, extremely personal memoir of a life touched by profound tragedy, author Ashta-deb invites readers into her world in the hopes that they might benefit from the discovered remedies that at last elevated her above it. Here is...
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The North Then and Now
Stories from the Hudson Bay Lowlands by Albert Chookomolin and Bill Keller
The Hudson Bay Lowlands that cover the top of Ontario form one of the largest remaining wild spaces on earth. The Lowlands are a sometimes harsh but beautiful place that has long supported the Swampy Cree people—the Mushkegowuk. The North Then...
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New Country, New Life
A Family Memoir by Chrystyna Zorych Holman
What is it like to leave behind everything and everyone you’ve ever known amidst terror, trauma, and war, knowing you will never see them again? How must it feel to come to a strange, new land, and have to build a community from scratch? And...
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Getting to Know You
Letters to My Family by Eleanor King Byers
The act of writing a letter to a deceased family member brings them back in interesting ways. And when the recipient of that letter is someone you never knew…that is when the true marvel begins. Getting to Know You is a collection of letters...
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Fifty Years from the Basement to the Second Floor
by Tom Colbert
In Fifty Years from the Basement to the Second Floor, Tom Colbert, former chief of justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, shares his extraordinary life story—a story of resilience, determination, and hope. From his great-great grandmother who,...
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Buoyant Passages
The Story of My Family, My Life as an Identical Twin, and My Escapes into the Canadian Wilderness by Daniel J. Demers
What started as a short account of author Daniel J. Demers’ ancestors, including their arrival in Canada and the many challenges they faced while striving to establish a life here, soon morphed into a memoir of the author’s own life as well....
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The Big Red Dog
American Mistrust of Russians by William Craig Lachowsky
The Big Red Dog: American Mistrust of Russians exposes the dual realities that exist in the United States today: the reality experienced by Russian Americans and the one experienced by everyone else. Without mincing words, author William...
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Batangas: My Sky and Earth
An Intimate Recollection and Reflection of My Childhood in the Philippines by Bong Serrano
When Bong Serrano learned that his older brother, Boying, had cancer, the notes he had jotted down about his childhood took on new meaning. Memories of his time with his family in the Philippines came rushing back. At the center of those memories...
