Biography & autobiography / Personal Memoirs

Retired at 48: One Couple's Journey to a Pensionless Retirement

by A. R. English

There was a time when it was common to have a company pension to live on after you stopped working. These days, company pensions are rare and a large percentage of the workforce needs to rely on their own savings...

How Precious Was That While

by Piers Anthony

Piers Anthony tells his own remarkable life story in this candid autobiography, a volume that is sure to intrigue and entertain his many fans-and infuriate his critics. The book begins with a review of the author's...

Letters from the Country: From High Heels to Wellington Books. A Memoir and Survival Guide

by Marsha Boulton

What happens when a city woman takes up rural roots and becomes a shepherd? Read "Letters from the Country: From High Heels to Wellington Boots. A Memoir and Survival Guide" and find out.

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It's a Long Way from Penny Apples

by Bill Cullen

Tis better to be born lucky than rich....

There are many ways to confront tragedy and hard times. Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt's tragic--and ultimately uplifting--tale of how one man overcame adversity and found...

Crossing the Cultural Divide

by Dominic Stewart

Crossing the Cultural Divide: the Gaffes of an Englishman in Italy tells the laugh-out-loud tales of Hugh Stalwart, an English teacher who decides to move to Italy. It’s the story of a man who tries to blend...

The Speed of Angels

by Manu Bazzano

"Truthful and full of passion." Eva Hoffman "During one sleepless night, the night of All Saints Day, the protagonist of this powerful novella wrestles with a cast of inner demons. The ghosts of the dead are...

Polenta and Goanna

by Emilio Gabbrielli

In a mysterious castle in Libya where he stumbles upon some unexpected vestiges of the past, the narrator is inspired to tell the story of his extraordinary experiences in Australia. It is a story about the...

Twisted: A Minneapolis Tornado Memoir

by Marie Porter & Michael Porter

After a morning spent running errands for their new home, Marie and Michael Porter's lives were turned upside down -along with the lives of thousands of others. On the afternoon of May 22, 2011, North Minneapolis...

The Men of the Last Frontier

by Grey Owl & James Polk

Part memoir, part history of the vanishing wilderness, and part compendium of animal and First Nations tales and lore, Grey Owl's first book was published in 1931. It is a passionate, compelling appeal for the...

Ghost Pine: All Stories True

by Jeff Miller

Jeff Miller has published the zineGhost Pine (originally Otaku) since 1996. Whether documenting his youth in suburban Ottawa in the late 1990s, travels across North America or his current home of Montreal, Miller's...

Mother Me

by Zara H Phillips

The adopted daughter of loving parents, Zara Phillips felt out of place since childhood. Although cherished, she grew up insecure and alone, consumed by a void she found impossible to fill. Isolation led to...

The Veil of Fear

by Samia Shariff, Robert Marion & Jennifer Makarewicz

There is nothing peaceful about Samia Shariff’s account. Life has not been easy for this Algerian woman, who was born in France. The third child in a Muslim family whose father is a prosperous and respected...