Memoir Books

Rocky: The True Story of a Dog Who Adopted Humans Nobody Else Wanted

About Rocky: The True Story of a Dog Who Adopted Humans Nobody Else Wanted:

Do you know what grief therapists recommend when you lose love of your life—talk to your family and friends. But what do you tell them when your only family and friend is your dog, the one you just lost?

Will they understand? Will anyone understand?

Pet loss can expose you to tiring explanations. You must explain to your boss that you need some time off because you lost your (special) family member. You must explain to your friends that there is only one friend who never left your side, your best friend. You must explain to your social media followers that a sad face emoji does not lessen the pain.

Pet loss can also be the greatest spiritual experience that you’ll ever go through. But to experience something great, you first must heal, and healing is possible only when you allow yourself to be shaken to the core.

Do you believe in the Rainbow Bridge story—the magical place where pets wait for their humans until they all meet again? If so, that’s heartwarming, but this is not such a story.

This is a story about angels called pets who never leave their humans behind. The angel in this story is called Rocky.

Maybe you will find something in this book that will remind you of your story and your angel…

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Seven Days with Coco: Stray Cat and War Refugee

About Seven Days with Coco: Stray Cat and War Refugee:

Do you ever wonder what a homeless pet and a war refugee have in common —they both wish to belong somewhere. They try so hard to prove their worth. They want someone to hear their plea for help. But they are often left to fend for themselves. Sometimes they find each other in an empty street, and together they continue on an abandoned path, trying to make it through another night.

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THE PSYCHOLOGIST’S DAUGHTER

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The Psychologist’s Daughter explores glaring discrepancies in one man’s professional and personal lives and the consequences of these extremes on his family. Although he was a psychologist, revered among academic and professional peers, the John Redman that Fleur knew at home was a painful enigma−cruel and explosive, distant but protective. Could Fleur ever have a true relationship with her father or be certain of his love for her?
As a memoir in four parts, reflecting different stages of the author’s life, The Psychologist’s Daughter is unembellished yet emotive, drawing the reader into the sense of pathos that prevails throughout the book. Fleur’s story reveals the deep effects of her father’s traumatising and volatile personality during her upbringing and growth as a woman.
Fleur candidly shares the painful impact of family breakdown, the longing associated with a missing brother, (which captured national attention), and what it felt like to live under the shadow of her father’s unrelenting rejection. This is a story that will resonate with readers who know the sting of heartache from broken relationships; it is also a story of hope. Through sheer perseverance and spiritual strength, Fleur surrenders unhealthy escapes and exchanges the lie of worthlessness for an improved self-identity and a sense of wholeness.

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Watching America Grow

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Welcome to the life story of a fictional man named Thomas Martin. Born in 1910 in Cedar Falls Iowa, Thomas grew up in a world when life moved at a slower pace. Horses still pulled wagons down city streets, most people were born in their homes, and died within a few miles of it.

By the time he turned 90, Thomas had spent his teenage years in the Roaring Twenties, his twenties during the Great Depression, and his adult years in the midst of a space race and civil unrest. He lived through two world wars and a deadly Spanish flu. And he saw new inventions transform daily lives, and watched humanity learn to travel the skies, explore space, and connect across oceans in an instant.

This is not just the journey of Thomas’ life, but the story of a remarkable century, told through the eyes of someone who had a front row seat and lived it. So, get ready to experience the real, non-fiction 20th century through the eyes of the fictional Thomas Martin.

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The Journey of Life: A Story of Love, Loss, and Unbreakable Hope by Gen Quimba

About The Journey of Life: A Story of Love, Loss, and Unbreakable Hope by Gen Quimba:

The Journey of Life: A Story of Love, Loss, and Unbreakable Hope is the poignant memoir of Gen Quimba. It began as occasional diary entries on paper, later molded into the book you hold today. It traces her journey from a childhood of poverty in the Philippines to her life as a domestic helper in Hong Kong, a path she chose with a single goal: to be able to provide a good life for her beloved son.

With raw honesty, Gen shares her struggles with sacrifice, loneliness, and the devastating loss of her child’s father, while celebrating the resilience, faith, and love that carried her through. Born from her own experience, her story carries a powerful message of encouragement for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) around the globe, while speaking universally to the heart of every parent, dreamer, and anyone who has ever had to rebuild their life from the ground up.

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Dark Skies: Tales of Turbulence in Paradise by David Haldane

About Dark Skies: Tales of Turbulence in Paradise by David Haldane:

Known for blending sharp reportage with personal reflection, Haldane pulls no punches in “Dark Skies.” These essays draw from his columns in the Mindanao Gold Star Daily and The Manila Times, offering an unfiltered look at the chaos and beauty of life in paradise. From surviving Typhoon Odette and the emotional fallout of the pandemic to cultural clashes and environmental upheavals, Haldane brings his signature clarity and candor to the page. His writing offers a rare blend of historical perspective, personal depth, and narrative drive.

–Manila Times

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Building The Beast: A funny true story of van life, DIY disasters, and one very big truck

About Building The Beast: A funny true story of van life, DIY disasters, and one very big truck:

The Comic Memoir of a Crazy Idea – 99c/99p – Limited Time Offer

WINNER: The Wishing Shelf Book Awards BRONZE – Adult Non-Fiction
WINNER: Readers’ Favorite 5* Seal 2024
FINALIST: Page Turner Awards 2024

When Jackie and Mark buy a HUGE 30-year-old army truck blind off the internet, they dive headfirst into the world of DIY camper builds, overlanding, and tiny-house living.

With four dogs, zero experience, and a rapidly shrinking budget, they race to turn The Beast into a rugged off-grid expedition truck, ready for their dream trip to Mongolia.

But their first-ever self-build turns into a whirlwind of disruption, red tape, disasters, and “what were we thinking?” moments. With their house sold to fund the dream, failure isn’t an option.

A funny, fast-paced true story for fans of van life memoirs, overland adventures, and DIY projects – perfect for readers who love chaos, comedy, and big dreams on six wheels.

As seen on TV: meet The Beast in a guest appearance on Ben Fogle’s New Lives In The Wild (Channel 5).

Originally published in April 2024, this is an updated edition with a new cover.

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You Could Not Make This Up, Even if You Tried: Book Three of Social Work Memoirs by J. Traveler Pelton

You Could Not Make This Up, Even if You Tried: Book Three of Social Work Memoirs by J. Traveler Pelton

Book three of the Social Work Memoirs continues the short, true-to-life stories (changed only to protect the innocent and the guilty); many are drop-dead funny, while some are tragic. You won’t find anything more fascinating than real life. If you think your job is wild, wait until you step into mine for a little while! I’ve met people from the privileged to the poor and most of their relatives; and all of them were fascinating in their own way. Thank you for reading and understanding. I hope you will find encouragement in helping others in any way you can.

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3mph: The Adventures of One Woman’s Walk Around the World by Polly Letofsky

3mph: The Adventures of One Woman’s Walk Around the World by Polly Letofsky

Polly Letofsky left her Colorado home and headed west across 4 continents and over 14,000 miles–by foot–to become the first woman to walk around the world. In a spirit of adventure, along with the goal of raising global awareness for breast cancer, strangers welcomed her into their homes. The world had embraced her. But in the middle of Polly’s journey, 9/11 flung us all into a crossroads in world history, and she found herself navigating a vastly changing world.

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Nobody’s Legend by Jason Ferguson

Nobody’s Legend by Jason Ferguson

Nobody’s Legend recounts Jason Ferguson’s remarkable journey from athletic promise to addiction, despair, and ultimately, redemption. Once a Division I football hopeful, he faced career-ending injuries that derailed his dreams. In the face of loss and identity crisis, he spiraled into opioid addiction for over a decade. But in the depths, he chose to rebuild—starting from the inside out. Ferguson candidly details his struggles, mistakes, breakthroughs, and the battles no one sees. Rather than letting his past define him, he demonstrates that transformation is born in the resolve to rise. Through raw storytelling and practical insight, the book offers lessons in resilience, self-worth, and rewriting the narratives we tell ourselves. It’s a call to anyone who’s been underestimated, stuck, or haunted by their past: your story isn’t over until you reclaim it.

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You Still Can’t Make This Up! : More Memoirs of a Social Worker by J. Traveler Pelton

You Still Can’t Make This Up! : More Memoirs of a Social Worker by J. Traveler Pelton

In this second book about my twenty-eight years in professional Social Work, I reached back in my memory vault to put stories to the faces that still come to mind when I sit back and recall those days. Some of them are drop-dead funny, some are sad and some simply infuriated me. I’ve met people from the privileged to the poor and most their relatives. Book two continues the short, almost true history of that career, funny to tragic. Names have been changed to protect innocent and guilty. It gets greasy, gritty, gracious and no way glamourous here. If you like true to life stories, odd characters funny to tragic, you will love this book.

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Hungry for Life: A Memoir Unlocking the Truth Inside an Anorexic Mind

About Hungry for Life: A Memoir Unlocking the Truth Inside an Anorexic Mind:

In this painfully moving memoir, take a firsthand look at anorexia through the eyes of a young girl. Even in kindergarten, Rachel Richards knows something isn’t right. By leading us through her distorted thoughts, she shines a light on the experience and mystery of mental illness.

As she grows up, unable to comprehend or communicate her inner trauma, Rachel lashes out, hurting herself, running away from home, and fighting her family. Restricting food gives her the control she craves. But after being hospitalized and force-fed, Rachel only retreats further into herself.

With a driving perfectionism, she graduates college with honors. But at sixty-nine pounds, Rachel is a shell of nervous and obsessive behaviors that have controlled her life. Years of self-harm and self-loathing have fueled the inner battles between good and evil, health and sickness, and life and death.

Acting on stage offers her moments of freedom from the skewed perceptions she’s constructed over the years. But her dream of a career in theater is not enough to save her. What is the secret that will finally unleash her will to recover?

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Secrets of Ancient Tibet, 6,000 B.C. by Michael Hawking

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Explore Ancient Tibet and its Profound Secret Knowledge. The civilization of very ancient Tibet—the lost kingdom of Zhang Zhung and its legendary tradition of sorcery and true magic—is among the least known and most irritatingly mysterious obscurities of history. Very little of its past has been deciphered and orthodox scholarship stands before Zhang Zhung in deeper darkness today than that which shrouded the Egypt of the Pharaohs before Champollion.
Archaeologists debate what the ancient civilization on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau actually was, when it came, and whence it came. Doubtless many chapters of Tibet’s ancient history will lie forever silent under her remote and desolate soil, yet extant traditions have been too readily set aside; academic pundits love to brand as mythical the accounts and traditions which have endured the millennia, and which mischievously persist.
As one of their most illuminating concepts, those traditions relate that there is a group of esoteric teachings—the ‘Four Portals’—which set forth the true nature of physical reality and techniques of powerful elemental magic, or “sorcery.” The first traces of the teachings are thought to have appeared as part of the lore of the pre-Tibetan Zhang Zhung culture that arose in Tibet several thousand years ago, but may have originated far earlier. Being a forbidden body of knowledge, said to convey enormous powers, the teachings disappear from the historical record for countless centuries, not to reemerge until the 7th century A.D. in the arcane scriptures of the ancient pre-Buddhist B’on religion.
Transcribed from explorer Hawking’s five years in Nepal and Tibet, this book reveals the profound knowledge of this long forgotten realm and its extraordinary secrets of sorcery and magic. An incomparable read for anyone interested in occult and paranormal studies. 2025 Edition, e-reader page count 294 (estimated, actual count varies with the reading device used). For more information, please see the ‘Preview’ feature on the bookseller’s page. Thank you.

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Feeling My Way Through the Midlands: Poetic Perspectives on Life After Loss by Chris Martin

About Feeling My Way Through the Midlands: Poetic Perspectives on Life After Loss by Chris Martin:

Are you lost in an emotional middle ground after losing a loved one? You’re not alone.

Narrating a widower’s grief journey, Feeling My Way Through the Midlands is more than simply a memoir of loss of a spouse. It movingly articulates and validates the turbulent emotions and lessons learned in the grieving, while renewing faith and hope for the future.

At age forty-one, Chris Martin’s life changed forever when he lost his wife of twenty years to cancer. With refreshing vulnerability and authenticity, this book shares his story of loss and his emotions along the often-confusing road of grief through a series of reflective insights and a collection of more than ninety heartfelt poems. It grapples with the difficult parts of the grief journey—questions, fog, loneliness, guilt, emptiness, pain, bitterness, regrets, lamenting, powerlessness, and deep sorrow. At the same time, it keeps sight of an eternal perspective based in faith in God, reflecting on legacy, gratitude, contentment, and hope in the midst of it all.

Part grief poetry book, part grief memoir, and part guidebook for grievers, Feeling My Way Through the Midlands is a supremely relatable walk through the aftermath of personal loss, challenging readers to embrace, express, and share their own grief emotions as part of their healing process while moving forward one day at a time.

A balance of raw emotion, encouragement to keep going, and wisdom for the road ahead, this book is a valuable companion on the grief journey.

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12 Sisters, 12 Challenges, 12 Triumphs: Tales of Courage, Resilience, and Sisterhood

About 12 Sisters, 12 Challenges, 12 Triumphs: Tales of Courage, Resilience, and Sisterhood:

12 Sisters captures powerful stories of courage, resilience, and resourcefulness from 12 women connected by family values, faith, principles of service, joy and sorrow, and strong spiritual guidance. The conflicts and challenges of navigating life in the South as part of a family of 20 children have produced experiences of personal growth that span over seven decades.

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The Girl Who Cried Love by Lindsay Manfredi

The Girl Who Cried Love by Lindsay Manfredi

In The Girl Who Cried Love: A Pivot to Self-Worth, musician and author Lindsay Manfredi delivers a vulnerable and raw memoir about chasing love, losing herself, and ultimately reclaiming her identity. From a childhood marked by shame and secrecy, she details how she repeatedly fell into toxic relationships and addiction in search of validation—only to find heartbreak, betrayal, and a shattered sense of self. Each relationship becomes its own heartbreak, yet each broken piece also shapes a larger mosaic of resilience and healing. Manfredi invites readers to see true love not as something outside to be begged for, but as the relationship we build within ourselves. Through unfiltered honesty, she explores emotional wounds, boundary setting, and the journey toward self-acceptance. Her story is a rallying cry for anyone who’s ever lost themselves in love and longs to pivot toward strength, worth, and wholeness.

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Life and How to Live It

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Life and How to Live It is a raw and deeply personal memoir by Philadelphia native Chaz Holesworth, charting a life defined by urban grit, unyielding resilience, and the quest for redemption. From his earliest memories amid the tough neighborhoods of Philadelphia, Chaz paints a vivid picture of a world where the harsh realities of poverty, family dysfunction, and street life intertwine with moments of unexpected beauty and humor.
Born into a tumultuous environment, Chaz’s early life is marked by the struggles of a fractured family and the pervasive influence of a city that is as unforgiving as it is inspiring. Raised in the shadow of broken homes and a legacy of addiction, he finds himself caught between the destructive cycles of his upbringing and the hope for a better future. The memoir does not shy away from exposing the darker corners of his past—tales of drug abuse, familial betrayal, and the raw impact of societal neglect—while also celebrating the moments of profound connection and unexpected joy.
As Chaz matures, his journey becomes one of self-discovery and transformation. Despite the chaos surrounding him, he learns to harness the very forces that once threatened to break him, channeling his experiences into a passionate advocacy for social justice. Whether it is his commitment to championing workers’ rights or his fervent support for animal welfare, every page is imbued with a deep sense of purpose. His narrative is punctuated by the soulful rhythms of live music, the escape found in travel, and the simple pleasures of life, such as savoring a well-crafted beer, all of which serve as reminders of the enduring human spirit.
At its core, Life and How to Live It is not just a recounting of past hardships but a testament to the possibility of renewal and the power of hope. Chaz’s unfiltered storytelling challenges conventional notions of survival and success, inviting readers to confront their vulnerabilities and embrace the unpredictable journey of life. His voice—honest, irreverent, and unapologetically authentic—resonates with anyone who has ever struggled against the odds, making his memoir a stirring call to live life on one’s terms, no matter the obstacles.
Ultimately, this memoir stands as a bold declaration of resilience, a candid exploration of identity, and an inspiring manifesto for transformation in the face of adversity.

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Where Did My Brain Go?

About Where Did My Brain Go?:

In 1986, a broken traffic signal changed everything.

A pickup truck hit me at 50 mph. I woke from a five-day coma with a mangled knee and a wired jaw. But the worst damage was invisible.

Nobody realized my brain was injured for nine years: until someone heard me screaming in my sleep and asked, “Have you ever hit your head?”

That question started my long recovery.

Doctors performed hours of scans and tests, then prescribed stupefying pills. Psychiatrists convinced me to apply for Medicaid to pay for these tests. Social workers reinforced the same message by proposing more services and searching for additional benefits.

One surgeon gave me back my ability to walk. One social worker helped me escape the disability trap.

Where Did My Brain Go? is a gripping, courageous, and inspiring memoir about rebuilding a life after devastating injury. It proves that recovery is possible when you refuse to give up.

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You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Memoirs of a Social Worker by J. Traveler Pelton

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Memoirs of a Social Worker by J. Traveler Pelton

You won’t find anything more fascinating than real life. These are true to life stories, odd characters, and survival in a not to be believed world of bureaucracy, poverty and families in crisis. Heart, chaos, and comedy—uncensored; with real lives, real laughs, real heartbreak. Join me as I remember the stories, faces and work of a career in social work spanning 28 years.
This book will keep you up and make you think. Maybe life in your world isn’t so bad after all…

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COTTON NAILS

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Cotton Nails is a raw, gut-punch of a story about what happens when men are told to stay tough, stay quiet — and slowly come undone.
Riley is a firefighter — steady, dependable, the kind of guy who shows up when everything’s on fire. But inside, things are burning too. He’s battling PTSD, locker-room bravado that belongs in a museum, and the creeping fear that things are about to get worse. Much worse.
The job’s not what’s killing him. It’s the silence. The pretending. The toxic culture that tells men like him to suck it up and smile. As Riley edges closer to the breaking point, the mask begins to slip — and what’s underneath might be the most dangerous thing of all.

Cotton Nails is part fiction, part anthropologic and part psychological. It paints a picture of one man struggling to survive in a hypermasculine world.

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