If you enjoy memoirs about ordinary Americans who seem in retrospect to live extraordinary lives, Two Good Deals by Ken and Shirley Deal is for you. The Deals, born in 1926 and 1925 respectively, write about growing up in the Great Depression, living through WWII,...

The Journey of the Most Liberated Woman in America by Barbara Williamson is the autobiography of a woman who founded Sandstone Retreat. The organization, which existed for five years in California starting in the late 1960s, was a place for men and women to live...

I was wrong about my first thoughts of The Appomattox Generals: The Parallel Lives of Joshua L. Chamberlain, USA, and John B. Gordon, CSA, Commanders at the Surrender Ceremony of April 12, 1865, by John W. Primomo. I thought this book would compare and contrast...

Eileen Bader Williams is a charismatic and energetic woman who relates her life story from her difficult childhood in the '50s to her wedding in the early '80s. Eileen left her family and college to follow an uncertain path. As a young girl, she questioned...

James Francis William Driscoll lived his life in the words of Frank Sinatra: “I did it my way.” The second to last child in a family of nine, James had a rough childhood that could have crippled him in many ways later in his life....

Ten To Life: Delirium Tales of a Covid-19 Survivor is a work of non-fiction in the medical subgenre. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by Mike Joyner. The book follows the author's experiences with Covid-19 which included four hospitals in...

The Luckiest Boy in the World is written by Patrick McBride and Dennis McBride. The authors have taken a subject that is dear to any young boy’s heart, and even many adults' hearts, and written how baseball, basketball, and football can help youngsters find themselves...

The FIFO Wives' Tales is a work of non-fiction in the memoir and anthology subgenres. It is suitable for mature readers as it contains true stories featuring distressing content such as assault, harassment, and suicide to name a few, and was compiled by Yasmin Walter...

The Fun Master: A Memoir by Jeff Seitzer is a real-life tale that tugs at the heartstrings. At the heart of this memoir is a father who demonstrates exceptional love for his child—and such love has become his compass in navigating the turbulent waters of...

Stuart Nagero’s Truth is Indestructible is a non-fiction memoir chronicling horrifying experiences in his wife’s life and his reactions to them. The author‘s wife, Vidhi, belongs to an orthodox Indian household. Her world turns upside down when her cousin, much older than her, begins to...