Biography & Autobiography

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Report copyright infringementby James Chess (Author)"I'm an addict."The first time you hear those words from your child, the world tilts. You want to argue, to fix it, to rewrite the story before it's even been told. James Chess heard them from his youngest son, Danny, and spent years believing the hardest chapter was behind them.It wasn't.In this raw, unflinching memoir, Jim Chess does what most parents dread even imagining: he tells the full story of losing his 33-year-old son to suicide. F...

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Report copyright infringementby Asher Lockwood (Author)He healed minds for a living-until he lost control of his own.In Adderall and Other False Prophets, Asher Lockwood delivers a raw, brutally honest memoir about the double life of a psychiatric nurse practitioner and CEO, Yale-trained whose world crumbled under Adderall addiction, bipolar disorder, and a toxic marriage.By day, Lockwood was the go-to clinician for high-powered CEOs, TV personalities, and first responders. By night, he was s...

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Report copyright infringementby Susan Stiver (Author), John Bryll Pulido (Cover Design by)There's Always More: A Journey to Self-DiscoveryHave you ever stopped to ask yourself: Who am I? What is my purpose?In the whirlwind of life, it's easy to get caught up in the chaos, too busy to pause and reflect. But what if the answers you seek have been within you all along?What You'll Discover in This Book: ✅ A journey of self-reflection-explore the thoughts and experiences that shape who you are. ✅...

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Report copyright infringementby Charles Gilbert (Author)An underdog story of what it means to find success after spending decades doing the wrong things and always looking for a shortcut in life. From being in trouble and struggling with addiction to building skyscrapers in downtown New York City and living the high life, Charlie Gilbert speaks on the rises and falls that led him to a better life of honesty, faith, and pure intentions. This is his story, and it speaks to the testament of man ...

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Report copyright infringementby Edward Heidt (Author)In Ed's account of 1965-1966, we have the advantage of his double vantage point, an artist's sensibilities: Ed, in that year of his letters home to his family, and Ed, reflecting and refracted as he approaches sixty years later as a Basilian and fifty years as a Vatican II priest, outstanding teacher, gifted actor, director, playwright, and friend. As person recursively looking back and forward, the Ed we witness there (now) is also the Ed ...

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Report copyright infringementby Cameron Coleman (Author), Sophia Cox (Author)Her Silent Song: Life in Perfect Pitch is a deeply moving and intimate first-person narrative told through the voice of a 17-year-old non-verbal autistic girl. With honesty, vulnerability, and poetic clarity, readers are invited into her inner world a world shaped not by spoken words, but by music, emotion, sensory detail, and extraordinary resilience.Written by her mother, licensed therapist, and lifelong advocate S...

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Report copyright infringementby Ashley Irene (Author)Irene grew up between two worlds: a grandmother's crowded trailer full of uncles and chaos, and a mother who appeared and disappeared without warning. Nights were marked by shouting, broken windows, and the quiet ache of waiting for someone who did not always come back.When the foster system became her only path forward, she stepped into it alone. She learned to pack lightly, trust carefully, and keep going even when nothing felt steady. Bu...

Three Faces of the Devil: A Memoir of Courage and Hope

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Report copyright infringementby Marly Bergerud (Author)"A Journey of My Soul,"Coping with childhood loneliness, fear, and abuse, Marly was immersed in solitude and her love of dance. Decades later, memories began to haunt her and surface the darkness she had hidden deep in her subconscious. My Dance With the Devil is a memoir that depicts an accurate tale of courage, strength, and undying hope. In the face of adversity, from gripping, often disturbing, depictions of the dark truths to immense...

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Report copyright infringementby Dianna Knox Cooper (Author)The Wheel keeps turning. The hands never leave.Life has a way of spinning us through seasons we never expected-loss, disappointment, and brokenness that threaten to undo us. In Living on the Potter's Wheel, Dianna Knox Cooper opens her heart to share her journey through financial struggle, fear, and faith-testing moments that nearly broke her spirit. From repossession notices to overdue rent, from workplace dissatisfaction to the sile...

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Report copyright infringementby Wellington McLin (Author) Number of Pages: 60 Dimensions: 0.31 x 8 x 5 IN Publication Date: May 15, 2026

Secrets of the Canyon: A Memoir of the Vanishing Era of Trading Posts

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Report copyright infringementby Linda McGee (Author) Number of Pages: 326 Dimensions: 1 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: June 05, 2026

A Field Guide to the Subterranean: Reclaiming the Deep Earth and Our Deepest Selves

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Report copyright infringementby Justin Hocking (Author)A radically inventive excavation of one man's life and our relationship to the earth by the critically acclaimed author of The Great Floodgates of the Wonderworld Justin Hocking grew up in a part of Colorado where so many things happened beneath the surface--mining exploits, underground nuclear testing just thirty miles from his family's home, and geothermal activity that heats one of the world's largest hot spring pools. His homelife, t...

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Report copyright infringementby Celeste King Conner (Author)Celeste King Conner tries to count her blessings-even when she forgets. Told through essays and excerpts from her former newspaper column, Facebook posts, and other musings on daily life, Don't Let This Get Out in Pinckard is rooted in the stories Celeste King Conner grew up hearing and learned how to tell. She spent many a long afternoon listening to relatives talk, gossip, and remember, absorbing the rhythms of storytelling and an ...

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Report copyright infringementby Lynn Kalemkiarian (Author)A Pawprint on My Soul: Adventures with Barney tells the heartwarming true story of a unique bond between a woman and her extraordinary therapy dog, Barney.When Lynn Kalemkiarian first met Barney, she felt an undeniable spark of healing, but she never could have imagined how profoundly their bond would transform both of their lives.This is a story of love, compassion, and the unspoken power of animals to heal human hearts.In this deeply...

Revolution, Modus Vivendi, or Sovereignty?: The Political Thought of the Slovak National Movement from 1861 to 1914

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Report copyright infringementby Josette Baer (Author), Dusan Kovac (Foreword by)This study, the first of its kind in English, presents an overview of Slovak intellectual history in the 19th century, including the debates surrounding the memorandum of 1861, the political stagnation of the 1880s, characterized by an increasingly Russophile orientation, and, finally, Czechoslovakism as the way to common independence with the Czechs. The selected portraits of six intellectuals and politicians sho...

Silent Battles: The toughest Battles are the ones we fight alone

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Report copyright infringementby Daneshia Drakeford (Author), Jacinth Headlam (Editor)THE FIGHT YOU DON'T SEE, THE STRENGTH YOU CAN'T IGNOREThey told her pregnancy wasn't safe. They warned her dreams might collapse under the weight of Multiple Sclerosis. They said her body and her life would never be the same.But Daneshia refused to be defined by a diagnosis.In Silent Battles, she opens her heart and her life, sharing the raw truth of navigating MS while balancing motherhood, caregiving, and s...

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Report copyright infringementby Krys Malcolm Belc (Author)From the author of The Natural Mother of the Child, an exquisite memoir about an amateur home cook's hard and fast descent into an obsession with food celebrities, including Dessert Person Claire Saffitz, Smitten Kitchen's Deb Perelman, Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond, and Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa When the pandemic sends Krys Malcolm Belc and his young children home to live their lives on laptops, he turns to internet chefs for com...

Thomas F. Walsh: Progressive Businessman and Colorado Mining Tycoon

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Report copyright infringementby John Stewart (Author)Thomas F. Walsh tells the story of one of the West's wealthiest mining magnates - an Irish American prospector and lifelong philanthropist who struck it rich in Ouray County, Colorado. In the first complete biography of Thomas Walsh, John Stewart recounts the tycoon's life from his birth in 1850 and his beginnings as a millwright and carpenter in Ireland to his tenacious, often fruitless mining work in the Black Hills and Colorado, which f...

Luttes pour la reconnaissance des peuples autochtones forestiers du Cameroun: Sur les pas du professeur Godefroy Ngima Mawoung

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Report copyright infringementby Bernard Aristide Bitouga (Author), Patrice Bigombe Logo (Author), Armand Leka Essomba (Author)Les peuples autochtones forestiers du Cameroun demeurent au coeur d'enjeux majeurs de justice sociale, de citoyenneté et de reconnaissance. Longtemps marginalisés, assignés à des formes de visibilité dépréciative, ils revendiquent aujourd'hui un statut égalitaire fondé sur leurs droits fonciers, culturels et politiques. Cet ouvrage collectif propose une analyse pluridi...

Remarkable Fun Facts and Forgotten History of Love That Changed Marriage Laws Forever: Fascinating Stories of Couples Who Defied Age, Race, and the La

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Report copyright infringementby Nicci Brochard (Author), Ben Chuba (Author)Remarkable Fun Facts and Forgotten History of Love That Changed Marriage Laws Forever: Fascinating Stories of Couples Who Defied Age, Race, and the Law to Be TogetherLove has always been a rebel. From star-crossed teenagers eloping to Gretna Green to interracial couples whose unions sparked Supreme Court cases, romance has consistently thumbed its nose at lawmakers, religious authorities, and disapproving in-laws alike...

A Warden's Path: From Tough to Smart on Crime

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Report copyright infringementby Percy Pitzer (Author), Jason Roberson (Editor), Charles Page (Contribution by)What if the man who ran the prison was the one fighting hardest to change it?A Warden's Path: From Tough to Smart on Crime is the unforgettable true story of Percy Pitzer-a boy from rural Wisconsin who became a Vietnam combat vet, a federal prison warden, and, eventually, a national voice for second chances.In these pages, Percy doesn't hold back. He writes with raw honesty about war,...

Good Damage: Tragedy, Lightly Polished with a Side of Optimism

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Report copyright infringementby Trey Toler (Author)Devastating and funny. Dark and light. Good and damage. A memoir that refuses to separate them.Good Damage is the debut memoir from Trey Toler about the messy, unscripted "after. " After the illness, the loss, the burnout, and the exhausting performance of recovery.The story begins with a Southern childhood governed by rules no one explains: sunscreen and flip flops are gay, and umbrellas are for women. Trey comes of age as the boy who coul...

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Report copyright infringementby Aleda Senes (Author)In A Book of Remembrance: God's Hand in My Life, Aleda Senes invites readers into a deeply personal journey marked by faith, resilience, and a lifetime of unforgettable experiences. From a childhood shaped by illness and humble beginnings to a fulfilling 50-year career in nursing, Aleda's story unfolds through moments of joy, hardship, and quiet miracles. Along the way, she shares heartfelt memories of family, love, and the lessons learned t...

The Final Bet: A Memoir of Love and Legacy

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Report copyright infringementby Amos Hadad (Author)The Final Bet is a powerful memoir about ambition, family, and the true cost of living life like a high-stakes gamble. Through the story of his father-a bold entrepreneur who built opportunities from nothing-Amos Hadad explores a life driven by instinct, risk, and relentless motion.From Israel to America, this deeply personal journey reveals the rise, struggles, and lessons of a man who believed every challenge was another hand to play. More ...

A Far Cry from Yesterday: Finding Tomorrow in Distant Lands

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Report copyright infringementby Manon Rinsma (Author)Sometimes, there's no direction. Sometimes, enough is enough. But how to get back on track? How to reinvent ourselves? Driving through a snowstorm and bribing border officers in Tajikistan isn't the first thing that comes to mind as a way to deal with grief and reconsider one's place in the world. Neither is taking a Siberian train in November or crossing North America on a Greyhound bus. Yet, that's exactly what Manon did when she set out ...

The Lost Season: A Memoir of Infertility, Motherhood, and the Worry and Work Demanded of Women

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Report copyright infringementby Stacey May Fowles (Author)One of Indigo's Most Anticipated Books of 2026. The bestselling author of Baseball Life Advice, Stacey May Fowles returns with the honesty, humour, and heart that readers love in a memoir exploring infertility, motherhood, mental health, and the work demanded of women. After years of struggling with the pain of infertility, Stacey May Fowles had her beautiful daughter. But while motherhood brought with it many joys, it also meant losin...

From the Pampas to New York, with Detours: Scenes from the Life of a Jewish Gaucha

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Report copyright infringementby Nora Glickman (Author)What happens when identity is stretched across continents, languages, and cultures?In Annals of a Jewish Gaucha, acclaimed scholar and writer Nora Glickman traces a woman's remarkable journey from the Argentine Pampas to Israel and finally to New York. Through a tapestry of autobiographical, interwoven stories, Glickman captures the richness and contradictions of a life lived between worlds-between Yiddish and Spanish, tradition and rebell...

Sometimes Wrong But Never in Doubt: How a Cuban Kid from Queens Transformed Wwe

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Report copyright infringementby George Aldo Barrios (Author)Author BiographyGeorge Barrios is the co-CEO of Isos Acquisition Corporation, and an award-winning C-suite executive. He previously served as co-president and board member of WWE, leading the company through transformative change and building a multiplatform media enterprise worth more than $5 billion. In 2017, Institutional Investor ranked George among the top three CFOs in the media industry as part of its All-America Executive Tea...

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Report copyright infringementby Finn Juhl (Artist), Christian Bundegaard (Text by (Art/Photo Books))"One cannot create happiness with beautiful objects, but one can spoil quite a lot of happiness with bad ones." --Finn Juhl"Art is art, and a chair is a chair"--for the architect and furniture designer Finn Juhl, there were no gray areas. Yet Juhl's designs often strike a delicate balance between the fine and applied arts. As one of the leading figures in the "golden age" of Danish furniture de...

My Brother, My Land: A Story from Palestine

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Report copyright infringementby Sami Hermez (Author), Sireen Sawalha (With)A riveting and unapologetic account of Palestinian resistance, the story of one family's care for their land, and a reflection on love and heartache while living under military occupation. In 1967, Sireen Sawalha's mother, with her young children, walked back to Palestine against the traffic of exile. My Brother, My Land is the story of Sireen's family in the decades that followed and their lives in the Palestinian vil...

Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism

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Report copyright infringementby Temple Grandin (Author)The 25th anniversary edition of this seminal work on autism and neurodiversity provides "a uniquely fascinating view" (Deborah Tannen, author of You Just Don't Understand) of the differences in our brains, and features updated research and insights. With a foreword by Oliver Sacks. Originally published in 1995 as an unprecedented look at autism, Grandin writes from the dual perspectives of a scientist and an autistic person to give a repo...

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Report copyright infringementby Edmund Gosse (Author), Michael Newton (Editor)Edmund Gosse wrote of his account of his life, "This book is the record of a struggle between two temperaments, two consciences and almost two epochs." Father and Son remains one of English literature's seminal autobiographies. In it, Edmund Gosse recounts, with humor and pathos, his childhood as a member of a Victorian Protestant sect and his struggles to forge his own identity despite the loving control of his fat...