Category: Biographies & Memoirs

Coin for a Dream: And Other Korean Tales

Author Mae Adams’ latest book, the 2nd edition of “Coin for a Dream: And Other Korean Tales,” is a book inspired by her early years. This fantastic collection of tales gives the reader a huge emotional pay-off as one can feel all the emotions and feelings from the saddest to the happiest as all the stories are captivating and literary gems. While reading this book, you can hear lepers sing for their supper, watch goblins wrestle, feel a tiger’s sorrow, taste snake soup, ... [Read More...]

Seeing Eye Girl: A Memoir of Madness, Resilience, and Hope

As the “Seeing Eye Girl” for her blind, artistic, and mentally ill mother, Beverly Armento was intimately connected with and responsible for her, even though her mother physically and emotionally abused her. She was Strong Beverly at school—excellent in academics and mentored by caring teachers—but at home she was Weak Beverly, cowed by her mother’s rage and delusions. $0.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Beyond the Song

Beyond the Song is an autobiographical novel based on the author’s coming of age in the ‘sixties and early ‘seventies. A singer-songwriter like her alter-ego Carol Marks, Carol Selick begins each chapter with lyrics she wrote and still performs today. Taken together, the songs introduce the themes of her story and trace the development of her character as she rebels against her strict suburban upbringing to join the counter-culture in hopes of fulfilling her dream of making it... [Read More...]

The Hero Within

He hadn’t a worry in the world until he received a deadly diagnosis. Would one man’s faith get him through the fear? Craig Huber was living the dream. Now a hard-working sales professional with an unswervingly supportive and caring wife by his side, after nearly two decades serving as a full-time minister in Central and South America he knew how blessed his life had been. But when odd physical symptoms sent him to the doctor, his heart sank at the crippling words of his physician: late-stag... [Read More...]

The Intrepid Brotherhood: Public Power, Corruption, and Whistleblowing in the Pacific Northwest

Deep corruption threatened to ruin jobs and harm lives. Intimidation, distrust, and secrecy became the norm among the executive management group of Chelan County Public Utility. Even in a small and semirural American government, corrupt leaders aren’t simply dishonest and immoral. They’re dangerous. A board of directors should hold wrongdoers accountable, but sometimes that responsibility falls to righteous employees. A riveting and relevant memoir, The Intrepid Brotherhood details a classi... [Read More...]

Camel from Kyzylkum

Camel from Kyzylkum is a memoir about the physical, emotional, and spiritual journey of immigrating from the Soviet Union in the late twentieth century. It touches on the themes of hope, struggle, family, and loss, while highlighting the compelling desire for people to focus on freedom and self-determination. Readers will gain a better understanding of how much work and risk people will endure reaching for a better life. Travel from Ukraine to the Kyzylkum Desert of Uzbekistan, from the Soviet ... [Read More...]