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The River Never Left Her

by Emily Benz

In present-day Zürich, an American expat, Emily Benz, buys a set of personal archives at an online auction, setting off an investigation into the life of a British woman raised in the early part of the twentieth century in China. What seemed like an innocuous tin of bonbons sold by a grandson soon turns into a can of worms that can’t be closed again, revealing family dysfunction that stretches back generations, a fairy-tale childhood, four marriages and a liaison. Emily must reconcile the woman’... more

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by Charlene Pell

Woven by War

by Dr. Stefanie King

Woven by War presents the intimate and powerful stories of a team whose lives were irrevocably woven together by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The voices of project managers, engineers, mothers, teachers, and children reveal the resilience, pain, and hope of ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances. Carefully curated through interviews over two years, these first-hand accounts offer readers a poignant reflection on the often-overlooked human face of wa... more

a stone's throw

by scott spackey

Six-time award winning author, Scott Spackey (also going by Krishnanand). A hedonistic descent from innocence to narcissism into the dark culture of IV methamphetamine, psychedelics, organized drug crime and sex in 80’s Los Angeles. Pot & alcohol at 14, LSD by 15 and slamming-dope by 17. Scott’s high-school friends became a notorious counterfeit & drug-dealing group in L.A. Intense, shocking and brutal to the senses, A Stone’s Throw teleports you on a journey he barely survived. A sini... more

Two Faces, One Life: The Journey Within

by Robert Hall

If God exists, can He make something He cannot lift? If God is all powerful, He can lift anything, yet if He is all knowing He can make something He cannot lift. The answer to this paradox is in my manuscript. This autobiography is an accumulation of over 15 years of writings. I'm 71 and have experienced many wonderful, beautiful, educational, and enlightening moments. I've also endured the dark night of the soul where nothing means anything, all hope is gone, unrelenting loneliness and extre... more

Gino's Contraband

by Gabrielle O'Donovan

Gabrielle O’Donovan is a self-starter and has built a career as a change management professional. When UK Border Police at Heathrow seize 270,000 cigarettes destined for one Gino at Miki National Co. Ltd., Gabrielle receives related correspondence which looks like a scam. In time, Gabrielle learns that HMRC has decided she was the intended recipient. As Gabrielle is pursued, HMRC treats her as guilty until she can prove her innocence. Why are her human rights not being respected? As the case tak... more

Playing Tag on the Roof

by Michael DiIanni Madera

Growing up with a father who became Boston's most notorious investment fraudster since Charles Ponzi and a mother who abandoned the family to become a Buddhist nun, Michael Madera and his brothers played a dangerous game of tag on their three-story roof—a metaphor for the precarious childhood that would shape his life. In this powerful memoir-meets-psychological-guide, Madera weaves together gripping family stories, professional insights from his work as a Harvard-trained psychologist, and origi... more

Suddenly Jewish: The Life and Times of My Jewish Mother 978-0-9854375-6-5

by Joan Moran

From the bustling streets of Odesa to the vibrant cities of London, Montreal, New York, and San Francisco’s Jewish Fillmore District, Joan Moran’s captivating historical memoir of her mother weaves a vivid portrait of one woman’s quest for identity and freedom against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world. This story blends history and religion as it takes the reader through an engaging saga about what it means to deny one's Jewish identity. Suddenly Jewish is not just one woman’s story — i... more

Time for Awakening: A Memoir

by Constance Casey

A remarkable shift alters the course of a midwestern mother's life as she heeds an inner call through the wisdom of Buddhist meditation instructions. Woven intricately with insights cultivated during her recovery journey, this empowering and radically honest blend of memoir and guiding narrative charts her spiritual evolution into abiding awakening. With faith and resilience, Constance learns to shape her own unique meditative expression, finding balance while navigating the complexities of pare... more

When You Pray, Move Your Feet

by Tom Logan

After spending years working with the civil rights movement in the American South and building housing for low-income families in Illinois, Tom Logan and his wife, Jocelyn, founded a nonprofit organization that has gone on to build more than 53,000 sustainable wells in rural African villages. His life's story is an inspiration, and a remarkable illustration of what can be done when we love our neighbor as ourselves.

The Ocean in Our Blood

by Tara Pyfrom

This thrilling survival story relives the circumstances of the Pyfrom family—Tara, Catherine, and their daughter Hazel together with their five dogs—as they face Hurricane Dorian, a monster category 5 storm, in the islands of the Bahamas. Born and raised amidst the ocean's embrace, they battle for survival as storm surge swallows their home, leaving them stranded amidst terrifying 185-mph winds. With no escape and no rescue available, they cling to hope in their darkened attic, awaiting the stor... more

Roz Mo Ood

by Syrus Sy

Love Letters from World War II

by Barbara Jane Hannon

The telegram from the War department was delivered to my mother on January 23, 1944 that my father had been missing in action over Germany since January 11. My parents had been married for only two months when he flew to England to serve as a navigator on a B-17 Fortress flying bombing missions over Germany. They remained separated for over two years after his plane was shot down and he became a prisoner of the Germans. What kept their spirits and hopes up were the letters they wrote each o... more

Finding Dad, Paranoid Schizophrenia: An End to the Search

by Amanda LaPera

Living on the streets with untreated severe mental illness that developed at the age of fifty-three, Joseph was all but forgotten by the world. His daughter, Amanda, had searched for years and still hoped to find him--she'd even registered her father in the National Database of Missing Persons. Her sister, brother, and stepmother had all given up or moved on. Ten years have passed when a call from the Missing Persons division alerts Amanda that her dad is alive, though his location is unk... more

Diane: True Survivor

by Ward V.B. Lassoe

Diane: True Survivor is the powerful story of a woman who overcomes a lifetime of hardship and abuse. The details read like fiction, but it’s all very real. Through a series of compelling conversations, she shares intimate memories filled with faith and resilience. Diane is born in 1960 to a prostitute in London. When she’s an infant, her mother tries to kill both Diane and herself in a failed suicide attempt. Diane’s mother is committed to a mental asylum, and Diane is sent to a British orphan... more

The Silent Echo of My Childhood

by Sylvie Lariviere-Traub

At just twelve years old, Sylvie Lariviere-Traub world shattered. Abandoned by her alcoholic father and left to fend for herself when her mother became too ill, she found herself in the care of her older brother. But a cascade of unfortunate events soon thrust her into the harsh reality of the Canadian foster care system. Here, Sylvie endured juvenile institutions that treated her more like a prisoner than a ward of the state. Against all odds, Sylvie battled through addiction, abuse, and pov... more

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