Category: Biographies & Memoirs

Ascending America: Five Kidney Donors, Fifty Peaks in Fifty States, One Record-Breaking Journey

When retired emergency physician and kidney donor Matt Harmody joined a team of four other donors to climb the highest peak in every U.S. state, they weren’t just chasing a Guinness world record. They were out to prove a radical truth: Life after kidney donation has no limits. Both a pulse-pounding outdoor adventure and a call to action, Ascending America shows how extraordinary things happen when courage, science, and human generosity collide. $1.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Life and How to Live It

In a city built on survival, one young boy learns the cost of staying alive—and what it takes to finally start living. Philadelphia in the 1980s was no place for the soft-hearted. For Chaz Holesworth, childhood meant dodging gangs, addiction, and silence after slammed doors. His father’s world ran on heroin, his mother’s on holy fear. Caught between two extremes, sin and salvation, Chaz learned early on how to disappear: keep your head down, don’t ask questions, and pray someone notices... [Read More...]

Free: The Secret Life Of An ADHD Teen Entrepreneur

“The Secret Life Of An ADHD Teen Entrepreneur” is an empowering, strengths-focused roadmap for neurodivergent teens eager to transform their passions into thriving ventures—without compromising their authenticity or well-being. This guide redefines ADHD as a source of entrepreneurial brilliance, helping you harness your unique traits as powerful assets in business. Free on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

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. $0.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Job Junky

Fifty jobs, one restless dream. Job Junky is a funny, raw memoir of survival through work, grit, and chaos. As Kirkus Reviews said: “A sharp, funny memoir of work that resonates with anyone who’s ever had a job.” At 99¢, it’s a laugh-out-loud ride for anyone who’s ever wondered how far you’d go to keep chasing what you love. $0.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Angels of Paradise

When a British-American woman is accused of kidnapping her own son and imprisoned without sentencing in a notorious Bahamian jail, she must navigate culture shock, corruption, and divine intervention to survive and find meaning in the madness. Raw, funny, and spiritually profound, Angels of Paradise is the second book from UK bestselling author Barbara Murphy. The book explores the lesser-known side of Bahamian culture and arrives at the intersection of global urgencies, including growing cultu... [Read More...]

Listen To Me: How My Down Syndrome Brother Saved My Life

This memoir was written to honor my youngest brother’s influence over my life, the good, the bad, and the ugly, of living with a Down Syndrome sibling. It tells the story of the children of my family, despite our parents’ frailties, remaining committed to each other through life’s many changes and separations. Who I am today is directly related to who I needed to become. $2.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

The Overnight CEO: A Story of Adversity, Grit, and Turning Lemons into Lemonade

When Ladeira Poonian’s husband—the founder of a successful tech company in the 90s—suddenly dies, she’s thrust into the life of a CEO overnight. Left to raise a teenaged son and keep their family’s legacy above water, she had a choice: succumb to gender bias and hand over the reins of the company or take her seat at the table. $0.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

Dancing in the Dark

Dancing in the Dark “Little did I know that I would have to lose my literal vision to regain a true vision of peace, which is a vision rooted in the soul.” Dancing in the Dark is a memoir of transformation—a journey through loss, identity, and the reclamation of light in the face of darkness. When Eva Dalak lost her vision for two years, she was forced to navigate not only physical blindness but also the unseen landscapes of trauma, belonging, and ancestral memory. As a Palestinian woman ... [Read More...]