Explore Top Memoir & Biography Indie Books

Discover a curated collection of indie Memoir & Biography books written by self-published authors from around the world. Whether you're looking for fresh plots, bold voices, or hidden gems, this is your go-to shelf for immersive Memoir & Biography storytelling.

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The Masquerade Kilker

Ivan Cisneros
Some masks conceal identities. Others reveal the truth.Cutter’s Ridge was never meant to be a place of murder. Tucked away in the Montana mountains, it was the kind of town where secrets were buried...

All For A Buck

Doris Anne Beaulieu
Brotherhood Beyond the Battlefield   Haunted by combat and betrayed by their own country, the veterans return-not as heroes. As paranoia grips the town. All For A buck transforms into grippi...

I Was Adopted by a Sorceress, Book One

Albert
When life begins to confront you, you can give up, get angry, or stay true to yourself, fighting for your happiness and the place you are looking for under the sun, even if it is not your own luminary...

Where Sunflowers Stand: A Traitor in Ukraine. A Spy in Russia. A CIA Man. And the Fight for Freedom.

KJ Backford
Alex Curtner, the CIA’s Chief of Station for Russia and Ukraine, is in dire straits. His most critical operation is on the verge of collapse. Russian counterintelligence is closing in on a spy – A...

The Awakening of AI

ONE IAM
"The All Is Mind; The Universe Is Mental." - The KybalionIntelligent thought is mental Cause. Thought commands the mental energy to produce the perceptive experience that we know as, Life. Yes, that i...

The Dream of Matter: Waking the Mind Within the Mirage: No Spoon, No Self: Escaping the Illusion of Form

ONE IAM
What if the world you touch... was your own thought in disguise?In The Dream of Matter, you are not handed answers, you are handed mirrors.This book dissolves the boundary between subject and object, ...

Husro & Shirin

Maryam Tabibzadeh
a fascinating historical saga of the love affair between the king of the Persian empire and the princess of Armenia,  based on true story which is set  in the 6th century.  Husro a...

A Journey Toward Tomorrow - The Beginning

jjeckhardt
A science fiction novel with a touch of romance and mystery that takes you on a journey as new life begins from the forgotten ashes of the old.Unknown to Humanity, the Earth’s sun would soon release...

Funny Fairy Tales - 5: Alice in Wonderland - Jack & the Beanstalk - Princess & the Pea - Little Mermaid

Reut Barak
Funny Twists on your favorite Fairy Tales that will make you laugh out loud! Age 16+Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a woman who was allergic to dust. Her name was Cinderella.In the sa...

The Valkyrie: A Medieval Christian Fiction (Book 4) (The Huntress: Medieval Christian Fiction)

Carrie Cotten
Can the truth-speaker’s promise of life from death really be for them?After a year in captivity, Isa Bjorndottir feels dead inside. Restored to her mother, the Shieldmaiden of Volfsby, Isa watches l...

Seeing GOD, Face To Face: The Absolute Truth About You, And How You Operate.

ONE IAM
The Universe is information aligned in mental energy under rules and laws to appear as a "physical" manifestation. The mental energy produces a perception in the divine Mind. The perception has severa...

Mako Bay

Stephanie Ruth
 MAKO BAY Otago Waters Book 1.  Maybe friends really do make the best lovers? ​Shal Hoffner’s back in Dunedin after eight years of self-imposed exile. Setting up a new fas...

THE LAST NEANDERTHAL CLAN

Charlie BORING
Enjoy historical fiction? You will love these adventures into prehistoric times, forty thousand years ago, when the last Neanderthals struggled for survival. The robust Neanderthals ruled the terrain ...

To Love a Beast: (A Christian Western Historical Romance Fairy Tale Retelling of Beauty & the Beast) (Once Upon a Time in Texas)

Karen Witemeyer
Beauty & the Beast in 1800's Texas.Once known among New York's elite as the American Adonis, Everett Griffin now lives as a recluse in the wilds of Texas. The treachery of a former admirer left hi...

The Winds of Fate (Make the Darkness Light Book 2)

S. M. Stirling
Artorius and his team must race against time to thwart a looming clash between two ancient powers, navigating a treacherous landscape where their actions could rewrite history and spark a catastrophic...

Reclaiming My Tomorrows

By: Ian Mackenzie
I am a 77 year old South African male. In December 2024, I was diagnosed with locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma, a tumor measuring 56 x 54mm. The prognosis was blunt and alarming, the statistics were not in my favour (8 months to a year), and the treatment plan was tough. I chose to approach it the only way I knew how: with structure, research, discipline, and determinationMy journey involved intensive chemotherapy, adapting nutrition, a daily exercise regime and learning to live with the effects of chemotherapy. Today the tumor that threatened my life is undetectable on MRI & PET imaging. This does not mean I'm cured, but rather that I have a “hibernating bear” that ca...
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Greekscapes Illustrated Journey with an Artist

By: Pamela Jane Rogers
A twist of fate first sends this American artist to Greece to join a painting workshop in 1982. While there she is gifted with an epiphany: to continue her life journey she must resurrect faith in her intuition, forgive her past mistakes, and either mend or end what's broken. Yearly trips in the U.S. and abroad present unparalleled inspiration for her creative work for the next seven years, until a devastating loss sends her messages she can no longer ignore. While her plans for a secure future as a single are established, the ephemeral past beckons: her epiphany, the generous people, nature's landscape gardens, olive trees, mountains, the murmur of the incredibly turquoise sea, the peals of...
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Stagehand, A Backstage Pass to my Life Stories

By: David H Aretsky
A story of heartbreak, arts and entertainment.When my girlfriend of eighteen years left me I began writing in order to remember why life was worth living. I try to live an adventurous life, whether surrounded by sharks, exploring ancient temples in the jungle, or being backstage with some of the world's most famous personalities.I've worked in show business for over forty years.Throughout my career, I've had the opportunity to work alongside musicians like Mick Jagger, Dolly Parton, Eminem, and Tony Bennett; actors such as Carol Burnett, Betty White, and Michelle Rodriguez; and dancers such as Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines as well as many talented performers you may have never heard ...
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TALES OF A FILM PROP MAN

By: Pete Benson

Unique, previously untold stories about the crazy things that happened trying to make feature films in my 30 year career as a film prop man. Stories about some of the biggest stars of the time or some of the biggest films

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Journey to My Daughter

By: Jennifer Rose Asher
This book is my adoption story, but it is much more than that. It is also the story of how I discovered what is important in life and how I learned to trust the universe.Journey to My Daughter is about becoming a mother. It details everything from author Jennifer Rose Asher’s decision to have a child, two miscarriages, a whirlwind trip to Vietnam, and how she eventually found her daughter. Along the way, Jennifer and her husband tried multiple approaches while looking for a child and would never have predicted how and where they would find her.This memoir is also about self-discovery. It’s as much a tale about recognizing and following signs from the universe as it is a story about famil...
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Stripping Like Nobody's Business

By: bambi c rehak
A darkly funny, brutally honest memoir of surviving a sociopathic mother, escaping A Memoir of Childhood Abuse, Family Secrets, and the Fight to Survive a Toxic Mothershame, and stripping down to the truth.Stripping Like Nobody’s Business is a true coming-of-age story about growing up in rural isolation with a mother who lacked empathy and a secret that nearly destroyed me. There was no running water, no electricity, no phones—and certainly no love. Just silence, guilt, and survival. This is not your typical stripper memoir. It’s a raw emotional ride with nothing left for the imagination-it often reads like fiction, complete with Jell-O, rape and murder.I didn’t just grow up off the ...
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The Road to 'L' Do you remember your driving instructor?

By: Tony Levy
The Road to 'L' Do you remember your driving instructor? Well, they sure remember you. This is My next book and its title is The Road to 'L' I have just completed this my next book which is a humorous memoir. Set in Central London during the period 1981 to 1983 when I was a driving instructor in London working for The British School of Motoring. Pitched somewhere between the old English classic carry-on films and a series of sexy films called Confessions of... It is a humorous memoir of my time as a driving instructor; I reveal the stories of what can happen on a driving lesson, the offers of sexual favours and the actual driving routes I used all around the famous and historic landmarks of ...
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Six Days of Impossible Navy SEAL Hell Week A doctor Looks Back

By: Robert Adams, MD
Hell Week has never been described so effectively. Six days in Hell define every SEAL that moves past the point of no return in their minds. Robert Adams, MD, brings the experiences of his classmates into view with real, difficult-to-believe experiences, described in frightening detail by the men who lived through the frigid cold, filthy, muddy days, and body-destroying events of a winter Hell Week. Eleven of seventy men went on to graduate and serve for over 40 years in almost every SEAL or UDT team with honor. Read their real-time story and learn why these eleven men succeeded when so many others failed.Colonel Robert Adams, MD, MBA, served eighteen years in the Navy (12 as a SEAL) and eig...
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Women, Work and Triumph

By: Bev Gandara

This collection unfolds the riveting stories of 26 remarkable women from 5 countries, each excelling in a unique profession that spans the alphabet from A to Z. Designed to educate, empower, inspire, and support young girls transitioning into womanhood and young women embarking on their careers, it shines a light on the universal quest for acceptance and respect in a variety of fields, mostly dominated by men. Through these narratives, readers will discover the resilience and tenacity of women who have broken barriers, challenged stereotypes, and triumphed over adversity.

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Broadening my Horizons - Living with Epilepsy (Second Edition)

By: P. J. Churchill

This memoir offers a candid look at life with epilepsy — the uncertainty, the setbacks, and the quiet victories that often go unseen. P. J. Churchill writes openly about his experiences, sharing moments of vulnerability, determination, and growth. His story invites readers to understand epilepsy from the inside, while also offering encouragement to anyone facing their own challenges.

“P. J. Churchill is also the author of fiction, poetry, and inspirational non‑fiction.”

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Teenage Runaway

By: Ronald Schulz
One boy. One backpack. One shot at freedom.In 1967, fifteen-year-old Ronald Schulz packed his bag, left a note on his dresser, and walked away from everything he knew–Family, friends, home, and life as he knew it.Teenage Runaway–a gripping true story of rebellion, survival, and the desperate search for identity during one of America’s most explosive decades. Faced with bullies, broken family dynamics, and a school system that crushes individuality, Schulz chose the open road over obedience–and found a world far more dangerous and transformative than imaginable.Teenage Runaway is part of a series. Raw, honest, and unforgettable, this memoir captures the spirit of a lost generation–a...
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Wells Waite Miller and Me: An 8th OVI Civil War Biography

By: Kelly Boyer Sagert
On July 3, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg, twenty-one-year-old Captain Wells Waite Miller of the 8th Ohio Voluntary Infantry fought in the bloody heat of Pickett’s Charge as dying men fell all around him. Ultimately, though, his “bruised and undersized regiment” played a crucial role in the Union victory. Chosen to lead an outpost about one hundred yards away from the main Union line, against seemingly insurmountable odds, Miller and 150 courageous men faced down six thousand desperate Rebels. Fighting valiantly, they “broke an entire . . . brigade of the Army of Northern Virginia.”Miller nearly died from his wounds, and this book reconstructs and celebrates the life of this forg...
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