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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Reciprocity
D.C. Gilbert
Gilbert delivers a high-octane blend of emotional depth, tactical precision, and unflinching realism in his latest installment in the JD Cordell series. JD Cordell, a recently retired US Navy SEA...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Mako Bay
Stephanie Ruth
MAKO BAYOtago 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 fashion boutique and j...
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 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...
Terminal Love
Audible Publishers
In a world of ticking clocks and hospital beds, Terminal Love is a story about what it truly means to live—told through the raw, beautiful chaos of two people who weren’t supposed to fall in love....
The Regression Strain
Kevin Hwang
Nobody’s safe when the inner beast awakens...Dr. Peter Palma joins the medical team of the Paradise to treat passengers for minor ailments as the cruise ship sails across the Atlantic. But something...
The Death Wizard Chronicles: Volume 1
Jim Melvin
Enter a world where death is not final—it's a magical fuel.In the desert kingdom of Triken, sorcery is feared, power is brutal, and one man defies the laws of life itself. Torg, a Death Wizard, draw...
The Suicide Detective
William Bach
When a high-stakes mission to capture a ruthless Al Qaeda terrorist goes horribly wrong, U.S. Army Sergeant Amber Downing is taken captive—vanishing behind enemy lines in Iraq. Her devoted military ...
My Way on the Camino Portuguese
John Seegers
What happens when the road demands more than your body can give—but your spirit refuses to quit?In My Way on the Camino Portuguese, John Seegers shares the honest, humorous, and deeply personal stor...
The Fulcrum: A Novel
Michael Decter
In this sweeping climate thriller, an economist and a public servant join forces—and hearts—to navigate a dangerous international conflict and imminent environmental disaster.Matthew Rice needs a ...
The Reborn Prince (Mages in the Mundane Book 1)
Julianne Munich
He was a prince, forced into a new life as a pauper.Luc, a poor but vain young man in 1775 Paris, is confused by his dreams of gilded ballrooms and unknown people in lace and jewels. What's more, ever...
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 GandaraThis 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.
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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DRUMMING UP THE DEAD - My Paranormal Experiences
By: Jean Boomer Grenier
DRUMMING UP THE DEAD :A collection of truly compelling, haunting and paranormal stories from childhood to present day written by drummer Jéan Boomer Grenier. A look into the afterlife consisting of spine-chilling horror, the unexplained and validation that there is something after this life as we know it. Jéan Boomer Grenier shares his personal experiences and takes you deep into various aspects of paranormal hauntings, poltergeists, premonitions and unexplainable happenings that he has witnessed first hand.Mystery, bewilderment and the longing to know what comes after this lifetime has always been a question of intrigue. These stories will keep you on the edge of your seat. They provide y...
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11 Days After 9/11 - Stories, Proclamations and Manifestos of Rising From The Ashes
By: VANESSA R. PITTMAN
In just 11 days, my world — and the world we all knew — was changed forever.This is my story. My truth. My journey through the smoke, the silence, and the shattered pieces of life after September 11, 2001. 11 Days After 9/11 takes you beyond the headlines and into the raw, unfiltered emotions of living through history — not as a bystander, but as someone who had to rebuild from the rubble.In these pages, I share the proclamations I made to myself when hope seemed impossible, the manifestos that kept me moving when the weight of loss felt unbearable, and the stories that prove even in the darkest ashes, light still fights to break through.This is more than a memoir — it’s proof that...
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Our Lives in Pieces: A Collection of Flash Memoir Essays
By: Tracie Adams
Adams compiles a moving collection that reflects on the grace found in life’s broken edges, recognizing that in those moments, “when we are holding the shattered pieces in our hands, we realize we are only beginning to see the beauty of the story as it unfolds.” The essays touch on the lost dreams that come with dying too soon and too young—from a nephew’s final goodbyes due to leukemia complications to a decades-old friendship cut short by terminal cancer—while also brushing up against lighter fare, as in “Sound Advice from Your Favorite Pants,” a recounting of the good times spent traveling and celebrating special occasions with a cherished pair of jeans.As a hospice volunt...
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MEA CULPA - A Plea of Innocence
By: Bruno Cocorocchio
A powerful memoir that dives deep into the childhood and psyche of the author, Mea Culpa: A Plea of Innocence chronicles the lifelong struggle of a boy—and later a man—to gain his parents’ approval. Longing particularly to ease his mother’s ever-present pain, he carries a misplaced guilt into every aspect—and relationship—of his life.In a series of vignettes, the reader is transported back in time to a small mountain village in post-war Italy. Amidst ruins and famine, a young family grapples with poverty. Growing up in such dire circumstances, the only coping strategy for the young boy is to imagine himself as a Roman centurion in command of an army. Adding to his stress is a mot...
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The Pianist's Only Daughter: A Memoir
By: Kathryn Betts Adams
The Pianist’s Only Daughter is a frank, humorous and poignant memoir that explores aging in an aging expert's own family. Only daughter and geriatric social worker Kathryn Betts Adams brings to life her colorful, emotionally volatile parents, an English teacher/poet and a music professor/concert pianist, from their heady youth through their final years. As they reach old age and need her help, the author struggles with recurring family dynamics and disappointments, along with limitations to the American healthcare system for older adults. Between her mother's decline with Parkinson's disease and her dramatic father's wish to be in charge, managing their care proves challenging despite the ...
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How Hollywood Got Sex and Life All Wrong
By: James Bruce
James Bruce: A Life Lived, A Story Told is a deeply personal and authentic autobiography, chronicling the true journey of my life in my own words. Rooted in the essence of the term itself—a self-created narrative—this book offers a window into my unique experiences, the remarkable people I've encountered, and the diverse places that have shaped my path.From tracing the threads of my ancestry through diligent research, family stories, and digital archives, to recounting vivid memories from childhood to the present day, each chapter invites readers into the heart of my world. With heartfelt recollections and candid reflections, the story unfolds from the introduction of my parents to the m...
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