Genres : Life Stories

Gaining empathy through trauma is the gateway to a better life in this emotional and haunting true story, which features a young man who learns how to stay resilient despite the most horrific abusive family dynamics. Growing up in an abusive home, this real life and death struggle shares how he endured evil antics at the hands of a tyrant family member. Still, his will to survive and to protect his siblings remains strong through the spiritual guidance in hard...

Butterflies symbolize the fleeting beauty of life, transitions, and memories. Dr. Abbey Pachter is a nurse, a grandmother, and a savior of one very special butterfly, named Spot. She watches him eclipse, develop, and explore her living room, and each new phase of Spot’s life broadens her own viewpoint of survival during the COVID-19 pandemic. In self-isolation from the dangers of a spreading illness, Abbey learns about the inner workings of a butterfly–what they eat, how they communicate, and what...

Struggling to be an entrepreneur? Forget what you know. Success is not about how to win . . . It’s about how to lose.

In this gripping, honest memoir, Nikki Navarro shares her true story of abuse, kidnapping, and multigenerational trauma—and how she ultimately broke the cycle to find happiness and success.

What happens when a stable, happy life begins to slowly drift away? With honesty and confidence (and a touch of Duran Duran), Michelle Vignault shares her journey of ups and downs and how a special friendship helped her through the darkness to find a second chance at happiness.

This “warmly delightful, vigorously affirmative” memoir of a woman homesteader in early twentieth-century Wyoming inspired the acclaimed film Heartland (The Wall Street Journal). In 1909, Elinore Pruitt answered an ad in the Denver Post to become Henry Clyde Stewart’s housekeeper on his homestead outside Burntfork, Wyoming. Elinore soon fell in love with the land’s vast, untamed beauty, and filed a claim for her own adjoining property under the Homestead Act. Over the next five years, she not only made a...

Memoirs of a Doctor is an inspiring account of one medical doctor's journey, both professionally and spiritually, as he strives to balance his faith with the demands of his profession. Written by Dr. Andrew C S Koh, this memoir offers readers an intimate and honest glimpse into the life of a doctor, from the joy of saving a life to the heartbreak of losing a patient. Dr. Koh shares his journey of self-discovery and his spiritual awakening as he learns...

Coerced by her boss and fellow rivers guides, Brenda Smith reluctantly embarks on a rafting trip through a vast Tanzanian game reserve. If she can survive twelve days on the remote jungle rivers, then she must scale Africa's tallest mountain. After twenty-eight years of a safe and predictable life, Brenda is terrified of what awaits her in these dangerous wildernesses. She comes face to face with angry hippos, roaring lions and stealthy crocodiles, and struggles with the extremes of unbearable...

Beyond the Choas is a compilation of core values and principles that are simple and powerful elements of truth one can depend on in any situation. Th author, Don Kirchner, is an excellent communicator and storyteller, which makes each chapter an easy-to-read guidebook that everyone can relate to and understand. He is also the founder of the non-profit organization, Return to Honor. Its mission is to assist people on both sides of prison walls to make better choices and to...

★American Airman★ is a story of vulnerability, resiliency, and hope. No veteran returns home the same as when they first enlisted. More often than not, the scars and wounds go unseen and the battle doesn’t end at discharge. This airman's story bears witness to the men and women who, in fighting for our rights and freedoms, make unimaginable sacrifices and, then, must search for that elusive “new “normal” after sacrifice becomes reality. American Airman grapples with several issues regularly covered in the media including mental...