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A Place to Be
Jatinder Cheema survives the 1947 Partition as a child, then builds a long career with USAID, serving across Asia, Africa, Central Asia, Armenia, Afghanistan, Eritrea, and more. A Place to Be follows the choices that shaped her life as a woman moving from post to post, turning unfamiliar countries—often hardship assignments in remote regions—into home. Her journey illuminates the complicated intersection of development, humanitarian aid, and American diplomacy.
The issue of belonging and home resonates through this fascinating memoir
—Rita Mae Reese, author of The Book of Hulga -
A Prophet and a Scribe
In this third installment, Michael Lutterschmidt—a self-described “Targeted Individual”—recounts an apprenticeship with Daniel Collazo, a young man he believes has extraordinary perception and access to unseen realms. As Michael’s sense of reality shifts, he reframes his life as an apostolic calling: to share hard-won insights, the “bounties” he says await everyone, and warnings about looming threats he insists demand attention.
this book is going to change the future of how we perceive our universe
—Lori, verified review on Amazon -
An Improbable Series of Risky Events
After dying on the operating table, Gary Lindberg wakes with most of his memories erased. Determined to recover them, he reconstructs a life defined by risk and an intolerance for boredom—spanning Hollywood, magic and music, wartime horrors, monster hunts, heists, cartel encounters, murders, mysteries, and even space exploration. These memoirs emerge from years of recollection and interviews with family and friends.
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Beyond the Lesson Plan
Award-winning teacher Steve Cwodzinski never taught only the curriculum. Drawing on his own hard-won lessons—growing up, surviving a life-threatening accident, and learning about values, relationships, curiosity, and courage—he wove personal stories into class. Over thirty-three years, he distilled those “mental excursions” into thirty-three provocative questions that helped guide his students’ lives, often with magical results. Now these questions are yours, inviting readers of any age to keep exploring—and never stop seeking their own answers.
A touching, funny, and always insightful memoir
—Amazon customer, verified review on Amazon -
Bless Me Father, for I Have Sinned
In Bless Me, Father, for I Have Sinned, Dan Geiger shares the confessional coming-of-age story many carry but rarely tell. Growing up in remote Montana amid Cold War fears, religion, family pressures, the tumult of the 1960s, and Vietnam, he learns to laugh at his own flaws, confess outrageous choices, grieve lost friends, and heal. Expect youthful adventures, first loves, road trips, religious guilt, and hard-won enlightenment.
A handbook for generations of readers and writers who believe that many voices are better than a few.
—Marly Rusoff, founder of The Loft Literary Center -
Blood is Thicker than Vodka
From the cold streets of 1970s Britain to Malibu’s 1980s opulence, Janine’s life careens through dangerous exploits, destructive relationships, and alcohol-fueled flight. Abused and neglected by once-socialite parents—and haunted by a manipulative, drunken mother—her attempts to escape only deepen the darkness. Decades later, Janine and her daughter Katie, estranged by addiction, try to reconnect while writing this memoir together. As Katie traces her mother’s turbulent past, Janine recognizes she was fighting to survive. Together, they rebuild trust, proving forgiveness can redeem.
An incredibly gripping story
—Michelle Ouellet, verified review on Amazon -
Brando on Elvis
In 2018, Letters from Elvis revealed Elvis Presley’s correspondence with confidante Carmen Montez, but legal limits prevented full reprints of related letters. Brando on Elvis: In His Own Words lifts those restrictions, presenting the complete, authenticated Marlon Brando letters about Elvis—an intimate account of friendship, trauma, and rupture, with surprising new insight into Elvis’s private life.
This book shows a tremendous amount of heart and courage
—Violet Light -
Care Under Fire
For many veterans, Vietnam remains indelible—thanks in part to frontline combat medics like Bill “Doc” Strusinski. In Care Under Fire, Strusinski places readers in the terror of firefights, the exhaustion of relentless patrols, and the anguish of losing friends despite desperate efforts to save them. Medics were targeted and forced to treat the wounded under fire. More than a war memoir, this is the story of a man transformed by the sacred duty of caring for others in combat.
an account not told by the scholars and politicians
—Lawrence Redmond -
Cold War Cadence
Cold War Cadence: A Military Musician’s Berlin Memoir, 1988–1991 follows Army bandsman Bruce Gleason through the final years of a divided city haunted by Prussian and Nazi echoes. Drawing on meticulous notes, letters, articles, and photos, he captures the daily work of military musicians and the texture of Berlin on the cusp of change. The result is vivid Cold War history, enriched by an entertaining European and Asian travelogue.
a fascinating read for anyone interested in military, cultural, and world history
—Raoul Camus, author of Military Music of the American Revolution -
Dear David
Dear David: Dealing with My Son’s Addiction One Letter at a Time is an extraordinarily poignant record of a tenacious mother’s use of a blog to send a loving siren call to her son while he lived on the street, vulnerable and drug addicted. The book includes a brilliant forward by Daniel D. Mauer, author of Sobriety: A Graphic Novel.
Compelling, heart-wrenching, intensely personal, Dear David… is an absolutely absorbing read from beginning to end.
—Midwest Book Reviews -
Diamonds – Liars and Thieves
Enter Chicago’s eccentric diamond trade as Gia Nichols reveals the secrets behind the sparkle. In this candid, darkly funny memoir, she navigates a high-stakes world where jewels move fast and trust is scarce—alongside the quirky rise of 1990s internet dating. Unforgettable characters, harassment, and unexpected spicy detours make Diamonds—Liars and Thieves a guilty-pleasure ride proving truth is stranger than fiction.
surprising and eye-opening
—Treesa on Amazon -
Echoes of a Global Life
Part memoir, part travelogue, part history, this is Kathleen’s life of constant movement—goodbyes, new cities, and survival with humor amid trauma. From Burma to the U.S., Mexico, Colombia, Nigeria, Switzerland, and Russia, her family endures coups, riots, and unrest. A third-culture kid, rootless and resilient, she later lives in Moscow for nine years in the 1990s, witnessing history—and making a terrifying exit. Life is never boring.
A fascinating first-person account of a unique ex-pat upbringing
—Professor Tina Norton Buck, Austin, Texas -
Extrajudicial Execution
TARGETED INDIVIDUAL defines a person allegedly singled out for covert surveillance, intimidation, and harm. In this candid memoir, a self-described TI recounts six years of psychological, emotional, and physical torment—methods he believes were used to destroy his health, finances, reputation, and family, driving him toward suicide. Framed as a cautionary tale, he argues thousands worldwide suffer similar targeting in silence.
Riveting…. an amazing story
—Lori, review on Amazon -
In the Cobwebs of My Mind
Inspired by an essay written in early recovery after Megan Bacigalupo survived a spontaneous ruptured brain hemorrhage, In the Cobwebs of My Mind becomes a vivid, theatrical, avant-garde healing journey. Teetering between ghost-dancing hallucinations and the daily rituals of hospital life—staff, family, friends—it offers a poetic, imaginative ride through two worlds, rich with possibility and hard-won hope.
That this eclectic soul was able to remember the juxtaposed visions and hallucinations is our gift.
—Tim Miejan, editor of The Edge (1996–2020) -
Kayaking the Great Circle Trilogy
Some people chase windmills; Randy Bauer circumnavigates the United States by kayak. The Trilogy began as a dream, then became a risk-filled reality—one that challenges our ideas of comfort and courage. Told by his brother, James J. Bauer, this adventure follows Randy through joys, trials, and unforgettable people met along the way. It’s a testament to resilience, tenacity, and the quiet inner voice urging us toward the adventure we dare to take.
This journey put Randy Bauer in the Guinness Book of World Records
—Joe Meiman, verified review on Amazon -
Letters from Elvis
Letters from Elvis may be the most important and revealing book ever written about ‘The King.’ It is based on material contained in hundreds of handwritten and authenticated letters that Elvis and his friends—Marlon Brando, Harry Belafonte and Tom Jones—secretly wrote to their spiritual guide, Carmen Montez. Never has such an intimately revealing collection of letters surfaced about such a well-known celebrity.
The performer was adored, now it is the man who is being reclaimed.
—Marilène Phipps, author Unseen Worlds
