Personal Memoirs

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781942891284Author Christina Fisanick GreerFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Msi PressPublisher Msi PressWeight(grams) 145gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm...

Dancer, singer, gang member, cocaine addict and artist's favourite: Betty May - aka the Tiger Woman - was a woman like no other. Born into abject poverty in Limehouse, Betty May used her striking looks and fierce street nous to become an unlikely...

Dancer, singer, gang member, cocaine addict and artist's favourite: Betty May - aka the Tiger Woman - was a woman like no other. Born into abject poverty in Limehouse, Betty May used her striking looks and fierce street nous to become an unlikely...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781554888047Author Grey OwlFormat PaperbackPage Count 289Imprint Dundurn Group LtdPublisher Dundurn Group LtdDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 15mm

This gripping memoir about what it means to face uncertainty details the plans Janine had for her family and her life that were gutted by her then 10-year-old son Mason's diagnosis of a cancerous brain tumor, only to be followed by her own cancer...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997364606Author Robert WidemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 374Imprint Robert WidemanPublisher Robert WidemanWeight(grams) 549gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

An inventive literary account of Cixous's remarkable journey to her mother's birthplace Winner, French Voices Award for Excellence in Publication and Translation For about eighty years, the Jonas family of Osnabruck were part of a small but vibrant...

'One of the finest accounts of the mysterious workings of grief I have ever read.' Helen Macdonald'Completely compelling.' Olivia Laing'Read it with awe and sorrow.' Fatima BhuttoAfter the sudden death of his father, Nick Blackburn embarks on a singular,...

'One of the finest accounts of the mysterious workings of grief I have ever read.' Helen Macdonald'Completely compelling.' Olivia Laing'Read it with awe and sorrow.' Fatima BhuttoAfter the sudden death of his father, Nick Blackburn embarks on a singular,...

After years on the road performing at sold-out venues, Tyson Motsenbocker returned home to the impending death of his 57-year-old hero and mother. He begged God to heal her, but she died anyway. When they buried her body, Tyson also buried the childhood...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award (Nonfiction) 2009.Book InformationISBN 9780385527460Author Ta-Nehisi CoatesFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint One World...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789810589738Author Frank VisakayFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint monsoonPublisher Monsoon BooksWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 134mm * 11mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934287446Author Sakie YokotaFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Vertical Inc.Publisher Vertical Inc.Weight(grams) 240g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692884614Author Brian ZahndFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Spello PressPublisher Spello PressWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 12mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948587259Author Shaina Loew-BanayanFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Pank BooksPublisher Pank BooksWeight(grams) 122gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 5mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsNominated for Books for a Better Life Book Award.Book InformationISBN 9780553447156Author B. SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Harmony BooksPublisher Potter/Ten...

"[Hiding Out] brims with drunkenness, sexuality and urgency...a "can't-put-down" read." - Washington Post Actress and playwright Tina Alexis Allen's audacious memoir unravels her privileged suburban Catholic upbringing that was shaped...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807033319Author Claire ConnorFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781492663959Author Kelly Grey CarlisleFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Sourcebooks, IncPublisher Sourcebooks, IncDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 38mm

"Offers hope in the face of desperate odds" - ELLE Magazine, ELLE's Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2020 "[D]isturbing and unforgettable memoir...This wrenching story brings to vivid life the plight of the many families separated at the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780987462114Author Linda NoonFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint Linda M NoonPublisher Linda M NoonWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398450974Author Michael AlanFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers

Gigi Butler of Gigi's Cupcakes shares her personal success story, her hard-won business acumen, and the life-changing inspiration that she's gained from a challenging life. Each chapter includes a delicious dessert recipe for cupcakes and more!As a young...

Jacqui Burnett wants to kill her father. At the age of 16. With a gun. The setting: apartheid South Africa in the 1970s and 80s. The mood: the apparent bliss and harmony of white conservative Christian life. Driven to extremes by her father's criminal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781685156060Author Colonel F IzadsetaFormat HardbackPage Count 286Imprint Palmetto PublishingPublisher Palmetto PublishingWeight(grams) 703gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938461552Author Jorie Butler KentFormat HardbackPage Count 338Imprint Pointed Leaf PressPublisher Pointed Leaf Press

A luminous family memoir from the author of the critically acclaimed Boston Globe bestseller, After Long Silence, lauded as "mesmerizing" (The Washington Post Book World), "extraordinary" (The Philadelphia Inquirer), and "a triumphant work of art"...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250826619Author Phuc TranFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Flatiron BooksPublisher Flatiron BooksWeight(grams) 137g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997861280Author Christy DayFormat PaperbackPage Count 86Imprint Seacoast PressPublisher Seacoast PressWeight(grams) 127gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 5mm

FEATURED IN PUBLISHERS WEEKLY's "STILL HERE, STILL QUEER: LBGTQ BOOKS 2020" FEATURED IN BOOK RIOT'S "INDIE PRESS ROUND-UP: 10 GREAT NEW RELEASES FOR SUMMER" Pass with Care is a testament to trans resilience, queer joy, and the power of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982934012Author William R PolkFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint William Roe PolkPublisher William Roe PolkWeight(grams) 503g

In September of 2005, the Peace Corps sent Michael Levy to teach English in the heart of China's heartland. His hosts in the city of Guiyang found additional uses for him: resident expert on Judaism, romantic adviser, and provincial basketball star, to...

On Susan Gubar's seventieth birthday, she receives a beautiful ring from her husband. As she contemplates their sustaining relationship, she begins to consider how older lovers differ from their youthful counterparts-and from ageist stereotypes. While...

With the aptly titled Bad Republican, Meghan McCain expresses how it is to feel like you no longer fit in with your political party.She tells of growing up the daughter of an American icon who shaped her life and details the heartbreaking final moments...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781735043234Author Elisa EFormat PaperbackPage Count 444Imprint LogosophiaPublisher LogosophiaWeight(grams) 590g

2019 High Plains Book Award (Creative Nonfiction and Indigenous Writer categories) 2021 Barbara Sudler Award from History Colorado In Bitterroot Susan Devan Harness traces her journey to understand the complexities and struggles of being an American...

''[a] memoir of modern American industrial life, written by the insider who got away - or got away enough to reflect intelligently on where they came from. Think JD Vance's Hillbilly Elegy and even Tara Westover's Educated . . . We could all learn from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781791362997Author Sophie WardFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Kindle Direct PublishingPublisher Kindle Direct Publishing

"Exquisite. Full of wry humor, tenderness, and compassion." -Jeannette Walls, New York Times bestselling author A hilarious and heartbreaking memoir about a mother and son's outlandish odyssey of self-discovery, and the rag-tag community that rallied to...

Newly expanded, this gripping memoir is hailed as essential by the likes of Joy Harjo, Leslie Marmon Silko, and ELLE magazine.Bad Indians-part tribal history, part lyric and intimate memoir-is essential reading for anyone seeking to learn about...