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A daughter survives the Holocaust because her mother refuses to let her go.
Do Not Cry When I Die
Biographies & Memoirs · World War 2
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A daughter survives the Holocaust because her mother refuses to let her go. Beginning with the invasion of Poland and moving through ghettos, Auschwitz-Birkenau, and Bergen-Belsen, Renee Salt recounts the years she endured beside her mother, Sala. This memoir centers on maternal courage, endurance, and the sustaining power of love amid systematic brutality and loss.
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One of the oldest living Holocaust survivors recounts her family’s imprisonment at Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen in this moving memoir of love, loss, courage, and hope.
"A deeply moving memoir, beautifully written and researched." —Lucy Adlington, New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmakers of Auschwitz
“I only survived because of my mother's love.”
When German soldiers invaded Poland in September 1939, it began a six year journey for then-ten-year-old Renee Salt and her mother Sala. Until their liberation in 1945, Renee and Sala were imprisoned in ghettos and concentration camps, including Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen. The only light in the darkness and brutality for Renee was the unwavering grasp of her mother’s hand in hers–enduring, against all odds.
It was this unbreakable bond, along with a few miracles, that kept Renee alive. Sala’s staggering courage to defy the will of SS guards saved both her and her daughter from the gas chambers, and the pair survived the deadliest days in Auschwitz’s history.
After suffering the nightmarish conditions at Bergen-Belsen, Renee and her mother were liberated in April 1945–but Sala died soon after they were saved. To this day, Renee attributes her survival to the love and bravery of her beloved mother.
Do Not Cry When I Die is an incredibly moving and deeply crucial book that tells the shocking story of one of the oldest Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen survivors–and the mother’s love that saved her life.
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Sir Roger Moore’s My Word is My Bond is as witty and charming as the man himself.
My Word is My Bond
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Sir Roger Moore’s My Word is My Bond is as witty and charming as the man himself. The longest-serving James Bond delivers tales from Hollywood’s golden years, star-studded friendships, and behind-the-scenes Bond secrets. With a 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this candid memoir is a delightful cocktail of glamour, humor, and irresistible charm.
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He was the suavest spy on screen, but Roger Moore knew how to laugh at himself—and in My Word is My Bond, he lets readers in on the joke. Best known as James Bond, Moore played 007 longer than anyone else, bringing wit, charm, and a raised eyebrow that could disarm villains faster than a Walther PPK.
But his life went far beyond the tux. From The Saint and Maverick to Hollywood studios, European stages, and exotic film sets, Moore rubbed elbows with legends like Cary Grant, Elizabeth Taylor, and Jane Seymour. His stories—equal parts cheeky, candid, and outrageous—capture an era of glamour and grit.
Unfiltered, hilarious, and endlessly charming, Moore proves his greatest role was simply being Roger. The real question: shaken or stirred?
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Pamela Anderson breaks the celebrity memoir mold with Love, Pamela, a lyrical blend of prose and poetry that reclaims her life’s narrative.
Love, Pamela
Biographies & Memoirs
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Pamela Anderson breaks the celebrity memoir mold with Love, Pamela, a lyrical blend of prose and poetry that reclaims her life’s narrative. From shy island girl to global icon, she reveals the woman behind the bombshell image. With a 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this memoir is as unforgettable and layered as Anderson herself.
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Pamela Anderson was once the most photographed woman in the world—Playboy’s golden girl, Hollywood’s blonde bombshell, and the ultimate tabloid fixation. But behind the flashbulbs and magazine covers was a shy girl from Vancouver Island, trying to hold onto her identity while the world decided who she was.
In Love, Pamela, Anderson reclaims her story with searing honesty, blending candid prose and original poetry. She traces her journey from an imaginative, overlooked child to a cultural icon thrust into an unforgiving spotlight, where her personal struggles and public image collided.
Now, with hard-won clarity, Anderson reveals the woman behind the headlines: mother, activist, artist, survivor. This is not the caricature the tabloids sold—it’s Pamela, raw and unfiltered.
The question remains: do you really know her?
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Trejo by Danny Trejo (4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon) is an instant New York Times bestseller.
Trejo
Biographies & Memoirs
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Trejo by Danny Trejo (4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon) is an instant New York Times bestseller. From addiction and prison time in San Quentin to starring in cult classics like Heat and Machete, Trejo’s memoir is a gritty, inspiring story of survival and redemption. Funny, painful, and unforgettable, it’s the real-life journey behind Hollywood’s ultimate tough guy.
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On screen, Danny Trejo is Hollywood’s favorite villain, a tough guy who has been shot, stabbed, hanged, and melted into goo more times than anyone can count. Off screen, his real story is far more powerful.
Raised in an abusive home, Danny battled heroin addiction, armed robbery, and prison sentences in places like San Quentin and Folsom. In solitary confinement, he found sobriety, spirituality, and a chance to change his life. From those dark beginnings, he became an unlikely Hollywood star, working alongside legends like Robert De Niro and Charles Bronson.
In Trejo, his raw and riveting memoir, he reveals the struggles behind the fame, his devotion to recovery communities, and the painful fight to heal his own family while helping others find redemption.
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Cleve Jones’s When We Rise (4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon) is a Lambda Literary Award–winning memoir spanning 1970s San Francisco, the AIDS crisis, and the marriage…
When We Rise
Biographies & Memoirs · LGBTQIA+
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Cleve Jones’s When We Rise (4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon) is a Lambda Literary Award–winning memoir spanning 1970s San Francisco, the AIDS crisis, and the marriage equality movement. From Harvey Milk’s mentorship to the creation of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, Jones’s story is an inspiring, intimate portrait of love, loss, and activism.
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Born in 1954, Cleve Jones grew up in a world where being gay meant isolation. Drawn to San Francisco in the 1970s, he found a community alive with political activism and sexual liberation. Guided by Harvey Milk, Jones embraced “the movement,” only to have his life forever changed by Milk’s assassination and the devastating arrival of AIDS.
In When We Rise, Jones shares his extraordinary journey—from co-founding the San Francisco AIDS Foundation to conceiving the AIDS Memorial Quilt, the largest community art project in history. He chronicles love, loss, and the relentless fight for LGBTQ rights, capturing the heartbreak and joy of a transformative era.
This Lambda Literary Award–winning memoir is both a deeply personal story and an inspiring account of a life devoted to change.
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James Brady’s The Coldest War (4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon) is a vivid Korean War memoir from a Marine lieutenant on the frontlines.
The Coldest War
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James Brady’s The Coldest War (4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon) is a vivid Korean War memoir from a Marine lieutenant on the frontlines. From trench warfare to bone-deep cold, Brady captures the fear, courage, and camaraderie of soldiers in America’s “Forgotten War.” A gripping, unforgettable account of survival and leadership under fire.
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In 1947, nineteen-year-old Jim Brady joined a Marine Corps program to avoid the draft, expecting nothing more than a reserve commission after college. Three years later, he was leading a rifle platoon in the frozen trenches of Korea.
In The Coldest War, Brady delivers a gripping, firsthand account of the “Forgotten War.” From the sudden violence of artillery barrages to the eerie stillness that could turn deadly in an instant, he captures the relentless demands of leadership and the constant fight to stay alive.
Through brutal cold, sleepless nights, and the unshakable bond between Marines, Brady paints a vivid portrait of courage under fire. This is war reporting at its most personal, a testament to the men who endured one of America’s least-remembered conflicts.
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An Amazon Top 100 bestseller seven times, Tears of the Silenced is Misty Griffin’s account of surviving severe childhood abuse, isolation, and sexual assault before entering an Amish…
Tears of the Silenced
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An Amazon Top 100 bestseller seven times, Tears of the Silenced is Misty Griffin’s account of surviving severe childhood abuse, isolation, and sexual assault before entering an Amish community where abuse went unreported. Griffin recounts her escape, her efforts to protect her sister, and her pursuit of justice while adapting to life outside the community, with a 4.6-star rating from more than 7,900 Amazon reviewers. This will appeal to readers seeking true crime memoirs about abuse, closed religious communities, survival, and advocacy.
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A "stunningly written memoir" that takes you on the journey of a child abuse and sexual assault survivor turned activist. Photo Gallery included (Medium).
A #1 Bestseller in Cults & Demonism and Parenting & Relationships
When Misty Griffin was six years old, her family started to live and dress like the Amish. Misty and her sister were kept as slaves on a mountain ranch and subjected to almost complete isolation, sexual abuse, and extreme physical violence. Their stepfather kept a loaded rifle by the door to make sure the young girls were too terrified to try to escape. No rescue would ever come since the few people who knew they existed did not care.
When Misty reached her teens, her parents feared she and her sister would escape and took them to an Amish community. Devastated to again find herself in a world of fear, cruelty, and abuse, Misty was sexually assaulted by the bishop. After she escaped and reported the bishop, she found herself alone in a modern world with only a second-grade education and no ID or social security card.
Misty has a message for abuse survivors: "Please be encouraged, the cycle of abuse can be broken. This is my story of survival and moving past the abuse to embrace my dreams." In June 2019 Misty graduated nursing school. She continues to work to raise awareness about child abuse and sexual assault.
"A testament to the courage, fortitude and power of one young woman to take back her life."—Becca Anderson, author of The Book of Awesome Women
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The Fry Chronicles traces a formative period marked by ambition, self-doubt, and creative awakening.
The Fry Chronicles
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The Fry Chronicles traces a formative period marked by ambition, self-doubt, and creative awakening. Arriving at Cambridge burdened by past failures, Stephen Fry finds connection, purpose, and a public voice that begins to reshape his life. Covering his early years in performance, this memoir examines fame in its infancy, the distance between persona and reality, and the costs behind a celebrated career.
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The British actor, writer, and comedy legend tells his story: "Funny, poignant . . . His prose feels like an ideal form of conversation." —The Washington Post
A #1 Sunday Times Bestseller
When Stephen Fry arrived at Cambridge, he was a convicted thief, an addict, and a failed suicide, convinced that he would be expelled. Instead, university life offered him love and the chance to entertain. He befriended bright young things like Hugh Laurie and Emma Thompson, and delighted audiences with Blackadder and A Bit of Fry and Laurie. Covering most of his twenties, this is the riotous and utterly compelling story of how the Stephen the world knows (or thinks it knows) took his first steps in theater, radio, television, and film. Tales of scandal and champagne jostle with insights into hard-earned stardom. The Fry Chronicles is not afraid to confront the chasm that separates public image from private feeling, and it is marvelously rich in trademark wit and verbal brilliance.
"Charming." —The Wall Street Journal
"Genuinely touching and often hilarious." —Publishers Weekly
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Comedian Norm Macdonald turns the celebrity memoir on its head in Based on a True Story, a wild blend of truth, fiction, and razor-sharp wit.
Based on a True Story
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Comedian Norm Macdonald turns the celebrity memoir on its head in Based on a True Story, a wild blend of truth, fiction, and razor-sharp wit. From SNL fame to life’s absurdities, Norm’s storytelling is unpredictable, hilarious, and oddly moving. A New York Times bestseller with a 4.5-star Amazon rating, it is comedy and chaos in equal measure.
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When Norm Macdonald was asked to write a celebrity memoir, he said no. Then he disappeared to a farm in northern Canada for two years and came back with this book.
Based on a True Story is part memoir, part tall tale, and entirely Norm—sharp, absurd, and unexpectedly moving. In these pages, the legendary Saturday Night Live comedian spins stories about fame, gambling, love, loss, and redemption, blending fact and fiction into something uniquely his own.
Norm never plays by the rules, and his “memoir” is no exception. This is not a straightforward account of his life, but a brilliantly unpredictable ride through the mind of one of comedy’s most original voices.
Funny, strange, and oddly profound, it is pure Norm from start to finish.
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With 4.6 stars on Amazon, this is a must-read for fans of Southern literature and unforgettable love stories grounded in truth.
Tell Me a Story
Biographies & Memoirs
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Cassandra King Conroy offers a heartfelt tribute to her husband, Pat Conroy, in Tell Me a Story. This poignant memoir reflects on their unexpected love, life in the Lowcountry, and the man behind the literary legend. With 4.6 stars on Amazon, this is a must-read for fans of Southern literature and unforgettable love stories grounded in truth.
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Before she became Cassandra King Conroy, she was a novelist, a professor, and a preacher’s ex-wife living a quiet life in Alabama. Then she met Pat Conroy.
In Tell Me a Story, Cassandra shares the deeply personal journey of falling in love with one of America’s most iconic Southern writers. Their friendship blossomed into marriage, laughter, and a home in the Carolina Lowcountry—until Pat’s passing in 2016.
This memoir is a tender and unflinching portrait of a great love shaped by literature, grief, and the messy, joyful truth of sharing a life. With vivid prose and emotional clarity, Cassandra peels back the legend to reveal the man behind the stories.
It is a love letter to Pat, but also to storytelling itself.
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Hailed as “spirited” and “terrifyingly courageous,” this 4.3-star memoir is essential reading for anyone who’s ever questioned where they belong and who they might become.
The Fixed Stars
Biographies & Memoirs · LGBTQIA+
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From bestselling author Molly Wizenberg comes a raw, intimate memoir of identity, sexuality, and reinvention. The Fixed Stars explores what happens when everything you thought you were shifts—and how to rebuild after. Hailed as “spirited” and “terrifyingly courageous,” this 4.3-star memoir is essential reading for anyone who’s ever questioned where they belong and who they might become.
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At thirty-six, Molly Wizenberg believed she knew who she was. A bestselling author, a wife, a mother. Then, during jury duty, she felt an unexpected pull toward a female attorney—and everything shifted.
What followed was a journey of reckoning and reinvention. Molly stepped away from the life she had built and into uncharted emotional territory. She navigated coming out, divorce, co-parenting, and the fluid complexities of love and identity.
The Fixed Stars is a fearless memoir about the parts of ourselves we think are permanent until they aren’t. With vulnerability, clarity, and wit, Wizenberg examines what it means to change, what it costs, and what it gives back.
Because sometimes, the truest version of yourself is the one you never expected to find.
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A life defined by visions unfolds in the voice of the man who experienced them.
My Life as a Seer
Biographies & Memoirs
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A life defined by visions unfolds in the voice of the man who experienced them. In this posthumously discovered memoir, Edgar Cayce reflects on childhood revelations, unexplained healings, and the spiritual convictions that shaped his path as a psychic and counselor. My Life as a Seer offers a personal account of faith, doubt, and purpose within twentieth-century spiritual history.
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"Cayce enthusiasts and those interested in psychic phenomena in general will find a treasure in these republished memoirs." —Library Journal
Over fifty years after his death, Edgar Cayce is still regarded as the father of the new age movement, and the foremost psychic of the twentieth century. And now, for the first time, he tells his story in his own words.
Only recently discovered, this new memoir delivers Cayce's important message to the world at a most crucial time, the dawn of the twenty-first century. In this personal, moving story, readers learn how Cayce felt about his amazing powers. Here Cayce speaks about the angelic presence that visited his childhood Kentucky home and told him that he would become a healer to millions. We also learn about his extraordinary childhood ability to learn his school lessons simply by sleeping on his books. Cayce also addresses the devastating throat paralysis that he miraculously overcame, and how he ultimately realized that his powers could only be used to help and enable people, and not for personal profit. Cayce even gives a "behind the scenes" glimpse at his many psychic readings.
The combination of ability and humility, compassion and caring turned Cayce from social outcast to world-renowned psychic healer. Throughout his life, Edgar Cayce's was the voice people turned to for advice on issues as diverse as health and healing and philosophy and world issues. Now, Cayce speaks once more on these issues and delivers his ultimate message to humanity for the first time. My Life as a Seer brings to life the emotional frustrations, motivations, fears, and visions of the century's premier spiritualist.
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