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Quiet Perseverance

by Victoria Liu

In a world that celebrates the loud and outgoing, how does an introverted daughter of an immigrant rise to leadership in global finance? Quiet Perseverance is the answer to that question. Victoria Liu, a former COO of a prestigious investment bank, shares thirty transformative lessons from her journey as an outsider who turned her perceived weaknesses into formidable strengths. This memoir is an experiential journey for anyone who wants to: * harness their unique superpowers in challengin... more

A Tree With My Name On It: Finding a Way Home

by Victress Hitchcock

As the 20th century careened towards the finishing line, author Victress Hitchcock moved with her husband of 25 years from their familiar urban world to a 160-acre historic ranch in the Wet Mountains, a range in the Colorado Rockies so remote no one they knew had ever heard of it. Within months, their lives unraveled, and out of the wreckage a path opened to a radically new way to be in the world, broken hearted and ready to meet whatever was to come with insight, horse sense, and humor. A Tree ... more

Survive and Advance: Lessons on Living a Life Without Compromise

by Derek Lewis

In the face of difficulty, an inspirational leader will overcome. Survive and Advance shares an intimate family portrait and professional journey, elevating readers and showing them how to imagine themselves into a new future with optimism, conviction, and confidence. Grind and single parenthood on one side of his family, mental health and addiction issues on the other, Derek Lewis’s childhood role was to protect himself and his younger brothers from hardship and abuse. Growing up in Washi... more

Love Me: A Memoir of Online Dating, Mental Illness and Redemption

by Oshun Reed

When Oshun Reed met Fabian Pascale online in 2016, she had no idea that 58 days later, she would learn he had scammed her out of $122,000 and that their whirlwind romance was, in fact, an elaborate con. The trauma and grief of this betrayal triggered a massive psychological and emotional crisis that led to Oshun's admission to a psychiatric ward and diagnosis of bipolar disorder. In the months that followed, Oshun rode the rollercoaster of manic highs and dark lows as she struggled to com... more

The Long Return: Should the Military Be Used as a Political Tool?

by David O. Scheiding

The Long Return delves into the profound societal shifts
that occurred upon David’s return to the United States, where he and his fellow
Vietnam veterans encountered a wave of antiwar sentiment. Through candid
reflection and historical analysis, he examines the evolution of the military’s
role as a political instrument, seeking to understand the forces that shape our
nation’s policies and attitudes.

The Long Return offers readers a compelling j... more

Power in Chaos

by Nick Darland

Power in Chaos: Overcoming Adversity with Courage and Hope is Nick Darland's deeply personal journey of triumph over trauma and hardship. Raised in a broken home and facing homelessness, abuse, and addiction within his family, Nick shares how he found strength in the midst of chaos. Through raw honesty, he reveals how adversity became a catalyst for growth, leading him from a life of struggle to success as a soldier, entrepreneur, and family man. With powerful insights into resilience, forgivene... more

Custody

by Danial Kenneth Mason

Inspired by a true story. Custody -Blood is thicker than water unfolds an incredible story of a father fighting for justice to have custody of his only son. Danial Mason grew up in central Victoria Australia and had a yearning to travel, in 1966 ventured to Auckland New Zealand. He met a girl got married, he was gifted with a son and then the marriage break-up. The break-up of the marriage and the mother wanting sole custody of the child began the quest by Danial Masons to gain custody of ... more

A Voice Came Down The Mountain

by Terry Winckler

In this “greatest story of my life,” the author runs up a volcano during Guatemala’s revolution to meet bold, beautiful Ana, who led guerrilla forces against an army slaughtering Mayans. She spoke words about equality that haunted his life for decades until — as an old man — he limped back up the volcano to discover how those words, not her bullets, had revolutionized Maya lives, his, and the little daughter Ana had abandoned with only a poem to hug. As they exit on a hopeful note, readers will ... more

Old White Man Writing

by Joshua Gidding

In this entertaining, literary, and subversive memoir, seventy- year-old writer Joshua Gidding grapples with the social and cultural changes in twenty-first-century America. In the process of re-evaluating his privileged background, the author explores his relationships with some of the people of color in his life, and begins to address the white guilt and complex feelings arising from an uneasy racial conscience. Leaning politically to the left of center, he nevertheless takes a nua... more

Thank You. I Love You.

by Bravo Valenti

An artist unexpectedly discovers he is a medium and begins receiving visits from famous artists and gurus of the past warning him of how humanity is heading toward self-annihilation due to a lack of gratitude and love. He is given a "secret password" to share with the world, that he has been assured will lead us in evolving to a higher state of consciousness.

American Stories

by Aybars Gürpınar

Embark on a captivating journey through the eyes of a foreign student as he navigates the rapidly evolving cultural landscape of the United States in the 1960s. These deeply personal memoirs offer a unique perspective on a nation in the midst of a profound transformation, as experienced by someone who finds himself immersed in a world vastly different from his own. From the bustling streets of Long Island, New York, to the hallowed halls of Princeton, the free-spirited atmosphere of Berkeley, th... more

Girls Have To Dance: Stories about Growing Up in Soviet Russia

by Anya Stork

The book “Girls Have to Dance!” is a heart-breaking story about a Russian girl who wanted to dance the ballet. It is a story of a teenage girl entering ballet training at a late age thirteen and taking it to the level that she is accepted into the acclaimed ballet academy (the Bolshoi “Big” Ballet in Russia). Despite the lack of support from her family, the young girl believes in her big dream and more than anything else – she wishes to dance! But fate throws her... more

SOS Podcasts

by Rosamaria Mancini

In SOS Podcasts, Rosamaria Mancini tells her unique story of being a woman, wife, and mother living abroad. A self described “big pain,” hypochondriac, and perfectionist, she details her quirks and how they were exacerbated during her time in both Italy and Germany, and how she turned to podcasts to feel less alone and more connected. In a refreshingly original, funny, assertive, and honest voice she lays it all out – from her tendency toward hyper protective parenting and Catholic guilt to her ... more

Legion

by Richard Trevino Jr

This story is about a man who had his feelings bottled up for way too long. Not able to tell his family why he did the things he did and not able to recoup the lost years away from the people who he loved. In the Mexican-American community, you never show your sadness, your pain, or weakness. As an act of pride, you always keep all your emotions to yourself like as if nothing is wrong. Showing everyone that you're not suffering and everything is fine is strength. I couldn't do that anymore; it ... more

Lucky

by David A. Green with Judy D'Mello

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE MEETS FORREST GUMP In 2018, under a full moon in the remote Mantiqueira mountain range in Brazil, a sickly stray dog chose to follow a runner during the Brazil 135 ultramarathon. He stayed by his side for 150 miles. Fast forward to 2021, when Lucky the stray, now living the life in Florida, set off with his ultrarunner soulmate, David Green, on the journey of their lives — a four-month run covering 3,400 miles from Jacksonville Beach, Florida, to Muir Beach, Californi... more

Behind Bulletproof Glass

by Linda Rönn

In Behind Bulletproof Glass, Linda shares her journey from the initial joy of pregnancy to the heartbreaking decision to terminate after receiving distressing prenatal test results. Her memoir not only recounts her intimate experience but also places it within the broader context of the evolving political landscape of abortion rights in the U.S. and beyond.

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