A Cry in the Night: The City of Lights' Dark Side by Mary S. Brown Durr is a murder story set in the Jim Crow era. It is based on the murder of a young civil rights participant. It is also the personal experience of...

Alone in Antarctica is Felicity Aston's memoir of her solo trip across Antarctica. The story begins at the beginning: her initial conditioning movements as she tows auto tires across the sands of a local beach to prepare for the towing of the sledges that will...

An Indian Sojourn by Ellen Besso is about the author's journey to India and her experiences there with fellow travelers, refugees, and the local people with whom she has developed a personal connection during her travels. The book covers the ups and downs of traveling...

A Growing Faith: Stories from Bed, by Mary Jane Gonzales, rides the waves of emotions and growth that go along with the struggle to live with RSDS (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome)/CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome). Not only does it document and outline the different stages...

A Trip to the Hardware Store & Other Calamities by Barbara Venkataraman is a book of short stories that reflect on her family and some of her quirks, and ideas. I love love loved this book! I felt like I was listening to a dear...

"A Tale of Spirit: Yours, Mine and Lessons from the Universe" by Doris Mae Honer consists of a collection of anecdotes and life stories. The narrative (which covers a wide terrain including, among other things, an encounter with spirit children, the meaning of omens, and...

"Ashes Ashes the Twins Fall Down: Twin Towers, 9/11," is a memoir written by Pauline L. Hawkins that takes each of the readers back to that Tuesday morning when life changed drastically for Americans. Hawkins shares her own experiences from this event and the details...

"Apologia" is the author's memoir about his life in Cuba as a child and on through his years as a teenager. He speaks of his family, the difficulties and trials he went through as a child and as a boy growing up in the Cuban...

Both of my parents are from Detroit, and I grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania, so I have a great deal of fondness for the Great Lakes and their beauty. When I first heard about A 1000 Mile Walk on the Beach, it sounded like a...