“On a bright Tuesday morning on June 21, 1966, many events affecting the United States were taking place around the world.” This understated Cold War context makes for a fascinating and revealing account by Charles Cranston Jett in his book Super Nuke! As a man,...

One of the hardest things for victims of sexual abuse and rape to do is to tell others about what happened. After the initial shock, most simply go silent, not knowing where to turn, who can be trusted, what help is available, and where and...

Saigon Tease: So, What Did You Do in Nam, Dad? by John Wood is a memoir about a soldier becoming a man during the Vietnam war. It starts out with setting the stage of the stories that are to follow by introducing us to a...

Jonathan Tindale spent a while living in New Zealand, housed in a dilapidated caravan located in the remote South Island countryside that New Zealanders call the wop-wops. Some considerable time later, long after his return to his native UK, he received a scrappy manuscript which,...

A great, fast paced memoir, Some Way Outa Here: A Personal Story of a Time That Transformed America by Mark Lauden is a coming of age account of his life growing up in the late '60s and early '70s, along with two female friends. It's...

In a true insider's look at the aftermath of the life and death of the legendary singer and Rat Pack member Sammy Davis, Jr., author Pamela Sherrod has done a wonderful job in presenting a true story that many readers may not be aware of...

Switching Teams: What Coming Out Later in Life Taught Me About Love, Conquering Fear and Accepting Change by Dawn Elizabeth Waters is a heart wrenching, yet heartwarming tale of a woman who took a step and came out to the world. Admitting that you are...

Adam MacDonnel is a social worker who tries his best to do good. He deals with a very troubled young boy, Dylan, who goes through several foster homes until he is eventually adopted aged five. He then leaves his position and life moves on. Ten...

Split: A Child, A Priest, and the Catholic Church by Mary Dispenza rocked my world for two reasons. First, I attended Catholic schools till I was 18; second, I was, like Mary, a victim of child sexual abuse. But if Split rocked my world,...

Snapshots From My Uneventful Life is a non-fiction humorous memoir written by David I. Aboulafia. In his introduction, the author theorizes that our memories of past events are really more like snapshots taken in succession, and so the memoirs that comprise this book are his...