Like many, I was mesmerized by reports during Hurricane Harvey which showed the rescue of residents stranded by flood waters. Among the most dramatic and dangerous rescues were those of our Coast Guard helicopters. The Hurricane Within: Hurricane Harvey Through the Eyes of a Coast...

The Wanderer - A Tear and A Smile: Reflections of an Immigrant is Ronesa Aveela’s amazing celebration of Bulgarian history, culture, and faith, intertwined with her heart-warming personal experiences. Hopeful for a better future, Aveela and her husband left Bulgaria for America where she has...

Stark Raving Zen: A Memoir of Coming Alive is a work of non-fiction in the spiritual and supernatural sub-genres, as well as a slice of life and memoir-style work by author Kristy Sweetland. Combining these different and very interesting concepts, the author offers an authentic...

Bad Karma: The True Story of a Mexican Surf Trip from Hell by Paul Wilson is the non-fiction memoir of a California surfer whose nomadic spirit had him chasing waves south of the border. Paul Wilson details his story in the first person, documenting his...

God's Umbrella: Southwest New Mexico World War II Survivors by Mary Alice Murphy is one of the best books I have read with WWII themes. The author has painstakingly interviewed 81 WWII survivors and veterans and has translated their experience in these pages in a...

From the Lakehouse: A Mother's Odyssey of Loss and Love by Kristen Rademacher is the author’s life story as she remembers some of the hardest times of her life. This memoir takes the reader back to when Kristen rebuilds her life after a bad breakup....

We generally view doctors as pictures of health. Even though it is illogical, any sign of illness in a doctor takes us by surprise. Dr. Kamal Malaker’s book – It is 7 am In the Cardiac Ward - is a rare narrative of a doctor’s...

Sylvie Heyman’s remarkable memoir, Beyond the Holocaust: An Immigrant's Search for Identity, details her family’s journey of leaving Belgium with the hope of living in the US during the Second World War. Born in 1938, Heyman was only a toddler when her immediate and extended...

Soaring Through Silent Skies: Deaf and Life ~ Sport and Success is a nonfiction sports memoir written by Brian Ehlers. Brian lived an ordinary life along with his older sisters, a life filled with play and adventure. He had no realization that his hearing was...

Raccoons Stole My Baby Jesus by Jennifer Doll is the part-non-fiction, part-memoir any animal lover should have. In this amazing, heartwarming book, veterinarian Dr. Jennifer Doll tells in essay form of her devotion to the animal outcasts no one else wants. The book starts off...