Musings of Mannarkoil Professor by Gopalan Srinivasan documents his life experiences through personal anecdotes. He discusses challenges South Indians face with Western naming conventions, detailing frequent mispronunciations and confusions. He recounts early writing rituals using traditional materials and transitions to pencils and pens, describing their...

Breaking the Cage by Nassa Haymour is an inspiring tale of one young woman’s struggle to break free from the religious and societal constraints placed on her by culture and to “follow her dreams”. Like her mother before her, Nassa dreamed of a life of...

Hiraeth: The Voice of Home is Dan Morgan’s memoir, tracing his life from a late-born child in a troubled Pittsburgh family, detailing his complicated relationship with his alcoholic father and his development of humor and coping mechanisms. Morgan recounts his early fascination with Roller Derby,...

Our Father Who Art in an Iron Lung by Douglas Dodd is a moving memoir that chronicles the extraordinary life of Bruce Dodd, a man who lived for twenty-one years paralyzed and dependent on an iron lung after contracting bulbar paralytic polio in 1955. Written...

Don’t Cry in America is a memoir that chronicles Antonio Russo’s extraordinary journey from a small, poverty-stricken town in southern Italy to becoming one of America’s most celebrated high school wrestling coaches. Co-written with his daughter, Tonya Russo Hamilton, the book exemplifies the transformative power...

Lucy’s Way: A Dog, A Drunk, and The Tao by Mark Saluke shares a poignant memoir of transforming struggle into serenity through the unlikeliest of guides: a dog named Lucy. We’re following Mark through his time in the grip of alcoholism circa 2007, where he...

Lootie’s World Run by Marie Leautey is the incredible true story of Marie “Lootie”, who became the fastest woman to run around the world. The book takes readers on a journey across four continents, starting with Lootie’s early days in Greece, where she finds herself...

Rupture in the Canvas: The Hidden Doorway to Your Soul's Evolution by Nancy Willbern, PhD, is a touching and thoughtful memoir about how major life changes can break us apart but also help us grow. The narrative follows Nancy’s journey through deep personal struggles such...

Tony V Bunion, Jr. recounts growing up in Havana, Florida, in a low-income family with an incarcerated father and a mother who worked while relying on government aid in Breakin Cycles. Exposed to crime and poverty, he became the first male in his family to...

In From Sexless Marriage to Sex Goddess: A Memoir, Alisa Kriegel, PhD, dared to do something she claims psychologists never do—she writes a tell-all about her sexual intimacies. Written as part of her journey toward self-understanding, her intimate revelations may serve others as a path...