In his memoir Belonging to the World, Barry Hoffner expects a temporary goodbye when he and his wife, Jackie, leave for different countries overseas, until he receives the news that destroys the life they had built and planned. After telling his sons of the tragedy,...

Marie Fajardo de T.s memoir, Hakuna Shida: Memories of a Guatemalan Family in Africa, traces how her family came to live in Africa. She recounts the 2007 move to Kenya after her husband accepted work with an international agricultural firm. The family settles in Thika...

Coming Alive on the Ride by Michael Yang is a memoir of Yang’s life, beginning with his childhood in postwar South Korea and continuing through immigration, family life, and a career in Silicon Valley. The book alternates between extended motorcycle journeys across North America and...

The Doors Between Our Selves is a poetic memoir by Sanda Berar. Growing up in Romania, she experienced a warm, familial childhood. Thanks to the author’s brave spirit, she's had a transient life, moving from Romania to Finland and finally to Seattle, Washington. But throughout...

The memoir opens with Jim Jensen in a dangerous hitchhiking incident; if he’d said or done one wrong thing, he could have been killed. This hitchhiking mishap sets the reader up for the type of adventures he has on his six-year adventure around the world....

Seeing America Between the Lines by Ronald K. Henderson takes readers on a journey through the author's personal experiences and reflections, set against the backdrop of America’s cultural and political landscape. The book is structured as a series of road-trip stories, each capturing a distinct...

Drummer Girl by Sally Dukes is a memoir that moves from a crisis in early childhood through to an adulthood molded by travel, work, illness, and loss. Born prematurely after World War II, she undergoes heart surgery at a New York hospital and returns home...

A Charisma of Owls is a fantastic book that provides a clear and realistic understanding of what owls are, how many different owl species there are in the world, how widespread they are, why owls have been either a source of fascination or terror in so...

Can a camera (and thus photography) change your life? This is the theme that Alix Lee explores in The Way of the Shoestring Outdoor Photographer. In this book, the author recounts his travel experiences visiting Hong Kong in the 1900s and the Isle of Man...

Building the Bridge by Melissa Baker is a thought-provoking memoir that follows her painful journey from a childhood shaped by family secrets, neglect, abuse, and debilitating trauma to finding purpose in nurturing new and meaningful connections, serving others, and pursuing healing. She sells her car...