Biographies & Memoirs

Editor: Susan Michelson
Foreword by Alice Cooper
Publisher: Desert Dreams Books & Music; 1ST edition (September 1, 2012)
ISBN-10: 0985684305
ISBN-13: 978-0985684303

Ashes Ashes, The Twins Fall Down Reviewed By Ekta Garg of Bookpleasures.com

By Ekta R. Garg
Published September 12, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Pauline L. Hawkins

Publisher: Anole Publishing

ISBN: 978-0-578-10530-7

Turning Seventy Reviewed By Sandra Shwayder Sanchez of Bookpleasures.com

By Sandra Shwayder Sanchez
Published August 25, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Lucile Horsley Blanchard

Publisher: Aventine Press

ISBN: 978-1-59330-779-0

That Book about Harvard: Surviving the World’s Most Famous University, One Embarrassment at a Time – A Memoir Reviewed By Lavanya Karthik of Bookpleasures.com

By Lavanya Karthik
Published August 23, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Eric Kester

Publisher: Sourcebooks

ISBN-13: 978 -1-4022-6750-5

Songs of My Life … Slightly Out of Tune Reviewed By Conny Crisalli of Bookpleasures.com

By Conny Withay
Published August 19, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Susan Dintino

Publisher: Hay House, Inc.

ISBN: 978-1-4019-3802-4

Military Fly Moms – Sharing Memories, Building Legacies, Inspiring Hope Reviewed By Conny Crisalli of Bookpleasures.com

By Conny Withay
Published August 15, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Compiled and Edited by: Linda Maloney

Publisher: Tannenbaum Publishing Company

ISBN: 978-0-978736972

Truth Be Told Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com

By Norm Goldman
Published August 14, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Larry King

Publisher: Weinstein Books
ISBN: 976-1-60286-161-9

Two Seeing Eye Dogs Take Manhattan! Reviewed By Conny Crisalli of Bookpleasures.com

By Conny Withay
Published August 14, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Lloyd Burlingame

Publisher: CreateSpace

ISBN: 978-1477446027

Motherhood Exaggerated Reviewed By Bani Sodermark of Bookpleasures.com

By Bani Sodermark
Published August 6, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Judith Hannan

Publisher:CavanKerry Press Ltd.
ISBN-13: 978-1-933880-27-3(alk.paper)
ISBN-10:1-933880-27-9(alk.paper)

Unraveling Charlie Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com

By Norm Goldman
Published August 1, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Title: Unraveling Charlie

Author: Donald McLean

ISBN: 9781475224115

The Band Plays On: Going Home for a Music Man's Encore Reviewed By Ellen Alexander of Bookpleasures.com

By Ellen Alexander
Published July 24, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Rick D. Niece

ISBN: 978-1-58985-094-1

Publisher: Five Star Publications

THE ME GENERATION…BY ME (GROWING UP IN THE ’60s) Reviewed By Dr. Wesley Britton of Bookpleasures.com

By Dr. Wesley Britton
Published July 6, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Ken Levine

ISBN-10: 0615653529

ISBN-13: 978-0615653525

Daniel Kossov: Pictures of an Outstanding Musician Reviewed By Fran Lewis of Bookpleasures.com

By Fran Lewis
Published July 5, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Rosemary Ellen Tingley

ISBN: 9780646480636

Publisher: Advanced Press

Blaming Japhy Rider, Memoir of a Dharma Bum Who Survived Reviewed By John Cowans of Bookpleasures.com

By John Cowans
Published July 5, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Philip Bralich

AISBN 978-1-4525-4052-8

Schooled Reviewed By Bani Sodermark of Bookpleasures.com

By Bani Sodermark
Published July 4, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author:Tali Nay

Publisher: Corner Chapter Press
ISBN: 978-0-692-01638-1

Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust: Off-the-record with The Beatles, Bowie, Elton, and so much more Reviewed by Dr. Wesley Britton of Bookpleasures.com

By Dr. Wesley Britton
Published June 29, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Authors: Ken Scott and Bobby Owsinski

ISBN-10: 0739078585

ISBN-13: 978-0739078587

The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie Reviewed by Kari O'Driscoll of Bookpleasures.com

By Kari O'Driscoll
Published June 26, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Wendy McClure

ISBN: 1594487804

Open Heart Runner searching for meaning after my heart stopped Reviewed By June Maffin of Bookpleasures.com

By June Maffin
Published June 23, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Gregory Marchand

Publisher: Agio Publishing House

ISBN: 9781897435-79-3

Perfect Chaos Reviewed By Janet Walker of Bookpleasures.com

By Janet Walker
Published June 20, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author : Linea Johnson and Cinda Johnson

ISBN: 978-0-312-58182-4

Growing Up Italian in the 50s or How Most of Us Became Good Wise Guys Reviewed By Conny Crisalli of Bookpleasures.com

By Conny Withay
Published June 14, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Thomas Depaoli

Publisher: CreateSpace

ISBN: 978-1-467992-36-7

Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1 (Reader's Edition) Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com

By Norm Goldman
Published June 12, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Editor: Harriet Elinor Smith

Publisher: University of California Press

ISBN: 978-0-520-27225-5

Tell me a Story. Stories From a Childhood in Old New York Reviewed By Truong Buu Lam of Bookpleasures.com

By Truong Buu Lam
Published June 8, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Bea Gold

Publisher: Outskirts Press, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-4327-7800-2

Second Chance Reviewed By Conny Crisalli of Bookpleasures.com

By Conny Withay
Published June 3, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Stephen J. Weiss

Publisher: Military History Publishing

ISBN-13: 978-1-78039-232-5

Growing Up Ziglar: A Daughter's Broken Journey from Heartache to Hope (Voices of Faith Series) Reviewed By Conny Crisalli of Bookpleasures.com

By Conny Withay
Published May 23, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Julie Ziglar Norman

Publisher: Guideposts

ISBN: 978-0-8249-4531-2

Louise: Amended Reviewed By Bani Sodermark of Bookpleasures.com

By Bani Sodermark
Published April 25, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Louise Krug
ISBN-13: 978-1-936787-01-2
Publisher: Black Balloon Publishing

A Disney Childhood – Comic Books to Sailing Ships Reviewed By Conny Crisalli of Bookpleasures.com

By Conny Withay
Published April 24, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Cathy Sherman Freeman

Publisher: BearManor Media

ISBN: 1-59393-682-6

Sipping from the Nile: My Exodus from Egypt Reviewed By Lily Azerad-Goldman for Bookpleasures.com

By Lily Azerad-Goldman
Published April 19, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Jean Naggar

ISBN: 978-1612181417

Uniform Decisions: My Life in the LAPD and The North Hollywood Shootout Reviewed By Conny Crisalli of Bookpleasures.com

By Conny Withay
Published April 16, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: John Caprarelli

Publisher: End of Watch
ISBN: 978-0984916702

The Accidental Anarchist: From the Diaries of Jacob Marateck Reviewed By Conny Crisalli of Bookpleasures.com

By Conny Withay
Published April 16, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Bryna Kranzler

Publisher: Crosswalk Press

ISBN: 978-0-9845563-0-4

BUTTERFLY IN THE TYPEWRITER: The Tragic Life of John Kennedy Toole and the Remarkable Story of A Confederacy of Dunces Reviewed By Dr. Wesley Britton of Bookpleasures.com

By Dr. Wesley Britton
Published April 10, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Cory MacLauchlin

Publisher: Da Capo Press (March 27, 2012)

ISBN-10: 0306820404

ISBN-13: 978-0306820403

Echoes of the Moon Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com

By Norm Goldman
Published April 9, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Kathryn Clark

ISBN: 9781469904337

Publisher: Create-Space

My Mother, My Son:A true story of love, determination, and memories...lost Reviewed By Fran Lewis of Bookpleasures.com

By Fran Lewis
Published March 31, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Dwayne Clarke

ISBN: 978 0984815210

Publisher: Aegis Living

LILY, DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH (1854-1909) A Portrait with Husbands Reviewed By John Cowans of Bookpleasures.com

By John Cowans
Published March 26, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Sally E. Svenson

Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing (2012)

ISBN: 978-1-4575-00776-2

The Next Level Reviewed By James Broderick of Bookpleasures.com

By James Broderick Ph.D
Published March 25, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Vernon Turner

ISBN: 13: 978-0-9844736-0-1

Soul of Synchronicity: Soul Journeys through Past Lives Reviewed By Bani Sodermark of Bookpleasures.com

By Bani Sodermark
Published March 24, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Cindy K. Dhillon

ISBN: 978-1-4525-3694-1
Publisher: Balboa Presss

Angel With A Tail Reviewed By David W. Menefee of Bookpleasures.com

By David W. Menefee
Published March 19, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Wyndi Warren

Publisher: CreateSpace

ISBN-10: 1466334967

ISBN-13: 978-1466334960

Leaving Story Avenue Reviewed By James Broderick of Bookpleasures.com

By James Broderick Ph.D
Published March 11, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Paul LaRosa

Publisher: Park Slope Publishing

ISBN: 9780983796305

THE ONE: The Life and Music of James Brown Reviewed By Dr. Wesley Britton of Bookpleasures.com

By Dr. Wesley Britton
Published March 9, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: RJ Smith

ISBN-10: 1592406572

ISBN-13: 978-1592406579

The Doc’s Side: Tales of a Sunshine Coast Doctor Reviewed By June Maffin of Bookpleasures.com

By June Maffin
Published February 12, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Eric. J. Paetkau

Publisher: Harbour Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-55017-554-7

Uncle Al Capone: The Untold Story from Inside His Family Reviewed By James Broderick of Bookpleasures.com

By James Broderick Ph.D
Published February 12, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Dierdre Marie Capone

Publisher: Recap Publishing
ISBN: 978-0982845103

Where the Action Is! Reviewed By Dr. Wesley Britton of Bookpleasures.com

By Dr. Wesley Britton
Published February 10, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Authors: Freddy Cannon and Mark Bego

ISBN-10: 1462639739

ISBN-13: 978-1462639731

The Night Sky, a Journey from Dachau to Denver and Back Reviewed By David W. Menefee of Bookpleasures.com

By David W. Menefee
Published February 5, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Maria Sutton

Publisher: Johnson Books (October 1, 2011)

ISBN-10: 1555664466: ISBN-13: 978-1555664466

The Hooker’s Daughter: A Boston Family Saga Reviewed By Debolina Raja Gupta of Bookpleasures.com

By Debolina Raja Gupta
Published February 5, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Dale Stanten

ISBN: 0-7414-6402-0

Publishers: Infinity Publishing

The Hooker’s Daughter: A Boston Family Saga Reviewed By Joyce Oscar of Bookpleasures.com

By Joyce Oscar
Published January 30, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Dale Stanten

Publisher: Infinity Publishing
ISBN: 9780741464026

Where There's Smoke...: Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man, a Memoir [Paperback] Reviewed By Dr. Wesley Britton of Bookpleasures.com

By Dr. Wesley Britton
Published January 20, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: William B. Davis

Publisher: ECW Press (October 1, 2011)

ISBN-10: 177041052X: ISBN-13: 978-1770410527

The Muse Moves On: A Memoir Reviewed By June Maffin of Bookpleasures.com

By June Maffin
Published January 11, 2012
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Rita M. Kallerhoff

Publisher: The K Studios, New York

ISBN: 978-0-98315333-3-7

Dangerous Ambition, Rebecca West and Dorothy Thompson: New Women in Search of Love and Power Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com

By Lois C. Henderson
Published December 27, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Susan Hertog

Publisher: Random House Publishing Books
ISBN: 978-0-345-45986-2

NOC: Non-Official Cover: British Secret Operations Reviewed By Dr. Wesley Britton of Bookpleasures.com

By Dr. Wesley Britton
Published December 22, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Nicholas Anderson

ISBN-10: 1929631855

ISBN-13: 978-1929631858

Publisher: Enigma Books; 1ST edition (July 1, 2009)

Jackie O On The Couch: Inside the mind and life of Jackie Kennedy Onassis Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com

By Norm Goldman
Published December 21, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Dr. Alma H. Bond, Ph.D

ISBN: 978-1-61088-021-3

Publisher: Bancroft Press

Big in China; My unlikely Adventures Raising a Family, Playing the Blues, and Becoming a Star in Beijing Reviewed By Truong Buu Lam of Bookpleasures.com

By Truong Buu Lam
Published December 20, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Alan Paul

ISBN: 978-0-06-199315-2

Publisher: Harper Collins

Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated & Lessons from the Mountain: What I Learned from Erin Walton Reviewed By Ellen Alexander of Bookpleasures.com

By Ellen Alexander
Published December 8, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Authors: Alison Arngrim: Mary McDonough

ISBN: 978-0-06-196215-8: ISBN: 978-0-7582-6366-7

Publisher: HarperCollins: Kensington Books

Yossarian Slept Here: When Joseph Heller was Dad, The Apthorp was Home, and Life was a Catch-22 Reviewed By James Broderick of Bookpleasures.com

By James Broderick Ph.D
Published December 8, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Erica Heller

Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9781439197684

Dancing with Duality: Confessions of a Free Spirit Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com

By Norm Goldman
Published November 25, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Stella Vance

ISBN: 978-1-4663266-5-1

Publisher: CreateSpace

Sarah Bernhardt: Her films, Her Recordings Reviewed By Fran Lewis of Bookpleasures.com

By Fran Lewis
Published November 7, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: David W. Menefee

ISBN: 9781463786564

Publisher: Create Space

Breaking the Code Reviewed By Ekta R. Garg of Bookpleasures.com

By Ekta R. Garg
Published November 1, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Karen Fisher-Alaniz

ISBN: 978-1-4022-6112-1
Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc.

Irrepressible—The Life and Times of Jessica Mitford Reviewed By Gordon Osmond of Bookpleasures.com

By Gordon Osmond
Published October 29, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author:Leslie Brody

Publisher:Counterpoint
ISBN:978-1-58243-453-7

Heroes of a Texas Childhood Reviewed By Dr. Wesley Britton of Bookpleasures.com

By Dr. Wesley Britton
Published October 28, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Kinky Friedman

Publisher: Kismet Press

ISBN-10: 0615306853: ISBN-13: 978-0615306858

Lessons From The Mountain: What I Learned From Erin Walton Reviewed By Sandra Shwayder Sanchez of Bookpleasures.com

By Sandra Shwayder Sanchez
Published October 28, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Mary McDonough

Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.

ISBN: 978-0-7582-6366-7

A Struggle to Walk with Dignity: The TRUE story of a Jamaican-born Canadian Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com

By Norm Goldman
Published October 23, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Gerald A. Archambeau

ISBN: 978-0-9784982-0-7

Publisher: Blue Butterfly Books

The Importance of Being Ernie: From My Three Sons to Mad Men, A Hollywood Survivor Tells All Reviewed By Sandra Shwayder Sanchez of Bookpleasures.com

By Sandra Shwayder Sanchez
Published October 18, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Barry Livingston

Publisher: Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp.

ISBN: 978-0-8065-3509-1

The Bridge: Between "Cell Block A" and a "Miracle" is: Psalm 91 Reviewed By Mary Simmons of Bookpleasures.com

By Mary Simmons
Published October 15, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Jackie Carpenter

Publisher: Xulon Press

ISBN: 978-1-61579-684-7

A Lifetime of Small Adventures--Stories of Adventure, Misadventure, and Lessons Learned Along the Way Reviewed By Gordon Osmond of Bookpleasures.com

By Gordon Osmond
Published October 4, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author:Bill Birnbaum

Publisher:Douglas Mountain Publishing
ISBN:978-1-932632-00-2

Killing Me Softly: My Life In Music Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com

By Norm Goldman
Published October 4, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Charles Fox

ISBN: 978-0-8108-8221-8

Publisher: Scarecrow Press Inc

Irrepressible: The Life and Times of Jessica Mitford Reviewed By Mary Lignor of Bookpleasures.com

By Mary Lignor
Published September 22, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Leslie Brody

ISBN: 978-1-58243-767-5

Publisher: Counterpoint Press

Hey Kids Want Some Chocolate: My Family's Journey to Freedom Reviewed By Debolina Raja Gupta of Bookpleasures.com

By Debolina Raja Gupta
Published September 22, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Melitta Strandberg

ISBN: 978-1-4567-1793-3

Publisher: Author House

Breaking the Code Reviewed By Mary Lignor of Bookpleasures.com

By Mary Lignor
Published September 16, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Karen Fisher-Alaniz

ISBN: 978-1-40226-112-1
Publisher: Sourcebooks

Never any End to Paris Reviewed By Christopher Willard of Bookpleasures.com

By Christopher Willard
Published August 18, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Enrique Vila-Matas
Translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean
Publisher: New Directions
ISBN: 978-0-8112-1813-9

Nine Lives of a Marriage – A Curious Journey Reviewed By Sandra Shwayder Sanchez Of Bookpleasures.com

By Sandra Shwayder Sanchez
Published August 17, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Authors: Eva Friedlander with Mickey Goodman

Publisher: EDF Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-61005-008-1

Berkeley to Beijing. The Journey of a Young Activist Reviewed By Truong Buu Lam of Bookpleasures.com

By Truong Buu Lam
Published August 15, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Karen Boutilier Kendall

Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-4401-4130-0

Walking the Tiger’s Path: A Soldier’s Spiritual Journey in Iraq Reviewed By James Broderick of Bookpleasures.com

By James Broderick Ph.D
Published August 13, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Paul M. Kendel

Publisher: Tendril Press
ISBN: 9780984154357

Writing & Selling Your Memoir Reviewed by Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com

By Norm Goldman
Published August 1, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Paula Balzer

ISBN: 13:978-1-59963-135-5: 10:1-59963-135-0

Publisher: Writer's Digest Books

Hippopotamus Sea; my viral sobriety Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com

By Norm Goldman
Published July 29, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Jared Bryan Smith

ISBN: 9780984595501

One with the Sea—An Inspiring Rags-to-Riches Saga of the Son of an Irish Immigrant Reviewed By Gordon Osmond of Bookpleasures.com

By Gordon Osmond
Published July 26, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author:Richard Daniel O'Leary

Publisher:Jetty House
ISBN: 978-0-9828236-5-1

Darkness Hides the Flowers: A True Story of Holocaust Survival Reviewed By Kathryn Atwood of Bookpleasures.com

By Kathryn Atwood
Published July 15, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Jerry L. Jennings as told by Ida Hoffmann Firestone

ISBN: 978-0-9819417-8-3
Publisher: Beach Lloyd Publishers, LLC

My Two Wives and Three Husbands Reviewed By Lois Henderson Of Bookpleasures.com

By Lois C. Henderson
Published July 3, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: S. Stanley Gordon
Publisher: Savant Books
ISBN: 9780982998786

The Honored Dead: A Story of Friendship, Murder, and the Search for Truth in the Arab World Reviewed By Karen Dahood of Bookpleasures.com

By Karen Dahood
Published June 25, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Joseph Braude

Publisher: Spiegel & Grau

ISBN: 978-0-385-52703-3 (Hardcover): ISBN: 978-0-679-60432-7 (eBook)

He Kan't Kill Your Future Reviewed By Robert (Bob) Bluffield of Bookpleasures.com

By Robert 'Bob' Bluffield
Published June 18, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Sharquent Webster

Publisher: Outskirts Press

ISBN: 978-1-4327-6445-6

365 and a Wake-Up: My Year in Vietnam Reviewed By Robert (Bob) Bluffield of Bookpleasures.com

By Robert 'Bob' Bluffield
Published June 18, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Frank Jolliff

Publisher: Harmonie Park Press

ISBN: 978-0-899901-52-7

The Memoir of Marilyn Monroe Reviewed By Gordon Osmond of Bookpleasures.com

By Gordon Osmond
Published June 11, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author:Sandi Gelles-Cole

Publisher:Gelles-Cole Literary Enterprises

ISBN:978-0-9786621-3-4

The Natural Laws of Good Luck: A Memoir of an Unlikely Marriage Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com

By Lois C. Henderson
Published June 11, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Ellen Graf

Publisher: Trumpeter
ISBN: 978-1-59030-833-2

Dr. Jin Kyu Robertson's Major Dream: From Immigrant Housemaid to Harvard Ph.D.: Volume 1 Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com

By Lois C. Henderson
Published May 31, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Dr. Jin Kyu Robertson
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 1460989422

The True Adventures of the World's Greatest Stuntman: My Life as Indiana Jones, James Bond, Superman and Other Movie Heroes Vic Armstrong, Robert Sellers, Steven Spielberg Reviewed By Dr. Wesley Britton of Bookpleasures.com

By Dr. Wesley Britton
Published May 20, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Authors: Vic Armstrong & Robert Sellers
Publisher: Titan Books
ISBN-10: 1848568746

Ira Wagler's Growing Up Amish Reviewed By Gordon Osmond of Bookpleasures.com

By Gordon Osmond
Published May 8, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author:Ira Wagler

Publisher:Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN:978-1-4143-3936-8

Davis, Irene; Desjardins, Fred; and Florio-Graham, Barbara's Prose to Go: Tales from a Private List Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com

By Lois C. Henderson
Published April 29, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Editors: Davis, Irene; Desjardins, Fred; and Florio-Graham, Barbara
Publisher: Bridgeross Communications
ISBN: 978-0-9866522-1-9

S. Stanley Gordon's My Two Wives and Three Husbands Reviewed By Sandra Shwayder Sanchez Of Bookpleasures.com

By Sandra Shwayder Sanchez
Published April 24, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: S. Stanley Gordon

Publisher: Savant Books and Publications

ISBN: 9780982998786

Nelson Lauver's Most Unlikely To Succeed Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com

By Norm Goldman
Published April 6, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Nelson Lauver

Publisher: Five City Media

ISBN: 978-0-9830403-09

Ann Faison's Dancing with the Midwives: A Memoir of Art and Grief Reviewed By June Maffin of Bookpleasures.com

By June Maffin
Published April 6, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Ann Faison

Publisher: Black Dragonfly Books
ISBN-13: 978-0983043409

Kim Malchuk's Tasting Rain Reviewed By Maria Savva Of Bookpleasures.com

By Maria Savva
Published April 5, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Kim Malchuk

ISBN: 978-1-926718-06-4
Publisher: Forever Books

Kristi Yamaguchi's Dream Pig, Little Pig Reviewed By Fran Lewis of Bookpleasures.com

By Fran Lewis
Published April 1, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Kristi Yamaguchi
ISBN: 978-1402252754
Publisher: Sourcebooks

Deb Olin Unferth's Revolution: The Year I Fell In Love And Went To Join The War Reviewed By Maria Savva of Bookpleasures.com

By Maria Savva
Published March 29, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Deb Olin Unferth
ISBN: 978-0-8050-9323-0
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, LLC

Kingsley M. Bray's Crazy Horse: A Lakota Life Reviewed By Kathryn Atwood of Bookpleasures.com

By Kathryn Atwood
Published March 28, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Kingsley M. Bray

ISBN: 978-0-8061-3785-8: 978-0-8061-3986-9

Bill See's 33 Days Reviewed By Maria Savva of Bookpleasures.com

By Maria Savva
Published March 22, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Bill See
ISBN: 978-0-557-75881-4
Publisher: Lulu

Sandy Powers's Passage Reviewed By Sandra Shwayder Sanchez

By Sandra Shwayder Sanchez
Published March 21, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Sandy Powers

ISBN: 978-1-4567-2954-7

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Nemo James's Just A Few Seconds Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com

By Norm Goldman
Published March 17, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Nemo James

ISBN: 978-0-9567986-0-2

Tony Delvecchio and Rich Herschlag's Sinatra, Gotti and Me: The Rise and Fall of Jilly’s Nightclub Reviewed By Dr. Wesley Britton of Bookpleasures.com

By Dr. Wesley Britton
Published March 14, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Tony Delvecchio and Rich Herschlag
Publisher: ArcheBooks Publishing
ISBN-10: 1595072373: ISBN-13: 978-1595072375

Zoe Fitzgerald Carter's Imperfect Endings Reviewed By June Maffin of Bookpleasures.com

By June Maffin
Published March 11, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Zoe Fitzgerald Carter

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

ISBN: 978-1-4391-4831-9

Bainy B. Cyrus's All Eyes -- A Memoir of Deafness Reviewed By Maria Savva of Bookpleasures.com

By Maria Savva
Published February 26, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Bainy B. Cyrus
ISBN: 9781450540315
Publisher: CreateSpace

This would be a great book for parents of a deaf or hard of hearing child, as it gets into the mind of a person growing up with the condition, and explains how they feel. It would also be helpful to anyone involved in teaching or working with people who have any type of disability.

Mary McDonough's Lessons from the Mountain Reviewed By Amy Lignor of Bookpleasures.com

By Amy Lignor
Published February 19, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Mary McDonough
ISBN: 978-0-7582-6366-7

For anyone (like me) who was a great fan of The Walton’s (That, and Little House kept me going throughout my grade school years), this is not only a book that will bring you back to that time, it is also a fascinating and amazing memoir of a little girl who became a part of a huge, fast-paced world.

Charles William Wrightson's Stories for Oliver Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com

By Norm Goldman
Published February 7, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Charles William Wrightson

ISBN: 1460910958

Lucky is the person who has a special family member as Charles William Wrightson, who could be described as a keeper of memories-one who shares stories of parents, grandparents, great grandparents and friends.

Cipora Hurwitz's Forbidden Strawberries Reviewed By Kathryn Atwood of Bookpleasures.com

By Kathryn Atwood
Published February 7, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs , Judaica

Author: Cipora Hurwitz

ISBN: 13: 978-1885881380

The writing style of Forbidden Strawberries, the memoir of Cipora Hurwitz, a Polish Jew forced to grow up during the Holocaust, is stark, matter-of-fact, and not necessarily elegant, but because of this simplicity and especially because of Hurwitz's vivid recollections, it is powerfully emotive.

Kimberly L. Smith's Passport Through Darkness Reviewed By Maria Savva of Bookpleasures.com

By Maria Savva
Published February 5, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Kimberly L. Smith

ISBN: 978-1-4347-0212-8
Publisher: David C Cook

Passport Through Darkness, is a true story, told with great passion by the author. Kimberly L. Smith was an ordinary American woman, happily married with a successful career.

Isaac Millman's Arbeit Macht Frei: Work Sets you Free Reviewed By June Maffin of Bookpleasures.com

By June Maffin
Published February 3, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Isaac Millman

ISBN: 13-978-1456333522

Publisher: CreateSpace

Imagine – it is 1942 in Paris. You are eight and a half years old and you witness your father’s arrest and your mother’s deportation. It is the last time you will ever see your parents. You survive only because of the kindness of strangers who hide you from the Nazis.

Jeanne Denault's Sucking Up Yellow Jackets Reviewed By Fran Lewis of Bookpleasures.com

By Fran Lewis
Published January 16, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Jeanne Denault

ISBN: 9781846943843
Publisher: O Books

P.J. Sullivan's Mostly Rapscallions: Salient Sillies about the Rich and the Infamous in History Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com

By Lois C. Henderson
Published January 10, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: P.J. Sullivan

Publisher: Infinity Publishers
ISBN: 0-7414-6167-6

Paul McCartney’s Solo Music Career 1970-2010 Reviewed By Dr. Wesley Britton of Bookpleasures.com

By Dr. Wesley Britton
Published January 8, 2011
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: John Cherry

Publisher: The Peppertree Press
ISBN: 978-1-936343-42-3

John Cherry’s short, hit-and-run overview of Paul McCartney’s solo recordings falls in the camp of enthusiastic fans who wish to share their responses to the canon of their inspiration.

William E. Farr's Julius Seyler and the Blackfeet: An Impressionist at Glacier National Park Reviewed By Kathryn Atwood of Bookpleasures.com

By Kathryn Atwood
Published December 31, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: William E. Farr

Publisher: Oklahoma Press

ISBN: 978-0-8061-4014-8

When Julius Seyler, a successful German Impressionist painter, found himself in Glacier National Park, Montana, during the summer of 1913, he encountered – and painted – some gorgeous landscapes. And some Blackfeet Indians.

Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and the Music of Laurel Canyon Reviewed By Dr. Welsey Britton of Bookpleasures.com

By Dr. Wesley Britton
Published December 20, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Harvey Kubernik
Publisher: Sterling;
ISBN-10: 1402765894: ISBN-13: 978-1402765896

It’s an epic story, and Harvey Kubernik should be credited with assembling a massive tapestry of the times, places, and people.

It’s Not Weird Anymore: An Extraordinary True Tale Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com

By Lois C. Henderson
Published December 10, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Laura Legere

Publisher: Outskirts Press, Inc.
ISBN: 978-1-4327-5049-7

Don’t miss this chance to come into touch with a gentle and inspiring woman who has a great deal of compassion for, and empathy with, those who seek a deeper meaning in life.

Life with McDuff: Lessons Learned from a Therapy Dog Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com

By Lois C. Henderson
Published November 30, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Judy McFadden

Publisher: Summit Mountain Publishing
ISBN: 0-982455-40-2

A delightful and heart-warming book, Life with McDuff is unputdownable and inspirational.

Life Reviewed By Dr. Wesley Britton of Bookpleasures.com

By Dr. Wesley Britton
Published November 28, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Keith Richards
Publishers: Little, Brown and Company
ISBN-10: 031603438X ISBN-13: 978-0316034388

It’s a book hard to put down, perhaps now one of the most important books on rock ever written by someone who helped shape music of more than one era. An ideal Christmas gift for anyone who cares about rock from any generation.

Forbidden Stawberries Reviewed By June Maffin of Bookpleasures.com

By June Maffin
Published November 27, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Cipora Hurwitz

Publisher : Multi Educator, Incorporated

ISBN-13: 978-1885881380

Not yet six years old, Fela (called Faygeleh by her family) Rozensztajn lived with her Jewish parents and two older brothers in Hrubieszow, Poland where family meals, laughter, joy, security and loving support were an everyday occurrence

Condoleezza Rice: A Memoir of My Extraordinary, Ordinary Family and Me Reviewed By Amy Lignor of Bookpleasures.com

By Amy Lignor
Published November 24, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Condoleezza Rice

ISBN: 978-0-385-73879-8

As a person who has been a fan of Ms. Rice's for a long time now, I can only tell you that my admiration for this woman has increased ten-fold after reading this story.

How Dare You Say How Dare Me! Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com

By Lois C. Henderson
Published November 23, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

A uthors: Cooper, Pat; as told to Rich Herschlag and Steve Garrin

Publisher: Square One Publishers
ISBN: 978-0-7570-0363-9

Pat Cooper’s sensitivity and insightfulness shine out from behind his ostensibly brash and offensive style in this memoir of six decades and more in show business.

Henry Fonda and The Deputy-The Film and Stage Star and His TV Western Reviewed By Dr. Wesley Britton of Bookpleasures.com

By Dr. Wesley Britton
Published November 21, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Glenn A. Mosley

Publisher: BearManor Media (October 20, 2010)
ISBN-10: 1593936133: ISBN-13: 978-1593936136

As author Glenn Mosley addresses in the first pages of his anatomy of a largely forgotten TV Western, few television or film fans know Henry Fonda starred in the 1959 The Deputy. Even fewer recall that The Deputy was something of a controversial show for two seasons. On those grounds alone, Glenn Mosley offers both Fonda and television watchers a very readable and needed exploration into a neglected chapter of entertainment history.

Lady Gaga: Looking for Fame Reviewed By Dr. Wesley Britton of Bookpleasures.com

By Dr. Wesley Britton
Published November 18, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Paul Lester

Publisher: Omnibus Press
ISBN-10: 1849384053: ISBN-13: 978-1849384056

Since late 2008, New Yorker Stefani Germanotta’s transformation into international superstar Lady Gaga has fascinated just about everyone who listens to popular music.

George Eliot in Love Reviewed By Kathryn Atwood of Bookpleasures.com

By Kathryn Atwood
Published November 16, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Brenda Maddox

ISBN: 978-0-230-10518-8

In this sympathetic biography of the celebrated 19th century novelist, George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans), Brenda Maddox clearly presents the author and the creation of her books, some of English literature’s most unforgettable.

How Dare You Say How Dare Me Reviewed By Dr. Wesley Britton of Bookpleasures.com

By Dr. Wesley Britton
Published November 10, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Authors: Pat Cooper, Rich Herschlag, Steve Garrin
Publisher: Square One Publishers
ISBN-10: 075700363X: ISBN-13: 978-0757003639

Cooper’s very readable memoir, How Dare You Say How Dare me is a bitter rant against all the slings and arrows he has faced on and off stage

Violeta Parra: By the Whim of the Wind Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com

By Lois C. Henderson
Published November 3, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Karen Kerschen

Publisher: ABQ Press
ISBN: 978-0-9843024-1-3

This unauthorized biography of the life and art of the notable Chilean folklorist and visual artist, Violeta Parra, provides valuable insights into the emotionally troubled existence of one of the most gifted South Americans of the past century.

As the sycamore grows Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com

By Norm Goldman
Published October 22, 2010
Women's Issues , Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Jennie Miller Helderman

ISBN: 9780982773208

Publisher: The Summers Bridge Press

A spellbinding narrative that reads like a chilling soap opera, constantly reminding us of the horror of wife battering and its repercussions

Tales from a Spanish Village Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com

By Lois C. Henderson
Published October 19, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Richard A. Barrett

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 978-1-4500-7352-3

Tales from a Spanish Village is the tale of how Barrett, as a young man, lived, with his Japanese wife, in a small village, Benabarre, in the sub-Pyrenees zone of Upper Aragon in northern Spain for just over a year in the late 1960s in order to conduct research for his studies as a cultural anthropologist

Walking in the Deep End: A Memoir Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com

By Lois C. Henderson
Published October 12, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Susan Parker

Publisher: San Diego, CA: Silver Threads
ISBN: 978-0-893067-09-7

Walking in the Deep End is a powerfully evocative and poignant memoir of a woman who has exerted great effort in coming to a profound understanding of her own being, especially in relation to those around her. The memoir deserves to be read by all thinking women, no matter where in the world they are. Revelatory, probing, transforming and transcending the mundane—this work is a gem that deserves to be treasured.

Killing Me Softly: My Life in Music Reviewed By Dr. Wesley Britton of Bookpleasures.com

By Dr. Wesley Britton
Published October 7, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Charles Fox

Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.

ISBN-10: 0810869918: ISBN-13: 978-0810869912

Bobo’s Daughter: One Woman’s Journey to Find Hope, Healing, and the Father Behind the Face Paint Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com

By Lois C. Henderson
Published September 30, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Bonnie Barnett

Publisher: Austin, TX: Synergy Books

ISBN: 978-0-9842358-7-2

This memoir should find resonance with anyone from a broken home who has struggled to make contact with an estranged parent. With so many marriages ending in divorce and separation these days, the prospective audience for the book should be very wide indeed

Killing Me Softly: My Life in Music Reviewed By Amy Lignor of Bookpleasures.com

By Amy Lignor
Published September 25, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Charles Fox (Foreword by Roberta Flack)

ISBN: 978-0-8108-6991-2

I not only recommend this wonderful story (with great pictures, by the way) to musicians, composers, and people desperately trying to make their musical dreams come true, but I also recommend this bio to all readers in general

Young Michelangelo: The Path to the Sistine Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com

By Lois C. Henderson
Published September 23, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: John T. Spike

Publisher: New York: The Vendome Press

ISBN: 978-0-86565-166-8

Out of the Transylvania Night Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com

By Lois C. Henderson
Published September 12, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Aura Imbarus

Publisher: Bettie Youngs Books Publishing Company

ISBN: 089-0-98430-812-5

Out of the Transylvania Night is a deeply moving account of one woman’s search for her own identity, firstly under the Communist dictatorship of the ruthlessly oppressive Ceauşescu, and, later, as she struggles to maintain her integrity in the face of overwhelming materialism.

Young Michelangelo: The Path to the Sistine: A Biography Reviewed By Fran Lewis of Bookpleasures.com

By Fran Lewis
Published September 9, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: John T. Spike.

ISBN: 978-0865652668

Publisher: The Vendome Press

The Eleventh Hour Can't Last Forever Reviewed By Norm Goldman of Bookpleasures.com

By Norm Goldman
Published August 29, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Alison Johnson

Publisher: Cumberland Press

ISBN: 13: 978-0-9675619-2-9: 10:0-9675619-2-2

Alison Johnson displays a impressive analytic intelligence that makes this work provocative, although nonetheless, quite disturbing

My Father’s Places Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com

By Lois C. Henderson
Published August 26, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Aeronwy Thomas

Publisher: New York: Skyhorse Publishing, c. 2009

ISBN: 978-1-61608-101-0

This memoir by the daughter of Dylan Thomas is written in a simple and straightforward style, telling of the many years that his family spent living in the Boat House in Langharne, thanks to Dylan’s patron, Margaret Taylor

The Hilliker Curse: My Pursuit of Women:A Memoir Reviewed By Amy Lignor of Bookpleasures.com

By Amy Lignor
Published August 17, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: James Ellroy

ISBN: 978-0-3075-9350-4

From the fantastic writer who brought us unforgettable books like L.A. Confidential, and The Black Dahlia, comes this extraordinary in-depth work about his own life. As always, Mr. Ellroy is extremely explicit, writing every word of this memoir with an in-your-face passion, elegance, and anger that will literally stop readers in their tracks

Barefoot in Baghdad: A Story of Identity—My Own and What It Means to Be a Woman in Chaos Reviewed By Lois Henderson of Bookpleasures.com

By Lois C. Henderson
Published August 13, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Manal M. Omar

Publisher: Sourcebooks

ISBN: 978-1-4022-3721-8

Giving both an insider’s and an outsider’s view of the unfolding drama of Iraq, the memoir should prove worthwhile reading for anyone who has a keen interest in developments in the Middle East

My Father’s Places: A Memoir Reviewed By Fran Lewis of Bookpleasures.com

By Fran Lewis
Published July 23, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Aeronwy Thomas

ISBN: 978-1-61608-101-0

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing

Aeronwy Thomas tells the story of her life with her father Dylan Thomas and her mother Caitlin in a novel that reveals much about this poet and father

The Jagged Years of Ruthie J. Reviewed By Ruth Hoskins of Bookpleasures.com

By Ruth Hoskins
Published July 16, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Ruth Simkin

Publisher: Ekstasis Editions Canada

ISBN: 9 781897 430545

The Jagged Years of Ruthie J., by author Ruth Simkin is a memoir about the author’s painful adolescent years “incarcerated” in a psychiatric institution. Chestnut Lodge in Rockville Maryland, a facility that treats the seriously mentally ill. It was there that the author’s parents trustingly, however naively, placed their daughter in the hands of a psychiatrist who lacked compassion, misdiagnosed and goaded her into acting out her frustrations when she asked why she was placed in a psychiatric hospital for the seriously mentally ill population.

The Company She Keeps Reviewed By Sonia Reppe of Bookpleasures.com

By Sonia Reppe
Published July 12, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Georgia Durante

ISBN: 978-0-451-22568-9

This book was originally published in 1998. As a re-release, this mass-market paperback edition includes an epilogue which shows real redemption and genuine soul-searching. Georgia is now involved in leading an abused-women organization and using her adventurous spirit to help people in crisis. I am looking forward to her next memoir.

To Space and Back: A memoir Reviewed By Dr. Wesley Britton of Bookpleasures.com

By Dr. Wesley Britton
Published July 12, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Mark Goddard

Publisher: IUniverse Pub.

ISBN: 13: 978-0-595-51742-8 (pbk) ISBN: 13: 978-0-595-62013-5 (ebk)

To Space and Back is a book for fans and those interested in TV history

The Stories of Devil-Girl Reviewed By Karim Khan (aka as Ernest Dempsey) of Bookpleasures.com

By Karim Khan (also known as Ernest Dempsey)
Published July 7, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Anya Achtenberg

ISBN: 9781932690620

Publisher: Modern History Press

If you love reading experimental fiction/non-fiction and new forms of literary approaches to social observation and critique, The Stories of Devil-Girl is just the book for you

The Randolph Women and their Men Reviewed By Mary Lignor of Bookpleasures.com

By Mary Lignor
Published June 28, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Ruth Doumlele

ISBN: 978-1-935359-25-8

This is an extraordinary book!!! I can't think of enough adjectives to describe the moments I spent reading The Randolph Women and their Men. It's just exceptional.

The Days of our Lives: The True Story of One Family’s Dream and the Untold History of Days of our Lives Reviewed By Sue Ayers of Bookpleasures.com

By Sue Ayers
Published June 28, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Ken Corday

ISBN-13: 978-1-4022-4222-9

As a long time Days fan (I saw my first show at age 14), this book was an enjoyable trip down memory lane allowing me to reminisce about the good old days of growing up with Bo and Hope and Kayla and Patch. The families of Days are so courageous and strong and, reading this book, it is no wonder

Until I Smile At You Reviewed By Fran Lewis of Bookpleasures.com

By Fran Lewis
Published June 23, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Roseann Lombardi
ISBN: 9781935097167
Publisher: Two Harbors

With an ending that you bring you to tears, author Roseann Lombardi’s tribute to her mom, Anna Plato Lauro, is a must read for anyone who is thinking about care for a loved outside their home

Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated Reviewed By Amy Lignor of Bookpleasures.com

By Amy Lignor
Published June 5, 2010
Biographies & Memoirs

Author: Alison Arngrim
ISBN: 978-0-06-196214-1

Let me begin by saying that this was a fantastic reminder of my father. Yes, my father…God rest his soul. My sister and I so loved Little House, but every time the theme song came on my father would grunt and roll his eyes at us. In fact, he did that with Charlie’s Angels, too. (Good thing he loved us J)