Memoir

The trouble with living in a closet is that the view is restricted. One gets cramped and persistently locked in miserable positions. Thus begins the telling of one woman's journey out of the closet, into herself, back into the closet and finally into herself and her happiness. "Dawn's story vividly conveys the truth in the feminist maxim, 'The personal is political.' When LGBT self-acceptance leads to activism and legal work,…Read More

The Marco Polo Odyssey tracks the fantastic journey of an intrepid adventurer who spent ten years following the 13,000 mile overland route of Marco Polo from Venice to Israel, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and finally crossing China to Beijing. It is an account of an exhilarating voyage of discovery and the three expeditions it took author Harry Rutstein to finally fulfill his dream. Using every means of travel available- including…Read More

"I have been 1 second from death, 15 seconds from death and 30 seconds from death." ...but this is a story about life. Full of adventures and memorable characters, this memoir tells how living through the Depression prepared one man to survive the bloodiest action in American military history: the invasion of Iwo Jima in WWII.Read More

A loving tribute to the author's admirable parents, who raised one son and eight daughters, on love and the fruits of their labors in Guayaquil, Ecuador.Read More

Hardcover Edition Veritas means truth in Latin. In Veritas' Shadow is a memoir that reveals deceit and deception within U.S. Special Forces' military operations. It is based on the experiences of Green Beret Stan Bowen, who served two tours of duty in Viet Nam between 1966-1968. The action takes place primarily during his tours in Viet Nam, but the story spans the years 1968-2002. In 1967, Sgt. Bowen was asked…Read More

A Freed Woman's Dance is a memoir of courage, strength and resilience. Out of her very personal and compelling story of neglect and abuse, Doris Cope has found her way to healing and has embarked on a journey to help other survivors find freedom and empowerment.Doris began life in 1952 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Her early years were full of squalor, conflict and fear. Her father was an unemployed, disabled railroad…Read More

This is a memoir of life in Garlic Gulch (Seattle's Rainier Valley), told with the wisdom of hindsight. The stories cover the years 1939-2008.Read More

Fueled by the dedication of a few people and the desire to realize the dream of making every companion animal a companion that is loved and wanted in its home, Rebecca and her daughter Evangelynn founded Lil'Waif, an in-home rescue and safe haven for puppies. In this moving book Rebecca shares tales from their experiences and adventures in puppy rescue. These true tales highlight the bonds dogs bring to life…Read More

Mercer Island, Washington is a bedroom community of Seattle, plopped in the middle of Lake Washington and connected to the Big City by what used to be the world's longest floating bridge. In the mid-1960s Mercer Island was known for fancy waterfront homes, an excellent school system, inept sports teams, and teenagers with too much time on their hands and too much money in their pants. For the high school…Read More

A relentlessly honest coming of death story, this psychological memoir of comedian Glenn Rockowitz's ongoing struggle with cancer offers a vivid glimpse into the landscape of a mind when it is faced with the constant threat of death. The story takes us from Glenn's unexpected diagnosis of 'three months at best' just days before the birth of his only child, to his miraculous remission and the ironic death of his…Read More