Nonfiction/Memoir, Biography 2009

The Long Escape

Jan Rehacek
AuthorHouse (2009)
ISBN 9781438946733
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (12/09)

Psycho Russian Golddigger$: A True Story

David E. Bloch
David E. Bloch (2009)
ISBN 9780982435205
Reviewed by Marissa Libbit for Reader Views (12/09)

Sometimes We Fall as Boys but Rise as Men: The Healing of a Purple Heart Iraqi Veteran

Thomas Green III
iUniverse (2009)
ISBN 9781440178801
Reviewed by Richard R. Blake for Reader Views (11/09)

Short White Coat: Lessons from Patients on Becoming a Doctor

James A. Feinstein, MD
iUniverse (2009)
ISBN 9781440175138
Reviewed by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson for Reader Views (11/09) 

Into Africa: The Return

Yvonne Blackwood
Trafford Publishing (2009)
ISBN 9781426902659
Reviewed by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson for Reader Views (8/09) 

Musical Chairs

Jen Knox
All Things That Matter Press (2009)
ISBN 9780984259427
Reviewed by Marcy Blesy for Reader Views (11/09)

Promises to Keep: The Untold Story of a Family Trapped in War-Torn Italy

Thomas F. Dwyer
iUniverse (2009)
ISBN 9780595529001
Reviewed by Beverly Pechin for Reader Views (11/09)

Southern Boy: Growing up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the 1920-30s

Armiger Jagoe
iUniverse (2009)
ISBN 9781440144547
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (11/09)

Grace Notes: A Story of Music, Trials and Unexpected Blessings

Sang-Eun Lee Bukaty
Triple One Publishing (2009)
ISBN 9780578015460
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (11/09)

Summer of 1977: A North American Bicycling Odyssey

Doug Freedline
iUniverse (2009)
ISBN 9781440100208
Reviewed by William Phenn for Reader Views (10/09)

Buckley's Story: Lessons from a Feline Master Teacher

Ingrid King
iUniverse (2009)
ISBN 9781440166242
Reviewed by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson for Reader Views (10/09) 

The Upside of Fear: How One Man Broke the Cycle of Prison, Poverty, and Addiction

Weldon Long
Greenleaf Book Group Press (2009)
ISBN 9781608320004
Reviewed by William Phenn for Reader Views (8/09)

The Upside of Fear: How One Man Broke the Cycle of Prison, Poverty, and Addiction

Weldon Long
Greenleaf Book Group Press (2009)
ISBN 9781608320004
Reviewed by William Phenn for Reader Views (8/09)

Feisty Lydia: Memoirs of a German War Bride

Edna Thayer
Minnesota Heritage Publishing (2009)
ISBN 9780979494086
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (10/09)

Everything Will Be All Right

Douglas Wallace
Greenleaf Book Group Press (2009)
ISBN 9781608320042
Reviewed by Richard R. Blake for Reader Views (9/09)

Precious Memories

Phyllis Myers Miller
AuthorHouse (2009)
ISBN 9781438994475
Reviewed by Richard R. Blake for Reader Views (9/09)

Remember Me: A Holocaust Survivor’s Story

Marian Kampinski
iUniverse (2009)
ISBN 9781440121784
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (8/09)

Accidental Felons: And Then They Came For Us

Daniel Horne
Fat Bellied Laughing Buddha (2009)
ISBN 9780982063408
Reviewed by Richard R. Blake for Reader Views (8/09)

The Novice: Why I Became a Buddhist Monk, Why I Quit, and What I Learned

Stephen Schettini
Greenleaf Book Group Press (2009)
ISBN 9781608320059
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (8/09)

The Cross: 38,102 Miles. 38 Years. 1 Mission.

Arthur Blessitt
Authentic (2009)
ISBN 9781934068670
Reviewed by Richard R. Blake for Reader Views (8/09)

Drowning in a Mother’s Womb

Ciara L. Anderson
Loyal Publishing (2009)
ISBN 9781606431337
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (8/09)

Life is Divine Play: My Life and Training with Enlightened Masters

Mark Johnson
iUniverse (2009)
ISBN 9780595470969
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (7/09)

Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven

Susan Jane Gilman
Grand Central Publishing (2009)
ISBN 9780446578929
Reviewed by Laura Johnson for Reader Views (7/09)

Frank País: Architect of Cuba’s Betrayed Revolution

José Alvarez
Universal Publishers (2009)
ISBN 9781599429175
Reviewed by Richard R. Blake for Reader Views (7/09)

An American Café: Reflections from the Grill

Peter C. Gianakura
Sault Printing Co. (2009)
ISBN 9781427634948       
Reviewed by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson for Reader Views (7/09) 

The Butterfly Garden: Surviving Childhood on the Run with One of America’s Most Wanted

Chip St. Clair
Health Communications Inc. (2009)
ISBN 9780757306952
Reviewed by Angela Henley for Reader Views (7/09)

Someone Stop this Merry-Go-Round: An Alcoholic Family in Crisis

Alberta Sequeira
Infinity Publishing (2009)
ISBN 9780741454157
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (7/09)

The Long Desperate Road: A Novel Based on a True Story

Willie Cordell
iUniverse (2008)
ISBN 9780595498499
Reviewed by Angela Henley for Reader Views (7/09)

Approaching Neverland: A Memoir of Epic Tragedy & Happily Ever After

Peggy Kennedy
iUniverse (2009)
ISBN 9781440126130
Reviewed by Angela Henley for Reader Views (7/09)

Let It Be: My Daughter's Legacy

Ruthe Rosen with Lisa Greathouse
KARmedia LLC (2009)
ISBN 9780578006383
Reviewed by Laura Johnson for Reader Views (7/09)

Released to the Angels: Discovering the Hidden Gifts of Alzheimer’s

Marilynn Garzione
iUniverse (2009)
ISBN 9780595506323
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (7/09)

New York Nights: Performing, Producing and Writing in Gotham

Nick Catalano
iUniverse (2008)
ISBN 9780595485963
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (7/09)

I Only Laugh When It Hurts: A Collection of Hard and Hilarious Lessons

Daniel Foxx
Pelican Publishing (2009)
ISBN 9781589806351
Reviewed by Cherie Fisher for Reader Views (7/09)

The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship

Jeffrey Zaslow
Penguin Group (2009)
ISBN 9781592404452
Reviewed by Laura Johnson for Reader Views (6/09)

The Contract: A Life for a Life

Joseph S. Kutrzeba
iUniverse (2008)
ISBN 9780595457892
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (6/09)

Confessions of a Trauma Junkie: My Life as a Nurse Paramedic

Sherry Jones Mayo
Modern History Press (2009)
ISBN 9781932690965
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (6/09)

Oklahoma’s Carlisle Indian School Immortals

Tom Benjey
Tuxedo Press (2009)
ISBN 9780977448685
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (6/09)

A Girl Grows in Old Chicago: Memories from the Heart of the Girl Grown Old

Marge Wold
AuthorHouse (2008)
ISBN 9781438903460
Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (5/09)

There’s A Snake in My Garden: A Spiritual Autobiography

Jill Briscoe
Monarch Books (2008)
ISBN 9781854248398
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (5/09)

Breaking Borders: One Man's Journey to Erase the Lines that Divide

Alexander Harris
iUniverse (2008)
ISBN 9780595454150
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (5/09)

I'm Gonna Tell: ...An Offbeat Tale of Survival

Lori Cardille
iUniverse (2009)
ISBN 9780595142033
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (5/09)

Mamma Called the Doctor: A Mother and Child's Final Journey

Antoinette Romana
iUniverse (2009)
ISBN 9781440125447
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (5/09)

Surviving A House Full of Whispers

Sharon Wallace
Modern History Press (2009)
ISBN 9781932690903
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (4/09)

Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT LeRoy

Savannah Knoop
Seven Stories Press (2008)
ISBN 9781583228517
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (4/09) 

At Home Abroad

Nancy Henderson-James
Plain View Press (2009)
ISBN 9780911051674
Reviewed by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson for Reader Views (01/09) 

I Believe in Guardian Angels: A Memoir

Virginia Merrill
iUniverse (2008)
ISBN 9780595444205
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (4/09)

Showdown on the Frio: The Good and the Evil

Calvin Bowden
iUniverse (2007)
ISBN 9780595418022
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (4/09)

Faust: My Soul be Damned for the World, Volume II

E.A. Bucchianeri
AuthorHouse (2008)
ISBN 9781434390615
Reviewed by Dr. Michael Philliber for Reader Views (4/09)

A Hot Dog Stand in the Himalayas

Deb Martin-Webster
AuthorHouse (2008)
ISBN 9781438913230
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (4/09)

Something of the Turtle

Sandra Clayton
Wheatmark (2009)
ISBN 9781604940664
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (3/09)

Luggage by Kroger: A True Crime Memoir

Gary Taylor
iUniverse (2008)
ISBN 9780595530304
Reviewed by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson for Reader Views (3/09) 

Baroness Cox: Eyewitness to a Broken World

Lela Gilbert
Monarch Books (2008)
ISBN 9780825461644
Reviewed by Dr. Michael Philliber for Reader Views (3/09)

The Grandfather of Possibilities: Inventor - Entrepeneur - Athlete

Arlene Klein
Arlene Klein (2008)
ISBN 9780965091510
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (3/08)

The Year of No Money in Tokyo

Wayne Lionel Aponte
Watkins and McKay, LLC (2009)
ISBN 9780982055007
Reviewed by Ron Standerfer for Reader Views (12/08)


Saved From Silence: My Journey Back from a Childhood of Abuse

Amanda Richardson
iUniverse (2009)
ISBN 9780595524440
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (3/09)


Our Lady of Victory: The Saga of an African-American Catholic Community

Shirley Harris Slaughter
iUniverse (2008)
ISBN 9780595434824
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (3/09)


Fire and Water: A Safe Journey through Multiple Personality Disorder

Anna F. Thomas
Robert D. Reed Publishers (2009)
ISBN 9781934759189
Reviewed by Danelle Drake for Reader Views (2/09)


Playing with Fire: Whining & Dining on the Gold Coast

Thomas G. Schaudel
Legwork Team Publishing (2008)
ISBN 9781604813623
Reviewed by Danelle Drake for Reader Views (2/09)


Race to the Sea: The Autobiography of a Marine Biologist

Dr. Dayton L. Alverson, PhD
iUniverse (2008)
ISBN 9780595486809
Reviewed by Ron Standerfer for Reader Views (2/09)


Breakaway: How I Survived Abuse

Nadia Sahari
Pink Butterfly Press (2009)
ISBN 9780982041307
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (2/09)


White Pearl and I: A Memoir of a Political Refugee

Svetlana Kim
BookSurge, LLC  (2008)
ISBN 1419655744 
Reviewed by Olivera Baumgartner-Jackson for Reader Views (6/08)


The Incredible Mr. Don Knotts: An Eye-Popping Look at His Movies

Stephen Cox and Kevin Marhanka
Cumberland House Publishing (2008)
ISBN 9781581826586
Reviewed by Lori Plach for Reader Views (2/09)


Few Are Chosen: A Campaign Memoir

Doug McFarland
Beaver’s Pond Press (2008)
ISBN 9781592982271
Reviewed by Danelle Drake for Reader Views (2/09)


8 State Hurricane Kate: The Journey and Legacy of a Katrina Cattle Dog

Shirley Cheng
Dance with Your Heart! Publishing (2008)
ISBN 9780615150444
Reviewed by Valerie A. Howard for Reader Views (2/09)


The Revelation of a Star’s Endless Shine: A Young Woman’s Autobiography of 20-Year Victories over Victimization

Shirley Cheng
Dance with Your Heart! Publishing (2008)
ISBN 9780615150444
Reviewed by Valerie A. Howard for Reader Views (2/09)


A Father’s Unraveling: When Tragedy Strikes, Will the Self You've Made Survive?

Mark Cosman 
BookSurge (2008)
ISBN 9781419694738
Reviewed by William Phenn for Reader Views (1/09)


One: Memoir of a Manic Addict

Jennifer Marks
Crystal Dreams Publishing (2008)
ISBN 9781591460862
Reviewed by Danelle Drake for Reader Views (2/09)


Surviving Life as a Dumbass: It Doesn’t Have To Be a Life Sentence

Michael E. Webster
iUniverse (2008)
ISBN 9780595470785
Reviewed by Danielle Feliciano for Reader Views (1/09)


Lady’s Hands, Lions Heart: A Midwife’s Saga

Carol Leonard
Bad Beaver Publishing (2008)
ISBN 9780615195506
Reviewed by Lisa Kisner for Reader Views (1/09)


Seattle Adventures: Seattle memoirs, Inspired by my stint at Amazon.com.

Kalpanik S.
Center of Artificial Imagination (2008)
ISBN 9781434890436
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (1/09)


Welcome to the USA

Kalpanik S.
Center of Artificial Imagination (2008)
ISBN 9781438205823
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (12/08)


Bader Field

Carl David
Nightengale Press (2008)
ISBN 9781933449661
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (1/09)


Lizzi & Fredl: A Perilous Journey of Love and Faith: A Memoir

Dr. William B. Stanford
iUniverse (2008)
ISBN 9780595433117
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (1/09)


Measure of a Man: The Story of My Pain, Suffering and Torture: All for two more inches of height

Akash and Rahul Shukla
Llumina Press (2009)
ISBN 9781605940373
Reviewed by Carole Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (1/09)


A Worthy Legacy

Tomi Akinyanmi
Tommie Books (2008)
ISBN 9780615211169
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Reader Views (1/09)


Goal: My Journey from Afghanistan

Mohammad B. Alikhail
iUniverse (2008)
ISBN 9780595470488
Reviewed by Carol Hoyer, PhD, for Readers View (12/08)