Memoir /​ Biography


  
  • In the early 1970s, with the raging Vietnam War, oppression of civil and human rights, and the environment under relentless destruction, young people of America wanted major change—and they got to work. This is the true story of a group of independent, free-spirited youth who rebelled against the system and built a new way to live, creating community and celebrating life while supporting themselves in unique and unconventional ways. They risked breaking the rules to achieve their dreams, even under threat of imprisonment or death on the stormy seas. They changed the world and had an unforgettable time doing it during those tumultuous, revolutionary days when everything changed.
  • “Oh God! I’m coming!” What does sex have to do with God? What does God have to do with sex? Have you ever wondered about that connection? I have: it’s been the central conundrum of my entire life. In my early years, I felt painfully split. That pain has driven me on a life-long quest to fathom the depths of both sex and spirit: to explore their many mysteries and to find where they may be connected. What follows in this spiritual travelog are the highs and lows, the struggles and insights, and most of all the amazing grace that has guided me on a totally transformational life journey. Many inspiring teachers have gradually guided me to experience sex and love as vehicles to a deep connection with God, which I now understand to be the pure consciousness and love that is who we all are. If you share even a little of my fascination with the God-sex connection, I invite you to join me on that journey, to share my discoveries, and to make discoveries of your own along the way. Even if you do not identify with my early struggles as a guilt-ridden Catholic gay boy, stick around. I believe you’ll agree that many of my discoveries are relevant to all of us, regardless of our gender or sexual orientation. I want to see a world where people celebrate our sexuality in ways that are affirming of our lust and our love. I want us all to live with our genitals, hearts, and souls in happy harmony. Is that possible? Join me to learn more.
  • UNCOVER THE MYSTICAL DEPTHS OF SPIRITUAL AWAKENING Embark on a profound spiritual journey with this captivating memoir by Maetreyii Ma Nolan, Ph.D. This insightful narrative speaks to the deep truth of human life and the amazing potential we all hold within us. Dr. Nolan's latest work chronicles a powerful narrative, tracing a woman's journey from childhood divine visitations through the depths of mystical psychedelic experiences, passages to India to meet her guru, and divine revelations. The authentic descriptions of little miracles, mystic moments, and the undying love of the infinite for all beings mark the book as a must-listen for those seeking an understanding of the unity of all existence and the profound depths of spiritual awakening. As a real-life story, the memoir encapsulates the highs and lows of spiritual transformation, self-doubt, loss of faith, and the emergence of a deep, lifelong relationship with the Divine, manifesting as an inner Guru/Guide. It presents an unparalleled account of what it is like to experience the God Self. “Into the Heart of the Infinite by Maetreyii Ma Nolan is a luminous beacon for spiritual seekers, offering a stirring testament to the power of love and the transformative journey of the soul... I wholeheartedly recommend this profound exploration of the heart's calling to anyone ready to embark on this greatest of adventures—the journey within." —Richard Miller, PhD, Founder and Director of the iRest Center "Clear and descriptive prose elevates this memoir, delivering a story that readers dedicated to the metaphysical will find enthralling... Her ultimate message of realizing 'the One in everything, in pleasure and in pain, in happiness and in sorrow' transcends religious affiliation. A captivating exploration of divine wisdom that will appeal to readers seeking deeper spiritual connections." —Kirkus Reviews
  • "Two-Pound Baby Wins Life Fight" Imbalanced traces Sheri Thomas' remarkable journey from a front-page headline in 1962 to her current role as an advocate fighting to remove the stigmas surrounding physical disabilities and mental health. Unflinching, poignant and humorous, Imbalanced is her personal account of juggling lifelong challenges-including cerebral palsy, migraines and brain surgery-with a successful career before unexpectedly facing serious mental health crises in her fifties.
  • What does it take to overcome deeply embedded family traumas, career-ending betrayals, and failed relationships? What is the personal cost of keeping secrets—and staying in the closet? These are questions that Mary Means explores in her memoir, as she navigates growing up as a young closeted lesbian in Georgia during the 1960s and learning to love—and be loved—as an adult. Through the deaths of loved ones, the fear of discovery, and the budding of a legacy that would come to change lives across the nation, Something Worth Saving tells a story of resilience and self-discovery perfect for anyone who has ever struggled to maintain a flawless facade when inside they were crumbling. Mary Means is an award-winning leader, founder of the Main Street revitalization movement that has brought vitality back to countless town centers. Her candor and vulnerability permeate her remarkable story.
  • 2025 IPPY Awards Silver Medalist for Sexuality/Relationships 2025 ZIBBY Most Anticipated Book of 2025 2025 ZIBBY Summer Reads Selection Can a loving relationship endure career setbacks, infidelities, and mismatched sexual desires? This is the question psychologist Bonnie Comfort grapples with as she navigates her unpredictable thirty-year marriage to Hollywood screenwriter Bob, while she provides marital therapy to others. Bob is affectionate, brilliant, and hilarious—but his sexual desires are incompatible with Bonnie’s. Despite her misgivings, she indulges his kinks, which often included photographing her in lingerie. Their Hollywood life is exciting, but eventually Bob’s growing career frustrations lead to his complete sexual shutdown. Tensions rise, and Bob suggests Bonnie have discreet affairs and not tell him. She does just that—but when she confesses her infidelities five years later, his sexual demands become more extreme. When she complies, Bonnie feels shame; when she refuses, as she increasingly does, their fights threaten to tear their marriage apart. Bonnie understands the rhythm of disconnection and repair that is common in love relationships. As we follow the journey of her own life, she shares with the reader the nature of intimacy, distance and expectations placed on long-term love. With honesty and vulnerability, she recounts the passionate highs and lows of her own marriage which sadly ends with Bob’s death. As she grieves, Bonnie reflects on her role in their marital struggles and offers profound insights about marriage from her personal and professional experience. Her story lays bare the complexities of love, the ongoing challenges women face in intimate relationships, and how even difficult marriages can find a way to thrive.
  • Wounded No More tells the story of a time when Dawna’s life was shattered by abuse in her first marriage.  Dawna escaped with her 4-year-old son David, and they took off in the only direction they knew : “away from here!” 

    Guided forward by circumstance, intuition and the wisdom of her beloved Grandmother’s spirit,  she drove  50, 000 miles around the world in a white Mercedes Diesel.  

    Two years later, they made their way across America, finally nesting in the mountains of Vermont.   

    This tale is for all who chose to travel  beyond their wounds, toward what they can make possible.

     
    Narrated by Sarah Smithton, it is produced by Pro Audio Voices. 
     
  • Human Justice is the true story of a human rights lawyer’s last trial in a 15-year career spent helping humans living on the margins enforce civil rights and anti-discrimination laws. Corporate values, which are only about money and nothing else, played out to their logical extreme in the trial, signaling that corporatism is incompatible with a sustainable future for our species and our planet. The harmonic divide reverberating in our society is less about blue values versus red values and more about human values versus corporate values—and the corporate side is winning. Human values must always trump corporate values.
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    - BEST AUDIOBOOK PRODUCTION
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    2026 WINNER - INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD
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    “Standout performances and cinematic sound design immerse listeners in a vivid ancient world they won’t soon forget.” - KIRKUS REVIEWS 

    “Collins’s piercing exploration of faith, sacrifice, and redemption gives this epic love story an intricate depth often missing in similar titles.” BOOK LIFE by PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

    Rome, 268 AD
    In an age of tyranny and turmoil, an eternal love story ignites a revolution.

    Valentine, a once-fearsome warrior reborn from the brink of death, sheds his violent past for a new destiny inspired by his blind lover, Agatha. Amidst the ruthless rule of a merciless emperor, Valentine undertakes a clandestine mission: to unite lovers in secret ceremonies, defying imperial decrees that threaten to obliterate the Christian faith.

    As Valentine’s covert acts of defiance grow bolder, he challenges the tyrannical order, planting the seeds for a celebration of love that will echo through the ages—becoming the foundation of what we now cherish as Valentine’s Day.

    The Legend of Valentine is an epic tale of love, war, faith, and rebellion. Against the backdrop of an empire in chaos, this gripping saga invites readers into a world where love defies all odds, heroes rise from the shadows, and the undying spirit of hope shines through the darkest times.

    Are there any limits to what one man will endure for his true love?

  • Our recent storms didn't start in 2020 or 2016. They started decades ago in the 1960s - a whirlwind of threatened nuclear catastrophe, then police dogs and rednecks terrorizing civil rights marchers down south, then Vietnamese children fleeing from napalm flames. Then draft notices to go to Vietnam to "fight commies." A small town boy started by supporting rightist Goldwater against the "peace candidate" Johnson, but rapidly changed in the face of the civil rights and anti-war movements, and started a quest that hasn't ended yet.This book tells Dee Knight's story of "waking up" to the truth about the US war in Vietnam, then refusing the draft and going to Canada where he lived for six years. It relates the years-long campaign for amnesty, in which Knight was a leader. After war resisters won a partial amnesty, Knight continued campaigning against US wars up to the present day. A reviewer adds: Like many others who became politicized during the US war on the Vietnamese, Knight continued his political work after the war finally ended in 1975. In addition to his work for complete and total amnesty, Knight became involved in various anti-imperialist work, from Nicaragua to Iran. In fact, he spent several months in Nicaragua as a member of the organization TecNica. This organization was involved in numerous locally-based water filtration and electricity production projects and was made up of many international volunteers hoping to help out the Sandinista revolutionary government. During this time, the government was also fighting a war against US-funded mercenaries known for their brutal and bloody killings of civilians. In a chapter titled “A Love Song to Nicaragua,” Knight describes his work and the nature of a nation in the early years of a revolutionary government. The subsequent chapters in this text tell the story of Knight’s continued political involvement and is hopes for a better world. Each chapter ends with a reflection on the meaning of the events in the chapter and their role in the larger picture of social change with the goal of a socialist world as its outcome. In addition, My Whirlwind Lives includes a number of appendices: documents from the draft resistance movement, the amnesty campaign and a reflection on the Green New Deal, among others. This is a personal testimony from a human who has dedicated his life to a more just world. The narrative is conversational and thoughtful. --Reviewer: Ron Jacobs
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    Memoir/Biography published by NORFOLK PRESS

    At last, the public can go inside the experience of Hunter Thompson at Random House. The Hell’s Angels Letters: Hunter S. Thompson, Margaret Harrell and the Making of an American Classic is an important revelation in the legacy of Thompson, with letters that survived precarious shipping and travel over decades, cloaked away from the public. “If Hell’s Angels hadn’t happened I never would have been able to write Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas or anything else . . . I felt like I got through a door just as it was closing,” Hunter told Paris Review. When he secured a hardcover contract with Jim Silberman (Random House), the known part of the story breaks off. To whip up the final edits, Margaret A. Harrell, a young copy editor/assistant editor to Jim, was—in a break from the norm—given full rein to work with him by expensive long-distance phone and letter. This galvanizing action led to a fascinating tale. She uses the letters to resuscitate the cloaked, suspenseful withheld drama. The book peaks in their romantic get-together at his ranch twenty-one years after they last met, a moving tie maintained over the years. Co-Authored by Hunter S. Thompson, with special collaboration by Ron Whitehead.

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