Biographies & Memoirs

Home/Non Fiction/Biographies & Memoirs

The Family Debt

Title: The Family Debt: The True Story of Giacomo "Jack" Bianco Author: Teresa Bianco Publisher: 2020 Literary Group ISBN: 978-1450207683 Pages: 112 Genre: Biography / True Crime Reviewed by: Ephantus M. Hollywood Book Reviews   Author Teresa Bianco's book, The Family Debt: The True Story of Giacomo "Jack" Bianco, is a moving tribute to

Stevens Farm

Title: Stevens Farm Author: Cindy Stevens Publisher: LeapWrite Literary ISBN: 979-8893760637 Pages: 192 Genre: Memoir / Short Story Collection Reviewer: Gabriella Harrison     Hollywood Book Reviews   Author Cindy Stevens shares stories from her colorful formative years in the relatable Stevens Farm, a memoir, which is a collection of short stories.  Cindy Stevens, grew

Without a Suitcase

Title:  Without a Suitcase: The Story of Katie as Told to Her Son Janek (Jon)  Author: Jon Butcher Publisher: WestBow Press ISBN: 978-1973617167 Pages: 300 Genre: Memoir Reviewer:  Aaron Washington Hollywood Book Reviews   Reading a memoir has never been more compelling. In Without a Suitcase: The Story of Katie as Told to

Seeking Personal Validation

Title: Seeking Personal Validation: The Life and Times of an African American Female Academic  Author: Anece F. McCloud  Publisher:  Anece F. McCloud ISBN:  979-8869071842 Pages: 308 Genre:  Memoir Reviewed by: Rahul Hollywood Book Reviews The heart and soul of Anece F. McCloud's memoir, Seeking Personal Validation: The Life and Times of an African American

Feeling Good

Title: Feeling Good: All the Time Author: Jack Randall Cook Publisher: ‎ ‎Author's Tranquility Press ISBN: 978-1669817321 Pages: 128 Genre: Biography & Autobiography Reviewer: Ephantus M.     Hollywood Book Reviews Feeling Good: All the Time, an inspirational autobiography by Jack Randall Cook, describes his life's struggles and hardships as well as his attempts to

Hoggs II: Prison Journals

Title:  Hoggs II:  Prison Journals Author: Terol McCullar (T-Mac)  Publisher:  Newman Springs Publishing, Inc ISBN: 978-1778390869 Pages: 224 Genre: Autobiography & Memoirs Reviewed by: Christina Avina  Hollywood Book Reviews   There is no tougher, heartbreaking, and dangerous place in the United States than prison. The prison system is both complex and extremely difficult to

My Life’s Dream Took Me to Sea

Title:  My Life’s Dream Took Me to Sea Author: Ronald Epner, MD Publisher: Newman Springs Publishing, Inc ISBN: 978-1684981182 Pages: 451 Genre: Memoir/non-fiction Reviewer: Aaron Washington Hollywood Book Reviews Through author Ronald Epner’s memoir, My Life’s Dream Took Me to Sea, readers sail around the world, experiencing the sea, the adventures, and every challenge

My Journey of Captivity

Title: My Journey of Captivity: The Story of a German POW   Author: Helga McKee  Publisher: Leap Write Literary ASIN: B0CZ7GSTLT Pages: 180 Genre: Non-fiction / Biographies & Memoirs Reviewer: Christina Avina   Hollywood Book Reviews   Far too often, when it comes to the horrors of war, it is the common soldier who gets overlooked

Coming 2 America

Title: Coming 2 America: This is a Story of a Fifteen-Year-Old African Girl Author: Dr. John Ayoola Akinyemi Publisher: The Reading Glass Books ISBN: 978-1959151289 Pages: 92 Genre: Biography, Memoir Reviewer: Lily Amanda  Hollywood Book Reviews   Coming 2 America: This is a Story of a Fifteen-Year-Old African Girl is a bracingly revealing text

The Change Center

Title: The Change Center   Author: Howard D. Blazek   Publisher: Howard D. Blazek ISBN: 979-8890301444 Pages: 264 Genre: Biographies & Memoirs Reviewed by: Jack Chambers  Hollywood Book Reviews In the modern age, one of the most widely discussed, hotly debated, and important topics with which our society focuses on is the state of mental health