Biographies/Memoirs (general)

leading contributors
Last 30 days

All contributors in Biographies/Memoirs (general)

contributing articles
Biographies/Memoirs (general)

Crazy Horse-Sioux Hero

By: Jeannie Delahunt

The horrific spectacle young Crazy Horse witnessed at the Battle of Blue Water Creek branded into his heart the need to protect his people from the white enemy. more...

Jack London-Voice from the Past

By: Jeannie Delahunt

Perhaps born illegitimately, the colorful, flamboyant and perhaps tragic life and demise of Jack London still speaks to us today. more...

Review: I Was Told There'd Be Cake

By: Lisa Rufle

Sloane Crosley makes a name for herself as a modern essay writer who has a knack for writing clever and intelligent pieces. more...

L'Engle's Two-Part Invention

By: Emily Howson

Madeleine L'Engle delivers a powerful story of love and loss, in this half-memoir, half-journal account of her marriage to husband Hugh Franklin. more...

Book: FBI Vs. Aryan Nations

By: Grace Lichtenstein

Into The Devil's Den, true crime memoir by Dave Hall and FBI agent Tym Burkey, takes readers behind scenes of white supremacist cults that targeted Jews and Blacks more...

The Naked Life of David Sedaris

By: Robert Isenberg

The iconic NPR humorist puts out yet another essay collection, When You Are Engulfed in Flames. Despite the screwball title, Sedaris has clearly hit middle age. more...

Book Review: Kamikaze

By: Gary W Toyn

This World War II classic autobiography is newly revised and re-crafted. How the co-author avoided his suicide mission is among this war's most bizarre twists of fate. more...

George Stevens: Interviews

By: Lindsey Michelle

A collection of fourteen interviews with versatile director George Stevens is sure to appeal to movie lovers. more...

From Bad to Wurst- Denise Barnes

By: Rachel L. Webb

When a work experience of twelve months in Germany is over, Denise never forgets the place and over the course of thirty years she returns several times- Bavaria enchants more...

Book Review: Welcome to Shirley

By: Lisa Rufle

One Long Island town's rise and fall, told in a hybrid personal and environmental memoir. more...

Memoirs Booming in Book Industry

By: Laura Smith

Due to the popularity of reality TV, memoirs are recent big sellers in the book industry. People are interested to read true stories while experts are pushing fiction. more...

Indigenous: Growing Up Californian

By: Lindsey Michelle

Author Cris Mazza writes about the reality of growing up in southern California, circa 1960s and '70s. more...

Education: No Child Left Behind?

By: Joan Prefontaine

Elizabeth Blake gives an honest and courageous assessment of her years teaching science to at-risk students. more...

My Camino by Sue Kenney

By: Rachel L. Webb

Canadian born Sue Kenney sets herself a great challenge, one that is life changing as she steps out to prove to herself and others that lives can change on a pilgrimage. more...

All contributing articles in Biographies/Memoirs (general)

Suite101: Biographies/Memoirs articles How to subscribe to article feeds