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Published Books: Memoirs, Autobiographies and Biographies
Memoirs written by authors or compiled by family members from diaries, essays, poems, photos and memorabilia. Fascinating life stories.
Some of the books below were created for general readership and bookstore sales; others were created just for family members. The latter contain family histories, photographs, anecdotes and poetry, and each family member received their own copy as a timeless keepsake and family legacy.
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A Walk on the Wild Side
A Memoir by Virtuoso Pianist Earl Wild
Pianist Earl Wild died on January 23, 2010, at the age of 94. Since then he has been widely lamented as the last of the Romantic virtuosos. He devoted his entire life to his art—music was his love from the age of four. He received extraordinary accolades over the years, being called “a super virtuoso” and “one of the 20th century’s greatest pianists.”
Mr. Wild was an artist with the rare gift of being able to communicate serious ideas in an easy and elegant way that never took away from his own intellectualism. His ability to bring the tradition of the art of the transcription to a mid-20th and 21st century audience in a way that was uniquely his own garnered him the reputation as “the finest transcriber of our time.”
As a great musician as well as a special individual who held true to his own integrity throughout his life, Mr. Wild made many extraordinary contributions to the American musical scene.
Whether it was in concert or at a master class, Earl Wild held both his audiences and students spellbound with his abilities, his knowledge, his imagination, his musical intelligence, sensitivity and artistry, along with his tremendous sense of humor..
CLASSICAL MUSIC / MEMOIR
Hardcover / 6" x 9" / 944 pages
Incl. 48-page photo insert
ISBN: 978-0-5780746-9-6
Published by The Ivory Classics Foundation
Visit the publisher's website at www.IvoryClassics.com
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The Canoeist: A Memoir
by John Manuel
An ardent canoeist for more than forty-five years, John Manuel was first introduced to the solace, wonder and exhilaration of canoeing while growing up on the Chagrin River in Ohio, paddling an old Grumman canoe under the scrutiny of his father. Decades later, as he watches his elderly dad succumb to cancer, Manuel recalls this initiation into a lifetime of canoeing with both fondness and confusion. What was the allure of rivers? Was it the challenge of rapids, the natural beauty that his father had known? Or, was it the need to pursue his own life, to escape from home and family expectations? The sweeping memories that follow capture the magic and heartache of what it means to be a seeker of dreams—a canoeist.
MEMOIR
Hardcover / 5.5" x 8.5" / 224 pages
Jefferson Press
ISBN 0-97189-747-6
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Alice's Diary
A young Frenchwoman in the Philippines
compiled by Alice's daughter
Alice's Diary shows us the thoughts and feelings of a woman raising her family in the Philippines during times of peace and war. Excerpts were translated from Alice's diary between 1903 and 1940 (written in French). Sprinkled with photos of family, homes and memorabilia, this book will be a family treasure for generations to come.
MEMOIRS / BIOGRAPHY
Trade Paperback / 5.5" x 8.5" / 182 pages
Granville Island Publishing
No ISBN number
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As Time Goes By
by Jack Brodie
A limited edition (four signed copies, leather bound) for family members. This combination autobiography and family history is filled with photos and humorous anecdotes. A real treasure.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY / FAMILY HISTORY
Leather-Bound Hard Cover / 6" x 9" / 240 pages
Digital Printing
No ISBN number
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Always Becoming: An Autobiography
by Clare Buckland
"Clare Buckland is both a teacher and a student in the psycho-spiritual consciousness movement, and for younger women is an inspiring model of determination, integrity and perseverance...."
Anne Ironside
AUTOBIOGRAPHY / JUNGIAN PSYCHOLOGY
Trade Paperback / 6" x 9" / 192 pages
Peanut Butter Publishing
ISBN 0-89716-653-1
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There Are Survivors
The Michael Cuccioni Story
by Jane MacSporran and Michael Cuccioni
Michael's story is about his fight with cancer, as well as his accomplishments, including making a CD and appearing on Baywatch.
PERSONAL CANCER STORY
Trade Paperback / 6" x 9" / 176 pages
Peanut Butter Publishing
ISBN 0-9683188-0-0
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A Lovely Letter from Cecie:
The 1907–1915 Vancouver Diary and World War I
Letters of Wallace Chambers
by John Graham Gillis
Wallace Chambers kept a diary from 1907 to 1913 while he lived in Vancouver, BC. The result is an extraordinary record of one ordinary young man's life just after the turn of the century.
BIOGRAPHY / WW I
Trade Paperback / 6" x 9" / 192 pages
Peanut Butter Publishing
ISBN 0-89716-815-1
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