One moment can alter the direction of an entire life. These Biographies & Memoirs explore pivotal experiences, difficult decisions, unexpected events, and discoveries that leave a lasting impact. Each story approaches a defining moment from a different perspective. Add these picks to your TBR when you enjoy true stories built around turning points.
Beautifully Unbroken
by Dr. Lisa F. Crites
Release Date: May 29, 2026
Medical journalist, award-winning entrepreneur, patented inventor, and Amazon Best-Selling Author Lisa F. Crites, PhD (hc), introduces the award-winning Beautifully Unbroken, recognized for Outstanding Literary Achievement. A deeply personal memoir chronicling an extraordinary journey from hardship to renewed purpose, trending in the Top #10 of New Releases since late May.
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Otto Von Bismarck
by Marcus Vance
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Discover the extraordinary life of Otto von Bismarck—the Iron Chancellor who forged modern Germany and reshaped Europe. Explore his rise to power, masterful diplomacy, Realpolitik, wars, alliances, and enduring legacy in this compelling historical journey.
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One Man In
by Christian Craighead
Release Date: September 15, 2026
After an otherwise ordinary morning of training with his firearms, British SAS soldier Chris Craighead was just beginning to relax in his new home in the bustling city of Nairobi, Kenya. Then the phone rang. It was a friend, a former British soldier. In the background, Chris heard gunfire.
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The Perilous Fight
by Colin Kaepernick
Release Date: September 15, 2026
On September 1, 2016, Colin Kaepernick took a knee during “The Star Spangled Banner,” but the world never fully understood the whole story. Not the “why” or the cost of his courage. That story begins in Turlock, California, where Kaepernick, a Black kid adopted into a white family, navigated constant resistance to his Blackness and sense of self.
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Ortiz’s War
by Nicholas Reynolds
Release Date: August 25, 2026
Peter J. Ortiz’s path to becoming the most battle-decorated member of America’s first spy agency—and one of the most decorated Marines of World War II—was unlike any other. Born in New York and raised between California and France, he would have stints as a merchant seaman, dude ranch manager, race car driver, lion tamer, circus performer, and Hollywood stuntman and actor.
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Queen Anna (Stuart Queens Trilogy Book 1)
by Tony Riches
Release Date: July 9, 2026
Princess Anna of Denmark sails for Scotland to marry King James VI, but storms ravage her fleet, igniting a deadly obsession with witchcraft in her new home. Arriving in a strange and paranoid court, Anna finds her new husband’s bed is a treacherous place.
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