Biographies & Memoirs to Stir Your Heart and Mind

07 Dec 2025

Biographies & Memoirs to Stir Your Heart and Mind

These six biographies spotlight people who challenged expectations and reshaped their worlds. Each narrative offers a fresh lens on resilience, ambition, and the power of choice. Perfect for readers who love stories that resonate long after the last page.

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Artsy Rambler: Mindful Journeys to Paris and Beyond

by Evy Journey and Rich Journey

Release Date: October 30, 2025

Rich, vibrant Paris, in the eyes of a mindful traveler, is a journey of discovery and self-reflection. Glorious light in Gothic churches and fresh Impressionist art. Sinuous forms in daring architecture. A rare library that helps define oneself. Cuisine and culture that make a city unique. Unleash the power of art as you satisfy your wanderlust.

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The Balloonatics

by Craig Elliott

Release Date: November 18, 2025

Join Craig Elliott as he shares hilarious tales of adventure, mishaps, and high-flying shenanigans from his forty years as a professional hot air balloon pilot. With warmth, humor, and a touch of mischief, he invites you into the basket to experience the adventures, mishaps, and unforgettable characters that marked his long and exciting career.

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Ding Dong

by Jamie Siminoff & Andrew Postman

Release Date: November 10, 2025

From a sweaty, near-catastrophic Shark Tank demo to a billion-dollar acquisition by Amazon, Jamie Siminoff’s story of founding Ring is the ultimate underdog tale of invention, grit, and relentless reinvention. While tinkering in his garage to solve his problem of missed deliveries, Jamie hacked together a Wi-Fi video doorbell. His wife called it a safety game-changer. The Sharks called it a pass. After walking away from Shark Tank empty-handed and broke, Jamie rallied a ragtag team of Craigslist hires and turned rejection into rocket fuel.

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Within the House of Murdaugh

by Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson & Mary Frances Weaver

Release Date: November 21, 2025

Within the House of Murdaugh: Amid a Unique Friendship, Blanca and Maggie are much more than a sensational true crime tale. It’s a gripping narrative from a unique perspective. Blanca, who was deeply entwined in the Murdaugh’s lives as their housekeeper, provides an insider’s account of the macabre events that unfolded within the notorious family’s residence.

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The Flying Spoon Platoon

by Nate Peltier

Release Date: November 13, 2025

Raw, funny, and brutally honest — The Flying Spoon Platoon captures the grit, laughter, and chaos of life as a cook in the Iraq War with the 82nd Airborne Division. Nate Peltier blends storytelling and Army recipes into a memoir that feeds both memory and morale.

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The Pursued

by Corey Mead

Release Date: December 1, 2025

From 1977 to 1981, Ruth Finley, an ordinary wife and mother from Kansas, was tormented by an elusive maniac known as the Poet. The police, already on edge from BTK’s reign of terror, spent years searching for the stalker. Meanwhile, his cryptic letters in rhymed verse grew more disturbing and violent, spilling into deeds like stabbing and kidnapping.

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