MUST READ MEMOIRS

Glimpse into some memoirs waiting to be discovered in our collection!

Misguided : my Jesus freak life in a doomsday cult

Bulwer, Perry, author
2023

In 1972, Perry Bulwer, a naive 16-year-old, dropped out of high school to run away with the Children of God, one of a number of Christian cults that sprang up in the 1960s and 1970s. Soon, Perry was preaching the cult's doomsday message on the streets. Perry Bulwer escaped The Family in 1991, managing to escape the cult's tight control while living in Asia. Haunted by his own past, Bulwer became an advocate for thousands of second-generation survivors of the cult's child abuse and psychological trauma scattered around the world.

Backroads boss lady : happiness ain't a side hustle--straight talk on creating the life you deserve

Roberts, Jessi, author
2019

Bandit : a daughter's memoir

Brodak, Molly, author
2016

Endurance : a year in space, a lifetime of discovery

Kelly, Scott, 1964- author
2017

Forager : field notes for surviving a family cult

Dowd, Michelle, 1968-, author
2023

As a child, Michelle Dowd grew up on a mountain in the Angeles National Forest. She was born into an ultra-religious cult - or the Field as they called it - started in the 1930s by her grandfather. Comfort and care are sins, Michelle is told. At the Field, a young Michelle lives a life of abuse, poverty, and isolation, as she obeys her family's rigorous religious and patriarchal rules. But as Michelle gets older, she realizes she has the strength to break free. And so she does.

If you love me : a mother's journey through her daughter's opioid addiction

Cavanagh, Maureen, author
2018

Inheritance : a memoir of genealogy, paternity, and love

Shapiro, Dani, author
2019

The acclaimed and beloved author of Hourglass now gives us a new memoir about identity, paternity, and family secrets--a real-time exploration of the staggering discovery she made last year about her father, and her struggle to piece together the hidden story of her own life.

Last to eat, last to learn : my life in Afghanistan fighting to educate women

Durrani, Pashtana, author
2024

Since childhood, Pashtana Durrani has recognized her calling: to educate Afghanistan's girls and young women. Full of optimism and heart even amid customs that subjugate both the physical and intellectual nourishment of girls and women, this is not just Pashtana's story but that of all the forgotten young women who inspired her and are inspired by her in turn - and a testament to finding hope and meaning even within the deepest adversity. A portion of proceeds will be donated to LEARN (LearnAfghan.org), the NGO dedicated to providing quality education and healthcare to communities in conflict zones.

Love lives here : a story of thriving in a transgender family

Jetté Knox, Rowan author
2019

My lovely wife in the psych ward : a memoir

Lukach, Mark, author
2017

Pageboy : a memoir

Page, Elliot, 1987-, author
2023

A groundbreaking coming-of-age memoir from the Academy Award-nominated actor Elliot Page. A generation-defining actor and one of the most famous trans advocates of our time, Elliot will now be known as an uncommon literary talent, as he shares never-before-heard details and intimate interrogations on gender, love, mental health, relationships, and Hollywood.