Títulos em Biografias e Memórias

Andrea de Mayo era a rainha-empresária. Proprietária de pelo menos doze imóveis na cidade de São Paulo, ela investia no aluguel para garotas trans de programa. Teve três boates, entre elas a lendária Prohibidu's, uma casa de travestis para travestis, além de ser agiota e "bombadeira"...

Uma das reportagens de maior repercussão nos últimos tempos, a história de Ricardo – apelidado ofensivamente de "Fofão da Augusta" – surge retrabalhada a partir de uma nova descoberta: a trajetória de Vânia, sua namorada.Em 2017, um leito do Hospital das Clínicas de São Paulo foi ocupado por um homem sem identidade. Há vinte anos, ele circulava pela região das ruas Augusta e Paulista, onde liderou uma trupe de palhaços, distribuiu panfletos e pediu esmolas. Sua aparência lhe rendeu a alcunha de Fofão da Augusta e o status de lenda urbana.

Luísa Marilac nasceu em Minas Gerais e assumiu-se travesti aos 17 anos. Além dos tradicionais traumas associados à transição de gênero em uma família conservadora e de classe baixa, levou sete facadas aos 16 anos, foi vítima de tráfico sexual na Europa, prostituiu-se, foi estuprada e presa mais de uma vez. Alçou-se à fama depois que viralizou no YouTube um vídeo seu com o bordão "E disseram que eu estava na pior".

Garrard—filho de um pastor da igreja Batista, criado em uma cidadezinha conservadora no sul dos Estados Unidos—foi convencido pelos próprios pais a apagar uma parte de si. Em uma tentativa desesperada de agradá-los e de não ser expulso do convívio da família, ele quase se destruiu por completo, mas encontrou forças para buscar sua identidade e hoje é ativista contra as terapias de conversão.

In Sole’s Mom, educator Isabelle Camille chronicles her journey from the hopes and dreams she held for her daughter Sole to the profound acceptance of her son Sky. The book captures the heart-wrenching challenges and the ultimate triumph of love over societal expectations and personal fears. The narrative explores the intricacies of navigating gender identity within a family, societal pressures, and the internal conflicts faced by parents of transgender children. Isabelle offers a candid look at her fears, misconceptions, and the path to understanding and embracing her child's true self.

AWFULLY HILARIOUS STORIES WE NEVER TELL. Ever had a moment so embarrassing, so outrageously awkward, that you swore you’d take it to the grave? Well, we didn’t (take it to the grave, that is!). Here, for the benefit of all, we bare our souls (and other body parts we'd rather not mention).

What if the very things that broke you were preparing you to shine? At nine years old, Maruis Aldridge learned that survival meant silence. Growing up in apartheid-era South Africa, he carried secrets too heavy for a child's shoulders. Sexual abuse. Crushing shame. A body that became both shield and prison. By his mid-thirties, the weight became unbearable. Panic attacks. Psychiatric wards. Suicidal plans. He was drowning until he stopped waiting to be saved and became his own lighthouse. This is the story of that return. From illegal immigrant to spiritual healer.

In this tell-all memoir, a woman in her eighties, born during the Great Depression to Jewish immigrants, unveils her intimate self-transformations in the course of nine decades. Determined at an early age to prove herself a free spirit in a male-dominated world, as a young adult Kahane went on the road, hitchhiking her way into and out of risky adventures and romantic affairs, ceaselessly chasing new experiences. But what started out as a “road book” takes a different turn in midlife when she became a feminist professor, mother, and wife.

The plan is simple: Get accepted into a PhD program. Though the odds seem impossibly long, an objective analysis of the deliverables yields promise. An essay, a standardized test, a handful of convincing recommendations? Certainly these are items that can be willed into existence. But let us not be fooled. We are embarking on a full year of unwavering focus and studious virtue. There can be no distractions, no digressions, no sudden feats of fleeting whimsy.

"Mom, I'm trans." These courageous words started a one-year journey of discovery and hope between mother and daughter. The Underwater Ballerina presents raw, open, and honest dialogue that reveals the transgender quest for authenticity and teaches the many love lessons that come with acceptance. The narrative challenges a parent to choose a love response to their child. Why? Because as a powerful life force, love invites deeper unforeseen possibilities, nurtures new understanding, and widens the heart in ways unimaginable.

The story of this Bushman's youngest son starts in 1960s' small town New Zealand where life didn't come without its challenges. This true story begins with a lot of rugby, beer, pig hunting and the socialising that was all part of our basic Kiwi lifestyle. However there was me, Terry, different from the rest of my siblings, separated by design and confusing to my parents...

DEPTH CONTROL is an experimental exploration by an essayist, aiming to make sense of and reflect on personal identity, belonging, and the choices that shape us. It captures a rich, sensory understanding of coming of age, experiencing sexuality, contemplating gender, and navigating relationships. While the themes may be timeless—a young woman finding her way, understanding her body, and dealing with the end of one relationship while considering new ones—the narrative itself breaks traditional forms, seamlessly blending different modes of existence.

A C Calloway skips stones across swimming pools-banging, soaked and naked in colors wild and bright! With a sultry tone of life in Los Angeles, he speaks of love and pain, warmth, martinis and affection in the desert nights. Palm Springs and the coast highway where memories are tinted harsh, beautiful and blue with time. A delicious journey sparkling in breathless passion with endless hope for moving forward.

Chronically Awkward is not a story told for sympathy — it’s a story told for truth. It is a raw, unfiltered account of one person’s lifelong attempt to exist in a world that keeps insisting on rules he never agreed to play by. Jason takes listeners through the tangled intersections of autism, ADHD, trauma, and chronic illness — through the systems that failed him, the people who shaped him, and the quiet victories that kept him here. It’s both memoir and mirror; a reminder that surviving isn’t the same as living, and that sometimes we only find who we are after everything else falls apart.

Embark on an emotional journey with Joanna Johnson as she navigates life's twists and turns, encountering remarkable individuals and absorbing life-changing insights along the way. Prepare to dive into your own memories, finding solace and inspiration in the enduring forces of love, strength, and human bonds that resonate throughout this captivating story!

Confessions of a Born-Again Atheist: The Implausible Lives of a Godless Guy is an autobiography in the form of 29 memoirs, each one focusing on Zindler's many lives.

Lil O'Brien accidentally outed herself to her parents at the age of nineteen when they overheard her talking to a friend about liking girls. Half an hour later she found herself on the side of the road, with instructions to come back and pick up her suitcase the next day. What follows is a heartbreaking yet hugely funny story of a young Kiwi girl — the deputy head girl from a posh private school - coming to grips with her sexuality in the face of stark disapproval from her parents. Bit by bit, Lil finds the inner strength to pull herself into an entirely new world.

In 1987, at the age of 37, I was confronted with a diagnosis that changed everything: AIDS. Suddenly, the questions I had wrestled with since college—about God, life after death, and my place in the world as a gay man—took on new urgency. This audiobook chronicles my spiritual quest through sacred places and moments of profound honesty. Along the way, I sought proof that God exists and that Heaven is real—and what I found was far more powerful: evidence that divine love reaches even the most uncertain souls.

Few people knew that Freddie Mercury kept a diary. When he died in 1991, he left behind seventeen handwritten notebooks chronicling his life and times, which he had begun to write in 1976 when Queen were at the height of their global fame. His final entry was made just weeks before his death. Only four of his nearest and dearest ever knew what became of those diaries. To one of them, Freddie secretly entrusted the collection just before he died. A mind-blowing listen, they constitute the closest thing to a Freddie Mercury autobiography that the world will ever know.

This is a story about survival that is raw and uninhibited. It is a true story of heartbreak and grief, but it is also a story about heroism, change, and above all, love.