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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 1,103,076 ratings — published 1947
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Night (The Night Trilogy, #1) Night (The Night Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 51 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 4.25 — 413,948 ratings — published 1955
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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 408,668 ratings — published 2005
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Bossypants Bossypants (Audio CD)
by (shelved 42 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.94 — 262,112 ratings — published 2011
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Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.40 — 840,828 ratings — published 2006
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Angela's Ashes Angela's Ashes (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 4.01 — 244,936 ratings — published 1996
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Running with Scissors Running with Scissors (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.61 — 231,132 ratings — published 2002
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Tuesdays With Morrie Tuesdays With Morrie (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.95 — 305,223 ratings — published 1997
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Steve Jobs Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 4.12 — 250,767 ratings — published 2011
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A Child Called "It" A Child Called "It" (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 4.02 — 204,335 ratings — published 1992
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Into the Wild Into the Wild (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.85 — 437,077 ratings — published 1996
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Reading Lolita in Tehran Reading Lolita in Tehran (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.50 — 107,709 ratings — published 2003
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Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
by (shelved 21 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.75 — 128,663 ratings — published 2011
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 4.05 — 234,970 ratings — published 2010
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 4.24 — 82,373 ratings — published 1966
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Me Talk Pretty One Day Me Talk Pretty One Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.91 — 490,316 ratings — published 2000
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 4.06 — 167,893 ratings — published 1970
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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.94 — 127,266 ratings — published 2012
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Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.98 — 92,368 ratings — published 2012
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.66 — 253,461 ratings — published 2006
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 4.45 — 213,965 ratings — published 2010
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Just Kids Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 4.14 — 76,600 ratings — published 2010
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Long Walk to Freedom Long Walk to Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 4.31 — 28,555 ratings — published 1990
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Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 4.07 — 199,606 ratings — published 2005
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.63 — 142,176 ratings — published 2000
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The Last Lecture The Last Lecture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 4.21 — 175,172 ratings — published 2008
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A Million Little Pieces A Million Little Pieces (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.56 — 149,419 ratings — published 2003
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The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 4.02 — 55,281 ratings — published 1996
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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.95 — 29,602 ratings — published 2012
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 4.05 — 142,310 ratings — published 2004
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The Story of My Life The Story of My Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 4.10 — 53,480 ratings — published 1902
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Naked Naked (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 4.06 — 168,333 ratings — published 1997
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.81 — 89,634 ratings — published 1995
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The Year of Magical Thinking The Year of Magical Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.79 — 75,264 ratings — published 2005
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My Life in France My Life in France (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 4.14 — 68,927 ratings — published 2006
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Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.83 — 114,597 ratings — published 1993
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A Stolen Life A Stolen Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.81 — 63,967 ratings — published 2011
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Life Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.82 — 47,144 ratings — published 2010
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Cleopatra: A Life Cleopatra: A Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.57 — 95,108 ratings — published 2010
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 4.19 — 99,789 ratings — published 2000
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Lucky Lucky (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.71 — 66,307 ratings — published 1999
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Living History Living History (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.70 — 17,271 ratings — published 2003
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Dry Dry (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.96 — 59,535 ratings — published 2003
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 4.00 — 35,465 ratings — published 1997
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'Tis 'Tis (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.58 — 30,100 ratings — published 1999
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Seriously...I'm Kidding Seriously...I'm Kidding (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.68 — 73,441 ratings — published 2011
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Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.80 — 40,330 ratings — published 2010
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Half Broke Horses Half Broke Horses (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.98 — 83,593 ratings — published 2009
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 3.99 — 241,917 ratings — published 1997
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Einstein: His Life and Universe Einstein: His Life and Universe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as biographies-memoirs)
avg rating 4.05 — 85,359 ratings — published 2007
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