The Readers' Choice; 100 Biographies, Autobiographies and Memoirs to Read in a Lifetime

Just as the title suggests. This exists as a true account of the Peoples' Choice, you the reader have an opportunity to voice your 100 personal favorites and add them to your account as your own list of 100.

There will be no deletion unless it does not follow the simple standard of being either

a) a Biography/Autobiography "A biography is the story of a person's life in the words of another person, while an autobiography is the story of a person's life in his own words."

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b) a Memoir: "a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources."

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All Votes Add Books To This List

1	Tesla: Man Out of Time by Margaret Cheney 3.69 avg rating — 6,379 ratings score: 499, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Grit: The Banter and Brutality of the Late-Night Cab by Karl Wiggins (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 1,188 ratings score: 398, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors by Piers Paul Read 4.12 avg rating — 74,044 ratings score: 388, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty by Robert K. Massie 4.21 avg rating — 28,470 ratings score: 383, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat 4.21 avg rating — 24,232 ratings score: 382, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 485,871 ratings score: 294, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself by Harriet Ann Jacobs 4.14 avg rating — 52,022 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) by Frank McCourt 4.14 avg rating — 616,005 ratings score: 289, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Thirty Years that Shook Physics: The Story of Quantum Theory by George Gamow (Author / Illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 1,176 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain 4.10 avg rating — 11,003 ratings score: 287, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Dog Who Wouldn't Be by Farley Mowat 4.16 avg rating — 4,509 ratings score: 278, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	What Has He Done Now?: Tales from a North West Childhood in the 60s and Early 70s by David Hayes 3.55 avg rating — 958 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Passing Clouds by G.A.A. Kent it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 4.19 avg rating — 3,562,959 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Echoes From a Cobbled Street: Stories and Poems from the North West by David Hayes 4.78 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Pack Your Bags and Get Out! by Dave Clarke 3.58 avg rating — 1,038 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Trials of the Earth: The True Story of a Pioneer Woman by Mary Mann Hamilton 3.90 avg rating — 2,732 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Elephant Dance: A Story of Love and War in the Kingdom of Elephants by Tammie Matson 3.77 avg rating — 97 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X 4.35 avg rating — 259,341 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Story of My Life by Helen Keller 4.08 avg rating — 145,780 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin 3.85 avg rating — 83,036 ratings score: 178, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Hospital by the River by Catherine Hamlin 4.11 avg rating — 2,174 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Lessons from a CF Cornerman: 38 Lessons I Learned During My Wife's Illness And Lung Transplant by Raymond L. Poole 4.70 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Lights Out: A Cuban Memoir of Betrayal and Survival by Dania Rosa Nasca (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 62 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.20 avg rating — 6,320 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Catbird: The Ballad of Barbi Prim by Barbara J. Ostfeld (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 66 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Hiding From Myself: My Complicated Rebirth into Womanhood and My Own Skin by Amber Rose Washington (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 64 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back From the Brink by Nita Sweeney (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 1,199 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung 4.33 avg rating — 45,156 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	I, the Sun by Janet E. Morris (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 425 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Bournemouth Boys and Boscombe Girls by Danny Winter 4.17 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back From the Brink by Nita Sweeney (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 1,199 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Even After All This Time: A Story of Love, Revolution, and Leaving Iran by Afschineh Latifi 4.05 avg rating — 535 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Kids We Were by Bernie Morris (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 61 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Chameleon Days: An American Boyhood in Ethiopia by Tim Bascom 3.56 avg rating — 131 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Uggie, the Artist: My Story by Wendy Holden (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 183 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 112,631 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Little Daughter: A Memoir of Survival in Burma and the West by Zoya Phan 4.01 avg rating — 619 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Bruce Lee: Artist of Life by Bruce Lee 4.22 avg rating — 1,201 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Four Sisters:The Lost Lives of the Romanov Grand Duchesses by Helen Rappaport (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 22,498 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda 4.24 avg rating — 62,466 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Miracle Worker: A Play by William Gibson 4.20 avg rating — 34,570 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars