Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography (5767 books)

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1297	Privilege and Scandal: The Remarkable Life of Harriet Spencer, Sister of Georgiana by Janet Gleeson 3.89 avg rating — 653 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
1297	Instant Whips and Dream Toppings. A true-life dom rom com by Jacky Donovan (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 178, 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
1297	Booky Wook 2: This Time it's Personal by Russell Brand 3.40 avg rating — 6,052 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
1297	White Boy in Watts by Karl Wiggins (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 34 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
1305	A Rip in Heaven by Jeanine Cummins (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 13,654 ratings score: 177, 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
1305	Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 72,503 ratings score: 177, 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
1305	An Unquenchable Thirst: A Memoir by Mary Johnson (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 1,276 ratings score: 177, 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
1305	Flags of Our Fathers by James D. Bradley 4.22 avg rating — 63,094 ratings score: 177, 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
1305	Broken Horses by Brandi Carlile (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 35,285 ratings score: 177, 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
1310	The Secret Wife of Louis XIV: Françoise d'Aubigné, Madame de Maintenon by Veronica Buckley 3.84 avg rating — 400 ratings score: 176, 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
1310	The Umpire Strikes Back by Ron Luciano 3.90 avg rating — 934 ratings score: 176, 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
1310	A Tiger in the Kitchen: A Memoir of Food and Family by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan 3.52 avg rating — 1,010 ratings score: 176, 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
1310	I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala by Rigoberta Menchú 3.85 avg rating — 6,358 ratings score: 176, 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
1310	Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexandra Fuller 3.91 avg rating — 12,817 ratings score: 176, 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
1310	Karen by Marie Killilea 4.18 avg rating — 2,260 ratings score: 176, 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
1310	Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab 4.12 avg rating — 15,974 ratings score: 176, 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
1310	Hopeful by Omid Djalili 3.88 avg rating — 195 ratings score: 176, 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
1310	Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala 3.79 avg rating — 22,707 ratings score: 176, 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
1310	Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 12,821 ratings score: 176, 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
1310	Open Book by Jessica Simpson 4.10 avg rating — 112,271 ratings score: 176, 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
1310	I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are by Rachel Bloom 3.97 avg rating — 15,446 ratings score: 176, 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
1310	Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II by Robert Matzen (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 8,375 ratings score: 176, 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
1323	The Friday Night Knitting Club (Friday Night Knitting Club, #1) by Kate Jacobs 3.45 avg rating — 78,690 ratings score: 175, 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
1323	Cause of Death by Geoffrey Garrett 3.98 avg rating — 344 ratings score: 175, 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
1323	The Real Frank Zappa Book by Frank Zappa 4.13 avg rating — 6,628 ratings score: 175, 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
1323	Atatürk: The Rebirth Of A Nation by John Patrick Douglas Balfour 4.42 avg rating — 1,405 ratings score: 175, 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
1323	Calypso by David Sedaris 4.10 avg rating — 144,372 ratings score: 175, 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
1323	Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader by Brent Schlender (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 17,007 ratings score: 175, 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
1323	Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling by Richard L. Bushman 4.10 avg rating — 9,196 ratings score: 175, 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
1330	Free for All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library by Don Borchert 3.53 avg rating — 2,806 ratings score: 174, 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
1330	Tiny Tim by Harry Stein (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 174, 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
1330	To the Rescue: The Biography of Thomas S. Monson by Heidi S. Swinton 4.46 avg rating — 5,064 ratings score: 174, 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
1330	Tales of a Rascal: What I Did for Love by Robert Blake 3.81 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 174, 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
1330	Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way by Richard Branson really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 57,243 ratings score: 174, 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
1330	Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur 4.59 avg rating — 30,053 ratings score: 174, 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
1336	Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz 3.87 avg rating — 2,935 ratings score: 173, 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
1336	Pretty in Plaid by Jen Lancaster 3.89 avg rating — 17,648 ratings score: 173, 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
1336	Papa John: An Autobiography by John Phillips by John Phillips 3.75 avg rating — 354 ratings score: 173, 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
1336	No Time to Lose: A Life in Pursuit of Deadly Viruses by Peter Piot 3.84 avg rating — 987 ratings score: 173, 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
1336	Uggie, the Artist: My Story by Wendy Holden (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 187 ratings score: 173, 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
1336	Under and Alone: The True Story of the Undercover Agent Who Infiltrated America's Most Violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang by William Queen 4.17 avg rating — 5,591 ratings score: 173, 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
1336	Iacocca: An Autobiography by Lee Iacocca 3.99 avg rating — 10,734 ratings score: 173, 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
1336	I, the Sun by Janet E. Morris (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 457 ratings score: 173, 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
1336	Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others by Barbara Brown Taylor 4.39 avg rating — 5,359 ratings score: 173, 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
1336	The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story by Diane Ackerman (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 91,186 ratings score: 173, 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
1346	Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt by Parley P. Pratt 4.34 avg rating — 2,274 ratings score: 172, 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
1346	Parched: A Memoir by Heather King (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 1,159 ratings score: 172, 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
1346	I Like What I Know: A Visual Autobiography by Vincent Price 3.99 avg rating — 88 ratings score: 172, 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
1346	George Washington: Life and Death by George Roseman (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 172, 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
1350	Death's Acre by William M. Bass 4.22 avg rating — 14,117 ratings score: 171, 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
1350	Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography by Mark Mathabane 4.18 avg rating — 16,418 ratings score: 171, 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
1350	Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood by Michael Lewis 3.71 avg rating — 5,838 ratings score: 171, 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
1350	Stand For Something OR Stand For Nothing: The Story Of How A Mother And Daughter Fought One Of The Richest Men In The World by Ebony M. Jones (Kuye) (Goodreads Author) 4.63 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 171, 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
1350	Nigel: My Family and Other Dogs by Montagu Don (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 2,326 ratings score: 171, 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
1350	A Most Beautiful Thing: The True Story of America's First All-Black High School Rowing Team by Arshay Cooper 4.35 avg rating — 6,221 ratings score: 171, 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
1350	Rage by Bob Woodward 4.17 avg rating — 25,879 ratings score: 171, 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
1350	Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono 4.19 avg rating — 21,496 ratings score: 171, 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
1358	A. Lincoln by Ronald C. White Jr. 4.30 avg rating — 20,225 ratings score: 170, 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
1358	Killer Triggers: Murder Comes Down to Sex, Drugs, or Money by Joe Kenda 4.44 avg rating — 2,692 ratings score: 170, 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
1358	A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael by Elisabeth Elliot 4.08 avg rating — 9,903 ratings score: 170, 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
1361	Between Breaths: A Memoir of Panic and Addiction by Elizabeth Vargas 4.06 avg rating — 8,430 ratings score: 169, 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
1362	Julie Andrews: An intimate biography by Richard Stirling 3.80 avg rating — 573 ratings score: 168, 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
1362	Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare by Philip Short 3.91 avg rating — 1,569 ratings score: 168, 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
1362	Change Me into Zeus's Daughter: A Memoir by Barbara Robinette Moss 4.02 avg rating — 2,842 ratings score: 168, 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
1362	Personal Memoirs by Ulysses S. Grant 4.13 avg rating — 9,656 ratings score: 168, 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
1366	England's Mistress: The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton by Kate Williams (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 1,052 ratings score: 167, 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
1366	One Writer's Beginnings by Eudora Welty 4.06 avg rating — 4,070 ratings score: 167, 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
1366	Shards of Glass - A Little Girl's Journey Back into Her World of Physical, Mental and Sexual Abuse by C.W. Seymore 4.15 avg rating — 33 ratings score: 167, 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
1366	Johnny Wander, Vol. 1: Don't Burn the House Down by Ananth Panagariya 4.34 avg rating — 408 ratings score: 167, 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
1366	Damn Few: Making the Modern SEAL Warrior by Rorke Denver (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 3,105 ratings score: 167, 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
1366	Holocaust Memoirs of a Bergen-Belsen Survivor : Classmate of Anne Frank by Nanette Blitz Konig 4.40 avg rating — 1,455 ratings score: 167, 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
1372	Mark Twain: The Adventures of Samuel L. Clemens by Jerome Loving 4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 166, 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
1372	The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace by H.W. Brands 4.13 avg rating — 6,169 ratings score: 166, 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
1374	A Choice of Weapons by Gordon Parks 4.35 avg rating — 746 ratings score: 165, 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
1374	A Queer and Pleasant Danger: The True Story of a Nice Jewish Boy Who Joins the Church of Scientology and Leaves Twelve Years Later to Become the Lovely Lady She is Today by Kate Bornstein 3.94 avg rating — 3,629 ratings score: 165, 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
1374	Hugh's Hedgehog: Obsession Nostalgia And A Very British Animal by Hugh Warwick 3.84 avg rating — 554 ratings score: 165, 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
1374	Andrew Jackson and His Indian Wars by Robert V. Remini 3.64 avg rating — 211 ratings score: 165, 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
1374	Junie Moon Rising by June Collins (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 165, 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
1374	The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 180,005 ratings score: 165, 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
1374	Rescued from the Ashes: The Diary of Leokadia Schmidt, Survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto by Leokadia Schmidt 4.37 avg rating — 1,470 ratings score: 165, 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
1374	Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness by Joshua Wolf Shenk 3.92 avg rating — 6,646 ratings score: 165, 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
1382	"We Were Five:" The Dionne Quintuplets' Story From Birth Through Girlhood to Womanhood by James Brough 3.65 avg rating — 143 ratings score: 164, 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
1382	With Love, The Argentina Family: Memories of Tango and Kugel; Mate with Knishes by Mirta Ines Trupp (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 91 ratings score: 164, 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
1382	Hank Brodt Holocaust Memoirs: A Candle and a Promise by Deborah Donnelly 4.60 avg rating — 410 ratings score: 164, 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
1382	I'll Drink to That: A Life in Style, with a Twist by Betty Halbreich 3.63 avg rating — 4,162 ratings score: 164, 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
1382	The Music and the Wood (Passing Clouds #2) by G.A.A. Kent it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 164, 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
1382	Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein 4.19 avg rating — 15,730 ratings score: 164, 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
1388	Isaac Newton by James Gleick (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 9,520 ratings score: 163, 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
1388	Henry Clay: The Essential American by David Stephen Heidler 3.97 avg rating — 3,764 ratings score: 163, 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
1388	Histoire de ma vie : édition définitive du manuscrit original. Volume 1 :Tomes 1 à 3 by Giacomo Casanova 3.61 avg rating — 531 ratings score: 163, 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
1388	Goat: A Memoir by Brad Land 3.12 avg rating — 1,614 ratings score: 163, 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
1388	Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister by Anne Choma 4.05 avg rating — 3,953 ratings score: 163, 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
1388	The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help by Amanda Palmer (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 36,493 ratings score: 163, 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
1394	Everything Sucks: Losing My Mind and Finding Myself in a High School Quest for Cool by Hannah Friedman 3.56 avg rating — 193 ratings score: 162, 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
1394	Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts by Julian Rubinstein (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 5,621 ratings score: 162, 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
1394	Circling the Sun by Paula McLain (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 81,337 ratings score: 162, 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
1397	Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself by Alan Alda 3.79 avg rating — 4,293 ratings score: 161, 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
1397	The Wrong Stuff by Bill Lee 3.92 avg rating — 541 ratings score: 161, 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
1397	Katharine Hepburn by Gary Carey 3.56 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 161, 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
1397	John Brown by W.E.B. Du Bois 4.32 avg rating — 768 ratings score: 161, 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

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message 1: by Raelle (new)

Jun 28, 2009 03:56PM

PATRON SAINT OF USED CARS AND SECOND CHANCES
by MARK MILLHONE

Beautiful, honest memoir that appeals to both men and women which is so rare. It is very funny, but have your kleenex near by and the phone numbers of family members handy to tell them you love them and value them

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message 2: by Ryann (last edited Oct 02, 2009 01:06PM) (new)

Oct 02, 2009 01:05PM

FYI: "What is the What" is not a memoir. Nor is "Sarah's Key." Both are great books, but they're fiction.

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message 3: by Julie (new)

Feb 27, 2010 01:18PM

add:Time To Be In Earnest: A Fragment Of Autobiography|3831], P. D. James

This is fabulous. six stars

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message 4: by Pia (new)

Feb 27, 2010 03:15PM

Never forget Anne Frank.

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message 5: by Jaliyah (new)

May 20, 2010 03:09PM

this was a good book..going to read more like this !

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message 6: by Kelsey (new)

Aug 17, 2010 10:09PM

The Lovely Bones isn't a memoir or biography.

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message 7: by Xenophon (new)

Aug 27, 2010 04:02AM

Hannibal by Thomas Harris and Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller are both fiction, and I removed them.

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message 8: by Sue (new)

Jan 21, 2011 04:01PM

Wow, I'm seeing a lot of fiction on this list.

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message 9: by Linda (new)

Apr 08, 2011 07:17PM

Sue T wrote: "Wow, I'm seeing a lot of fiction on this list."

Can we get them removed? One of the reasons I came to look at this list was to find good biographies to add to my TBR list, so I want to be sure I'm not reading a book I think is a biography then discover it was fiction.

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message 10: by Sarah (new)

Apr 11, 2011 11:33AM

Linda wrote: "Sue T wrote: "Wow, I'm seeing a lot of fiction on this list."

Can we get them removed? One of the reasons I came to look at this list was to find good biographies to add to my TBR list, so I want ..."

Please don't remove them - even those are fiction-biography books, this list is still gorgeous.

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message 11: by Elle (new)

Apr 12, 2011 07:38AM

Praise God for Tattered Dreams by E.E. Laine

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message 12: by Darbi (new)

May 06, 2011 10:22AM

Thank you so much for creating this list Heather! I have been looking for 'Oh the Glory of it all." for years but I couldn't remember the name, thought I knew I would recognize the cover. I found it on your list and now I can read it again! Your awesome!

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message 13: by Janet (new)

May 15, 2011 05:22PM

"Good Grief" is fiction.

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message 14: by Janet (new)

May 15, 2011 05:27PM

"The Friday Night Knitting Club" is fiction. Why do people put fiction titles on non-fiction lists??

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message 15: by Guy (new)

Nov 23, 2011 05:18PM

Here's a real fun wild and crazy memoir about the movie biz and about finding true love...please vote for this cover - Kiss Me Quick Before I Shoot :)

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message 16: by John (new)

Nov 25, 2011 10:18AM

Khaled Hosseini's Books (Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns) are Fiction.

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message 17: by Sadi (new)

Dec 30, 2011 02:05PM

Without moving from the first page there are at least three fiction novels on this.

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message 18: by Missy J (new)

Apr 03, 2012 06:03AM

"Eat, Pray, Love" ranks higher up than "First they killed my father"?

The world is ending...

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message 19: by Atticus (new)

Jun 28, 2012 04:32PM

No one even mentioned A Playboy Virgin's Manifesto by Atticus Rockefellar. Oh, the humanity!

http://www.amazon.com/Playboy-Virgins...

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message 20: by Ben (last edited Sep 14, 2012 12:25PM) (new)

Sep 14, 2012 12:21PM

The following are fiction:

#113 A Thousand Splendid Suns
#128 Memoirs of a Geisha

Shall I delete? Any others that need to go?

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message 21: by Ben (new)

Sep 14, 2012 12:23PM

I added a list description:

NOTE: This list is for non-fiction only.

Hopefully, this will stop the tide of fiction.

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message 22: by Jean (new)

Nov 10, 2012 11:00AM

The Agony and the Ecstacy is fiction.

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message 23: by Julie (new)

Nov 12, 2012 03:47PM

Too bad one can only have 100 books on a list. I've read so many more great ones than are on my list.

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message 24: by Julie (new)

Nov 12, 2012 03:48PM

Not really sure if I'd classify Torey Hayden's books as memoirs but they all are great.

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message 25: by William (new)

Jan 07, 2013 12:04AM

how can i print out a list of just the title and author

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message 26: by I-love-reading (new)

Feb 16, 2013 03:24AM

A million little pieces was later proved to be fiction

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message 27: by Dorothy (new)

Feb 21, 2013 08:40AM

A number of the books on the list are fiction, for example, Winds of War

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message 28: by Xenophon (new)

Jun 09, 2013 06:51PM

Morgan wrote: "a thousand splendid suns is fiction..." Deleted.

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message 29: by Dorothy (new)

Jun 10, 2013 07:52AM

Memory Keeper's daughter is fiction

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message 30: by Dorothy (new)

Jun 10, 2013 08:01AM

Also Brick Lane and Pope Joan are novels as well. Laura Ingallss Wilder's books are generally classified as fiction

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message 31: by Dorothy (new)

Jun 10, 2013 08:07AM

one more. A tree grows in Brookly is fiction as well.

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message 32: by Cherie (new)

May 21, 2014 08:07AM

How can we search for specific titles on this list?

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message 33: by John (last edited May 21, 2014 11:30AM) (new)

May 21, 2014 08:30AM

I call "stupid" or "a--hole" on every single one of the people putting fiction on this list.

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message 34: by Lesley (new)

May 31, 2014 07:56AM

Three cups of tea is fiction.

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message 35: by Xenophon (new)

May 31, 2014 09:59AM

Lesley wrote: "Three cups of tea is fiction."

It's marketed as a memoir.

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message 36: by Lesley (new)

May 31, 2014 11:41AM

Amazon has added: 'From Viking Press
In regards to the 60 Minutes episode that aired April 17, 2011: "Greg Mortenson’s work as a humanitarian in Afghanistan and Pakistan has provided tens of thousands of children with an education. 60 Minutes is a serious news organization and in the wake of their report, Viking plans to carefully review the materials with the author."'

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message 37: by Xenophon (new)

May 31, 2014 03:04PM

If we start judging memoirs and biographies on their truthfulness, it will open a huge can of worms, and so far as I know, librarians haven't been given any guidance on the issue.

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message 38: by Mitchell (new)

Jul 11, 2014 05:25PM

this list could use a minimum number of ratings - like 1000 - to avoid author spam.

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message 39: by Sue (new)

Dec 19, 2015 06:45AM

"The Shack" is NOT memoir

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message 40: by Devorah (new)

Jan 26, 2016 12:51PM

When G-D Asks Me; When God Asks Me by Devorah Kalani

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message 41: by Dorothy (new)

Jan 26, 2016 01:12PM

Winds of War and the Bell Jar are both fiction

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message 42: by Dorothy (new)

Jan 26, 2016 01:25PM

She's Come Undone, Great Expectations and Uncle Tom's Cabin are all fiction.

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message 43: by Keston (new)

Apr 19, 2016 09:38AM

Saving Delaney

Laugh, Cry and be INSPIRED by this amazing little warrior!

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message 44: by Donna (last edited Jun 13, 2016 11:39AM) (new)

Jun 13, 2016 10:42AM

Removed for being children's fiction: Little House on the Prairie

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

NONE of the "Little House" series is autobiography. When confronted by a journalist about the scene in one of the books in which a family member is chased by ravenous wolves, which of course is not something wolves do to humans, LIW replied with great dignity that she had not intended to write history; she intended to write stories for children.

This author does have an actual memoir, but it doesn't, at least in my opinion, hold the charm and interest level that her children's series commands.

Oh wow...I'm going to find that whole series here, aren't I? Removed from #124, see above, Farmer Boy:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...

..and less than 1 minute later, I find the entire series in one boxed set; I wasn't so clairvoyant as to see it coming, but expected to find it one title at a time...and likely I still will. Anyway, gone from #194:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

From #466 On the Banks of Plum Creek:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
Also from page 5, The Long Winter:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

P.6 Little Town on the Prairie
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

Also from p6 Those Happy Golden Years

and The First Four Years
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

p. 10, By the Shores of Silver Lake:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

#744, removed for being fictional, Great Expectations:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

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message 45: by Donna (last edited Jul 01, 2016 07:56PM) (new)

Jul 01, 2016 07:24PM

#221, removed for being fictional, Sherman Alexie's Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

Travel book removed from #209:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Removed:
The Winds of War, fiction:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

and Good Grief, also fiction:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

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message 46: by Cheryl (new)

Aug 16, 2016 02:41PM

The ones by McCullough on Truman and John Adams are not memoirs. They are extremely well researched biographies. A memoir is a non -fiction book written from personal experience. Or a written account of one's memory of certain events or people. One could write a memoir of a person to whom one is or was very close as a spouse, or child. I agree - a lot of fiction on this list as well!

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message 47: by Donna (last edited Aug 16, 2016 03:46PM) (new)

Aug 16, 2016 03:42PM

Cheryl wrote: "The ones by McCullough on Truman and John Adams are not memoirs. They are extremely well researched biographies. A memoir is a non -fiction book written from personal experience. Or a written accou..."

Take another look at the title of the listopia. Memoir, biography, autobiography. McCullough is dull as dirt, imho, but his books are clearly within the parameters of the listmaker.

If you see fiction and want me to pull it, give me titles and tell me what page each is on, and I'll be happy to do it. I have a little time right now and will check the list to see what jumps out at me.

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message 48: by Donna (new)

Aug 16, 2016 04:38PM

Humorous guinea pig book is not a memoir:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Removed from #319.

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message 49: by C.E. (new)

Aug 21, 2016 03:33PM

Can someone help me find the name of this memoir I read once? (I was expecting to find it on this list)
It was a memoir by an Iranian?-I think- woman who was imprisoned and coerced into marrying her prison guard for a while and now lives in Canada. I wanted to show my mum it, but I can't remember the name of it. I recall it had a picture of a woman looking off a building on the front cover. If anyone can help that'd be awesome. Thanks.

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message 50: by Donna (new)

Sep 14, 2016 10:00AM

Jean wrote: "please add my book. country life. true story in my own words. full of shocks? & surprises! please share it. click here new on kindle--https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_......"

This constitutes spam, and is inappropriate for a Goodreads listopia discussion. I have flagged the comment.

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