Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography (5767 books)

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4286	Street without a Name: Childhood and Other Misadventures in Bulgaria by Kapka Kassabova (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 954 ratings score: 83, 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
4286	Between the Woods and the Water (Trilogy, #2) by Patrick Leigh Fermor 4.28 avg rating — 3,627 ratings score: 83, 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
4286	Memories of a Rolling Stone by Vina Mazumdar 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 83, 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
4286	The Polygamist's Daughter by Anna LeBaron (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 14,161 ratings score: 83, 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
4286	Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink 3.93 avg rating — 40,015 ratings score: 83, 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
4286	Maimonides: The Life and World of One of Civilization's Greatest Minds by Joel Kraemer 3.83 avg rating — 277 ratings score: 83, 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
4286	For the Love of Lemurs: My Life in the Wilds of Madagascar by Patricia Chapple Wright 4.35 avg rating — 103 ratings score: 83, 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
4286	Robert Kennedy: A Memoir by Jack Newfield 4.36 avg rating — 227 ratings score: 83, 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
4286	Just Your Average Guy by Paul Jason 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 83, 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
4286	Diary of A Sick Chick: A Year in The Life of A Chronically Ill Woman by Sonya Dickerson (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 56 ratings score: 83, 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
4286	An Edwardian Bachelor, Roy Sambourne, 1878 – 1946 by Shirley Nicholson it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 83, 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
4286	Game of Queens: The Women Who Made Sixteenth-Century Europe by Sarah Gristwood (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 1,615 ratings score: 83, 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
4286	Never Turn Your Back on an Angus Cow: My Life As a Country Vet by Jan Pol 4.25 avg rating — 2,940 ratings score: 83, 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
4286	Searching for Home: The Impact of WWII on a Hidden Child by Joseph Gosler (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 99 ratings score: 83, 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
4286	I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 50,728 ratings score: 83, 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
4286	The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre 4.52 avg rating — 84,957 ratings score: 83, 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
4286	Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker (Illustrated Biographies by Chronicle Books) by Patricia Hruby Powell (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 4,545 ratings score: 83, 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
4286	Hitler by Ian Kershaw 4.36 avg rating — 6,262 ratings score: 83, 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
4286	Child Protection Behind Closed Doors by Jo Cooling (Goodreads Author) 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 83, 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
4320	Need More Love by Aline Kominsky Crumb 3.97 avg rating — 425 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Confessions of an English Opium Eater by Thomas de Quincey 3.29 avg rating — 10,924 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	The Borgias and Their Enemies: 1431-1519 by Christopher Hibbert 3.73 avg rating — 2,904 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Sherman: A Soldier's Life by Lee B. Kennett 3.64 avg rating — 116 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	The David Kopay Story: An Extraordinary Self-Revelation by David Kopay 3.75 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Robert Frost by Jeffrey Myers 3.95 avg rating — 64 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Morrissey: The Pageant of His Bleeding Heart by Gavin Hopps 3.37 avg rating — 71 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India by William Dalrymple 4.07 avg rating — 8,516 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Rough Ride: Behind the Wheel with a Pro Cyclist by Paul Kimmage 4.11 avg rating — 2,271 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	The People's Lawyer by Philip Ells 3.38 avg rating — 125 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	The Man Who Heard Voices: Or, How M. Night Shyamalan Risked His Career on a Fairy Tale by Michael Bamberger 3.75 avg rating — 461 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	The Getting of Wisdom by Henry Handel Richardson 3.48 avg rating — 1,663 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	The Boy in the River by Richard Hoskins (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 448 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Summer at Tiffany: A Glimpse into 1940s New York City Jewelry Through the Eyes of Trailblazing Women by Marjorie Hart 3.72 avg rating — 10,068 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader by Dinesh D'Souza (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 1,279 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road by Neil Peart 4.12 avg rating — 6,715 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	I'm Perfect, You're Doomed: Tales from a Jehovah's Witness Upbringing by Kyria Abrahams 3.42 avg rating — 1,827 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books by Maureen Corrigan 3.46 avg rating — 1,997 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Dear Father: Breaking the Cycle of Pain by J. Ivy 4.31 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	My Brief History by Stephen Hawking 3.63 avg rating — 11,201 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Üzüntü, Muz Kabuğu ve J.D. Salinger by Kenneth Slawenski 3.79 avg rating — 1,512 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Detour: A Hollywood Story by Cheryl Crane 3.84 avg rating — 457 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	My Life in Court by Louis Nizer 4.09 avg rating — 220 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	The Nixon Defense: What He Knew and When He Knew It by John W. Dean 3.92 avg rating — 559 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	John Ringo: The Gunfighter Who Never Was by Jack Burrows 3.66 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	The Woman Who Wasn't There: The True Story of an Incredible Deception by Robin Gaby Fisher (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 3,148 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Saban: The Making of a Coach by Monte Burke 4.14 avg rating — 985 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives by Caitlin Alifirenka (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 29,416 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Cast Me Out If You Will: Stories and Memoir by Lalithambika Antharjanam 4.16 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Where's My Purse? by T.A. Sorensen (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers by Daniel Ellsberg 4.27 avg rating — 1,641 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	It's Always Something by Gilda Radner 4.11 avg rating — 10,581 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	From Darkness To Diva by Skye High (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Last Waltz in Vienna by George Clare 4.22 avg rating — 259 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	George Washington Wilson: Artist and Photographer (1823-93) by Roger Taylor it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Lily Pond: Four Years with a Family of Beavers by Hope Ryden 4.45 avg rating — 92 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar by Emily Ruete 3.68 avg rating — 1,773 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits by Reese Witherspoon 3.61 avg rating — 35,785 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	The Joy of Swimming: A Celebration of Our Love for Getting in the Water (Lisa Congdon x Chronicle Books) by Lisa Congdon 3.90 avg rating — 175 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	The Women Who Lived for Danger: The Agents of the Special Operations Executive by Marcus Binney 3.73 avg rating — 306 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	If Anyone Calls, Tell Them I Died by Emanuel Rosen (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 269 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler 3.17 avg rating — 43,363 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Lotus Girl: My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America by Helen Tworkov 3.93 avg rating — 168 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Leadership: In Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin 4.40 avg rating — 15,623 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	John Lennon by Jordi Sierra i Fabra 3.37 avg rating — 79 ratings score: 82, 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
4320	Being Broken: Tales and Essays of Survival and Death from Narcissistic Parental Abuse by Geoffrey R. Jonas (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 82, 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
4366	Hole in My Life by Jack Gantos (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 8,017 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	Aleister Crowley and the Ouija Board by J. Edward Cornelius 3.58 avg rating — 133 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	Dear Theo by Vincent van Gogh 4.16 avg rating — 18,981 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	Innocence Under the Elms by Louise Dickinson Rich 4.34 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	America's Boy: A Memoir by Wade Rouse 3.99 avg rating — 545 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	Henry James: A Life by Leon Edel 4.28 avg rating — 252 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	The Facts of Life by R.D. Laing 3.71 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	The Passing of the Aborigines: A Lifetime spent among the Natives of Australia by Daisy Bates 3.71 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	My Nest Isn't Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space: The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman by Lisa Scottoline (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 2,905 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip by Nevin Martell (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 1,597 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	Tommyland by Tommy Lee 3.69 avg rating — 7,472 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	Dating Jesus: A Story of Fundamentalism, Feminism, and the American Girl by Susan Campbell 3.43 avg rating — 430 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	Midnight Oil by V.S. Pritchett 4.02 avg rating — 48 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	Vivienne Westwood by Vivienne Westwood 4.15 avg rating — 1,075 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	Senyor Borges - 30 Yıllık Emektarının Gözünden J. L. Borges by Epifanía Uveda de Robledo 3.26 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	EMT: Beyond the Lights and Sirens by Pat Ivey 4.15 avg rating — 186 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	Out of Control: Confessions of an NFL Casualty by Thomas Henderson 3.97 avg rating — 112 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	American Gothic: The Story of America's Legendary Theatrical Family: Junius, Edwin, and John Wilkes Booth by Gene Smith 4.09 avg rating — 182 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	Inventing Wyatt Earp: His Life and Many Legends by Allen Barra 3.64 avg rating — 154 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	Frank Skinner by Frank Skinner by Frank Skinner 3.89 avg rating — 2,343 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	DAKTAR by Viggo Olsen 4.01 avg rating — 101 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	When You Don't See His Plan: The Nadine Hennesey Story by Rebecca Baker 4.21 avg rating — 63 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	So, What Is Love? by Patricia L. Keller it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson by Jeff Guinn 3.94 avg rating — 11,090 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	When I Was a Young Man: A Memoir by Bob Kerrey 3.52 avg rating — 108 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America by John Waters 3.52 avg rating — 8,834 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	Tea and Transition by Nicola Chase (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	My Beautiful Struggle by Jordan Bone 4.18 avg rating — 178 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession by Mark Obmascik really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,677 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America by Gilbert King 4.40 avg rating — 15,891 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws by Margaret Drabble 3.18 avg rating — 392 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	The Edwardian Lady - The Story Of Edith Holden by Ina Taylor (Compiled) 3.74 avg rating — 182 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	HOOKER by Lou Thesz 4.36 avg rating — 148 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	On Celtic Tides: One Man's Journey Around Ireland by Sea Kayak by Chris Duff 3.93 avg rating — 255 ratings score: 81, 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
4366	Rapture Practice: A True Story About Growing Up Gay in an Evangelical Family by Aaron Hartzler (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 3,209 ratings score: 81, 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

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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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