Memoir Writing Books

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The Art of Memoir The Art of Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.15 — 8,271 ratings — published 2015
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.34 — 314,073 ratings — published 2000
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Writing the Memoir Writing the Memoir (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 710 ratings — published 1996
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Bird by Bird Bird by Bird (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.24 — 109,691 ratings — published 1994
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The Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal Narrative The Situation and the Story: The Art of Personal Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as memoir-writing)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,808 ratings — published 2001
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Writing Hard Stories: Celebrated Memoirists Who Shaped Art from Trauma Writing Hard Stories: Celebrated Memoirists Who Shaped Art from Trauma (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.25 — 314 ratings — published 2017
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Handling the Truth: On the Writing of Memoir Handling the Truth: On the Writing of Memoir (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.17 — 678 ratings — published 2013
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The Art of Time in Memoir: Then, Again The Art of Time in Memoir: Then, Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.07 — 545 ratings — published 2007
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.41 — 784,816 ratings — published 2016
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Memoir Your Way: Tell Your Story through Writing, Recipes, Quilts, Graphic Novels, and More Memoir Your Way: Tell Your Story through Writing, Recipes, Quilts, Graphic Novels, and More (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as memoir-writing)
avg rating 3.71 — 35 ratings — published 2016
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A Moveable Feast A Moveable Feast (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 164,986 ratings — published 1964
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The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,570 ratings — published 2011
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Your Life as Story: Discovering the "new Autobiography" and Writing Memoir as Literature Your Life as Story: Discovering the "new Autobiography" and Writing Memoir as Literature (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 354 ratings — published 1997
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A Room of One’s Own A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.22 — 253,294 ratings — published 1929
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Tell Me True: Memoir, History, and Writing a Life Tell Me True: Memoir, History, and Writing a Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as memoir-writing)
avg rating 3.58 — 62 ratings — published 2008
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Fearless Confessions: A Writer's Guide to Memoir Fearless Confessions: A Writer's Guide to Memoir (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 266 ratings — published 2009
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I Talk Like a River I Talk Like a River (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.48 — 4,040 ratings — published 2020
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Each Kindness Each Kindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.41 — 7,809 ratings — published 2012
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Becoming Whole: Writing Your Healing Story Becoming Whole: Writing Your Healing Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.31 — 13 ratings — published 2003
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Breaking Ground on Your Memoir: Craft, Inspiration, and Motivation for Memoir Writers Breaking Ground on Your Memoir: Craft, Inspiration, and Motivation for Memoir Writers (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.53 — 119 ratings — published 2014
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Journey of Memoir: The Three Stages of Memoir Writing Journey of Memoir: The Three Stages of Memoir Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 55 ratings — published 2013
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The Remember Balloons The Remember Balloons (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.71 — 2,317 ratings — published 2018
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.28 — 894,088 ratings — published 2015
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,347,240 ratings — published 1956
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Car Crash: A Memoir of the Aftermath Car Crash: A Memoir of the Aftermath (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,663 ratings — published
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Eggshell Skull Eggshell Skull (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.35 — 14,676 ratings — published 2018
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Wild by Nature: From Siberia to Australia, Three Years Alone in the Wilderness on Foot Wild by Nature: From Siberia to Australia, Three Years Alone in the Wilderness on Foot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 3.41 — 2,287 ratings — published 2014
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The Romantic: Italian Days and Nights The Romantic: Italian Days and Nights (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 2.84 — 296 ratings — published 2010
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Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,011 ratings — published 1994
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On Writing (Modern Library) On Writing (Modern Library)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 608 ratings — published 2002
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In My Skin In My Skin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 3.84 — 5,788 ratings — published 2005
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The Boy in the Green Suit : An Innocent Abroad in the Middle East The Boy in the Green Suit : An Innocent Abroad in the Middle East (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 3.48 — 107 ratings — published 2005
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An Angel at My Table: The Complete Autobiography (Autobiography, #1-3) An Angel at My Table: The Complete Autobiography (Autobiography, #1-3)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,532 ratings — published 1982
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The Right Kind of White: A Memoir The Right Kind of White: A Memoir (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 169 ratings — published
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We Wait for the Sun We Wait for the Sun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.32 — 714 ratings — published 2021
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Watercress Watercress (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.51 — 5,655 ratings — published 2021
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How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.11 — 784 ratings — published 2020
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Going Down Home with Daddy Going Down Home with Daddy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,706 ratings — published 2019
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The Lost Child: A Mother's Story The Lost Child: A Mother's Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 3.27 — 305 ratings — published 2009
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Memoir Writing: How to Write A Story From Your Life Memoir Writing: How to Write A Story From Your Life (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 3.78 — 18 ratings — published
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Your Story Matters: Finding, Writing, and Living the Truth of Your Life Your Story Matters: Finding, Writing, and Living the Truth of Your Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.67 — 217 ratings — published
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Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.27 — 4,321 ratings — published 2021
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The Last Lecture The Last Lecture (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.26 — 361,392 ratings — published 2008
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The Autobiographer's Handbook: The 826 National Guide to Writing Your Memoir The Autobiographer's Handbook: The 826 National Guide to Writing Your Memoir (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 3.85 — 74 ratings — published 2002
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To Show and to Tell: The Craft of Literary Nonfiction (An Essential Guide for Writers) To Show and to Tell: The Craft of Literary Nonfiction (An Essential Guide for Writers)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,039 ratings — published 2013
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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,542 ratings — published 1976
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No Time To Spare: Thinking About What Matters No Time To Spare: Thinking About What Matters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.01 — 8,537 ratings — published 2017
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Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 4.22 — 6,024 ratings — published 2022
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On Chapel Sands: The Mystery of My Mother's Disappearance as a Child On Chapel Sands: The Mystery of My Mother's Disappearance as a Child (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 3.58 — 6,543 ratings — published 2019
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The Light in the Dark: A Winter Journal The Light in the Dark: A Winter Journal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as memoir-writing)
avg rating 3.77 — 730 ratings — published 2018
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