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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4603 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,825,936 ratings — published 2018
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I’m Glad My Mom Died I’m Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4110 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,417,947 ratings — published 2022
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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 3712 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,347,801 ratings — published 2005
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Becoming Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2933 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,182,532 ratings — published 2018
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Crying in H Mart Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2911 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.24 — 582,697 ratings — published 2021
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Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2587 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.49 — 794,806 ratings — published 2016
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Bossypants Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 2243 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,049,794 ratings — published 2011
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2083 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,142,941 ratings — published 1947
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2059 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.41 — 791,941 ratings — published 2016
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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1980 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.07 — 860,969 ratings — published 2012
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Know My Name Know My Name (ebook)
by (shelved 1963 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.68 — 252,880 ratings — published 2019
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 1785 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,350,979 ratings — published 1956
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The Woman in Me The Woman in Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1699 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.83 — 565,342 ratings — published 2023
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Yes Please Yes Please (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1689 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.85 — 552,965 ratings — published 2014
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Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 1654 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.64 — 1,834,328 ratings — published 2006
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Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
by (shelved 1542 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.86 — 512,111 ratings — published 2011
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
by (shelved 1491 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.30 — 576,663 ratings — published 1969
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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1451 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.16 — 618,151 ratings — published 2012
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1390 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.84 — 498,904 ratings — published 2016
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In the Dream House In the Dream House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1377 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.39 — 158,850 ratings — published 2019
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Running with Scissors Running with Scissors (Paperback)
by (shelved 1351 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.77 — 402,582 ratings — published 2002
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The Year of Magical Thinking The Year of Magical Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 1315 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.93 — 294,577 ratings — published 2005
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Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
by (shelved 1291 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.15 — 655,598 ratings — published 1996
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Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
by (shelved 1191 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.17 — 120,472 ratings — published 2017
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Just Kids Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1158 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.21 — 345,809 ratings — published 2010
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Everything I Know About Love Everything I Know About Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1099 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.94 — 487,538 ratings — published 2018
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Spare Spare (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1084 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.84 — 424,106 ratings — published 2023
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Greenlights Greenlights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1078 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.20 — 446,472 ratings — published 2020
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Untamed Untamed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1058 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.98 — 508,946 ratings — published 2020
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Me Talk Pretty One Day Me Talk Pretty One Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 1031 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.01 — 718,110 ratings — published 2000
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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness (ebook)
by (shelved 1023 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.09 — 236,084 ratings — published 2012
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Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted (Paperback)
by (shelved 1014 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.94 — 274,907 ratings — published 1993
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 985 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.94 — 388,292 ratings — published 2022
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Finding Me Finding Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 964 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.54 — 174,057 ratings — published 2022
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A Promised Land A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 926 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.32 — 270,844 ratings — published 2020
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 924 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,181,786 ratings — published 1997
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
by (shelved 898 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.18 — 371,008 ratings — published 2000
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Why Not Me? Why Not Me? (Paperback)
by (shelved 895 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.90 — 225,698 ratings — published 2015
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 892 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.40 — 362,864 ratings — published 2015
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Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 879 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.90 — 200,166 ratings — published 2012
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 868 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.37 — 398,046 ratings — published 2019
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Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between) Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)
by (shelved 823 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.94 — 162,052 ratings — published 2016
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 820 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.37 — 859,522 ratings — published 1946
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Orange Is the New Black Orange Is the New Black (Hardcover)
by (shelved 788 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.72 — 205,646 ratings — published 2010
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What My Bones Know What My Bones Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 778 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.50 — 72,923 ratings — published 2022
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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Paperback)
by (shelved 764 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.07 — 200,493 ratings — published 2006
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 746 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.34 — 315,240 ratings — published 2000
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Hardcover)
by (shelved 730 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.16 — 193,533 ratings — published 2007
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Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted (Hardcover)
by (shelved 655 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.42 — 123,087 ratings — published 2021
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A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
by (shelved 652 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.14 — 458,596 ratings — published 1995
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