Memoirs Books

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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4538 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,799,028 ratings — published 2018
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I’m Glad My Mom Died I’m Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4058 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,384,458 ratings — published 2022
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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 3681 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,337,004 ratings — published 2005
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Becoming Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2890 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,171,361 ratings — published 2018
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Crying in H Mart Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2868 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.24 — 568,645 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 2553 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.49 — 786,447 ratings — published 2016
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Bossypants Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 2224 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,045,883 ratings — published 2011
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2075 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,108,945 ratings — published 1947
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2023 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.41 — 778,315 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 1975 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.07 — 855,863 ratings — published 2012
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Know My Name Know My Name (ebook)
by (shelved 1928 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.69 — 247,760 ratings — published 2019
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 1775 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,342,728 ratings — published 1956
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Yes Please Yes Please (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1675 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.85 — 550,812 ratings — published 2014
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The Woman in Me The Woman in Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1660 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.83 — 556,308 ratings — published 2023
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Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 1641 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.64 — 1,827,203 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 1532 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.86 — 511,012 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 1473 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.30 — 572,933 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 1447 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.16 — 615,360 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 1371 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.84 — 493,738 ratings — published 2016
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In the Dream House In the Dream House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1356 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.40 — 155,537 ratings — published 2019
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Running with Scissors Running with Scissors (Paperback)
by (shelved 1351 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.77 — 401,584 ratings — published 2002
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The Year of Magical Thinking The Year of Magical Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 1305 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.93 — 289,772 ratings — published 2005
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Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
by (shelved 1290 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.15 — 653,296 ratings — published 1996
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Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
by (shelved 1187 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.17 — 119,548 ratings — published 2017
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Just Kids Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1140 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.21 — 340,015 ratings — published 2010
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Everything I Know About Love Everything I Know About Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1085 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.95 — 474,956 ratings — published 2018
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Spare Spare (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1067 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.84 — 419,517 ratings — published 2023
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Greenlights Greenlights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1052 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.20 — 435,644 ratings — published 2020
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Untamed Untamed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1048 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.98 — 503,930 ratings — published 2020
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Me Talk Pretty One Day Me Talk Pretty One Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 1028 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.01 — 715,970 ratings — published 2000
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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness (ebook)
by (shelved 1018 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.09 — 234,711 ratings — published 2012
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Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted (Paperback)
by (shelved 1010 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.94 — 271,907 ratings — published 1993
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 964 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.94 — 378,715 ratings — published 2022
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Finding Me Finding Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 947 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.54 — 169,668 ratings — published 2022
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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 915 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,168,372 ratings — published 1997
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A Promised Land A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 914 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.32 — 267,163 ratings — published 2020
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Why Not Me? Why Not Me? (Paperback)
by (shelved 889 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.90 — 224,473 ratings — published 2015
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
by (shelved 887 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.18 — 365,604 ratings — published 2000
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 884 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.40 — 359,697 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 873 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.90 — 199,381 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 858 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.37 — 392,180 ratings — published 2019
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 816 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.37 — 845,539 ratings — published 1946
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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 811 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.94 — 158,025 ratings — published 2016
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Orange Is the New Black Orange Is the New Black (Hardcover)
by (shelved 787 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.72 — 205,242 ratings — published 2010
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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Paperback)
by (shelved 762 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.07 — 198,836 ratings — published 2006
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What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 757 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.50 — 70,081 ratings — published 2022
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 741 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.34 — 312,607 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 727 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.16 — 192,994 ratings — published 2007
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Scrappy Little Nobody Scrappy Little Nobody (Hardcover)
by (shelved 644 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.85 — 103,068 ratings — published 2016
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A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
by (shelved 640 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.14 — 456,864 ratings — published 1995
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