My Favourite Memoirs and Autobiographies

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  • It Was Me All Along: A Memoir

    • ASIN: 0770433251
    • ISBN: 0770433251
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA heartbreakingly honest, endearing memoir of incredible weight loss by a young food blogger who battles body image issues and overcomes food addiction to find self-acceptance. All her life, Andie Mitchell had eaten lustily and mindlessly. Food was her babysitter, her best friend, her confidant, and it provided a refuge fr... [Read More]

  • Educated: A Memoir

    • ASIN: B072BLVM83
    • Manufacturer: Random House

  • Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island

    • ASIN: 0062218832
    • ISBN: 0062218832
    • Brand: Brand: William Morrow Paperbacks
    • Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

    #1 International BestsellerRegina’s Calcaterra memoir, Etched in Sand, is an inspiring and triumphant coming-of-age story of tenacity and hope. Regina Calcaterra is a successful lawyer, former New York State official, and foster youth activist. Her painful early life, however, was quite different. Regina and her four siblings survived an abusive... [Read More]

  • It All Comes Back to You: A Book Club Recommendation!

    • ASIN: 0578448831
    • ISBN: 0578448831
    • Manufacturer: The Art of Dixie

    "It All Comes Back to You is one of those stories you need to savor. You want to put the book down so as to have more to read tomorrow, but you can't. It becomes attached to you, a part of you. "Dan Brown, Author of Reunion Alabama, 1947.War's over, cherry-print dresses, parking above the city lights, swing dancing.Beautiful, seventeen-year-old Vio... [Read More]

  • All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir

    • ASIN: 1936787970
    • ISBN: 1936787970
    • Manufacturer: Catapult

    Long-listed for PEN Open Book Award Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, NPR, Time, The Boston Globe, Real Simple, Buzzfeed, Jezebel, Bustle, Library Journal, Chicago Public Library, and more "This book moved me to my very core. . . . [All You Can Ever Know] should be required reading for anyone who has ever had, wanted, or found ... [Read More]

  • Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir

    • ASIN: 0425261018
    • ISBN: 0425261018
    • Brand: Jenny Lawson
    • Manufacturer: Berkley

    The #1 New York Times bestselling (mostly true) memoir from the hilarious author of Furiously Happy.“Gaspingly funny and wonderfully inappropriate.”—O, The Oprah MagazineWhen Jenny Lawson was little, all she ever wanted was to fit in. That dream was cut short by her fantastically unbalanced father and a morbidly eccentric childhood. It did, ... [Read More]

  • Spilled Milk: Based on a true story

    • ASIN: 0615835600
    • ISBN: 0615835600
    • Manufacturer: K.L Randis

    Brooke Nolan is a battered child who makes an anonymous phone call to social services about the escalating brutality in her home.When they jeopardize her safety, condemning her to keep her father's secret, it's a glass of spilled milk at the dinner table that forces her to speak about the cruelty she's been hiding. In her pursuit for safety and jus... [Read More]

  • Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife

    • ASIN: 1451695195
    • ISBN: 1451695195
    • Brand: Simon & Schuster
    • Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

    The #1 New York Times bestselling account of a neurosurgeon's own near-death experience—for readers of 7 Lessons from Heaven. Thousands of people have had near-death experiences, but scientists have argued that they are impossible. Dr. Eben Alexander was one of those scientists. A highly trained neurosurgeon, Alexander knew that NDEs feel real, b... [Read More]

  • Freckled: A Memoir of Growing up Wild in Hawaii

    • ASIN: 1732771251
    • ISBN: 1732771251
    • Manufacturer: Toby Neal

    For fans of The Glass Castle and Educated, comes mystery author Toby Neal’s personal story of surviving a wild childhood in paradise.We never call it homeless. We're just "camping" in the jungle on Kauai...We live in a place everyone calls paradise. Sure, Kauai’s beautiful, with empty beaches, drip-castle mountains, and perfect surf...but we’... [Read More]

  • Fyodor Dostoyevsky: The Complete Novels (The Greatest Writers of All Time Book 38)

    • ASIN: B01NABXI38
    • Manufacturer: Book House Publishing

    This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure!The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC th... [Read More]

  • The Audit Principle: 5 Powerful Steps to Align Your Life with the Laws of Success

    • ASIN: 1732729107
    • ISBN: 1732729107
    • Manufacturer: Shipway Press

    What do you want to achieve? Who do you want to become? What do you want to build? Jane Ann Craig was a widowed, single mom, who quit her job at the age of thirty-nine. Without the benefit of a business degree and minimal financial resources, she started a company from scratch and sold it to a multibillion-dollar company for millions of dollars. An... [Read More]

  • The Hiding Place

    • ASIN: 0800794052
    • ISBN: 9780800794057
    • Brand: Baker Pub Group/Baker Books
    • Manufacturer: Chosen Books

    "Every experience God gives us . . . is the perfect preparation for the future only He can see."--Corrie ten BoomCorrie ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker who became a heroine of the Resistance, a survivor of Hitler's concentration camps, and one of the most remarkable evangelists of the twentieth century. In World War II she and her family risked the... [Read More]

  • Little Fires Everywhere: A Novel

    • ASIN: 0735224315
    • ISBN: 0735224315
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

    The #1 New York Times bestseller!Soon to be a Hulu limited series starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington.Named a Best Book of the Year by: People, The Washington Post, Bustle, Esquire, Southern Living, The Daily Beast, GQ, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Audible, Goodreads, Library Reads, Book of the Month, Pa... [Read More]

  • All Creatures Great and Small: The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the Worlds Most Beloved Animal Doctor

    • ASIN: 1250057833
    • ISBN: 1250057833
    • Brand: St. Martin's Griffin
    • Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin

    The classic multimillion copy bestsellerDelve into the magical, unforgettable world of James Herriot, the world's most beloved veterinarian, and his menagerie of heartwarming, funny, and tragic animal patients.For over forty years, generations of readers have thrilled to Herriot's marvelous tales, deep love of life, and extraordinary storytelling a... [Read More]

  • We Were the Lucky Ones: A Novel

    • ASIN: 0399563091
    • ISBN: 0399563091
    • Brand: Penguin Books
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERInspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite—We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds.    “Love in the face of global adversity? It couldn't be more timely.” —Glamour   It is t... [Read More]

  • Jesse James: The Life, Times, and Treacherous Death of the Most Infamous Outlaw of All Time

    • ASIN: 1620873656
    • ISBN: 1620873656
    • Brand: Skyhorse
    • Manufacturer: Skyhorse

    There is no western outlaw more infamous and notorious than Jesse James. A Confederate guerilla during the Civil War, he and his brother, as the leaders of numerous gangs of the Wild West, turned to a life of crime and robbery that lasted more than a decade. James’s life has been the subject of hundreds of books, films, and television shows, but ... [Read More]

  • Leo Tolstoy: The Complete Novels and Novellas (The Greatest Writers of All Time Book 12)

    • ASIN: B01IMMB2OK
    • Manufacturer: Book House Publishing

    This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC t... [Read More]

  • Fractured Not Broken: a Memoir

    • ASIN: B010Y0MB02
    • Manufacturer: Kelly Schaefer LLC with R. Publishing LLC

    AWARD-WINNING and BESTSELLING AUTHOR.WINNER of the New Apple Literary Award in the Inspirational and Spirit CategoriesParts of this story appeared on ESPN and in ROSIE.Fractured Not Broken is a true story of loss, faith, and a rare love that only happens in nonfiction. In a sweeping narrative and heart-wrenching story, Kelly exposes the truth about... [Read More]

  • Write Your Memoir: One Story at a Time

    • ASIN: 0998082805
    • ISBN: 0998082805
    • Manufacturer: Susie H. Baxter

    This manual evolved from a five-week course on writing memoir taught by the author. It’s packed with writing prompts, exercises, questionnaires, assignments, and resources to help prod your memory and guide you to write a cohesive memoir. Whether you are writing to discover yourself, leave a legacy for your descendants, or publish a best seller, ... [Read More]

  • Before We Were Yours: A Novel

    • ASIN: 0425284700
    • ISBN: 0425284700
    • Brand: WaterBrook Press
    • Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

    THE BLOCKBUSTER HIT—Over two million copies sold! A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly Bestseller“Poignant, engrossing.”—People • “Lisa Wingate takes an almost unthinkable chapter in our nation’s history and weaves a tale of enduring power.”—Paula McLain Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill ... [Read More]

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