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Meditations

Meditations is a personal journal written by Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher. It offers insights in...

Philosophy Memoir Roman Stoicism

9.5 Brilliant

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If This Is a Man

If This Is a Man is a profoundly moving memoir by Primo Levi documenting his survival at Auschwitz. The book offers a st...

Wwii Holocaust Memoir Jewish

9.4 Excellent

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Night

Night is a profoundly moving account of Elie Wiesel’s survival during the Holocaust. The book chronicles his experiences...

Wwii Holocaust Memoir Jewish

9.2 Excellent

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The Periodic Table

Primo Levi's 1975 memoir uses the chemical elements as a framework to reflect on his life as a chemist and his survival...

Chemistry Science Memoir Jewish

9.1 Excellent

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Dispatches

Michael Herr's 1977 memoir captures the chaotic reality of the Vietnam War from the perspective of a frontline American...

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9.0 Excellent

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When Breath Becomes Air

This 2016 memoir by Paul Kalanithi chronicles his life as a neurosurgeon and his battle with stage IV metastatic lung ca...

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8.9 Great

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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

This 1985 biographical collection of anecdotes details the unconventional and humorous life of Nobel Prize-winning physi...

Physics Science Humor Memoir

8.9 Great

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Walden

Henry David Thoreau's 1854 memoir details his experiences living alone in a cabin near Walden Pond, reflecting on simple...

Philosophy American Memoir Thoreau

8.8 Great

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Homage to Catalonia

George Orwell's 1938 memoir about his personal experiences and observations fighting for the Republican faction during t...

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8.8 Great

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Shoe Dog

This 2016 memoir by Nike co-founder Phil Knight chronicles the early, risky years of building the iconic global sportswe...

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8.7 Great

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The Pianist

Originally published in 1946, this memoir by Wadysaw Szpilman details his survival as a Jewish musician in the Warsaw Gh...

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8.7 Great

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West with the Night

This 1942 memoir by Beryl Markham chronicles her adventurous life growing up in Kenya and her career as a pioneering avi...

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8.7 Great

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An Unquiet Mind

In her 1995 memoir, psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison recounts her personal struggle with bipolar disorder, blending cli...

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8.7 Great

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Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates's 2015 memoir, written as a letter to his teenage son, explores the harsh realities of being Black in A...

African American Social Memoir Race

8.7 Great

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Born Standing Up

Steve Martin's 2007 memoir chronicles his intense early comedy career and the development of his groundbreaking, absurdi...

Martin American Comedy Memoir

8.7 Great

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Published in 1969, this acclaimed autobiography by Maya Angelou details her childhood experiences with racism, trauma, a...

African American Coming Of Age Memoir Civil Rights

8.6 Great

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Dreams from My Father

Published in 1995, this memoir by Barack Obama explores his early life, his multicultural upbringing, and his family roo...

African American Identity Political Memoir

8.6 Great

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The Liar's Club

This 1995 memoir by Mary Karr sparked a boom in the genre, recounting her turbulent and darkly humorous childhood in a T...

American Family Texas Memoir

8.6 Great

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Just Kids

Patti Smith's 2010 memoir chronicles her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe and their experiences in the late 1960s N...

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8.5 Great

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Clapton: The Autobiography

Eric Clapton's 2007 autobiography details his legendary career as a British rock guitarist, his time in Cream, and his p...

Music Rock Clapton Blues

6.8 Fair