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Becoming Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 268 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,254,887 ratings — published 2018
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 262 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,356,193 ratings — published 1947
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 243 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,647,470 ratings — published 2022
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Bossypants Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 205 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,077,355 ratings — published 2011
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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 192 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.48 — 857,132 ratings — published 2016
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Yes Please Yes Please (Hardcover)
by (shelved 160 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 3.85 — 567,203 ratings — published 2014
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 155 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.37 — 302,002 ratings — published 1965
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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 147 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.16 — 642,421 ratings — published 2012
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 145 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,996,954 ratings — published 2018
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The Woman in Me The Woman in Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 142 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 3.83 — 600,759 ratings — published 2023
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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 130 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.30 — 601,475 ratings — published 1969
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Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
by (shelved 118 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 3.86 — 519,250 ratings — published 2011
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Long Walk to Freedom Long Walk to Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.37 — 98,523 ratings — published 1991
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 106 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 3.95 — 430,124 ratings — published 2022
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Spare Spare (Hardcover)
by (shelved 103 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 3.83 — 447,932 ratings — published 2023
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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,419,436 ratings — published 2005
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Greenlights Greenlights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 90 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.19 — 497,516 ratings — published 2020
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Gandhi: An Autobiography Gandhi: An Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.10 — 76,959 ratings — published 1927
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,411,339 ratings — published 2012
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A Promised Land A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 74 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.31 — 289,654 ratings — published 2020
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 74 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.41 — 861,860 ratings — published 2016
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 3.85 — 94,745 ratings — published 1791
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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike (Hardcover)
by (shelved 72 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.45 — 394,506 ratings — published 2016
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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 70 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 3.94 — 172,105 ratings — published 2016
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Steve Jobs Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 69 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,399,195 ratings — published 2011
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Scrappy Little Nobody Scrappy Little Nobody (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 3.84 — 108,991 ratings — published 2016
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Open Open (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.33 — 157,559 ratings — published 2009
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 3.94 — 234,500 ratings — published 1995
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.14 — 140,355 ratings — published 1845
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Finding Me Finding Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 57 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.52 — 204,482 ratings — published 2022
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Wishful Drinking Wishful Drinking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 3.82 — 96,594 ratings — published 2008
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.36 — 950,653 ratings — published 1946
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Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
by (shelved 55 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.16 — 672,136 ratings — published 1996
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Beyond the Wand: The Magic & Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard Beyond the Wand: The Magic & Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard (Hardcover)
by (shelved 54 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.28 — 162,951 ratings — published 2022
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Why Not Me? Why Not Me? (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 3.90 — 228,958 ratings — published 2015
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Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,874,867 ratings — published 2006
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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 53 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.07 — 894,901 ratings — published 2012
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The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.48 — 370,768 ratings — published 1971
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Just Kids Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.21 — 388,300 ratings — published 2010
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
by (shelved 50 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.20 — 415,377 ratings — published 2000
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The Princess Diarist The Princess Diarist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 3.69 — 93,508 ratings — published 2016
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The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.42 — 175,131 ratings — published 2021
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Crying in H Mart Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.22 — 655,564 ratings — published 2021
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The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 3.72 — 132,388 ratings — published 2016
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The Story of My Life The Story of My Life (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.07 — 152,844 ratings — published 1902
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Me Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.32 — 74,491 ratings — published 2019
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A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
by (shelved 43 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.14 — 468,912 ratings — published 1995
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Scar Tissue Scar Tissue (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.10 — 105,936 ratings — published 2004
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Will Will (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 4.24 — 77,437 ratings — published 2021
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Seriously... I'm Kidding Seriously... I'm Kidding (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as autobiographies)
avg rating 3.67 — 110,864 ratings — published 2011
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Roberto Bolaño
“I don't have anything against autobiographies, so long as the writer has a penis that's twelve inches long when erect.”
― Roberto Bolaño, The Secret of Evil

“Art, mythology, religion, philosophy, history, anthropology, science, and medicine along with literature, autobiographies, biographies, essays, memoirs, poetry, and other works of fiction and nonfiction serve as a vast library for us to scour in search of the hidden keys to attaining knowledge and happiness. We glimpse individual revelation along with selective rays of radiance from every person’s conscientious act of documenting their long-term commitment to achieving a gleaming living testament to enlightenment.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

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