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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2126 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,308,748 ratings — published 1947
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Becoming Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1909 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,235,886 ratings — published 2018
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1656 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,600,746 ratings — published 2022
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1432 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,955,424 ratings — published 2018
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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 1403 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.48 — 840,659 ratings — published 2016
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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 1228 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.30 — 595,693 ratings — published 1969
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Bossypants Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 1175 times as autobiography)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,070,780 ratings — published 2011
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 948 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.37 — 298,427 ratings — published 1965
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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 930 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,403,257 ratings — published 2005
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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 914 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.16 — 636,872 ratings — published 2012
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 893 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.41 — 846,216 ratings — published 2016
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 875 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,397,639 ratings — published 1956
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The Woman in Me The Woman in Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 769 times as autobiography)
avg rating 3.83 — 594,052 ratings — published 2023
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Yes Please Yes Please (Hardcover)
by (shelved 760 times as autobiography)
avg rating 3.85 — 563,680 ratings — published 2014
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Spare Spare (Hardcover)
by (shelved 755 times as autobiography)
avg rating 3.83 — 442,493 ratings — published 2023
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A Promised Land A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 642 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.31 — 285,547 ratings — published 2020
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Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
by (shelved 634 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.16 — 667,212 ratings — published 1996
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Greenlights Greenlights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 624 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.19 — 486,755 ratings — published 2020
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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 623 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.07 — 885,438 ratings — published 2012
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Paperback)
by (shelved 577 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.14 — 138,250 ratings — published 1845
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 567 times as autobiography)
avg rating 3.95 — 420,771 ratings — published 2022
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 550 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.37 — 928,631 ratings — published 1946
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Paperback)
by (shelved 537 times as autobiography)
avg rating 3.85 — 93,801 ratings — published 1791
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Long Walk to Freedom Long Walk to Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 527 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.36 — 96,527 ratings — published 1991
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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 526 times as autobiography)
avg rating 3.83 — 513,506 ratings — published 2016
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Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 525 times as autobiography)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,866,319 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 509 times as autobiography)
avg rating 3.86 — 517,506 ratings — published 2011
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
by (shelved 485 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.19 — 399,400 ratings — published 2000
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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 461 times as autobiography)
avg rating 3.94 — 232,961 ratings — published 1995
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Crying in H Mart Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 450 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.22 — 640,444 ratings — published 2021
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Gandhi: An Autobiography Gandhi: An Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 447 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.10 — 76,200 ratings — published 1927
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"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character (Paperback)
by (shelved 444 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.26 — 222,434 ratings — published 1985
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Just Kids Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 444 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.21 — 376,936 ratings — published 2010
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 438 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.34 — 326,269 ratings — published 2002
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Open Open (Hardcover)
by (shelved 408 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.33 — 153,925 ratings — published 2009
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A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
by (shelved 408 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.14 — 466,578 ratings — published 1995
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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 405 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.45 — 386,101 ratings — published 2016
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Finding Me Finding Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 390 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.53 — 195,423 ratings — published 2022
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The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music (Hardcover)
by (shelved 377 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.43 — 172,866 ratings — published 2021
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The Complete Persepolis The Complete Persepolis (Paperback)
by (shelved 367 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.41 — 214,902 ratings — published 2007
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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 351 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.28 — 160,884 ratings — published 2022
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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Paperback)
by (shelved 346 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.07 — 207,863 ratings — published 2006
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The Story of My Life The Story of My Life (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 345 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.07 — 152,074 ratings — published 1902
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
by (shelved 344 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.27 — 239,529 ratings — published 2003
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The Princess Diarist The Princess Diarist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 342 times as autobiography)
avg rating 3.69 — 92,854 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 338 times as autobiography)
avg rating 3.94 — 170,242 ratings — published 2016
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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 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 331 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.48 — 366,064 ratings — published 1971
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Steve Jobs Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 330 times as autobiography)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,386,652 ratings — published 2011
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The Year of Magical Thinking The Year of Magical Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 328 times as autobiography)
avg rating 3.93 — 318,810 ratings — published 2005
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Scrappy Little Nobody Scrappy Little Nobody (Hardcover)
by (shelved 327 times as autobiography)
avg rating 3.85 — 108,260 ratings — published 2016
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Vera Brittain
“When the Great War broke out, it came to me not as a superlative tragedy, but as an interruption of the most exasperating kind to my personal plans.”
Vera Brittain, Testament of Youth

Stephen Fry
“Choking with dry tears and raging, raging, raging at the absolute indifference of nature and the world to the death of love, the death of hope and the death of beauty, I remember sitting on the end of my bed, collecting these pills and capsules together and wondering why, why when I felt I had so much to offer, so much love, such outpourings of love and energy to spend on the world, I was incapable of being offered love, giving it or summoning the energy with which I knew I could transform myself and everything around me.”
Stephen Fry, Moab Is My Washpot

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