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The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,226,071 ratings — published 2018
Before We Were Yours (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.40 — 766,152 ratings — published 2017
Cilka's Journey (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #2)
by (shelved 5 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.40 — 227,085 ratings — published 2019
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,351,031 ratings — published 1947
The Diamond Eye (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.29 — 231,149 ratings — published 2022
The Rose Code (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.44 — 413,018 ratings — published 2021
Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,992,377 ratings — published 2018
The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.43 — 106,222 ratings — published 2014
The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,417,725 ratings — published 2005
Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,230,104 ratings — published 1996
The Last Lifeboat (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.32 — 11,492 ratings — published 2023
When We Were Young & Brave (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 13,531 ratings — published 2020
The Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.58 — 1,855,937 ratings — published 2024
West with Giraffes (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.31 — 221,924 ratings — published 2021
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.16 — 197,318 ratings — published 2007
Beyond the Wand: The Magic & Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.28 — 162,735 ratings — published 2022
My Mother's Secret (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.20 — 20,653 ratings — published 2013
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 3.83 — 516,689 ratings — published 2016
When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.41 — 859,979 ratings — published 2016
Shuggie Bain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.30 — 209,302 ratings — published 2020
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,498,432 ratings — published 2016
The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,329,925 ratings — published 1963
The Librarian of Auschwitz (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.15 — 67,305 ratings — published 2012
Dreamers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.43 — 7,208 ratings — published 2018
I Am Jazz (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,431 ratings — published 2014
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.07 — 893,831 ratings — published 2012
One Child (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.28 — 16,573 ratings — published 1980
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,011,194 ratings — published 2006
Murphy's Boy (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,801 ratings — published 1983
The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.32 — 13,750 ratings — published 2002
And I Don't Want to Live This Life: A Mother's Story of Her Daughter's Murder (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.12 — 9,170 ratings — published 1983
Ghost Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.15 — 10,976 ratings — published 1991
Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,874,026 ratings — published 2006
Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride
by (shelved 1 time as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,576 ratings — published 2005
Sergeant Reckless: The True Story of the Little Horse Who Became a Hero (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,029 ratings — published 2017
Messi's Magic (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.27 — 90 ratings — published 2025
Home in the Woods (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.57 — 2,209 ratings — published 2019
My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 3.48 — 35,962 ratings — published 2019
You With the Sad Eyes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.12 — 55,445 ratings — published 2026
Escape North! The Story of Harriet Tubman (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.19 — 227 ratings — published 2000
Buffalo Music (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 3.92 — 234 ratings — published 2008
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.49 — 10,916 ratings — published 2015
Big Truck, Little Island (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.13 — 791 ratings — published 2022
You Won't Get Free of It: Stories of Mothers and Daughters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,187 ratings — published 2026
Johnny Appleseed / Johnny Appleseed (Library Binding)
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avg rating 3.38 — 8 ratings — published 2005
NRSV, Catholic Bible, Thinline Edition, Genuine Leather, Brown, Comfort Print: Holy Bible (Leather Bound)
by (shelved 1 time as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 5.00 — 10 ratings — published
Elizabeth, Queen of the Seas (Library Binding)
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avg rating 4.15 — 1,500 ratings — published 2012
Mr. Ferris and His Wheel: An Illustrated Biography about the Engineer Who Invented the Ferris Wheel for Kids (Ages 4-7)
by (shelved 1 time as based-on-true-stories)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,150 ratings — published 2014
Nora's Ark (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 125 ratings — published 2005
Building Our House (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 2,340 ratings — published 2013
“To catch the bad guys, you've got to think like a bad guy - and that's why all the best detectives have a dark side...”
― The Theseus Paradox
― The Theseus Paradox