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Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 582 times as bio)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,385,412 ratings — published 2011
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 410 times as bio)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,303,263 ratings — published 1947
Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 335 times as bio)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,234,138 ratings — published 2018
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 302 times as bio)
avg rating 4.12 — 453,895 ratings — published 2015
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 278 times as bio)
avg rating 4.49 — 838,898 ratings — published 2016
Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 264 times as bio)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,069,979 ratings — published 2011
Einstein: His Life and Universe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 240 times as bio)
avg rating 4.16 — 207,688 ratings — published 2007
I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 233 times as bio)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,595,222 ratings — published 2022
Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 227 times as bio)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,950,976 ratings — published 2018
Leonardo da Vinci (Hardcover)
by (shelved 207 times as bio)
avg rating 4.17 — 134,470 ratings — published 2017
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 205 times as bio)
avg rating 4.37 — 298,103 ratings — published 1965
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike (Hardcover)
by (shelved 189 times as bio)
avg rating 4.45 — 385,339 ratings — published 2016
Yes Please (Hardcover)
by (shelved 184 times as bio)
avg rating 3.85 — 563,367 ratings — published 2014
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Hardcover)
by (shelved 180 times as bio)
avg rating 4.16 — 636,276 ratings — published 2012
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character (Paperback)
by (shelved 175 times as bio)
avg rating 4.26 — 222,219 ratings — published 1985
The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 160 times as bio)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,401,298 ratings — published 2006
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
by (shelved 157 times as bio)
avg rating 4.30 — 595,105 ratings — published 1969
When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 152 times as bio)
avg rating 4.41 — 844,232 ratings — published 2016
John Adams (Paperback)
by (shelved 147 times as bio)
avg rating 4.09 — 382,974 ratings — published 2001
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 147 times as bio)
avg rating 4.05 — 153,395 ratings — published 2003
A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 146 times as bio)
avg rating 4.31 — 285,100 ratings — published 2020
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
by (shelved 145 times as bio)
avg rating 4.19 — 398,119 ratings — published 2000
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
by (shelved 143 times as bio)
avg rating 3.86 — 517,318 ratings — published 2011
Greenlights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 138 times as bio)
avg rating 4.20 — 485,655 ratings — published 2020
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 136 times as bio)
avg rating 4.13 — 824,075 ratings — published 2010
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hardcover)
by (shelved 135 times as bio)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,014,332 ratings — published 2010
Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 135 times as bio)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,396,304 ratings — published 1956
Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 134 times as bio)
avg rating 4.21 — 375,715 ratings — published 2010
Alexander Hamilton (Paperback)
by (shelved 134 times as bio)
avg rating 4.22 — 205,510 ratings — published 2004
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 124 times as bio)
avg rating 4.07 — 884,483 ratings — published 2012
The Woman in Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 119 times as bio)
avg rating 3.83 — 593,381 ratings — published 2023
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 118 times as bio)
avg rating 4.37 — 926,273 ratings — published 1946
Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 118 times as bio)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,218,330 ratings — published 1996
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (Paperback)
by (shelved 112 times as bio)
avg rating 4.15 — 39,580 ratings — published 1998
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 109 times as bio)
avg rating 3.94 — 419,866 ratings — published 2022
Elon Musk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 105 times as bio)
avg rating 4.32 — 80,220 ratings — published 2023
Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 105 times as bio)
avg rating 4.22 — 638,801 ratings — published 2021
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as bio)
avg rating 3.85 — 93,718 ratings — published 1791
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 103 times as bio)
avg rating 3.88 — 108,674 ratings — published 2007
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt, #1)
by (shelved 101 times as bio)
avg rating 4.22 — 62,537 ratings — published 1979
Long Walk to Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as bio)
avg rating 4.36 — 96,394 ratings — published 1991
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Paperback)
by (shelved 100 times as bio)
avg rating 4.30 — 61,957 ratings — published 2005
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music (Hardcover)
by (shelved 98 times as bio)
avg rating 4.43 — 172,640 ratings — published 2021
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 97 times as bio)
avg rating 3.83 — 513,091 ratings — published 2016
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
by (shelved 97 times as bio)
avg rating 4.16 — 666,715 ratings — published 1996
The Princess Diarist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 94 times as bio)
avg rating 3.69 — 92,783 ratings — published 2016
Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as bio)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,865,182 ratings — published 2006
Wishful Drinking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 90 times as bio)
avg rating 3.82 — 95,729 ratings — published 2008
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 88 times as bio)
avg rating 4.34 — 325,911 ratings — published 2002
“If you have time to breathe, you have time to write.”
― Murder Is A Family Affair
― Murder Is A Family Affair
“I’ve always had a vivid imagination in terms of storytelling, but thankfully I learned early on that imagination can be stifled or enhanced by one’s writing ability—what I call word work. My goal from then on was to make sure my writing skills were up to speed with my imagination.”
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