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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4910 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,977,929 ratings — published 2018
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4554 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,627,159 ratings — published 2022
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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 3887 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,412,245 ratings — published 2005
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Crying in H Mart Crying in H Mart (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3157 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.22 — 648,568 ratings — published 2021
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Becoming Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3052 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,245,404 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 2741 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.48 — 849,257 ratings — published 2016
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Bossypants Bossypants (ebook)
by (shelved 2288 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,074,140 ratings — published 2011
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When Breath Becomes Air When Breath Becomes Air (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2212 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.41 — 854,599 ratings — published 2016
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2165 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,335,601 ratings — published 1947
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Know My Name Know My Name (ebook)
by (shelved 2105 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.67 — 275,340 ratings — published 2019
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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 2038 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.07 — 889,502 ratings — published 2012
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 1863 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,404,272 ratings — published 1956
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The Woman in Me The Woman in Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1845 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.83 — 597,539 ratings — published 2023
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Yes Please Yes Please (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1716 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.85 — 565,309 ratings — published 2014
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Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.65 — 1,871,242 ratings — published 2006
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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 1577 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.30 — 598,786 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)
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avg rating 3.86 — 518,376 ratings — published 2011
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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 1516 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.16 — 639,945 ratings — published 2012
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The Year of Magical Thinking The Year of Magical Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 1445 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.93 — 323,165 ratings — published 2005
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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 1425 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.83 — 515,434 ratings — published 2016
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In the Dream House In the Dream House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1423 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.37 — 170,943 ratings — published 2019
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Running with Scissors Running with Scissors (Paperback)
by (shelved 1367 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.77 — 408,444 ratings — published 2002
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Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
by (shelved 1321 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.16 — 669,688 ratings — published 1996
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Just Kids Just Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1273 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.21 — 383,192 ratings — published 2010
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Everything I Know About Love Everything I Know About Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1224 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.92 — 550,868 ratings — published 2018
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Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
by (shelved 1213 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.17 — 123,874 ratings — published 2017
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Greenlights Greenlights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1168 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.19 — 492,327 ratings — published 2020
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Spare Spare (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1145 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.83 — 445,163 ratings — published 2023
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1098 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.95 — 425,040 ratings — published 2022
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Untamed Untamed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1083 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.97 — 528,454 ratings — published 2020
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Finding Me Finding Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1080 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.53 — 199,448 ratings — published 2022
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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness (ebook)
by (shelved 1069 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.09 — 243,499 ratings — published 2012
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Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted (Paperback)
by (shelved 1048 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.95 — 293,003 ratings — published 1993
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Me Talk Pretty One Day Me Talk Pretty One Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 1046 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.01 — 730,779 ratings — published 2000
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 1012 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,276,886 ratings — published 1997
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
by (shelved 993 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.20 — 408,270 ratings — published 2000
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A Promised Land A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 963 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.31 — 287,772 ratings — published 2020
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 936 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.40 — 376,622 ratings — published 2015
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 928 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.36 — 425,975 ratings — published 2019
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The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom (Hardcover)
by (shelved 901 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.26 — 225,515 ratings — published 2025
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What My Bones Know What My Bones Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 892 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.48 — 86,042 ratings — published 2022
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Why Not Me? Why Not Me? (Paperback)
by (shelved 892 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.90 — 228,628 ratings — published 2015
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 880 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.37 — 940,563 ratings — published 1946
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Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 880 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.90 — 204,361 ratings — published 2012
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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 877 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.94 — 171,236 ratings — published 2016
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Orange Is the New Black Orange Is the New Black (Hardcover)
by (shelved 806 times as memoirs)
avg rating 3.72 — 207,942 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 788 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.34 — 328,224 ratings — published 2000
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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Paperback)
by (shelved 786 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.07 — 208,998 ratings — published 2006
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Hardcover)
by (shelved 745 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.16 — 196,968 ratings — published 2007
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Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted (Hardcover)
by (shelved 732 times as memoirs)
avg rating 4.42 — 137,088 ratings — published 2021
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Arthur Golden
“It was what we Japanese called the onion life, peeling away a layer at a time and crying all the while.”
Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha

Alexander Vassilieff
“I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.”
Alexander Vassilieff, ODYSSEYA -- An Epic Journey: From Russia to Australia

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