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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 3 times as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.48 — 845,242 ratings — published 2016
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The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter—And How to Make the Most of Them Now The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter—And How to Make the Most of Them Now (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.10 — 94,741 ratings — published 2012
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An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.06 — 87,971 ratings — published 1995
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Finding Me Finding Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.53 — 197,231 ratings — published 2022
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Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely Uninvited: Living Loved When You Feel Less Than, Left Out, and Lonely (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.18 — 41,155 ratings — published 2016
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,415,643 ratings — published 2018
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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 2 times as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.07 — 887,410 ratings — published 2012
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,400,943 ratings — published 1956
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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 2 times as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,269,187 ratings — published 1997
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 3.88 — 399,694 ratings — published 2010
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.16 — 842,518 ratings — published 1989
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Buried Thoughts Buried Thoughts (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.00 — 804 ratings — published 2016
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Everything I Know About Love Everything I Know About Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 3.92 — 546,949 ratings — published 2018
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Spare Spare (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 3.83 — 443,806 ratings — published 2023
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Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.02 — 48,349 ratings — published 2011
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Thank You, Burnout: From depletion to peace Thank You, Burnout: From depletion to peace (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 5.00 — 6 ratings — published
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My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Mending of Our Bodies and Hearts (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.38 — 12,388 ratings — published 2017
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The Inner Child Workbook: What to do with your past when it just won't go away The Inner Child Workbook: What to do with your past when it just won't go away (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 3.99 — 169 ratings — published 1991
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You Better Believe I'm Gonna Talk About It You Better Believe I'm Gonna Talk About It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 3.58 — 16,415 ratings — published
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.37 — 935,057 ratings — published 1946
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Burned (Burned, #1) Burned (Burned, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.25 — 71,905 ratings — published 2006
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A Stone of Hope A Stone of Hope (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.29 — 284 ratings — published 2017
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Smoke (Burned, #2) Smoke (Burned, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.32 — 17,661 ratings — published 2013
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Uncultured: A Memoir Uncultured: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.14 — 21,880 ratings — published 2022
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Revolutionary Suicide Revolutionary Suicide (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.49 — 7,684 ratings — published 1973
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Fallout (Crank, #3) Fallout (Crank, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.25 — 40,541 ratings — published 2010
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The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 3.96 — 123,657 ratings — published 2002
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Memories, Dreams, Reflections Memories, Dreams, Reflections (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.17 — 40,158 ratings — published 1962
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Traffick (Tricks, #2) Traffick (Tricks, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.27 — 8,394 ratings — published 2015
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Taste: My Life Through Food Taste: My Life Through Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.18 — 100,834 ratings — published 2021
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This Is How You Lose Her This Is How You Lose Her (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 3.74 — 100,787 ratings — published 2010
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Glass (Crank, #2) Glass (Crank, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.29 — 75,728 ratings — published 2007
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Crank (Crank, #1) Crank (Crank, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.16 — 157,682 ratings — published 2004
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Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 3.89 — 26,791 ratings — published 1994
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The Sunny Nihilist: A Declaration of the Pleasure of Pointlessness The Sunny Nihilist: A Declaration of the Pleasure of Pointlessness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 3.60 — 1,544 ratings — published
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Trainspotting Trainspotting (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.12 — 185,996 ratings — published 1993
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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 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 3.90 — 204,065 ratings — published 2012
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Awake Awake (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.04 — 52,049 ratings — published 2025
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What My Bones Know What My Bones Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.49 — 85,191 ratings — published 2022
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The Let Them Theory The Let Them Theory (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 3.99 — 348,917 ratings — published 2024
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The Story of Art Without Men The Story of Art Without Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.29 — 4,952 ratings — published 2022
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Don't Believe Everything You Think Don't Believe Everything You Think (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 3.79 — 69,246 ratings — published 2022
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Chase the Lion: If Your Dream Doesn't Scare You, It's Too Small Chase the Lion: If Your Dream Doesn't Scare You, It's Too Small (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,434 ratings — published 2016
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Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.16 — 6,366 ratings — published 2016
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Live Original: How the Duck Commander Teen Keeps It Real and Stays True to Her Values Live Original: How the Duck Commander Teen Keeps It Real and Stays True to Her Values (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,742 ratings — published 2014
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The 4 x 4 Diet: 4 Key Foods, 4-Minute Workouts, Four Weeks to the Body You Want The 4 x 4 Diet: 4 Key Foods, 4-Minute Workouts, Four Weeks to the Body You Want (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.11 — 514 ratings — published 2016
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Spanish For Dummies Audio Set Spanish For Dummies Audio Set (Audio CD)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 3.23 — 182 ratings — published 2007
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Strong and Kind Strong and Kind (MP3 CD)
by (shelved 1 time as self-help-memoir)
avg rating 4.32 — 819 ratings — published 2015
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“Healing didn’t ask me to forget what happened. It asked me to finally face it.”
Willow Grey, THE FACE I HAD TO MEET: Healing the Wounds on My Skin and the Ones Beneath It