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100 Autobiographies and Memoirs You Should Probably Read

Some of the greatest/most recommended memoirs and autobiographies of all time, and a few lesser-known gems.
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All Creatures Great and Small (James Herriot)
All Creatures Great and Small
1
James Herriot
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
2
Frank McCourt
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (Barbara Kingsolver)
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
3
Barbara Kingsolver
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl
4
Anne Frank
The Argonauts (Maggie Nelson)
The Argonauts
5
Maggie Nelson
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
6
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
7
Michelle Obama
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
8
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Bird by Bird (Anne Lamott)
Bird by Bird
9
Anne Lamott
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
10
Richard Wright
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
11
Trevor Noah
Born Standing Up (Steve Martin)
Born Standing Up
12
Steve Martin
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
13
Tina Fey
Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950′S (Jennifer Worth)
Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950′S
14
Jennifer Worth
Cash (Johnny Cash)
Cash
15
Johnny Cash
A Child Called It (Dave Pelzer)
A Child Called It
16
Dave Pelzer
Chronicles Volume One (Bob Dylan)
Chronicles Volume One
17
Bob Dylan
The Color of Water (James McBride)
The Color of Water
18
James McBride
The Dangerous Animals Club (Stephen Tobolowski)
The Dangerous Animals Club
19
Stephen Tobolowski
Dead Man Walking (Sister Helen Prejean)
Dead Man Walking
20
Sister Helen Prejean
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Jean-Dominique Bauby)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
21
Jean-Dominique Bauby
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight (Alexandra Fuller)
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
22
Alexandra Fuller
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
23
Barack Obama
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
24
Elizabeth Gilbert
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
25
Tara Westover
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
26
Alison Bechdel
Furiously Happy (Jenny Lawson)
Furiously Happy
27
Jenny Lawson
Garlic and Sapphires (Ruth Reichl)
Garlic and Sapphires
28
Ruth Reichl
Girl, Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl, Interrupted
29
Susanna Kaysen
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
30
Jeannette Walls
Go Ask Alice (Anonymous)
Go Ask Alice
31
Anonymous
Good Talk (Mira Jacob)
Good Talk
32
Mira Jacob
H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
33
Helen MacDonald
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
34
Dave Eggers
Heavy (Kiese Laymon)
Heavy
35
Kiese Laymon
Hillbilly Elegy (J.D. Vance)
Hillbilly Elegy
36
J.D. Vance
Hunger (Roxane Gay)
Hunger
37
Roxane Gay
Hyperbole and a Half (Allie Brosh)
Hyperbole and a Half
38
Allie Brosh
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
39
Malala Yousafzai
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
40
Maya Angelou
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