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100 Autobiographies and Memoirs You Should Probably Read - Page 2

Some of the greatest/most recommended memoirs and autobiographies of all time, and a few lesser-known gems.
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark (Michelle McNamara)
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
41
Michelle McNamara
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
42
Harriet Jacobs
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Nepal)
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Nepal)
43
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) (Mindy Kaling)
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
44
Mindy Kaling
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
45
Patti Smith
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Anthony Bourdain)
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
46
Anthony Bourdain
Know My Name (Chanel Miller)
Know My Name
47
Chanel Miller
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir (Jenny Lawson)
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
48
Jenny Lawson
The Liars' Club: A Memoir (Mary Karr)
The Liars' Club: A Memoir
49
Mary Karr
Life (Keith Richards)
Life
50
Keith Richards
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom
51
Nelson Mandela
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
52
Ishmael Beah
Lucky (Alice Sebold)
Lucky
53
Alice Sebold
Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
Malcolm X
54
Malcolm X
March : Book One (John Lewis)
March : Book One
55
John Lewis
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog (John Grogan)
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog
56
John Grogan
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Lori Gottlieb)
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
57
Lori Gottlieb
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
58
David Sedaris
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
59
Jesmyn Ward
The Motorcycle Diaries
The Motorcycle Diaries
60
A Moveable Feast (Ernest Hemingway)
A Moveable Feast
61
Ernest Hemingway
My Life in France (Julia Child)
My Life in France
62
Julia Child
Naked (David Sedaris)
Naked
63
David Sedaris
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
64
Frederick Douglass
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
65
Elie Wiesel
Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
Notes of a Native Son
66
James Baldwin
On Writing (Stephen King)
On Writing
67
Stephen King
Open (Andre Agassi)
Open
68
Andre Agassi
Orange Is the New Black (Piper Kerman)
Orange Is the New Black
69
Piper Kerman
Out of Africa (Karen Blixen)
Out of Africa
70
Karen Blixen
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
71
Marjane Satrapi
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
72
Annie Dillard
Priestdaddy (Patricia Lockwood)
Priestdaddy
73
Patricia Lockwood
A Promised Land (Barack Obama)
A Promised Land
74
Barack Obama
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer (Warren St John)
Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer
75
Warren St John
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
76
Azar Nafisi
Running With Scissors (Augusten Burroughs)
Running With Scissors
77
Augusten Burroughs
Seven Years in Tibet (Heinrich Harrer)
Seven Years in Tibet
78
Heinrich Harrer
Stitches (David Small)
Stitches
79
David Small
The Story of My Life (Helen Keller)
The Story of My Life
80
Helen Keller
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