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100 Biographies/Memoirs to Read

According to a poll on Goodreads, these books are the "100 Biographies & Memoirs to Read in a Lifetime."
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The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
1
Anne Frank
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the I (Malala Yousafzai and Christian Lamb)
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the I
2
Malala Yousafzai and Christian Lamb
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
3
Jeannette Walls
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
4
Maya Angelou
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
5
Elie Wiesel
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
6
Laura Hillenbrand
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
7
Rebecca Skloot
The Complete Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
The Complete Persepolis
8
Marjane Satrapi
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
9
Cheryl Strayed
Steve Jobs (Walter Isaacson)
Steve Jobs
10
Walter Isaacson
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
11
Sylvia Plath
The Hiding Place (Corrie Ten Boom)
The Hiding Place
12
Corrie Ten Boom
John Adams
John Adams
13
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
14
Malcolm X
Yes Please (Amy Poehler)
Yes Please
15
Amy Poehler
A Movable Feast
A Movable Feast
16
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Frederick Douglass)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
17
Frederick Douglass
The Color of Water (James McBride)
The Color of Water
18
James McBride
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
19
Jon Krakauer
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
20
Jon Krakauer
Seabiscuit (Laura Hillenbrand)
Seabiscuit
21
Laura Hillenbrand
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
22
Patti Smith
No Ordinary Time (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
No Ordinary Time
23
Doris Kearns Goodwin
12 Years a Slave (Solomon Northrup)
12 Years a Slave
24
Solomon Northrup
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
25
Ishmael Beah
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (Olaudah Equiano)
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
26
Olaudah Equiano
My Life in France
My Life in France
27
The Tender Bar (J.R. Moehringer)
The Tender Bar
28
J.R. Moehringer
Team of Rivals (Doris Goodwin)
Team of Rivals
29
Doris Goodwin
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
30
Jung Chang
Destiny of the Republic (Candace Millard)
Destiny of the Republic
31
Candace Millard
Gabriel Garcia Marquez: A Life (Gerald Martin)
Gabriel Garcia Marquez: A Life
32
Gerald Martin
First They Killed My Father (Loung Ung)
First They Killed My Father
33
Loung Ung
A House in the Sky (Amanda Lindhout & Sara Corbett)
A House in the Sky
34
Amanda Lindhout & Sara Corbett
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
35
David Sedaris
Sybil (Flora Rheta Schreiber)
Sybil
36
Flora Rheta Schreiber
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
37
Bill Bryson
The Story of My Life (Helen Keller)
The Story of My Life
38
Helen Keller
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
39
Barack Obama
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of the Princess Bride (Cary Elwes)
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of the Princess Bride
40
Cary Elwes
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