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50 Popular Memoirs to Read

One purpose of reading is to gain understanding of others' experiences. Well, what better genre for that than the memoir? Across time and place, you'll find here a list of 50 popular memoirs that explore all kinds of subjects. They might spur your own memories! Happy reading!
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A House on the Heights (Truman Capote)
A House on the Heights
1
Truman Capote
A Long Way Gone (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone
2
Ishmael Beah
A Moveable Feast (Hemingway)
A Moveable Feast
3
Hemingway
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
4
Bill Bryson
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
5
Frank McCourt
Bad Feminist (Roxane Gay)
Bad Feminist
6
Roxane Gay
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
7
Michelle Obama
Bird by Bird (Anne Lamott)
Bird by Bird
8
Anne Lamott
Brain on Fire (Susannah Cahalan)
Brain on Fire
9
Susannah Cahalan
Darkness Visible (William Styron)
Darkness Visible
10
William Styron
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
11
Barack Obama
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
12
Elizabeth Gilbert
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
13
Tara Westover
Education of a Wandering Man (Louis L'amour)
Education of a Wandering Man
14
Louis L'amour
Heavy (Kiese Laymon)
Heavy
15
Kiese Laymon
Hillbilly Elegy (JD Vance)
Hillbilly Elegy
16
JD Vance
Hope (Pope Francis)
Hope
17
Pope Francis
In the Dream House (Carmen Maria Machado)
In the Dream House
18
Carmen Maria Machado
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
19
Patti Smith
Kitchen Confidential (Anthony Bourdain)
Kitchen Confidential
20
Anthony Bourdain
Kon-Tiki (Thor Heyerdahl)
Kon-Tiki
21
Thor Heyerdahl
Lab Girl (Hope Jahren)
Lab Girl
22
Hope Jahren
Life (Keith Richards)
Life
23
Keith Richards
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
24
David Sedaris
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
25
Elie Wiesel
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
26
Jack Kerouac
On Writing (Stephen King)
On Writing
27
Stephen King
Orange Is the New Black (Piper Kerman)
Orange Is the New Black
28
Piper Kerman
Palimpsest: A Memoir (Gore Vidal)
Palimpsest: A Memoir
29
Gore Vidal
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
30
Azar Nafisi
Running With Scissors (Augusten Burroughs)
Running With Scissors
31
Augusten Burroughs
Shoe Dog (Phil Knight)
Shoe Dog
32
Phil Knight
Spare (Prince Harry)
Spare
33
Prince Harry
Taste: My Life Through Food (Stanley Tucci)
Taste: My Life Through Food
34
Stanley Tucci
The Complete Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
The Complete Persepolis
35
Marjane Satrapi
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
36
Jeannette Walls
The Journals of Lewis and Clark (Meriwether Lewis and William Clark)
The Journals of Lewis and Clark
37
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
The Liar's Club (Mary Karr)
The Liar's Club
38
Mary Karr
The Pursuit of Happyness (Chris Gardner)
The Pursuit of Happyness
39
Chris Gardner
The Travels of Ibn Battuta (Ibn Battuta)
The Travels of Ibn Battuta
40
Ibn Battuta
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