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A Biography Bibliography

There are so many different ways to live one's life and this list illustrates just that. These are some of the most memorable books that I have read about real life people and their real life experiences - most of which seem more unbelievable than fiction.
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Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
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Jon Krakauer
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
2
Cheryl Strayed
SCAR TISSUE
SCAR TISSUE
3
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
4
Malala Yousafzai
Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson (Jane S. Wenner & Corey Seymour)
Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson
5
Jane S. Wenner & Corey Seymour
My Family and Other Animals (Gerald Durrell)
My Family and Other Animals
6
Gerald Durrell
Cash (Johnny Cash)
Cash
7
Johnny Cash
Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo (Hayden Herrera)
Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo
8
Hayden Herrera
Living to Tell the Tale
Living to Tell the Tale
9
An Organizer's Tale (Cesar Chavez)
An Organizer's Tale
10
Cesar Chavez
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
11
Viktor Frankl
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter (Simone De Beauvoir)
Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
12
Simone De Beauvoir
I Write What I Like (Steve Biko)
I Write What I Like
13
Steve Biko
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom
14
Nelson Mandela
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Alex Haley and Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
15
Alex Haley and Malcolm X
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
16
Maya Angelou
Gather Together in My Name (Maya Angelou)
Gather Together in My Name
17
Maya Angelou
Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas
Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas
18
The Heart of a Woman (Maya Angelou)
The Heart of a Woman
19
Maya Angelou
All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes (Maya Angelou)
All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes
20
Maya Angelou
The Heart of a Woman (Maya Angelou)
The Heart of a Woman
21
Maya Angelou
On Writing (Stephen King)
On Writing
22
Stephen King
Boy (Roald Dahl)
Boy
23
Roald Dahl
Going Solo (Roald Dahl)
Going Solo
24
Roald Dahl
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid (Bill Bryson)
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
25
Bill Bryson
Girl in a Band (Kim Gordon)
Girl in a Band
26
Kim Gordon
Unbowed (Kenya)
Unbowed (Kenya)
27
Paris to the Moon (Adam Gopnik)
Paris to the Moon
28
Adam Gopnik
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star (Paul Theroux)
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star
29
Paul Theroux
Down and Out in Paris and London (George Orwell)
Down and Out in Paris and London
30
George Orwell
Homage to Catalonia (George Orwell)
Homage to Catalonia
31
George Orwell
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
32
Elizabeth Gilbert
Images: My Life in Film (Ingmar Bergman)
Images: My Life in Film
33
Ingmar Bergman
The Last Holiday (Gil Scott-Heron)
The Last Holiday
34
Gil Scott-Heron
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
35
Patti Smith
Live From Death Row (Mumia Abu-Jamal)
Live From Death Row
36
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Pablo Neruda (Dominic Moran)
Pablo Neruda
37
Dominic Moran
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
38
Tina Fey
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
39
Henry David Thoreau
My Movie Business (John Irving)
My Movie Business
40
John Irving
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