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Personal Nonfiction: Memoirs, Auto/Biographies, Essay, Etc

This challenge was originally based on my 2021 reading challenge (21 memoirs!), but I couldn't stop adding to the list! Here we have a collection of books about people, events, and life: memoirs, biographies, autobiographies, essays, humor, so on
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The Happiest Man on Earth (Eddie Jaku)
The Happiest Man on Earth
1
Eddie Jaku
World of Wonders (Aimee Nezhukumatathil)
World of Wonders
2
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
My Sergei: A Love Story (Ekaterina Gordeeva)
My Sergei: A Love Story
3
Ekaterina Gordeeva
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
4
Tara Westover
Miseducated (Brandon P. Fleming)
Miseducated
5
Brandon P. Fleming
What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding (Kristin Newman)
What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding
6
Kristin Newman
The Ugly Cry (Danielle Henderson)
The Ugly Cry
7
Danielle Henderson
Wow, No Thank You (Samantha Irby)
Wow, No Thank You
8
Samantha Irby
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Ishmael Beah)
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
9
Ishmael Beah
THIS BOY's LIFE by Tobias Wolff
THIS BOY's LIFE by Tobias Wolff
10
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
11
Trevor Noah
Lucky (Alice Sebold)
Lucky
12
Alice Sebold
Somebody Else's Kids
Somebody Else's Kids
13
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
14
Michelle Obama
The Lost Kitchen (Erin French)
The Lost Kitchen
15
Erin French
Bravey (Alexi Pappas)
Bravey
16
Alexi Pappas
My Love Story (Tina Turner)
My Love Story
17
Tina Turner
Open Book (Jessica Simpson With Kevin Carr O'leary)
Open Book
18
Jessica Simpson With Kevin Carr O'leary
Becoming Muhammad Ali (James Patterson)
Becoming Muhammad Ali
19
James Patterson
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
20
Jeannette Walls
Wishful Drinking
Wishful Drinking
21
Peter the Great: His Life and World (Robert K. Massie)
Peter the Great: His Life and World
22
Robert K. Massie
Catherine the Great (Robert K. Massie)
Catherine the Great
23
Robert K. Massie
Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Diary of a Young Girl
24
Anne Frank
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
25
Jesmyn Ward
A Child Called It (Dave Pelzer)
A Child Called It
26
Dave Pelzer
Smashed (Koren Zailckas)
Smashed
27
Koren Zailckas
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
28
Bill Bryson
Under the Tuscan Sun (Frances Mayes)
Under the Tuscan Sun
29
Frances Mayes
Zlata's Diary
Zlata's Diary
30
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
31
David Sedaris
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
32
Maya Angelou
Tuesdays With Morrie
Tuesdays With Morrie
33
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
34
Elizabeth Gilbert
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
35
Cheryl Strayed
Love Warrior (Melton)
Love Warrior
36
Melton
Untamed (Glennon Doyle)
Untamed
37
Glennon Doyle
My Own Words (Ginsburg)
My Own Words
38
Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life (Jane Sherron De Hart)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life
39
Jane Sherron De Hart
Home Body (Rupi Kaur)
Home Body
40
Rupi Kaur
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