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The 38 Best Memoirs We've Ever Read

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Born Standing Up (Steve Martin)
Born Standing Up
1
Steve Martin
Personal History (Katharine Graham)
Personal History
2
Katharine Graham
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
3
Patti Smith
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
4
Tina Fey
Autobiography of a Face (Lucy Grealy)
Autobiography of a Face
5
Lucy Grealy
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Anthony Bourdain)
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
6
Anthony Bourdain
Hold Still (Sally Mann)
Hold Still
7
Sally Mann
Speak, Memory (Vladimir Nabokov)
Speak, Memory
8
Vladimir Nabokov
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
9
Joan Didion
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
10
Marjane Satrapi
Grace: A Memoir (Grace Coddington)
Grace: A Memoir
11
Grace Coddington
The Gastronomical Me (M.F.K. Fisher)
The Gastronomical Me
12
M.F.K. Fisher
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
13
Jeannette Walls
The Rules Do Not Apply (Ariel Levy)
The Rules Do Not Apply
14
Ariel Levy
The Liars' Club: A Memoir (Mary Karr)
The Liars' Club: A Memoir
15
Mary Karr
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
16
Dave Eggers
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
17
Frank McCourt
How to Be a Woman (Caitlin Moran)
How to Be a Woman
18
Caitlin Moran
A.M. Homes: The Mistress's Daughter
A.M. Homes: The Mistress's Daughter
19
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
20
Maya Angelou
My Life in France
My Life in France
21
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
22
David Sedaris
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
23
Cheryl Strayed
My Life on the Road (Gloria Steinem)
My Life on the Road
24
Gloria Steinem
You'll Grow Out of It (Jessi Klein)
You'll Grow Out of It
25
Jessi Klein
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
26
Malala Yousafzai
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
27
Henry David Thoreau
Homage to Catalonia (George Orwell - 1938)
Homage to Catalonia
28
George Orwell - 1938
Wave
Wave
29
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
30
Jesmyn Ward
Girl, Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl, Interrupted
31
Susanna Kaysen
I Feel Bad About My Neck (Nora Ephron)
I Feel Bad About My Neck
32
Nora Ephron
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
33
Barack Obama
Life (Keith Richards)
Life
34
Keith Richards
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
35
Elie Wiesel
Furiously Happy (Jenny Lawson)
Furiously Happy
36
Jenny Lawson
Then Again (Diane Keaton)
Then Again
37
Diane Keaton
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
38
Sylvia Plath
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