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The Best Memoirs, Biographies, and Autobiographies

That's right, memoirs, biographies, diaries, journals, autobiographies and all other sorts of nonfiction focused on the lives of particular peoples.
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Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
1
Tara Westover
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
2
Malala Yousafzai
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
3
Michelle Obama
Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Between the World and Me
4
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
5
Tina Fey
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
6
Trevor Noah
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
7
David Sedaris
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
8
Elie Wiesel
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
9
Anne Frank
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
10
Henry David Thoreau
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
11
Jon Krakauer
Down and Out in Paris and London (George Orwell)
Down and Out in Paris and London
12
George Orwell
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
13
Viktor Frankl
Hunger (Roxane Gay)
Hunger
14
Roxane Gay
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
15
Alison Bechdel
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
16
Patti Smith
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
17
Maya Angelou
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
18
Marjane Satrapi
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
19
Cheryl Strayed
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
20
Jon Krakauer
Orange Is the New Black (Piper Kerman)
Orange Is the New Black
21
Piper Kerman
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
22
Frank McCourt
In the Dream House (Carmen Maria Machado)
In the Dream House
23
Carmen Maria Machado
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
24
Jeannette Walls
Girl Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl Interrupted
25
Susanna Kaysen
Know My Name (Chanel Miller)
Know My Name
26
Chanel Miller
Prozac Nation (Elizabeth Wurtzel)
Prozac Nation
27
Elizabeth Wurtzel
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
28
John Berendt
Steve Jobs (Walter Isaacson)
Steve Jobs
29
Walter Isaacson
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
30
Barack Obama
Twelve Years a Slave (Solomon Northup)
Twelve Years a Slave
31
Solomon Northup
The Story of My Life (Helen Keller)
The Story of My Life
32
Helen Keller
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
33
Laura Hillenbrand
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
34
Jung Chang
Redefining Realness (Janet Mock)
Redefining Realness
35
Janet Mock
Maus (Art Spiegelman)
Maus
36
Art Spiegelman
On Writing (Stephen King)
On Writing
37
Stephen King
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
38
Rebecca Skloot
Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began (Art Spiegelman)
Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began
39
Art Spiegelman
The Hiding Place (Corrie Ten Boom)
The Hiding Place
40
Corrie Ten Boom
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