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Witness the Lives of Real People Through Memoirs, Biographies, and Personal Essays

Although fiction is my usual literary milieu, I also find that personal accounts and reflections on [sometimes] famous people can be very rewarding. Here are some memoirs, biographies, and collections of personal essays that intrigue me.
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The $64 Tomato (William Alexander)
The $64 Tomato
1
William Alexander
Adventures in the Screen Trade (William Goldman)
Adventures in the Screen Trade
2
William Goldman
The Age of Alexander (Plutarch)
The Age of Alexander
3
Plutarch
Albert Camus: A Life (Olivier Todd)
Albert Camus: A Life
4
Olivier Todd
Always Running (Luis J. Rodriguez)
Always Running
5
Luis J. Rodriguez
American Savage (Dan Savage)
American Savage
6
Dan Savage
An Alphabetical Life (Wendy Werris)
An Alphabetical Life
7
Wendy Werris
An Appetite for Wonder (Richard Dawkins)
An Appetite for Wonder
8
Richard Dawkins
Artful (Ali Smith)
Artful
9
Ali Smith
As They Were (M.F.K. Fisher)
As They Were
10
M.F.K. Fisher
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
11
Best Little Boy in the World (Andrew Tobias)
Best Little Boy in the World
12
Andrew Tobias
Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance (Atul Gawande)
Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance
13
Atul Gawande
Black Sun (Geoffrey Wolff)
Black Sun
14
Geoffrey Wolff
The Book That Changed My Life (Roxanne J. Coady)
The Book That Changed My Life
15
Roxanne J. Coady
Borstal Boy (Brendan Behan)
Borstal Boy
16
Brendan Behan
Boy Erased (Garrard Conley)
Boy Erased
17
Garrard Conley
The Bright Hour (Nina Riggs)
The Bright Hour
18
Nina Riggs
Broken Music (Sting)
Broken Music
19
Sting
Byron: Life and Legend (Fiona MacCarthy)
Byron: Life and Legend
20
Fiona MacCarthy
The Caliph's House (Tahir Shah)
The Caliph's House
21
Tahir Shah
Charles Dickens (G.K. Chesterton)
Charles Dickens
22
G.K. Chesterton
Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang (Chelsea Handler)
Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang
23
Chelsea Handler
Cleaving (Julie Powell)
Cleaving
24
Julie Powell
Confessions of an English Opium Eater (Thomas De Quincey)
Confessions of an English Opium Eater
25
Thomas De Quincey
Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs and Parenting (Michael Perry)
Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs and Parenting
26
Michael Perry
A Country Year (Sue Hubbell)
A Country Year
27
Sue Hubbell
Crazy Brave (Joy Harjo)
Crazy Brave
28
Joy Harjo
Dead End Gene Pool (Wendy Burden)
Dead End Gene Pool
29
Wendy Burden
Dear Fatty (Dawn French)
Dear Fatty
30
Dawn French
Drawing From Memory (Allen Say)
Drawing From Memory
31
Allen Say
The Education of an Idealist (Samantha Power)
The Education of an Idealist
32
Samantha Power
Essays (Wallace Shawn)
Essays
33
Wallace Shawn
False Papers (André Aciman)
False Papers
34
André Aciman
Farewell to Manzanar (Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston)
Farewell to Manzanar
35
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer
Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer
36
The Fatal Englishman (Sebastian Faulks)
The Fatal Englishman
37
Sebastian Faulks
Federico García Lorca: A Life (Ian Gibson)
Federico García Lorca: A Life
38
Ian Gibson
Fever Pitch (Nick Hornby)
Fever Pitch
39
Nick Hornby
The Florist's Daughter (Patricia Hampl)
The Florist's Daughter
40
Patricia Hampl
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