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Witness the Lives of Real People Through Memoirs, Biographies, and Personal Essays - Page 2

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 Forgotten Soldier (Guy Sajer)
The Forgotten Soldier
41
Guy Sajer
Frederick Douglass (William S. McFeely)
Frederick Douglass
42
William S. McFeely
Fresh off the Boat (Eddie Huang)
Fresh off the Boat
43
Eddie Huang
Gellhorn: A Twentieth-Century Life (Caroline Moorehead)
Gellhorn: A Twentieth-Century Life
44
Caroline Moorehead
Girls Like Us (Sheila Weller)
Girls Like Us
45
Sheila Weller
Goat: A Memoir (Brad Land)
Goat: A Memoir
46
Brad Land
The Greatest Generation (Tom Brokaw)
The Greatest Generation
47
Tom Brokaw
Hedy's Folly (Richard Rhodes)
Hedy's Folly
48
Richard Rhodes
Holy the Firm (Annie Dilard)
Holy the Firm
49
Annie Dilard
How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America (Kiese Laymon)
How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America
50
Kiese Laymon
I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This! (Bob Newhart)
I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This!
51
Bob Newhart
The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death (Laurie Notaro)
The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death
52
Laurie Notaro
In Pieces: A Memoir (Sally Field)
In Pieces: A Memoir
53
Sally Field
In Search of J.D. Salinger (Ian Hamilton)
In Search of J.D. Salinger
54
Ian Hamilton
Inside the Kingdom (Carmen Bin Ladin)
Inside the Kingdom
55
Carmen Bin Ladin
John (Cynthia Lennon)
John
56
Cynthia Lennon
John Le Carre: The Biography (Adam Sisman)
John Le Carre: The Biography
57
Adam Sisman
The Know-It-All (A.J. Jacobs)
The Know-It-All
58
A.J. Jacobs
Language Myths (Laurie Bauer)
Language Myths
59
Laurie Bauer
Letters of a Woman Homesteader (Elinore Pruitt Stewart)
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
60
Elinore Pruitt Stewart
Life Sentences: Literary Judgments and Accounts (William H. Gass)
Life Sentences: Literary Judgments and Accounts
61
William H. Gass
The Lives of the Artists (Giorgio Vasari)
The Lives of the Artists
62
Giorgio Vasari
Love and Other Ways of Dying (Michael Paterniti)
Love and Other Ways of Dying
63
Michael Paterniti
Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig (Jonathan Eig)
Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig
64
Jonathan Eig
The Mallet of Loving Correction (John Scalzi)
The Mallet of Loving Correction
65
John Scalzi
The Man Who Saved the Union (H. W. Brands)
The Man Who Saved the Union
66
H. W. Brands
The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin (Masha Gessen)
The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin
67
Masha Gessen
Marlene Dietrich (Maria Riva)
Marlene Dietrich
68
Maria Riva
Martin Heidegger: Between Good and Evil (Rüdiger Safranski)
Martin Heidegger: Between Good and Evil
69
Rüdiger Safranski
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World (Simon Garfield)
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World
70
Simon Garfield
Mistress of the Elgin Marbles (Susan Nagel)
Mistress of the Elgin Marbles
71
Susan Nagel
Montgomery Clift (Patricia Bosworth)
Montgomery Clift
72
Patricia Bosworth
Mukiwa (Peter Godwin)
Mukiwa
73
Peter Godwin
My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop (Ronald Rice)
My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop
74
Ronald Rice
My Korean Deli (Ben Ryder Howe)
My Korean Deli
75
Ben Ryder Howe
My Life With the Saints (James Martin)
My Life With the Saints
76
James Martin
My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places (Mary Roach)
My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places
77
Mary Roach
My Traitor's Heart (Rian Malan)
My Traitor's Heart
78
Rian Malan
Nomad (Ayaan Hirsi Ali)
Nomad
79
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Not Without My Daughter (Betty Mahmoody)
Not Without My Daughter
80
Betty Mahmoody
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