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Witness the Lives of Real People Through Memoirs, Biographies, and Personal Essays - Page 3

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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Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
Notes of a Native Son
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James Baldwin
On the Move: A Life (Oliver Sacks)
On the Move: A Life
82
Oliver Sacks
The Origin of Others (Toni Morrison)
The Origin of Others
83
Toni Morrison
The Pattern in the Carpet (Margaret Drabble)
The Pattern in the Carpet
84
Margaret Drabble
Pearl Buck in China (Hilary Spurling)
Pearl Buck in China
85
Hilary Spurling
Poe: A Life Cut Short (Peter Ackroyd)
Poe: A Life Cut Short
86
Peter Ackroyd
Popular (Maya Van Wagenen)
Popular
87
Maya Van Wagenen
Preoccupations (Seamus Heaney)
Preoccupations
88
Seamus Heaney
The Princes in the Tower (Alison Weir)
The Princes in the Tower
89
Alison Weir
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (Terry Ryan)
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
90
Terry Ryan
The Rainbow Comes and Goes (Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt)
The Rainbow Comes and Goes
91
Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt
The Red Parts (Maggie Nelson)
The Red Parts
92
Maggie Nelson
Resistance (Agnès Humbert)
Resistance
93
Agnès Humbert
The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham (Selina Hastings)
The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham
94
Selina Hastings
Selected Essays (Virginia Woolf)
Selected Essays
95
Virginia Woolf
Shout (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Shout
96
Laurie Halse Anderson
Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas
Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas
97
Sleeping With Cats (Marge Piercy)
Sleeping With Cats
98
Marge Piercy
The Splendid and the Vile (Erik Larson)
The Splendid and the Vile
99
Erik Larson
The Story of San Michele (Axel Munthe)
The Story of San Michele
100
Axel Munthe
Telling Secrets (Frederick Buechner)
Telling Secrets
101
Frederick Buechner
Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel (Jane Smiley)
Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel
102
Jane Smiley
This Quiet Dust and Other Writings (William Styron)
This Quiet Dust and Other Writings
103
William Styron
Thomas Cromwell: A Revolutionary Life (Diarmaid MacCulloch)
Thomas Cromwell: A Revolutionary Life
104
Diarmaid MacCulloch
Thomas Jefferson (R.B. Bernstein)
Thomas Jefferson
105
R.B. Bernstein
To Dance (Siena Cherson Siegel)
To Dance
106
Siena Cherson Siegel
Too Much and Not the Mood (Durga Chew-Bose)
Too Much and Not the Mood
107
Durga Chew-Bose
Tracy and Hepburn (Garson Kanin)
Tracy and Hepburn
108
Garson Kanin
Twenty Chickens for a Saddle (Robyn Scott)
Twenty Chickens for a Saddle
109
Robyn Scott
Video Night in Kathmandu (Pico Iyer)
Video Night in Kathmandu
110
Pico Iyer
Vindication: A Life of Mary Wollstonecraft (Lyndall Gordon)
Vindication: A Life of Mary Wollstonecraft
111
Lyndall Gordon
The Warrior Queens (Antonia Fraser)
The Warrior Queens
112
Antonia Fraser
We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting for (Alice Walker)
We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For
113
Alice Walker
We Bought a Zoo (Benjamin Mee)
We Bought a Zoo
114
Benjamin Mee
When Women Were Birds (Terry Tempest Williams)
When Women Were Birds
115
Terry Tempest Williams
Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in T (Alyssa Mastromonaco)
Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in T
116
Alyssa Mastromonaco
Why I'm Like This (Cynthia Kaplan)
Why I'm Like This
117
Cynthia Kaplan
Wilderness Essays (John Muir)
Wilderness Essays
118
John Muir
Wintering (Katherine May)
Wintering
119
Katherine May
With or Without You (Domenica Ruta)
With or Without You
120
Domenica Ruta
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