50 Books like Becky Lynch

Good for a Girl

by Lauren Fleshman • 2023

She won national titles, signed with Nike, and starved herself to stay thin. Then her body broke.

4.45

18k+

🏃‍♀️ Women In Sports 👟 Running Memoir 🪞 Body Image 🩺 Eating Disorders 🏟️ Sports Culture

Good for a Girl 94%

She won national titles, signed with Nike, and starved herself to stay thin. Then her body broke.

by Lauren Fleshman 2023

4.45

18k+ ratings

🏃‍♀️ Women In Sports 👟 Running Memoir 🪞 Body Image 🩺 Eating Disorders 🏟️ Sports Culture

Under the Black Hat

by Jim Ross • 2020

Half his face was paralyzed. His boss made it a joke. He stayed at the broadcast table.

4.29

2k+

🤼 Professional Wrestling 🎤 Sports Commentary 📺 Wwe History 🕵️ Insider Accounts 💪 Career Resilience

Under the Black Hat 93%

Half his face was paralyzed. His boss made it a joke. He stayed at the broadcast table.

by Jim Ross 2020

4.29

2k+ ratings

🤼 Professional Wrestling 🎤 Sports Commentary 📺 Wwe History 🕵️ Insider Accounts 💪 Career Resilience

Outofshapeworthlessloser

by Gracie Gold • 2024

An Olympic skater, humbled and called a clown by teenagers, starts her real comeback.

4.02

5k+

⛸️ Elite Figure Skating 🍽️ Eating Disorders 🤐 Sexual Assault 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 👤 Body Autonomy

Outofshapeworthlessloser 93%

An Olympic skater, humbled and called a clown by teenagers, starts her real comeback.

by Gracie Gold 2024

4.02

5k+ ratings

⛸️ Elite Figure Skating 🍽️ Eating Disorders 🤐 Sexual Assault 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 👤 Body Autonomy

A Lion's Tale

by Chris Jericho • 2007

Flea markets, circus tents, and a Japanese dojo: the unlikely apprenticeship of a WWE icon.

4.37

6k+

🤼 Pro Wrestling 🎬 Showbiz Memoirs 🏋️ Paying Dues 🛣️ Life On The Road 🎤 Backstage Stories

A Lion's Tale 93%

Flea markets, circus tents, and a Japanese dojo: the unlikely apprenticeship of a WWE icon.

by Chris Jericho 2007

4.37

6k+ ratings

🤼 Pro Wrestling 🎬 Showbiz Memoirs 🏋️ Paying Dues 🛣️ Life On The Road 🎤 Backstage Stories

A Beautiful Work In Progress

by Mirna Valerio • 2017

Brutal miles in a body the world mocked: the journey from first step to ultramarathon finish.

3.76

4k+

🏃 Ultrarunning Memoirs ❤️ Body Positivity 🏔️ Endurance Sports 🧠 Mental Resilience 🤝 Community In Sport

A Beautiful Work In Progress 93%

Brutal miles in a body the world mocked: the journey from first step to ultramarathon finish.

by Mirna Valerio 2017

3.76

4k+ ratings

🏃 Ultrarunning Memoirs ❤️ Body Positivity 🏔️ Endurance Sports 🧠 Mental Resilience 🤝 Community In Sport

Year of Yes

by Shonda Rhimes • 2015

Rich, famous, and miserable. She said yes to whatever scared her for a year. Everything changed.

4.06

102k+

🌟 Celebrity Memoirs 🦁 Facing Fear 🌱 Authentic Living ⚖️ Work Life Balance 💬 Difficult Conversations

Year of Yes 93%

Rich, famous, and miserable. She said yes to whatever scared her for a year. Everything changed.

by Shonda Rhimes 2015

4.06

102k+ ratings

🌟 Celebrity Memoirs 🦁 Facing Fear 🌱 Authentic Living ⚖️ Work Life Balance 💬 Difficult Conversations

Choosing to Run

by Des Linden • 2023

She lost Boston by two seconds. Then a nor'easter gave her one more shot at victory.

4.24

13k+

👟 Professional Running ♀️ Women In Sports 🏃 Marathon Running 🧠 Mental Toughness 📋 Training Philosophy

Choosing to Run 93%

She lost Boston by two seconds. Then a nor'easter gave her one more shot at victory.

by Des Linden 2023

4.24

13k+ ratings

👟 Professional Running ♀️ Women In Sports 🏃 Marathon Running 🧠 Mental Toughness 📋 Training Philosophy

Loud

by Drew Afualo • 2024

A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.

4.29

26k+

🧠 Internalized Misogyny 💪 Body Neutrality 🎤 Reclaiming Your Voice 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🚧 Setting Boundaries

Loud 92%

A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.

by Drew Afualo 2024

4.29

26k+ ratings

🧠 Internalized Misogyny 💪 Body Neutrality 🎤 Reclaiming Your Voice 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🚧 Setting Boundaries

Bravey

by Alexi Pappas • 2021

She ran from her mother's suicide all the way to the Olympics. Depression found her anyway.

4.19

11k+

🏃 Running Memoir 🏅 Women In Sports 💔 Grief And Loss 🧬 Intergenerational Trauma 🗣️ Mental Health Advocacy

Bravey 92%

She ran from her mother's suicide all the way to the Olympics. Depression found her anyway.

by Alexi Pappas 2021

4.19

11k+ ratings

🏃 Running Memoir 🏅 Women In Sports 💔 Grief And Loss 🧬 Intergenerational Trauma 🗣️ Mental Health Advocacy

The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl

by Tess Holliday • 2017

Too fat to model, she posted a photo anyway. That post launched a global movement.

3.54

880

🪞 Body Image ✊ Fat Positivity 👗 Plus-Size Experience 📢 Body Positivity Movement 🛡️ Abuse Survivors

The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl Summary

The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl 92%

Too fat to model, she posted a photo anyway. That post launched a global movement.

by Tess Holliday 2017

3.54

880 ratings

🪞 Body Image ✊ Fat Positivity 👗 Plus-Size Experience 📢 Body Positivity Movement 🛡️ Abuse Survivors

WOLFPACK

by Abby Wambach • 2019

Why gratitude kept you small, and the eight wild rules for taking your power back.

4.15

26k+

🐺 Women's Leadership 🤝 Collective Success 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🧠 Abundance Mindset 🔄 Failure Resilience

WOLFPACK 92%

Why gratitude kept you small, and the eight wild rules for taking your power back.

by Abby Wambach 2019

4.15

26k+ ratings

🐺 Women's Leadership 🤝 Collective Success 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🧠 Abundance Mindset 🔄 Failure Resilience

Just Add Water

by Katie Ledecky • 2024

A chronic condition that makes standing up punishing. She kept winning Olympic gold anyway.

4.12

8k+

🏊 Competitive Swimming 🥇 Olympic Athletes 👩 Women In Sports 🧠 Mental Toughness 🏆 Elite Performance

Just Add Water 92%

A chronic condition that makes standing up punishing. She kept winning Olympic gold anyway.

by Katie Ledecky 2024

4.12

8k+ ratings

🏊 Competitive Swimming 🥇 Olympic Athletes 👩 Women In Sports 🧠 Mental Toughness 🏆 Elite Performance

Speak

by Tunde Oyeneyin • 2022

A Peloton instructor's blueprint for turning loss and self-doubt into an unstoppable voice.

4.30

12k+

🌿 Self-Acceptance 🔄 Career Reinvention 🌊 Embracing Uncertainty 🕊️ Grief And Resilience 🤝 Empathy In Action

Speak 92%

A Peloton instructor's blueprint for turning loss and self-doubt into an unstoppable voice.

by Tunde Oyeneyin 2022

4.30

12k+ ratings

🌿 Self-Acceptance 🔄 Career Reinvention 🌊 Embracing Uncertainty 🕊️ Grief And Resilience 🤝 Empathy In Action

Paris

by Paris Hilton • 2023

Her glamour was armor. Her brand was designed in solitary confinement at sixteen.

4.21

91k+

🧚 Celebrity Memoirs ⛓️ Institutional Abuse 📱 Influencer Culture 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Neurodiversity

Paris 92%

Her glamour was armor. Her brand was designed in solitary confinement at sixteen.

by Paris Hilton 2023

4.21

91k+ ratings

🧚 Celebrity Memoirs ⛓️ Institutional Abuse 📱 Influencer Culture 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Neurodiversity

Hendo

by Dan Henderson • 2023

Olympic wrestling paid nothing, so he fought: MMA's first double champion, clean in a dirty sport.

4.10

🥊 Mixed Martial Arts 🤼 Olympic Wrestling 📖 Fighter Memoirs 🥋 Combat Sports 🏛️ Greco Roman Wrestling

Hendo 92%

Olympic wrestling paid nothing, so he fought: MMA's first double champion, clean in a dirty sport.

by Dan Henderson 2023

4.10

90 ratings

🥊 Mixed Martial Arts 🤼 Olympic Wrestling 📖 Fighter Memoirs 🥋 Combat Sports 🏛️ Greco Roman Wrestling

Dear Madam President

by Jennifer Palmieri • 2018

Leadership was designed by men. A White House veteran shows women how to rewrite the rules.

3.89

6k+

🗳️ Women In Politics ✊ Feminist Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌟 Authentic Leadership 🛡️ Resilience Building

Dear Madam President 92%

Leadership was designed by men. A White House veteran shows women how to rewrite the rules.

by Jennifer Palmieri 2018

3.89

6k+ ratings

🗳️ Women In Politics ✊ Feminist Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌟 Authentic Leadership 🛡️ Resilience Building

How To Be A Woman

by Caitlin Moran • 2011

Feminism without lectures: a memoir of body hair, bad outfits, and refusing to apologize.

3.71

110k+

📖 Feminist Memoir 🔥 Modern Feminism 🪞 Body Image 🩺 Women's Health 🎤 Comedy Memoir

How To Be A Woman 92%

Feminism without lectures: a memoir of body hair, bad outfits, and refusing to apologize.

by Caitlin Moran 2011

3.71

110k+ ratings

📖 Feminist Memoir 🔥 Modern Feminism 🪞 Body Image 🩺 Women's Health 🎤 Comedy Memoir

Uncaged

by Frank Shamrock • 2012

Before he was a cage-fighting champion, he was a child locked in a dark closet.

3.65

🥋 Mma History 🚪 Childhood Abuse 🩹 Abuse Recovery ⚔️ Warrior Mindset 🏡 Adoption And Belonging

Uncaged 92%

Before he was a cage-fighting champion, he was a child locked in a dark closet.

by Frank Shamrock 2012

3.65

96 ratings

🥋 Mma History 🚪 Childhood Abuse 🩹 Abuse Recovery ⚔️ Warrior Mindset 🏡 Adoption And Belonging

Crash Test Girl

by Kari Byron • 2018

She tested myths with science. Then she used the same method on her own life.

3.91

1k+

👩‍🔬 Women In Science 🧪 Science Communication 🔬 Scientific Mindset 🔧 Maker Culture 💡 Creative Problem-Solving

Crash Test Girl 92%

She tested myths with science. Then she used the same method on her own life.

by Kari Byron 2018

3.91

1k+ ratings

👩‍🔬 Women In Science 🧪 Science Communication 🔬 Scientific Mindset 🔧 Maker Culture 💡 Creative Problem-Solving

The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting

by Evanna Lynch • 2021

Before Hogwarts, a treatment center made her eat. After Hogwarts, she had to learn why.

4.52

7k+

🏥 Eating Disorder Recovery 📖 Mental Health Memoirs 🪞 Body Image 🏨 Inpatient Treatment 🎭 Creative Healing

The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting Summary

The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting 92%

Before Hogwarts, a treatment center made her eat. After Hogwarts, she had to learn why.

by Evanna Lynch 2021

4.52

7k+ ratings

🏥 Eating Disorder Recovery 📖 Mental Health Memoirs 🪞 Body Image 🏨 Inpatient Treatment 🎭 Creative Healing

Caviar Dreams, Tuna Fish Budget

by Margaret Josephs • 2021

Divorce, a kitchen table, a glue gun: the lifestyle empire she built from scratch.

3.92

2k+

💼 Female Entrepreneurs 🛍️ Lifestyle Brands 📺 Reality Television 💪 Resilience Stories 🏡 Blended Families

Caviar Dreams, Tuna Fish Budget 92%

Divorce, a kitchen table, a glue gun: the lifestyle empire she built from scratch.

by Margaret Josephs 2021

3.92

2k+ ratings

💼 Female Entrepreneurs 🛍️ Lifestyle Brands 📺 Reality Television 💪 Resilience Stories 🏡 Blended Families

T is for Transformation

by Shaun T. • 2017

Seven transformation rules from a fitness guru who had to put himself back together first.

4.22

2k+

📖 Motivational Memoir 💔 Trauma Recovery 🤗 Self-Acceptance 🚪 Comfort Zones 🧱 Resilience Building

T is for Transformation 91%

Seven transformation rules from a fitness guru who had to put himself back together first.

by Shaun T. 2017

4.22

2k+ ratings

📖 Motivational Memoir 💔 Trauma Recovery 🤗 Self-Acceptance 🚪 Comfort Zones 🧱 Resilience Building

Courage to Soar

by Simone Biles • 2016

Foster care. Adoption. A Texas gym. How an Olympic champion was made, by the teenager who lived it.

4.14

7k+

🏅 Sports Memoirs 🥇 Olympic Athletes 🤸 Gymnastics 👨‍👩‍👧 Adoption Stories 💪 Survivor Memoirs

Courage to Soar 91%

Foster care. Adoption. A Texas gym. How an Olympic champion was made, by the teenager who lived it.

by Simone Biles 2016

4.14

7k+ ratings

🏅 Sports Memoirs 🥇 Olympic Athletes 🤸 Gymnastics 👨‍👩‍👧 Adoption Stories 💪 Survivor Memoirs

Rowing the Atlantic

by Roz Savage • 2009

How three thousand miles alone on the Atlantic rewired one woman's relationship with fear.

4.02

456

🧭 Solo Expeditions 💪 Extreme Endurance 🌊 Ocean Crossings 🚣 Women Adventurers 🔄 Midlife Reinvention

Rowing the Atlantic 91%

How three thousand miles alone on the Atlantic rewired one woman's relationship with fear.

by Roz Savage 2009

4.02

456 ratings

🧭 Solo Expeditions 💪 Extreme Endurance 🌊 Ocean Crossings 🚣 Women Adventurers 🔄 Midlife Reinvention

How to Fail

by Elizabeth Day • 2019

What divorce, infertility, and not fitting in taught her that success never could.

3.93

14k+

🧱 Embracing Failure 🔄 Redefining Success 💪 Resilience Building 🔥 Female Anger 🎭 Perfectionism

How to Fail 91%

What divorce, infertility, and not fitting in taught her that success never could.

by Elizabeth Day 2019

3.93

14k+ ratings

🧱 Embracing Failure 🔄 Redefining Success 💪 Resilience Building 🔥 Female Anger 🎭 Perfectionism

Unwasted

by Sacha Z. Scoblic • 2011

A hard-partying writer gets sober and discovers finding her real self is harder than quitting.

3.79

2k+

📖 Recovery Memoir 🌱 Secular Recovery 🚺 Women And Addiction 🦋 Life Transformation 🍸 Social Drinking Culture

Unwasted 91%

A hard-partying writer gets sober and discovers finding her real self is harder than quitting.

by Sacha Z. Scoblic 2011

3.79

2k+ ratings

📖 Recovery Memoir 🌱 Secular Recovery 🚺 Women And Addiction 🦋 Life Transformation 🍸 Social Drinking Culture

Off the Deep End

by W. Hodding Carter IV • 2008

He skipped the sports car, bought a swim cap, and at 41 tried to qualify for the Olympics.

3.30

111

🏊 Masters Athletics 🏅 Swimming Memoirs 🔄 Midlife Reinvention ↩️ Athletic Comeback 🔬 Technique Obsession

Off the Deep End 91%

He skipped the sports car, bought a swim cap, and at 41 tried to qualify for the Olympics.

by W. Hodding Carter IV 2008

3.30

111 ratings

🏊 Masters Athletics 🏅 Swimming Memoirs 🔄 Midlife Reinvention ↩️ Athletic Comeback 🔬 Technique Obsession

41-Love

by Scarlett Thomas • 2022

At 41, a novelist falls into competitive tennis. The rating consumes her; the body can't keep up.

3.30

165

🔄 Midlife Crisis 🎾 Competitive Tennis 🪞 Body Image 🏃 Athletic Obsession 🧠 Sports Psychology

41-Love 91%

At 41, a novelist falls into competitive tennis. The rating consumes her; the body can't keep up.

by Scarlett Thomas 2022

3.30

165 ratings

🔄 Midlife Crisis 🎾 Competitive Tennis 🪞 Body Image 🏃 Athletic Obsession 🧠 Sports Psychology

You're Never Weird on the Internet

by Felicia Day • 2015

A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.

4.07

51k+

🖥️ Internet Culture 🎮 Gaming Culture 🎯 Perfectionism ✊ Feminist Memoir 👩‍💻 Female Creators

You're Never Weird on the Internet Summary

You're Never Weird on the Internet 91%

A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.

by Felicia Day 2015

4.07

51k+ ratings

🖥️ Internet Culture 🎮 Gaming Culture 🎯 Perfectionism ✊ Feminist Memoir 👩‍💻 Female Creators

Unbreakable

by Jenni Rivera • 2013

Teen mom, banda queen, and a nine-year pursuit that ended with her abuser sentenced to life.

4.47

2k+

🎤 Regional Mexican Music 🎵 Female Musicians 💔 Surviving Abuse ✊ Chicana Feminism 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Mothers

Unbreakable 91%

Teen mom, banda queen, and a nine-year pursuit that ended with her abuser sentenced to life.

by Jenni Rivera 2013

4.47

2k+ ratings

🎤 Regional Mexican Music 🎵 Female Musicians 💔 Surviving Abuse ✊ Chicana Feminism 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Mothers

Good Time Girl

by Heather Gay • 2024

Branded a party girl by her church, she turned the accusation into her freedom.

3.57

4k+

⛪ Mormon Memoir 💔 Religious Deconstruction 📺 Reality Tv Memoir ✊ Good Girl Rebellion 🔄 Midlife Reinvention

Good Time Girl 91%

Branded a party girl by her church, she turned the accusation into her freedom.

by Heather Gay 2024

3.57

4k+ ratings

⛪ Mormon Memoir 💔 Religious Deconstruction 📺 Reality Tv Memoir ✊ Good Girl Rebellion 🔄 Midlife Reinvention

Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl

by Carrie Brownstein • 2015

Two guitars, no bass, and a feminist punk revolution: the story of Sleater-Kinney from the inside.

3.83

37k+

🎸 Riot Grrrl Movement 🤘 Feminist Punk 🎤 Indie Rock Memoir 🤝 Band Dynamics 🚐 Touring Life

Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl 91%

Two guitars, no bass, and a feminist punk revolution: the story of Sleater-Kinney from the inside.

by Carrie Brownstein 2015

3.83

37k+ ratings

🎸 Riot Grrrl Movement 🤘 Feminist Punk 🎤 Indie Rock Memoir 🤝 Band Dynamics 🚐 Touring Life

The Only Pirate at the Party

by Lindsey Stirling • 2016

Thrown off reality TV for being too weird, a violinist turned that weirdness into sold-out arenas.

4.14

6k+

🎻 Musician Memoirs 📹 Youtube Creators 🍽️ Eating Disorder Recovery 🎨 Creative Careers 🚫 Rejection Resilience

The Only Pirate at the Party 91%

Thrown off reality TV for being too weird, a violinist turned that weirdness into sold-out arenas.

by Lindsey Stirling 2016

4.14

6k+ ratings

🎻 Musician Memoirs 📹 Youtube Creators 🍽️ Eating Disorder Recovery 🎨 Creative Careers 🚫 Rejection Resilience

The Stories We Tell

by Joanna Gaines • 2022

The story you tell about yourself is a first draft. Here is how to revise it.

3.48

12k+

🎤 Celebrity Memoir 📖 Self-Help Memoir 💭 Storytelling And Identity 🫂 Vulnerability 🧘 Mindfulness

The Stories We Tell 91%

The story you tell about yourself is a first draft. Here is how to revise it.

by Joanna Gaines 2022

3.48

12k+ ratings

🎤 Celebrity Memoir 📖 Self-Help Memoir 💭 Storytelling And Identity 🫂 Vulnerability 🧘 Mindfulness

Let Your Mind Run

by Deena Kastor • 2018

Her body could run. Her mind had to learn. The mental training that built an Olympian.

4.35

13k+

🏃 Distance Running 🏃‍♀️ Women In Sports 🧠 Sports Psychology 😊 Positive Psychology 🌱 Growth Mindset

Let Your Mind Run 91%

Her body could run. Her mind had to learn. The mental training that built an Olympian.

by Deena Kastor 2018

4.35

13k+ ratings

🏃 Distance Running 🏃‍♀️ Women In Sports 🧠 Sports Psychology 😊 Positive Psychology 🌱 Growth Mindset

F*ck It, I'll Start Tomorrow

by Action Bronson • 2021

His chef career shattered with his leg. Rap stardom and hard-won confidence rose from the wreckage.

3.73

2k+

🎤 Hip Hop Memoirs 🍳 Chef Memoirs 💪 Body Acceptance 🔄 Career Reinvention 🎨 Creative Self-Expression

F*ck It, I'll Start Tomorrow 91%

His chef career shattered with his leg. Rap stardom and hard-won confidence rose from the wreckage.

by Action Bronson 2021

3.73

2k+ ratings

🎤 Hip Hop Memoirs 🍳 Chef Memoirs 💪 Body Acceptance 🔄 Career Reinvention 🎨 Creative Self-Expression

Girl, Wash Your Face

by Rachel Hollis • 2018

Your limiting beliefs are reversible lies. A personal, story-driven manual for unlearning them.

3.57

274k+

💪 Women's Empowerment ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🧠 Limiting Beliefs 🫂 Self-Compassion 🎯 Perfectionism

Girl, Wash Your Face 91%

Your limiting beliefs are reversible lies. A personal, story-driven manual for unlearning them.

by Rachel Hollis 2018

3.57

274k+ ratings

💪 Women's Empowerment ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🧠 Limiting Beliefs 🫂 Self-Compassion 🎯 Perfectionism

On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life

by Arianna Huffington • 2006

Fear will never vanish. The skill is acting anyway, in every domain that counts.

3.47

2k+

💪 Women's Empowerment 🪞 Body Image 🤲 Self-Acceptance 💔 Vulnerability 🗣️ Authentic Leadership

On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life Summary

On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life 91%

Fear will never vanish. The skill is acting anyway, in every domain that counts.

by Arianna Huffington 2006

3.47

2k+ ratings

💪 Women's Empowerment 🪞 Body Image 🤲 Self-Acceptance 💔 Vulnerability 🗣️ Authentic Leadership

Nice Girls Don't Win

by Parvati Shallow • 2025

Her Survivor smile was a trauma response. This memoir is the demolition.

3.74

8k+

🧘 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Somatic Healing 🙇‍♀️ People-Pleasing 🤰 Motherhood 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Identity

Nice Girls Don't Win 91%

Her Survivor smile was a trauma response. This memoir is the demolition.

by Parvati Shallow 2025

3.74

8k+ ratings

🧘 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Somatic Healing 🙇‍♀️ People-Pleasing 🤰 Motherhood 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Identity

Raquel

by Raquel Welch • 1984

From the woman who defied Hollywood's expiration date: a complete guide to aging powerfully.

3.38

220

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🧘 Mind-Body Wellness 💊 Menopause Guidance 💄 Beauty Over Forty 🥗 Food As Medicine

Raquel 91%

From the woman who defied Hollywood's expiration date: a complete guide to aging powerfully.

by Raquel Welch 1984

3.38

220 ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🧘 Mind-Body Wellness 💊 Menopause Guidance 💄 Beauty Over Forty 🥗 Food As Medicine

A Different Kind of Power

by Jacinda Ardern • 2025

A prime minister led through massacre and pandemic with empathy, then walked away. Here is why.

4.45

21k+

🏛️ Political Memoirs 👩‍💼 Female Leadership 💙 Empathetic Leadership ⚠️ Crisis Management 🎭 Impostor Syndrome

A Different Kind of Power 91%

A prime minister led through massacre and pandemic with empathy, then walked away. Here is why.

by Jacinda Ardern 2025

4.45

21k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Memoirs 👩‍💼 Female Leadership 💙 Empathetic Leadership ⚠️ Crisis Management 🎭 Impostor Syndrome

The 52 Week Project

by Lauren Keenan • 2020

Fifty-two uncomfortable firsts in one year: how a mother rebuilt the identity she'd lost.

3.35

379

🎪 Stunt Memoir 🆕 New Experiences 🚧 Comfort Zones 👩‍👧‍👦 Working Mothers 😊 Positive Psychology

The 52 Week Project 91%

Fifty-two uncomfortable firsts in one year: how a mother rebuilt the identity she'd lost.

by Lauren Keenan 2020

3.35

379 ratings

🎪 Stunt Memoir 🆕 New Experiences 🚧 Comfort Zones 👩‍👧‍👦 Working Mothers 😊 Positive Psychology

The Light We Carry

by Michelle Obama • 2022

When the world feels too big, shrink it: resilience lessons from a former First Lady.

4.27

100k+

📖 Political Memoirs 🌱 Everyday Resilience 💛 Vulnerability 👥 Adult Friendships 💎 Self Worth

The Light We Carry 91%

When the world feels too big, shrink it: resilience lessons from a former First Lady.

by Michelle Obama 2022

4.27

100k+ ratings

📖 Political Memoirs 🌱 Everyday Resilience 💛 Vulnerability 👥 Adult Friendships 💎 Self Worth

The Woman in Me

by Britney Spears • 2023

The world's biggest pop star, silenced for 13 years. This is the story they wouldn't let her tell.

3.83

584k+

🎤 Child Stardom 🎵 Pop Music Memoir ⛓️ Surviving Exploitation 📰 Media Misogyny 📸 Tabloid Culture

The Woman in Me 91%

The world's biggest pop star, silenced for 13 years. This is the story they wouldn't let her tell.

by Britney Spears 2023

3.83

584k+ ratings

🎤 Child Stardom 🎵 Pop Music Memoir ⛓️ Surviving Exploitation 📰 Media Misogyny 📸 Tabloid Culture

Two Whole Cakes

by Lesley Kinzel • 2012

Dieting fails by design. The real victory is stopping the cycle and reclaiming the word fat.

4.11

475

💪 Fat Acceptance 🚫 Anti-Diet ⚕️ Health At Every Size 📣 Fat Activism 📚 Fat Studies

Two Whole Cakes 91%

Dieting fails by design. The real victory is stopping the cycle and reclaiming the word fat.

by Lesley Kinzel 2012

4.11

475 ratings

💪 Fat Acceptance 🚫 Anti-Diet ⚕️ Health At Every Size 📣 Fat Activism 📚 Fat Studies

Straight Shooter

by Stephen A. Smith • 2023

Fired by ESPN. Dyslexic. A Queens kid's improbable rise to the top of sports television.

4.12

3k+

🎙️ Sports Broadcasting 📺 Media Careers 📝 Sports Journalism 🔄 Career Comebacks 🚀 Self-Made Success

Straight Shooter 91%

Fired by ESPN. Dyslexic. A Queens kid's improbable rise to the top of sports television.

by Stephen A. Smith 2023

4.12

3k+ ratings

🎙️ Sports Broadcasting 📺 Media Careers 📝 Sports Journalism 🔄 Career Comebacks 🚀 Self-Made Success

Shattered

by Frank Pastore • 2010

One pitch shattered his elbow and his identity. Rebuilding took a faith he used to mock.

3.95

150

🏟️ Sports Memoirs ✝️ Conversion Narratives 🏛️ Faith And Politics 🛋️ Therapy And Faith 👧 Childhood Neglect

Shattered 91%

One pitch shattered his elbow and his identity. Rebuilding took a faith he used to mock.

by Frank Pastore 2010

3.95

150 ratings

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