50 Books like F*ck It, I'll Start Tomorrow

Will

by Will Smith • 2021

The secret to Will Smith's empire: a terrified kid, a pile of bricks, and a refusal to stop.

4.24

76k+

📖 Celebrity Memoir 🎤 Hip-Hop Memoir 🦁 Overcoming Fear 🏆 Redefining Success 🏃 Taking Action

Will 95%

The secret to Will Smith's empire: a terrified kid, a pile of bricks, and a refusal to stop.

by Will Smith 2021

4.24

76k+ ratings

📖 Celebrity Memoir 🎤 Hip-Hop Memoir 🦁 Overcoming Fear 🏆 Redefining Success 🏃 Taking Action

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 95%

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

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 94%

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

Total Recall

by Arnold Schwarzenegger • 2012

How a farm boy who went AWOL for a bodybuilding trophy took Hollywood, then Sacramento.

4.17

24k+

🗽 Immigrant Stories 🎬 Hollywood Careers 🏛️ Political Memoirs 🔄 Career Reinvention 🏠 Real Estate Investing

Total Recall 94%

How a farm boy who went AWOL for a bodybuilding trophy took Hollywood, then Sacramento.

by Arnold Schwarzenegger 2012

4.17

24k+ ratings

🗽 Immigrant Stories 🎬 Hollywood Careers 🏛️ Political Memoirs 🔄 Career Reinvention 🏠 Real Estate Investing

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

12 Notes

by Quincy Jones • 2022

From the producer of Thriller: twelve notes on turning pain into art and practice into legacy.

4.29

2k+

🎹 Music Memoirs 🎵 Music Industry 🎨 Creative Process 🤝 Mentorship 🧠 Growth Mindset

12 Notes 94%

From the producer of Thriller: twelve notes on turning pain into art and practice into legacy.

by Quincy Jones 2022

4.29

2k+ ratings

🎹 Music Memoirs 🎵 Music Industry 🎨 Creative Process 🤝 Mentorship 🧠 Growth Mindset

Decoded

by Jay-Z • 2009

His annotated lyrics reveal how the corner became a boardroom and rhyme became high poetry.

3.86

9k+

🎤 Hip Hop Memoirs 🎵 Lyricism 💼 Street Entrepreneurship 🎶 Rap Poetics ✊ Conscious Hip Hop

Decoded 94%

His annotated lyrics reveal how the corner became a boardroom and rhyme became high poetry.

by Jay-Z 2009

3.86

9k+ ratings

🎤 Hip Hop Memoirs 🎵 Lyricism 💼 Street Entrepreneurship 🎶 Rap Poetics ✊ Conscious Hip Hop

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 93%

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

The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

by Amanda Palmer • 2014

Fans gave her couches, food, then $1.2 million. The one rule: treat help as collaboration.

3.92

37k+

🎤 Artist Memoirs ✨ Creativity Guides 💔 Vulnerability In Art 🎁 The Gift Economy 🔧 Diy Ethos

The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help Summary

The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help 93%

Fans gave her couches, food, then $1.2 million. The one rule: treat help as collaboration.

by Amanda Palmer 2014

3.92

37k+ ratings

🎤 Artist Memoirs ✨ Creativity Guides 💔 Vulnerability In Art 🎁 The Gift Economy 🔧 Diy Ethos

I'll Never Write My Memoirs

by Grace Jones • 2015

How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.

3.76

2k+

🎤 Music Memoirs 👗 Fashion And Style 🦋 Self Invention 🎭 Performance And Identity ⛓️ Breaking Free From Family

I'll Never Write My Memoirs 93%

How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.

by Grace Jones 2015

3.76

2k+ ratings

🎤 Music Memoirs 👗 Fashion And Style 🦋 Self Invention 🎭 Performance And Identity ⛓️ Breaking Free From Family

Creative Quest

by Ahmir Thompson • 2018

Questlove on noticing more, curating what sticks, and making failure a collaborator.

3.94

4k+

🔄 Creative Process 🧠 Creative Cognition 🤝 Creative Collaboration 🧱 Creative Blocks 🎨 Artistic Integrity

Creative Quest 93%

Questlove on noticing more, curating what sticks, and making failure a collaborator.

by Ahmir Thompson 2018

3.94

4k+ ratings

🔄 Creative Process 🧠 Creative Cognition 🤝 Creative Collaboration 🧱 Creative Blocks 🎨 Artistic Integrity

Greenlights

by Matthew McConaughey • 2020

He turned down $14.5 million and wrestled in Mali to prove worst breaks are delayed breakthroughs.

4.2

481k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 📖 Self-Help Memoir 🧠 Personal Philosophy ➖ Subtractive Living 🎨 Creative Discipline

Greenlights 93%

He turned down $14.5 million and wrestled in Mali to prove worst breaks are delayed breakthroughs.

by Matthew McConaughey 2020

4.2

481k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 📖 Self-Help Memoir 🧠 Personal Philosophy ➖ Subtractive Living 🎨 Creative Discipline

Be Ready When the Luck Happens

by Ina Garten • 2024

From White House policy to Barefoot Contessa: the leap and the six-year Boston Cream Pie.

4.22

131k+

🍳 Food Memoir 👩‍🍳 Culinary Careers 🔄 Second Acts ♻️ Career Reinvention 🚀 Entrepreneurial Journey

Be Ready When the Luck Happens 93%

From White House policy to Barefoot Contessa: the leap and the six-year Boston Cream Pie.

by Ina Garten 2024

4.22

131k+ ratings

🍳 Food Memoir 👩‍🍳 Culinary Careers 🔄 Second Acts ♻️ Career Reinvention 🚀 Entrepreneurial Journey

Perfectly You

by Mariana Atencio • 2019

Why fitting in fails: a journalist's case for being real on camera and the career it built.

3.97

244

🗺️ Immigrant Memoir 💼 Career Journeys 📖 Owning Your Story 🤝 Authenticity At Work 💪 Resilience Building

Perfectly You 93%

Why fitting in fails: a journalist's case for being real on camera and the career it built.

by Mariana Atencio 2019

3.97

244 ratings

🗺️ Immigrant Memoir 💼 Career Journeys 📖 Owning Your Story 🤝 Authenticity At Work 💪 Resilience Building

Life Beyond Measure

by Sidney Poitier • 2008

Sidney Poitier's letters to a great-granddaughter: the fear, faith, and fury that shaped a life.

3.83

741

🧓 Elder Wisdom 💌 Letters To The Young 🧘 Inner Stillness 🎬 Hollywood Memoir ⏳ Purpose And Mortality

Life Beyond Measure 93%

Sidney Poitier's letters to a great-granddaughter: the fear, faith, and fury that shaped a life.

by Sidney Poitier 2008

3.83

741 ratings

🧓 Elder Wisdom 💌 Letters To The Young 🧘 Inner Stillness 🎬 Hollywood Memoir ⏳ Purpose And Mortality

Adversity for Sale

by Jeezy • 2023

A custom chain went viral by accident. The rapper wearing it had planned everything else.

4.07

1k+

🎤 Hip-Hop Memoir 💼 Music Business 💪 Overcoming Adversity 💰 Street Hustling 🤐 Street Code

Adversity for Sale 93%

A custom chain went viral by accident. The rapper wearing it had planned everything else.

by Jeezy 2023

4.07

1k+ ratings

🎤 Hip-Hop Memoir 💼 Music Business 💪 Overcoming Adversity 💰 Street Hustling 🤐 Street Code

Love Life

by Rob Lowe • 2014

Fame, addiction, recovery. Rob Lowe learned that a good life is cast, not scripted.

3.68

12k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Craft 🍃 Sobriety Journey 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship

Love Life 93%

Fame, addiction, recovery. Rob Lowe learned that a good life is cast, not scripted.

by Rob Lowe 2014

3.68

12k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Craft 🍃 Sobriety Journey 👨‍👦 Fatherhood 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship

Mentors

by Russell Brand • 2019

Russell Brand's mentors included a murderer and a monk. His recovery depended on both.

3.67

2k+

🧠 Addiction Recovery 🤝 Mentorship And Guidance 🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🕉️ Spiritual Seeking 🔄 Twelve Step Recovery

Mentors 93%

Russell Brand's mentors included a murderer and a monk. His recovery depended on both.

by Russell Brand 2019

3.67

2k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Recovery 🤝 Mentorship And Guidance 🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🕉️ Spiritual Seeking 🔄 Twelve Step Recovery

Finding My Balance

by Mariel Hemingway • 2003

Her family's legacy was suicide and addiction. She found her way out on a yoga mat.

3.50

204

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🧘 Yoga And Meditation 💔 Family Trauma 🥗 Mindful Nutrition 🧬 Generational Healing

Finding My Balance 92%

Her family's legacy was suicide and addiction. She found her way out on a yoga mat.

by Mariel Hemingway 2003

3.50

204 ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🧘 Yoga And Meditation 💔 Family Trauma 🥗 Mindful Nutrition 🧬 Generational Healing

Never Far from Home

by Bruce Jackson • 2023

Amsterdam Houses to Microsoft: a Black lawyer's climb through music, race, and two worlds.

4.12

257

🪜 Upward Mobility 🚧 Racial Barriers 🎓 First-Gen Professionals 💻 Diversity In Tech 🎵 Music Industry

Never Far from Home 92%

Amsterdam Houses to Microsoft: a Black lawyer's climb through music, race, and two worlds.

by Bruce Jackson 2023

4.12

257 ratings

🪜 Upward Mobility 🚧 Racial Barriers 🎓 First-Gen Professionals 💻 Diversity In Tech 🎵 Music Industry

Fail Until You Don't

by Bobby Bones • 2018

Rejection is information, fear is a signal, and the grind is the only advantage you need.

4.01

4k+

🚫 Embracing Failure 💪 Resilience Training ⏰ Daily Discipline 🧠 Growth Mindset 🧾 Personal Accountability

Fail Until You Don't 92%

Rejection is information, fear is a signal, and the grind is the only advantage you need.

by Bobby Bones 2018

4.01

4k+ ratings

🚫 Embracing Failure 💪 Resilience Training ⏰ Daily Discipline 🧠 Growth Mindset 🧾 Personal Accountability

Yes, Chef

by Marcus Samuelsson • 2012

Ethiopian orphan, Swedish upbringing, New York three-star chef at 24: a life built on lost names.

3.86

19k+

🍳 Chef Memoirs 🧒 Adoption Stories 🌍 Cultural Identity ✈️ Immigrant Memoirs 🍽️ Race In Fine Dining

Yes, Chef 92%

Ethiopian orphan, Swedish upbringing, New York three-star chef at 24: a life built on lost names.

by Marcus Samuelsson 2012

3.86

19k+ ratings

🍳 Chef Memoirs 🧒 Adoption Stories 🌍 Cultural Identity ✈️ Immigrant Memoirs 🍽️ Race In Fine Dining

Short Stories

by Columbus Short • 2020

A pint of whiskey daily to become Little Walter, and the habit that outlasted the role.

3.94

293

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🖤 Black Hollywood 💊 Substance Abuse Recovery 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🎭 Race In Entertainment

Short Stories 92%

A pint of whiskey daily to become Little Walter, and the habit that outlasted the role.

by Columbus Short 2020

3.94

293 ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🖤 Black Hollywood 💊 Substance Abuse Recovery 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🎭 Race In Entertainment

Before & Laughter

by Jimmy Carr • 2021

Life advice from a comedian: find your edge, keep showing up, and laugh at what hurts.

4.06

7k+

🎤 Creative Careers 💪 Personal Strengths ⏳ Delayed Gratification 🛡️ Resilience 💡 Creative Thinking

Before & Laughter 92%

Life advice from a comedian: find your edge, keep showing up, and laugh at what hurts.

by Jimmy Carr 2021

4.06

7k+ ratings

🎤 Creative Careers 💪 Personal Strengths ⏳ Delayed Gratification 🛡️ Resilience 💡 Creative Thinking

Make Your Own Rules

by Andrew Huang • 2024

A working creator's guide to making a living from art without burning out or selling out.

4.27

319

🎨 Creative Careers 💼 Creative Entrepreneurship 🎯 Redefining Success 💰 Revenue Diversification 🧘 Burnout Recovery

Make Your Own Rules 92%

A working creator's guide to making a living from art without burning out or selling out.

by Andrew Huang 2024

4.27

319 ratings

🎨 Creative Careers 💼 Creative Entrepreneurship 🎯 Redefining Success 💰 Revenue Diversification 🧘 Burnout Recovery

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

Rick Rubin

by Jake Brown • 2009

A dorm-room label, Slayer, Johnny Cash: one producer's philosophy of removal over addition.

3.53

282

🎛️ Music Production 🎤 Hip Hop History 🎵 Music Industry 🪨 Minimalism 🎨 Artistic Process

Rick Rubin 92%

A dorm-room label, Slayer, Johnny Cash: one producer's philosophy of removal over addition.

by Jake Brown 2009

3.53

282 ratings

🎛️ Music Production 🎤 Hip Hop History 🎵 Music Industry 🪨 Minimalism 🎨 Artistic Process

Drawing Out the Dragons

by James A. Owen • 2011

An illustrator's hard-won proof: the life you want is built one difficult choice at a time.

4.50

440

🎨 Creative Careers 🖌️ Artistic Perseverance 🧭 Personal Agency 🔄 Reframing Failure 🎯 Long-Term Thinking

Drawing Out the Dragons 92%

An illustrator's hard-won proof: the life you want is built one difficult choice at a time.

by James A. Owen 2011

4.50

440 ratings

🎨 Creative Careers 🖌️ Artistic Perseverance 🧭 Personal Agency 🔄 Reframing Failure 🎯 Long-Term Thinking

Yoga Girl

by Rachel Brathen • 2014

The yoga practice that healed a teacher's trauma, and the tools that rebuild self-trust from within.

4.19

4k+

🧘‍♀️ Yoga Memoirs 📖 Self-Help Memoir 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🫂 Self-Acceptance 🌸 Mindful Living

Yoga Girl 92%

The yoga practice that healed a teacher's trauma, and the tools that rebuild self-trust from within.

by Rachel Brathen 2014

4.19

4k+ ratings

🧘‍♀️ Yoga Memoirs 📖 Self-Help Memoir 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🫂 Self-Acceptance 🌸 Mindful Living

Untamed

by Glennon Doyle • 2020

She had the husband, the kids, the faith. Then she fell in love with a woman.

3.97

519k+

🫀 Emotional Courage 🔨 Deconstructing Norms 🧒 Inner Child Work 🌈 Queer Awakening ✊ Antiracism

Untamed 92%

She had the husband, the kids, the faith. Then she fell in love with a woman.

by Glennon Doyle 2020

3.97

519k+ ratings

🫀 Emotional Courage 🔨 Deconstructing Norms 🧒 Inner Child Work 🌈 Queer Awakening ✊ Antiracism

The Storyteller

by Dave Grohl • 2021

Iggy Pop called. He said yes. From punk basements to stadiums, a life in music.

4.43

170k+

🎸 Rock Memoirs 🔧 DIY Ethos 💔 Grief And Loss 🎨 Creative Resilience 👨‍👧 Fatherhood

The Storyteller 92%

Iggy Pop called. He said yes. From punk basements to stadiums, a life in music.

by Dave Grohl 2021

4.43

170k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Memoirs 🔧 DIY Ethos 💔 Grief And Loss 🎨 Creative Resilience 👨‍👧 Fatherhood

Pour Me, A Life

by A.A. Gill • 2014

Drunk, dyslexic, and directionless, he walked into a newspaper and found the one language that fit.

4.08

3k+

🍷 Addiction Recovery 🍽️ Restaurant Criticism 📰 New Journalism 😂 Comic Memoir 🎖️ War Correspondence

Pour Me, A Life 92%

Drunk, dyslexic, and directionless, he walked into a newspaper and found the one language that fit.

by A.A. Gill 2014

4.08

3k+ ratings

🍷 Addiction Recovery 🍽️ Restaurant Criticism 📰 New Journalism 😂 Comic Memoir 🎖️ War Correspondence

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 92%

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

The Life Brief

by Bonnie Wan • 2024

A brand strategist turns the ad world's sharpest tool onto the fog of personal desire.

3.77

429

🧱 Life Design 🎨 Creative Process 🧠 Brain Dump ⛓️ Limiting Beliefs 🪞 Authentic Self

The Life Brief 92%

A brand strategist turns the ad world's sharpest tool onto the fog of personal desire.

by Bonnie Wan 2024

3.77

429 ratings

🧱 Life Design 🎨 Creative Process 🧠 Brain Dump ⛓️ Limiting Beliefs 🪞 Authentic Self

On Being Human

by Jennifer Pastiloff • 2019

Silence the inner critic, drop the labels, and build a life you don't need to escape from.

3.91

4k+

🧠 Trauma Memoir 🧘‍♀️ Embodiment 💔 Vulnerability 📖 Narrative Identity 🤝 Chosen Family

On Being Human 92%

Silence the inner critic, drop the labels, and build a life you don't need to escape from.

by Jennifer Pastiloff 2019

3.91

4k+ ratings

🧠 Trauma Memoir 🧘‍♀️ Embodiment 💔 Vulnerability 📖 Narrative Identity 🤝 Chosen Family

The Promise of a Pencil

by Adam Braun • 2014

A pencil, a $25 deposit, hundreds of schools. The playbook for building a movement from scratch.

4.12

8k+

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 📚 Education Nonprofits 🧭 Finding Purpose 🤝 Networking Strategy 💎 Authentic Leadership

The Promise of a Pencil 92%

A pencil, a $25 deposit, hundreds of schools. The playbook for building a movement from scratch.

by Adam Braun 2014

4.12

8k+ ratings

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 📚 Education Nonprofits 🧭 Finding Purpose 🤝 Networking Strategy 💎 Authentic Leadership

My Journey

by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam • 2013

From newspaper boy to president: the life rules that turn big dreams into bigger actions.

4.43

7k+

🇮🇳 Indian Memoir 🔬 Scientist Autobiography 🌟 Visionary Leadership 🧱 Resilience Building 🕊️ Interfaith Harmony

My Journey 92%

From newspaper boy to president: the life rules that turn big dreams into bigger actions.

by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 2013

4.43

7k+ ratings

🇮🇳 Indian Memoir 🔬 Scientist Autobiography 🌟 Visionary Leadership 🧱 Resilience Building 🕊️ Interfaith Harmony

The Beautiful Struggle

by Ta-Nehisi Coates • 2008

Between Black Panther discipline and Baltimore's street code, a boy fights to write his own story.

4.08

11k+

🏙️ Urban Memoir 🖤 African American Memoir 🌱 Coming Of Age Memoirs ✊ Black Nationalism 🎤 Hip-Hop Culture

The Beautiful Struggle 92%

Between Black Panther discipline and Baltimore's street code, a boy fights to write his own story.

by Ta-Nehisi Coates 2008

4.08

11k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Memoir 🖤 African American Memoir 🌱 Coming Of Age Memoirs ✊ Black Nationalism 🎤 Hip-Hop Culture

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years

by Donald Miller • 2009

You're the protagonist of a story you're not writing. The screenwriter's rules for changing that.

4.13

32k+

📖 Narrative Identity ✝️ Christian Memoir 🔄 Life Transitions 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🦁 Everyday Courage

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years Summary

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years 92%

You're the protagonist of a story you're not writing. The screenwriter's rules for changing that.

by Donald Miller 2009

4.13

32k+ ratings

📖 Narrative Identity ✝️ Christian Memoir 🔄 Life Transitions 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🦁 Everyday Courage

The Year of Less

by Cait Flanders • 2018

She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.

3.45

71k+

🛒 Shopping Addiction 🏠 Minimalist Living 🍷 Sobriety Journey 📉 Consumerism Critique 💸 Debt Recovery

The Year of Less 92%

She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.

by Cait Flanders 2018

3.45

71k+ ratings

🛒 Shopping Addiction 🏠 Minimalist Living 🍷 Sobriety Journey 📉 Consumerism Critique 💸 Debt Recovery

Be More Taylor Swift

by D.K. Publishing • 2022

Find your voice, face your fears, and embrace reinvention with wisdom drawn from Taylor Swift.

3.89

369

🌟 Celebrity Self-Help 🎨 Creative Living 🦁 Facing Fear 👯 Friendship Building 🔄 Personal Reinvention

Be More Taylor Swift 92%

Find your voice, face your fears, and embrace reinvention with wisdom drawn from Taylor Swift.

by D.K. Publishing 2022

3.89

369 ratings

🌟 Celebrity Self-Help 🎨 Creative Living 🦁 Facing Fear 👯 Friendship Building 🔄 Personal Reinvention

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

Mind Without Fear

by Rajat Gupta • 2013

Orphaned in India, he rose to lead McKinsey. One phone call later, he faced prison.

4.18

1k+

🏢 Corporate Memoir 📉 Insider Trading 📈 Rise And Fall 🔒 Prison Memoir 🕉️ Eastern Philosophy

Mind Without Fear 92%

Orphaned in India, he rose to lead McKinsey. One phone call later, he faced prison.

by Rajat Gupta 2013

4.18

1k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Memoir 📉 Insider Trading 📈 Rise And Fall 🔒 Prison Memoir 🕉️ Eastern Philosophy

The Wellness Project

by Phoebe Lapine • 2017

Monthly health experiments taught her that fixing your liver doesn't mean giving up wine.

3.76

2k+

📓 Wellness Memoir 🗓️ Monthly Experiments 🍽️ Anti-Diet Culture 🦠 Gut Health ⚖️ Hormone Balance

The Wellness Project 92%

Monthly health experiments taught her that fixing your liver doesn't mean giving up wine.

by Phoebe Lapine 2017

3.76

2k+ ratings

📓 Wellness Memoir 🗓️ Monthly Experiments 🍽️ Anti-Diet Culture 🦠 Gut Health ⚖️ Hormone Balance

The Setup

by Dan Bilzerian • 2021

Unlimited women, jets, millions: the system delivered it all. The confession? It feels like nothing.

4.13

1k+

😈 Contrarian Self-Help 🤝 Social Dynamics 👑 Status And Attraction 🏗️ Environment Design 🎢 Hedonic Adaptation

The Setup 92%

Unlimited women, jets, millions: the system delivered it all. The confession? It feels like nothing.

by Dan Bilzerian 2021

4.13

1k+ ratings

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Walk away with nothing lined up and discover what a paycheck has been hiding from you.

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544 ratings

🚪 Career Transitions 🏷️ Work Identity 🦋 Self-Reinvention 🪞 Identity Beyond Work 💡 Meaningful Work

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Body Work 92%

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6k+ ratings

🖋️ Memoir Writing 🩹 Writing Therapy ✍️ Feminist Criticism 🔀 Intersectional Feminism 🧠 Trauma Studies

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