50 Books like Short Stories

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

by Matthew Perry • 2022

While millions laughed at Chandler, Matthew Perry's colon burst from opioids. He kept using anyway.

3.94

408k+

📖 Addiction Memoir ⭐ Celebrity Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🎭 Fame And Emptiness

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Summary

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing 96%

While millions laughed at Chandler, Matthew Perry's colon burst from opioids. He kept using anyway.

by Matthew Perry 2022

3.94

408k+ ratings

📖 Addiction Memoir ⭐ Celebrity Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🎭 Fame And Emptiness

Finding Me

by Viola Davis • 2022

Rats, bullies, bed-wetting at 14: the childhood Viola Davis survived before the stage saved her.

4.53

185k+

⭐️ Celebrity Memoirs 🎭 Actor Memoirs 🏚️ Childhood Poverty 🔗 Generational Trauma 🟤 Colorism

Finding Me 96%

Rats, bullies, bed-wetting at 14: the childhood Viola Davis survived before the stage saved her.

by Viola Davis 2022

4.53

185k+ ratings

⭐️ Celebrity Memoirs 🎭 Actor Memoirs 🏚️ Childhood Poverty 🔗 Generational Trauma 🟤 Colorism

Stories I Only Tell My Friends

by Rob Lowe • 2011

His 80s fame crashed into scandal. A sign in Fiji showed him what he actually wanted.

3.88

86k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Career 🎥 Behind The Scenes 📼 80s Pop Culture 🪞 Fame And Loneliness

Stories I Only Tell My Friends 96%

His 80s fame crashed into scandal. A sign in Fiji showed him what he actually wanted.

by Rob Lowe 2011

3.88

86k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Career 🎥 Behind The Scenes 📼 80s Pop Culture 🪞 Fame And Loneliness

Pryor Convictions

by Richard Pryor • 1995

Brothel childhood. Cocaine addiction. Self-immolation. Richard Pryor's life, before the punchline.

4.05

2k+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 😢 Childhood Trauma 💊 Addiction And Recovery 🇺🇸 Race In America 🔥 Surviving Catastrophe

Pryor Convictions 95%

Brothel childhood. Cocaine addiction. Self-immolation. Richard Pryor's life, before the punchline.

by Richard Pryor 1995

4.05

2k+ ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 😢 Childhood Trauma 💊 Addiction And Recovery 🇺🇸 Race In America 🔥 Surviving Catastrophe

Sonny Boy

by Al Pacino • 2024

South Bronx to The Godfather to fifty million lost. Pacino's most unguarded confession.

4.01

14k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Craft 💫 The Cost Of Fame 🍷 Addiction And Recovery 🏙️ Rise From Poverty

Sonny Boy 95%

South Bronx to The Godfather to fifty million lost. Pacino's most unguarded confession.

by Al Pacino 2024

4.01

14k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Craft 💫 The Cost Of Fame 🍷 Addiction And Recovery 🏙️ Rise From Poverty

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 95%

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

Life's Work

by David Milch • 2022

Deadwood's creator gambled away a fortune, then raced dementia to write his last story.

4.22

1k+

📺 Television Writing 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎨 Creative Recovery 🎰 Gambling Addiction 🏚️ Family Dysfunction

Life's Work 94%

Deadwood's creator gambled away a fortune, then raced dementia to write his last story.

by David Milch 2022

4.22

1k+ ratings

📺 Television Writing 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎨 Creative Recovery 🎰 Gambling Addiction 🏚️ Family Dysfunction

Guts

by Kristen Johnston • 2012

A burst intestine, two weeks in a coma, and the Hollywood career that hid the drinking.

3.90

5k+

🍷 Addiction Memoirs 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Functional Addiction 🪨 Rock Bottom Stories 🧸 Childhood Trauma

Guts 94%

A burst intestine, two weeks in a coma, and the Hollywood career that hid the drinking.

by Kristen Johnston 2012

3.90

5k+ ratings

🍷 Addiction Memoirs 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Functional Addiction 🪨 Rock Bottom Stories 🧸 Childhood Trauma

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 94%

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

Lucky Man

by Michael J. Fox • 2002

Diagnosed at 29, he hid Parkinson's seven years using props and pills. Then he went public.

4.08

29k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🏥 Chronic Illness 🧊 Sobriety Memoirs 📢 Disability Advocacy 💰 Medical Philanthropy

Lucky Man 94%

Diagnosed at 29, he hid Parkinson's seven years using props and pills. Then he went public.

by Michael J. Fox 2002

4.08

29k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🏥 Chronic Illness 🧊 Sobriety Memoirs 📢 Disability Advocacy 💰 Medical Philanthropy

Walking with Ghosts

by Gabriel Byrne • 2021

He left Dublin for Hollywood. But the ghosts, the priest, and the bottle came with him.

4.10

4k+

🎭 Actor Memoirs 🇮🇪 Irish Memoir 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🍺 Addiction Recovery ⛪ Catholic Upbringing

Walking with Ghosts 94%

He left Dublin for Hollywood. But the ghosts, the priest, and the bottle came with him.

by Gabriel Byrne 2021

4.10

4k+ ratings

🎭 Actor Memoirs 🇮🇪 Irish Memoir 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🍺 Addiction Recovery ⛪ Catholic Upbringing

Beyond the Wand

by Tom Felton • 2022

Draco Malfoy taught him to sneer. Three strangers taught him how to live.

4.28

160k+

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 🌟 Child Stardom 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🎥 Behind The Scenes 🎭 Fame And Identity

Beyond the Wand 94%

Draco Malfoy taught him to sneer. Three strangers taught him how to live.

by Tom Felton 2022

4.28

160k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 🌟 Child Stardom 🩹 Addiction Recovery 🎥 Behind The Scenes 🎭 Fame And Identity

Confessions of a Prairie Bitch

by Alison Arngrim • 2010

America hated her on screen. Her fury was real, and her own brother had created it.

4.10

19k+

🌟 Child Star Memoir 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎥 Behind The Scenes 💔 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Survivor Memoir

Confessions of a Prairie Bitch 94%

America hated her on screen. Her fury was real, and her own brother had created it.

by Alison Arngrim 2010

4.10

19k+ ratings

🌟 Child Star Memoir 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎥 Behind The Scenes 💔 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Survivor Memoir

Jokes My Father Never Taught Me

by Rain Pryor • 2006

Richard Pryor's daughter on the chaos behind the comedy, and finding her own voice in between.

3.86

642

🧬 Biracial Identity 🧒 Children Of Celebrities 💊 Fame And Addiction 🏥 Parental Illness 🔗 Generational Trauma

Jokes My Father Never Taught Me 94%

Richard Pryor's daughter on the chaos behind the comedy, and finding her own voice in between.

by Rain Pryor 2006

3.86

642 ratings

🧬 Biracial Identity 🧒 Children Of Celebrities 💊 Fame And Addiction 🏥 Parental Illness 🔗 Generational Trauma

The Book of Drugs

by Mike Doughty • 2012

May 3, 2000: he poured the whiskey out. It was the first thing he didn't finish.

3.63

2k+

💉 Addiction Memoirs 🎵 Music Memoirs 🕊️ Recovery Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🧸 Childhood Trauma

The Book of Drugs 94%

May 3, 2000: he poured the whiskey out. It was the first thing he didn't finish.

by Mike Doughty 2012

3.63

2k+ ratings

💉 Addiction Memoirs 🎵 Music Memoirs 🕊️ Recovery Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🧸 Childhood Trauma

Happy People Are Annoying

by Josh Peck • 2022

Fat, fatherless, and funny: a child star's armor became his cage, and sobriety the key.

4.05

18k+

🎬 Child Stardom 🧃 Sobriety Memoirs 😂 Humor As Defense 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🔄 Hollywood Reinvention

Happy People Are Annoying 94%

Fat, fatherless, and funny: a child star's armor became his cage, and sobriety the key.

by Josh Peck 2022

4.05

18k+ ratings

🎬 Child Stardom 🧃 Sobriety Memoirs 😂 Humor As Defense 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🔄 Hollywood Reinvention

A Quantum Life

by Hakeem Oluseyi • 2021

A crack addict hiding in Stanford labs. A newborn daughter. Solar telescopes and a second chance.

4.48

913

🔭 Scientist Memoirs 🩹 Addiction And Recovery 📈 Upward Mobility 🎓 Black In Academia 🧪 Racism In Science

A Quantum Life 94%

A crack addict hiding in Stanford labs. A newborn daughter. Solar telescopes and a second chance.

by Hakeem Oluseyi 2021

4.48

913 ratings

🔭 Scientist Memoirs 🩹 Addiction And Recovery 📈 Upward Mobility 🎓 Black In Academia 🧪 Racism In Science

Silver Screen Fiend

by Patton Oswalt • 2015

A comedian’s movie-a-night obsession was his film school. The theater owner’s question ended it.

3.62

8k+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 🎭 Comedian Memoirs ⚠️ Addiction Memoirs 💡 Creative Ambition 🎪 Alternative Comedy

Silver Screen Fiend 93%

A comedian’s movie-a-night obsession was his film school. The theater owner’s question ended it.

by Patton Oswalt 2015

3.62

8k+ ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 🎭 Comedian Memoirs ⚠️ Addiction Memoirs 💡 Creative Ambition 🎪 Alternative Comedy

The Princess Diarist

by Carrie Fisher • 2016

She was nineteen, he was a married star. The diaries Carrie Fisher kept on the Star Wars set.

3.70

92k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 😂 Comic Memoir 🌟 Fame And Identity 🎭 Behind The Scenes 📝 Diary Memoir

The Princess Diarist 93%

She was nineteen, he was a married star. The diaries Carrie Fisher kept on the Star Wars set.

by Carrie Fisher 2016

3.70

92k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 😂 Comic Memoir 🌟 Fame And Identity 🎭 Behind The Scenes 📝 Diary Memoir

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 93%

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

Home

by Julie Andrews Edwards • 2008

Her stepfather taught her to sing. Her mother couldn't protect her. The stage became home.

3.97

22k+

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 🎭 Theater Memoir 👧 Child Performer 🎵 Golden Age Of Musicals 💔 Family Dysfunction

Home 93%

Her stepfather taught her to sing. Her mother couldn't protect her. The stage became home.

by Julie Andrews Edwards 2008

3.97

22k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 🎭 Theater Memoir 👧 Child Performer 🎵 Golden Age Of Musicals 💔 Family Dysfunction

Over the Top

by Jonathan Van Ness • 2019

A hairdresser's path from meth addiction to Queer Eye stardom, and the secret he carried.

4.18

69k+

🧑‍🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Memoir 💊 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🏳️‍⚧️ Gender Nonconformity

Over the Top 93%

A hairdresser's path from meth addiction to Queer Eye stardom, and the secret he carried.

by Jonathan Van Ness 2019

4.18

69k+ ratings

🧑‍🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Memoir 💊 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🏳️‍⚧️ Gender Nonconformity

What's It All About

by Michael Caine • 1992

A charity ward birth, a fish-porter father, and a Cockney accent that Hollywood couldn't erase.

4.07

1k+

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 🎥 Hollywood Memoir 🇬🇧 British Cinema 👷 Working-Class Memoir 🎞️ Behind The Scenes

What's It All About 93%

A charity ward birth, a fish-porter father, and a Cockney accent that Hollywood couldn't erase.

by Michael Caine 1992

4.07

1k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 🎥 Hollywood Memoir 🇬🇧 British Cinema 👷 Working-Class Memoir 🎞️ Behind The Scenes

Another Word for Love

by Carvell Wallace • 2024

Childhood taught him survival meant armoring up; recovery taught him presence takes more courage.

4.25

2k+

🖋️ Literary Memoir 💔 Childhood Trauma 🔗 Generational Trauma 🟤 Racial Identity 🖤 Black Men

Another Word for Love 93%

Childhood taught him survival meant armoring up; recovery taught him presence takes more courage.

by Carvell Wallace 2024

4.25

2k+ ratings

🖋️ Literary Memoir 💔 Childhood Trauma 🔗 Generational Trauma 🟤 Racial Identity 🖤 Black Men

A Piece of Cake

by Cupcake Brown • 2006

Orphaned, prostituted, addicted to crack, and living behind a dumpster. She became a lawyer.

4.26

39k+

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Childhood Trauma 🏠 Foster Care ⛓️ Gang Life 🚫 Sexual Abuse

A Piece of Cake 93%

Orphaned, prostituted, addicted to crack, and living behind a dumpster. She became a lawyer.

by Cupcake Brown 2006

4.26

39k+ ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Childhood Trauma 🏠 Foster Care ⛓️ Gang Life 🚫 Sexual Abuse

Scar Tissue

by Anthony Kiedis • 2004

His father gave him drugs at eleven. This is what happened after.

4.10

103k+

🎸 Rock Memoirs 💉 Heroin Addiction 🩹 Recovery Journey 🥁 Band Dynamics 🌴 Los Angeles Punk

Scar Tissue 93%

His father gave him drugs at eleven. This is what happened after.

by Anthony Kiedis 2004

4.10

103k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Memoirs 💉 Heroin Addiction 🩹 Recovery Journey 🥁 Band Dynamics 🌴 Los Angeles Punk

Handbook for an Unpredictable Life

by Rosie Pérez • 2014

She survived the Catholic Home for Children. Then she had to survive Hollywood.

4.12

1k+

📖 Latina Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🏠 Foster Care 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 💃 Dancer Memoir

Handbook for an Unpredictable Life Summary

Handbook for an Unpredictable Life 93%

She survived the Catholic Home for Children. Then she had to survive Hollywood.

by Rosie Pérez 2014

4.12

1k+ ratings

📖 Latina Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🏠 Foster Care 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 💃 Dancer Memoir

Wonderland Avenue

by Danny Sugerman • 1989

Jim Morrison gave him a purpose at 12; drugs gave him a heart infection at 21.

4.25

3k+

🎸 Rock And Roll Excess 💊 Addiction Recovery 🌟 Celebrity Addiction 🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🎤 Music Journalism

Wonderland Avenue 93%

Jim Morrison gave him a purpose at 12; drugs gave him a heart infection at 21.

by Danny Sugerman 1989

4.25

3k+ ratings

🎸 Rock And Roll Excess 💊 Addiction Recovery 🌟 Celebrity Addiction 🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🎤 Music Journalism

American Drug Addict

by Brett Douglas • 2018

Prison didn't sober him up. Neither did bankruptcy. His mother's tears finally did.

4.00

3k+

🧠 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction 🔄 Relapse And Recovery 👪 Family And Addiction

American Drug Addict 93%

Prison didn't sober him up. Neither did bankruptcy. His mother's tears finally did.

by Brett Douglas 2018

4.00

3k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction 🔄 Relapse And Recovery 👪 Family And Addiction

The Meaning of Mariah Carey

by Mariah Carey • 2020

To the world, a pop icon. To her music-mogul husband, a possession. Her story of escape.

4.09

25k+

🌟 Celebrity Memoir 👑 Pop Stardom 🌍 Biracial Identity 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🎨 Creative Control

The Meaning of Mariah Carey 93%

To the world, a pop icon. To her music-mogul husband, a possession. Her story of escape.

by Mariah Carey 2020

4.09

25k+ ratings

🌟 Celebrity Memoir 👑 Pop Stardom 🌍 Biracial Identity 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🎨 Creative Control

Up Till Now

by William Shatner • 2008

Star Trek typecast him for decades; a late-career role as a shameless lawyer changed everything.

3.84

3k+

👤 Celebrity Memoirs 🎬 Hollywood Careers 📺 Television History 🖖 Star Trek 🔄 Career Reinvention

Up Till Now 93%

Star Trek typecast him for decades; a late-career role as a shameless lawyer changed everything.

by William Shatner 2008

3.84

3k+ ratings

👤 Celebrity Memoirs 🎬 Hollywood Careers 📺 Television History 🖖 Star Trek 🔄 Career Reinvention

Basketball Junkie

by Chris Herren • 2011

33rd NBA pick, he started for the Celtics while shooting heroin. The words that broke him open.

4.11

2k+

🏅 Sports Memoirs 💊 Addiction Memoirs 🌅 Recovery Narratives 💉 Heroin Addiction 🏀 Basketball Careers

Basketball Junkie 93%

33rd NBA pick, he started for the Celtics while shooting heroin. The words that broke him open.

by Chris Herren 2011

4.11

2k+ ratings

🏅 Sports Memoirs 💊 Addiction Memoirs 🌅 Recovery Narratives 💉 Heroin Addiction 🏀 Basketball Careers

Unfinished

by Priyanka Chopra Jonas • 2021

A brother's secret entry, a Miss World crown, and a barrier-breaking career across two continents.

3.68

11k+

🎬 Bollywood Memoir 🌟 Hollywood Breakthrough 🌏 Cultural Duality 💪 Female Ambition 🖤 Grief And Resilience

Unfinished 93%

A brother's secret entry, a Miss World crown, and a barrier-breaking career across two continents.

by Priyanka Chopra Jonas 2021

3.68

11k+ ratings

🎬 Bollywood Memoir 🌟 Hollywood Breakthrough 🌏 Cultural Duality 💪 Female Ambition 🖤 Grief And Resilience

Nobody Ever Told Me Anything

by Rachael "Steak" Finley • 2022

She raised herself, beat cancer twice, survived fame's cruelty, and then motherhood blindsided her.

4.55

819

🏚️ Childhood Neglect 💊 Parental Addiction 📸 Toxic Fame 🔗 Codependency 🎨 Creative Resilience

Nobody Ever Told Me Anything 93%

She raised herself, beat cancer twice, survived fame's cruelty, and then motherhood blindsided her.

by Rachael "Steak" Finley 2022

4.55

819 ratings

🏚️ Childhood Neglect 💊 Parental Addiction 📸 Toxic Fame 🔗 Codependency 🎨 Creative Resilience

Girl Walks Out of a Bar

by Lisa F. Smith • 2016

A successful Manhattan lawyer, a hidden addiction, and the Monday morning that cracked everything.

4.14

7k+

🍷 Addiction Memoir 🌅 Recovery Stories 👩 Women In Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🧠 Dual Diagnosis

Girl Walks Out of a Bar 93%

A successful Manhattan lawyer, a hidden addiction, and the Monday morning that cracked everything.

by Lisa F. Smith 2016

4.14

7k+ ratings

🍷 Addiction Memoir 🌅 Recovery Stories 👩 Women In Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🧠 Dual Diagnosis

Cash

by Johnny Cash • 1997

He crawled into a cave to die and came out ready to play Folsom Prison.

4.01

26k+

🎸 Music Memoirs 🕶️ Outlaw Country 💊 Addiction Recovery ✝️ Faith Journeys 🕊️ Redemption Stories

Cash 93%

He crawled into a cave to die and came out ready to play Folsom Prison.

by Johnny Cash 1997

4.01

26k+ ratings

🎸 Music Memoirs 🕶️ Outlaw Country 💊 Addiction Recovery ✝️ Faith Journeys 🕊️ Redemption Stories

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

Pageboy

by Elliot Page • 2023

A girlfriend saved as 'Ryan' in his phone. 84 pounds on the scale. Hollywood demanded both.

3.72

77k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Memoir 🪞 Gender Dysphoria 💔 Emotional Abuse 🥀 Eating Disorders

Pageboy 93%

A girlfriend saved as 'Ryan' in his phone. 84 pounds on the scale. Hollywood demanded both.

by Elliot Page 2023

3.72

77k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Memoir 🪞 Gender Dysphoria 💔 Emotional Abuse 🥀 Eating Disorders

I Am Ozzy

by Ozzy Osbourne • 2009

Invented heavy metal by accident, survived a near-fatal blackout, and woke up a reality TV dad.

4.16

36k+

🎸 Rock Memoirs 🤘 Heavy Metal History 💊 Addiction And Recovery 😈 Dark Humor Memoirs 🌟 Surviving Fame

I Am Ozzy 93%

Invented heavy metal by accident, survived a near-fatal blackout, and woke up a reality TV dad.

by Ozzy Osbourne 2009

4.16

36k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Memoirs 🤘 Heavy Metal History 💊 Addiction And Recovery 😈 Dark Humor Memoirs 🌟 Surviving Fame

Brave

by Rose McGowan • 2018

Raised in a sex cult, she escaped into Hollywood, where another patriarch was waiting.

3.86

10k+

🏚️ Cult Survivors 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🗣️ Survivor Testimony 🏛️ Patriarchal Systems ✊ Fourth Wave Feminism

Brave 93%

Raised in a sex cult, she escaped into Hollywood, where another patriarch was waiting.

by Rose McGowan 2018

3.86

10k+ ratings

🏚️ Cult Survivors 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🗣️ Survivor Testimony 🏛️ Patriarchal Systems ✊ Fourth Wave Feminism

My Name Is Barbra

by Barbra Streisand • 2023

She kept the nose, the name, and the final cut: Barbra Streisand's uncompromising life.

4.17

22k+

🌟 Celebrity Memoir 🎭 Broadway History 🎬 Hollywood Studio System 🎵 Pop Music History 🏚️ Childhood Poverty

My Name Is Barbra 93%

She kept the nose, the name, and the final cut: Barbra Streisand's uncompromising life.

by Barbra Streisand 2023

4.17

22k+ ratings

🌟 Celebrity Memoir 🎭 Broadway History 🎬 Hollywood Studio System 🎵 Pop Music History 🏚️ Childhood Poverty

Undisputed Truth

by Mike Tyson • 2013

A bullied kid from Brooklyn becomes the youngest heavyweight champion, then watches it all burn.

4.17

11k+

🥊 Boxing Memoirs 💔 Childhood Trauma 🌟 Fame And Self-Destruction 🔄 Addiction And Recovery ⚡ Toxic Masculinity

Undisputed Truth 93%

A bullied kid from Brooklyn becomes the youngest heavyweight champion, then watches it all burn.

by Mike Tyson 2013

4.17

11k+ ratings

🥊 Boxing Memoirs 💔 Childhood Trauma 🌟 Fame And Self-Destruction 🔄 Addiction And Recovery ⚡ Toxic Masculinity

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 93%

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

Slash

by Slash • 2007

The story of Guns N' Roses: squalor, stadiums, and the addiction that burned it down.

4.00

31k+

🎸 Rock Memoirs 💔 Band Breakups 💉 Heroin Addiction 🎵 Music Industry 🕶️ 80s Rock Scene

Slash 93%

The story of Guns N' Roses: squalor, stadiums, and the addiction that burned it down.

by Slash 2007

4.00

31k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Memoirs 💔 Band Breakups 💉 Heroin Addiction 🎵 Music Industry 🕶️ 80s Rock Scene

Down the Rabbit Hole

by Holly Madison • 2015

A 9 PM curfew, a weekly allowance, and a mansion where girlfriends competed rather than bonded.

3.57

52k+

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 📖 Hollywood Tell-All 💔 Emotional Abuse 🔮 Cult Dynamics 📺 Reality Television

Down the Rabbit Hole 93%

A 9 PM curfew, a weekly allowance, and a mansion where girlfriends competed rather than bonded.

by Holly Madison 2015

3.57

52k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Memoir 📖 Hollywood Tell-All 💔 Emotional Abuse 🔮 Cult Dynamics 📺 Reality Television

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 93%

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

The Half of It

by Madison Beer • 2023

Leaked nudes made her infamous at fifteen. She was a minor; the internet blamed her anyway.

4.16

9k+

🌟 Child Stardom 🎵 Music Industry 💻 Online Hate 🩹 Trauma Recovery 📢 Misogyny In Media

The Half of It 93%

Leaked nudes made her infamous at fifteen. She was a minor; the internet blamed her anyway.

by Madison Beer 2023

4.16

9k+ ratings

🌟 Child Stardom 🎵 Music Industry 💻 Online Hate 🩹 Trauma Recovery 📢 Misogyny In Media

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 93%

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

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