Memoir
Real lives unfold on these pages as writers share their most profound experiences, revelations, and transformative moments through intimate personal storytelling. Whether penned by world leaders or beloved artists, each memoir offers a window into someone's truth - their struggles and triumphs, wisdom and wonder, laughter and loss.
Memoir Book Summaries
Revolution from Within
A Book of Self-Esteem
Feminism
Self Help
Psychology
Revolution from Within
A Book of Self-Esteem
Feminism
Self Help
Psychology
Fist Stick Knife Gun
A Personal History of Violence
Memoir
Graphic Novels
Education
Fist Stick Knife Gun
A Personal History of Violence
Memoir
Graphic Novels
Education
Doing Justice
A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law
Law
Politics
Memoir
Doing Justice
A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law
Law
Politics
Memoir
To Pixar and Beyond
My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History
Business
Biography
Memoir
To Pixar and Beyond
My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History
Business
Biography
Memoir
Sickened
The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood
Memoir
Psychology
Biography
Sickened
The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood
Memoir
Psychology
Biography
The Writing Life
Writing
Memoir
Essays
The Writing Life
Writing
Memoir
Essays
Becoming Nicole
The Transformation of an American Family
LGBT
Biography
Memoir
Becoming Nicole
The Transformation of an American Family
LGBT
Biography
Memoir
If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair
A Manual for Life
Self Help
Personal Development
Memoir
If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair
A Manual for Life
Self Help
Personal Development
Memoir
Hijab Butch Blues
Memoir
Queer
LGBT
Hijab Butch Blues
Memoir
Queer
LGBT
Why Not Me?
Memoir
Humor
Biography
Why Not Me?
Memoir
Humor
Biography
Tracks
A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
Travel
Memoir
Australia
Tracks
A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
Travel
Memoir
Australia
Out with It
How Stuttering Helped Me Find My Voice
Memoir
Biography Memoir
Biography
Out with It
How Stuttering Helped Me Find My Voice
Memoir
Biography Memoir
Biography
Exit Interview
The Life and Death of My Ambitious Career
Memoir
Business
Biography Memoir
Exit Interview
The Life and Death of My Ambitious Career
Memoir
Business
Biography Memoir
Unmasked
My Life Solving America's Cold Cases
True Crime
Memoir
Crime
Unmasked
My Life Solving America's Cold Cases
True Crime
Memoir
Crime
Writing the Memoir
From Truth to Art, Second Edit
Writing
Memoir
Crafts
Writing the Memoir
From Truth to Art, Second Edit
Writing
Memoir
Crafts
Blood, Bones & Butter
The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
Food
Memoir
Biography
Blood, Bones & Butter
The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
Food
Memoir
Biography
Guts
Graphic Novels
Middle Grade
Comics
Guts
Graphic Novels
Middle Grade
Comics
The Reason
How I Discovered a Life Worth Living
Christian
Biography
Memoir
The Reason
How I Discovered a Life Worth Living
Christian
Biography
Memoir
A Big Little Life
A Memoir of a Joyful Dog
Animals
Dogs
Memoir
A Big Little Life
A Memoir of a Joyful Dog
Animals
Dogs
Memoir
A Year of Living Simply
Self Help
Lifestyle
Nature
A Year of Living Simply
Self Help
Lifestyle
Nature
Draft No. 4
On the Writing Process
Writing
Essays
Memoir
Draft No. 4
On the Writing Process
Writing
Essays
Memoir
The Fire Next Time
Classics
Essays
Race
The Fire Next Time
Classics
Essays
Race
Cringeworthy
A Theory of Awkwardness
Psychology
Self Help
Sociology
Cringeworthy
A Theory of Awkwardness
Psychology
Self Help
Sociology
A Walk in the Park
The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Travel
Memoir
Nature
A Walk in the Park
The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Travel
Memoir
Nature
Bowie's Bookshelf
The Hundred Books that Changed David Bowie's Life
Music
Biography
Books About Books
Bowie's Bookshelf
The Hundred Books that Changed David Bowie's Life
Music
Biography
Books About Books
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
Memoir
Humor
Biography
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
Memoir
Humor
Biography
Drop the Ball
Women, Partnership and Achieving More by Doing Less
Self Help
Business
Parenting
Drop the Ball
Women, Partnership and Achieving More by Doing Less
Self Help
Business
Parenting
Make Something Wonderful
Biography
Business
Design
Make Something Wonderful
Biography
Business
Design
Somewhere There Is Still a Sun
A Memoir of the Holocaust
Holocaust
Memoir
History
Somewhere There Is Still a Sun
A Memoir of the Holocaust
Holocaust
Memoir
History
Laughing Without an Accent
Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad
Memoir
Humor
Iran
Laughing Without an Accent
Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad
Memoir
Humor
Iran
Just Another Kid
The True Story of Six Children Impossible to Reach and the Amazing Teacher Who Embraced Them All
Psychology
Memoir
Education
Just Another Kid
The True Story of Six Children Impossible to Reach and the Amazing Teacher Who Embraced Them All
Psychology
Memoir
Education
On Writing
Writing
Classics
Literature
On Writing
Writing
Classics
Literature
Tokyo Vice
An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
Japan
Crime
True Crime
Tokyo Vice
An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
Japan
Crime
True Crime
Docile
Memoirs of a Not-So-Perfect Asian Girl
Memoir
Asian Literature
Mental Health
Docile
Memoirs of a Not-So-Perfect Asian Girl
Memoir
Asian Literature
Mental Health
The Moment of Lift
How Empowering Women Changes the World
Feminism
Memoir
Book Club
The Moment of Lift
How Empowering Women Changes the World
Feminism
Memoir
Book Club
The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
Memoir
Biography
Self Help
The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
Memoir
Biography
Self Help
The Country of the Blind
A Memoir at the End of Sight
Memoir
Disability
Biography Memoir
The Country of the Blind
A Memoir at the End of Sight
Memoir
Disability
Biography Memoir
Grace (Eventually)
Thoughts on Faith
Memoir
Spirituality
Religion
Grace (Eventually)
Thoughts on Faith
Memoir
Spirituality
Religion
Adversity for Sale
Ya Gotta Believe
Memoir
Biography
Music
Adversity for Sale
Ya Gotta Believe
Memoir
Biography
Music
Nobody Knows My Name
Essays
Race
Classics
Nobody Knows My Name
Essays
Race
Classics
Strangers to Ourselves
Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us
Psychology
Mental Health
Memoir
Strangers to Ourselves
Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us
Psychology
Mental Health
Memoir
The Body Papers
Memoir
Mental Health
Biography Memoir
The Body Papers
Memoir
Mental Health
Biography Memoir
Letters to a Young Scientist
Science
Biology
Nature
Letters to a Young Scientist
Science
Biology
Nature
Chaos Monkeys
Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley
Business
Technology
Biography
Chaos Monkeys
Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley
Business
Technology
Biography
Beyond Possible
One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks — My Life In The Death Zone
Adventure
Biography
Mountaineering
Beyond Possible
One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks — My Life In The Death Zone
Adventure
Biography
Mountaineering
Never Stop Walking
A Memoir of Finding Home Across the World
Memoir
Biography
Adoption
Never Stop Walking
A Memoir of Finding Home Across the World
Memoir
Biography
Adoption
Earth to Moon
A Memoir
Memoir
Music
Biography
Earth to Moon
A Memoir
Memoir
Music
Biography
Life in Two Worlds
A Coach's Journey from the Reserve to the NHL and Back
Sports
Hockey
Memoir
Life in Two Worlds
A Coach's Journey from the Reserve to the NHL and Back
Sports
Hockey
Memoir
I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt
Everything I Wish I Never Had to Learn About Money
Memoir
Self Help
Finance
I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt
Everything I Wish I Never Had to Learn About Money
Memoir
Self Help
Finance
Every Second Counts
Biography
Sports
Cycling
Every Second Counts
Biography
Sports
Cycling
