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
High Achiever
The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life
Memoir
Addiction
Biography
High Achiever
The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life
Memoir
Addiction
Biography
The Dark Side of the Mind
True Stories from My Life as a Forensic Psychologist
Psychology
True Crime
Crime
The Dark Side of the Mind
True Stories from My Life as a Forensic Psychologist
Psychology
True Crime
Crime
Three Cups of Tea
One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
Book Club
Memoir
Biography
Three Cups of Tea
One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
Book Club
Memoir
Biography
It's Been a Good Life
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
It's Been a Good Life
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
Bad Mormon
A Memoir
Memoir
Religion
Biography
Bad Mormon
A Memoir
Memoir
Religion
Biography
#Girlboss
Business
Memoir
Feminism
#Girlboss
Business
Memoir
Feminism
Bits and Pieces
My Mother, My Brother, and Me
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Bits and Pieces
My Mother, My Brother, and Me
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Still Here
Embracing Aging, Changing, and Dying
Spirituality
Death
Self Help
Still Here
Embracing Aging, Changing, and Dying
Spirituality
Death
Self Help
Madly, Deeply
The Diaries of Alan Rickman
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
Madly, Deeply
The Diaries of Alan Rickman
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
Everyone You Hate is Going to Die
And Other Comforting Thoughts on Family, Friends, Sex, Love, and More Things That Ruin Your Life
Humor
Comedy
Memoir
Everyone You Hate is Going to Die
And Other Comforting Thoughts on Family, Friends, Sex, Love, and More Things That Ruin Your Life
Humor
Comedy
Memoir
The Pianist from Syria
A Memoir
Memoir
Biography
Music
The Pianist from Syria
A Memoir
Memoir
Biography
Music
How I Write
Secrets of a Bestselling Author
Writing
Reference
How To
How I Write
Secrets of a Bestselling Author
Writing
Reference
How To
Men Explain Things to Me
Feminism
Essays
Politics
Men Explain Things to Me
Feminism
Essays
Politics
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
Essays and Arguments
Essays
Humor
Short Stories
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
Essays and Arguments
Essays
Humor
Short Stories
The Spiral Staircase
My Climb Out of Darkness
Religion
Memoir
Biography
The Spiral Staircase
My Climb Out of Darkness
Religion
Memoir
Biography
I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself
One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris
Memoir
Travel
France
I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself
One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris
Memoir
Travel
France
The Art of Seeing
Science
Health
Philosophy
The Art of Seeing
Science
Health
Philosophy
Brutally Honest
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Brutally Honest
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain
How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur
Business
Biography
Autobiography
Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain
How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur
Business
Biography
Autobiography
The Rumi Prescription
How an Ancient Mystic Poet Changed My Modern Manic Life
Poetry
Memoir
Mental Health
The Rumi Prescription
How an Ancient Mystic Poet Changed My Modern Manic Life
Poetry
Memoir
Mental Health
Aftermath
Violence and the Remaking of a Self
Philosophy
Psychology
Feminism
Aftermath
Violence and the Remaking of a Self
Philosophy
Psychology
Feminism
Homage to Catlonia
History
Politics
Classics
Homage to Catlonia
History
Politics
Classics
Traveling Mercies
Some Thoughts on Faith
Memoir
Spirituality
Religion
Traveling Mercies
Some Thoughts on Faith
Memoir
Spirituality
Religion
Amateur
A True Story About What Makes a Man
Memoir
Queer
LGBT
Amateur
A True Story About What Makes a Man
Memoir
Queer
LGBT
No Impact Man
Environment
Memoir
Sustainability
No Impact Man
Environment
Memoir
Sustainability
Somebody Else's Kids
The True Story of Four Problem Children and One Extraordinary Teacher
Psychology
Memoir
Education
Somebody Else's Kids
The True Story of Four Problem Children and One Extraordinary Teacher
Psychology
Memoir
Education
Unwasted
My Lush Sobriety
Memoir
Addiction
Self Help
Unwasted
My Lush Sobriety
Memoir
Addiction
Self Help
Tokyo Noir
In and Out of Japan's Underworld
Japan
Crime
True Crime
Tokyo Noir
In and Out of Japan's Underworld
Japan
Crime
True Crime
Our Malady
Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary
Politics
History
Memoir
Our Malady
Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary
Politics
History
Memoir
Get Me Out of Here
My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder
Psychology
Mental Health
Memoir
Get Me Out of Here
My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder
Psychology
Mental Health
Memoir
Navajos Wear Nikes
A Reservation Life
Memoir
Native American
Native Americans
Navajos Wear Nikes
A Reservation Life
Memoir
Native American
Native Americans
Psychic Warrior
The True Story of America's Foremost Psychic Spy and the Cover-Up of the CIA's Top-Secret Stargate Program
Paranormal
History
Biography
Psychic Warrior
The True Story of America's Foremost Psychic Spy and the Cover-Up of the CIA's Top-Secret Stargate Program
Paranormal
History
Biography
Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate
A User Guide to an Asperger Life
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Memoir
Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate
A User Guide to an Asperger Life
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Memoir
Guts
The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster
Memoir
Biography
Addiction
Guts
The Endless Follies and Tiny Triumphs of a Giant Disaster
Memoir
Biography
Addiction
My Life in Red and White
Sports
Biography
Football
My Life in Red and White
Sports
Biography
Football
Down and Out in Paris and London
Classics
Memoir
Biography
Down and Out in Paris and London
Classics
Memoir
Biography
Providence
The Story of a Fifty-Year Vision Quest
Philosophy
Biography
Memoir
Providence
The Story of a Fifty-Year Vision Quest
Philosophy
Biography
Memoir
American Shaolin
Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China
Memoir
Martial Arts
China
American Shaolin
Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China
Memoir
Martial Arts
China
English Journey
Travel
History
British Literature
English Journey
Travel
History
British Literature
How Starbucks Saved My Life
A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else
Memoir
Biography
Business
How Starbucks Saved My Life
A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else
Memoir
Biography
Business
Elderhood
Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life
Health
Science
Medical
Elderhood
Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life
Health
Science
Medical
Nonbinary
A Memoir
Music
Memoir
Biography
Nonbinary
A Memoir
Music
Memoir
Biography
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
Essays
Memoir
Travel
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
Essays
Memoir
Travel
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
A Personal History of Our Times
History
Politics
Memoir
You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
A Personal History of Our Times
History
Politics
Memoir
Broken Circle
The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools
Indigenous
Memoir
History
Broken Circle
The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools
Indigenous
Memoir
History
The Secret Piano
From Mao's Labor Camps to Bach's Goldberg Variations
Memoir
China
History
The Secret Piano
From Mao's Labor Camps to Bach's Goldberg Variations
Memoir
China
History
My Beloved World
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
My Beloved World
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
The Envoy
From Kabul to the White House, My Journey Through a Turbulent World
Politics
Biography
History
The Envoy
From Kabul to the White House, My Journey Through a Turbulent World
Politics
Biography
History
Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam
A Life in Physics
Science
Physics
Biography
Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam
A Life in Physics
Science
Physics
Biography
The Outermost House
A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod
Nature
Memoir
Travel
The Outermost House
A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod
Nature
Memoir
Travel
