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In Good Company
by James Martin • 2000
The Fast Track from the Corporate World to Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience
4.30
381
Religion
Spirituality
Biography
In Good Company Summary
In Good Company
The Fast Track from the Corporate World to Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience
by James Martin 2000 216 pages
4.30
381 ratings
Religion
Spirituality
Biography
The Wives
by Simone Gorrindo • 2024
A Memoir
3.77
9k+
Memoir
Military Fiction
Biography
The Wives Summary
The Wives
A Memoir
by Simone Gorrindo 2024 416 pages
3.77
9k+ ratings
Memoir
Military Fiction
Biography
Always With Honour
by Pyotr Nikolaevich Wrangel • 1963
4.47
500+
History
Russia
Biography
Always With Honour Summary
Always With Honour
by Pyotr Nikolaevich Wrangel 1963 356 pages
4.47
500+ ratings
History
Russia
Biography
Health and Safety
by Emily Witt • 2024
A Breakdown
3.49
2k+
Memoir
Music
Biography Memoir
Health and Safety Summary
Health and Safety
A Breakdown
by Emily Witt 2024 264 pages
3.49
2k+ ratings
Memoir
Music
Biography Memoir
Wine to Water
by Doc Hendley • 2012
How One Man Saved Himself While Trying to Save the World
3.96
500+
Memoir
Africa
Sudan
Wine to Water Summary
Wine to Water
How One Man Saved Himself While Trying to Save the World
by Doc Hendley 2012 308 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
Memoir
Africa
Sudan
A Thousand Naked Strangers
by Kevin Hazzard • 2016
a Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back
3.96
14k+
Memoir
Medical
Medicine
A Thousand Naked Strangers Summary
A Thousand Naked Strangers
a Paramedic's Wild Ride to the Edge and Back
by Kevin Hazzard 2016 261 pages
3.96
14k+ ratings
Memoir
Medical
Medicine
Jesus Land
by Julia Scheeres • 2005
A Memoir
3.97
19k+
Memoir
Religion
Biography
Jesus Land Summary
Jesus Land
A Memoir
by Julia Scheeres 2005 384 pages
3.97
19k+ ratings
Memoir
Religion
Biography
What the Eyes Don't See
by Mona Hanna-Attisha • 2018
A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
4.33
9k+
Memoir
Science
Book Club
What the Eyes Don't See Summary
What the Eyes Don't See
A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
by Mona Hanna-Attisha 2018 384 pages
4.33
9k+ ratings
Memoir
Science
Book Club
A Little Bit Broken
by Roz Weston • 2022
A Memoir
4.25
1k+
Memoir
Biography
Canada
A Little Bit Broken Summary
A Little Bit Broken
A Memoir
by Roz Weston 2022 333 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Canada
If You Find This Letter
by Hannah Brencher • 2015
My Journey to Find Purpose Through Hundreds of Letters to Strangers
4.03
1k+
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
If You Find This Letter Summary
If You Find This Letter
My Journey to Find Purpose Through Hundreds of Letters to Strangers
by Hannah Brencher 2015 272 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
Travels with Myself and Another
by Martha Gellhorn • 1979
3.84
2k+
Travel
Memoir
Biography
Travels with Myself and Another Summary
Travels with Myself and Another
by Martha Gellhorn 1979 320 pages
3.84
2k+ ratings
Travel
Memoir
Biography
The Most Beautiful
by Mayte Garcia • 2017
My Life with Prince
4.13
6k+
Memoir
Biography
Music
The Most Beautiful Summary
The Most Beautiful
My Life with Prince
by Mayte Garcia 2017 304 pages
4.13
6k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Music
The Right Kind of Crazy
by Clint Emerson • 2019
Navy SEAL, Covert Operative, and Boy Scout from Hell
3.84
500+
Military Fiction
Biography
Memoir
The Right Kind of Crazy Summary
The Right Kind of Crazy
Navy SEAL, Covert Operative, and Boy Scout from Hell
by Clint Emerson 2019 320 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
Military Fiction
Biography
Memoir
Tramp for the Lord
by Corrie ten Boom • 1971
4.50
26k+
Christian
Biography
History
Tramp for the Lord Summary
Tramp for the Lord
by Corrie ten Boom 1971 224 pages
4.50
26k+ ratings
Christian
Biography
History
Any Ordinary Day
by Leigh Sales • 2018
4.13
16k+
Book Club
Psychology
Australia
Any Ordinary Day Summary
Any Ordinary Day
by Leigh Sales 2018 264 pages
4.13
16k+ ratings
Book Club
Psychology
Australia
FITNESS CONFIDENTIAL
by Vinnie Tortorich • 2013
3.90
1k+
Health
Fitness
Memoir
FITNESS CONFIDENTIAL Summary
FITNESS CONFIDENTIAL
by Vinnie Tortorich 2013 250 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
Health
Fitness
Memoir
Class
by Stephanie Land • 2023
A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education
3.61
14k+
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Class Summary
Class
A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education
by Stephanie Land 2023 288 pages
3.61
14k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Where White Men Fear to Tread
by Russell Means • 1995
The Autobiography of Russell Means
4.14
1k+
Native American
Biography
History
Where White Men Fear to Tread Summary
Where White Men Fear to Tread
The Autobiography of Russell Means
by Russell Means 1995 624 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Native American
Biography
History
The Facts
by Philip Roth • 1988
A Novelist's Autobiography
3.70
1k+
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
The Facts Summary
The Facts
A Novelist's Autobiography
by Philip Roth 1988 208 pages
3.70
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
The Upstairs Wife
by Rafia Zakaria • 2015
An Intimate History of Pakistan
3.78
1k+
Pakistan
History
Memoir
The Upstairs Wife Summary
The Upstairs Wife
An Intimate History of Pakistan
by Rafia Zakaria 2015 264 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
Pakistan
History
Memoir
Happier at Home
by Gretchen Rubin • 2012
Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon a Project, Read Samuel Johnson, and My Other Experiments in the Practice of Everyday Life
3.55
20k+
Self Help
Memoir
Personal Development
Happier at Home Summary
Happier at Home
Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon a Project, Read Samuel Johnson, and My Other Experiments in the Practice of Everyday Life
by Gretchen Rubin 2012 273 pages
3.55
20k+ ratings
Self Help
Memoir
Personal Development
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel
by Alexander Chee • 2018
4.38
12k+
Essays
Memoir
Writing
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel Summary
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel
by Alexander Chee 2018 280 pages
4.38
12k+ ratings
Essays
Memoir
Writing
My Grape Year
by Laura Bradbury • 2015
4.14
1k+
Travel
France
Memoir
My Grape Year Summary
My Grape Year
by Laura Bradbury 2015 378 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Travel
France
Memoir
The Secret Race
by Tyler Hamilton • 2012
Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs
4.39
19k+
Sports
Cycling
Biography
The Secret Race Summary
The Secret Race
Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs
by Tyler Hamilton 2012 290 pages
4.39
19k+ ratings
Sports
Cycling
Biography
The Other Side of Israel
by Susan Nathan • 2005
My Journey Across the Jewish/Arab Divide
4.08
274
Middle East
Israel
Politics
The Other Side of Israel Summary
The Other Side of Israel
My Journey Across the Jewish/Arab Divide
by Susan Nathan 2005 336 pages
4.08
274 ratings
Middle East
Israel
Politics
Notes to Self
by Emilie Pine • 2018
4.10
20k+
Essays
Feminism
Memoir
Notes to Self Summary
Notes to Self
by Emilie Pine 2018 192 pages
4.10
20k+ ratings
Essays
Feminism
Memoir
God's Hotel
by Victoria Sweet • 2012
A Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine
4.11
5k+
Medicine
Memoir
Medical
God's Hotel Summary
God's Hotel
A Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine
by Victoria Sweet 2012 380 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
Medicine
Memoir
Medical
Burn Rate
by Andy Dunn • 2022
Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind
4.33
2k+
Business
Biography
Memoir
Burn Rate Summary
Burn Rate
Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind
by Andy Dunn 2022 304 pages
4.33
2k+ ratings
Business
Biography
Memoir
Not My Father's Son
by Alan Cumming • 2014
4.06
47k+
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Not My Father's Son Summary
Not My Father's Son
by Alan Cumming 2014 294 pages
4.06
47k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Decision Points
by George W. Bush • 2010
3.81
42k+
Biography
Politics
History
Decision Points Summary
Decision Points
by George W. Bush 2010 496 pages
3.81
42k+ ratings
Biography
Politics
History
Some Girls
by Jillian Lauren • 2010
My Life in a Harem
3.35
9k+
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Some Girls Summary
Some Girls
My Life in a Harem
by Jillian Lauren 2010 336 pages
3.35
9k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Long Walk to Freedom - Volume 2
by Nelson Mandela • 2003
1962 - 1994
4.42
500+
Biography
History
Africa
Long Walk to Freedom - Volume 2 Summary
Long Walk to Freedom - Volume 2
1962 - 1994
by Nelson Mandela 2003 450 pages
4.42
500+ ratings
Biography
History
Africa
You Are an Ironman
by Jacques Steinberg • 2011
How Six Weekend Warriors Chased Their Dream of Finishing the World's Toughest Triathlon
3.84
1k+
Sports
Fitness
Biography
You Are an Ironman Summary
You Are an Ironman
How Six Weekend Warriors Chased Their Dream of Finishing the World's Toughest Triathlon
by Jacques Steinberg 2011 304 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Sports
Fitness
Biography
خون و نفت خاطرات یک شاهزاده ایرانی
by Manoucher Farmanfarmaian • 1997
4.04
185
Iran
History
Memoir
خون و نفت خاطرات یک شاهزاده ایرانی Summary
خون و نفت خاطرات یک شاهزاده ایرانی
by Manoucher Farmanfarmaian 1997 576 pages
4.04
185 ratings
Iran
History
Memoir
Nowhere Girl
by Cheryl Diamond • 2021
A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood
4.04
8k+
Memoir
True Crime
Book Club
Nowhere Girl Summary
Nowhere Girl
A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood
by Cheryl Diamond 2021 309 pages
4.04
8k+ ratings
Memoir
True Crime
Book Club
Text Me When You Get Home
by Kayleen Schaefer • 2018
The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship
3.46
8k+
Feminism
Book Club
Friendship
Text Me When You Get Home Summary
Text Me When You Get Home
The Evolution and Triumph of Modern Female Friendship
by Kayleen Schaefer 2018 288 pages
3.46
8k+ ratings
Feminism
Book Club
Friendship
The Audacity to Win
by David Plouffe • 2009
How Obama Won and How We Can Beat the Party of Limbaugh, Beck, and Palin
4.00
3k+
Politics
History
Biography
The Audacity to Win Summary
The Audacity to Win
How Obama Won and How We Can Beat the Party of Limbaugh, Beck, and Palin
by David Plouffe 2009 400 pages
4.00
3k+ ratings
Politics
History
Biography
Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking
by Anya von Bremzen • 2013
A Memoir of Food and Longing
4.03
4k+
Memoir
Food
Russia
Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking Summary
Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking
A Memoir of Food and Longing
by Anya von Bremzen 2013 339 pages
4.03
4k+ ratings
Memoir
Food
Russia
Confessions of a Surgeon
by Paul A. Ruggieri • 2012
The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated...Life Behind the O.R. Doors
3.75
2k+
Medical
Medicine
Memoir
Confessions of a Surgeon Summary
Confessions of a Surgeon
The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated...Life Behind the O.R. Doors
by Paul A. Ruggieri 2012 272 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
Medical
Medicine
Memoir
The Cottage Fairy Companion
by Paola Merrill • 2022
A Cottagecore Guide to Slow Living, Connecting to Nature, and Becoming Enchanted Again
4.29
1k+
Nature
Poetry
Self Help
The Cottage Fairy Companion Summary
The Cottage Fairy Companion
A Cottagecore Guide to Slow Living, Connecting to Nature, and Becoming Enchanted Again
by Paola Merrill 2022 180 pages
4.29
1k+ ratings
Nature
Poetry
Self Help
AMERN WIFE
by Taya Kyle • 2015
4.27
5k+
Biography
Memoir
Military Fiction
AMERN WIFE Summary
AMERN WIFE
by Taya Kyle 2015 368 pages
4.27
5k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Military Fiction
Never Give an Inch
by Mike Pompeo • 2022
Fighting for the America I Love
4.31
1k+
Politics
Biography
History
Never Give an Inch Summary
Never Give an Inch
Fighting for the America I Love
by Mike Pompeo 2022 434 pages
4.31
1k+ ratings
Politics
Biography
History
Ice
by Ice-T • 2011
A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption-from South Central to Hollywood
3.88
1k+
Biography
Music
Memoir
Ice Summary
Ice
A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption-from South Central to Hollywood
by Ice-T 2011 304 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Biography
Music
Memoir
Peace and Plenty
by Sarah Ban Breathnach • 2010
Finding Your Path to Financial Serenity
3.63
485
Self Help
Memoir
Inspirational
Peace and Plenty Summary
Peace and Plenty
Finding Your Path to Financial Serenity
by Sarah Ban Breathnach 2010
3.63
485 ratings
Self Help
Memoir
Inspirational
The Book of (More) Delights
by Ross Gay • 2023
Essays
4.25
2k+
Essays
Poetry
Memoir
The Book of (More) Delights Summary
The Book of (More) Delights
Essays
by Ross Gay 2023 301 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
Essays
Poetry
Memoir
The New One
by Mike Birbiglia • 2020
Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad
4.06
7k+
Humor
Memoir
Parenting
The New One Summary
The New One
Painfully True Stories from a Reluctant Dad
by Mike Birbiglia 2020 256 pages
4.06
7k+ ratings
Humor
Memoir
Parenting
Now I Am Known
by Peter Mutabazi • 2022
How a Street Kid Turned Foster Dad Found Acceptance and True Worth
4.75
1k+
Memoir
Biography
Inspirational
Now I Am Known Summary
Now I Am Known
How a Street Kid Turned Foster Dad Found Acceptance and True Worth
by Peter Mutabazi 2022 226 pages
4.75
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Inspirational
Punch Me Up To The Gods
by Brian Broome • 2021
A Memoir – A Raw Coming-of-Age Story of Black Boyhood and Queer Identity
4.33
6k+
Memoir
LGBT
Queer
Punch Me Up To The Gods Summary
Punch Me Up To The Gods
A Memoir – A Raw Coming-of-Age Story of Black Boyhood and Queer Identity
by Brian Broome 2021 272 pages
4.33
6k+ ratings
Memoir
LGBT
Queer
Goodbye, Sweet Girl
by Kelly Sundberg • 2018
A Story of Domestic Violence and Survival
3.83
2k+
Memoir
Feminism
Abuse
Goodbye, Sweet Girl Summary
Goodbye, Sweet Girl
A Story of Domestic Violence and Survival
by Kelly Sundberg 2018 272 pages
3.83
2k+ ratings
Memoir
Feminism
Abuse
Hell-Bent
by Benjamin Lorr • 2012
Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga
3.97
2k+
Memoir
Health
Sports
Hell-Bent Summary
Hell-Bent
Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga
by Benjamin Lorr 2012 320 pages
3.97
2k+ ratings
Memoir
Health
Sports
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