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Memoir Book Summaries

An Autobiography of Trauma
by Peter A. Levine • 2024
A Healing Journey
3.80
362
Psychology
Mental Health
Memoir
An Autobiography of Trauma Summary
An Autobiography of Trauma
A Healing Journey
by Peter A. Levine 2024 205 pages
3.80
362 ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Memoir
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
Let Me Speak
by Domitila Barrios de Chungara • 1978
4.25
424
History
Bolivia
Memoir
Let Me Speak Summary
Let Me Speak
by Domitila Barrios de Chungara 1978 236 pages
4.25
424 ratings
History
Bolivia
Memoir
Windswept & Interesting
by Billy Connolly • 2021
My Autobiography
4.40
11k+
Biography
Autobiography
Humor
Windswept & Interesting Summary
Windswept & Interesting
My Autobiography
by Billy Connolly 2021 392 pages
4.40
11k+ ratings
Biography
Autobiography
Humor
Parisian Lives
by Deirdre Bair • 2019
Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir, and Me: A Memoir
4.02
500+
Biography
Memoir
France
Parisian Lives Summary
Parisian Lives
Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir, and Me: A Memoir
by Deirdre Bair 2019 341 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
France
The Imam's Daughter
by Hannah Shah • 2009
My Desperate Flight to Freedom
4.15
2k+
Biography
Memoir
Religion
The Imam's Daughter Summary
The Imam's Daughter
My Desperate Flight to Freedom
by Hannah Shah 2009 288 pages
4.15
2k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Religion
Aman
by Virginia Lee Barnes • 1994
The Story of a Somali Girl
3.78
500+
Africa
Biography
Somalia
Aman Summary
Aman
The Story of a Somali Girl
by Virginia Lee Barnes 1994 368 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Africa
Biography
Somalia
My Losing Season
by Pat Conroy • 2002
3.91
10k+
Sports
Memoir
Biography
My Losing Season Summary
My Losing Season
by Pat Conroy 2002 432 pages
3.91
10k+ ratings
Sports
Memoir
Biography
My Father's Brain
by Sandeep Jauhar • 2023
Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer's
4.13
1k+
Memoir
Health
Science
My Father's Brain Summary
My Father's Brain
Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer's
by Sandeep Jauhar 2023 256 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Health
Science
Life in Code
by Ellen Ullman • 2017
A Personal History of Technology
3.96
1k+
Memoir
Technology
Science
Life in Code Summary
Life in Code
A Personal History of Technology
by Ellen Ullman 2017 320 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Technology
Science
Porcelain
by Moby • 2016
3.98
4k+
Music
Biography
Memoir
Porcelain Summary
Porcelain
by Moby 2016 418 pages
3.98
4k+ ratings
Music
Biography
Memoir
You're Never Weird on the Internet
by Felicia Day • 2015
4.07
50k+
Memoir
Biography
Humor
You're Never Weird on the Internet Summary
You're Never Weird on the Internet
by Felicia Day 2015 272 pages
4.07
50k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Humor
Faith, Hope and Carnage
by Nick Cave • 2022
4.41
7k+
Music
Biography
Memoir
Faith, Hope and Carnage Summary
Faith, Hope and Carnage
by Nick Cave 2022 295 pages
4.41
7k+ ratings
Music
Biography
Memoir
The Long Slide
by Tucker Carlson • 2021
Thirty Years in American Journalism
4.13
1k+
Politics
History
Biography
The Long Slide Summary
The Long Slide
Thirty Years in American Journalism
by Tucker Carlson 2021 277 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
Politics
History
Biography
My Effin' Life
by Geddy Lee • 2023
4.55
9k+
Music
Biography
Memoir
My Effin' Life Summary
My Effin' Life
by Geddy Lee 2023 512 pages
4.55
9k+ ratings
Music
Biography
Memoir
Home
by Julie Andrews Edwards • 2008
A Memoir of My Early Years
3.97
21k+
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
Home Summary
Home
A Memoir of My Early Years
by Julie Andrews Edwards 2008 352 pages
3.97
21k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
Personal Memoirs Personal Memoirs Personal Memoirs
by Ulysses S. Grant • 1885
4.14
9k+
History
Biography
Civil War
Personal Memoirs Personal Memoirs Personal Memoirs Summary
Personal Memoirs Personal Memoirs Personal Memoirs
by Ulysses S. Grant 1885
4.14
9k+ ratings
History
Biography
Civil War
You Will Find Your People
by Lane Moore • 2023
How to Make Meaningful Friendships as an Adult
3.25
2k+
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
You Will Find Your People Summary
You Will Find Your People
How to Make Meaningful Friendships as an Adult
by Lane Moore 2023 208 pages
3.25
2k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Relationships
Born Standing Up
by Steve Martin • 2007
A Comic's Life
3.88
100k+
Biography
Memoir
Humor
Born Standing Up Summary
Born Standing Up
A Comic's Life
by Steve Martin 2007 207 pages
3.88
100k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Humor
Tears of the Desert
by Halima Bashir • 2008
A Memoir of Survival in Darfur
4.24
4k+
Africa
Memoir
Sudan
Tears of the Desert Summary
Tears of the Desert
A Memoir of Survival in Darfur
by Halima Bashir 2008 396 pages
4.24
4k+ ratings
Africa
Memoir
Sudan
The Addiction Manifesto
by Jerry Weaver • 2021
4.72
1k+
Self Help
Addiction
Psychology
The Addiction Manifesto Summary
The Addiction Manifesto
by Jerry Weaver 2021 178 pages
4.72
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Addiction
Psychology
Hotel Babylon
by Anonymous • 2004
Inside the Extravagance and Mayhem of a Luxury Five-Star Hotel
3.62
2k+
Travel
Memoir
Humor
Hotel Babylon Summary
Hotel Babylon
Inside the Extravagance and Mayhem of a Luxury Five-Star Hotel
by Anonymous 2004 271 pages
3.62
2k+ ratings
Travel
Memoir
Humor
Gnar Country
by Steven Kotler • 2023
Growing Old, Staying Rad
3.56
309
Health
Fitness
Psychology
Gnar Country Summary
Gnar Country
Growing Old, Staying Rad
by Steven Kotler 2023 304 pages
3.56
309 ratings
Health
Fitness
Psychology
Kurdish Women's Stories
by Houzan Mahmoud • 2021
4.40
194
Feminism
Memoir
Short Stories
Kurdish Women's Stories Summary
Kurdish Women's Stories
by Houzan Mahmoud 2021 224 pages
4.40
194 ratings
Feminism
Memoir
Short Stories
Hostage
by Eli Sharabi • 2025
4.74
10k+
Memoir
Israel
Jewish
Hostage Summary
Hostage
by Eli Sharabi 2025
4.74
10k+ ratings
Memoir
Israel
Jewish
What This Comedian Said Will Shock You
by Bill Maher • 2024
4.18
5k+
Politics
Humor
Comedy
What This Comedian Said Will Shock You Summary
What This Comedian Said Will Shock You
by Bill Maher 2024 395 pages
4.18
5k+ ratings
Politics
Humor
Comedy
This Is How
by Augusten Burroughs • 2012
Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude & More. For Young and Old Alike.
3.68
13k+
Self Help
Memoir
Humor
This Is How Summary
This Is How
Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude & More. For Young and Old Alike.
by Augusten Burroughs 2012 230 pages
3.68
13k+ ratings
Self Help
Memoir
Humor
The Calculus of Friendship
by Steven H. Strogatz • 2009
What a Teacher and a Student Learned about Life while Corresponding about Math
3.87
404
Mathematics
Science
Education
The Calculus of Friendship Summary
The Calculus of Friendship
What a Teacher and a Student Learned about Life while Corresponding about Math
by Steven H. Strogatz 2009 184 pages
3.87
404 ratings
Mathematics
Science
Education
Aussie Grit
by Mark Webber • 2015
My Formula One Journey
4.02
2k+
Biography
Sports
Autobiography
Aussie Grit Summary
Aussie Grit
My Formula One Journey
by Mark Webber 2015 390 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Biography
Sports
Autobiography
Myself and Other More Important Matters
by Charles B. Handy • 2006
4.12
133
Business
Management
Biography
Myself and Other More Important Matters Summary
Myself and Other More Important Matters
by Charles B. Handy 2006 320 pages
4.12
133 ratings
Business
Management
Biography
Silent No More
by Aaron Fisher • 2012
Victim 1's Fight for Justice Against Jerry Sandusky
4.09
500+
True Crime
Crime
Memoir
Silent No More Summary
Silent No More
Victim 1's Fight for Justice Against Jerry Sandusky
by Aaron Fisher 2012 242 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Memoir
Facing the Lion
by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton • 2003
Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
3.90
1k+
Africa
Memoir
Biography
Facing the Lion Summary
Facing the Lion
Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton 2003 128 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
Africa
Memoir
Biography
Searching for God Knows What
by Donald Miller • 2004
3.91
26k+
Christian
Religion
Christianity
Searching for God Knows What Summary
Searching for God Knows What
by Donald Miller 2004 246 pages
3.91
26k+ ratings
Christian
Religion
Christianity
We're All Mad Here
by Claire Eastham • 2016
The No-Nonsense Guide to Living with Social Anxiety
3.86
475
Self Help
Mental Health
Psychology
We're All Mad Here Summary
We're All Mad Here
The No-Nonsense Guide to Living with Social Anxiety
by Claire Eastham 2016 200 pages
3.86
475 ratings
Self Help
Mental Health
Psychology
The Smallest Lights in the Universe
by Sara Seager • 2020
A Memoir
4.11
3k+
Memoir
Science
Biography
The Smallest Lights in the Universe Summary
The Smallest Lights in the Universe
A Memoir
by Sara Seager 2020 308 pages
4.11
3k+ ratings
Memoir
Science
Biography
The Message
by Ta-Nehisi Coates • 2024
4.49
44k+
Essays
Politics
History
The Message Summary
The Message
by Ta-Nehisi Coates 2024 232 pages
4.49
44k+ ratings
Essays
Politics
History
We Were Dreamers
by Simu Liu • 2022
An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story
4.33
30k+
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
We Were Dreamers Summary
We Were Dreamers
An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story
by Simu Liu 2022 320 pages
4.33
30k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Magical Thinking
by Augusten Burroughs • 2004
True Stories
3.96
57k+
Memoir
Humor
Short Stories
Magical Thinking Summary
Magical Thinking
True Stories
by Augusten Burroughs 2004 304 pages
3.96
57k+ ratings
Memoir
Humor
Short Stories
Enough
by Cassidy Hutchinson • 2023
4.29
18k+
Politics
Memoir
History
Enough Summary
Enough
by Cassidy Hutchinson 2023 384 pages
4.29
18k+ ratings
Politics
Memoir
History
Gordon Ramsay's Playing with Fire
by Gordon Ramsay • 2007
3.52
1k+
Biography
Autobiography
Memoir
Gordon Ramsay's Playing with Fire Summary
Gordon Ramsay's Playing with Fire
by Gordon Ramsay 2007 304 pages
3.52
1k+ ratings
Biography
Autobiography
Memoir
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult
by Maria Bamford • 2023
A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere
3.71
25k+
Memoir
Humor
Mental Health
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult Summary
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult
A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere
by Maria Bamford 2023 287 pages
3.71
25k+ ratings
Memoir
Humor
Mental Health
Papa Hemingway
by A.E. Hotchner • 1955
A Personal Memoir
4.20
2k+
Biography
History
Memoir
Papa Hemingway Summary
Papa Hemingway
A Personal Memoir
by A.E. Hotchner 1955 371 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
Biography
History
Memoir
Birds Art Life Death
by Kyo Maclear • 2017
The Art of Noticing the Small and Significant
4.00
3k+
Memoir
Nature
Birds
Birds Art Life Death Summary
Birds Art Life Death
The Art of Noticing the Small and Significant
by Kyo Maclear 2017 274 pages
4.00
3k+ ratings
Memoir
Nature
Birds
Down and Delirious in Mexico City
by Daniel Hernandez • 2011
The Aztec Metropolis in the Twenty-First Century
3.61
500+
Travel
History
Memoir
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Summary
Down and Delirious in Mexico City
The Aztec Metropolis in the Twenty-First Century
by Daniel Hernandez 2011 288 pages
3.61
500+ ratings
Travel
History
Memoir
Ghost Hunting
by Jason Hawes • 2007
True Stories of Unexplained Phenomena from The Atlantic Paranormal Society
3.86
2k+
Paranormal
Ghosts
Horror
Ghost Hunting Summary
Ghost Hunting
True Stories of Unexplained Phenomena from The Atlantic Paranormal Society
by Jason Hawes 2007 288 pages
3.86
2k+ ratings
Paranormal
Ghosts
Horror
Eastward to Tartary
by Robert D. Kaplan • 2001
Travels in the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus
4.05
1k+
Travel
History
Middle East
Eastward to Tartary Summary
Eastward to Tartary
Travels in the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus
by Robert D. Kaplan 2001 385 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Travel
History
Middle East
Last to Eat, Last to Learn
by Pashtana Durrani • 2023
My Life in Afghanistan Fighting to Educate Women
4.38
500+
Memoir
Biography
Feminism
Last to Eat, Last to Learn Summary
Last to Eat, Last to Learn
My Life in Afghanistan Fighting to Educate Women
by Pashtana Durrani 2023 224 pages
4.38
500+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Feminism
The Stories We Tell
by Joanna Gaines • 2022
Every Piece of Your Story Matters
3.48
12k+
Memoir
Biography
Self Help
The Stories We Tell Summary
The Stories We Tell
Every Piece of Your Story Matters
by Joanna Gaines 2022 252 pages
3.48
12k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Self Help
A Hole in the World
by Amanda Held Opelt • 2022
Finding Hope in Rituals of Grief and Healing
4.43
500+
Grief
Spirituality
Memoir
A Hole in the World Summary
A Hole in the World
Finding Hope in Rituals of Grief and Healing
by Amanda Held Opelt 2022 256 pages
4.43
500+ ratings
Grief
Spirituality
Memoir
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