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
On the Shoulders of Giants
My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance
History
Sports
Memoir
On the Shoulders of Giants
My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance
History
Sports
Memoir
Rowing the Atlantic
Lessons Learned on the Open Ocean
Travel
Memoir
Sports
Rowing the Atlantic
Lessons Learned on the Open Ocean
Travel
Memoir
Sports
Unfollow
A Journey from Hatred to Hope
Memoir
Religion
Biography
Unfollow
A Journey from Hatred to Hope
Memoir
Religion
Biography
ER Nurses
True stories from the frontline
Medical
Medicine
Memoir
ER Nurses
True stories from the frontline
Medical
Medicine
Memoir
I'm Judging You
The Do-Better Manual
Humor
Essays
Self Help
I'm Judging You
The Do-Better Manual
Humor
Essays
Self Help
Step By Step The Life In My Journeys
Travel
Biography
Autobiography
Step By Step The Life In My Journeys
Travel
Biography
Autobiography
Re-Sisters
The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti
Music
Memoir
Biography
Re-Sisters
The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti
Music
Memoir
Biography
The Success Myth
The inspirational guide to defining success on your own terms
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
The Success Myth
The inspirational guide to defining success on your own terms
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
In the Presence of My Enemies
Biography
Christian
Memoir
In the Presence of My Enemies
Biography
Christian
Memoir
Back to Earth
What Life in Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet―And Our Mission to Protect It
Science
Space
Biography
Back to Earth
What Life in Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet―And Our Mission to Protect It
Science
Space
Biography
Uh-oh
Some Observations from Both Sides of the Refrigerator Door
Humor
Essays
Philosophy
Uh-oh
Some Observations from Both Sides of the Refrigerator Door
Humor
Essays
Philosophy
Your Life in My Hands
A Junior Doctor's Story
Medicine
Medical
Memoir
Your Life in My Hands
A Junior Doctor's Story
Medicine
Medical
Memoir
A Piece of Cake
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
A Piece of Cake
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
Escape from Saddam
The Incredible True Story of One Man's Journey to Freedom
Biography
History
Middle East
Escape from Saddam
The Incredible True Story of One Man's Journey to Freedom
Biography
History
Middle East
Is There Still Sex in the City?
Chick Lit
Memoir
Humor
Is There Still Sex in the City?
Chick Lit
Memoir
Humor
The Story of a Life
Holocaust
Memoir
Israel
The Story of a Life
Holocaust
Memoir
Israel
Crazy for God
How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back
Religion
Memoir
Biography
Crazy for God
How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back
Religion
Memoir
Biography
I Left My Homework in the Hamptons
What I Learned Teaching the Children of the One Percent
Memoir
Education
Biography Memoir
I Left My Homework in the Hamptons
What I Learned Teaching the Children of the One Percent
Memoir
Education
Biography Memoir
I'd Rather Be Reading
The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
Books About Books
Essays
Memoir
I'd Rather Be Reading
The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
Books About Books
Essays
Memoir
In a Sunburned Country
Travel
Humor
Australia
In a Sunburned Country
Travel
Humor
Australia
Freaks, Geeks & Aspergers Syndrome
A User Guide to Adolescence
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Aspergers
Freaks, Geeks & Aspergers Syndrome
A User Guide to Adolescence
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Aspergers
Treating People Well
The Extraordinary Power of Civility at Work and in Life
Self Help
Business
Politics
Treating People Well
The Extraordinary Power of Civility at Work and in Life
Self Help
Business
Politics
Johnny Carson
A Taut Portrait of a Complex Man Revealing the True Johnny Carson
Biography
Biography Memoir
Memoir
Johnny Carson
A Taut Portrait of a Complex Man Revealing the True Johnny Carson
Biography
Biography Memoir
Memoir
Storyteller
Writing Lessons & More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop
Writing
Memoir
Reference
Storyteller
Writing Lessons & More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop
Writing
Memoir
Reference
The Sunset Route
Freight Trains, Forgiveness, and Freedom on the Rails in the American West
Memoir
Travel
Adventure
The Sunset Route
Freight Trains, Forgiveness, and Freedom on the Rails in the American West
Memoir
Travel
Adventure
Girls on Film
Lessons from a Life of Watching Women in Movies
Film
Feminism
Media Tie In
Girls on Film
Lessons from a Life of Watching Women in Movies
Film
Feminism
Media Tie In
Safe
A Memoir of Fatherhood, Foster Care, and the Risks We Take for Family
Memoir
Parenting
Biography Memoir
Safe
A Memoir of Fatherhood, Foster Care, and the Risks We Take for Family
Memoir
Parenting
Biography Memoir
Six Days of Impossible
Navy SEAL Hell Week - A Doctor Looks Back
Military Fiction
War
Military History
Six Days of Impossible
Navy SEAL Hell Week - A Doctor Looks Back
Military Fiction
War
Military History
Life Of Crime
Law
Biography
True Crime
Life Of Crime
Law
Biography
True Crime
Prisoners of Hope
The Story of Our Captivity and Freedom in Afghanistan
Biography
Christian
Memoir
Prisoners of Hope
The Story of Our Captivity and Freedom in Afghanistan
Biography
Christian
Memoir
The Little Book of Big Lies
A Journey into Inner Fitness
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
The Little Book of Big Lies
A Journey into Inner Fitness
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
Catch a Wave
The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson
Music
Biography
History
Catch a Wave
The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson
Music
Biography
History
Pass with Care
Memoir
Essays
Queer
Pass with Care
Memoir
Essays
Queer
The Forgotten Highlander
My Incredible Story of Survival During the War in the Far East
History
Biography
War
The Forgotten Highlander
My Incredible Story of Survival During the War in the Far East
History
Biography
War
One Dress. One Year.
One Girl's Stand Against Human Trafficking
Christian
Biography Memoir
Christian Living
One Dress. One Year.
One Girl's Stand Against Human Trafficking
Christian
Biography Memoir
Christian Living
Mobile Home
A Memoir in Essays
Essays
Memoir
Travel
Mobile Home
A Memoir in Essays
Essays
Memoir
Travel
Love Language
A memoir of family, music and pasta
Memoir
Love Language
A memoir of family, music and pasta
Memoir
If Chins Could Kill
Confessions of a B Movie Actor
Biography
Memoir
Humor
If Chins Could Kill
Confessions of a B Movie Actor
Biography
Memoir
Humor
The Unlikely Disciple
A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University
Religion
Memoir
Christianity
The Unlikely Disciple
A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University
Religion
Memoir
Christianity
The 52 Week Project
How I fixed my life by trying a new thing every week for a year
Memoir
Self Help
Inspirational
The 52 Week Project
How I fixed my life by trying a new thing every week for a year
Memoir
Self Help
Inspirational
Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet
Tasting the Goodness of God in All Things
Christian
Faith
Memoir
Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet
Tasting the Goodness of God in All Things
Christian
Faith
Memoir
The Fifth Vital
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
The Fifth Vital
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
Diaries 1969-1979
The Python Years
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
Diaries 1969-1979
The Python Years
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
On Pluto
Inside the Mind of Alzheimer's
Memoir
Psychology
Science
On Pluto
Inside the Mind of Alzheimer's
Memoir
Psychology
Science
Feeding the Hungry Heart
The Experience of Compulsive Eating
Self Help
Health
Psychology
Feeding the Hungry Heart
The Experience of Compulsive Eating
Self Help
Health
Psychology
From Miniskirt to Hijab
A Girl in Revolutionary Iran
Iran
Memoir
Biography
From Miniskirt to Hijab
A Girl in Revolutionary Iran
Iran
Memoir
Biography
Bangkok Days
Travel
Asia
Memoir
Bangkok Days
Travel
Asia
Memoir
Not Forgotten
The True Story of My Imprisonment in North Korea
Memoir
Christian
Biography
Not Forgotten
The True Story of My Imprisonment in North Korea
Memoir
Christian
Biography
I Used to Be Charming
The Rest of Eve Babitz
Essays
Memoir
Classics
I Used to Be Charming
The Rest of Eve Babitz
Essays
Memoir
Classics
Paper Girl
A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America
Memoir
Politics
Biography
Paper Girl
A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America
Memoir
Politics
Biography
