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Memoir Book Summaries

Life Beyond Measure
by Sidney Poitier • 2008
Letters to My Great-Granddaughter
3.83
500+
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
Life Beyond Measure Summary
Life Beyond Measure
Letters to My Great-Granddaughter
by Sidney Poitier 2008 304 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
The Melting Point
by Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. • 2024
High Command and War in the 21st Century
4.30
175
Military Fiction
History
War
The Melting Point Summary
The Melting Point
High Command and War in the 21st Century
by Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. 2024 360 pages
4.30
175 ratings
Military Fiction
History
War
Boyslut
by Zachary Zane • 2023
A Memoir and Manifesto
3.77
2k+
Queer
LGBT
Memoir
Boyslut Summary
Boyslut
A Memoir and Manifesto
by Zachary Zane 2023 240 pages
3.77
2k+ ratings
Queer
LGBT
Memoir
Here, There and Everywhere
by Geoff Emerick • 2006
My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles
4.29
6k+
Music
Biography
Memoir
Here, There and Everywhere Summary
Here, There and Everywhere
My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles
by Geoff Emerick 2006 387 pages
4.29
6k+ ratings
Music
Biography
Memoir
Unveiling Grace
by Lynn K. Wilder • 2013
The Story of How We Found Our Way out of the Mormon Church
4.29
3k+
Christian
Biography
Memoir
Unveiling Grace Summary
Unveiling Grace
The Story of How We Found Our Way out of the Mormon Church
by Lynn K. Wilder 2013 368 pages
4.29
3k+ ratings
Christian
Biography
Memoir
The Light We Give
by Simran Jeet Singh • 2022
How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life
4.19
1k+
Religion
Self Help
Memoir
The Light We Give Summary
The Light We Give
How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life
by Simran Jeet Singh 2022 319 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Religion
Self Help
Memoir
Education of a Felon
by Edward Bunker • 1999
4.14
1k+
Biography
Crime
True Crime
Education of a Felon Summary
Education of a Felon
by Edward Bunker 1999 320 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Biography
Crime
True Crime
Divided Minds
by Pamela Spiro Wagner • 2005
Twin Sisters and Their Journey Through Schizophrenia
4.00
3k+
Psychology
Memoir
Mental Health
Divided Minds Summary
Divided Minds
Twin Sisters and Their Journey Through Schizophrenia
by Pamela Spiro Wagner 2005 336 pages
4.00
3k+ ratings
Psychology
Memoir
Mental Health
Already Toast
by Kate Washington • 2021
Caregiving and Burnout in America
3.92
500+
Memoir
Self Help
Health
Already Toast Summary
Already Toast
Caregiving and Burnout in America
by Kate Washington 2021 224 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
Memoir
Self Help
Health
Touched Out
by Amanda Montei • 2023
Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent, and Control
4.18
425
Feminism
Parenting
Womens
Touched Out Summary
Touched Out
Motherhood, Misogyny, Consent, and Control
by Amanda Montei 2023 256 pages
4.18
425 ratings
Feminism
Parenting
Womens
Home in the World
by Amartya Sen • 2021
A Memoir
4.15
500+
Memoir
Biography
Economics
Home in the World Summary
Home in the World
A Memoir
by Amartya Sen 2021
4.15
500+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Economics
Soil and Sacrament
by Fred Bahnson • 2013
Four Seasons Among the Keepers of the Earth
4.17
264
Food
Memoir
Nature
Soil and Sacrament Summary
Soil and Sacrament
Four Seasons Among the Keepers of the Earth
by Fred Bahnson 2013 288 pages
4.17
264 ratings
Food
Memoir
Nature
The Latehomecomer
by Kao Kalia Yang • 2008
A Hmong Family Memoir
4.18
8k+
Memoir
Book Club
History
The Latehomecomer Summary
The Latehomecomer
A Hmong Family Memoir
by Kao Kalia Yang 2008 277 pages
4.18
8k+ ratings
Memoir
Book Club
History
Eating for Beginners
by Melanie Rehak • 2010
An Education in the Pleasures of Food from Chefs, Farmers, and One Picky Kid
3.62
285
Food
Cookbooks
Memoir
Eating for Beginners Summary
Eating for Beginners
An Education in the Pleasures of Food from Chefs, Farmers, and One Picky Kid
by Melanie Rehak 2010 275 pages
3.62
285 ratings
Food
Cookbooks
Memoir
How to Think Like a Woman
by Regan Penaluna • 2023
Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind
3.96
1k+
Philosophy
Feminism
History
How to Think Like a Woman Summary
How to Think Like a Woman
Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Love the Life of the Mind
by Regan Penaluna 2023 320 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Feminism
History
When Broken Glass Floats
by Chanrithy Him • 2000
Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge
4.18
5k+
History
Memoir
Asia
When Broken Glass Floats Summary
When Broken Glass Floats
Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge
by Chanrithy Him 2000 336 pages
4.18
5k+ ratings
History
Memoir
Asia
Finding My Balance
by Mariel Hemingway • 2003
A Memoir
3.50
204
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Finding My Balance Summary
Finding My Balance
A Memoir
by Mariel Hemingway 2003 240 pages
3.50
204 ratings
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Midnight in Mexico
by Alfredo Corchado • 2013
A Reporter's Journey Through a Country's Descent into Darkness
3.78
1k+
True Crime
Crime
History
Midnight in Mexico Summary
Midnight in Mexico
A Reporter's Journey Through a Country's Descent into Darkness
by Alfredo Corchado 2013 304 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
History
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys.
by Viv Albertine • 2014
A Memoir
4.27
13k+
Music
Memoir
Biography
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys. Summary
Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys.
A Memoir
by Viv Albertine 2014 421 pages
4.27
13k+ ratings
Music
Memoir
Biography
The PDA Paradox
by Harry Thompson • 2019
The Highs and Lows of My Life on a Little-Known Part of the Autism Spectrum
3.76
414
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Memoir
The PDA Paradox Summary
The PDA Paradox
The Highs and Lows of My Life on a Little-Known Part of the Autism Spectrum
by Harry Thompson 2019 184 pages
3.76
414 ratings
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Memoir
Notes on a Silencing
by Lacy Crawford • 2020
A Memoir
4.24
9k+
Memoir
True Crime
Feminism
Notes on a Silencing Summary
Notes on a Silencing
A Memoir
by Lacy Crawford 2020 400 pages
4.24
9k+ ratings
Memoir
True Crime
Feminism
Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening
by Carol Wall • 2014
How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart
3.67
3k+
Memoir
Book Club
Gardening
Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening Summary
Mister Owita's Guide to Gardening
How I Learned the Unexpected Joy of a Green Thumb and an Open Heart
by Carol Wall 2014 294 pages
3.67
3k+ ratings
Memoir
Book Club
Gardening
The Magnolia Story
by Chip Gaines • 2016
4.18
99k+
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
The Magnolia Story Summary
The Magnolia Story
by Chip Gaines 2016 182 pages
4.18
99k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Afraid of All the Things
by Scarlet Hiltibidal • 2019
Tornadoes, Cancer, Adoption, and Other Stuff You Need the Gospel For
4.38
1k+
Christian
Christian Living
Faith
Afraid of All the Things Summary
Afraid of All the Things
Tornadoes, Cancer, Adoption, and Other Stuff You Need the Gospel For
by Scarlet Hiltibidal 2019 272 pages
4.38
1k+ ratings
Christian
Christian Living
Faith
Brown Enough
by Christopher Rivas • 2022
4.28
310
Memoir
Latinx
Race
Brown Enough Summary
Brown Enough
by Christopher Rivas 2022 240 pages
4.28
310 ratings
Memoir
Latinx
Race
Yoga Girl
by Rachel Brathen • 2014
Finding Happiness, Cultivating Balance and Living with Your Heart Wide Open
4.19
4k+
Health
Memoir
Spirituality
Yoga Girl Summary
Yoga Girl
Finding Happiness, Cultivating Balance and Living with Your Heart Wide Open
by Rachel Brathen 2014 158 pages
4.19
4k+ ratings
Health
Memoir
Spirituality
Unfinished Business
by James Van Praagh • 2009
What the Dead Can Teach Us About Life
4.27
1k+
Spirituality
Paranormal
New Age
Unfinished Business Summary
Unfinished Business
What the Dead Can Teach Us About Life
by James Van Praagh 2009 256 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
Spirituality
Paranormal
New Age
Audition
by Barbara Walters • 2008
A Memoir
3.79
6k+
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Audition Summary
Audition
A Memoir
by Barbara Walters 2008 613 pages
3.79
6k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Fashion Is Freedom
by Tala Raassi • 2016
How a Girl from Tehran Broke the Rules to Change her World
3.49
142
Biography
Memoir
Fashion
Fashion Is Freedom Summary
Fashion Is Freedom
How a Girl from Tehran Broke the Rules to Change her World
by Tala Raassi 2016 320 pages
3.49
142 ratings
Biography
Memoir
Fashion
The Only Pirate at the Party
by Lindsey Stirling • 2016
4.14
5k+
Memoir
Biography
Music
The Only Pirate at the Party Summary
The Only Pirate at the Party
by Lindsey Stirling 2016 262 pages
4.14
5k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Music
Here Be Dragons
by Melanie Shankle • 2025
Treading the Deep Waters of Motherhood, Mean Girls, and Generational Trauma
4.54
4k+
Memoir
Parenting
Christian
Here Be Dragons Summary
Here Be Dragons
Treading the Deep Waters of Motherhood, Mean Girls, and Generational Trauma
by Melanie Shankle 2025 224 pages
4.54
4k+ ratings
Memoir
Parenting
Christian
Growing Up Laughing
by Marlo Thomas • 2010
My Story and the Story of Funny
3.85
1k+
Biography
Humor
Memoir
Growing Up Laughing Summary
Growing Up Laughing
My Story and the Story of Funny
by Marlo Thomas 2010 400 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Biography
Humor
Memoir
My Father's Brain
by Sandeep Jauhar • 2023
Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer's
4.14
1k+
Memoir
Health
Science
My Father's Brain Summary
My Father's Brain
Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer's
by Sandeep Jauhar 2023 258 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Health
Science
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
by Carrie Brownstein • 2015
A Memoir
3.83
36k+
Memoir
Music
Feminism
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl Summary
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
A Memoir
by Carrie Brownstein 2015 256 pages
3.83
36k+ ratings
Memoir
Music
Feminism
Human(Kind)
by Ashlee Eiland • 2020
How Reclaiming Human Worth and Embracing Radical Kindness Will Bring Us Back Together
4.18
359
Self Help
Christian
Spirituality
Human(Kind) Summary
Human(Kind)
How Reclaiming Human Worth and Embracing Radical Kindness Will Bring Us Back Together
by Ashlee Eiland 2020 213 pages
4.18
359 ratings
Self Help
Christian
Spirituality
You Can't Make This Stuff Up
by Lee Gutkind • 2012
The Complete Guide to Writing Creative Nonfiction -- from Memoir to Literary Journalism and Everything in Between
3.98
1k+
Writing
Memoir
Journalism
You Can't Make This Stuff Up Summary
You Can't Make This Stuff Up
The Complete Guide to Writing Creative Nonfiction -- from Memoir to Literary Journalism and Everything in Between
by Lee Gutkind 2012 288 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Writing
Memoir
Journalism
The Good Doctor
by Barron H. Lerner • 2014
A Father, a Son, and the Evolution of Medical Ethics
3.86
189
Medicine
Memoir
Medical
The Good Doctor Summary
The Good Doctor
A Father, a Son, and the Evolution of Medical Ethics
by Barron H. Lerner 2014 240 pages
3.86
189 ratings
Medicine
Memoir
Medical
Fail Until You Don't
by Bobby Bones • 2018
4.01
3k+
Self Help
Biography
Personal Development
Fail Until You Don't Summary
Fail Until You Don't
by Bobby Bones 2018 224 pages
4.01
3k+ ratings
Self Help
Biography
Personal Development
Love Thy Neighbor
by Ayaz Virji • 2019
A Muslim Doctor's Struggle for Home in Rural America
4.14
1k+
Memoir
Religion
Biography
Love Thy Neighbor Summary
Love Thy Neighbor
A Muslim Doctor's Struggle for Home in Rural America
by Ayaz Virji 2019 203 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Religion
Biography
Lost on Planet China
by J. Maarten Troost • 2008
3.77
12k+
Travel
China
Humor
Lost on Planet China Summary
Lost on Planet China
by J. Maarten Troost 2008 304 pages
3.77
12k+ ratings
Travel
China
Humor
Why I Cook
by Tom Colicchio • 2024
3.91
1k+
Memoir
Food
Cookbooks
Why I Cook Summary
Why I Cook
by Tom Colicchio 2024 320 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Food
Cookbooks
Cooking as Fast as I Can
by Cat Cora • 2015
A Chef's Story of Family, Food, and Forgiveness
3.55
500+
Memoir
Food
Biography
Cooking as Fast as I Can Summary
Cooking as Fast as I Can
A Chef's Story of Family, Food, and Forgiveness
by Cat Cora 2015 256 pages
3.55
500+ ratings
Memoir
Food
Biography
What I Wish People Knew About Dementia
by Wendy Mitchell • 2022
4.22
1k+
Health
Psychology
Memoir
What I Wish People Knew About Dementia Summary
What I Wish People Knew About Dementia
by Wendy Mitchell 2022 241 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Health
Psychology
Memoir
What's It All About
by Michael Caine • 1992
4.07
1k+
Biography
Autobiography
Memoir
What's It All About Summary
What's It All About
by Michael Caine 1992 466 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Biography
Autobiography
Memoir
Knocking Myself Up
by Michelle Tea • 2022
A Memoir of My (In)Fertility
3.98
500+
Memoir
LGBT
Queer
Knocking Myself Up Summary
Knocking Myself Up
A Memoir of My (In)Fertility
by Michelle Tea 2022 294 pages
3.98
500+ ratings
Memoir
LGBT
Queer
Imperfect Courage
by Jessica Honegger • 2018
Live a Life of Purpose by Leaving Comfort and Going Scared
4.07
1k+
Self Help
Personal Development
Christian
Imperfect Courage Summary
Imperfect Courage
Live a Life of Purpose by Leaving Comfort and Going Scared
by Jessica Honegger 2018 240 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Christian
The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl
by Tess Holliday • 2017
Loving the Skin You're In
3.54
500+
Memoir
Biography
Feminism
The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl Summary
The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl
Loving the Skin You're In
by Tess Holliday 2017 260 pages
3.54
500+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Feminism
Three Pianos
by Andrew McMahon • 2021
A Memoir
4.40
3k+
Memoir
Music
Biography
Three Pianos Summary
Three Pianos
A Memoir
by Andrew McMahon 2021 240 pages
4.40
3k+ ratings
Memoir
Music
Biography
Napkin Notes
by Garth Callaghan • 2013
Make Lunch Meaningful, Life Will Follow
4.18
500+
Self Help
Memoir
Adult
Napkin Notes Summary
Napkin Notes
Make Lunch Meaningful, Life Will Follow
by Garth Callaghan 2013 256 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
Self Help
Memoir
Adult
The Autistic Brain
by Temple Grandin • 2013
Thinking Across the Spectrum
4.1
11k+
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Science
The Autistic Brain Summary
The Autistic Brain
Thinking Across the Spectrum
by Temple Grandin 2013 240 pages
4.1
11k+ ratings
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
Science
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