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Memoir Book Summaries

How to Test Negative for Stupid
by John Kennedy • 2025
And Why Washington Never Will
4.63
9k+
Politics
Memoir
Biography
How to Test Negative for Stupid Summary
How to Test Negative for Stupid
And Why Washington Never Will
by John Kennedy 2025 220 pages
4.63
9k+ ratings
Politics
Memoir
Biography
A Book of Silence
by Sara Maitland • 2008
3.76
1k+
Memoir
Philosophy
Spirituality
A Book of Silence Summary
A Book of Silence
by Sara Maitland 2008 320 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Philosophy
Spirituality
Attention
by Casey Schwartz • 2020
A Personal History of Finding Focus
3.12
394
Memoir
Psychology
Mental Health
Attention Summary
Attention
A Personal History of Finding Focus
by Casey Schwartz 2020 257 pages
3.12
394 ratings
Memoir
Psychology
Mental Health
A Beautiful Work In Progress
by Mirna Valerio • 2017
3.76
4k+
Memoir
Sports
Biography
A Beautiful Work In Progress Summary
A Beautiful Work In Progress
by Mirna Valerio 2017 333 pages
3.76
4k+ ratings
Memoir
Sports
Biography
Eminent Hipsters
by Donald Fagen • 2013
3.58
1k+
Music
Biography
Memoir
Eminent Hipsters Summary
Eminent Hipsters
by Donald Fagen 2013 176 pages
3.58
1k+ ratings
Music
Biography
Memoir
A Different Kind of Power
by Jacinda Ardern • 2025
4.45
19k+
Memoir
Biography
Politics
A Different Kind of Power Summary
A Different Kind of Power
by Jacinda Ardern 2025 352 pages
4.45
19k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Politics
Mind and Matter
by John Urschel • 2019
A Life in Math and Football
4.09
1k+
Sports
Memoir
Mathematics
Mind and Matter Summary
Mind and Matter
A Life in Math and Football
by John Urschel 2019 256 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Sports
Memoir
Mathematics
Tell Me More
by Kelly Corrigan • 2018
Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say
4.17
22k+
Memoir
Essays
Self Help
Tell Me More Summary
Tell Me More
Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say
by Kelly Corrigan 2018 240 pages
4.17
22k+ ratings
Memoir
Essays
Self Help
OPEN
by Frankie Bridge • 2020
Why asking for help can save your life
4.30
1k+
Mental Health
Self Help
Personal Development
OPEN Summary
OPEN
Why asking for help can save your life
by Frankie Bridge 2020 258 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
Mental Health
Self Help
Personal Development
Workhorse
by Kim Reed • 2021
My Sublime and Absurd Years in New York City's Restaurant Scene
3.62
206
Memoir
Food
Workhorse Summary
Workhorse
My Sublime and Absurd Years in New York City's Restaurant Scene
by Kim Reed 2021 288 pages
3.62
206 ratings
Memoir
Food
Yeager
by Chuck Yeager • 1985
An Autobiography
4.24
6k+
Biography
History
Aviation
Yeager Summary
Yeager
An Autobiography
by Chuck Yeager 1985 448 pages
4.24
6k+ ratings
Biography
History
Aviation
A Class of Their Own
by Matthew Hammett Knott • 2022
Adventures in Tutoring the Super-Rich
3.61
376
Biography
Politics
Memoir
A Class of Their Own Summary
A Class of Their Own
Adventures in Tutoring the Super-Rich
by Matthew Hammett Knott 2022
3.61
376 ratings
Biography
Politics
Memoir
Natives
by Akala • 2018
Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
4.53
22k+
History
Politics
Race
Natives Summary
Natives
Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
by Akala 2018 352 pages
4.53
22k+ ratings
History
Politics
Race
Zeitoun
by Dave Eggers • 2009
4.05
80k+
Book Club
Biography
History
Zeitoun Summary
Zeitoun
by Dave Eggers 2009 342 pages
4.05
80k+ ratings
Book Club
Biography
History
There Was and There Was Not
by Meline Toumani • 2014
A Journey through Hate and Possibility in Turkey, Armenia, and Beyond
4.08
500+
History
Memoir
Travel
There Was and There Was Not Summary
There Was and There Was Not
A Journey through Hate and Possibility in Turkey, Armenia, and Beyond
by Meline Toumani 2014 304 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
History
Memoir
Travel
Why We Swim
by Bonnie Tsui • 2020
3.95
11k+
Science
Sports
Memoir
Why We Swim Summary
Why We Swim
by Bonnie Tsui 2020 288 pages
3.95
11k+ ratings
Science
Sports
Memoir
Lost & Found
by Kathryn Schulz • 2022
A Memoir
4.11
9k+
Memoir
Grief
LGBT
Lost & Found Summary
Lost & Found
A Memoir
by Kathryn Schulz 2022 256 pages
4.11
9k+ ratings
Memoir
Grief
LGBT
On Becoming an Artist
by Ellen J. Langer • 2005
Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity
3.75
363
Art
Psychology
Self Help
On Becoming an Artist Summary
On Becoming an Artist
Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity
by Ellen J. Langer 2005 304 pages
3.75
363 ratings
Art
Psychology
Self Help
Strangers
by Belle Burden • 2026
A Memoir of Marriage
4.21
100k+
Memoir
Book Club
Biography
Strangers Summary
Strangers
A Memoir of Marriage
by Belle Burden 2026 256 pages
4.21
100k+ ratings
Memoir
Book Club
Biography
You Can’t Be Serious
by Kal Penn • 2021
4.20
10k+
Memoir
Humor
Biography
You Can’t Be Serious Summary
You Can’t Be Serious
by Kal Penn 2021 368 pages
4.20
10k+ ratings
Memoir
Humor
Biography
Run Towards the Danger
by Sarah Polley • 2022
Confrontations with a Body of Memory
4.30
14k+
Memoir
Essays
Canada
Run Towards the Danger Summary
Run Towards the Danger
Confrontations with a Body of Memory
by Sarah Polley 2022 272 pages
4.30
14k+ ratings
Memoir
Essays
Canada
Heart of a Stranger
by Angela Buchdahl • 2025
An Unlikely Rabbi's Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging
4.63
3k+
Memoir
Jewish
Judaism
Heart of a Stranger Summary
Heart of a Stranger
An Unlikely Rabbi's Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging
by Angela Buchdahl 2025 352 pages
4.63
3k+ ratings
Memoir
Jewish
Judaism
Crusade for Justice
by Ida B. Wells-Barnett • 1970
The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells
4.32
500+
History
Biography
Memoir
Crusade for Justice Summary
Crusade for Justice
The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells
by Ida B. Wells-Barnett 1970 466 pages
4.32
500+ ratings
History
Biography
Memoir
When We Were the Kennedys
by Monica Wood • 2012
A Memoir from Mexico, Maine
3.93
7k+
Memoir
Book Club
Biography
When We Were the Kennedys Summary
When We Were the Kennedys
A Memoir from Mexico, Maine
by Monica Wood 2012 235 pages
3.93
7k+ ratings
Memoir
Book Club
Biography
Drink
by Ann Dowsett Johnston • 2013
The Intimate Relationship between Women and Alcohol
3.74
3k+
Memoir
Health
Feminism
Drink Summary
Drink
The Intimate Relationship between Women and Alcohol
by Ann Dowsett Johnston 2013 320 pages
3.74
3k+ ratings
Memoir
Health
Feminism
Dark Star Safari
by Paul Theroux • 2002
Overland from Cairo to Cape Town
3.98
15k+
Travel
Africa
Memoir
Dark Star Safari Summary
Dark Star Safari
Overland from Cairo to Cape Town
by Paul Theroux 2002 485 pages
3.98
15k+ ratings
Travel
Africa
Memoir
Ultramarathon Man
by Dean Karnazes • 2005
Confessions of an All-Night Runner
4.02
21k+
Sports
Biography
Memoir
Ultramarathon Man Summary
Ultramarathon Man
Confessions of an All-Night Runner
by Dean Karnazes 2005 295 pages
4.02
21k+ ratings
Sports
Biography
Memoir
The Lost and the Found
by Kevin Fagan • 2025
A True Story of Homelessness, Found Family, and Second Chances
4.28
500+
Memoir
Sociology
Social Justice
The Lost and the Found Summary
The Lost and the Found
A True Story of Homelessness, Found Family, and Second Chances
by Kevin Fagan 2025 288 pages
4.28
500+ ratings
Memoir
Sociology
Social Justice
Becky Lynch
by Rebecca Quin • 2024
The Man—Not Your Average Average Girl
4.46
6k+
Memoir
Biography
Sports
Becky Lynch Summary
Becky Lynch
The Man—Not Your Average Average Girl
by Rebecca Quin 2024 367 pages
4.46
6k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Sports
Home Grown
by Ben Hewitt • 2014
Adventures in Parenting off the Beaten Path, Unschooling, and Reconnecting with the Natural World
3.95
1k+
Parenting
Education
Memoir
Home Grown Summary
Home Grown
Adventures in Parenting off the Beaten Path, Unschooling, and Reconnecting with the Natural World
by Ben Hewitt 2014 224 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Parenting
Education
Memoir
The Deadline
by Jill Lepore • 2023
Essays
4.31
500+
Essays
History
Politics
The Deadline Summary
The Deadline
Essays
by Jill Lepore 2023 622 pages
4.31
500+ ratings
Essays
History
Politics
Nice Girls Don't Win
by Parvati Shallow • 2025
How I Burned It All Down to Claim My Power
3.74
7k+
Memoir
LGBT
Biography
Nice Girls Don't Win Summary
Nice Girls Don't Win
How I Burned It All Down to Claim My Power
by Parvati Shallow 2025 256 pages
3.74
7k+ ratings
Memoir
LGBT
Biography
After Auschwitz
by Eva Schloss • 2013
4.32
7k+
Holocaust
History
Biography
After Auschwitz Summary
After Auschwitz
by Eva Schloss 2013 336 pages
4.32
7k+ ratings
Holocaust
History
Biography
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
by Annie Dillard • 1974
4.08
30k+
Nature
Memoir
Essays
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Summary
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
by Annie Dillard 1974 288 pages
4.08
30k+ ratings
Nature
Memoir
Essays
Where Law Ends
by Andrew Weissmann • 2020
Inside the Mueller Investigation
4.38
1k+
Politics
History
Law
Where Law Ends Summary
Where Law Ends
Inside the Mueller Investigation
by Andrew Weissmann 2020 403 pages
4.38
1k+ ratings
Politics
History
Law
The Return
by Hisham Matar • 2016
4.16
16k+
Memoir
Biography
History
The Return Summary
The Return
by Hisham Matar 2016 256 pages
4.16
16k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
History
The Story You Need to Tell
by Sandra Marinella • 2017
Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss
4.40
238
Writing
Self Help
Mental Health
The Story You Need to Tell Summary
The Story You Need to Tell
Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss
by Sandra Marinella 2017 328 pages
4.40
238 ratings
Writing
Self Help
Mental Health
The Pastor
by Eugene H. Peterson • 2011
A Memoir
4.46
3k+
Biography
Memoir
Christian
The Pastor Summary
The Pastor
A Memoir
by Eugene H. Peterson 2011 336 pages
4.46
3k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Christian
Solo
by Hazel Phillips • 2022
Backcountry Adventuring in Aotearoa New Zealand
3.58
198
Memoir
Solo Summary
Solo
Backcountry Adventuring in Aotearoa New Zealand
by Hazel Phillips 2022 256 pages
3.58
198 ratings
Memoir
Dream It! Do It! (The People, The Places, The Projects)
by Marty Sklar • 2013
My Half-Century Creating Disney's Magic Kingdoms
3.94
1k+
Biography
Memoir
Business
Dream It! Do It! (The People, The Places, The Projects) Summary
Dream It! Do It! (The People, The Places, The Projects)
My Half-Century Creating Disney's Magic Kingdoms
by Marty Sklar 2013 384 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Business
What a Girl Wants
by Roxy Bourdillon • 2025
A (True) Story of Sexuality and Self-discovery
4.19
118
Memoir
LGBT
Queer
What a Girl Wants Summary
What a Girl Wants
A (True) Story of Sexuality and Self-discovery
by Roxy Bourdillon 2025 288 pages
4.19
118 ratings
Memoir
LGBT
Queer
In Europe's Shadow
by Robert D. Kaplan • 2016
Two Cold Wars and a Thirty-Year Journey Through Romania and Beyond
3.8
1k+
History
Travel
Romania
In Europe's Shadow Summary
In Europe's Shadow
Two Cold Wars and a Thirty-Year Journey Through Romania and Beyond
by Robert D. Kaplan 2016 336 pages
3.8
1k+ ratings
History
Travel
Romania
We Survived the Night
by Julian Brave NoiseCat • 2025
4.28
1k+
Memoir
History
Indigenous
We Survived the Night Summary
We Survived the Night
by Julian Brave NoiseCat 2025 432 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Memoir
History
Indigenous
A Man Called White
by Walter Francis White • 1948
The Autobiography of Walter White
4.23
48
Biography
History
Politics
A Man Called White Summary
A Man Called White
The Autobiography of Walter White
by Walter Francis White 1948 392 pages
4.23
48 ratings
Biography
History
Politics
The Pill That Steals Lives - One Woman's Terrifying Journey to Discover the Truth About Antidepressants
by BLACKFORD NEWMAN KATINKA • 2016
3.55
144
Memoir
Mental Health
The Pill That Steals Lives - One Woman's Terrifying Journey to Discover the Truth About Antidepressants Summary
The Pill That Steals Lives - One Woman's Terrifying Journey to Discover the Truth About Antidepressants
by BLACKFORD NEWMAN KATINKA 2016 288 pages
3.55
144 ratings
Memoir
Mental Health
Told You So
by Mayci Neeley • 2025
3.60
44k+
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Told You So Summary
Told You So
by Mayci Neeley 2025 288 pages
3.60
44k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Reality Check
by Mike Sorrentino • 2023
Making the Best of The Situation - How I Overcame Addiction, Loss, and Prison
4.28
13k+
Memoir
Book Club
Biography
Reality Check Summary
Reality Check
Making the Best of The Situation - How I Overcame Addiction, Loss, and Prison
by Mike Sorrentino 2023 235 pages
4.28
13k+ ratings
Memoir
Book Club
Biography
Lifting Heavy Things
by Laura Khoudari
Healing Trauma One Rep at a Time
3.63
1k+
Self Help
Mental Health
Psychology
Lifting Heavy Things Summary
Lifting Heavy Things
Healing Trauma One Rep at a Time
by Laura Khoudari
3.63
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Mental Health
Psychology
Did I Say That Out Loud?
by Kristin van Ogtrop • 2021
Midlife Indignities and How to Survive Them
3.78
1k+
Humor
Essays
Memoir
Did I Say That Out Loud? Summary
Did I Say That Out Loud?
Midlife Indignities and How to Survive Them
by Kristin van Ogtrop 2021 336 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
Humor
Essays
Memoir
Tupac Shakur
by Staci Robinson • 2023
The Authorized Biography
4.43
1k+
Biography
Music
Biography Memoir
Tupac Shakur Summary
Tupac Shakur
The Authorized Biography
by Staci Robinson 2023 691 pages
4.43
1k+ ratings
Biography
Music
Biography Memoir
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