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Eat & Run
by Scott Jurek • 2012
My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness
4.03
39k+
Sports
Health
Biography
Eat & Run Summary
Eat & Run
My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness
by Scott Jurek 2012 272 pages
4.03
39k+ ratings
Sports
Health
Biography
Springfield Confidential
by Mike Reiss • 2018
Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons
3.91
4k+
Humor
Comedy
Memoir
Springfield Confidential Summary
Springfield Confidential
Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons
by Mike Reiss 2018 320 pages
3.91
4k+ ratings
Humor
Comedy
Memoir
Believe It
by Jamie Kern Lima • 2021
How to Go from Underestimated to Unstoppable
4.16
4k+
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Believe It Summary
Believe It
How to Go from Underestimated to Unstoppable
by Jamie Kern Lima 2021 288 pages
4.16
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
My Love Story
by Tina Turner • 2018
4.18
10k+
Memoir
Biography
Music
My Love Story Summary
My Love Story
by Tina Turner 2018 272 pages
4.18
10k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Music
Nearly Departed
by Gila Pfeffer • 2024
Adventures in Loss, Cancer, and Other Inconveniences
4.40
360
Memoir
Biography Memoir
Jewish
Nearly Departed Summary
Nearly Departed
Adventures in Loss, Cancer, and Other Inconveniences
by Gila Pfeffer 2024 272 pages
4.40
360 ratings
Memoir
Biography Memoir
Jewish
The Pillars of Hercules
by Paul Theroux • 1995
3.96
5k+
Travel
Italy
Greece
The Pillars of Hercules Summary
The Pillars of Hercules
by Paul Theroux 1995 509 pages
3.96
5k+ ratings
Travel
Italy
Greece
In Search of Silence
by Poorna Bell • 2019
4.03
425
Memoir
Biography
Self Help
In Search of Silence Summary
In Search of Silence
by Poorna Bell 2019 273 pages
4.03
425 ratings
Memoir
Biography
Self Help
Forty Autumns
by Nina Willner • 2016
A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall
4.37
13k+
History
Memoir
Book Club
Forty Autumns Summary
Forty Autumns
A Family's Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall
by Nina Willner 2016 416 pages
4.37
13k+ ratings
History
Memoir
Book Club
The Anatomy of a Calling
by Lissa Rankin • 2015
A Doctor's Journey from the Head to the Heart and a Prescription for Finding Your Life's Purpose
3.90
484
Memoir
Self Help
Spirituality
The Anatomy of a Calling Summary
The Anatomy of a Calling
A Doctor's Journey from the Head to the Heart and a Prescription for Finding Your Life's Purpose
by Lissa Rankin 2015 288 pages
3.90
484 ratings
Memoir
Self Help
Spirituality
In the Sea There are Crocodiles
by Fabio Geda • 2010
Based on the True Story of Enaiatollah Akbari
4.01
15k+
Biography
Memoir
Italian Literature
In the Sea There are Crocodiles Summary
In the Sea There are Crocodiles
Based on the True Story of Enaiatollah Akbari
by Fabio Geda 2010 215 pages
4.01
15k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Italian Literature
Pretty Happy
by Kate Hudson • 2016
Healthy Ways To Love Your Body
3.52
4k+
Self Help
Health
Personal Development
Pretty Happy Summary
Pretty Happy
Healthy Ways To Love Your Body
by Kate Hudson 2016 235 pages
3.52
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Health
Personal Development
Revolutionary Suicide
by Huey P. Newton • 1973
4.49
7k+
History
Politics
Biography
Revolutionary Suicide Summary
Revolutionary Suicide
by Huey P. Newton 1973 332 pages
4.49
7k+ ratings
History
Politics
Biography
The Freedom Writers Diary
by Erin Gruwell • 1999
4.15
18k+
Education
Memoir
Biography
The Freedom Writers Diary Summary
The Freedom Writers Diary
by Erin Gruwell 1999 316 pages
4.15
18k+ ratings
Education
Memoir
Biography
Love Life
by Rob Lowe • 2014
3.68
11k+
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Love Life Summary
Love Life
by Rob Lowe 2014 259 pages
3.68
11k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Good Prose
by Tracy Kidder • 2013
The Art of Nonfiction
3.92
1k+
Writing
Memoir
Reference
Good Prose Summary
Good Prose
The Art of Nonfiction
by Tracy Kidder 2013 195 pages
3.92
1k+ ratings
Writing
Memoir
Reference
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?
by Alan Alda • 2017
My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating
3.86
6k+
Science
Communication
Psychology
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? Summary
If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?
My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating
by Alan Alda 2017 210 pages
3.86
6k+ ratings
Science
Communication
Psychology
Bad Feminist
by Roxane Gay • 2014
3.92
100k+
Feminism
Essays
Memoir
Bad Feminist Summary
Bad Feminist
by Roxane Gay 2014 320 pages
3.92
100k+ ratings
Feminism
Essays
Memoir
Trump
by Donald J. Trump • 1997
The Art of the Comeback
3.60
500+
Business
Biography
Memoir
Trump Summary
Trump
The Art of the Comeback
by Donald J. Trump 1997 244 pages
3.60
500+ ratings
Business
Biography
Memoir
On Power
by Robert A. Caro • 2017
3.95
1k+
Politics
History
Biography
On Power Summary
On Power
by Robert A. Caro 2017 2 pages
3.95
1k+ ratings
Politics
History
Biography
The View from Ninety
by Charles B. Handy • 2025
Reflections on How to Live a Long, Contented Life
3.95
209
Memoir
Self Help
Biography
The View from Ninety Summary
The View from Ninety
Reflections on How to Live a Long, Contented Life
by Charles B. Handy 2025 187 pages
3.95
209 ratings
Memoir
Self Help
Biography
Strong Female Character
by Fern Brady • 2023
4.40
42k+
Memoir
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Biography
Strong Female Character Summary
Strong Female Character
by Fern Brady 2023 288 pages
4.40
42k+ ratings
Memoir
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Biography
American Reckoning
by Jonathan Alter • 2024
Inside Trump's Trial―and My Own
3.80
90
Politics
History
Memoir
American Reckoning Summary
American Reckoning
Inside Trump's Trial―and My Own
by Jonathan Alter 2024 256 pages
3.80
90 ratings
Politics
History
Memoir
Aš moku šokinėti per balas
by Alan Marshall • 1955
3.92
2k+
Australia
Biography
Classics
Aš moku šokinėti per balas Summary
Aš moku šokinėti per balas
by Alan Marshall 1955 294 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
Australia
Biography
Classics
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float
by Farley Mowat • 1984
4.11
2k+
Canada
Memoir
Biography
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float Summary
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float
by Farley Mowat 1984 256 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
Canada
Memoir
Biography
Stories I Only Tell My Friends
by Rob Lowe • 2011
3.88
86k+
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Stories I Only Tell My Friends Summary
Stories I Only Tell My Friends
by Rob Lowe 2011 320 pages
3.88
86k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Lorraine Hansberry
by Charles J. Shields • 2022
The Life Behind A Raisin in the Sun
3.78
400
Biography
History
Drama
Lorraine Hansberry Summary
Lorraine Hansberry
The Life Behind A Raisin in the Sun
by Charles J. Shields 2022 384 pages
3.78
400 ratings
Biography
History
Drama
Daughter of Persia
by Sattareh Farman Farmaian • 1992
A Woman's Journey from Her Father's Harem Through the Islamic Revolution
4.13
1k+
Iran
History
Middle East
Daughter of Persia Summary
Daughter of Persia
A Woman's Journey from Her Father's Harem Through the Islamic Revolution
by Sattareh Farman Farmaian 1992 432 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
Iran
History
Middle East
Melissa Explains It All
by Melissa Joan Hart • 2013
Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life
3.42
5k+
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Melissa Explains It All Summary
Melissa Explains It All
Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life
by Melissa Joan Hart 2013 276 pages
3.42
5k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
What I Saw at the Revolution
by Peggy Noonan • 1990
A Political Life in the Reagan Era
3.91
500+
Politics
History
Biography
What I Saw at the Revolution Summary
What I Saw at the Revolution
A Political Life in the Reagan Era
by Peggy Noonan 1990 384 pages
3.91
500+ ratings
Politics
History
Biography
Young Man in a Hurry
by Gavin Newsom • 2026
A Memoir of Discovery
3.80
2k+
Memoir
Politics
Biography
Young Man in a Hurry Summary
Young Man in a Hurry
A Memoir of Discovery
by Gavin Newsom 2026 304 pages
3.80
2k+ ratings
Memoir
Politics
Biography
One Man's Wilderness
by Sam Keith • 1973
An Alaskan Odyssey
4.37
9k+
Nature
Biography
Adventure
One Man's Wilderness Summary
One Man's Wilderness
An Alaskan Odyssey
by Sam Keith 1973 223 pages
4.37
9k+ ratings
Nature
Biography
Adventure
Love & Whiskey
by Fawn Weaver • 2024
The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest
3.87
1k+
History
Biography
Book Club
Love & Whiskey Summary
Love & Whiskey
The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest
by Fawn Weaver 2024 376 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
History
Biography
Book Club
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
by Harriet Ann Jacobs • 1861
4.18
58k+
History
Classics
Memoir
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Summary
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
by Harriet Ann Jacobs 1861 176 pages
4.18
58k+ ratings
History
Classics
Memoir
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind
by Barbara K. Lipska • 2018
My Tale of Madness and Recovery
3.89
7k+
Memoir
Science
Psychology
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind Summary
The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind
My Tale of Madness and Recovery
by Barbara K. Lipska 2018 208 pages
3.89
7k+ ratings
Memoir
Science
Psychology
Playing with Myself
by Randy Rainbow • 2022
4.31
4k+
Memoir
Humor
Biography
Playing with Myself Summary
Playing with Myself
by Randy Rainbow 2022 256 pages
4.31
4k+ ratings
Memoir
Humor
Biography
Reborn on the Run
by Catra Corbett • 2018
My Journey from Addiction to Ultramarathons
3.85
1k+
Memoir
Biography
Sports
Reborn on the Run Summary
Reborn on the Run
My Journey from Addiction to Ultramarathons
by Catra Corbett 2018 240 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Sports
The Road to Sparta
by Dean Karnazes • 2013
Retracing the Ancient Battle and Epic Run That Inspired the World's Greatest Foot Race
3.86
1k+
Sports
History
Memoir
The Road to Sparta Summary
The Road to Sparta
Retracing the Ancient Battle and Epic Run That Inspired the World's Greatest Foot Race
by Dean Karnazes 2013 304 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
Sports
History
Memoir
I'm More Dateable than a Plate of Refried Beans
by Ginny Hogan • 2022
And Other Romantic Observations
3.38
419
Humor
Essays
Comedy
I'm More Dateable than a Plate of Refried Beans Summary
I'm More Dateable than a Plate of Refried Beans
And Other Romantic Observations
by Ginny Hogan 2022 240 pages
3.38
419 ratings
Humor
Essays
Comedy
Trivial Grievances
by Bridie Jabour • 2021
On the contradictions, myths and misery of your 30s
3.31
500+
Essays
Memoir
Biography Memoir
Trivial Grievances Summary
Trivial Grievances
On the contradictions, myths and misery of your 30s
by Bridie Jabour 2021
3.31
500+ ratings
Essays
Memoir
Biography Memoir
On Character
by Stanley McChrystal • 2025
Choices That Define a Life
3.99
1k+
Leadership
Philosophy
Self Help
On Character Summary
On Character
Choices That Define a Life
by Stanley McChrystal 2025 300 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Leadership
Philosophy
Self Help
Tiger Woods
by Jeff Benedict • 2018
4.36
10k+
Sports
Biography
Biography Memoir
Tiger Woods Summary
Tiger Woods
by Jeff Benedict 2018 512 pages
4.36
10k+ ratings
Sports
Biography
Biography Memoir
It Was All a Lie
by Stuart Stevens • 2020
How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump
4.12
4k+
Politics
History
American History
It Was All a Lie Summary
It Was All a Lie
How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump
by Stuart Stevens 2020 256 pages
4.12
4k+ ratings
Politics
History
American History
River Town
by Peter Hessler • 2001
Two Years on the Yangtze
4.28
14k+
China
Travel
Memoir
River Town Summary
River Town
Two Years on the Yangtze
by Peter Hessler 2001 432 pages
4.28
14k+ ratings
China
Travel
Memoir
Klan-destine Relationships
by Daryl Davis • 1997
A Black Man's Odyssey in the Ku Klux Klan
4.20
168
Memoir
History
Biography
Klan-destine Relationships Summary
Klan-destine Relationships
A Black Man's Odyssey in the Ku Klux Klan
by Daryl Davis 1997 315 pages
4.20
168 ratings
Memoir
History
Biography
The Filthy Truth
by Andrew Dice Clay • 2014
3.72
227
Biography
Memoir
Comedian
The Filthy Truth Summary
The Filthy Truth
by Andrew Dice Clay 2014 352 pages
3.72
227 ratings
Biography
Memoir
Comedian
The Mechanic
by Marc 'Elvis' Priestley • 2017
The Secret World of the F1 Pitlane
4.22
4k+
Sports
Biography
Memoir
The Mechanic Summary
The Mechanic
The Secret World of the F1 Pitlane
by Marc 'Elvis' Priestley 2017 243 pages
4.22
4k+ ratings
Sports
Biography
Memoir
A Ghost in the Throat
by Doireann Ní Ghríofa • 2020
4.00
10k+
Poetry
Memoir
Ireland
A Ghost in the Throat Summary
A Ghost in the Throat
by Doireann Ní Ghríofa 2020 326 pages
4.00
10k+ ratings
Poetry
Memoir
Ireland
The Other Guy Blinked
by Jesse Kornbluth • 1986
How Pepsi Won the Cola Wars
3.82
243
Business
Memoir
The Other Guy Blinked Summary
The Other Guy Blinked
How Pepsi Won the Cola Wars
by Jesse Kornbluth 1986 280 pages
3.82
243 ratings
Business
Memoir
Why We Drink Too Much
by Charles Knowles • 2026
The Impact of Alcohol on Our Bodies and Culture
3.67
418
Science
Self Help
Health
Why We Drink Too Much Summary
Why We Drink Too Much
The Impact of Alcohol on Our Bodies and Culture
by Charles Knowles 2026 304 pages
3.67
418 ratings
Science
Self Help
Health
Through the Gates of Splendor
by Elisabeth Elliot • 1957
4.37
32k+
Christian
Biography
Christianity
Through the Gates of Splendor Summary
Through the Gates of Splendor
by Elisabeth Elliot 1957
4.37
32k+ ratings
Christian
Biography
Christianity
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