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Memoir Book Summaries

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
by Omar El Akkad • 2025
4.57
66k+
Politics
History
Memoir
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Summary
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
by Omar El Akkad 2025 208 pages
4.57
66k+ ratings
Politics
History
Memoir
Who Is Michael Ovitz?
by Michael Ovitz • 2018
4.21
2k+
Business
Biography
Memoir
Who Is Michael Ovitz? Summary
Who Is Michael Ovitz?
by Michael Ovitz 2018 384 pages
4.21
2k+ ratings
Business
Biography
Memoir
Do You See What I See?
by Russell Targ • 2008
Memoirs of a Blind Biker
3.80
56
Science
Memoir
Do You See What I See? Summary
Do You See What I See?
Memoirs of a Blind Biker
by Russell Targ 2008 296 pages
3.80
56 ratings
Science
Memoir
Breaking the Taboo
by Theo Clarke • 2025
Why we need to talk about birth trauma
4.25
16
Memoir
Breaking the Taboo Summary
Breaking the Taboo
Why we need to talk about birth trauma
by Theo Clarke 2025 356 pages
4.25
16 ratings
Memoir
Letter From Japan
by Marie Kondō • 2025
4.07
1k+
Japan
Memoir
Biography
Letter From Japan Summary
Letter From Japan
by Marie Kondō 2025 320 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Japan
Memoir
Biography
The Baby on the Fire Escape
by Julie Phillips • 2022
Creativity, Motherhood, and the Mind-Baby Problem
4.27
500+
Parenting
Writing
Art
The Baby on the Fire Escape Summary
The Baby on the Fire Escape
Creativity, Motherhood, and the Mind-Baby Problem
by Julie Phillips 2022 320 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
Parenting
Writing
Art
The Cows of Bangalore [Paperback] Shoba Narayan
by Shoba Narayan • 2018
3.64
1k+
Memoir
India
Travel
The Cows of Bangalore [Paperback] Shoba Narayan Summary
The Cows of Bangalore [Paperback] Shoba Narayan
by Shoba Narayan 2018 352 pages
3.64
1k+ ratings
Memoir
India
Travel
We Keep the Dead Close
by Becky Cooper • 2020
A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence
3.72
13k+
True Crime
Mystery
Crime
We Keep the Dead Close Summary
We Keep the Dead Close
A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence
by Becky Cooper 2020 501 pages
3.72
13k+ ratings
True Crime
Mystery
Crime
Heavier Than Heaven
by Charles R. Cross • 2001
A Biography of Kurt Cobain
4.12
35k+
Music
Biography
Biography Memoir
Heavier Than Heaven Summary
Heavier Than Heaven
A Biography of Kurt Cobain
by Charles R. Cross 2001 381 pages
4.12
35k+ ratings
Music
Biography
Biography Memoir
After All
by Mary Tyler Moore • 1995
3.81
1k+
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
After All Summary
After All
by Mary Tyler Moore 1995 432 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Autobiography
Cave in the Snow
by Vicki Mackenzie • 1998
A Western Woman's Quest for Enlightenment
4.29
2k+
Buddhism
Biography
Spirituality
Cave in the Snow Summary
Cave in the Snow
A Western Woman's Quest for Enlightenment
by Vicki Mackenzie 1998
4.29
2k+ ratings
Buddhism
Biography
Spirituality
Aflame
by Pico Iyer • 2025
Learning from Silence
3.79
1k+
Spirituality
Memoir
Philosophy
Aflame Summary
Aflame
Learning from Silence
by Pico Iyer 2025 234 pages
3.79
1k+ ratings
Spirituality
Memoir
Philosophy
The Situation and the Story
by Vivian Gornick • 2001
The Art of Personal Narrative
3.93
2k+
Writing
Memoir
Essays
The Situation and the Story Summary
The Situation and the Story
The Art of Personal Narrative
by Vivian Gornick 2001 174 pages
3.93
2k+ ratings
Writing
Memoir
Essays
This Beautiful Truth
by Sarah Clarkson • 2021
How God's Goodness Breaks into Our Darkness
4.51
2k+
Christian
Memoir
Faith
This Beautiful Truth Summary
This Beautiful Truth
How God's Goodness Breaks into Our Darkness
by Sarah Clarkson 2021 212 pages
4.51
2k+ ratings
Christian
Memoir
Faith
Say Everything
by Ione Skye • 2025
A Memoir
3.99
7k+
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Say Everything Summary
Say Everything
A Memoir
by Ione Skye 2025 304 pages
3.99
7k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
House of Sticks
by Ly Tran • 2021
4.37
5k+
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
House of Sticks Summary
House of Sticks
by Ly Tran 2021 368 pages
4.37
5k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
The Puzzler
by A.J. Jacobs • 2022
One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
3.93
3k+
Humor
Memoir
Puzzles
The Puzzler Summary
The Puzzler
One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
by A.J. Jacobs 2022 368 pages
3.93
3k+ ratings
Humor
Memoir
Puzzles
Not Fade Away
by Rebecca Alexander • 2014
A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found
3.96
1k+
Memoir
Disability
Biography
Not Fade Away Summary
Not Fade Away
A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found
by Rebecca Alexander 2014 320 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Disability
Biography
That Librarian
by Amanda Jones • 2024
The Fight Against Book Banning in America
3.73
5k+
Memoir
Politics
Books About Books
That Librarian Summary
That Librarian
The Fight Against Book Banning in America
by Amanda Jones 2024 288 pages
3.73
5k+ ratings
Memoir
Politics
Books About Books
A Life on Our Planet
by David Attenborough • 2020
My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
4.50
35k+
Science
Nature
Environment
A Life on Our Planet Summary
A Life on Our Planet
My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
by David Attenborough 2020 272 pages
4.50
35k+ ratings
Science
Nature
Environment
Everything Happens for a Reason
by Kate Bowler • 2018
And Other Lies I've Loved
3.80
53k+
Memoir
Religion
Biography
Everything Happens for a Reason Summary
Everything Happens for a Reason
And Other Lies I've Loved
by Kate Bowler 2018 178 pages
3.80
53k+ ratings
Memoir
Religion
Biography
All My Knotted-Up Life
by Beth Moore • 2023
A Memoir
4.43
46k+
Memoir
Christian
Biography
All My Knotted-Up Life Summary
All My Knotted-Up Life
A Memoir
by Beth Moore 2023 304 pages
4.43
46k+ ratings
Memoir
Christian
Biography
Struck
by Russ Ramsey • 2017
One Christian's Reflections on Encountering Death
4.43
253
Christian
Faith
Memoir
Struck Summary
Struck
One Christian's Reflections on Encountering Death
by Russ Ramsey 2017 176 pages
4.43
253 ratings
Christian
Faith
Memoir
Late Bloomer
by Clem Bastow • 2021
How an Autism Diagnosis Changed My Life
4.09
500+
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Memoir
Disability
Late Bloomer Summary
Late Bloomer
How an Autism Diagnosis Changed My Life
by Clem Bastow 2021 272 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Memoir
Disability
The God of the Garden
by Andrew Peterson • 2021
Thoughts on Creation, Culture, and the Kingdom
4.47
5k+
Christian
Memoir
Faith
The God of the Garden Summary
The God of the Garden
Thoughts on Creation, Culture, and the Kingdom
by Andrew Peterson 2021 224 pages
4.47
5k+ ratings
Christian
Memoir
Faith
Streetwise
by Lloyd Blankfein • 2026
Getting to and Through Goldman Sachs
4.39
1k+
Business
Finance
Biography
Streetwise Summary
Streetwise
Getting to and Through Goldman Sachs
by Lloyd Blankfein 2026 400 pages
4.39
1k+ ratings
Business
Finance
Biography
A Boy Named Shel
by Lisa Rogak • 2007
The Life and Times of Shel Silverstein
3.42
500+
Biography
Biography Memoir
Music
A Boy Named Shel Summary
A Boy Named Shel
The Life and Times of Shel Silverstein
by Lisa Rogak 2007 256 pages
3.42
500+ ratings
Biography
Biography Memoir
Music
Sins of My Father
by Kelvin Pierce • 2020
Growing Up with America’s Most Dangerous White Supremacist
3.79
62
History
Race
Memoir
Sins of My Father Summary
Sins of My Father
Growing Up with America’s Most Dangerous White Supremacist
by Kelvin Pierce 2020 301 pages
3.79
62 ratings
History
Race
Memoir
The Living Stones
by Ithell Colquhoun • 1957
Cornwall
3.99
167
Travel
History
Nature
The Living Stones Summary
The Living Stones
Cornwall
by Ithell Colquhoun 1957 204 pages
3.99
167 ratings
Travel
History
Nature
Writing Creativity and Soul
by Sue Monk Kidd • 2025
4.29
1k+
Writing
Memoir
Self Help
Writing Creativity and Soul Summary
Writing Creativity and Soul
by Sue Monk Kidd 2025 240 pages
4.29
1k+ ratings
Writing
Memoir
Self Help
Flash
by Charles Duchaussois • 1971
ou le grand voyage
4.31
2k+
Biography
Classics
Travel
Flash Summary
Flash
ou le grand voyage
by Charles Duchaussois 1971 704 pages
4.31
2k+ ratings
Biography
Classics
Travel
Adorning the Dark
by Andrew Peterson • 2019
Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making
4.50
7k+
Christian
Writing
Christian Living
Adorning the Dark Summary
Adorning the Dark
Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making
by Andrew Peterson 2019 224 pages
4.50
7k+ ratings
Christian
Writing
Christian Living
My Family and Other Animals
by Gerald Durrell • 1956
4.16
64k+
Memoir
Biography
Humor
My Family and Other Animals Summary
My Family and Other Animals
by Gerald Durrell 1956 273 pages
4.16
64k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Humor
Trans Like Me
by C.N. Lester • 2017
Conversations for All of Us
4.27
1k+
LGBT
Queer
Gender
Trans Like Me Summary
Trans Like Me
Conversations for All of Us
by C.N. Lester 2017 240 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
LGBT
Queer
Gender
Catfish and Mandala
by Andrew X. Pham • 1999
A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
3.99
6k+
Travel
Memoir
Asia
Catfish and Mandala Summary
Catfish and Mandala
A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
by Andrew X. Pham 1999 344 pages
3.99
6k+ ratings
Travel
Memoir
Asia
Three Weeks with My Brother
by Nicholas Sparks • 2004
4.05
50k+
Memoir
Biography
Travel
Three Weeks with My Brother Summary
Three Weeks with My Brother
by Nicholas Sparks 2004 368 pages
4.05
50k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Travel
Wild Life
by Rae Wynn-Grant • 2024
Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World
3.87
1k+
Memoir
Nature
Science
Wild Life Summary
Wild Life
Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World
by Rae Wynn-Grant 2024 269 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Nature
Science
Liturgies of the Wild
by Martin Shaw • 2026
Myths That Make Us
4.36
500+
Mythology
Philosophy
Christian
Liturgies of the Wild Summary
Liturgies of the Wild
Myths That Make Us
by Martin Shaw 2026 256 pages
4.36
500+ ratings
Mythology
Philosophy
Christian
The Girls Who Went Away
by Ann Fessler • 2006
The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade
4.24
11k+
History
Feminism
Adoption
The Girls Who Went Away Summary
The Girls Who Went Away
The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade
by Ann Fessler 2006 354 pages
4.24
11k+ ratings
History
Feminism
Adoption
Arctic Homestead
by Norma Cobb • 2000
The True Story of One Family's Survival and Courage in the Alaskan Wilds
4.06
1k+
Memoir
Adventure
Biography
Arctic Homestead Summary
Arctic Homestead
The True Story of One Family's Survival and Courage in the Alaskan Wilds
by Norma Cobb 2000 320 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Adventure
Biography
Raise the Bar
by Jon Taffer • 2013
An Action-Based Method for Maximum Customer Reactions
3.94
500+
Business
Ebooks
Memoir
Raise the Bar Summary
Raise the Bar
An Action-Based Method for Maximum Customer Reactions
by Jon Taffer 2013 256 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Business
Ebooks
Memoir
My Twenty-Five Years in Provence
by Peter Mayle • 2019
Reflections on Then and Now
3.93
4k+
Travel
Memoir
France
My Twenty-Five Years in Provence Summary
My Twenty-Five Years in Provence
Reflections on Then and Now
by Peter Mayle 2019 192 pages
3.93
4k+ ratings
Travel
Memoir
France
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
by Michelle McNamara • 2018
One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
4.11
200k+
True Crime
Crime
Mystery
I'll Be Gone in the Dark Summary
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
by Michelle McNamara 2018 352 pages
4.11
200k+ ratings
True Crime
Crime
Mystery
Wavewalker
by Suzanne Heywood • 2023
Breaking Free
4.23
9k+
Memoir
Biography
Travel
Wavewalker Summary
Wavewalker
Breaking Free
by Suzanne Heywood 2023 416 pages
4.23
9k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Travel
Learning to Fall
by Philip Simmons • 2000
The Blessings of an Imperfect Life
4.19
498
Spirituality
Memoir
Grief
Learning to Fall Summary
Learning to Fall
The Blessings of an Imperfect Life
by Philip Simmons 2000 176 pages
4.19
498 ratings
Spirituality
Memoir
Grief
Kingbird Highway
by Kenn Kaufman • 1997
The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder
4.30
2k+
Birds
Nature
Memoir
Kingbird Highway Summary
Kingbird Highway
The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder
by Kenn Kaufman 1997 320 pages
4.30
2k+ ratings
Birds
Nature
Memoir
Our Dear Friends in Moscow
by Irina Borogan • 2025
The Inside Story of a Broken Generation
4.15
196
Russia
History
Politics
Our Dear Friends in Moscow Summary
Our Dear Friends in Moscow
The Inside Story of a Broken Generation
by Irina Borogan 2025 336 pages
4.15
196 ratings
Russia
History
Politics
The Hiding Place
by Corrie ten Boom • 1971
The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
4.48
300k+
Biography
History
Christian
The Hiding Place Summary
The Hiding Place
The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
by Corrie ten Boom 1971 242 pages
4.48
300k+ ratings
Biography
History
Christian
The Growing Season
by Sarah Frey • 2020
How I Saved an American Farm--And Built a New Life
4.13
1k+
Memoir
Biography
Food
The Growing Season Summary
The Growing Season
How I Saved an American Farm--And Built a New Life
by Sarah Frey 2020 272 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Food
Travels with Charley
by John Steinbeck • 1961
In Search of America
4.08
100k+
Travel
Classics
Memoir
Travels with Charley Summary
Travels with Charley
In Search of America
by John Steinbeck 1961 214 pages
4.08
100k+ ratings
Travel
Classics
Memoir
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