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
Ten Days in a Mad-House
Feigning Insanity in Order to Reveal Asylum Horrors
History
Classics
Psychology
Ten Days in a Mad-House
Feigning Insanity in Order to Reveal Asylum Horrors
History
Classics
Psychology
Karate-Do
My Way of Life
Martial Arts
Biography
Philosophy
Karate-Do
My Way of Life
Martial Arts
Biography
Philosophy
Warriors Don't Cry
A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High
History
Memoir
School
Warriors Don't Cry
A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High
History
Memoir
School
The Art of Power
My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House
Politics
Memoir
History
The Art of Power
My Story as America's First Woman Speaker of the House
Politics
Memoir
History
The Long Walk
The True Story of a Trek to Freedom
History
Adventure
Biography
The Long Walk
The True Story of a Trek to Freedom
History
Adventure
Biography
No Hero
The Evolution of a Navy SEAL
Military Fiction
History
Biography
No Hero
The Evolution of a Navy SEAL
Military Fiction
History
Biography
What the Animals Taught Me
Stories of Love and Healing from a Farm Animal Sanctuary
Animals
Memoir
Biography
What the Animals Taught Me
Stories of Love and Healing from a Farm Animal Sanctuary
Animals
Memoir
Biography
Angela's Ashes
Memoir
Biography
Classics
Angela's Ashes
Memoir
Biography
Classics
Hard Choices
Politics
Biography
Memoir
Hard Choices
Politics
Biography
Memoir
Playing It My Way
My Autobiography
Biography
Sports
Autobiography
Playing It My Way
My Autobiography
Biography
Sports
Autobiography
Big Friendship
How We Keep Each Other Close
Memoir
Self Help
Friendship
Big Friendship
How We Keep Each Other Close
Memoir
Self Help
Friendship
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
A Low Culture Manifesto
Essays
Humor
Pop Culture
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs
A Low Culture Manifesto
Essays
Humor
Pop Culture
The Phantom Prince
My Life with Ted Bundy
True Crime
Memoir
Crime
The Phantom Prince
My Life with Ted Bundy
True Crime
Memoir
Crime
Wired for Love
A Neuroscientist's Journey Through Romance, Loss, and the Essence of Human Connection
Science
Psychology
Memoir
Wired for Love
A Neuroscientist's Journey Through Romance, Loss, and the Essence of Human Connection
Science
Psychology
Memoir
The Promise of a Pencil
How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change
Business
Biography
Memoir
The Promise of a Pencil
How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change
Business
Biography
Memoir
Polyglot
How I Learn Languages
Language
Linguistics
Education
Polyglot
How I Learn Languages
Language
Linguistics
Education
The Journal of Best Practices
A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband
Memoir
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
The Journal of Best Practices
A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband
Memoir
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Psychology
The Last Lecture
Memoir
Biography
Self Help
The Last Lecture
Memoir
Biography
Self Help
Overthinking About You
Navigating Romantic Relationships When You Have Anxiety, OCD, and/or Depression
Self Help
Mental Health
Psychology
Overthinking About You
Navigating Romantic Relationships When You Have Anxiety, OCD, and/or Depression
Self Help
Mental Health
Psychology
My Life
Biography
Politics
History
My Life
Biography
Politics
History
Kokoro
Japanese Wisdom for a Life Well Lived
Japan
Philosophy
Self Help
Kokoro
Japanese Wisdom for a Life Well Lived
Japan
Philosophy
Self Help
Reham Khan
Biography
Pakistan
Politics
Reham Khan
Biography
Pakistan
Politics
The Undocumented Americans
Memoir
Politics
Social Justice
The Undocumented Americans
Memoir
Politics
Social Justice
The Climb
Tragic Ambitions on Everest
Mountaineering
Adventure
Memoir
The Climb
Tragic Ambitions on Everest
Mountaineering
Adventure
Memoir
The Light We Carry
Overcoming in Uncertain Times
Memoir
Biography
Self Help
The Light We Carry
Overcoming in Uncertain Times
Memoir
Biography
Self Help
Crazy Love
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
Crazy Love
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
Good Time Girl
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Good Time Girl
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Little Princes
One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
Memoir
Book Club
Travel
Little Princes
One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
Memoir
Book Club
Travel
Fierce Attachments
A Memoir
Memoir
Biography
Feminism
Fierce Attachments
A Memoir
Memoir
Biography
Feminism
Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
Memoir
LGBT
Queer
Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
Memoir
LGBT
Queer
Marching Powder
A True Story of a British Drug Smuggler In a Bolivian Jail
Travel
Biography
Crime
Marching Powder
A True Story of a British Drug Smuggler In a Bolivian Jail
Travel
Biography
Crime
How to Stand Up to a Dictator
Politics
Memoir
History
How to Stand Up to a Dictator
Politics
Memoir
History
The Songlines
Travel
Australia
History
The Songlines
Travel
Australia
History
Black Magic
What Black Leaders Learned from Trauma and Triumph
Race
History
Leadership
Black Magic
What Black Leaders Learned from Trauma and Triumph
Race
History
Leadership
Yes, Chef
Memoir
Food
Biography
Yes, Chef
Memoir
Food
Biography
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground
Indigenous
Memoir
Essays
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground
Indigenous
Memoir
Essays
It Worked for Me
In Life and Leadership
Leadership
Biography
Memoir
It Worked for Me
In Life and Leadership
Leadership
Biography
Memoir
Expecting Adam
A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic
Memoir
Book Club
Parenting
Expecting Adam
A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic
Memoir
Book Club
Parenting
The Rule
How I Beat the Odds in the Markets and in Life―and How You Can Too
Finance
Biography
Personal Finance
The Rule
How I Beat the Odds in the Markets and in Life―and How You Can Too
Finance
Biography
Personal Finance
Dreams from My Father
A Story of Race and Inheritance; The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Biography
History
Politics
Dreams from My Father
A Story of Race and Inheritance; The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Biography
History
Politics
Rosa Parks
My Story
Biography
History
Memoir
Rosa Parks
My Story
Biography
History
Memoir
Tremendous
Biography
Comedy
Memoir
Tremendous
Biography
Comedy
Memoir
What the Dead Know
Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator
True Crime
Memoir
Crime
What the Dead Know
Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator
True Crime
Memoir
Crime
My Journey
Transforming Dreams into Actions
Biography
Autobiography
India
My Journey
Transforming Dreams into Actions
Biography
Autobiography
India
Miracle in the Andes
72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home
Memoir
Survival
Adventure
Miracle in the Andes
72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home
Memoir
Survival
Adventure
Between the World and Me
Memoir
Race
History
Between the World and Me
Memoir
Race
History
Forgiveness
A Gift from My Grandparents
Memoir
Canada
Book Club
Forgiveness
A Gift from My Grandparents
Memoir
Canada
Book Club
Saved by the Light
The True Story of a Man Who Died Twice and the Profound Revelations He Received
Spirituality
Memoir
Biography
Saved by the Light
The True Story of a Man Who Died Twice and the Profound Revelations He Received
Spirituality
Memoir
Biography
What in the World?!
A Southern Woman's Guide to Laughing at Life's Unexpected Curveballs and Beautiful Blessings
Memoir
Humor
Biography
What in the World?!
A Southern Woman's Guide to Laughing at Life's Unexpected Curveballs and Beautiful Blessings
Memoir
Humor
Biography
Emergency
This Book Will Save Your Life
Survival
Self Help
Travel
Emergency
This Book Will Save Your Life
Survival
Self Help
Travel
