5 best-selling memoir books like The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State by Nadia Murad

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The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State

By: Nadia Murad

4.47

Format: 13 pages, Audio CD

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE In this intimate memoir of survival, a former captive of the Is…

"I want to be the last girl in the world with a story like mine."

-Nadia Murad, The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State

"I want to be the last girl in the world with a story like mine."

-Nadia Murad, The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State

"I want to be the last girl in the world with a story like mine."

-Nadia Murad, The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State

"Every time I tell my story, I feel that I am taking some power away from the terrorists."

-Nadia Murad, The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State

If you liked the memoir plot in The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State by Nadia Murad , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Agua del limonero

By: Mamen Sánchez

3.52

Format: 303 pages, Paperback

“Una novela emocionante, una historia inolvidable. Mamen Sánchez se consagra como una de nuestras m… read more

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2. Desert Flower

By: Waris Dirie , Cathleen Miller

4.22

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Waris Dirie ran away from her oppressive life in the African desert when she was barely in her teen… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • feminism
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"Women’s loyalty has to be earned with trust and affection, rather than barbaric rituals. The time has come to leave the old ways of suffering behind"

-Waris Dirie, Desert Flower

"These tribal wars, like the practice of circumcision, are brought about by the ego, selfishness, and aggression of men. I hate to say that, but it’s true. Both acts stem from their obsession with the…"

-Waris Dirie, Desert Flower

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3. Sold

By: Andrew Crofts , Zana Muhsen

4.27

Format: 637 pages, Paperback

Zana Muhsen, born and bred in Birmingham, is of Yemeni origin. When her father told her she was to … read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • feminism
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

4. In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

By: Yeonmi Park , Maryanne Vollers

3.98

Format: 212 pages,

Human rights activist Park, who fled North Korea with her mother in 2007 at age 13 and eventually m… read more

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5. Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur

By: Damien Lewis , Halima Bashir

4.16

Format: 208 pages,

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6. A Thousand Miles to Freedom: My Escape from North Korea

By: Eunsun Kim , Sébastien Falletti , David Tian

3.71

Format: 364 pages, Hardcover

Eunsun Kim was born in North Korea, one of the most secretive and oppressive countries in the moder… read more

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7. Ehtoolehdon tuho

By: Minna Lindgren

2.57

Format: None pages,

Evakkoaikansa jalkeen yli 90-vuotiaat Siiri, Irma, Anna-Liisa ja kumppanit palaavat remontoituun, u… read more

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8. The Girl Who Escaped ISIS: This Is My Story

By: Farida Khalaf

4.45

Format: 864 pages, Paperback

"A rare and riveting first-hand account of the terror and torture inflicted by ISIS on young Iraqi … read more

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9. A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

By: Michael G. Kramer

4.29

Format: 470 pages, ebook

Volume One is mainly about the second Indochina war (Vietnam War) and is set during the period from… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • war
"Navarre asserted, “We have such powerful forces and so strong a defence system that Dien Bien Phu is an impregnable fortress!"

-Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

"The Vietnamese soldier said, “Before I spoke to her, I had given her a cooked ration of rice. Instead of her being grateful for the meal, she abused me! What gives with these Kampuchean People?"

-Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

"As well, I want our special force commandos to silently slip into Cat Bi and Gia Lam airfields and destroy the aircraft stationed there. That will deal the French forces at Dien Bien Phu a stunning b…"

-Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

"On the 30th of April 1975, American helicopters flew out of Saigon in an ignominious retreat as the tanks of the People’s Liberation Army of Vietnam rumbled into the grounds of the American Embassy i…"

-Michael G. Kramer, A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

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10. Guest House for Young Widows: Among the Women of ISIS

By: Azadeh Moaveni

4.04

Format: 362 pages, Hardcover

Guest House for Young Widows charts the different ways women were recruited, inspired, or compelled… read more

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  • history
  • feminism
  • politics
  • war
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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11. Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women

By: Christina Lamb

4.63

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From Christina Lamb, the coauthor of the bestselling I Am Malala and an award-winning journalist—an… read more

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  • history
  • feminism
  • politics
  • war
  • nonfiction
"Around the world, a woman's body is still very much a battlefield and hundreds of thousands of women bear the invisible wounds of war."

-Christina Lamb, Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women

"Man's discovery that his genitalia could serve as a weapon to generate fear must rank as one of the most important discoveries of prehistoric times along with the use of fire and the first crude ston…"

-Christina Lamb, Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women

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12. Niños muy malos: Crónica de niños asesinos

By: Arturo Cosme

3.00

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Este libro contiene nueve historias reales en las que uno o dos niños(as), de entre siete y quince … read more

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13. The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State

By: Nadia Murad

4.47

Format: 13 pages, Audio CD

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE In this intimate memoir of survival, a former captive of the Is… read more

Similar categories in Nadia Murad's The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State book and Nadia Murad's The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • feminism
  • politics
  • war
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • religion
  • nonfiction
"I want to be the last girl in the world with a story like mine."

-Nadia Murad, The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State

"Every time I tell my story, I feel that I am taking some power away from the terrorists."

-Nadia Murad, The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State

"How is everything, Nadia," he said. "It's hot." I replied, smiling a little bit. "Never forget," Nasser said, teasing me. "It's very hot, Nasser, it's very hot."

-Nadia Murad, The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State

"Since leaving Kocho, I had begged for death, I had willed Salman to kill me or asked God to let me die or refused to eat or drink in the hopes I would fade away. I had thought many times that the man…"

-Nadia Murad, The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State

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14. Nos quieren muertos

By: Javier Moro

4.39

Format: 576 pages, Hardcover

El sacrificio de un hombre, la lucha de una familia, la conciencia de un país. En 2014, tras lidera… read more

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15. Rebel

By: Rahaf Mohammed

4.21

Format: 241 pages, Hardcover

A gripping memoir of bravery and sacrifice by a young woman whose escape from her abusive family an… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • feminism
  • politics
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • religion
  • nonfiction
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16. Unveiled: How the West Empowers Radical Muslims

By: Yasmine Mohammed

4.32

Format: 294 pages, Paperback

Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Infidel meets The Handmaid's TaleSince September 11th, 2001, the Western world ha… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • feminism
  • politics
  • autobiography
  • religion
  • nonfiction
"It is sad to see that there remains this pervasive idea that Muslims all share a culture. No. They do not. They each have distinct cultures that have just been shrouded by Islam in the same way each …"

-Yasmine Mohammed, Unveiled: How the West Empowers Radical Muslims

"The thing about being Muslim is that you are taught to ignore your gut feelings. Those feelings are usually attributed to the devil. It's the devil whispering in your ear and making you feel that way…"

-Yasmine Mohammed, Unveiled: How the West Empowers Radical Muslims

"The Muslim world has been shielded from criticism for so long. How will progress ever happen if criticism is considered bigotry? ... Are Muslims not entitled to go through enlightenment and reform ju…"

-Yasmine Mohammed, Unveiled: How the West Empowers Radical Muslims

"We accept and willingly support the subjugation of our sisters to the East, even though we would never accept that for ourselves or our sisters in the West. Here, we demand that women be able to "fre…"

-Yasmine Mohammed, Unveiled: How the West Empowers Radical Muslims

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17. The Power of Women: A Doctor's Journey of Hope and Healing

By: Denis Mukwege

4.71

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From Nobel laureate, world-renowned doctor, and noted human rights activist Dr. Denis Mukwege comes… read more

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  • history
  • feminism
  • politics
  • war
  • nonfiction
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18. Visappu Pranayam Unmadam | വിശപ്പ് പ്രണയം ഉന്മാദം (Malayalam Edition)

By: Muhammed Abbas

4.35

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

എന്തൊരു എഴുത്താണിത്. ഓരോ വാക്കും ഹൃദയത്തിലേക്കിങ്ങനെ തുളച്ചുകയറുകയാണ്... മുഹമ്മദ് അബ്ബാസിന് മലയാളഭാഷ അറിയില്ലായിര… read more

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"രക്ത ബന്ധങ്ങൾക്ക് വാഴനാരിന്റെ ഉറപ്പേയുള്ളൂ എന്ന് നന്നേ ചെറുപ്പത്തിൽ ഞാൻ മനസിലാക്കിയതാണ്"

-Muhammed Abbas, Visappu Pranayam Unmadam | വിശപ്പ് പ്രണയം ഉന്മാദം (Malayalam Edition)

"സ്വബോധത്തോടെ ഈ ഭൂമിയിൽ ജീവിക്കുന്നതിലും വലിയ ആനന്ദമൊന്നും ഇല്ലെന്ന തിരിച്ചറിവിലേക്ക് ഞാൻ നടക്കുകയായിരുന്നു"

-Muhammed Abbas, Visappu Pranayam Unmadam | വിശപ്പ് പ്രണയം ഉന്മാദം (Malayalam Edition)

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19. The History and Archaeology of the Bible

By: Jean-Pierre Isbouts

3.91

Format: None pages, Audiobook

The findings of historians and archaeologists open a thrilling world of discovery as they bring the… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • religion
  • history
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20. Sur l'épaule des géants

By: Laurine Roux

4.00

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Tour à tour roman d'aventure, feuilleton littéraire, chronique familiale et polar, Sur l'épaule des… read more

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21. The Terrorist Factory: ISIS, the Yazidi Genocide, and Exporting Terror

By: Patrick Desbois

3.99

Format: 999 pages, ebook

A riveting, behind-the-scenes look of the Yazidi genocide and the terrorist threat it holds for the… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • war

8 Best history books like The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State by Nadia Murad

Transform Your Habits

A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume One

Michael G. Kramer

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Guest House for Young Widows: Among the Women of ISIS

Azadeh Moaveni

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women

Christina Lamb

4.63

Transform Your Habits

The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State

Nadia Murad

4.47

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12 Best audiobook books like Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women by Christina Lamb

Transform Your Habits

Chłopki. Opowieść o naszych babkach

Joanna Kuciel-Frydryszak

4.44

Transform Your Habits

Tiems, kurie neskaito

Benas Lastauskas

3.83

Transform Your Habits

Our Bodies, Their Battlefields: War Through the Lives of Women

Christina Lamb

4.63

Transform Your Habits

Wszystko mam bardziej. Życie w spektrum autyzmu

Jacek Hołub

4.10

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