18 Top memoir books like Tough: My Journey to True Power by Terry Crews

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Tough: My Journey to True Power

By: Terry Crews

4.28

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Terry Crews, the deeply personal story of his lifelong obsession with …

"There is no right way to be black or white or anything else. There are literally thousands of different ways to be in this world, so ultimately all you can be is yourself."

-Terry Crews, Tough: My Journey to True Power

"A healthy faith empowers you by giving a sense of meaning and purpose to go out and be good and do good in the world. A cult does the opposite. A cult robs you of any agency and power you might have outside the group."

-Terry Crews, Tough: My Journey to True Power

"The purpose of being tough is not to attack, but to protect. The purpose of being strong is not to dominate, but to support. The purpose of having power is not to rule, but to serve. What I've learned is that to be a true man is to be the ultimate servant. With any talent or advantage that life has give you, whether by birth or by circumstance, your duty is to use that advantage in the service of others."

-Terry Crews, Tough: My Journey to True Power

"Learning to live without shame gave me genuine empathy for the first time. I look at every person in the world, and I understand that we've all got issues and we're all in the process of becoming. If someone hasn't vanquished their demons, or doesn't know how to vanquish their demons, or isn't even aware that they have demons to vanquish - I get it, because I lived that way for the first forty-two years of my life, and I've been unlearning it every day for the last ten."

-Terry Crews, Tough: My Journey to True Power

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1. Leslie F*cking Jones

By: Leslie Jones

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Hey you guys, it’s Leslie. I’m excited to share my story with you. Now, I’m gonna be honest: Som… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Jones's Leslie F*cking Jones book and Terry Crews's Tough: My Journey to True Power

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
"Dad"

-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones

"Some of the stories about my childhood is vague, because a bitch is 55 and I've smoked a lot of weed."

-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones

"I was built for strong... I was never a victim. And even though really bad shit happened to me, I know it's my job to help other back girls and women get strong like me."

-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones

"I even attended a Christian singles night lecture kind of thing—I was single, it was free, and it was Church. Honestly, that night should be an episode of American Horror Story. The woman leading it …"

-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones

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2. Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

By: Danny Trejo

4.42

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For the first time, the full, fascinating, and inspirational true story of Danny Trejo’s journey fr… read more

Similar categories in Danny Trejo's Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood book and Terry Crews's Tough: My Journey to True Power

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"...even in prison I could be free."

-Danny Trejo, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

"...it's hard to teach anyone anything when they think they know everything already."

-Danny Trejo, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

"When you're an addict you think the only person you're hurting is you. And that's not true."

-Danny Trejo, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

"Once you know where drugs and alcohol will take you, you can never enjoy them the same way again."

-Danny Trejo, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

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3. Worthy

By: Jada Pinkett Smith

3.64

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A gripping, painfully honest, and ultimately inspirational memoir from global superstar and creator… read more

Similar categories in Jada Pinkett Smith's Worthy book and Terry Crews's Tough: My Journey to True Power

  • self help
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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4. If You Would Have Told Me

By: John Stamos

3.81

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

If you would have told a young John Stamos flipping burgers at his dad’s fast-food joint that one d… read more

Similar categories in John Stamos's If You Would Have Told Me book and Terry Crews's Tough: My Journey to True Power

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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5. Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

By: Arnold Schwarzenegger

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life—di… read more

Similar categories in Arnold Schwarzenegger's Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life book and Terry Crews's Tough: My Journey to True Power

  • self help
  • personal development
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"The fact that I had such vivid impressions and expectations at all is the reason I got there in the first place."

-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

"The beauty of pain, not only is it temporary...is it tells you when you begin to give enough of yourself in pursuit of your dreams. If the work hasn't hurt or cost you anything, or at least made you …"

-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

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6. Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

By: David Goggins

4.44

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

This is not a self-help book. It's a wake-up call! Can't Hurt Me, David Goggins' smash hit memoi… read more

Similar categories in David Goggins's Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within book and Terry Crews's Tough: My Journey to True Power

  • self help
  • personal development
  • biography
  • memoir
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Whatever it takes for you to believe that you're better than good enough to achieve your dreams is what you must do. And remember, your greatness is not tied to any outcome. It is found in the valian…"

-David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

"We all owe it ourselves to stand for something. Principles give us a foundation — solid ground we can trust and build on as we continue to redefine what's possible in our own lives. Sure, some will b…"

-David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

"Back in SEAL training, I loved when people froze up and quit. I felt it elevated me in some way, but that was ego-driven immaturity and poor leadership. These days, I consider my business to make eve…"

-David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

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7. Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter

By: Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson

4.36

Format: 304 pages, ebook

For the first time, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson opens up about his amazing comeback—from tragic person… read more

Similar categories in Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter book and Terry Crews's Tough: My Journey to True Power

  • self help
  • personal development
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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8. We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

By: Simu Liu

4.35

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Marvel's newest recruit shares his own inspiring and unexpected origin story, from China to the bri… read more

Similar categories in Simu Liu's We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story book and Terry Crews's Tough: My Journey to True Power

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Nobody forced us to come here,"

-Simu Liu, We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

"Canada is not unilaterally friendly, nor is “friendly"

-Simu Liu, We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

"Acting, like life, gets a bit stale when you only make safe choices."

-Simu Liu, We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

"Jared had taught me the value of swinging for the fences and being the master of my own destiny."

-Simu Liu, We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

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9. Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me

By: Whoopi Goldberg

4.33

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From multi-award winner Whoopi Goldberg comes a new and unique memoir of her family and their influ… read more

Similar categories in Whoopi Goldberg's Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me book and Terry Crews's Tough: My Journey to True Power

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
"Listen. The confines of this neighbourhood do not represent the confines of your life. You can go and do and be whatever you want. But, whatever you choose, be yourself."

-Whoopi Goldberg, Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me

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10. Rebel Rising

By: Rebel Wilson

3.91

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

From the scene-stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids comes a refreshingly candid, hilariou… read more

Similar categories in Rebel Wilson's Rebel Rising book and Terry Crews's Tough: My Journey to True Power

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Would this performance feel internally like I was going to die? Yes. But my desire to win, my desire to be somebody, is so strong that it compels me to do the hardest thing possible: to perform in pu…"

-Rebel Wilson, Rebel Rising

"People would come up to me on the street and say, 'I just want to thank you for being so brave!' Why am I so fucking brave? I'm not going off to fight in a war! I'm not running into a burning buildin…"

-Rebel Wilson, Rebel Rising

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11. So Many Steves: Afternoons with Steve Martin

By: Steve Martin

3.83

Format: 3 pages, Audiobook

Steve Martin is more candid than he’s ever been about his creative life in this engrossing audio-bi… read more

Similar categories in Steve Martin's So Many Steves: Afternoons with Steve Martin book and Terry Crews's Tough: My Journey to True Power

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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12. When I Was Your Age: Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice from a Professional Clown

By: Kenan Thompson

3.83

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

When I Was Your Age  is a hilarious, heartwarming and surprising ode to growing up, getting older a… read more

Similar categories in Kenan Thompson's When I Was Your Age: Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice from a Professional Clown book and Terry Crews's Tough: My Journey to True Power

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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13. Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder

By: William Shatner

3.85

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The beloved star of Star Trek , recent space traveler, and living legend William Shatner reflects o… read more

Similar categories in William Shatner's Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder book and Terry Crews's Tough: My Journey to True Power

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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14. Tough: My Journey to True Power

By: Terry Crews

4.28

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Terry Crews, the deeply personal story of his lifelong obsession with … read more

Similar categories in Terry Crews's Tough: My Journey to True Power book and Terry Crews's Tough: My Journey to True Power

  • self help
  • personal development
  • biography
  • memoir
  • psychology
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
"There is no right way to be black or white or anything else. There are literally thousands of different ways to be in this world, so ultimately all you can be is yourself."

-Terry Crews, Tough: My Journey to True Power

"A healthy faith empowers you by giving a sense of meaning and purpose to go out and be good and do good in the world. A cult does the opposite. A cult robs you of any agency and power you might have …"

-Terry Crews, Tough: My Journey to True Power

"The purpose of being tough is not to attack, but to protect. The purpose of being strong is not to dominate, but to support. The purpose of having power is not to rule, but to serve. What I've learne…"

-Terry Crews, Tough: My Journey to True Power

"Learning to live without shame gave me genuine empathy for the first time. I look at every person in the world, and I understand that we've all got issues and we're all in the process of becoming. If…"

-Terry Crews, Tough: My Journey to True Power

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15. The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying about What People Think of You

By: Michael Gervais

4.19

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

High-performance psychologist Michael Gervais presents a groundbreaking guide for overcoming what m… read more

Similar categories in Michael Gervais's The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying about What People Think of You book and Terry Crews's Tough: My Journey to True Power

  • audiobook
  • personal development
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • self help
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16. I Curse You With Joy

By: Tiffany Haddish

3.95

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

Tiffany Haddish is back with her highly anticipated new essay collection, I Curse You With Joy … read more

Similar categories in Tiffany Haddish's I Curse You With Joy book and Terry Crews's Tough: My Journey to True Power

  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Representation isn’t just checking off boxes, it’s validating experience."

-Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy

"What I was learning was, in its own fucked up way, no feelings was as bad as too many."

-Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy

"I wish that men got endometriosis. If it was painful when they ejaculated, you know they would find a cure immediately and every doctor would know what to do to make it less painful, even a foot doct…"

-Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy

"Going through all that, taught me that you get to choose your response when you are afraid. You might not be able to control everything that happens to you but you do get to control how you respond t…"

-Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy

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17. Split Decision: Life Stories

By: Ice-T

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning actor, rapper, and producer Ice-T unveils a compelling memoir of his early life robbi… read more

Similar categories in Ice-T's Split Decision: Life Stories book and Terry Crews's Tough: My Journey to True Power

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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18. Act Like You Got Some Sense: And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me

By: Jamie Foxx

3.88

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From Academy Award-winning multi-talent Jamie Foxx, a hilariously candid look at the joys and pitfa… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Foxx's Act Like You Got Some Sense: And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me book and Terry Crews's Tough: My Journey to True Power

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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19. Our Fight: A Memoir

By: Ronda Rousey

3.95

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author and trailblazing athlete Ronda Rousey, an unfiltered and ent… read more

Similar categories in Ronda Rousey's Our Fight: A Memoir book and Terry Crews's Tough: My Journey to True Power

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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20. Made Whole: The Practical Guide to Reaching Your Financial Goals

By: Tiffany the Budgetnista Aliche

4.40

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The ultimate hands-on workbook for anyone looking to get their finances in order—from budgeting to … read more

Similar categories in Tiffany the Budgetnista Aliche's Made Whole: The Practical Guide to Reaching Your Financial Goals book and Terry Crews's Tough: My Journey to True Power

  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • personal development
  • audiobook
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21. Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers

By: Ian O'Connor

3.85

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Aaron Rodgers is regarded by some as the most talented player to ever hold the most important job i… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

21 Best audiobook books like Tough: My Journey to True Power by Terry Crews

Transform Your Habits

Leslie F*cking Jones

Leslie Jones

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

Danny Trejo

4.42

Transform Your Habits

Worthy

Jada Pinkett Smith

3.64

Transform Your Habits

If You Would Have Told Me

John Stamos

3.81

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23 must-read audiobook books like Our Fight: A Memoir by Ronda Rousey

Transform Your Habits

Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself

Crystal Hefner

3.73

Transform Your Habits

MOX

Jon Moxley

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Becky Lynch: The Man—Not Your Average Average Girl

Rebecca Quin

4.51

Transform Your Habits

There's Just One Problem...: True Tales from the Former, One-Time, 7th Most Powerful Person in WWE

Brian Gewirtz

4.12

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