I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton
By: Lynn Melnick
3.88
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
“An ode to storytelling itself…. A gorgeous and heart-rending story of survival.“―Melissa Febos, au…
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1. Being Elvis: A Lonely Life
By: Ray Connolly
3.76
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Elvis Presley is a giant figure in American popular culture, a man whose talent and fame were match… read more
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2. The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
By: Amanda Montell
3.54
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blen… read more
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- memoir
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- nonfiction
- essays
- audiobook
"While magical thinking is an age-old quirk, overthinking feels distinct to the modern era—a product of our innate superstitions clashing with information overload, mass loneliness, and a capitalistic…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
"Information transmission research suggests that folks with higher anxiety are quicker to engage with, and slower to disengage from, negative information; so "as a trait and state," anxiety itself per…"-Amanda Montell, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
3. Between Two Trailers
By: J. Dana Trent
3.65
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An unforgettable memoir about a girl who escapes her childhood as a preschool drug dealer to earn a… read more
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- audiobook
4. It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway: And Other Thoughts on Moving Forward
By: Elizabeth Passarella
3.98
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A collection of refreshingly honest and hilarious essays from Southern Living columnist Elizabeth P… read more
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"The whole crux of the Christian faith is that we cannot save ourselves... I know that I can't fix the brokenness inside me or overcome my own sin. For people who don't share my faith, this sounds tot…"-Elizabeth Passarella, It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway: And Other Thoughts on Moving Forward
"Epilogue: "I don't need these. Not any of this." "I want this camel. This is all I'm taking just to remember him by." "Sometimes you hold on to a big thing, an overwhelming thing because you believe …"-Elizabeth Passarella, It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway: And Other Thoughts on Moving Forward
5. This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You
By: Susan Rogers
3.82
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
This Is What It Sounds Like is a journey into the science and soul of music that reveals the secret… read more
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- music
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- audiobook
6. The French Ingredient: A Memoir
By: Jane Bertch
3.98
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The inspiring and delicious memoir of an American woman who had the gall to open a cooking school i… read more
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7. Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes
By: Moshe Kasher
4.12
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A riotous, whirlwind tour through deep American subcultures ranging from Burning Man to Alcoholics … read more
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- audiobook
8. Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew from It
By: Greg Marshall
3.97
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A hilarious and poignant memoir grappling with family, disability, and coming of age in two closets… read more
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9. I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This [But I'm Going to Anyway]
By: Chelsea Devantez
4.08
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A dynamic memoir-in-essays by comedian, screenwriter, and podcaster Chelsea Devantez, detailing her… read more
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10. The Manicurist's Daughter
By: Susan Lieu
3.96
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An emotionally raw memoir about the crumbling of the American Dream and a daughter of refugees who … read more
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11. There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish
By: Anna Akbari
3.66
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Part memoir, part explosive window into the mind of a catfisher, a thrilling personal account of th… read more
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12. Everything/Nothing/Someone
By: Alice Carrière
4.02
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
A powerful literary debut that tells of a young woman’s coming-of-age in the bohemian ’90s, as her … read more
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- audiobook
13. I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton
By: Lynn Melnick
3.88
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
“An ode to storytelling itself…. A gorgeous and heart-rending story of survival.“―Melissa Febos, au… read more
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- feminism
- mental health
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- nonfiction
- essays
- womens
- audiobook
14. This Story Will Change: After the Happily Ever After
By: Elizabeth Crane
3.67
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Rachel Cusk meets Nora Ephron in this intimate and evolving portrait about the end of a marriage an… read more
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- audiobook
15. Couple Found Slain: After a Family Murder
By: Mikita Brottman
3.54
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times Book ReviewCritically acclaimed author and psychoanalyst Mikita Brottman offers … read more
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- nonfiction
- mental health
16. This Will Be Funny Later
By: Jenny Pentland
3.80
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A funny, biting, and entertaining memoir of coming of age in the shadow of celebrity and finding yo… read more
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17. Still, I Cannot Save You: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Love, and Letting Go
By: Kelly S. Thompson
4.41
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
With honesty, love, and humour, in this moving memoir, Kelly S. Thompson explores her relationship … read more
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"Sisters come back to one another, I think. When they're ready."-Kelly S. Thompson, Still, I Cannot Save You: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Love, and Letting Go
"I have always thought that sisters have a way of communicating, no matter what keeps them apart."-Kelly S. Thompson, Still, I Cannot Save You: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Love, and Letting Go
"We were all just trying to save someone. It was a state of loving, despite instead of loving because."-Kelly S. Thompson, Still, I Cannot Save You: A Memoir of Sisterhood, Love, and Letting Go
18. Nerd: Adventures in Fandom from This Universe to the Multiverse
By: Maya Phillips
3.51
Format: 271 pages, Hardcover
In the vein of You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) and Black Nerd Problems, this witty, inc… read more
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19. The Wind at My Back: Resilience, Grace, and Other Gifts from My Mentor, Raven Wilkinson
By: Misty Copeland
3.97
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From celebrated ballerina and New York Times bestselling author Misty Copeland, a heartfelt memoir … read more
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20. The Unexpected Benefits of Being Run Over
By: Naseem Rochette
4.05
Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition
Best Indie Book Award (BIBA) Winner - 2023 BOOK OF THE YEAR Breaking doesn’t mean you’re broken… read more
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"Acceptance is not a state of mind you reach and say, “Whee! I’ve accepted myself and all my flaws, and life here on out will be grand."-Naseem Rochette, The Unexpected Benefits of Being Run Over
"We all have cracks. Parts of our journey that weren’t easy, that may at one point make us feel ugly or less than, and yet those moments are now part of us, and we have the power to learn from them. …"-Naseem Rochette, The Unexpected Benefits of Being Run Over
21. Under My Bed and Other Essays (American Lives)
By: Jody Keisner
4.40
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Jody Keisner was raised in rural Nebraska towns by a volatile father and kind but passive mother. A… read more
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