As Needed for Pain: A Memoir of Addiction
By: Dan Peres
3.73
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
In the vein of Mary Karr’s Lit, Augusten Burroughs’ Dry and Sarah Hepola’s Blackout, As Needed for …
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1. High on Arrival
By: Mackenzie Phillips
3.82
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
The eldest daughter of John Phillips and stepdaughter of Michelle Phillips, both lead singers of th… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- memoir
2. My Fair Junkie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean
By: Amy Dresner
3.93
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Blackout and Permanent Midnight , a darkly funny and revealing debut memoir of … read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- memoir
- psychology
3. Almost Interesting
By: David Spade
4.03
Format: 96 pages, ebook
A hilarious and biting memoir from the actor, comedian and Saturday Night Livealumni David Spade. D… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
4. Dad Is Fat
By: Jim Gaffigan
3.50
Format: 218 pages, ebook
In Dad is Fat, stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan, who's best known for his legendary riffs on Hot Pock… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
Similar categories in Brett Douglas's American Drug Addict: a memoir book and Dan Peres's As Needed for Pain: A Memoir of Addiction
- nonfiction
- memoir
Similar categories in Terri Cheney's Manic: A Memoir book and Dan Peres's As Needed for Pain: A Memoir of Addiction
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- memoir
- psychology
7. Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines
By: Nic Sheff
3.34
Format: 320 pages,
Nic Sheff was drunk for the first time at age eleven. In the years that followed, he would regularl… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- memoir
- psychology
8. You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas
By: Augusten Burroughs
3.54
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
You've eaten too much candy at Christmas...but have you ever eaten the face off a six-footstuffed S… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
9. Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality
By: Christopher Ryan , Cacilda Jethá
3.98
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Since Darwin's day, we've been told that sexual monogamy comes naturally to our species. Mainstream… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
"But with trust we can strive to accept even what we cannot understand."-Christopher Ryan, Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality
"Our sense of the full range of human nature, like our diet, has been steadily reduced. No matter how nourishing it might be, anything wild gets pulled - though as we'll see, some of the weeds growing…"-Christopher Ryan, Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality
"Societies in which women have lots of autonomy and authority tend to be decidedly male-friendly, relaxed, tolerant, and plenty sexy. Got that, fellas? If you're unhappy at the amount of sexual opport…"-Christopher Ryan, Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality
"The conditions necessary for devastating epidemics or pandemics just didn't exist until the agricultural revolution. The claim that modern medicine and sanitation save us from infectious diseases tha…"-Christopher Ryan, Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality
10. Ghost Boy
By: Megan Lloyd Davies , Martin Pistorius
4.00
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
They all thought he was gone. But he was alive and trapped inside his own body for ten years. In Ja… read more
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11. The Bassoon King: My Life in Art, Faith, and Idiocy
By: Rainn Wilson
5.00
Format: 29 pages, Hardcover
Rainn Wilson's memoir about growing up geeky and finally finding his place in comedy, faith, and li… read more
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12. Born with Teeth
By: Kate Mulgrew
4.65
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Raised by unconventional Irish Catholics who knew "how to drink, how to dance, how to talk, and how… read more
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13. Splinters
By: Leslie Jamison
3.86
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes the riveti… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- memoir
14. Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
By: Kathleen Hanna
4.46
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An electric, searing memoir by the original rebel girl and legendary front woman of Bikini Kill and… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- memoir
"She was the only woman on the whole record and hearing her gave me the first thought that someday I could be in a band."-Kathleen Hanna, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
15. Stash: My Life in Hiding
By: Laura Cathcart Robbins
3.92
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A propulsive and vivid memoir—in the vein of Drinking: A Love Story and Somebody’s Daughter—about t… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- memoir
16. Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
By: Jessica Fern
4.40
Format: 268 pages, Paperback
Attachment theory has entered the mainstream, but most discussions focus on how we can cultivate se… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
"A child with a secure attachment style will likely grow up into an adult who feels worthy of love and seeks to create meaningful, healthy relationships with people who are physically and emotionally …"-Jessica Fern, Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
"Commitment can be expressed in many ways. Traditionally it is solidified through marriage, owning property, having kids or wearing certain types of jewelry, but legal, domestic, or ornamental underta…"-Jessica Fern, Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
"When someone with a dismissive style starts to work on healing their insecure attachment, they must begin by no longer dismissing and distancing from themselves. This requires that they no longer den…"-Jessica Fern, Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
"Approximately 15 to 20 percent of the population has a nervous system wired to be more sensitive. These people are more attuned to the subtleties of their environment and process that information muc…"-Jessica Fern, Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy
17. Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative
By: Melissa Febos
4.24
Format: 171 pages, Paperback
Memoir meets craft masterclass in this “daring, honest, psychologically insightful” exploration of … read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
"Writing is a form of freedom more accessible than many"-Melissa Febos, Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative
"...The more we believe we ought to be something that we are not, the more money we will spend in that mission."-Melissa Febos, Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative
"Every single thing I have created worth a damn has been a practice of love, healing, and redemption. I know this process to be divine."-Melissa Febos, Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative
"I have found that a fulfilling writing life is one in which the creative process merges with the other necessary processes of good living, which only the individual can define."-Melissa Febos, Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative
18. Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself
By: Crystal Hefner
3.73
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A raw and unflinching look at the objectification and misogyny of the Playboy mansion, a woman’s st… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- memoir
19. Rental Person Who Does Nothing
By: Shoji Morimoto
3.34
Format: 160 pages, ebook
Need a rental person who does nothing? Shoji Morimoto provides a fascinating service to the lone… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- memoir
"– that people have a value even if they do nothing."-Shoji Morimoto, Rental Person Who Does Nothing
"I felt comfortable in a community that existed just for the moment, with simple, temporary relationships uncomplicated by past or future."-Shoji Morimoto, Rental Person Who Does Nothing
20. Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter — Then, Now, and Forever
By: John McWhorter
3.95
Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition
One of the preeminent linguists of our time examines the realms of language that are considered sho… read more
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- nonfiction
21. Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum
By: Michael McCreary
3.78
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
Slaying autism stereotypes with stand-up, one joke at a time. Like many others on the autism spectr… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- memoir
"Having autism is a characteristic, not a character."-Michael McCreary, Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum
"I was diagnosed with autism at the age of five. I wasn't diagnosed as a comedian until much later."-Michael McCreary, Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum
22. Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
By: Elizabeth Beller
3.86
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The life and legacy of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, wife of John F. Kennedy Jr., are reexamined in thi… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- memoir
23. This Telling
By: Cheryl Strayed
3.95
Format: 37 pages, Kindle Edition
Audible narration by Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) A genealogy test sparks a woman’s reflection on … read more
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24. Dyscalculia: A Love Story of Epic Miscalculation
By: Camonghne Felix
3.83
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
When Camonghne Felix goes through a monumental breakup, culminating in a hospital stay, everything… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
"It is through living, then dying, and living to die again that we discover what being alive is supposed to mean at all."-Camonghne Felix, Dyscalculia: A Love Story of Epic Miscalculation
"Pythagoreans believed that there are three ways humanity improves, one of which is dying. Death is biological, but where it is also metaphysical is where I find delight."-Camonghne Felix, Dyscalculia: A Love Story of Epic Miscalculation
"Math is a form of faith, a faith of its own dynamic and complex language system, and to speak it is to agree to its principles: Input begets output. One becomes the other. One variable is subject to …"-Camonghne Felix, Dyscalculia: A Love Story of Epic Miscalculation
"Nobody has to care about what hurts you because that's not their job. It's not the world's job to understand you, it's your job to understand the world. And the more you understand it, the more you l…"-Camonghne Felix, Dyscalculia: A Love Story of Epic Miscalculation
25. Joyful Recollections of Trauma
By: Paul Scheer
4.23
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning actor and comedian Paul Scheer, a candid and humorous memoir-in-essays on coming… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- memoir
"I didn’t need a girlfriend when I had Blockbuster."-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma
"But not acknowledging my trauma took away my triumph. I survived, and I wanted to make surviving the abuse part of my story. I want to wear my former shame with pride."-Paul Scheer, Joyful Recollections of Trauma
26. Smacked: A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy
By: Eilene B. Zimmerman
3.89
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A journalist pieces together the mysteries surrounding her ex-husband's unexpected death from drug … read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- memoir
27. As Needed for Pain: A Memoir of Addiction
By: Dan Peres
3.73
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
In the vein of Mary Karr’s Lit, Augusten Burroughs’ Dry and Sarah Hepola’s Blackout, As Needed for … read more
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- memoir
- medicine
- psychology
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
28. If You Love Me: A Mother's Journey Through Her Daughter's Opioid Addiction
By: Maureen Cavanagh
4.20
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Maureen Cavanagh’s gripping memoir If You Love Me is the story of a mother who suddenly finds herse… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
29. Toil & Trouble
By: Augusten Burroughs
3.96
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the number one New York Times bestselling author comes another stunning memoir that is tender,… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- memoir
"My youth is gone, but something far better has taken its place."-Augusten Burroughs, Toil & Trouble
"I like the bad one better,' I said. 'She had flying monkeys, and the good one was tacky and seemed kind of dumb."-Augusten Burroughs, Toil & Trouble
"The thing is, I wouldn't believe in them, and I would privately ridicule any idiot who did, except for one thing: I am a witch."-Augusten Burroughs, Toil & Trouble
"He sees the shit that happens around me - or because of me - so now he is only 99.99 percent certain I can't turn him into a frog."-Augusten Burroughs, Toil & Trouble
30. Feel It All: A Therapist's Guide to Reimagining Your Relationship with Sex
By: Casey Tanner
4.28
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A groundbreaking guide to sexuality that dispels the stale cultural attitudes about sex that le… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
31. Should've Been Dead: Lessons from a Crack Addict Who Broke Free
By: Sweta Patel
4.59
Format: 292 pages, Paperback
“Just to warn you, he swears. A lot.” I prepped my high school class for tomorrow’s speaker. “He… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
