14 Top nonfiction books like Raised in Ruins: A Memoir by Tara Neilson

Cover of Raised in Ruins: A Memoir by Tara Neilson

Raised in Ruins: A Memoir

By: Tara Neilson

3.97

Format: 272 pages, ebook

An extraordinary memoir of a woman's unconventional childhood growing up in the Alaskan wilderness,…

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Cover of The Perfect Horse: the Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis by Elizabeth Letts

1. The Perfect Horse: the Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis

By: Elizabeth Letts

4.07

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion, the remarkable true st… read more

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  • nonfiction
"An old adage says that a good rider can hear his horse speak and a great rider can hear his horse whisper."

-Elizabeth Letts, The Perfect Horse: the Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis

"Great dressage demands more than skill; it engages a rider's inner wisdom and his ability to communicate with a mount in the silent language of horsemanship."

-Elizabeth Letts, The Perfect Horse: the Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis

"Just as ballroom dancing and pair skating command partners to work together seamlessly, in the sport of dressage, the rider performers an intricate pas de deux with his partner—a twelve-hundred-pound…"

-Elizabeth Letts, The Perfect Horse: the Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis

"The stallion’s crest was arched, his nose was perpendicular to the floor, and his hind legs were gathered underneath him, showing off the powerfully developed muscles in his massive hindquarters. His…"

-Elizabeth Letts, The Perfect Horse: the Daring U.S. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis

Cover of The Only Witness (Neema Mystery, #1) by Pamela Beason

2. The Only Witness (Neema Mystery, #1)

By: Pamela Beason

4.33

Format: 277 pages,

A novel of mystery and suspense from Daphne Award Winning Author Pamela Beason KIDNAPPING...OR MURD… read more

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3. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s

By: Doris Kearns Goodwin

4.71

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Don't Call Me Jupiter: Memoir of a Reluctant Hippie Kid (Jupiter, #1) by Tom J. Bross

4. Don't Call Me Jupiter: Memoir of a Reluctant Hippie Kid (Jupiter, #1)

By: Tom J. Bross

4.25

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

Don’t Call Me Jupiter is a true coming-of-age memoir of psychedelic adventure about growing up in a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"One of my nipples is noticeably larger than the other two."

-Tom J. Bross, Don't Call Me Jupiter: Memoir of a Reluctant Hippie Kid (Jupiter, #1)

Cover of Don't Call Me Jupiter: Memoir of a Reluctant Hippie Kid (Jupiter, #2) by Tom J. Bross

5. Don't Call Me Jupiter: Memoir of a Reluctant Hippie Kid (Jupiter, #2)

By: Tom J. Bross

4.52

Format: 311 pages, ebook

Don’t Call Me Jupiter is a true coming-of-age memoir of psychedelic adventure about growing up in a… read more

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  • memoir
Cover of Walking Home: Common Sense and Other Misadventures On the Pacific Crest Trail by Rick       Rogers

6. Walking Home: Common Sense and Other Misadventures On the Pacific Crest Trail

By: Rick Rogers

4.31

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

-A Heartwarming Adventure! - 2022 Best Book Award Winner in Travel Guides & Essays! Can a comicall… read more

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  • nonfiction
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7. Whale Fall

By: Elizabeth O'Connor

3.87

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A stunning debut from an award-winning writer, about loss, isolation, folklore, and the joy and dis… read more

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  • adult
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8. Blizzard

By: Ron Schwab

4.60

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of Old Dogs and Coldsmith comes the gripping Western adventure, Blizzar… read more

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Cover of Nine Years Among the Indians, 1870-1879: The Story of the Captivity and Life of a Texan Among the Indians by Herman Lehmann

9. Nine Years Among the Indians, 1870-1879: The Story of the Captivity and Life of a Texan Among the Indians

By: Herman Lehmann

4.17

Format: 115 pages, Kindle Edition

"Lehmann's memoir is quite fantastic-sounding at times, but is regarded as one of the best of that … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir by Griffin Dunne

10. The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

By: Griffin Dunne

4.19

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

At nine, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin,… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"At the moment when Mrs. Griffin had been notified of her husband’s death, she was in bed with her lover at the Hotel del Coronado in California, and took the news that she was a widow rather well. Sh…"

-Griffin Dunne, The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

Cover of Only When I Step On It: One Man's Inspiring Journey to Hike The Appalachian Trail Alone by Peter  Conti

11. Only When I Step On It: One Man's Inspiring Journey to Hike The Appalachian Trail Alone

By: Peter Conti

4.34

Format: 405 pages, Kindle Edition

What if you could experience the thrill of an epic voyage through insurmountable obstacles without … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Force of Nature: Three Women Tackle The John Muir Trail by Joan M. Griffin

12. Force of Nature: Three Women Tackle The John Muir Trail

By: Joan M. Griffin

4.44

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

"Lace up your hiking boots! Let Griffin guide you over granite mountains, through thunderstorms, an… read more

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  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Everywhere I Look: A Memoir by Ona Gritz

13. Everywhere I Look: A Memoir

By: Ona Gritz

4.47

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

In 1982, twenty-five-year-old Angie Boggs, pregnant with her second child, was brutally murdered, a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of The Call of the Last Frontier: The True Story of a Woman's Twenty-Year Alaska Adventure by Melissa L. Cook

14. The Call of the Last Frontier: The True Story of a Woman's Twenty-Year Alaska Adventure

By: Melissa L. Cook

4.43

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

"I went to Alaska searching for a job and found an adventure!" —Melissa L. Cook It’s all here—livi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of 150 Days: The true story of how I lost 88 pound and became a mountain goat on the Pacific Crest Trail by Lise Kristine Viken

15. 150 Days: The true story of how I lost 88 pound and became a mountain goat on the Pacific Crest Trail

By: Lise Kristine Viken

4.08

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

The Pacific Crest Trail will change your life... Lise Kristine Viken was an overweight nicotine sl… read more

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Cover of Raised in Ruins: A Memoir by Tara Neilson

16. Raised in Ruins: A Memoir

By: Tara Neilson

3.97

Format: 272 pages, ebook

An extraordinary memoir of a woman's unconventional childhood growing up in the Alaskan wilderness,… read more

Similar categories in Tara Neilson's Raised in Ruins: A Memoir book and Tara Neilson's Raised in Ruins: A Memoir

  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of When the Night Comes Falling: A Requiem for the Idaho Student Murders by Howard Blum

17. When the Night Comes Falling: A Requiem for the Idaho Student Murders

By: Howard Blum

3.63

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The definitive, inside story of the Idaho murders from bestselling author Howard Blum, whose ground… read more

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  • adult
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth by Minu Cash

18. The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth

By: Minu Cash

4.53

Format: 258 pages, Paperback

A passionate memoir about identity, resilience, and the healing power of forgiveness From her earl… read more

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  • nonfiction
"What if the real Minu was out there in the world somewhere? And here I was, trapped in this awful life I wasn’t supposed to be living."

-Minu Cash, The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth

Cover of Trail Gimp: Self Discovery and Empowerment on The Appalachian Trail by April Weygand

19. Trail Gimp: Self Discovery and Empowerment on The Appalachian Trail

By: April Weygand

4.39

Format: 246 pages, Paperback

April's life was at a crossroads. Her cousin's passing and a series of failures had left her feelin… read more

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Cover of Wanted: Toddler's Personal Assistant by Stephanie Kiser

20. Wanted: Toddler's Personal Assistant

By: Stephanie Kiser

3.95

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

What are the lives of America's richest families really like? Their nannies see it all… When S… read more

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  • adult
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Legacy of the Lawless: Ash Logan Book 5 by Robert Harvey

21. Legacy of the Lawless: Ash Logan Book 5

By: Robert Harvey

4.44

Format: 170 pages, Kindle Edition

His reputation as a scourge of outlaws was undisputed, and his resolve unwavering.Ash Logan had car… read more

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5 must-read adult books like Raised in Ruins: A Memoir by Tara Neilson

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Elizabeth O'Connor

3.87

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Joan M. Griffin

4.44

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3.97

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3.63

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Tent for Seven: A Camping Adventure Gone South Out West

Marty Ohlhaut

4.41

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Ethan Gallogly

4.31

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Joan M. Griffin

4.44

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4.32

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