18 best-selling nonfiction books like The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope by Cornelia Griggs

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The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope

By: Cornelia Griggs

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The dramatic, unforgettable, and ultimately cathartic diary of a young pediatric surgeon and mother…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope by Cornelia Griggs , here is a list of 18 books like this:

1. In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope

By: None

4.13

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A riveting first-hand account of a physician who's suddenly a dying patient and her revelation of t… read more

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2. After Annie

By: Anna Quindlen

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When Annie Brown dies suddenly, her husband, her four young children and her closest friend are lef… read more

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  • audiobook
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3. Code Gray: Death, Life, and Uncertainty in the ER

By: Farzon A. Nahvi

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Code Gray is a “provocative and meaningful” (Theresa Brown, New York Times bestselling author of He… read more

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  • memoir
  • health
  • medical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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4. The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

By: James Patterson

3.92

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, … read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
"Different books speak to us at different times."

-James Patterson, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

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5. The Wives: A Memoir

By: Simone Gorrindo

3.79

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A captivating memoir that tells the story of one woman’s experience of joining a community of army … read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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6. A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery

By: Lawrence Ingrassia

4.41

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Weaving his own moving family story with a sweeping history of cancer research, Lawrence Ingrassia … read more

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  • memoir
  • health
  • medical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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7. The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis

By: George Stephanopoulos

4.45

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

George Stephanopoulos, former senior advisor to President Clinton and for more than 20 years anchor… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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8. One Way Back: A Memoir

By: Christine Blasey Ford

4.30

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

On September 27, 2018, Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee which … read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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9. Outofshapeworthlessloser: A Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out

By: Gracie Gold

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this explosive tell-all memoir, an Olympic figure skater reveals her battle to survive mental il… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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10. In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

By: Sebastian Junger

3.92

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by t… read more

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  • audiobook
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • health
"Everyone has a relationship with death whether they want one or not; refusing to think about death is its own kind of relationship. When we hear about another person's death, we are hearing a version…"

-Sebastian Junger, In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife

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11. 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
  • audiobook
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12. A Very Private School: A Memoir

By: Charles Spencer

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this poignant memoir, Charles Spencer recounts the trauma of being sent away from home at age ei… read more

Similar categories in Charles Spencer's A Very Private School: A Memoir book and Cornelia Griggs's The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of My Mama, Cass: A Memoir by Owen Elliot-Kugell

13. My Mama, Cass: A Memoir

By: Owen Elliot-Kugell

3.96

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

A long-awaited, myth-busting, and deeply affecting memoir by the daughter of legendary rock star “M… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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14. Days of Wonder

By: Caroline Leavitt

3.74

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Caroline Leavitt returns with a tantalizing, courageous story abo… read more

Similar categories in Caroline Leavitt's Days of Wonder book and Cornelia Griggs's The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope

  • audiobook
Cover of Lovers in Auschwitz: A True Story by Keren Blankfeld

15. Lovers in Auschwitz: A True Story

By: Keren Blankfeld

4.26

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

“Mesmerizing and inspirational.”—Judy Batalion, New York Times bestselling author of The Light of D… read more

Similar categories in Keren Blankfeld's Lovers in Auschwitz: A True Story book and Cornelia Griggs's The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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16. The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope

By: Cornelia Griggs

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The dramatic, unforgettable, and ultimately cathartic diary of a young pediatric surgeon and mother… read more

Similar categories in Cornelia Griggs's The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope book and Cornelia Griggs's The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope

  • memoir
  • health
  • medical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service by Anthony Fauci

17. On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service

By: Anthony Fauci

4.59

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and w… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Fauci's On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service book and Cornelia Griggs's The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope

  • memoir
  • health
  • medical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America by Shefali Luthra

18. Undue Burden: Life and Death Decisions in Post-Roe America

By: Shefali Luthra

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An urgent, intimate investigation into the experience of seeking an abortion after the fall of Roe … read more

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  • audiobook
  • nonfiction
  • health
Cover of Pets and the City: True Tales of a Manhattan House Call Veterinarian by Amy Attas

19. Pets and the City: True Tales of a Manhattan House Call Veterinarian

By: Amy Attas

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Hilarious, jaw-dropping, and heartfelt stories from New York City’s premier “house-call veterinaria… read more

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  • memoir
  • medical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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21. Nobility in Small Things: A Surgeon's Path

By: Craig R. Smith

3.38

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

His routine was the same every day for 38 years: up at 4:15, make a turkey-on-rye, drive the desert… read more

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  • medical
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook

20 best-selling audiobook books like The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope by Cornelia Griggs

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Anna Quindlen

4.03

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Code Gray: Death, Life, and Uncertainty in the ER

Farzon A. Nahvi

3.92

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The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

James Patterson

3.92

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The Wives: A Memoir

Simone Gorrindo

3.79

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Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

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The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

James Patterson

3.92

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The Paris Novel

Ruth Reichl

3.84

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Sipsworth

Simon Van Booy

4.26

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