7 Top memoir books like We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood by Tom Phelan

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We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood

By: Tom Phelan

3.72

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Frank McCourt’s Angela’s Ashes and Alice Taylor’s To School Through the Fields,…

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1. Coal Black Horse

By: Robert Olmstead

4.17

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When Robey Childs's mother has a premonition about her husband, a soldier fighting in the Civil War… read more

Similar categories in Robert Olmstead's Coal Black Horse book and Tom Phelan's We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood

  • coming of age
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2. Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve: What the Numbers Reveal About the Classics, Bestsellers, and Our Own Writing

By: Ben Blatt

3.96

Format: 425 pages, Hardcover

What are our favorite authors' favorite words? Which bestselling writer uses the most cliches? How … read more

Similar categories in Ben Blatt's Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve: What the Numbers Reveal About the Classics, Bestsellers, and Our Own Writing book and Tom Phelan's We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood

  • nonfiction

3. Children of the New World

By: None

3.93

Format: None pages, ebook

AN EXTRAORDINARILY RESONANT AND PROPHETIC COLLECTION OF SPECULATIVE SHORT FICTION FOR OUR TECH-SAVV… read more

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4. The Hush

By: John Hart

4.43

Format: 85 pages, Hardcover

It's been ten years since the events that changed Johnny Merrimon's life and rocked his hometown to… read more

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5. Passport to Heaven: The True Story of a Zealous Mormon Missionary Who Discovers the Jesus He Never Knew

By: Micah Wilder

4.51

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

“You have a call, Elder Wilder.” When missionary Micah Wilder set his sights on bringing a Baptist… read more

Similar categories in Micah Wilder's Passport to Heaven: The True Story of a Zealous Mormon Missionary Who Discovers the Jesus He Never Knew book and Tom Phelan's We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"God’s love for us is Christ; Christ’s love for us is the cross; our love for God is loving others; and loving others is to point them to God’s love in Christ."

-Micah Wilder, Passport to Heaven: The True Story of a Zealous Mormon Missionary Who Discovers the Jesus He Never Knew

"This is what I could see for the first time in my life with astounding and undeniable clarity: The express purpose of each component of the law - priesthood, priests, high priests, offerings, temples…"

-Micah Wilder, Passport to Heaven: The True Story of a Zealous Mormon Missionary Who Discovers the Jesus He Never Knew

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6. I Could Be Wrong, But I Doubt It: Why Jesus Is Your Greatest Hope on Earth and in Eternity

By: Phil Robertson

4.50

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Discover the completely unique qualifications and accomplishments of Jesus Christ--the Creator of e… read more

Similar categories in Phil Robertson's I Could Be Wrong, But I Doubt It: Why Jesus Is Your Greatest Hope on Earth and in Eternity book and Tom Phelan's We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood

  • nonfiction
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7. Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks—A Cool History of a Hot Commodity

By: Amy Brady

3.91

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

The unexpected and unexplored ways that ice has transformed a nation--from the foods Americans eat,… read more

Similar categories in Amy Brady's Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks—A Cool History of a Hot Commodity book and Tom Phelan's We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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8. Whiskey Tender: A Memoir

By: Deborah Jackson Taffa

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An Oprah Daily "Best New Book" and "Riveting Nonfiction and Memoir You Need to Read" * A New York T… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"My Laguna grandmother, Esther, is the one who taught me that a deep intimacy with a homeland requires three things: sensory experiences of particular geographies, a storied history of the trails, and…"

-Deborah Jackson Taffa, Whiskey Tender: A Memoir

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9. Leprechauns and Lemon Bars (Sugar Shack Witch Mysteries #3.5)

By: Danielle Garrett

4.06

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

Shamrocks, rainbows, pots of gold, and … one irate leprechaun. Spring has sprung, and I’m finall… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Garrett's Leprechauns and Lemon Bars (Sugar Shack Witch Mysteries #3.5) book and Tom Phelan's We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood

  • audiobook
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10. Nora: A Love Story of Nora and James Joyce

By: Nuala O'Connor

4.05

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

Acclaimed Irish novelist Nuala O’Connor’s bold reimagining of the life of James Joyce’s wife, muse,… read more

Similar categories in Nuala O'Connor's Nora: A Love Story of Nora and James Joyce book and Tom Phelan's We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood

  • ireland
  • irish literature
  • audiobook
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11. A Sometimes Paradise: Reflections on Life in a Wyoming Ranch Family

By: Mark E. Miller

4.44

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

“Outstanding memoir . . . as well as closely observed, poignant, and wistful."—C. J. Box, #1 New Yo… read more

Similar categories in Mark E. Miller's A Sometimes Paradise: Reflections on Life in a Wyoming Ranch Family book and Tom Phelan's We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"Whatever the reason for their choices, too many country men saw the best years of their lives melt with the ice cubes in the bottom of an empty whiskey glass."

-Mark E. Miller, A Sometimes Paradise: Reflections on Life in a Wyoming Ranch Family

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12. The Girls Who Fought Crime: The Untold True Story of the Country's First Female Investigator and Her Crime Fighting Squad

By: Mari K. Eder

3.51

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

”For fans of Margot Lee Shetterley and Liza Mundy comes an inspiring feminist tale of a woman who d… read more

Similar categories in Mari K. Eder's The Girls Who Fought Crime: The Untold True Story of the Country's First Female Investigator and Her Crime Fighting Squad book and Tom Phelan's We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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13. Homelessness Is a Housing Problem: How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns

By: Gregg Colburn

4.23

Format: 284 pages, Hardcover

Using rich and detailed data, this groundbreaking book explains why homelessness has become a crisi… read more

Similar categories in Gregg Colburn's Homelessness Is a Housing Problem: How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns book and Tom Phelan's We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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14. The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London

By: Christopher Skaife

4.04

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

For centuries, the Tower of London has been home to a group of famous avian residents: the ravens. … read more

Similar categories in Christopher Skaife's The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London book and Tom Phelan's We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood

  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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15. Overstated: A Coast-to-Coast Roast of the 50 States

By: Colin Quinn

3.50

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In Colin Quinn's new book, the popular comedian, social commentator, and star of the shows Red Stat… read more

Similar categories in Colin Quinn's Overstated: A Coast-to-Coast Roast of the 50 States book and Tom Phelan's We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"When you moved, you didn't know know your drug addict cousins were going to follow you and ruin everything and use your good name to get people to trust them. Well, that's the history of America. It …"

-Colin Quinn, Overstated: A Coast-to-Coast Roast of the 50 States

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16. We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood

By: Tom Phelan

3.72

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Frank McCourt’s Angela’s Ashes and Alice Taylor’s To School Through the Fields,… read more

Similar categories in Tom Phelan's We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood book and Tom Phelan's We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood

  • biography
  • memoir
  • coming of age
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • family
  • ireland
  • irish literature
  • audiobook
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17. Unlearning Shame: How We Can Reject Self-Blame Culture and Reclaim Our Power

By: Devon Price

4.33

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Learn to identify—and combat—Systemic Shame, the feeling of self-hatred and disempowerment that com… read more

Similar categories in Devon Price's Unlearning Shame: How We Can Reject Self-Blame Culture and Reclaim Our Power book and Tom Phelan's We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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18. The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home

By: Heath Hardage Lee

3.90

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

"With astonishing verve, The League of Wives persisted to speak truth to power to bring their POW/M… read more

Similar categories in Heath Hardage Lee's The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home book and Tom Phelan's We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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19. The Moon Over Kilmore Quay

By: Carmel Harrington

4.32

Format: 433 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s time to curl up with Carmel… When your heart belongs in two places, can you ever truly find h… read more

Similar categories in Carmel Harrington's The Moon Over Kilmore Quay book and Tom Phelan's We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood

  • ireland
  • irish literature
  • family
  • audiobook
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20. The House of Beckham: Money, Sex and Power

By: Tom Bower

3.01

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

For fans and watchers of the Beckham Netflix documentary who want the rest of the story—an explosiv… read more

Similar categories in Tom Bower's The House of Beckham: Money, Sex and Power book and Tom Phelan's We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
Cover of Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief. Beginners Welcome. by Rebecca Soffer

21. Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief. Beginners Welcome.

By: Rebecca Soffer

4.16

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by the website that the New York Times hailed as "redefining mourning," this book is a fre… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Soffer's Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief. Beginners Welcome. book and Tom Phelan's We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook

14 Top audiobook books like We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It: A Memoir of My Irish Boyhood by Tom Phelan

Transform Your Habits

Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks—A Cool History of a Hot Commodity

Amy Brady

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Whiskey Tender: A Memoir

Deborah Jackson Taffa

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Leprechauns and Lemon Bars (Sugar Shack Witch Mysteries #3.5)

Danielle Garrett

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Nora: A Love Story of Nora and James Joyce

Nuala O'Connor

4.05

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26 best-selling nonfiction books like I Could Be Wrong, But I Doubt It: Why Jesus Is Your Greatest Hope on Earth and in Eternity by Phil Robertson

Transform Your Habits

Good Call: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Fowl

Mark Schlabach , Jase Robertson

3.40

Transform Your Habits

Facing Your Giants: God Still Does the Impossible

Max Lucado

4.43

Transform Your Habits

Bruchko: The Astonishing True Story of a 19-Year-Old American, His Capture by the Motilone Indians and His Adventures in Christianizing the Stone Age Tribe

Bruce Olson

3.63

Transform Your Habits

Forgiving What You Can't Forget: Discover How to Move On, Make Peace with Painful Memories, and Create a Life That's Beautiful Again

Lysa TerKeurst

4.16

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