17 must-read memoir books like The Girl Who Climbed Everest: Lessons Learned Facing Up to the World's Toughest Mountains by Bonita Norris

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The Girl Who Climbed Everest: Lessons Learned Facing Up to the World's Toughest Mountains

By: Bonita Norris

4.18

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

'What I've learned from climbing mountains is that we can push ourselves far beyond what we think w…

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1. Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival

By: Joe Simpson

4.23

Format: 218 pages, Paperback

Touching the Void is the heart-stopping account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvi… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"Life can deal you an amazing hand. Do you play it steady, bluff like crazy or go all in?"

-Joe Simpson, Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival

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2. Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season

By: Nick Heil

4.08

Format: 88 pages,

In early May 2006, a young British climber named David Sharp lay dying near the top of Mount Everes… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
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3. The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

By: Tommy Caldwell

3.54

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

A New York TimesBestseller A dramatic, inspiring memoir by legendary rock climber Tommy Caldwell, … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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4. Thin Air

By: Michelle Paver

5.00

Format: 384 pages,

In 1935, young medic Stephen Pearce travels to India to join an expedition with his brother, Kits. … read more

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5. Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest

By: Beck Weathers , Stephen G. Michaud

4.82

Format: 174 pages, Paperback

As featured in the upcoming motion picture Everest,starring Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes,… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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6. The End We Start From

By: Megan Hunter

4.12

Format: 428 pages, Kindle Edition

In the midst of a mysterious environmental crisis, as London is submerged below flood waters, a wom… read more

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7. The Will to Climb: Obsession and Commitment and the Quest to Climb Annapurna--the World's Deadliest Peak

By: David Roberts , Ed Viesturs

4.25

Format: None pages,

The bestselling author of No Shortcuts to the Top and K2chronicles his three attempts to climb the … read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir

8. No Way Down: Life and Death on K2

By: Graham Bowley

3.64

Format: 320 pages,

In this riveting work of narrative nonfiction, journalist Graham Bowley re-creates one of the most … read more

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9. Nujeen: One Girl's Incredible Journey from War-torn Syria in a Wheelchair

By: Christina Lamb , Nujeen Mustafa

4.15

Format: None pages, ebook

Prize-winning journalist and the co-author of smash New York Times bestseller I Am Malala, Christin… read more

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10. The Living Mountain

By: Robert Macfarlane , Nan Shepherd

4.50

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

This is an alternate Cover Edition for . The Living Mountain is a lyrical testament in praise of t… read more

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11. The Other Half of Augusta Hope

By: Joanna Glen

4.15

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Augusta Hope has never felt like she fits in.At six, she’s memorising the dictionary. At seven, she… read more

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12. Strong Female Character

By: Fern Brady

4.48

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A summary of my 1. I'm diagnosed with autism 20 years after telling a doctor I had it. 2. My… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"I was continually over-identifying with fiction to try and find a template for myself and my story (143)"

-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character

"For all her flaws, my mum never raised me with dysfunctional attitudes to food or made me think I was greedy or not thin enough. She was always clear she disliked me for me."

-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character

"It's 2022 as I write this and I'm still waiting to find someone I respect to speak openly and in detail about meltdowns. I'm really annoyed that I have to be the one to do this."

-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character

"It made perfect sense to me that my skin was bursting open in disgusting weeping pustules. The emotions felt volcanic and I'd never been good at communicating that to people in words so now my body w…"

-Fern Brady, Strong Female Character

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13. Coasting: Running Around the Coast of Britain – Life, Love and (Very) Loose Plans

By: Elise Downing

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Running away from your problems doesn’t solve anything – but sometimes it’s more fun than dealing w… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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14. The Wild Silence

By: Raynor Winn

3.98

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

The follow-up to The Salt Path. Nature holds the answers for Raynor and her husband Moth. After … read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"At what point in our lives does cynicism take over from instinct? When we stop feeling the softness of rain on our face and start worrying about being wet?…When do we make that switch from being part…"

-Raynor Winn, The Wild Silence

"Wat is toch dat moment in ons leven dat cynisme de overhand krijgt over intuïtie? Wanneer maakt het voelen van de zachtheid van regendruppels in ons gezicht plaats voor de bezorgdheid dat we nat word…"

-Raynor Winn, The Wild Silence

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15. Alone on the Wall

By: Alex Honnold

3.89

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Including two new chapters on Alex Honnold’s free solo ascent of the iconic 3,000-foot El Capitan i… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"Doubt is the biggest danger in soloing. As soon as you hesitate, you’re screwed."

-Alex Honnold, Alone on the Wall

"I think it’s important that you do your own research, take personal responsibility for your decisions, experiment, and find what works best for you."

-Alex Honnold, Alone on the Wall

"The climbing and travel in this book wouldn’t have been possible without the support of my entire extended family. I’m grateful that everyone has always encouraged my adventures and not questioned my…"

-Alex Honnold, Alone on the Wall

"From my adventures in the subculture of addiction recovery, I’d learned that the trajectory of one’s life often boils down to a few identifiable moments—decisions that change everything. I knew all t…"

-Alex Honnold, Alone on the Wall

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16. The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story

By: Christie Watson

4.12

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Christie Watson spent twenty years as a nurse, and in this intimate, poignant, and remarkably power… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"We will meet people on the way: patients, relatives and staff - people you may recognize already. Because we are all nursed at some point in our lives. We are all nurses."

-Christie Watson, The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story

"It is impossible to describe exactly what I learn, though I know it lies somewhere between science and art. It is all about the smallest details and understanding how they make the biggest difference."

-Christie Watson, The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story

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17. The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne

By: Freya North

4.25

Format: 420 pages, Kindle Edition

When your present meets your past, what do you take with you – and what do you leave behind? Ea… read more

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18. SOLO: What running across mountains taught me about life

By: Jenny Tough

4.27

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The incredible story of a six-continent journey of self-discovery Jenny Tough is an endurance athl… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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19. You Are Not a Before Picture

By: Alex Light

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An urgent, enlightening and empowering guide to disavowing diet culture and learning to make peace … read more

Similar categories in Alex Light's You Are Not a Before Picture book and Bonita Norris's The Girl Who Climbed Everest: Lessons Learned Facing Up to the World's Toughest Mountains

  • nonfiction
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20. Jog On: How Running Saved My Life

By: Bella Mackie

3.66

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Divorced and struggling with deep-rooted mental health problems, Bella Mackie ended her twenties in… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks — My Life In The Death Zone by Nimsdai Purja

21. Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks — My Life In The Death Zone

By: Nimsdai Purja

4.18

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781529312249. In Beyond Possible Nimsdai Purja tells the story … read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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22. In the Shadow of the Mountain

By: Silvia Vasquez-Lavado

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Endless ice. Thin air. The threat of dropping into nothingness thousands of feet below. This is the… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"We protect us."

-Silvia Vasquez-Lavado, In the Shadow of the Mountain

"The host always said: 'Nothing you do is small. Everything begins from there."

-Silvia Vasquez-Lavado, In the Shadow of the Mountain

"Even thought I rarely believed it myself, whenever I spoke it aloud, the dream grew. No matter how absurd it sounded, how impossible it seemed, dreaming got me closer to executing."

-Silvia Vasquez-Lavado, In the Shadow of the Mountain

"Even while recuperating, we have to keep active. If you don't move at all, you're more likely to get sick. Continuous motion is the best way to manipulate our bodies into believing that we can fully …"

-Silvia Vasquez-Lavado, In the Shadow of the Mountain

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23. The Prison Doctor: Women Inside: Stories from my time inside Britain’s biggest women’s prison.

By: Amanda Brown

3.99

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestselling author Dr Amanda Brown. Insights into the world of a Prison Doct… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Brown's The Prison Doctor: Women Inside: Stories from my time inside Britain’s biggest women’s prison. book and Bonita Norris's The Girl Who Climbed Everest: Lessons Learned Facing Up to the World's Toughest Mountains

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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24. Limelight

By: Daisy Buchanan

3.11

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Frankie has a love-hate relationship with the spotlight. She secretly craves attention, but she is … read more

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25. Happy Sexy Millionaire: Unexpected Truths about Fulfillment, Love, and Success

By: Steven Bartlett

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

"This book will change your life if you let it." - Tom Bilyeu,  Co-Founder/CEO of Impact Theory & C… read more

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  • nonfiction
"The fairy tales of how life is ‘supposed to be going’ will fuck up your life. You don’t have to go to university at 18, get a job at 21, buy a house at 30, get married at 35 and have kids at 36. Ever…"

-Steven Bartlett, Happy Sexy Millionaire: Unexpected Truths about Fulfillment, Love, and Success

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26. One More Croissant for the Road

By: Felicity Cloake

3.87

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

The nation’s ‘taster in chief’ cycles 2,300 km across France in search of the definitive versions o… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"God gave us the boulangerie for a reason and that reason is breakfast."

-Felicity Cloake, One More Croissant for the Road

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27. Small Joys of Real Life

By: Allee Richards

3.65

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

The night Eva shared a smile with Pat, something started. Two weeks later, lying together in her be… read more

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Cover of Sherpa: Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of Everest by Ankit Babu Adhikari

28. Sherpa: Stories of Life and Death from the Forgotten Guardians of Everest

By: Ankit Babu Adhikari

4.11

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BOARDMAN TASKER AWARD FOR MOUNTAIN LITERATUREChanging the narrative of mou… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Edge of the Map: The Mountain Life of Christine Boskoff by Johanna Garton

29. Edge of the Map: The Mountain Life of Christine Boskoff

By: Johanna Garton

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

**WATCH OFFICIAL BOOK TRAILER** A dramatic and inspiring adventure story based on the lives of t… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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30. The Girl Who Climbed Everest: Lessons Learned Facing Up to the World's Toughest Mountains

By: Bonita Norris

4.18

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

'What I've learned from climbing mountains is that we can push ourselves far beyond what we think w… read more

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  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir

21 best-selling nonfiction books like The Girl Who Climbed Everest: Lessons Learned Facing Up to the World's Toughest Mountains by Bonita Norris

Transform Your Habits

Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival

Joe Simpson

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season

Nick Heil

4.08

Transform Your Habits

The Push: A Climber's Journey of Endurance, Risk, and Going Beyond Limits

Tommy Caldwell

3.54

Transform Your Habits

Left for Dead: My Journey Home from Everest

Beck Weathers , Stephen G. Michaud

4.82

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Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall

Anna Funder

4.20

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Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

Rory Stewart

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

David Mitchell

4.16

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The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest

Mark Synnott

4.14

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