6 Top autobiography books like My Life by Burt Reynolds

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My Life

By: Burt Reynolds

3.80

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

One of America's most famous celebrities, a movie and television star, offers an honest and reveali…

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1. The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2)

By: James Ellroy

4.26

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

1950s Los Angeles: The City of Angels has become the city of the Angel of Death. Communist witch-hu… read more

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2. We Need to Talk About Kevin

By: Lionel Shriver

4.08

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The gripping international bestseller about motherhood gone awry.Eva never really wanted to be a m… read more

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"He wasn't mad, he was sad."

-Lionel Shriver, We Need to Talk About Kevin

"A boy is a dangerous animal."

-Lionel Shriver, We Need to Talk About Kevin

"My own apathy is bone chilling."

-Lionel Shriver, We Need to Talk About Kevin

"Beware of what "everybody says"."

-Lionel Shriver, We Need to Talk About Kevin

Cover of No One Left to Tell (Romantic Suspense, #13; Baltimore, #2) by Karen      Rose

3. No One Left to Tell (Romantic Suspense, #13; Baltimore, #2)

By: Karen Rose

4.25

Format: 127 pages, Paperback

A car crashes in front of rookie PI Paige Holden's home. And suddenly, she finds one of her pro bon… read more

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4. Wishful Drinking

By: Carrie Fisher

3.82

Format: 163 pages, Hardcover

In Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher tells the true and intoxicating story of her life with inimitabl… read more

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  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"I just have basically too much personality for one person, and not quite enough for two"

-Carrie Fisher, Wishful Drinking

"And not that it matters, but my mother is not a lesbian! She's just a really, really bad heterosexual."

-Carrie Fisher, Wishful Drinking

"You know how they say that religion is the opiate of the masses? Well, I took masses of opiates religiously."

-Carrie Fisher, Wishful Drinking

"No motive is pure. No one is good or bad-but a hearty mix of both. And sometimes life actually gives to you by taking away."

-Carrie Fisher, Wishful Drinking

5. Watership Down (Watership Down, #1)

By: Richard Adams

3.91

Format: 144 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage an… read more

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6. The Street Lawyer

By: John Grisham

3.76

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

Michael was in a hurry. He was scrambling up the ladder at Drake & Sweeney, a giant D.C. law firm w… read more

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7. Born to Run

By: Bruce Springsteen

4.00

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In 2009, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at the Super Bowl's halftime show. The e… read more

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8. My Life in High Heels

By: Larkin Warren , None

4.33

Format: 57 pages, Hardcover

At last, Loni breaks her silence on men, on life, on motherhood, and--yes, on Burt. For nearly two … read more

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9. Midnight Cowboy

By: James Leo Herlihy

3.91

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

Joe Buck, naively charming Texan cowboy, seeks his fortune in the Big Apple, but encounters Ratso R… read more

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10. A Confederacy of Dunces

By: John Kennedy Toole , Walker Percy

3.89

Format: 394 pages, Paperback

Here is Ignatius Reilly: slob extraordinary, a mad Oliver Hardy, a fat Don Quixote, a perverse Thom… read more

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"Oh, Fortuna, you capricious sprite!"

-John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces

"Mothers got a hard road to travel, believe me."

-John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces

"The day before me is fraught with God knows what horrors."

-John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces

"Mother doesn't cook, Ignatius said dogmatically, She burns."

-John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces

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11. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

By: Loung Ung

4.34

Format: 238 pages, Paperback

From a childhood survivor of the Cambodian genocide under the regime of Pol Pot, this is a riveting… read more

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  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"In my heart I know the truth, but my mind cannot accept the reality of what this all means."

-Loung Ung, First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

"I think how the world is still somehow beautiful even when I feel no joy at being alive within it. "

-Loung Ung, First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

"No one knows how precious you are. You are a diamond in the rough and with a little polishing, you will shine,"

-Loung Ung, First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

"This is what the war has done to me. Now I want to destroy because of it. There is such hate and rage inside me now. The Angkar has taught me to hate so deeply that I now know I have the power to des…"

-Loung Ung, First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

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12. Cinema Speculation

By: Quentin Tarantino

4.06

Format: 391 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"Elvis movies weren't real movies, they were "Elvis Presley movies"

-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation

"Who wants to spend three months making a fucked-up version of their movie?"

-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation

"I don't know how he died, where he died, or where he's buried. But I do know I should've thanked him."

-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation

"Then the movie started playing like a real movie. But frankly, a more real movie than we were used to."

-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation

Cover of The Gotti Wars: Taking Down America's Most Notorious Mobster by John Gleeson

13. The Gotti Wars: Taking Down America's Most Notorious Mobster

By: John Gleeson

4.25

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

“Riveting…an electrifying true crime story of the Mafia-smitten eighties and nineties. Suspenseful … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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14. The Enchanters

By: James Ellroy

3.73

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

James Ellroy—Demon Dog of American Letters—goes straight to the tragic heart of 1962 Hollywood with… read more

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15. My Name Is Barbra

By: Barbra Streisand

4.20

Format: 1040 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television. Barbra St… read more

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  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"Fame is a hollow trophy. No matter who you are, you can only eat one pastrami sandwich at a time."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Once again I was struck by the power of music. Somehow, it can be the connective tissue between souls."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"There are some things I hope we can all agree upon: The antidote to lies is truth, the remedy to war is peace, and the solution to hate is love."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Language gives us an insight into the way women are viewed in a male-dominated society . . . A man is commanding—a woman is demanding. A man is forceful—a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising—a wo…"

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

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16. The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

By: Alex Trebek

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An alternate cover edition of this book, with ISBN 978198215799, can be found here. Longtime Jeo… read more

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  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"Keep your head up. Move forward. Keep going."

-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

"Courage is a conscious decision. You do it in a dangerous situation, when you have a choice."

-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

"There is nothing worse than deluding yourself and trying to make yourself out to be somebody you're not--somebody you're not comfortable being."

-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

"I just enjoy the moment I’m in. For me, life is a whole experience, not just a series of isolated moments. It’s like submerging yourself into a warm bath rather than sticking your toe under the fauce…"

-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

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17. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

By: Quentin Tarantino

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Quentin Tarantino’s long-awaited first work of fiction — at once hilarious, delicious, and brutal —… read more

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"What’s the secret?"

-Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

"Sharon has such a sunny presence that whenever she blocks out the sun, the effect is chilling."

-Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

"Due to Cliff's good looks, he'd been manipulating women to do things against their best interests his whole life."

-Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

"Foreign films, Cliff thought, were more like novels. They didn't care if you liked the main character or not. And Cliff found that intriguing."

-Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Cover of Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley

18. Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll

By: Priscilla Beaulieu Presley

4.00

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that reveals the intimate story of Elvis Presley and Prisc… read more

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  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"I loved babying Elvis"

-Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll

"He was a man, a very special man"

-Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll

"He was truly a master at manipulating people"

-Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll

"I was Elvis's doll, his own living doll, to fashion as he pleased"

-Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll

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19. The Travelling Cat Chronicles

By: Hiro Arikawa

4.34

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

We take journeys to explore exotic new places and to return to the comforts of home, to visit old a… read more

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"Guddo rakku!"

-Hiro Arikawa, The Travelling Cat Chronicles

"Because it was only natural to feel sad."

-Hiro Arikawa, The Travelling Cat Chronicles

"Realmente, o ser humano é um bicho esquisito. - Nana"

-Hiro Arikawa, The Travelling Cat Chronicles

"- A relação entre pais e filhos é diferente em cada família."

-Hiro Arikawa, The Travelling Cat Chronicles

Cover of Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears by Michael        Schulman

20. Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears

By: Michael Schulman

4.09

Format: 589 pages, Hardcover

The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively histor… read more

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  • nonfiction
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21. My Life

By: Burt Reynolds

3.80

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

One of America's most famous celebrities, a movie and television star, offers an honest and reveali… read more

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  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction

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Wishful Drinking

Carrie Fisher

3.82

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Loung Ung

4.34

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Cinema Speculation

Quentin Tarantino

4.06

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The Gotti Wars: Taking Down America's Most Notorious Mobster

John Gleeson

4.25

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Wildflower

Drew Barrymore

3.59

Transform Your Habits

Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

Steve Martin

3.88

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Carrie Fisher

3.82

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Paris Hilton

4.22

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