11 Best autobiography books like What Are You Doing Here? by Floella Benjamin

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What Are You Doing Here?

By: Floella Benjamin

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Floella Benjamin was the little girl from the Caribbean who became a British household name, and al…

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1. 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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2. The Woman I Was Born to Be: My Story

By: None

3.67

Format: 272 pages,

In April 2009, a modest middle-aged woman from a village in Scotland was catapulted to global fame … read more

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3. Frank Skinner Autobiography

By: Frank Skinner

3.48

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

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4. The Secret History of Christmas

By: Bill Bryson

3.84

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

A cornucopia of Christmas delights from the bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everyth… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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5. The Twat Files: a Life of Mistakes - No Regrets

By: Dawn French

3.87

Format: 363 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the truth behind the many, many times Dawn French has been a complete twat over the last s… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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6. Way Back

By: Sara Cox

4.18

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

THE BIG-HEARTED NEW NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THROWN, RADIO 2 BROADCASTER A… read more

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7. Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

By: Alan Rickman

3.58

Format: 469 pages, Hardcover

Madly Deeply is a rare invitation into the mind of Alan Rickman—one of the most magnetic, beloved … read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
"The trouble with death is that there is no next."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"Why was I dreaming about having got myself a Saturday job at Woolworth's??"

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"The walls we are surrounded by, the objects we fill the spaces with, the lives they all describe."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"Savoy Grill with Emma[Thompson]. A very easy, enjoyable meal with an easy enjoyable person. She says 'fuck' a lot. Much laughter."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

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8. A Waiter in Paris: Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City

By: Edward Chisholm

4.05

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An evocative portrait of the underbelly of contemporary Paris as seen through the eyes of a young w… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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9. The Book of Beginnings

By: Sally Page

4.24

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From the author of the phenomenal bestseller The Keeper of Stories, comes the next uplifting story … read more

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10. TEN: The decade that changed my future

By: Rylan Clark

4.01

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

Out now the brand-new paperback from Rylan - fully updated to include stories from the last 12 mont… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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11. Karma: My Autobiography

By: Boy George

3.62

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

THE OFFICIAL STORY OF A MUSICAL ICON - TOLD IN FULL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS OWN WORDS'In what mig… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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12. The Sporty One: My Life as a Spice Girl

By: Melanie Chisholm

3.92

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

An intimate memoir from international pop star Melanie Chisholm--better known as Mel C. or Sporty S… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
"Why would we want to date stupid controlling men when we could be having a far better time with our mates?"

-Melanie Chisholm, The Sporty One: My Life as a Spice Girl

"You’re not stupid if you don’t know something; you’re stupid if you don’t find out what it means, because you’ve missed an opportunity to learn something."

-Melanie Chisholm, The Sporty One: My Life as a Spice Girl

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13. Berserker!

By: Adrian Edmondson

4.32

Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition

From brutal schooldays to '80s anarchy, through The Young Ones and beyond, Berserker! is the one-of… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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14. My Name Is Why

By: Lemn Sissay

4.29

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

At the age of seventeen, after a childhood in an adopted family followed by six years in care homes… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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15. T.V.: Big Adventures on the Small Screen

By: Peter Kay

4.23

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

*The long-awaited return of the comedy national treasure*Blockbusters, Baywatch … Mastermind, Moonl… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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16. Menopausing: The Positive Roadmap to Your Second Spring

By: Davina McCall

4.31

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

Menopause affects every woman, and yet so many approach it with shame, fear, misinformation or sile… read more

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  • nonfiction
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17. Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire

By: Akala

4.54

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the first time he was stopped and searched as a child, to the day he realised his mum was whit… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"The officer's question already let me know that in his eyes I was dirt; that is, matter out of place."

-Akala, Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire

"As long as whiteness is a metaphor for power, blackness must of course function as a metaphor for powerlessness, and as long as money whitens, poverty must blacken."

-Akala, Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire

"Are we really trying to encourage and normalise black academic excellence in the UK? Or would we prefer the extra cost of imprisonment and crime that comes further down the line after neglect, just s…"

-Akala, Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire

"Real-life racism makes you paranoid, even in children it creates the dilemma of not knowing if someone is just being horrible in the ‘normal’ way, as people so often are, or if you are being ‘blacked…"

-Akala, Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire

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18. The Girl for the Job: My strange, dangerous and totally unexpected life as an undercover cop

By: Danni Brooke

4.06

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The Girl for the Job is an exciting, intriguing and at times jaw-dropping memoir perfect for fans o… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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19. Thrown

By: Sara Cox

3.81

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Becky: a single mum who prides herself on her independence. She knows from painful experience that … read more

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20. Airhead: The Imperfect Art of Making News

By: Emily Maitlis

4.10

Format: 375 pages, Paperback

The things that are said on camera are only part of the story. Behind every interview there is a… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of This Is Your Own Time You’re Wasting: Classroom Confessions, Calamities and Clangers by Lee Parkinson

21. This Is Your Own Time You’re Wasting: Classroom Confessions, Calamities and Clangers

By: Lee Parkinson

3.95

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The side-splittingly hilarious and heart-warming next book from your fa… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Calling the Shots: My Autobiography by Sue Barker

22. Calling the Shots: My Autobiography

By: Sue Barker

4.17

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

The instant Sunday Times bestsellerShortlisted for the Autobiography of the Year at the British Spo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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23. Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging

By: Afua Hirsch

4.32

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

Afua Hirsch is British. Her parents are British. She was raised, educated and socialised in Britain… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"Englishness" as an identity is still regarded as exclusive. Englishness is not an identity that many English people regard as open to immigrants."

-Afua Hirsch, Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging

"What makes those with perceived 'English' identities different from others in the UK? One answer is that, unlike Wales, Northern ireland and Scotland, with their devolved legislatures, separate langu…"

-Afua Hirsch, Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging

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24. Prize Women

By: Caroline Lea

3.93

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

The critically acclaimed author of The Glass Woman and The Metal Heart reimagines the shocking stor… read more

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25. A Woman's Game: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women's Soccer

By: Suzanne Wrack

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A compelling and comprehensive history charting the rise, fall, and rise again of women's soccer W… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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26. East of Croydon: Travels through India and South East Asia

By: Sue Perkins

4.16

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A few years ago I was asked if I'd like to make a documentary on the Mekong River, travelling from … read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
"Your heart keeps its own clock. It doesn’t care for hours and minutes; the fake lines of measurement, which the outside life uses to calculate success, age or achievement."

-Sue Perkins, East of Croydon: Travels through India and South East Asia

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27. My Lady Parts: A Life Fighting Stereotypes

By: Doon MacKichan

4.06

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

The Feisty Feminist. The Hot Lesbian. The Desperate Cougar.The Deranged Mother. The Stupid Tart. Th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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28. If My Words Had Wings

By: Danielle Jawando

4.49

Format: None pages, Audiobook

A life affirming story of rehabilitation and hope after prison. The third novel from the prize-winn… read more

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29. Baby Does A Runner

By: Anita Rani

4.07

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes you need to run, to find out where you really belong.Baby has had it with just about ever… read more

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30. What Are You Doing Here?

By: Floella Benjamin

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Floella Benjamin was the little girl from the Caribbean who became a British household name, and al… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
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31. Nothing Ever Happens Here

By: Sarah Hagger-Holt

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

"This is Littlehaven. Nothing ever happens here. Until the spotlight hits my family." Izzy's fam… read more

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Barbra Streisand

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