Unpolished Gem
By: Alice Pung
4.10
Format: 668 pages, Paperback
After Alice Pung's family fled to Australia from the killing fields of Cambodia, her father chose A…
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1. The Secret Life of a Schoolgirl: A Memoir
By: Rosemary Kingsland
3.92
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The Secret Life of a Schoolgirl is an extraordinary memoir—a jewel. Rosemary Kingsland was born in … read more
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- biography
- memoir
2. Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
By: Anne Fadiman
4.10
Format: 162 pages, Paperback
Anne Fadiman is (by her own admission) the sort of person who learned about sex from her father's c… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"Pen-bereavement is a serious matter."-Anne Fadiman, Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
"I have never been able to resist a book about books."-Anne Fadiman, Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
"Reading aloud means no skipping, no skimming, no cutting to the chase."-Anne Fadiman, Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
"I'd rather have a book, but in a pinch I'll settle for a set of Water Pik instructions."-Anne Fadiman, Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
3. Amelia's Story: A Childhood Lost (Amelia #1)
By: D.G. Torrens
3.66
Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition
A life of pain and rejection. This is a powerful true story of one young girls struggle to surviv… read more
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- biography
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4. Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living
By: Bailey White
3.96
Format: 229 pages, Trade Paperback
In this national bestseller, Bailey White--whose accounts of Southern eccentricity have enchanted m… read more
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"I'm tired of being set upon by crazed Christians one minute and unbridled libertines the next. Girls, I'm going camping."-Bailey White, Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living
"When I got started again, I drove slower and felt smaller. I think it does us all good to get looked at like that now and then by a wild animal."-Bailey White, Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living
"Her blood-curdling snoring, with its gargling and squawking and its terrifying pauses is like the sound the devil might make if he were alternately relishing and strangling on a pound of human flesh."-Bailey White, Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living
"When Mama starts to move across a room, people pay attention. You can never be sure she's not going to grab you by the top of the head to steady herself. And she's pretty free with that walking stick…"-Bailey White, Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living
5. Scarlet Song
By: Mariama Bâ , Dorothy S Blair
0.00
Format: 194 pages, Paperback
Winner of the Norma Prize in Africa for her first novel Une si longue lettre read more
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6. Unpolished Gem
By: Alice Pung
4.10
Format: 668 pages, Paperback
After Alice Pung's family fled to Australia from the killing fields of Cambodia, her father chose A… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- asia
- autobiography
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- nonfiction
- australia
7. Change Me into Zeus's Daughter: A Memoir
By: Barbara Robinette Moss
4.16
Format: 144 pages,
A haunting and triumphant story of a difficult and keenly felt life, Change Me into Zeus's Daughter… read more
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- biography
- memoir
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- nonfiction
8. Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali
By: John Bidwell , Kris Holloway
5.00
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
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Similar categories in Jennifer Lauck's Blackbird: A Childhood Lost and Found book and Alice Pung's Unpolished Gem
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10. Looking To Be Seen
By: Lori Osterman
3.98
Format: 52 pages, Paperback
A beautiful book of poetry written with warmth, heart and love about life's challenges, heartache, … read more
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11. A Queer and Pleasant Danger: The True Story of a Nice Jewish Boy Who Joins the Church of Scientology and Leaves Twelve Years Later to Become the Lovely Lady She is Today
By: Kate Bornstein
3.89
Format: 197 pages, Hardcover
A stunningly original memoir of a nice Jewish boy who joined the Church of Scientology and left twe… read more
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- biography
- memoir
12. Kiss and Tell: A Romantic Résumé, Ages 0 to 22
By: MariNaomi
5.00
Format: 229 pages, Paperback
From her father and mother's interracial marriage to her own "you show me yours, I'll show you mine… read more
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13. By Myself
By: Lauren Bacall
4.00
Format: 231 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The classic first autobiography of one of Hollywood's classic actresses, reissued to coincide with … read more
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14. Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress: Tales of Growing up Groovy and Clueless
By: Susan Jane Gilman
4.40
Format: 86 pages, Paperback
From the author of "Kiss My Tiara" comes a funny and poignant collection of true stories about wome… read more
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15. Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie Is Not the Answer
By: Jen Lancaster
4.57
Format: None pages, Paperback
"To whom the fat rolls...I'm tired of books where a self-loathing heroine is teased to the point wh… read more
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17. Move to Millions: The Proven Framework to Become a Million Dollar CEO with Grace & Ease Instead of Hustle & Grind
By: Darnyelle Jervey Harmon
4.29
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
Ready to break through the six-figure plateau? Discover an actionable strategy to cross over the mi… read more
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- nonfiction
18. Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
By: Anne Michaud
4.29
Format: 199 pages, Kindle Edition
Why do good women stay with bad men? What if political wives are just as calculating as their in… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
"The political wife came forward and publicly vouched for her straying man. If she could continue to trust and believe in him, the public could too – or so the script went."-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
"For each of these women, the fear of the unknown — of leaving a marriage and casting off alone — may have bound them to a marriage where there is insensitivity, neglect, or even outright abuse. Peopl…"-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
"What we witness playing out in the relationships of our public figures we risk finding acceptable in our private lives. Feminists have connected women’s sexual subordination to their unequal status i…"-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
"To leave the marriage behind is to step out of the spotlight. It means fading into normalcy, returning to ordinary life, perhaps an impossible admission for women who have built their egos on being o…"-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
19. Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love
By: Aimee Cabo Nikolov
4.30
Format: 150 pages, Paperback
Her family secrets burst in the spotlight when Aimee and her sister went to the authorities. In thi… read more
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"#metooasachild"-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love
"We can be beacons of light"-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love
"Unconditional Love conquers all!"-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love
"God is the Cure, Love is the Answer"-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love
20. The Red Sea Bride
By: Sylvia Fowler
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
At a language school on the Pacific Ocean, 18-year-old Sylvia falls in love with a devastating youn… read more
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21. A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community
By: Natalia Molina
4.15
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
Natalia Molina unveils the hidden history of the Nayarit, a restaurant in Los Angeles that nourishe… read more
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