14 must-read nonfiction books like Marlene: A Personal Biography of Marlene Dietrich by Charlotte Chandler

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Marlene: A Personal Biography of Marlene Dietrich

By: Charlotte Chandler

3.50

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In Marlene, the legendary Hollywood icon is vividly brought to life, based on a series of conversat…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Marlene: A Personal Biography of Marlene Dietrich by Charlotte Chandler , here is a list of 14 books like this:

1. Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies

By: Michael Ausiello

3.67

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

In this evocative and gorgeously wrought memoir reminiscent of Rob Sheffield's Love Is a Mixtape an… read more

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2. Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit

By: Sean Hepburn Ferrer

4.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

Now in paperback, an intimate look at the woman the world adored, by the son who adored her with un… read more

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3. Marlene Dietrich by Her Daughter

By: Maria Riva

4.07

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"Gossipy...Elabroately detailed...Greatly entertaining...Riva leaves no sequin unturned." THE NEW Y… read more

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4. A Merry Christmas and Other Christmas Stories

By: Louisa May Alcott

4.60

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Louisa May Alcott's enchanting Christmas stories, presented in a beautiful hardcover edition perfec… read more

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5. Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs

By: Jamie Loftus

3.92

Format: 301 pages, Hardcover

Part travelogue, part culinary history, all capitalist critique―comedian Jamie Loftus's debut, Raw … read more

Similar categories in Jamie Loftus's Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs book and Charlotte Chandler's Marlene: A Personal Biography of Marlene Dietrich

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • memoir
"WE NEED MORE WOMEN PRIESTS! a billboard declares a few miles outside of Buffalo, a new cursed addition to a folder in my Google Drive called 'feminism except not really."

-Jamie Loftus, Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs

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6. Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown

By: Anne Glenconner

4.06

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary memoir of drama, tragedy, and royal secrets by Anne Glenconner--a close member of … read more

Similar categories in Anne Glenconner's Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown book and Charlotte Chandler's Marlene: A Personal Biography of Marlene Dietrich

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
"According to Princess Margaret, "You can't possibly have a picnic without your butler."

-Anne Glenconner, Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown

"One of the protocols of being in the company of a member of the Royal Family is that if they are standing, you have to stand - you can't sit down until they do. They seem to do an awful lot of standi…"

-Anne Glenconner, Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown

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7. My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy

By: Clint Hill

4.29

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Mrs. Kennedy and Me reveal … read more

Similar categories in Clint Hill's My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy book and Charlotte Chandler's Marlene: A Personal Biography of Marlene Dietrich

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
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8. Leslie F*cking Jones

By: Leslie Jones

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Hey you guys, it’s Leslie. I’m excited to share my story with you. Now, I’m gonna be honest: Som… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"Dad"

-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones

"Some of the stories about my childhood is vague, because a bitch is 55 and I've smoked a lot of weed."

-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones

"I was built for strong... I was never a victim. And even though really bad shit happened to me, I know it's my job to help other back girls and women get strong like me."

-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones

"I even attended a Christian singles night lecture kind of thing—I was single, it was free, and it was Church. Honestly, that night should be an episode of American Horror Story. The woman leading it …"

-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones

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9. A Guest at the Feast

By: Colm Tóibín

3.71

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In his essay about the life of Irish writer John McGahern, Tóibín reveals the tones of melancholy a… read more

Similar categories in Colm Tóibín's A Guest at the Feast book and Charlotte Chandler's Marlene: A Personal Biography of Marlene Dietrich

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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10. A Pocketful of Happiness

By: Richard E. Grant

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Born in Swaziland in 1957, Richard E. Grant moved to the UK to pursue his acting career, and has be… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • film
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
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11. If You Would Have Told Me

By: John Stamos

3.81

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

If you would have told a young John Stamos flipping burgers at his dad’s fast-food joint that one d… read more

Similar categories in John Stamos's If You Would Have Told Me book and Charlotte Chandler's Marlene: A Personal Biography of Marlene Dietrich

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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12. The Paris Bookseller

By: Kerri Maher

3.73

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The dramatic story of how a humble bookseller fought against incredible odds to bring one of the mo… read more

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"Anyone who read that much, had to be given to empathy."

-Kerri Maher, The Paris Bookseller

"Censorship is not commensurate with democracy. Or art."

-Kerri Maher, The Paris Bookseller

"Cu cât experiențele sunt mai interesante, cu atât atragi oameni mai interesanți."

-Kerri Maher, The Paris Bookseller

"Not every star is like the étoile polar, chérie. Some are more elusive, more subtle. But they are no less brilliant, no less important."

-Kerri Maher, The Paris Bookseller

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13. No Filter: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful

By: Paulina Porizkova

3.61

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“A book about a rare life, profound love, profound grief, anxiety, self-assurance, empowerment, agi… read more

Similar categories in Paulina Porizkova's No Filter: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful book and Charlotte Chandler's Marlene: A Personal Biography of Marlene Dietrich

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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14. Swamp Story

By: Dave Barry

3.87

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Pulitzer Prize–winning and New York Times bestselling author—and actual Florida Man—Dave Barry retu… read more

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15. How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived

By: Leslie Jordan

4.13

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Viral sensation and Emmy Award-winner Leslie Jordan regales fans with entertaining stories about th… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Jordan's How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived book and Charlotte Chandler's Marlene: A Personal Biography of Marlene Dietrich

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"True happiness can only come from being of loving service to others, especially those in the last throes of life's journey."

-Leslie Jordan, How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived

"I suppose someone had tossed the puppy out of the car, since we were in the middle of nowhere, too far out for a puppy to get to on her own. Who on Earth would do such a thing?! People like that need…"

-Leslie Jordan, How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived

"When our country was erupting in protests and marches, asking for the end of injustice against African American men and women, I was somewhat chastised by many of my followers for not speaking out ag…"

-Leslie Jordan, How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived

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16. My Mama, Cass: A Memoir

By: Owen Elliot-Kugell

3.96

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

A long-awaited, myth-busting, and deeply affecting memoir by the daughter of legendary rock star “M… read more

Similar categories in Owen Elliot-Kugell's My Mama, Cass: A Memoir book and Charlotte Chandler's Marlene: A Personal Biography of Marlene Dietrich

  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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17. Uncle of the Year: And Other Debatable Triumphs

By: Andrew Rannells

4.05

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Candid, hilarious essays from the star of The Book of Mormon, Girls, and Big Mouth on anxiety, ambi… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Rannells's Uncle of the Year: And Other Debatable Triumphs book and Charlotte Chandler's Marlene: A Personal Biography of Marlene Dietrich

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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18. I Curse You With Joy

By: Tiffany Haddish

3.95

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

Tiffany Haddish is back with her highly anticipated new essay collection, I Curse You With Joy … read more

Similar categories in Tiffany Haddish's I Curse You With Joy book and Charlotte Chandler's Marlene: A Personal Biography of Marlene Dietrich

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"Representation isn’t just checking off boxes, it’s validating experience."

-Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy

"What I was learning was, in its own fucked up way, no feelings was as bad as too many."

-Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy

"I wish that men got endometriosis. If it was painful when they ejaculated, you know they would find a cure immediately and every doctor would know what to do to make it less painful, even a foot doct…"

-Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy

"Going through all that, taught me that you get to choose your response when you are afraid. You might not be able to control everything that happens to you but you do get to control how you respond t…"

-Tiffany Haddish, I Curse You With Joy

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19. Grace & Steel: Dorothy, Barbara, Laura, and the Women of the Bush Dynasty

By: J. Randy Taraborrelli

4.23

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling celebrity biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli comes Grace & Steel, the… read more

Similar categories in J. Randy Taraborrelli's Grace & Steel: Dorothy, Barbara, Laura, and the Women of the Bush Dynasty book and Charlotte Chandler's Marlene: A Personal Biography of Marlene Dietrich

  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Marlene: A Personal Biography of Marlene Dietrich by Charlotte Chandler

20. Marlene: A Personal Biography of Marlene Dietrich

By: Charlotte Chandler

3.50

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In Marlene, the legendary Hollywood icon is vividly brought to life, based on a series of conversat… read more

Similar categories in Charlotte Chandler's Marlene: A Personal Biography of Marlene Dietrich book and Charlotte Chandler's Marlene: A Personal Biography of Marlene Dietrich

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • film
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction

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3.92

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Anne Glenconner

4.06

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4.29

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3.96

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Kate Thompson

4.25

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Marie Benedict

4.04

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3.99

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4.07

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