6 Best biography memoir books like My Sergei: A Love Story by Ekaterina Gordeeva, E.M. Swift

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My Sergei: A Love Story

By: Ekaterina Gordeeva , E.M. Swift

4.39

Format: 280 pages,

Thrown together as children by the Soviet regime and told to skate for the good of the state, Serge…

If you liked the biography memoir plot in My Sergei: A Love Story by Ekaterina Gordeeva, E.M. Swift , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand (Women Writers in Translation) by George Sand, Thelma Jurgrau, Walter D. Gray

1. Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand (Women Writers in Translation)

By: George Sand , Thelma Jurgrau , Walter D. Gray

3.94

Format: 1184 pages, Paperback

This book is more than the autobiography of an extraordinary woman. It is also the story of a centu… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"Nada está bien, nada está mal para él; ahoga el débil grito de su conciencia, se burla de las creencias del género humano. Es casi más fuerte en su perversidad que Carlos en su extravío. Asesina a su…"

-George Sand, Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand (Women Writers in Translation)

"[On Chopin's Preludes :] "His genius was filled with the mysterious sounds of nature, but transformed into sublime equivalents in musical thought, and not through slavish imitation of the actual exte…"

-George Sand, Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand (Women Writers in Translation)

Cover of My Sergei: A Love Story by Ekaterina Gordeeva, E.M. Swift

2. My Sergei: A Love Story

By: Ekaterina Gordeeva , E.M. Swift

4.39

Format: 280 pages,

Thrown together as children by the Soviet regime and told to skate for the good of the state, Serge… read more

Similar categories in Ekaterina Gordeeva's My Sergei: A Love Story book and Ekaterina Gordeeva's My Sergei: A Love Story

  • romance
  • figure skating
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • sports
Cover of Please Don't Eat the Daisies by Jean Kerr

3. Please Don't Eat the Daisies

By: Jean Kerr

4.04

Format: 192 pages,

Please Don't Eat the Daisieshas sold millions of copies since its original publication in 1957. It … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper by Diablo Cody

4. Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper

By: Diablo Cody

4.16

Format: 422 pages, Paperback

Die 30-jahrige Diablo Cody ist ein Phanomen. Mit ihrem Internet-Blog machte sie sich einen Namen, d… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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5. The Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow's Transformation

By: Abigail Carter

3.70

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Like A Year of Magical Thinking, this powerful and touching book is both an inspirational read and … read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir

6. Go West, Young Woman!: From Military Wife to Country Life

By: None

3.72

Format: 224 pages,

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7. The Ugly Daughter

By: Julia Legian , Dawn Burke

4.00

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

The Ugly Daughter is a thrilling memoir, the gripping true story of a young girl who witnessed horr… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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8. Clouse's Houses - A story of challenge, creativity, and the heart of an architect

By: Carol Clouse

3.97

Format: 190 pages, Paperback

"I am an architect. More significantly I am a female architect - born of an incredibly determined … read more

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9. 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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10. A Kick-Ass Fairy

By: None

4.25

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

What does it mean to be a Kick-Ass Fairy? Looking for a fairy tale to make into a musical? Look som… read more

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11. My Several Worlds

By: Pearl S. Buck

4.14

Format: 472 pages, Paperback

Autobiography of Pearl S Buck. A memoir of the life of the first female Nobel Laureate for Literat… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"Fate is unalterable only in the sense that given a cause, a certain result must follow, but no cause is inevitable in itself, and man can shape his world if he does not resign himself to ignorance."

-Pearl S. Buck, My Several Worlds

"in any war a victory means another war, and yet another, until someday inevitably the tides turn, and the victor is the vanquished, and the circle reverses itself, but remains nevertheless a circle."

-Pearl S. Buck, My Several Worlds

"I can only say that in old Asia where the soldier was given no honor and war was without glory, there arose a culture which emphasized learning and wisdom and which produced no great and soul-racking…"

-Pearl S. Buck, My Several Worlds

"I will not dwell on that sad time, for the bones of those young men and women are already dust. But I learned then that the same cruelties can be committed by any man who has the will to crush those …"

-Pearl S. Buck, My Several Worlds

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12. Saltwater

By: Cathy McLennan

4.10

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

‘Everyone knows that some of those kids are innocent … your dilemma is not whether the kids are inn… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir

13. Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan

By: Jamie Zeppa

3.89

Format: 272 pages,

At age 24 Jamie Zeppa, a Canadian who had never been outside of North America, said goodbye to her … read more

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14. Reflections of Mamie - A Story of Survival

By: Rosemary "Mamie" Adkins

3.67

Format: 542 pages, Paperback

Reflections of Mamie-A Story of Survival is a sad and joyous personal account of growing up under t… read more

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15. Dream Catcher: A Memoir

By: None

3.69

Format: 384 pages,

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Cover of Move to Millions: The Proven Framework to Become a Million Dollar CEO with Grace & Ease Instead of Hustle & Grind by Darnyelle Jervey Harmon

16. 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
Cover of Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives by Anne  Michaud

17. 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

Cover of Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love by Aimee Cabo Nikolov

18. 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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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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-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

Cover of You Can't Drive Your Car to Your Own Funeral by Ann Marie Hancock

19. You Can't Drive Your Car to Your Own Funeral

By: Ann Marie Hancock

4.02

Format: 97 pages, Kindle Edition

You have reached a milestone in your life when the fire department is on standby as you blow out yo… read more

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Cover of We Are Bridges: A Memoir by Cassandra Lane

20. We Are Bridges: A Memoir

By: Cassandra Lane

4.03

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

"In this evocative memoir, Cassandra Lane deftly uses the act of imagination to reclaim her ancesto… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"I linked our ancestor's aborted promises to my own, a kind of quantum entanglement. I attempted to erase the distance between us, the years, the laws of physics and of man--just papery things, really…"

-Cassandra Lane, We Are Bridges: A Memoir

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21. The Bookmaker's Daughter: A Memory Unbound

By: Shirley Abbott

3.86

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

This deeply felt memoir is a journey through family history, feminist insight, and southern mytholo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir

13 best-selling nonfiction books like My Sergei: A Love Story by Ekaterina Gordeeva, E.M. Swift

Transform Your Habits

Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand (Women Writers in Translation)

George Sand , Thelma Jurgrau , Walter D. Gray

3.94

Transform Your Habits

My Sergei: A Love Story

Ekaterina Gordeeva , E.M. Swift

4.39

Transform Your Habits

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Jean Kerr

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper

Diablo Cody

4.16

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11 best-selling nonfiction books like The Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow's Transformation by Abigail Carter

Transform Your Habits

Daughter of the Queen of Sheba: A Memoir

Jacki Lyden

5.00

Transform Your Habits

Where You Left Me

Jennifer Gardner Trulson

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Do They Hear You When You Cry

Fauziya Kassindja , Karen Musalo

4.12

Transform Your Habits

The Egg and I (Betty MacDonald Memoirs, #1)

Betty MacDonald

4.00

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