5 best-selling biography memoir books like Florence Foster Jenkins: The Life of the World's Worst Opera Singer by Darryl W. Bullock

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Florence Foster Jenkins: The Life of the World's Worst Opera Singer

By: Darryl W. Bullock

2.88

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

"Probably the most complete and absolute lack of talent ever publicly displayed." —Life Magazine …

If you liked the biography memoir plot in Florence Foster Jenkins: The Life of the World's Worst Opera Singer by Darryl W. Bullock , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. A Handful of Dust

By: Evelyn Waugh

3.76

Format: None pages, Paperback

Laced with cynicism and truth, "A Handful of Dust" satirizes a certain stratum of English life wher… read more

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  • humor

2. Vision in White (Bride Quartet, #1)

By: Nora Roberts

4.50

Format: 34 pages, Paperback

Nora Roberts cordially invites you to meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac--the fou… read more

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3. NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity

By: Steve Silberman

3.99

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

A New York Timesbestseller Winner of the 2015 Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction A groundbreaking… read more

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4. I Am Not Sidney Poitier

By: Percival Everett

4.10

Format: 338 pages,

An irresistible comic novel from the master storyteller Percival Everett, and an irreverent take on… read more

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5. The Curse of the Pharaohs

By: Elizabeth Peters

4.29

Format: 120 pages,

Victorian Amelia Peabody continues to journal her Egypt adventures, toddler Ramses left in England.… read more

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6. In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox

By: Carol Burnett

3.00

Format: 24 pages,

Comedy legend Carol Burnett tells the hilarious behind-the-scenes story of her iconic weekly variet… read more

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7. The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories

By: Agatha Christie

3.33

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

A murder trial takes a diabolical turn when the wife of the accused takes a stand...A woman's sixth… read more

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8. The Darkest Evening (Vera Stanhope, #9)

By: Ann Cleeves

4.29

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

On the first snowy night of winter, Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope sets off for her home in the … read more

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"And miles to go before I sleep . . ."

-Ann Cleeves, The Darkest Evening (Vera Stanhope, #9)

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9. Agatha Christie: A Very Elusive Woman

By: Lucy Worsley

4.20

Format: 498 pages, Kindle Edition

A new, fascinating account of the life of Agatha Christie from celebrated literary and cultural his… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
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10. Die Burg

By: Ursula Poznanski

3.79

Format: 397 pages, Paperback

Willkommen zu einem mörderischen Escape Game: Der KI-Thriller »Die Burg« von Bestseller-Autorin Urs… read more

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11. Tending Roses (Tending Roses, #1)

By: Lisa Wingate

4.00

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Librarian Note: This is the updated cover for ISBN 9780451203076 Author Lisa Wingate drew upon h… read more

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"Time passes... but memories do not."

-Lisa Wingate, Tending Roses (Tending Roses, #1)

"...It's hard to feel like much is wrong in the world when you're looking into the eyes of a happy baby."

-Lisa Wingate, Tending Roses (Tending Roses, #1)

"...The best times of my life, the times that passed by me the most quickly, were the times when the roses grew wild."

-Lisa Wingate, Tending Roses (Tending Roses, #1)

"Sometimes life moves so fast, the road splits in an instant, and you only have a heartbeat to decide which way to turn."

-Lisa Wingate, Tending Roses (Tending Roses, #1)

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12. Moonflower Murders (Susan Ryeland, #2)

By: Anthony Horowitz

4.05

Format: 608 pages, Paperback

Featuring his famous literary detective Atticus Pund and Susan Ryeland, hero of the worldwide bests… read more

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"Everything in life has a pattern and a coincidence is simply the moment when the pattern becomes briefly visible."

-Anthony Horowitz, Moonflower Murders (Susan Ryeland, #2)

"I would kill myself tomorrow and I would except for the one brightness in my life, the one dawn that gives me hope."

-Anthony Horowitz, Moonflower Murders (Susan Ryeland, #2)

"The greatest evil occurs when people, no matter what their aims or their motives, become utterly convinced that they are right. [Atticus Pūnd]"

-Anthony Horowitz, Moonflower Murders (Susan Ryeland, #2)

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13. Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!

By: David Zucker

4.17

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy class… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • nonfiction
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14. Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius

By: Nick Hornby

3.66

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Just Like You, High Fidelity, and Fever Pitch, a short, warm, and… read more

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  • music
  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"This book is about work, and nobody ever worked harder than these two, or at a higher standard, while connectiong with so many people for so long."

-Nick Hornby, Dickens and Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius

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15. Next of Kin

By: Kia Abdullah

4.13

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

ON AN ORDINARY WORKING DAY… Leila Syed receives a call that cleaves her life in two. Her brother… read more

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16. 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

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"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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17. Contacts

By: Mark Watson

3.69

Format: 370 pages, Hardcover

James Chiltern boards the 23:50 sleeper train from London to Edinburgh with two pork pies, six beer… read more

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  • humor
"You defined yourself by participating in other people's lives."

-Mark Watson, Contacts

"But excuses didn't mean anything in the end. What actually happened in the end was what mattered."

-Mark Watson, Contacts

"But excuses didn't mean anything in the end. What _actually happened_ in the end was what mattered."

-Mark Watson, Contacts

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18. ADHD for Smart Ass Women: How to Fall in Love with Your Neurodivergent Brain

By: Tracy Otsuka

4.13

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

An unprecedented guide for any woman with ADHD looking to celebrate her unique brilliance and to em… read more

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  • nonfiction
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19. Declassified: A Low-Key Guide to the High-Strung World of Classical Music

By: Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

“A refreshingly fun guide” that reads “as if you’re a fly on the wall in conservatory auditions, cu… read more

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  • music
  • art
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of Florence Foster Jenkins: The Life of the World's Worst Opera Singer by Darryl W. Bullock

20. Florence Foster Jenkins: The Life of the World's Worst Opera Singer

By: Darryl W. Bullock

2.88

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

"Probably the most complete and absolute lack of talent ever publicly displayed." —Life Magazine … read more

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  • music
  • art
  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • humor
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

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