15 Top biography memoir books like Loose of Earth: A Memoir by Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn

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Loose of Earth: A Memoir

By: Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn

4.29

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

An arresting memoir of love and unbending religion, toxicity and disease, and one family’s desperat…

If you liked the biography memoir plot in Loose of Earth: A Memoir by Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. Splinters

By: Leslie Jamison

3.86

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes the riveti… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Jamison's Splinters book and Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn's Loose of Earth: A Memoir

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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2. Troubled

By: Rob Henderson

4.26

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this raw coming-of-age memoir, in the vein of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, The Oth… read more

Similar categories in Rob Henderson's Troubled book and Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn's Loose of Earth: A Memoir

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
"Successful people tell the world they got lucky, then tell their loved ones about the importance of hard work and sacrifice. Critics of successful people tell the world those successful people got lu…"

-Rob Henderson, Troubled

"People don't need motivation; they need self-discipline. Motivation is just a feeling. Self-discipline is: 'I'm going to do this regardless of how I feel.' Seldom do people relish doing something har…"

-Rob Henderson, Troubled

"Mom's friends were worried that their son isn't talking as much as other six-year-olds. They, like many parents, were concerned with how "smart" their kid is. "Should we be reading to him more?" they…"

-Rob Henderson, Troubled

"You should keep your expectations in line with reality. If you view the military as a job, you will be miserable. It's not a job, it's a lot more than that. As long as you wear that uniform, it is yo…"

-Rob Henderson, Troubled

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3. The Mango Tree: A Memoir of Fruit, Florida, and Felony

By: Annabelle Tometich

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Rows of orange people sit handcuffed in a beige room. One of them is my mother. When journalist … read more

Similar categories in Annabelle Tometich's The Mango Tree: A Memoir of Fruit, Florida, and Felony book and Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn's Loose of Earth: A Memoir

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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4. Fire Exit

By: Morgan Talty

3.79

Format: 243 pages, Hardcover

The blood that came out of me was blood that ran through her veins. It’s strange: all blood looks t… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Talty's Fire Exit book and Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn's Loose of Earth: A Memoir

  • audiobook
"...what's more sacred than laughter at the dinner table?"

-Morgan Talty, Fire Exit

"That's my life, though--not knowing, but wishing. [Charles Lamosway]"

-Morgan Talty, Fire Exit

"We are made of stories, and if we don't know them--the ones that make us--how can we ever be fully realized? How can we ever be who we really are?"

-Morgan Talty, Fire Exit

"...I was thinking and thinking about how, in just the past year, I had just started to know her, but then I began to unknow her, getting farther and farther away like watching a boat drift from the s…"

-Morgan Talty, Fire Exit

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5. The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church

By: Sarah McCammon

4.21

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

The first definitive book that names the massive social movement of people leaving the white evange… read more

Similar categories in Sarah McCammon's The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church book and Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn's Loose of Earth: A Memoir

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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6. Whiskey Tender: A Memoir

By: Deborah Jackson Taffa

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An Oprah Daily "Best New Book" and "Riveting Nonfiction and Memoir You Need to Read" * A New York T… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Jackson Taffa's Whiskey Tender: A Memoir book and Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn's Loose of Earth: A Memoir

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
"My Laguna grandmother, Esther, is the one who taught me that a deep intimacy with a homeland requires three things: sensory experiences of particular geographies, a storied history of the trails, and…"

-Deborah Jackson Taffa, Whiskey Tender: A Memoir

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7. Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls

By: T Kira Madden

4.26

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Acclaimed literary essayist T Kira Madden's raw and redemptive debut memoir is about coming of age … read more

Similar categories in T Kira Madden's Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls book and Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn's Loose of Earth: A Memoir

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
"If there are real men, I haven't met them yet."

-T Kira Madden, Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls

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8. Dear Sister: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds

By: Michelle Horton

4.52

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A breathtaking memoir about two sisters and a high-profile Nikki Addimando, incarcerated for killi… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Horton's Dear Sister: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds book and Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn's Loose of Earth: A Memoir

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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9. The Turtle House

By: Amanda Churchill

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Minnie and her granddaughter Lia are unforgettable protagonists, whose grit and grace will inspire … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Churchill's The Turtle House book and Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn's Loose of Earth: A Memoir

  • audiobook
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10. Short War

By: Lily Meyer

4.41

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

Told in three distinct voices, Short War brings together a rapturous teenage love story set in Chil… read more

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11. A Very Private School: A Memoir

By: Charles Spencer

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this poignant memoir, Charles Spencer recounts the trauma of being sent away from home at age ei… read more

Similar categories in Charles Spencer's A Very Private School: A Memoir book and Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn's Loose of Earth: A Memoir

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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12. The Manicurist's Daughter

By: Susan Lieu

3.96

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An emotionally raw memoir about the crumbling of the American Dream and a daughter of refugees who … read more

Similar categories in Susan Lieu's The Manicurist's Daughter book and Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn's Loose of Earth: A Memoir

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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13. Consent: A Memoir

By: Jill Ciment

3.96

Format: 145 pages, Hardcover

In this unflinching account of the ardent love affair between the author and her painting teacher, … read more

Similar categories in Jill Ciment's Consent: A Memoir book and Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn's Loose of Earth: A Memoir

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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14. Another Word for Love: A Memoir

By: Carvell Wallace

4.35

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A transformative memoir that reimagines the conventions of love and posits a radical vision for hea… read more

Similar categories in Carvell Wallace's Another Word for Love: A Memoir book and Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn's Loose of Earth: A Memoir

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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15. Entitlement

By: Rumaan Alam

3.59

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A novel of money and morality from the New York Times bestselling author of Leave the World Behind … read more

Similar categories in Rumaan Alam's Entitlement book and Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn's Loose of Earth: A Memoir

  • audiobook
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16. Catalina

By: Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

3.65

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A year in the life of the unforgettable Catalina Ituralde, a wickedly wry and heartbreakingly vulne… read more

Similar categories in Karla Cornejo Villavicencio's Catalina book and Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn's Loose of Earth: A Memoir

  • audiobook
Cover of Loose of Earth: A Memoir by Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn

17. Loose of Earth: A Memoir

By: Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn

4.29

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

An arresting memoir of love and unbending religion, toxicity and disease, and one family’s desperat… read more

Similar categories in Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn's Loose of Earth: A Memoir book and Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn's Loose of Earth: A Memoir

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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18. The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family

By: Jesselyn Cook

4.45

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of five families shattered by pernicious, pervasive conspiracy theories, and how… read more

Similar categories in Jesselyn Cook's The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family book and Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn's Loose of Earth: A Memoir

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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19. The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards

By: Jessica Waite

3.65

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A widow’s life is turned upside when she uncovers the truth about her late husband in this lyrical,… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Waite's The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards book and Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn's Loose of Earth: A Memoir

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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20. Wanted: Toddler's Personal Assistant

By: Stephanie Kiser

3.95

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

What are the lives of America's richest families really like? Their nannies see it all… When S… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Kiser's Wanted: Toddler's Personal Assistant book and Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn's Loose of Earth: A Memoir

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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21. The Chair and the Valley: A Memoir of Trauma, Healing, and the Outdoors

By: Banning Lyon

4.69

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An incredible memoir about one man’s journey to heal from trauma through chosen family, friendship,… read more

Similar categories in Banning Lyon's The Chair and the Valley: A Memoir of Trauma, Healing, and the Outdoors book and Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn's Loose of Earth: A Memoir

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir

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