9 Top biography books like A Lawyer's Life by Johnnie Cochran

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A Lawyer's Life

By: Johnnie Cochran

4.29

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The most famous lawyer in America talks about the law, his life, and how he has won. Johnnie Cochr…

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1. Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History

By: Katy Tur

3.96

Format: 192 pages, Audiobook

7 hours, 46 minutes Called "disgraceful," "third-rate," and "not nice" by Donald Trump, NBC New… read more

Similar categories in Katy Tur's Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History book and Johnnie Cochran's A Lawyer's Life

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"Putin’s invasion of Ukraine isn’t a staring contest. It’s a land grab, the first of this scale since World War II. But when asked about it, instead of walking up to the plate and swinging at the soft…"

-Katy Tur, Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History

"Hillary Clinton recently called Trump's supporters a 'basket of deplorables,' and while some might be easy to single out like that, most aren't. A lot are your coworkers and your neighbors. They're y…"

-Katy Tur, Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History

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2. Love Me, Hate Me: Barry Bonds and the Making of an Antihero

By: Jeff Pearlman

4.05

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

No player in the history of baseball has left such an indelible mark on the game as San Francisco G… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Pearlman's Love Me, Hate Me: Barry Bonds and the Making of an Antihero book and Johnnie Cochran's A Lawyer's Life

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

3. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

By: Matthew Desmond

3.37

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From Harvard sociologist and MacArthur "Genius" Matthew Desmond, a landmark work of scholarship and… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Cass R. Sunstein, Richard H. Thaler

4. Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

By: Cass R. Sunstein , Richard H. Thaler

3.84

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

From the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics, Richard H. Thaler, and Cass R. Sunstein: a r… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Just as no building lacks an architecture, so no choice lacks a context."

-Cass R. Sunstein, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

"As good architects know, seemingly arbitrary decisions, such as where to locate the bathrooms, will have subtle influences on how the people who use the building interact. Every trip to the bathroom …"

-Cass R. Sunstein, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

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5. Without a Doubt

By: Teresa Carpenter , Marcia Clark

4.15

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Without a Doubt is not just a book about a trial. It's a book about a woman. Marcia Clark takes us … read more

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  • memoir
  • law
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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6. Monica's Story

By: Andrew Morton

4.33

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

Behind the headlines, there was one fascinating woman. This is her story. Monica Lewinsky. You know… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir

7. Savages

By: Don Winslow

3.57

Format: 256 pages,

Part-time environmentalist and philanthropist Ben and his ex-mercenary buddy Chon run a Laguna Beac… read more

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8. The Run of His Life : The People versus O.J. Simpson

By: Jeffrey Toobin

4.50

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

A behind-the-scenes look at the crime of the century and the legal proceedings that followed sheds … read more

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9. The Running Man

By: Stephen King , Richard Bachman

3.90

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

In the year 2025, the best men don't run for president, they run for their lives... Ben Richard… read more

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"Outside, daylight was bleeding slowly toward dusk."

-Stephen King, The Running Man

"Say your name over two hundred times and discover you are no one."

-Stephen King, The Running Man

"The woman had looked into the abyss and then walked out across it."

-Stephen King, The Running Man

"...sie würden Christus persönlich überfallen, um ein Pfund Salami zu ergattern."

-Stephen King, The Running Man

Cover of If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer by Dominick Dunne, O.J. Simpson, The Goldman Family, Pablo F. Fenjves

10. If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer

By: Dominick Dunne , O.J. Simpson , The Goldman Family , Pablo F. Fenjves

3.30

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

In 1994, Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson were brutally murdered at her home in Brentwood, Cali… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"Jesus Christ, O.J.—what have you done?"

-Dominick Dunne, If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer

"You don`t get mood swings from eating cornflakes"

-Dominick Dunne, If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer

"Still, I've heard it said that all stories are basically love stories, and my story is no exception. This is a love story, too. And, like a lot of love stories, it doesn't have a happy ending."

-Dominick Dunne, If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer

11. Being Oscar: From Mob Lawyer to Mayor of Las Vegas

By: None

2.80

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In Being Oscar,one of America's most celebrated criminal defense attorneys recounts the stories and… read more

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12. In Contempt

By: Jess Walter , None

3.62

Format: 186 pages, Hardcover

Offers a personal perspective on the O.J. Simpson trial and shares the author's observations on leg… read more

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13. American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst

By: Jeffrey Toobin

4.33

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author Jeffrey Toobin, the definitive account of the k… read more

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14. The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

By: Nikole Hannah-Jones

4.62

Format: 590 pages, Hardcover

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a revealing vision of the American past and present. … read more

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  • nonfiction
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15. Heat 2

By: Michael Mann

4.26

Format: 470 pages, Hardcover

Michael Mann, four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker and writer-director of Heat, Collateral, Thief, M… read more

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16. The Boys from Biloxi

By: John Grisham

4.06

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry… read more

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"The ship was sinking and the rats were jumping overboard."

-John Grisham, The Boys from Biloxi

"Great trial lawyers aren't born; they're made. The great ones simply tell the jury a story..."

-John Grisham, The Boys from Biloxi

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17. Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism

By: Jeffrey Toobin

4.16

Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition

The definitive account of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the enduring legacy of Timothy McVeigh… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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18. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom

By: Ilyon Woo

3.99

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller | New York Times 10 Best Books of 2023 The remarkable true story of El… read more

Similar categories in Ilyon Woo's Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom book and Johnnie Cochran's A Lawyer's Life

  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy by David Zucchino

19. Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy

By: David Zucchino

4.43

Format: 426 pages, Hardcover

From Pulitzer Prize winner, David Zucchino, comes a searing account of the Wilmington riot and coup… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of American Whitelash: A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress by Wesley Lowery

20. American Whitelash: A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress

By: Wesley Lowery

4.18

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

“American Whitelash is indispensable. Really. It is.” — Ibram X. Kendi, author of  How to Be an Ant… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of True Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Investigation of Donald Trump by Jeffrey Toobin

21. True Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Investigation of Donald Trump

By: Jeffrey Toobin

4.18

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

From CNN chief legal analyst and bestselling author Jeffrey Toobin, a real-life legal thriller abou… read more

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  • law
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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22. A Lawyer's Life

By: Johnnie Cochran

4.29

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The most famous lawyer in America talks about the law, his life, and how he has won. Johnnie Cochr… read more

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  • memoir
  • law
  • biography
  • nonfiction

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Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History

Katy Tur

3.96

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Love Me, Hate Me: Barry Bonds and the Making of an Antihero

Jeff Pearlman

4.05

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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Matthew Desmond

3.37

Transform Your Habits

Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

Cass R. Sunstein , Richard H. Thaler

3.84

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Kristin Hannah

4.64

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Ariel Lawhon

4.43

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Jesmyn Ward

3.70

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Erik Larson

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