13 best-selling memoir books like I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here: Finding My Voice, Finding My People, Finding My Way by Jonathan Conyers

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I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here: Finding My Voice, Finding My People, Finding My Way

By: Jonathan Conyers

4.50

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

As seen on  Humans of New York , Jonathan Conyers introduces us to the teachers, his debate coach, …

If you liked the memoir plot in I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here: Finding My Voice, Finding My People, Finding My Way by Jonathan Conyers , here is a list of 13 books like this:

1. I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity

By: Izzeldin Abuelaish

3.73

Format: None pages,

By turns inspiring and heart-breaking, hopeful and horrifying, I Shall Not Hateis Izzeldin Abuelais… read more

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2. Another Place at the Table

By: Kathy Harrison

4.23

Format: 400 pages,

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3. Rough Sleepers

By: Tracy Kidder

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In Rough Sleepers, Tracy Kidder shows how one person can make a difference, as he tells the story o… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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4. Sociopath: A Memoir

By: Patric Gagne

3.84

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating, revelatory memoir revealing the author’s struggle to come to terms with her own soci… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"In a universe where everything seemed to be associated with everything else, jazz was in a world all its own. The untethered notes didn't propel me backward in time or force me into imaginations of t…"

-Patric Gagne, Sociopath: A Memoir

"Regardless of whether they realized it, my parents, my friends, my teachers, my lovers—everyone, on some level—was uncomfortable with my limited emotion. Because it meant something sinister. Because,…"

-Patric Gagne, Sociopath: A Memoir

"I loved people. I truly did. But the way I loved was different than most. And, if I was being honest, not all that compatible. I didn’t need to get love in order to give love. I never had. I preferre…"

-Patric Gagne, Sociopath: A Memoir

"The more I paid attention, the more I noticed just how often 'apathy,' 'lack of feeling,' and the word 'sociopath' were associated with evil. Everywhere. From celebrated books like East of Eden and T…"

-Patric Gagne, Sociopath: A Memoir

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5. One Way Back: A Memoir

By: Christine Blasey Ford

4.30

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

On September 27, 2018, Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee which … read more

Similar categories in Christine Blasey Ford's One Way Back: A Memoir book and Jonathan Conyers's I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here: Finding My Voice, Finding My People, Finding My Way

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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6. All That Moves Us: A Pediatric Neurosurgeon, His Young Patients, and Their Stories of Grace and Resilience

By: Jay Wellons

4.44

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“The surgical interventions in these pages are dizzying, but the fact that Jay Wellons can write as… read more

Similar categories in Jay Wellons's All That Moves Us: A Pediatric Neurosurgeon, His Young Patients, and Their Stories of Grace and Resilience book and Jonathan Conyers's I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here: Finding My Voice, Finding My People, Finding My Way

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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7. 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 Jonathan Conyers's I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here: Finding My Voice, Finding My People, Finding My Way

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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8. Did I Ever Tell You?

By: Genevieve Kingston

4.34

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Based on her "Modern Love" piece ("She Put Her Unspent Love in a Cardboard Box"), this extraordinar… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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9. Manner of Death (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery #14)

By: Robin Cook

3.97

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

In the new fast-paced medical thriller from bestselling author Robin Cook, fan favorites Jack and L… read more

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10. Up Home: One Girl's Journey

By: Ruth J. Simmons

4.03

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring, indelible memoir from the daughter of sharecroppers in East Texas who became the firs… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"I was born at a crossroads: a crossroads in history, a crossroads in culture, and a geographical crossroads in North Houston County in East Texas."

-Ruth J. Simmons, Up Home: One Girl's Journey

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11. Tell Me Who You Are

By: Louisa Luna

3.57

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The Silent Patient meets Gone Girl in this sharp psychological thriller about a psychiatrist with a… read more

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12. The Night She Went Missing

By: Kristen Bird

3.63

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

"A great new voice in suspense...Perfect for fans of Big Little Lies who thrive on stories of decei… read more

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13. One Blood

By: Denene Millner

4.14

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Homegoing meets The Mothers where three women are tied together by blood, love, and family secrets … read more

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14. Remedies for Sorrow: An Extraordinary Child, a Secret Kept from Pregnant Women, and a Mother's Pursuit of the Truth

By: Megan Nix

4.43

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This "compulsively readable memoir...brings to light an issue that has been too long ignored...An i… read more

Similar categories in Megan Nix's Remedies for Sorrow: An Extraordinary Child, a Secret Kept from Pregnant Women, and a Mother's Pursuit of the Truth book and Jonathan Conyers's I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here: Finding My Voice, Finding My People, Finding My Way

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Rabbit Heart: A Mother's Murder, a Daughter's Story by Kristine S. Ervin

15. Rabbit Heart: A Mother's Murder, a Daughter's Story

By: Kristine S. Ervin

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

For readers of My Dark Places and I'll Be Gone in the Dark , a beautiful, brutal memoir documenting… read more

Similar categories in Kristine S. Ervin's Rabbit Heart: A Mother's Murder, a Daughter's Story book and Jonathan Conyers's I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here: Finding My Voice, Finding My People, Finding My Way

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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16. Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences

By: Jedidiah Jenkins

4.03

Format: 221 pages, Hardcover

When his mother, Barbara, turns seventy, Jedidiah Jenkins is reminded of a sobering fact: Our pare… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"In my midthirties, I realized that my parents would die soon. Not like a terminal illness. I just mean in the flow of time. It hit me hardest when my mother turned seventy. I did a quick bit of math.…"

-Jedidiah Jenkins, Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences

"I wondered about my friendship with my mom. Is it friendship? How can it be? Friendship is chosen. Friendship is discovered. But a mother and a son have a bond that is necessary. If the son exists, t…"

-Jedidiah Jenkins, Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences

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17. Little Earthquakes: A Memoir

By: Sarah Mandel

4.21

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

“Sarah Mandel has done something remarkable here. I found myself weeping, laughing with delight and… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Mandel's Little Earthquakes: A Memoir book and Jonathan Conyers's I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here: Finding My Voice, Finding My People, Finding My Way

  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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18. The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America

By: Elizabeth Dias

4.53

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

From two top New York Times journalists, the breathtaking untold story of the plan to overturn Roe … read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Dias's The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America book and Jonathan Conyers's I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here: Finding My Voice, Finding My People, Finding My Way

  • nonfiction
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19. I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here: Finding My Voice, Finding My People, Finding My Way

By: Jonathan Conyers

4.50

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

As seen on  Humans of New York , Jonathan Conyers introduces us to the teachers, his debate coach, … read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Conyers's I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here: Finding My Voice, Finding My People, Finding My Way book and Jonathan Conyers's I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here: Finding My Voice, Finding My People, Finding My Way

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives by Sami Sage

20. Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives

By: Sami Sage

4.13

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A whip-smart combo of self-help and political manifesto that is perfect for anyone who wants to sav… read more

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  • nonfiction
"There's a small handful of very wealthy and powerful people who actively strategize and spend a lot of money (numbers with multiple commas) to make sure that you ignore politics and neglect your priv…"

-Sami Sage, Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives

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21. Black Boy Smile: A Memoir in Moments

By: D. Watkins

4.34

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A  New York Times bestselling and award-winning author presents a complex story about his coming-of… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • memoir

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Tracy Kidder

4.35

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Patric Gagne

3.84

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One Way Back: A Memoir

Christine Blasey Ford

4.30

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Jay Wellons

4.44

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This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2)

Kennedy Ryan

4.42

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Mary Monroe

4.23

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The Thing About Home

Rhonda McKnight

4.28

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Tia Williams

4.04

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