7 must-read memoir books like Naked at the Helm: Independence and Intimacy in the Second Half of Life by Suzanne Spector

Cover of Naked at the Helm: Independence and Intimacy in the Second Half of Life by Suzanne Spector

Naked at the Helm: Independence and Intimacy in the Second Half of Life

By: Suzanne Spector

4.60

Format: 261 pages, Paperback

At age thirty-nine, Suzanne Spector found herself looking at what conventional 1950s thinking had b…

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1. Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1)

By: Lee Matthew Goldberg

4.28

Format: 276 pages, Paperback

A PULSE-POUNDING THRILLER THAT ASKS HOW FAR WE'RE WILLING TO SHED OUR MORALS IN ORDER TO HELP THE O… read more

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"Any wish fulfilled...for the right price."

-Lee Matthew Goldberg, Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1)

"Honey, I'm Marilyn Fucking Monroe. And don't you forget it."

-Lee Matthew Goldberg, Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1)

"On an unseasonably warm winter's morning, I took my first life."

-Lee Matthew Goldberg, Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1)

"Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today."

-Lee Matthew Goldberg, Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1)

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2. Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

By: Henry Winkler

4.14

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

From Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler, a deeply tho… read more

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"It’s so funny about time - you get into these nice little grooves with people you love, and you think it’ll go on forever. But time goes so fast, and nothing goes on forever."

-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

"If you don't nail your feet to the ground, you can just believe - and you want to believe. It's so enticing. It felt so good. You could just become a gigantic balloon in the Thanksgiving Day parade a…"

-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

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3. A Week of Warm Weather

By: Lee Bukowski

4.10

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

Tessa Cordelia appears to have it all—a loving husband who’s just opened a dental practice, a beaut… read more

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4. Over Her Dead Body

By: Susan Walter

3.99

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

An inheritance that comes with a warning. Ashley Brooks’s life isn’t working out as planned. Aft… read more

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5. Cradles of the Reich

By: Jennifer Coburn

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Three women, a nation seduced by a madman, and the Nazi breeding program to create a so-called mast… read more

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6. They Come at Knight (Nena Knight #2)

By: Yasmin Angoe

4.33

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

Yasmin Angoe’s They Come at Knight is the heart-pounding second installment in the Nena Knight seri… read more

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7. You'll Forget This Ever Happened

By: Laura L. Engel

4.61

Format: 326 pages, Paperback

Told with heart and grit, honesty and wisdom, You'll Forget This Ever Happened is the poignant stor… read more

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  • memoir
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8. My Secret To Keep

By: Barbara Conrey

4.27

Format: 363 pages, Kindle Edition

When Maggie Bryan works up the nerve to tell her parents she’s pregnant, they immediately disown he… read more

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9. Behind the Lens (The Annie Hawkins series Book 1)

By: Jeannée Sacken

4.58

Format: 446 pages, Kindle Edition

Eight years ago, seasoned photojournalist Annie Hawkins Green barely survived a Taliban ambush that… read more

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10. The Dead Won't Tell

By: S.K. Waters

4.22

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

What lies in the past should not be uncovered. When Abbie Adams, a historian-turned-journalist, … read more

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"Headstones, they aren’t for the dead, they’re for the living."

-S.K. Waters, The Dead Won't Tell

"In Hunts Landing the memory of old money ran long, and its advertising dollars stretched far."

-S.K. Waters, The Dead Won't Tell

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11. Attribution

By: Linda Moore

4.06

Format: 309 pages, Paperback

Art historian Cate Adamson, still grieving the death of her brother and desperate to succeed, leave… read more

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12. Fore Play

By: Linda Sheehan

4.18

Format: 235 pages, Paperback

Fasten your seatbelts for a rollicking ride with more twists and turns than a bowl of pretzels. … read more

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13. Last Liar Standing

By: Danielle M. Wong

4.07

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

Vonny Kwan wakes up in a Nevada hospital, the victim of a hit-and-run accident she doesn’t remember… read more

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14. Mother Lode: Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver

By: Gretchen Staebler

4.51

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

“. . . makes you feel as though a kindred soul is speaking to you.” — Readers’ Favorite At the age… read more

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15. I'm Not Broken

By: Jesse Leon

4.36

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In this unflinching and inspiring memoir, Jesse Leon tells an extraordinary story of resilience and… read more

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  • memoir
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16. Secrets In The Mirror

By: Leslie Kain

4.31

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

Family. The same people who destroyed Gavin's self-esteem are the ones he must save. When Gavi… read more

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17. Naked at the Helm: Independence and Intimacy in the Second Half of Life

By: Suzanne Spector

4.60

Format: 261 pages, Paperback

At age thirty-nine, Suzanne Spector found herself looking at what conventional 1950s thinking had b… read more

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18. Blurred Fates

By: Anastasia Zadeik

4.14

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Winner of the 2023 Sarton Award for Contemporary Fiction Winner of the 2023 National Indie Excelle… read more

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19. Midnight on the Marne

By: Sarah Adlakha

4.08

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Set during the heroism and heartbreak of World War I, and in an occupied France in an alternative t… read more

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20. California Sister

By: Gloria Mattioni

4.62

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Winner of the 2024 Independent Press Awards in the category Grief: Fiction. Winner of the 2022 Indi… read more

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21. The Wrong Kind of Woman

By: Sarah McCraw Crow

3.56

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

"A glorious debut filled with characters grasping to find a place to belong in a world on the edge … read more

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22. None Without Sin (The First State Mysteries)

By: Michael Bradley

3.97

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Everyone has secrets. Some of them may kill you. When a Delaware real estate mogul is murdered, new… read more

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23. The Secrets We Hide

By: Patricia Sands

4.45

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The deep traditions and values of Kaito Tanaka's Japanese heritage are severely tested when he retu… read more

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24. Best Years of your Life

By: Jen Craven

4.25

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

One family. Three women. Big secrets. Cheaters don't fall far from the tree. Married college … read more

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25. Frazzlebrain: Break Free from Anxiety, Anger, and Stress Using Advanced Discoveries in Neuropsychology

By: Gina Simmons Schneider

4.58

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

Find lasting relief from worry and stress with powerful techniques grounded in clinical experience … read more

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"The reality we can grasp resides in the present moment."

-Gina Simmons Schneider, Frazzlebrain: Break Free from Anxiety, Anger, and Stress Using Advanced Discoveries in Neuropsychology

"Calm is not merely the absence of stress, but the powerful presence of peace."

-Gina Simmons Schneider, Frazzlebrain: Break Free from Anxiety, Anger, and Stress Using Advanced Discoveries in Neuropsychology

"We need positive emotions so that we will see the beauty all around us daily."

-Gina Simmons Schneider, Frazzlebrain: Break Free from Anxiety, Anger, and Stress Using Advanced Discoveries in Neuropsychology

"Permit yourself to bask in gratitude, explore with curiosity, and love with abandon."

-Gina Simmons Schneider, Frazzlebrain: Break Free from Anxiety, Anger, and Stress Using Advanced Discoveries in Neuropsychology

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26. A Sky of Infinite Blue: A Japanese Immigrant's Search for Home and Self

By: Kyomi O'Connor

4.35

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

From an early age, Kyomi's life was filled with emotional difficulties--an adulterous father, an ov… read more

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27. Shaking the Tree: brazen. short. memoir.

By: Memoir Showcase

4.33

Format: 129 pages, Kindle Edition

The Memoir Showcase is proud to present a selection of our most compelling, true stories drawn from… read more

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28. The Fool in the Corn

By: Tania Pryputniewicz

4.73

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

In this, her second collection of poems, Tania Pryputniewicz evokes the sensations and emotions of … read more

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29. Shaking the Tree: Brazen. Short. Memoir. (Volume 3): I Didn't See That One Coming

By: Marni Freedman

5.00

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

The San Diego Memoir Writers Association is honored to present volume three of compelling true stor… read more

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30. The Virgin Chronicles: A Memoir

By: Marina DelVecchio

4.17

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

Kathy is a virgin in her twenties trying to navigate the blurred lines between sex and love even as… read more

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31. Shadow's Edge

By: Janie Lizbeth Stinson

4.11

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

How far would you go to keep your secrets hidden in the shadows? Few people know Addison McGuire… read more

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