6 Best biography memoir books like Lucky Jim by James Hart

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Lucky Jim

By: James Hart

3.73

Format: 246 pages, Paperback

Lucky Jim is Jim Hart's memoir, the story of how he survived a violent childhood home, found incred…

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1. American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

By: Kai Bird , Martin J. Sherwin

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

"American Prometheus is the first full-scale biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, "father of the ato… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

2. Stories I Only Tell My Friends

By: Rob Lowe

2.82

Format: 3 pages, Hardcover

A wryly funny and surprisingly moving account of an extraordinary life lived almost entirely in the… read more

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3. Beach Music

By: Pat Conroy

4.20

Format: 192 pages,

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4. Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine (Stephanie Plum, #29)

By: Janet Evanovich

4.17

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

Stephanie Plum breaks the rules, flirts with disaster, and shows who’s boss in this “fast and fun” … read more

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5. The Latecomer

By: Jean Hanff Korelitz

4.01

Format: 439 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Plot, Jean Hanff Korelitz’s The Latecomer is a la… read more

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6. My Name Is Barbra

By: Barbra Streisand

4.20

Format: 1040 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television. Barbra St… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"Fame is a hollow trophy. No matter who you are, you can only eat one pastrami sandwich at a time."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Once again I was struck by the power of music. Somehow, it can be the connective tissue between souls."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"There are some things I hope we can all agree upon: The antidote to lies is truth, the remedy to war is peace, and the solution to hate is love."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Language gives us an insight into the way women are viewed in a male-dominated society . . . A man is commanding—a woman is demanding. A man is forceful—a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising—a wo…"

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

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7. Dirty Thirty (Stephanie Plum, #30)

By: Janet Evanovich

4.23

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Stephanie Plum, Trenton’s hardest working, most underappreciated bounty hunter, is offered a freela… read more

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8. Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty

By: Anderson Cooper

3.82

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestsell… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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9. The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family

By: Ron Howard

4.27

Format: 393 pages, Hardcover

Happy Days, The Andy Griffith Show, Gentle Ben—these shows captivated millions of TV viewers in the… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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10. The Match (Wilde, #2)

By: Harlan Coben

4.19

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An alternate cover edition of 9781538748282 can be found here. 'At the age of somewhere between … read more

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Cover of Apparently There Were Complaints: A Memoir by Sharon Gless

11. Apparently There Were Complaints: A Memoir

By: Sharon Gless

4.19

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Emmy Award–winning actress Sharon Gless tells all in this laugh-out-loud, juicy, “unforgettably mem… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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12. The Other Dr. Gilmer: Two Men, a Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for Justice

By: Benjamin Gilmer

4.21

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A rural physician learns that a former doctor at his clinic committed a shocking crime, leading him… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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13. On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service

By: Anthony Fauci

4.59

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and w… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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14. Natural Selection

By: Elin Hilderbrand

3.69

Format: 54 pages, Kindle Edition

When her boyfriend bails at the last minute, a New York woman embarks on their couples’ cruise alon… read more

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15. Lucky Jim

By: James Hart

3.73

Format: 246 pages, Paperback

Lucky Jim is Jim Hart's memoir, the story of how he survived a violent childhood home, found incred… read more

Similar categories in James Hart's Lucky Jim book and James Hart's Lucky Jim

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • lgbt
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16. In the Company of Grace: A Veterinarian's Memoir of Trauma and Healing

By: Jody Lulich

4.62

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

The son of a Black mother and white father overcomes family trauma to find the courage of compassio… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • lgbt

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