5 must-read memoir books like Crooked Smile: What It Took to Escape a Decade of Homelessness, Addiction, & Crime by Jared Klickstein

Cover of Crooked Smile: What It Took to Escape a Decade of Homelessness, Addiction, & Crime by Jared Klickstein

Crooked Smile: What It Took to Escape a Decade of Homelessness, Addiction, & Crime

By: Jared Klickstein

4.81

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Crooked Smile details one man’s journey that left him homeless on Skid Row, and what it took to esc…

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1. Heathenish

By: Kelby Losack

4.31

Format: 142 pages, Kindle Edition

I have this dream where I’m floating in outer space, sniffing stardust off the rings of Saturn, and… read more

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Cover of Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street by Sheelah Kolhatkar

2. Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street

By: Sheelah Kolhatkar

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The story of billionaire trader Steven Cohen, the rise and fall of his hedge fund SAC Capital, and … read more

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Cover of In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption by Hillel Levin, James Keene

3. In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption

By: Hillel Levin , James Keene

4.04

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Featured on Dateline and CNN, the true story of a young man destined for greatness on the football … read more

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  • memoir

4. Based on a True Story

By: Norm Macdonald

4.51

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Wild, dangerous, and flat-out unbelievable, here is the incredible memoir of the actor, gambler, ra… read more

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  • memoir

5. American Vampire, Vol. 1

By: Stephen King , Scott Snyder , Rafael Albuquerque

4.00

Format: None pages,

From writers Scott Snyder and Stephen King, American Vampireintroduces a new strain of vampire - a … read more

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6. The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride

By: Daniel James Brown

3.59

Format: 464 pages,

In April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Il… read more

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7. The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York

By: Robert A. Caro

3.25

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

One of the most acclaimed books of our time, winner of both the Pulitzer and the Francis Parkman pr… read more

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8. Empire of the Summer Moon

By: S.C. Gwynne

4.23

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, a stunningly vivid historical account of the for… read more

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"Buffalo Hump had one of those Comanche names - there were a large number of them - that the prudish whites could not quite bring themselves to translate. His Nermernuh name, properly transliterated, …"

-S.C. Gwynne, Empire of the Summer Moon

"For years after the American Revolution, the public opposed to the creation of police departments, fearing that they would become forces of repression... Only in the mid 19th century, after the growt…"

-S.C. Gwynne, Empire of the Summer Moon

9. All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1)

By: Cormac McCarthy

4.00

Format: 592 pages,

All the Pretty Horsestells of young John Grady Cole, the last of a long line of Texas ranchers. Acr… read more

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10. Through the Glass

By: None

2.83

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An impassioned, harrowing and ultimately hopeful story of one woman's pursuit of justice, forgivene… read more

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11. You Like It Darker

By: Stephen King

4.32

Format: 502 pages, Hardcover

From legendary storyteller and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary new coll… read more

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12. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

By: Hampton Sides

4.51

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more

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Cover of We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder by M. William Phelps

13. We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder

By: M. William Phelps

4.10

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author, television personality, and host of the #1 podcast "Paper Ghosts… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Abroad in Japan: Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun by Chris  Broad

14. Abroad in Japan: Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun

By: Chris Broad

4.18

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a … read more

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  • memoir
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15. The Last Stone

By: Mark Bowden

3.71

Format: 352 pages, None

On March 29, 1975, sisters Katherine and Sheila Lyons, ages ten and twelve, vanished from a shoppin… read more

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Cover of The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

16. The Creative Act: A Way of Being

By: Rick Rubin

4.04

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their… read more

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"Find the sustainable rituals that best support your work."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

"In terms of priority, inspiration comes first. You come next. The audience comes last."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

"When it comes to the creative process, patience is accepting that the majority of the work we do is out of our control."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

"Turning something from an idea into a reality can make it seem smaller. It changes from unearthly to earthly. The imagination has no limits. The physical world does. The work exists in both."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

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17. Bright Burning Things

By: Lisa Harding

3.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Sonya used to perform on stage. She attended glamorous parties, dated handsome men, rode in fast ca… read more

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18. Running the Light

By: Sam Tallent

4.40

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

Debauched, divorced and courting death, Billy Ray Schafer is a comedian who has forgotten how to la… read more

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Cover of Overlook: A Story About Drugs, Disappointment and The American Dream by Matt McCusker

19. Overlook: A Story About Drugs, Disappointment and The American Dream

By: Matt McCusker

4.26

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

Overlook is the story of five dysfunctional neighbors, denizens of a blue-collar community whose li… read more

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Cover of Crooked Smile: What It Took to Escape a Decade of Homelessness, Addiction, & Crime by Jared Klickstein

20. Crooked Smile: What It Took to Escape a Decade of Homelessness, Addiction, & Crime

By: Jared Klickstein

4.81

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Crooked Smile details one man’s journey that left him homeless on Skid Row, and what it took to esc… read more

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  • memoir
Cover of Girl, Uncoded: A Memoir of Passion, Betrayal, and Eventual Blessings by Brandi Dredge

21. Girl, Uncoded: A Memoir of Passion, Betrayal, and Eventual Blessings

By: Brandi Dredge

4.07

Format: 284 pages, Paperback

For fans of true crime memoir comes a gripping tale of one woman’s harrowing and spiritual journey … read more

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  • memoir
"I inhaled deeply and trapped all the air inside, as I realized I had a choice: I could suffocate under the dreams of the life I didn’t get or survive in the one I did."

-Brandi Dredge, Girl, Uncoded: A Memoir of Passion, Betrayal, and Eventual Blessings

11 Top nonfiction books like Crooked Smile: What It Took to Escape a Decade of Homelessness, Addiction, & Crime by Jared Klickstein

Transform Your Habits

Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street

Sheelah Kolhatkar

4.00

Transform Your Habits

In with the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption

Hillel Levin , James Keene

4.04

Based on a True Story

Norm Macdonald

4.51

Transform Your Habits

Empire of the Summer Moon

S.C. Gwynne

4.23

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10 must-read audiobook books like We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder by M. William Phelps

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American Black Widow

Gregg Olsen

3.75

Transform Your Habits

Twisted: The Secret Desires and Bizarre Double Life of Dr. Richard Sharpe

John Glatt

3.94

Transform Your Habits

We Thought We Knew You: A Terrifying True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Deception, and Murder

M. William Phelps

4.10

Transform Your Habits

The Murder of Kelsey Berreth: A Shocking True Crime Story

Rod Kackley

3.79

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