9 Best biography books like Manic: A Memoir by Terri Cheney

Manic: A Memoir

By: Terri Cheney

2.89

Format: None pages,

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Cover of Madness: A Bipolar Life by Marya Hornbacher

1. Madness: A Bipolar Life

By: Marya Hornbacher

4.03

Format: 299 pages, Hardcover

An astonishing dispatch from inside the belly of bipolar disorder, reflecting major new insights W… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"Falling in love happens so suddenly that it seems, all at once, that you have always been in love."

-Marya Hornbacher, Madness: A Bipolar Life

"I get absolutely shitfaced. I am shitfaced and hyper and ten years old. I am having the time of my life."

-Marya Hornbacher, Madness: A Bipolar Life

"My brain sometimes departs from the agreed-upon reality, and my private reality is a very lonely place. But in the end, I'm not sure I wish I'd never gone there."

-Marya Hornbacher, Madness: A Bipolar Life

"When you are mad, mad like this, you don't know it. Reality is what you see. When what you see shifts, departing from anyone else's reality, it's still reality to you."

-Marya Hornbacher, Madness: A Bipolar Life

Cover of Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand (Women Writers in Translation) by George Sand, Thelma Jurgrau, Walter D. Gray

2. Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand (Women Writers in Translation)

By: George Sand , Thelma Jurgrau , Walter D. Gray

3.94

Format: 1184 pages, Paperback

This book is more than the autobiography of an extraordinary woman. It is also the story of a centu… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"Nada está bien, nada está mal para él; ahoga el débil grito de su conciencia, se burla de las creencias del género humano. Es casi más fuerte en su perversidad que Carlos en su extravío. Asesina a su…"

-George Sand, Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand (Women Writers in Translation)

"[On Chopin's Preludes :] "His genius was filled with the mysterious sounds of nature, but transformed into sublime equivalents in musical thought, and not through slavish imitation of the actual exte…"

-George Sand, Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand (Women Writers in Translation)

Cover of The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness by Elyn R. Saks

3. The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness

By: Elyn R. Saks

4.31

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

Elyn Saks is a success by any measure: she's an endowed professor at the prestigious University of … read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"in my experience, the words “now just calm down"

-Elyn R. Saks, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness

"some truths that were too difficult and frightening to know."

-Elyn R. Saks, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness

"The humanity we all share is more important than the mental illnesses we may not"

-Elyn R. Saks, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness

"I needed to put two critical ideas together: that I could both be mentally ill and lead a rich and satisfying life."

-Elyn R. Saks, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness

4. Manic: A Memoir

By: Terri Cheney

2.89

Format: None pages,

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of My Prison Without Bars: The Journey of a Damaged Woman to Someplace Normal by Taylor Evan Fulks

5. My Prison Without Bars: The Journey of a Damaged Woman to Someplace Normal

By: Taylor Evan Fulks

5.00

Format: 303 pages, Paperback

2014 GLOBAL eBOOK AWARDS GOLD MEDAL WINNER 2014 eLIT EXCELLENCE AWARD GOLD MEDAL WINNER 2013 INDIE … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • psychology
  • mental health
Cover of Dear Senator: A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond by William Stadiem, Essie Mae Washington-Williams

6. Dear Senator: A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond

By: William Stadiem , Essie Mae Washington-Williams

3.47

Format: 185 pages, Paperback

Breaking nearly eight decades of silence, Essie Mae Washington-Williams comes forward with a story … read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir

7. An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

By: Kay Redfield Jamison

4.06

Format: 663 pages,

The personal memoir of a manic depressive and an authority on the subject describes the onset of th… read more

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Cover of A Stone for Benjamin by Fiona  Gold Kroll

8. A Stone for Benjamin

By: Fiona Gold Kroll

3.91

Format: 98 pages, Paperback

Since childhood, author Fiona Gold Kroll has been drawn to a photograph of her great-uncle, Benjami… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of The Third Sunrise: A Memoir of Madness by Natalie Jeanne Champagne

9. The Third Sunrise: A Memoir of Madness

By: Natalie Jeanne Champagne

3.97

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

“Psychiatrists and I; we do not get on well. They have failed to cure me; I am still damaged and it… read more

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  • memoir
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction

10. A Glimpse of Eternal Snows: A Journey of Love and Loss in the Himalayas

By: Jane Wilson-Howarth

3.40

Format: None pages, Paperback

Set against the backdrop of one of the most colourful countries in the world, A Glimpse of Eternal … read more

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11. Out on a Limb

By: Shirley MacLaine

4.39

Format: None pages,

U ovoj dojmljivoj i dirljivoj prici Shirley Maclaine poziva nas da je slijedimo na jedinstvenom put… read more

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Cover of Winning My Wings: A Woman Airforce Service Pilot in World War II by Marion Stegeman Hodgson, Lindy Boggs

12. Winning My Wings: A Woman Airforce Service Pilot in World War II

By: Marion Stegeman Hodgson , Lindy Boggs

3.93

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

One of the first women in the United States to train as a military pilot, the author was part of a … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir

13. Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia

By: Marya Hornbacher

3.98

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Why would a talented young woman enter into a torrid affair with hunger, drugs, sex, and death? Thr… read more

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14. Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress: Tales of Growing up Groovy and Clueless

By: Susan Jane Gilman

4.40

Format: 86 pages, Paperback

From the author of "Kiss My Tiara" comes a funny and poignant collection of true stories about wome… read more

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15. Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan

By: Jamie Zeppa

3.89

Format: 272 pages,

At age 24 Jamie Zeppa, a Canadian who had never been outside of North America, said goodbye to her … read more

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Cover of Move to Millions: The Proven Framework to Become a Million Dollar CEO with Grace & Ease Instead of Hustle & Grind by Darnyelle Jervey Harmon

16. Move to Millions: The Proven Framework to Become a Million Dollar CEO with Grace & Ease Instead of Hustle & Grind

By: Darnyelle Jervey Harmon

4.29

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Ready to break through the six-figure plateau? Discover an actionable strategy to cross over the mi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • psychology
Cover of Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives by Anne  Michaud

17. Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

By: Anne Michaud

4.29

Format: 199 pages, Kindle Edition

Why do good women stay with bad men? What if political wives are just as calculating as their in… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"The political wife came forward and publicly vouched for her straying man. If she could continue to trust and believe in him, the public could too – or so the script went."

-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

"For each of these women, the fear of the unknown — of leaving a marriage and casting off alone — may have bound them to a marriage where there is insensitivity, neglect, or even outright abuse. Peopl…"

-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

"What we witness playing out in the relationships of our public figures we risk finding acceptable in our private lives. Feminists have connected women’s sexual subordination to their unequal status i…"

-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

"To leave the marriage behind is to step out of the spotlight. It means fading into normalcy, returning to ordinary life, perhaps an impossible admission for women who have built their egos on being o…"

-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives

Cover of Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love by Aimee Cabo Nikolov

18. Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

By: Aimee Cabo Nikolov

4.30

Format: 150 pages, Paperback

Her family secrets burst in the spotlight when Aimee and her sister went to the authorities. In thi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
"#metooasachild"

-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

"We can be beacons of light"

-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

"Unconditional Love conquers all!"

-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

"God is the Cure, Love is the Answer"

-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

Cover of The Red Sea Bride by Sylvia Fowler

19. The Red Sea Bride

By: Sylvia Fowler

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

At a language school on the Pacific Ocean, 18-year-old Sylvia falls in love with a devastating youn… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Don't Shoot! . . . I Have Another Story To Tell You by Elen Ghulam

20. Don't Shoot! . . . I Have Another Story To Tell You

By: Elen Ghulam

4.08

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Four languages, an assortment of passports and no where to call home. Don't Shoot! ... I have a… read more

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Cover of Expecting Sunshine: A Journey of Grief, Healing, and Pregnancy After Loss by Alexis Marie Chute

21. Expecting Sunshine: A Journey of Grief, Healing, and Pregnancy After Loss

By: Alexis Marie Chute

4.20

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

Expecting Sunshine is a multi-award-winning memoir and a Kirkus Review BEST INDIE BOOK of 2017 A… read more

Similar categories in Alexis Marie Chute's Expecting Sunshine: A Journey of Grief, Healing, and Pregnancy After Loss book and Terri Cheney's Manic: A Memoir

  • nonfiction
  • memoir

14 Top nonfiction books like Manic: A Memoir by Terri Cheney

Transform Your Habits

Madness: A Bipolar Life

Marya Hornbacher

4.03

Transform Your Habits

Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand (Women Writers in Translation)

George Sand , Thelma Jurgrau , Walter D. Gray

3.94

Transform Your Habits

The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness

Elyn R. Saks

4.31

Manic: A Memoir

Terri Cheney

2.89

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17 Top nonfiction books like A Stone for Benjamin by Fiona Gold Kroll

Transform Your Habits

Keith, A: Three Came Home

Agnes Newton Keith

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith

Barbara Brown Taylor

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Change Me into Zeus's Daughter: A Memoir

Barbara Robinette Moss

4.16

Manic: A Memoir

Terri Cheney

2.89

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