Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
By: Simone de Beauvoir , James Kirkup
3.47
Format: 156 pages, Paperback
A superb autobiography by one of the great literary figures of the twentieth century, Simone de Bea…
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1. More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction
By: Elizabeth Wurtzel
3.88
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Elizabeth Wurtzel published her memoir of depression, Prozac Nation, to astonishing literary accla… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"When she walks in that first Monday, of course I am awake - I am always up these days - I decide to lay it down. “Look"-Elizabeth Wurtzel, More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction
"I don't much like my life, but for some dumb reason, I want to be alive, because sooner or later, I figure it will work out."-Elizabeth Wurtzel, More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction
2. Aurélien
By: Louis Aragon
4.30
Format: 816 pages, Paperback
Dans cette chronique parisienne de l'entre-deux guerres, Aragon décrit la toute nouvelle société su… read more
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- classics
- france
"Aurélien, cette nuit, s'approuve. Tout lui devient logique, signe de son amour."-Louis Aragon, Aurélien
"La première fois qu'Aurélien vit Bérénice, il la trouva franchement laide. Elle lui déplut, enfin. Il n'aima pas comment elle était habillée."-Louis Aragon, Aurélien
"Il avait plu le matin de bonne heure, mais Dieu merci il faisait presque beau depuis neuf heures, c'est-à-dire qu'il faisait ignoble mais qu'on ne pataugeait pas."-Louis Aragon, Aurélien
3. Nausea
By: Jean-Paul Sartre , Lloyd Alexander , Hayden Carruth
3.94
Format: 178 pages, Hardcover
Nausea is the story of Antoine Roquentin, a French writer who is horrified at his own existence. In… read more
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- philosophy
- classics
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"It was true, I had always realized it—I hadn’t any “right"-Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea
"Then time started flowing again and the emptiness grew larger."-Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea
"I see the insipid flesh blossoming and palpitating with abandon."-Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea
"My existence began to worry me seriously. Was I not a simple spectre?"-Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea
4. Color Blind: A Memoir
By: Precious Williams
4.28
Format: 208 pages,
Born in London to a Nigerian princess, Precious Williams saw her life change radically in its first… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
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5. The Ravishing of Lol Stein
By: Marguerite Duras , None , Diệp Anh
3.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
Lol Stein is a beautiful young woman, securely married, settled in a comfortable life--and a voyeur… read more
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- classics
- france
6. Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
By: Simone de Beauvoir , James Kirkup
3.47
Format: 156 pages, Paperback
A superb autobiography by one of the great literary figures of the twentieth century, Simone de Bea… read more
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- memoir
- feminism
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- nonfiction
- france
7. Stet: An Editor's Life
By: Diana Athill
4.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
A founding editor of the prestigious publishing house Andre Deutsch, Ltd., Athill takes us on a gui… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
8. Breaking Clean
By: Judy Blunt
3.71
Format: 412 pages, Paperback
Blunt has turned the memories of her childhood and young adulthood in rural Montana into a beautifu… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
9. 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
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10. Veronica's Grave: A Daughter's Memoir
By: Barbara Donsky
3.65
Format: None pages, Paperback
From beyond the grave came a cry for help she could not ignore. When Barbara Bracht's mother vanish… read more
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- biography
- memoir
11. The Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow's Transformation
By: Abigail Carter
3.70
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Like A Year of Magical Thinking, this powerful and touching book is both an inspirational read and … read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
12. The Girl Behind the Painted Smile: My battle with the bottle
By: Catherine Lockwood
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
This version is now retired and has been republished - you will find the new edition on this page. … read more
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13. 2005 - Thanks for the Vodka
By: Karl Wiggins , Harpie
3.91
Format: 525 pages, Kindle Edition
If you only read one book this year, make it this one You won’t find another book like this anywhe… read more
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14. 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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15. My Several Worlds
By: Pearl S. Buck
4.14
Format: 472 pages, Paperback
Autobiography of Pearl S Buck. A memoir of the life of the first female Nobel Laureate for Literat… read more
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- nonfiction
- classics
- biography
- memoir
"Fate is unalterable only in the sense that given a cause, a certain result must follow, but no cause is inevitable in itself, and man can shape his world if he does not resign himself to ignorance."-Pearl S. Buck, My Several Worlds
"in any war a victory means another war, and yet another, until someday inevitably the tides turn, and the victor is the vanquished, and the circle reverses itself, but remains nevertheless a circle."-Pearl S. Buck, My Several Worlds
"I can only say that in old Asia where the soldier was given no honor and war was without glory, there arose a culture which emphasized learning and wisdom and which produced no great and soul-racking…"-Pearl S. Buck, My Several Worlds
"I will not dwell on that sad time, for the bones of those young men and women are already dust. But I learned then that the same cruelties can be committed by any man who has the will to crush those …"-Pearl S. Buck, My Several Worlds
16. Bonjour tristesse
By: Françoise Sagan
3.72
Format: 154 pages, Mass Market Paperback
(English follows French) La villa est magnifique, l'été brûlant, la Méditerranée toute proche. C… read more
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- classics
- france
"Je serais intelligente, cultivée, un peu détachée, comme Anne."-Françoise Sagan, Bonjour tristesse
"Il est très vaniteux ou très peu sûr de lui, comme vous voulez."-Françoise Sagan, Bonjour tristesse
"Bet juk taip malonu paklusti savo impulsams, o paskui gailėtis..."-Françoise Sagan, Bonjour tristesse
"Et de plus, Cyril m'aimait ... cette pensée suffisait à mon euphorie."-Françoise Sagan, Bonjour tristesse
17. Education Of A Princess A Memoir By Marie, Grand Duchess Of Russia
By: None
3.87
Format: None pages,
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18. The Words
By: Jean-Paul Sartre , Bernard Frechtman
5.00
Format: 32 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Jean-Paul Sartre's famous autobiography of his first ten years has been widely compared to Rousseau… read more
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19. Enfance
By: Nathalie Sarraute
3.46
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
Ce livre ecrit sous la forme d'un dialogue entre Nathalie Sarraute et son double qui, par ses mises… read more
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20. L'arte della gioia
By: Goliarda Sapienza
4.34
Format: None pages, Hardcover
L'arte della gioiae un libro postumo: giaceva da vent'anni abbandonato in una cassapanca e, dopo es… read more
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21. A Girl's Story
By: Annie Ernaux
3.89
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE Another masterpiece of remembering from Annie Ernau… read more
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"Un été immense comme ils le sont tous jusqu'à vingt-cinq ans"-Annie Ernaux, A Girl's Story
"Everywhere on earth, with every day that dawns, a woman stands surrounded by men ready to throw stones at her."-Annie Ernaux, A Girl's Story
"At this very moment, out in the streets, the open spaces, on the metro, in lecture halls, and inside millions of heads, millions of novels are being written chapter by chapter, erased and revised, an…"-Annie Ernaux, A Girl's Story
"Aucun autre projet d’écriture ne me paraît, non pas lumineux, ni nouveau, encore moins heureux, mais vital, capable de me faire vivre au-dessus du temps. Juste « profiter de la vie » est une perspect…"-Annie Ernaux, A Girl's Story
22. Triste tigre
By: Neige Sinno
4.23
Format: 283 pages, Paperback
J'ai voulu y croire, j'ai voulu rêver que le royaume de la littérature m'accueillerait comme n'impo… read more
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- memoir
- feminism
- nonfiction
- france
"C'est vrai qu'aucun [...] n'avait vu ce que nous pouvions voir nous, les enfants et ma mère, au sein du foyer, où il se comportait comme un tyran. Et c'est quand même ça qui ressort avant tout de cet…"-Neige Sinno, Triste tigre
23. FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
By: Steven Lomazow
4.33
Format: 316 pages, Paperback
THE HIDDEN ILLNESSES THAT SHAPED FDR’S LIFE AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY Conventional wisdo… read more
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"Researching this book has been a voyage of discovery and it is a privilege to present an unexpurgated medical biography of the most consequential American of the twentieth century."-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"Another new and groundbreaking story in FDR Unmasked is about his highly consequential friendship with Vincent Astor, the closest with any man in his adult life. To truly understand the “real"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"FDR Unmasked chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life from a physician’s perspective. It tells a harrowing story of heroic achievement by a great leader determined to impart his vision of freedom …"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"FDR Unmasked is first to present convincing evidence of Roosevelt’s battle with prostate cancer, underpinned by FBI memoranda and reliable firsthand information from multiple physicians - even a shoc…"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
24. 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
25. 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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- 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
26. 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
27. A Forest of Doors: An Orphan's Quest
By: L.A. Muse
4.02
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
About the A young child, orphaned by addiction and isolated from her siblings, dreams of reuniting… read more
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28. 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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29. Sputiamo su Hegel e altri scritti
By: Carla Lonzi
4.28
Format: 127 pages, Paperback
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
"El divorcio es un injerto en el matrimonio con el cual se refuerza dicha institución."-Carla Lonzi, Sputiamo su Hegel e altri scritti
"La donna come soggetto non rifiuta l’uomo come soggetto, ma lo rifiuta come ruolo assoluto. Nella vita sociale lo rifiuta come ruolo autoritario."-Carla Lonzi, Sputiamo su Hegel e altri scritti
"It means the liberation of one half of humankind, which would make its voice heard, challenging, for the first time in history, not only bourgeois society but every society in which man is the protag…"-Carla Lonzi, Sputiamo su Hegel e altri scritti
"For a girl, the university is not the place where she will achieve her liberation by means of culture, but the place where, after having been carefully prepared by the family, her repression will be …"-Carla Lonzi, Sputiamo su Hegel e altri scritti
30. The Angle of Flickering Light
By: Gina Troisi
4.07
Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition
Desperate to find respite from the knowledge of her father's infidelities, his verbal abuse, and he… read more
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- memoir
"It was more than loneliness, than isolation; it was a feeling of somehow being invisible and transparent at the same time, of sinking & slipping of falling away."-Gina Troisi, The Angle of Flickering Light
31. The Daughter Of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind
By: Widad Akreyi
4.20
Format: None pages, ebook
WINNER of the PACEM IN TERRIS PEACE AND FREEDOM AWARD The Kurdish activist who became a global i… read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
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"It is only with the setting of the sun that one can judge how well the day had gone. Looking back through the vista of time, I can analyse and assess why I fought hard for my right to say no to joini…"-Widad Akreyi, The Daughter Of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind
