Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer
By: Lynne Cox , None
4.75
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
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1. The Secret Life of a Schoolgirl: A Memoir
By: Rosemary Kingsland
3.92
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The Secret Life of a Schoolgirl is an extraordinary memoir—a jewel. Rosemary Kingsland was born in … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
2. Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder
By: Rachel Reiland
3.95
Format: 436 pages, Paperback
With astonishing honesty, this memoir, Get Me Out of Here, reveals what mental illness looks and fe… read more
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- autobiography
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
" Tempting as it may be to draw one conclusion or another from my story and universalize it to apply to another's experience, it is not my intention for my book to be seen as some sort of c…"-Rachel Reiland, Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder
"I couldn’t trust my own emotions. Which emotional reactions were justified, if any? And which ones were tainted by the mental illness of BPD? I found myself fiercely guarding and limiting my emotiona…"-Rachel Reiland, Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder
"You survived by seizing every tiny drop of love you could find anywhere, and milking it, relishing it, for all it was worth. And as you grew up, you sought love, anywhere you could find it, whether i…"-Rachel Reiland, Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder
"(...) istnieje pewna ciekawa teoria grzechu pierworodnego, o której chciałem ci opowiedzieć (...) – niektórzy teologowie uważają, że w przypadku Adama i Ewy nie chodziło o zjedzenie zakazanego jabłka…"-Rachel Reiland, Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder
3. Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living
By: Bailey White
3.96
Format: 229 pages, Trade Paperback
In this national bestseller, Bailey White--whose accounts of Southern eccentricity have enchanted m… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"I'm tired of being set upon by crazed Christians one minute and unbridled libertines the next. Girls, I'm going camping."-Bailey White, Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living
"When I got started again, I drove slower and felt smaller. I think it does us all good to get looked at like that now and then by a wild animal."-Bailey White, Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living
"Her blood-curdling snoring, with its gargling and squawking and its terrifying pauses is like the sound the devil might make if he were alternately relishing and strangling on a pound of human flesh."-Bailey White, Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living
"When Mama starts to move across a room, people pay attention. You can never be sure she's not going to grab you by the top of the head to steady herself. And she's pretty free with that walking stick…"-Bailey White, Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living
4. A Fighting Chance
By: Elizabeth Warren
4.15
Format: 365 pages, Hardcover
An unlikely political star tells the inspiring story of the two-decade journey that taught her how … read more
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- autobiography
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"For capitalism to work, we all need one another."-Elizabeth Warren, A Fighting Chance
"When you have no real power, go public—really public. The public is where the real power is."-Elizabeth Warren, A Fighting Chance
" He didn't seem to understand yet was that I didn't really care about the ways of Washington."-Elizabeth Warren, A Fighting Chance
"When you have no real power, go public -- really public. The public is where the real power is."-Elizabeth Warren, A Fighting Chance
5. Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic
By: Martha N. Beck
3.98
Format: 269 pages, Paperback
"He says you'll never be hurt as much by being open as you have been by remaining closed." The mess… read more
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- autobiography
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
6. Everything I Never Wanted to Be: A Memoir of Alcoholism and Addiction, Faith and Family, Hope and Humor
By: Dina Kucera
3.74
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
Everything I Never Wanted to Be by Dina Kucera is the true story of a family's battle with alcoholi… read more
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- autobiography
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"There are millions of people out there who live this way, and their hearts are breaking just like mine. It’s okay to say, “My kid is a drug addict or alcoholic, and I still love them and I’m still pr…"-Dina Kucera, Everything I Never Wanted to Be: A Memoir of Alcoholism and Addiction, Faith and Family, Hope and Humor
"I thought over and over about what I was going to do when Carly overdosed and died. How would we go on? And then I knew: I wouldn’t go on. And then I realized that it was just going to be too painful…"-Dina Kucera, Everything I Never Wanted to Be: A Memoir of Alcoholism and Addiction, Faith and Family, Hope and Humor
"When I was about nine, my siblings and I fell out of our moving van at an intersection. My dad didn’t notice for about five blocks. It was back before seat belts. It was also back before parents used…"-Dina Kucera, Everything I Never Wanted to Be: A Memoir of Alcoholism and Addiction, Faith and Family, Hope and Humor
"I felt empty and sad for years, and for a long, long time, alcohol worked. I’d drink, and all the sadness would go away. Not only did the sadness go away, but I was fantastic. I was beautiful, funny,…"-Dina Kucera, Everything I Never Wanted to Be: A Memoir of Alcoholism and Addiction, Faith and Family, Hope and Humor
7. Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer
By: Lynne Cox , None
4.75
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Now in paperback, with photos and maps added especially for this new edition, here is the acclaimed… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- adventure
- travel
- autobiography
- nonfiction
- sports
8. Do They Hear You When You Cry
By: Fauziya Kassindja , Karen Musalo
4.12
Format: 529 pages, Paperback
For Fauziya Kassindja, an idyllic childhood in Togo, West Africa, sheltered from the tribal practic… read more
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- autobiography
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
9. 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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- autobiography
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
10. Whatever Happened To Romance?: A Modern Girls Quest For True Love, One Learning Experience At A Time
By: K.T. Edwards , Jeff Byers
4.33
Format: None pages, ebook
Whatever Happened To Romance? chronicles the real life dating mishaps of author K.T. Edwards as she… read more
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11. 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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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
12. Go West, Young Woman!: From Military Wife to Country Life
By: None
3.72
Format: 224 pages,
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13. In an Instant: A Family's Journey of Love and Healing
By: Lee Woodruff , Bob Woodruff
3.75
Format: 320 pages,
In one of the most anticipated books of the year, Lee Woodruff, along with her husband, Bob Woodruf… read more
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14. 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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15. But Enough About Me: A Jersey Girl's Unlikely Adventures Among the Absurdly Famous
By: Jancee Dunn
3.79
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
New Jersey in the 1980s had everything Jancee Dunn wanted: trips down the shore, Bruce Springsteen… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
16. Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir
By: Lauren Slater
4.18
Format: None pages, Paperback
In this powerful and provocative new memoir, award-winning author Lauren Slater forces readers to r… read more
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17. 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
18. 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
19. 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
20. The Thirty-Ninth Victim
By: Arleen Williams
3.99
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
The Green River murders were headline news throughout the 1980s. By the time the perpetrator was se… read more
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21. Last Girl Standing
By: Trina Robbins
4.05
Format: 196 pages, Paperback
From dressing Mama Cass to being pelted with jelly babies as she helped photograph the Rolling Ston… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
