14 Top memoir books like Looking To Be Seen by Lori Osterman

Cover of Looking To Be Seen by Lori Osterman

Looking To Be Seen

By: Lori Osterman

3.98

Format: 52 pages, Paperback

A beautiful book of poetry written with warmth, heart and love about life's challenges, heartache, …

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1. When Rabbit Howls

By: Truddi Chase , None

4.04

Format: 400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Truddi Chase began therapy to discover why she suffered from blackouts. What surfaced was terrifyin… read more

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  • memoir
"I cherished her individuality, that spark of independence no child should lose to life's restrictions and parameters."

-Truddi Chase, When Rabbit Howls

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2. The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness

By: Karen Armstrong

3.94

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The New York Times bestselling author of A History of God delivers the grippi… read more

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  • memoir
"I had failed to make a gift of myself to God."

-Karen Armstrong, The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness

"Compassion has been advocated by all the great faiths because it has been found to be the safest and surest means of attaining enlightenment."

-Karen Armstrong, The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness

"If your understanding of the divine made you kinder, more empathetic, and impelled you to express sympathy in concrete acts of loving-kindness, this was good theology. But if your notion of God made …"

-Karen Armstrong, The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness

"I discovered that I felt at home and alive in the silence, which compelled me to enter my interior world and around there. Without the distraction of constant conversation, the words on the page bega…"

-Karen Armstrong, The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness

Cover of Slave: My True Story by Damien Lewis, Mende Nazer

3. Slave: My True Story

By: Damien Lewis , Mende Nazer

4.27

Format: 367 pages, Paperback

Mende Nazer lost her childhood at age twelve, when she was sold into slavery. It all began one horr… read more

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  • memoir
Cover of Color Blind: A Memoir by Precious Williams

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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  • memoir
Cover of The Orchard: A Memoir by Theresa Weir

5. The Orchard: A Memoir

By: Theresa Weir

3.56

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

THE ORCHARD is the story of a street-smart city girl who must adapt to a new life on an apple farm … read more

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  • memoir
Cover of My Journey to Lhasa: The Classic Story of the Only Western Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City by Alexandra David-Néel

6. My Journey to Lhasa: The Classic Story of the Only Western Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City

By: Alexandra David-Néel

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

An exemplary travelogue of danger and achievement by the Frenchwoman Madame Alexandra David-Neel of… read more

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  • memoir
Cover of Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam Hussein by Jean Sasson

7. Mayada, Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam Hussein

By: Jean Sasson

3.00

Format: 508 pages,

Mayada was born into a powerful Iraqi family. One grandfather fought alongside Lawrence of Arabia. … read more

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  • memoir
Cover of The Aqua Net Diaries: Big Hair, Big Dreams, Small Town by Jennifer Niven

8. The Aqua Net Diaries: Big Hair, Big Dreams, Small Town

By: Jennifer Niven

3.16

Format: 288 pages,

For anyone who has ever endured the insufferable pain, the soaring excitement, and the relentless s… read more

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  • memoir
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9. Unpolished Gem

By: Alice Pung

4.10

Format: 668 pages, Paperback

After Alice Pung's family fled to Australia from the killing fields of Cambodia, her father chose A… read more

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  • memoir
Cover of Not a Perfect Fit: Stories from Jane's World by Jane A. Schmidt

10. Not a Perfect Fit: Stories from Jane's World

By: Jane A. Schmidt

3.93

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

Not a Perfect Fit is a collection of stories that are laugh-out-loud funny one minute and thought-p… read more

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11. Looking To Be Seen

By: Lori Osterman

3.98

Format: 52 pages, Paperback

A beautiful book of poetry written with warmth, heart and love about life's challenges, heartache, … read more

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  • poetry
  • memoir
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12. The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou

By: Maya Angelou

4.00

Format: 199 pages,

When I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was published to widespread acclaim in 1969, Maya Angelou garn… read more

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  • poetry
  • memoir
Cover of The Egg and I (Betty MacDonald Memoirs, #1) by Betty MacDonald

13. The Egg and I (Betty MacDonald Memoirs, #1)

By: Betty MacDonald

4.00

Format: 412 pages, Paperback

When Betty MacDonald married a marine and moved to a small chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula in… read more

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  • memoir

14. Smile Please: An Unfinished Autobiography

By: Jean Rhys , Diana Athill

4.06

Format: 285 pages, Paperback

Jean Rhys' unfinished posthumous autobiography. From the early days on Dominica to the bleak time i… read more

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  • memoir
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15. 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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  • memoir

16. Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole

By: Maryanne Vollers , Jerri Nielsen

3.76

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

During the winter of 1999, Dr. Jerri Nielsen, the only physician on a staff of forty-one people, di… read more

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17. Whip Smart: A Memoir

By: Melissa Febos

3.97

Format: 12 pages, Hardcover

A dark, wild, powerful memoir about a young woman's transformation from college student to professi… read more

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18. Baghdad Burning: Girl Blog from Iraq

By: James Ridgeway , Alia Mamdouh , None

3.55

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

"In August 2003 a young Iraqi blogger began reporting her experiences as a civilian observer in Bag… read more

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19. Gypsy: Memoirs of America's Most Celebrated Stripper

By: Gypsy Rose Lee , None

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

Gypsy Rose Lee's memoir became a New York Times bestseller in 1957, inspiring the 1959 hit musical,… read more

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20. The Hospital by the River

By: John Little , None

0.00

Format: None pages,

When gynecologists Catherine and Reg Hamlin left their home in Australia for Ethiopia, they never d… read more

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21. Living My Life

By: Emma Goldman , سهیلا بسکی

4.10

Format: 322 pages, Paperback

Anarchist, journalist, drama critic, advocate of birth control and free love, Emma Goldman was the … read more

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22. The Three Witches and The Master

By: Max Nowaz

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

When a beautiful naked woman Eve, unexpectedly turns up at his back door, Adam, an amateur wizard, … read more

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"Where’s my uncle?"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"You can’t escape me, I’m coming for you soon,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"I haven’t got a clue why his bones disintegrated, but look at the bright side,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"He desperately tried to think of a story to explain his involvement in her sudden appearance, without mentioning the book of magic in his possession. "

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

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23. From Manchester to the Arctic

By: Sheena Billett

4.31

Format: 261 pages, ebook

In the challenging but rapidly changing 1970s, Connie Sanders, a broken-hearted nurse, flees to the… read more

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"The first wave of homesickness caught Connie by surprise. She had not heard or felt its approach until it hit her hard, knocking her to the ground."

-Sheena Billett, From Manchester to the Arctic

"As she was putting her boots on Daisy threw a barb over her shoulder that struck Connie right in the middle of her chest. ‘Grow up, Connie! This place is not for faint-hearted romantics!"

-Sheena Billett, From Manchester to the Arctic

"I don’t think I’ll ever forget this day,’ Connie said. ‘I want to soak up every single moment, so that I can remember it when I’m old. Remember that I…we, did this. I want to have stories to tell whe…"

-Sheena Billett, From Manchester to the Arctic

"It was almost 3 a.m. before Connie got into bed. Sipping cocoa in the cold daylight and listening to the silence, only punctuated by the distant barking of dogs, she began to wonder what she had done…"

-Sheena Billett, From Manchester to the Arctic

Cover of The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1) by Barry Kirwan

24. The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

By: Barry Kirwan

4.23

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

In 2063, Earth's overheated climate and war-ravaged cities are near breaking point. A new habitable… read more

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"People rarely search for bodies in ceilings…"

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"It has no eyes. Zack, why doesn’t it have any eyes? "

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"Vasquez faced off Vince. “We’ll meet in hell for sure."

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"Your life is a beer glass Micah, but you want champagne"

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

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25. Black Fire

By: William Kely McClung

4.29

Format: 517 pages, Kindle Edition

Major Tommy Black is at the crossroads of a brilliant, clandestine career. Lost... without purpose … read more

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"Okay, sure, he’s a great fucking guy,"

-William Kely McClung, Black Fire

"It was time to start thinking of darker things."

-William Kely McClung, Black Fire

"Black once tried to tackle a Humvee head-on. This was worse"

-William Kely McClung, Black Fire

"Legends were mostly bullshit, even his own, but they sometimes could be useful."

-William Kely McClung, Black Fire

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

26. 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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Cover of Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives by Anne  Michaud

27. 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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"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

28. 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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"#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

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29. The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

By: Robert Reid

4.30

Format: 459 pages, Kindle Edition

In the early 16th century in the city of Mora, capital of Kermin, a cruel new ruler has come to pow… read more

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"Raimund, we must promise each other that if one of us leaves Mora it must be both. We must leave together."

-Robert Reid, The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

"At seventeen the young woman had worked out how to improve her future prospects; she would seduce the Prince."

-Robert Reid, The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

"Rafe smiled again. “I think Aleana can teach you how to work in a team and maybe you can teach her to be less reckless."

-Robert Reid, The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

"Audun, there is something I must now explain to you. You are the illegitimate son of Alberon, who now calls himself Emperor of the North."

-Robert Reid, The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

Cover of #uncensored: inside the animal liberation movement by Camille Marino

30. #uncensored: inside the animal liberation movement

By: Camille Marino

4.13

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

In her best-selling memoir, Camille Marino's astonishing odyssey rapidly unravels in raw and compel… read more

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Cover of The Bare Melcessities: Walking Out. Waking Up. Getting Bare by Melanie Lutz

31. The Bare Melcessities: Walking Out. Waking Up. Getting Bare

By: Melanie Lutz

3.97

Format: 190 pages, Paperback

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"The soul knows where it belongs, not some of the time, all of the time. When you strip everything away and get bare that fact sings."

-Melanie Lutz, The Bare Melcessities: Walking Out. Waking Up. Getting Bare

"Home was within.
 Home was without.
 Home was here and now. 
Home was everything that already was and always is. There were so many chases and trips, and directions and events and places and experime…"

-Melanie Lutz, The Bare Melcessities: Walking Out. Waking Up. Getting Bare

14 must-read memoir books like Looking To Be Seen by Lori Osterman

Transform Your Habits

When Rabbit Howls

Truddi Chase , None

4.04

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The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness

Karen Armstrong

3.94

Transform Your Habits

Slave: My True Story

Damien Lewis , Mende Nazer

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Color Blind: A Memoir

Precious Williams

4.28

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Fluency (Confluence, #1)

Jennifer Foehner Wells

3.83

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Rewrite Redemption

J.H. Walker

3.60

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Bound By Blood

Danielle Bourdon , Kimberly Hoyt

5.00

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A Connecticut Fashionista In King Arthur's Court

Mari Mancusi

3.48

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