25 Best nonfiction books like Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood by Anne Douglas, Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas

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Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood

By: Anne Douglas , Kirk Douglas , Michael Douglas

3.94

Format: 255 pages, ebook

Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywoodis the story of film legend an…

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1. Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood (Turner Classic Movies)

By: Anne Douglas , Kirk Douglas , Michael Douglas

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The late film icon and screen legend Kirk Douglas was married to Anne Buydens for more than six dec… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • film
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2. So, Anyway...

By: John Cleese

3.18

Format: 183 pages,

Candid and brilliantly funny, this is the story of how a tall, shy youth from Weston-super-Mare wen… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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3. Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable

By: Tim S. Grover

4.26

Format: 999 pages, Paperback

For more than two decades, legendary trainer Tim Grover has taken the greats--Michael Jordan, Kobe … read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of American Prince: A Memoir by Peter Golenbock, Tony    Curtis

4. American Prince: A Memoir

By: Peter Golenbock , Tony Curtis

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

"All my life I had one dream and that was to be in the movies." He was the Golden Boy of the Golden… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • film
Cover of But Enough About Me: A Memoir by Jon Winokur, Burt Reynolds, None

5. But Enough About Me: A Memoir

By: Jon Winokur , Burt Reynolds , None

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Scandalous, sentimental, frank, and sincere--the ultimate inside account of a television and film i… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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6. The Mountain Between Us

By: Charles Martin

3.54

Format: None pages,

On a stormy winter night, two strangers wait for a flight at the Salt Lake City airport. Ashley Kno… read more

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7. Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe

By: Robert Matzen

4.67

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Get to know the real George Bailey. MISSION: JIMMY STEWART AND THE FIGHT FOR EUROPE [GoodKnight Boo… read more

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8. Crossing to Safety

By: Wallace Stegner

3.83

Format: 35 pages,

Called a "magnificently crafted story . . . brimming with wisdom" by Howard Frank Mosher in "The Wa… read more

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9. The Bassoon King: My Life in Art, Faith, and Idiocy

By: Rainn Wilson

5.00

Format: 29 pages, Hardcover

Rainn Wilson's memoir about growing up geeky and finally finding his place in comedy, faith, and li… read more

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10. It's a Long Story: My Life

By: Willie Nelson

3.71

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

The definitive autobiography of Willie Nelson "Unvarnished. Funny. Leaving no stone unturned." . . … read more

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11. Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

By: Bob Odenkirk

3.60

Format: 284 pages, Hardcover

In this hilarious, heartfelt memoir, the star of Mr. Show, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and Nob… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"The 'better angels of our nature' may be the ones we want leading us forward, but the worser angels are the ones that we seem to want to watch onscreen."

-Bob Odenkirk, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

"I figured I'd work in forestry, since I like the outdoors. In fact, in high school I filled out some kind of career-planning assessment and it said just that: 'Go into the forest and don't come back."

-Bob Odenkirk, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

"Cads kill me. Men who go through life making wisecracks, being overtly rude, taking advantage, being self-obsessed disasters. They're just funny to me. Because of this hobbyhorse, one of my favorite …"

-Bob Odenkirk, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama

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12. Out of the Corner

By: Jennifer Grey

3.81

Format: 331 pages, Hardcover

A deeply candid and refreshingly spirited memoir of identity lost and found from the star of the ic… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • film
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13. My Name Is Barbra

By: Barbra Streisand

4.20

Format: 1040 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television. Barbra St… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"Fame is a hollow trophy. No matter who you are, you can only eat one pastrami sandwich at a time."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Once again I was struck by the power of music. Somehow, it can be the connective tissue between souls."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"There are some things I hope we can all agree upon: The antidote to lies is truth, the remedy to war is peace, and the solution to hate is love."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Language gives us an insight into the way women are viewed in a male-dominated society . . . A man is commanding—a woman is demanding. A man is forceful—a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising—a wo…"

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

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14. Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution

By: Cat Bohannon

4.32

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

THE REAL ORIGIN OF OUR SPECIES: a myth-busting, eye-opening landmark account of how humans evolved,… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Hello, Molly!: A Memoir by Molly Shannon

15. Hello, Molly!: A Memoir

By: Molly Shannon

4.13

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

A candid, compulsively readable, hilarious, and heartbreaking memoir of resilience and redemption b… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"But I thought, I can do whatever I want. I can be friends with whoever I want. I'm going to be friends with the freaks and the geeks and I don't have to fit into any clique. And I'm Free! And I like …"

-Molly Shannon, Hello, Molly!: A Memoir

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16. Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

By: Alan Rickman

3.58

Format: 469 pages, Hardcover

Madly Deeply is a rare invitation into the mind of Alan Rickman—one of the most magnetic, beloved … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"The trouble with death is that there is no next."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"Why was I dreaming about having got myself a Saturday job at Woolworth's??"

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"The walls we are surrounded by, the objects we fill the spaces with, the lives they all describe."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"Savoy Grill with Emma[Thompson]. A very easy, enjoyable meal with an easy enjoyable person. She says 'fuck' a lot. Much laughter."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

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17. All the Days of Summer

By: Nancy Thayer

4.02

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

Heather Willette has a good life in Concord, Massachusetts--complete with a husband who runs his ow… read more

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18. If You Would Have Told Me

By: John Stamos

3.81

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

If you would have told a young John Stamos flipping burgers at his dad’s fast-food joint that one d… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit & Glamour of an Icon by Kate Andersen Brower

19. Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit & Glamour of an Icon

By: Kate Andersen Brower

4.16

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Residence and First Women, the first ever auth… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • film
Cover of The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family by Ron Howard

20. The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family

By: Ron Howard

4.27

Format: 393 pages, Hardcover

Happy Days, The Andy Griffith Show, Gentle Ben—these shows captivated millions of TV viewers in the… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • film
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21. The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir

By: Paul Newman

3.89

Format: 297 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. The greatest … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • film
Cover of Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths by Natalie Haynes

22. Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths

By: Natalie Haynes

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The Greek myths are one of the most important cultural foundation-stones of the modern world. St… read more

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  • nonfiction
"For my mum, who has always thought that a woman with an axe was more interesting than a princess"

-Natalie Haynes, Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths

"Medusa wasn't always a monster, Helen of Troy wasn't always an adulterer, Pandora wasn't ever a villain."

-Natalie Haynes, Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths

"The greatest virtue, in other words, that an Athenian woman could aspire to was not to be registered, almost not to exist."

-Natalie Haynes, Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths

"The guiding principle when searching for the cause of everything wrong in the world has been, all too often: _cherchez la femme_."

-Natalie Haynes, Pandora's Jar: Women in the Greek Myths

Cover of Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of the Century by Stephen Galloway

23. Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of the Century

By: Stephen Galloway

3.75

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST A New York Times Bestseller "A "well rou… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • film
Cover of The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation by Rosemary Sullivan

24. The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation

By: Rosemary Sullivan

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Less a mystery unsolved than a secret well kept... Using new technology, recently discovered doc… read more

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  • nonfiction
"The fact that Otto survived the horror of the concentration camps demonstrated his profound will to live."

-Rosemary Sullivan, The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation

"Fascism counts on people's credulity, on their craving to believe, on their fear that there is nothing to believe."

-Rosemary Sullivan, The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation

"While someone with the first person knowledge is still alive, while records are still available, while relatives of witnesses can come forward, the stories must be told."

-Rosemary Sullivan, The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation

"The Netherlands in 1940 was like a petri dish in which one can examine how people brought up in freedom react to catastrophe when it is brought to their door: It is a questions still worth asking tod…"

-Rosemary Sullivan, The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation

Cover of Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era by Laurence Leamer

25. Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era

By: Laurence Leamer

3.83

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Laurence Leamer reveals the complex web of relationships and scan… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of Lily's Promise: How I Survived Auschwitz and Found the Strength to Live by Lily Ebert

26. Lily's Promise: How I Survived Auschwitz and Found the Strength to Live

By: Lily Ebert

4.60

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A heart-wrenching and ultimately life-affirming Holocaust survivor story that demonstrates the powe… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of What a Fool Believes: A Memoir by Michael McDonald

27. What a Fool Believes: A Memoir

By: Michael McDonald

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping and evocative memoir from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Award–winning, platinum … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of Going There by Katie Couric

28. Going There

By: Katie Couric

4.04

Format: 736 pages, Hardcover

Heartbreaking, hilarious, and brutally honest, Going There is the deeply personal life story of a g… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of Brothers and Wives: Inside the Private Lives of William, Kate, Harry, and Meghan by Christopher Andersen

29. Brothers and Wives: Inside the Private Lives of William, Kate, Harry, and Meghan

By: Christopher Andersen

3.68

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

Featuring unreported details and stunning revelations, the long-awaited follow-up to the bestseller… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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30. Garbo

By: Robert Gottlieb

3.57

Format: 438 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice One of Literary Hub's most anticipated books of 2021Aw… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • film
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31. Long Way Home

By: Cameron Douglas

3.96

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

From the scion of Hollywood royalty--son of Michael Douglas, grandson of Kirk Douglas--a moving, of… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir

21 Best biography books like Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood by Anne Douglas, Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas

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Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood (Turner Classic Movies)

Anne Douglas , Kirk Douglas , Michael Douglas

3.98

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So, Anyway...

John Cleese

3.18

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American Prince: A Memoir

Peter Golenbock , Tony Curtis

4.03

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Jon Winokur , Burt Reynolds , None

4.36

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The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece

Tom Hanks

3.70

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My Name Is Barbra

Barbra Streisand

4.20

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Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

Henry Winkler

4.14

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Steve Martin

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