Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats
By: Kristen Iversen
3.96
Format: 425 pages, Hardcover
Full Body Burdenis a haunting work of narrative nonfiction about a young woman, Kristen Iversen, gr…
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1. The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood
By: Elspeth Huxley
4.11
Format: 281 pages, Paperback
In an open cart Elspeth Huxley set off with her parents to travel to Thika in Kenya. As pioneering … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"How much does one imagine, how much observe? One can no more separate those functions than divide light from air, or wetness from water."-Elspeth Huxley, The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood
"Tilly was downcast; as with all perfectionists, it was the detail others might not notice that destroyed for her the pleasure of achievement."-Elspeth Huxley, The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood
"What sorts of sin?" Any sort. When other people commit them, you are startled, but when you commit them yourself, they seem absolutely natural."-Elspeth Huxley, The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood
"...when the present stung her, she sought her antidote in the future, which was as sure to hold achievement as the dying flower to hold the fruit when its petals wither."-Elspeth Huxley, The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood
2. The Blindfold's Eyes: My Journey from Torture to Truth (Guatemala)
By: Dianna Ortiz , Sister Dianna Ortiz
3.96
Format: 484 pages, Hardcover
Sister Dianna Ortiz, an American Ursuline nun working in Guatemala, was abducted and tortured by go… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
3. Where You Left Me
By: Jennifer Gardner Trulson
4.48
Format: 448 pages,
Lucky--that's how Jennifer would describe herself. She had a successful law career, met the love of… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
4. 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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- 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
5. 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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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
6. Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats
By: Kristen Iversen
3.96
Format: 425 pages, Hardcover
Full Body Burdenis a haunting work of narrative nonfiction about a young woman, Kristen Iversen, gr… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- politics
- nonfiction
- environment
- science
7. The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery, Vol. 1: 1889-1910
By: L.M. Montgomery , Mary Henley Rubio , Elizabeth Hillman Waterston
4.11
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874- 1942)-whose Anne of Green Gablesand many other novels are loved by read… read more
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- history
- 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. Pentimento
By: Lillian Hellman
4.06
Format: 205 pages, Paperback
In this widely praised follow-up to her National Book Award-winning first volume of memoirs, An Unf… read more
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10. First, You Cry
By: Betty Rollin
4.89
Format: 78 pages, Paperback
NBC Newscorrespondent Betty Rollin, glamorous, successful, and happily married, had it all -- and t… read more
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11. Let Me Get This Off My Chest: A Breast Cancer Survivor Over-Shares
By: Margaret Lesh
3.14
Format: 54 pages, Paperback
Tamoxifen hot flashes, mastectomy, reconstruction, breast cancer etiquette, Frankenboobs, bras with… read more
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12. 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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13. Slings & Arrows
By: Julie Elizabeth Powell
3.96
Format: 81 pages, Kindle Edition
Nobody expects to lose a child but when it happens what can we do? In the sea of grief that seizes… read more
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- nonfiction
14. My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues
By: Pamela Paul
3.00
Format: 146 pages,
Imagine keeping a record of every book you've ever read. What would this reading trajectory say abo… read more
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15. On Top of the World: Five Women Explorers in Tibet
By: None
4.06
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Describes the adventures of five Victorian women, English, American, and French, who explored Tibet… read more
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16. 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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17. The Customer Is Always Wrong
By: Mimi Pond
4.04
Format: 538 pages, Hardcover
A young woman's art career begins to lift off as those around her succumb to addiction and alcoholi… read more
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18. 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
19. 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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- politics
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
"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
20. 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
21. Go, Gwen, Go: A Family's Journey to Olympic Gold
By: Nancy Smirl Jorgensen
3.97
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
Narrated in alternating voices by mother Nancy and sister Elizabeth, Go, Gwen, A Midwest Family's … read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
