6 Best autobiography books like Pryor Convictions: and Other Life Sentences by Richard Pryor, Todd Gold

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Pryor Convictions: and Other Life Sentences

By: Richard Pryor , Todd Gold

3.50

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

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1. Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson

By: Kent Babb

3.90

Format: 311 pages, Hardcover

“This is more than just great sports writing, this is writing at its best. Babb strips away the pub… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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2. No Man Is an Island

By: Thomas Merton

3.39

Format: 440 pages, Hardcover

Here, in one of his most popular of his more than thirty books, Thomas Merton provides further medi… read more

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  • nonfiction
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3. The Spook Who Sat by the Door

By: Sam Greenlee

3.65

Format: 135 pages, Paperback

This book is both a satire of the civil rights problems in the United States in the late 60s and a … read more

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4. Black Is the New White

By: Paul Mooney , Dave Chappelle

3.35

Format: 520 pages,

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • comedy
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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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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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6. Pryor Convictions: and Other Life Sentences

By: Richard Pryor , Todd Gold

3.50

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • humor
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • comedy

7. Yellow Face

By: Frank Rich , David Henry Hwang

4.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

"A thesis of a play, unafraid of complexities and contradictions, pepped up with a light dramatic f… read more

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  • humor
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8. Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing and Dying

By: Ram Dass , Richard Alpert

4.30

Format: None pages, Paperback

More than thirty years ago, an entire generation sought a new way of life, looking for fulfillment … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir

9. White Line Fever: The Autobiography

By: Lemmy Kilmister , Janiss Garza

3.04

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

One of music's most notorious frontmen leads a headbanging, voyeuristic odyssey into sex, drugs, an… read more

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10. Lost Daughters

By: Mary Monroe

2.69

Format: 88 pages, Hardcover

Maureen Montgomery still can't believe she was able to break away from her dominating Mama Ruby. He… read more

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11. Brain Droppings

By: George Carlin

4.52

Format: None pages, Paperback

George Carlin's been working the crowd since "the counterculture" became "the over-the-counter cult… read more

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12. Unscripted: The Unpredictable Moments That Make Life Extraordinary

By: None

4.03

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Ernie Johnson Jr. has been in the game a long time. With one of the most recognized voices in sport… read more

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13. Letter from the Birmingham Jail

By: Martin Luther King Jr.

2.96

Format: 7 pages, Hardcover

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14. Keep Moving: And Other Truths About Living Well Longer

By: Dick Van Dyke

3.79

Format: 223 pages,

Beloved Hollywood icon Dick Van Dyke will celebrate his 90th birthday in December 2015. He's an est… read more

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15. Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

By: Kelly Vincent

3.51

Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio

Imposter syndrome—the irrational self-doubt we feel despite obvious success—can strike at any time,… read more

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  • nonfiction
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16. Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm

By: Dan Charnas

4.56

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Equal parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"The Yanceys were not a family that expressed love by saying “I love you."

-Dan Charnas, Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm

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17. Unguarded

By: Scottie Pippen

3.54

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An unflinching memoir from the six-time NBA Champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and Hall of F… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
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18. Never Grow Up

By: Jackie Chan

3.97

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A candid, thrilling memoir from one of the most recognizable, influential, and beloved cinematic pe… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"I have more Dollars than sense"

-Jackie Chan, Never Grow Up

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19. Sisters with a Side of Greens

By: Michelle Stimpson

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

"A charming novel about sisterhood, regrets, and second chances, [with] a peek into Southern comfo… read more

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  • humor
"This ain't no time for you to be a deadbeat sister. Again." I gasped. "Deadbeat? Again?" Kerresha dragged her suitcase up the steps, now. "Absent. Estranged. Not present. Whatever you want to call it…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"Cooking with Momma's spices helped Marvina process. Never mind she didn't have enough people in the house to eat everything she laid out for preparation. Several pies, pork chops, chicken, greens, ma…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"We stood still, the tenderness between us almost tangible. The scent of the spices, human empathy, and plain old muscle memory combined to re-create the gooey magnetism of being near Marvina again. F…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"I sprinkled a dose of Momma's seasoning into my cupped hand and dipped my tongue into the tiny pool of memories I knew one taste would evoke. Salty, savory, smoky, full of earthy flavors that somehow…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

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20. In the Blink of an Eye: An Autobiography

By: Abdul-Rauf Mahmoud

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In an autobiography marked by staggering vulnerability, former NBA star Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf–whose gi… read more

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  • autobiography
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21. So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley

By: Roger Steffens

4.02

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

“Reggae’s chief eyewitness, dropping testimony on reggae’s chief prophet with truth, blood, and fir… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir

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Transform Your Habits

Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson

Kent Babb

3.90

Transform Your Habits

No Man Is an Island

Thomas Merton

3.39

Transform Your Habits

Black Is the New White

Paul Mooney , Dave Chappelle

3.35

Transform Your Habits

But Enough About Me: A Memoir

Jon Winokur , Burt Reynolds , None

4.36

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Not a Game: The Incredible Rise and Unthinkable Fall of Allen Iverson

Kent Babb

3.90

Transform Your Habits

Back from the Dead

Bill Walton , John Papanek

3.71

Transform Your Habits

There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension

Hanif Abdurraqib

4.40

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Brittney Griner

4.43

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