9 Best biography books like A Rose for Sergei by K. Kidd

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A Rose for Sergei

By: K. Kidd

4.06

Format: 169 pages, Paperback

“Do we really know what we are getting ourselves into…” Sergei Kourdakov jumped from a Russian t…

"Sergei, what are you checking for?"

-K. Kidd, A Rose for Sergei

"Sergei, what are you checking for?"

-K. Kidd, A Rose for Sergei

"Sergei, what are you checking for?"

-K. Kidd, A Rose for Sergei

If you liked the biography plot in A Rose for Sergei by K. Kidd , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. A Paper Life

By: Tatum O'Neal

3.68

Format: 285 pages, Paperback

At the age of ten, Tatum O'Neal was at the pinnacle of her Hollywood career, starring as a precocio… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
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2. Memories of a Catholic Girlhood

By: Mary McCarthy

3.72

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

This unique autobiography begins with McCarthy’s recollections of an indulgent, idyllic childhood t… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
"I really tried, or so I thought, to avoid lying, but it seemed to me that they forced it on me by the difference in their vision of things, so that I was always transposing reality for them into some…"

-Mary McCarthy, Memories of a Catholic Girlhood

"I have sometimes thought that Catholicism is a religion not suited to the laity, or not suited, at any rate, to the American laity, in whom it seems to bring out some of the worst traits in human nat…"

-Mary McCarthy, Memories of a Catholic Girlhood

"I felt caught in a dilemma that was new to me then but which since has become horribly familiar: the trap of adult life, in which you are held, wriggling, powerless to act because you can see both si…"

-Mary McCarthy, Memories of a Catholic Girlhood

"I came back [to school] in the fall, as a full-time boarder, with a certain set to my jaw, determined to go it alone. A summer passed in thoughtful isolation, rowing on a mountain lake, diving from a…"

-Mary McCarthy, Memories of a Catholic Girlhood

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3. A Rose for Sergei

By: K. Kidd

4.06

Format: 169 pages, Paperback

“Do we really know what we are getting ourselves into…” Sergei Kourdakov jumped from a Russian t… read more

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  • romance
  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
"Sergei, what are you checking for?"

-K. Kidd, A Rose for Sergei

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4. My Life

By: Golda Meir

4.04

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

My Life is the autobiography of the first female Prime Minister of Israel, Golda Meir. The book is… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
"One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present."

-Golda Meir, My Life

"The British went on fighting like lions against the Germans, the Italians, and the Japanese, but they couldn’t or wouldn’t stand up to the Arabs at all – though much of the Arab world was openly pro-…"

-Golda Meir, My Life

"It has never ceased to astonish me that the Arab states have been so eager to go to war against us. Almost from the very beginning of Zionist settlement until today, they have been consumed by hatred…"

-Golda Meir, My Life

"Come to think of it, I am more than a little tired of hearing about how the Jews ‘stole’ land from Arabs in Palestine. The facts are quite different. A lot of good money changed hands, and a lot of A…"

-Golda Meir, My Life

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5. Paid For: My Journey Through Prostitution

By: Rachel Moran

3.50

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

An astonishingly brave memoir of life in prostitution and its lingering influence on a woman's psyc… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
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6. A Girl from Yamhill

By: Beverly Cleary

4.10

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

Told in her own words, A Girl from Yamhillis Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary's heartfel… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir

7. 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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8. Prison Baby: A Memoir

By: Deborah Jiang Stein

4.21

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A deeply personal and inspiring memoir recounting one woman's struggles--beginning with her birth i… read more

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9. She Got Up Off the Couch: And Other Heroic Acts from Mooreland, Indiana

By: Haven Kimmel

1.80

Format: 76 pages,

In this sequel to the top-selling A Girl Named Zippy,the woman rising heroically from the couch is … read more

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10. The Little Princesses

By: Marion Crawford , Jennie Bond

4.36

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, in 1930s England, there were two little princesses named Elizabeth and Margaret R… read more

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11. Saltwater

By: Cathy McLennan

4.10

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

‘Everyone knows that some of those kids are innocent … your dilemma is not whether the kids are inn… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir

12. A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School

By: Lisa Frazier Page , Carlotta Walls LaNier

3.86

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

When fourteen-year-old Carlotta Walls walked up the stairs of Little Rock Central High School on Se… read more

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13. Ms. Cheevious in Hollywood - My Zany Years Spent Working in Tinsel Town

By: Lisa Jey Davis

3.46

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Ms. Cheevious in Hollywood by Lisa Jey Davis Enjoying Every Moment When Lisa Jey Davis (aka Ms. Che… read more

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14. Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood

By: Fatema Mernissi

2.60

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

"I was born in a harem in 1940 in Fez, Morocco..." So begins Fatima Mernissi in this exotic and ric… read more

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15. Beautiful Affliction

By: Lene Fogelberg

3.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

Lene Fogelberg is dying--she is sure of it--but no doctor in Sweden, her home country, believes her… read more

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16. 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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17. Taming Flame

By: Therisa Peimer

4.30

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect… read more

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  • romance
"Tightening his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me."

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied w…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

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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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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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  • history
  • 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

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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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  • 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

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21. The Red Sea Bride

By: Sylvia Fowler

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

At a language school on the Pacific Ocean, 18-year-old Sylvia falls in love with a devastating youn… read more

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7 Top memoir books like A Rose for Sergei by K. Kidd

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A Paper Life

Tatum O'Neal

3.68

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Memories of a Catholic Girlhood

Mary McCarthy

3.72

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A Rose for Sergei

K. Kidd

4.06

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My Life

Golda Meir

4.04

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Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

Sara Pascoe

4.30

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The Three Witches and The Master

Max Nowaz

4.30

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Taming Flame

Therisa Peimer

4.30

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Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

Yvonne Korshak

4.29

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