An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir (Back Bay Books)
By: Lillian Hellman , Wendy Wasserstein
3.92
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Caustic, brilliant, uncompromising, accomplished, Lillian Hellman, one writer noted, can "take the …
Want to Read"[France] may be the only country in the world where the rich are sometimes brilliant."-Lillian Hellman, An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir (Back Bay Books)
"As others grown more intelligent under stress, I grow heavy, as if I were an animal on a chain."-Lillian Hellman, An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir (Back Bay Books)
"I found that Dottie's middle age, old age, made rock of much that had been fluid, and eccentricities once charming became too strange for safety or comfort."-Lillian Hellman, An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir (Back Bay Books)
"Hammett used to be irritated by that and would answer that nobody ever deliberately wrote a potboiler, you just did the best you could and woke up to find it good or no good."-Lillian Hellman, An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir (Back Bay Books)
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1. A Writer's Diary
By: Virginia Woolf , Leonard Woolf
3.85
Format: None pages, Paperback
An invaluable guide to the art and mind of Virginia Woolf, drawn by her husband from the personal r… read more
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- classics
- biography
- memoir
- feminism
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
"Arrange whatever pieces come your way."-Virginia Woolf, A Writer's Diary
"Yes, I deserve a spring–I owe nobody nothing."-Virginia Woolf, A Writer's Diary
"I have felt that odd whirr of wings in the head."-Virginia Woolf, A Writer's Diary
"Övgüler yerindeydi de, yerinde olmayan sinirlerimdi."-Virginia Woolf, A Writer's Diary
2. Brother, I'm Dying
By: Edwidge Danticat
4.16
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the best-selling author of The Dew Breaker, a major work of nonfiction: a powerfully moving fa… read more
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- biography
- history
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
"He shouldn’t be here,"-Edwidge Danticat, Brother, I'm Dying
"Maybe we're all dying, one breath at a time."-Edwidge Danticat, Brother, I'm Dying
"His entire life was now reduced to an odd curiosity, a looting opportunity."-Edwidge Danticat, Brother, I'm Dying
"Suddenly he understood the true workings of a mob, one infuriated body morphing into another until they all became limbs to one raging monster."-Edwidge Danticat, Brother, I'm Dying
3. A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table
By: Molly Wizenberg
3.94
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
When Molly Wizenberg's father died of cancer, everyone told her to go easy on herself, to hold off … read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"Even the Thanksgiving when her parents had just divorced, Hoosier Pie made the cut. ...They also, incidentally, made a pumpkin pie, but it fell on the floor, a classic example of survival of the fitt…"-Molly Wizenberg, A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table
4. 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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- biography
- history
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- womens
5. Amelia's Story: A Childhood Lost (Amelia #1)
By: D.G. Torrens
3.66
Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition
A life of pain and rejection. This is a powerful true story of one young girls struggle to surviv… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
6. 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
- feminism
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- womens
7. A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland Indiana
By: Haven Kimmel
3.16
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
When Haven Kimmel was born in 1965, Mooreland, Indiana, was a sleepy little hamlet of three hundred… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
8. Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search-and-Rescue Dog
By: Susannah Charleson
4.50
Format: 122 pages,
An unforgettable memoir from a search-and-rescue pilot and her spirited canine partner In the wake … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
9. Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic
By: Martha N. Beck
3.98
Format: 269 pages, Paperback
"He says you'll never be hurt as much by being open as you have been by remaining closed." The mess… read more
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- autobiography
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
10. Chasing Chaos: My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid
By: Jessica Alexander
4.10
Format: None pages, Paperback
An eye-opening and intimate memoir about life as an international humanitarian aid worker in the fi… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
11. Raising Demons
By: Shirley Jackson
4.00
Format: 139 pages, Paperback
Life Among the Savages charmed thousands with its insightful wit and contrasting warmth. In this se… read more
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- nonfiction
- classics
- biography
- memoir
12. Do They Hear You When You Cry
By: Fauziya Kassindja , Karen Musalo
4.12
Format: 529 pages, Paperback
For Fauziya Kassindja, an idyllic childhood in Togo, West Africa, sheltered from the tribal practic… read more
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- biography
- history
- memoir
- feminism
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
13. Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us
By: Kate Bornstein
4.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
Part coming-of-age story, part mind-altering manifesto on gender and sexuality, coming directly to … read more
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- feminism
- nonfiction
- memoir
14. Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds (Story of Elsa, #1)
By: Joy Adamson
3.37
Format: 200 pages,
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15. An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir (Back Bay Books)
By: Lillian Hellman , Wendy Wasserstein
3.92
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Caustic, brilliant, uncompromising, accomplished, Lillian Hellman, one writer noted, can "take the … read more
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- classics
- biography
- history
- memoir
- historical
- feminism
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- womens
"[France] may be the only country in the world where the rich are sometimes brilliant."-Lillian Hellman, An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir (Back Bay Books)
"As others grown more intelligent under stress, I grow heavy, as if I were an animal on a chain."-Lillian Hellman, An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir (Back Bay Books)
"I found that Dottie's middle age, old age, made rock of much that had been fluid, and eccentricities once charming became too strange for safety or comfort."-Lillian Hellman, An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir (Back Bay Books)
"Hammett used to be irritated by that and would answer that nobody ever deliberately wrote a potboiler, you just did the best you could and woke up to find it good or no good."-Lillian Hellman, An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir (Back Bay Books)
16. Life with Picasso
By: Françoise Gilot
4.09
Format: 358 pages, Paperback
Francoise Gilot was a young painter in Paris when she first met Picasso - he was sixty-two and she … read more
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- biography
- history
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
"...since I realized that he (Picasso) lived in a self-enclosed world and that his solitude was therefore total, I wanted to explore my own solitude."-Françoise Gilot, Life with Picasso
"And you, you’re an angel,’ he said, scornfully, ‘but an angel from a hot place. Since I’m the devil, that makes you one of my subjects. I think I’ll brand you."-Françoise Gilot, Life with Picasso
"My grandmother's death had given me a heightened sense of individual solitude, of each one of us walking towards his own death, with no one able to help us or hold us back."-Françoise Gilot, Life with Picasso
"As I was growing up, whenever anything frightened me in any degree, it fascinated me at the same time. I felt the need of going too far simply to prove to myself that I was capable of it."-Françoise Gilot, Life with Picasso
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18. 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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19. The Possessed: Adventures With Russian Books and the People Who Read Them
By: Elif Batuman
3.70
Format: 368 pages,
THE TRUE BUT UNLIKELY STORIES OF LIVES DEVOTED--ABSURDLY! MELANCHOLICALLY! BEAUTIFULLY!--TO THE RUS… read more
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20. Me: Stories of My Life
By: Katharine Hepburn
4.50
Format: 158 pages, Paperback
Admired and beloved by movie audiences for over sixty years, four-time Academy Award-winner Kathari… read more
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21. Ghost No More
By: CeeCee James
4.03
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
How do you keep fighting for hope, when everything around you is tearing hope down? Five year old C… read more
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22. Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie Is Not the Answer
By: Jen Lancaster
4.57
Format: None pages, Paperback
"To whom the fat rolls...I'm tired of books where a self-loathing heroine is teased to the point wh… read more
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23. This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President
By: None
3.43
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
In January 2006, after the Republic of Liberia had been racked by fourteen years of brutal civil co… read more
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24. Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir
By: Lauren Slater
4.18
Format: None pages, Paperback
In this powerful and provocative new memoir, award-winning author Lauren Slater forces readers to r… read more
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25. 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
26. Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
By: Yvonne Korshak
4.29
Format: 557 pages, Kindle Edition
STEP ASIDE, ANTONY AND PERICLES AND ASPASIA —THE LOVE STORY THAT SHAPED HISTORY Two lovers cres… read more
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"Temples are for the gods,"-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
"Do you know the song Violet Crowned Athens?"-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
"The softness, warmth and weight of her breast filled his palm. “I’ve imagined this for weeks,"-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
"But Phidias was better than most men since he made beautiful sculptures. He was even making one of her—well, he called it “Athena,"-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
27. 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)
28. The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)
By: Susan Rowland
4.30
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Former Archivist Mary Wandwalker hates bringing bad news. Nevertheless, she confirms to her alma ma… read more
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"The fire on the mountain."-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)
"The Alchemy Scroll works on the heart,"-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)
"You can’t set fires, Anna. Never again. Promise."-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)
"She stabbed the earth with her big fork as if she could make Cookie Mac’s blood sprout from it."-Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder (Mary Wandwalker Mystery)
29. 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
30. 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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- nonfiction
- biography
- history
"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
31. 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
