19 Top nonfiction books like In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall, Hugo van Lawick

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In the Shadow of Man

By: Jane Goodall , Hugo van Lawick , None

4.36

Format: 297 pages, Paperback

This best-selling classic tells the story of one of world's greatest scientific adventuresses. Jane…

"At that moment there was no need of any scientific knowledge to understand his communication of reassurance. The soft pressure of his fingers spoke to me not through my intellect but through a more primitive emotional channel: the barrier of untold centuries which has grown up during the separate evolution of man and chimpanzee was, for those few seconds, broken down. It was a reward far beyond my greatest hopes."

-Jane Goodall, In the Shadow of Man

If you liked the nonfiction plot in In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall, Hugo van Lawick, None , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction

By: Elizabeth Wurtzel

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Elizabeth Wurtzel published her memoir of depression, Prozac Nation, to astonishing literary accla… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"When she walks in that first Monday, of course I am awake - I am always up these days - I decide to lay it down. “Look"

-Elizabeth Wurtzel, More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction

"I don't much like my life, but for some dumb reason, I want to be alive, because sooner or later, I figure it will work out."

-Elizabeth Wurtzel, More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction

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2. Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand (Women Writers in Translation)

By: George Sand , Thelma Jurgrau , Walter D. Gray

3.94

Format: 1184 pages, Paperback

This book is more than the autobiography of an extraordinary woman. It is also the story of a centu… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • classics
  • biography
  • memoir
"Nada está bien, nada está mal para él; ahoga el débil grito de su conciencia, se burla de las creencias del género humano. Es casi más fuerte en su perversidad que Carlos en su extravío. Asesina a su…"

-George Sand, Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand (Women Writers in Translation)

"[On Chopin's Preludes :] "His genius was filled with the mysterious sounds of nature, but transformed into sublime equivalents in musical thought, and not through slavish imitation of the actual exte…"

-George Sand, Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand (Women Writers in Translation)

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3. Reversible Skirt

By: Laura McHale Holland

4.03

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

Laura McHale Holland's world turns upside down when her mother committs suicide, leaving three daug… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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4. The Journals of Louisa May Alcott

By: Louisa May Alcott , Joel Myerson

4.07

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A companion volume to The Selected Letters of Louisa May Alcott, the journals are here published in… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • classics
  • biography
  • memoir
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5. How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me: One Person's Guide to Suicide Prevention

By: Susan Rose Blauner

3.85

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

An international epidemic, suicide has touched the lives of nearly half of all Americans, yet is ra… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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6. Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far

By: Amy Grant

3.85

Format: 222 pages, Hardcover

One of America’s most popular music artists shares beautiful pieces of an unforgettable human mosai… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
"He know where He wants to take me, and He'll get me there, in spite of myself."

-Amy Grant, Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far

"Salt water is the greatest component of our world, yet some people never see an ocean. That doesn't change the ocean. It is constant and powerful, and like the love of God, whether we're immersed in …"

-Amy Grant, Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far

"I was in Sarasota, Florida, on a spring-break trip with my friends Bruce and Karen Moore. Bruce and I were waiting on the beach for the rest of our crew when and a man and his grown kids came strolli…"

-Amy Grant, Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far

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7. The Glass Eye: A Memoir

By: Jeannie Vanasco

3.95

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

The night before her father dies, eighteen-year-old Jeannie Vanasco promises she will write a book … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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8. The Daily Coyote: Story of Love, Survival, and Trust In the Wilds of Wyoming

By: Shreve Stockton

3.10

Format: 271 pages,

When photographer and writer Shreve Stockton decided to move back to her beloved New York from San … read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • nature
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9. Daughter of the Queen of Sheba: A Memoir

By: Jacki Lyden

5.00

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

As an adult, National Public Radio foreign correspondent Jacki Lydenhas spent her life on the front… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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10. Scarlet Song

By: Mariama Bâ , Dorothy S Blair

0.00

Format: 194 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Norma Prize in Africa for her first novel Une si longue lettre read more

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  • africa
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11. Goodbye, Walter

By: RuthAnn Hogue , C. Stratton Hill

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

In February of 1997, Walter Schifter was dying of cancer. During the final three weeks of his life,… read more

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12. Gorillas in the Mist

By: Dian Fossey

4.22

Format: None pages, Paperback

One of the most important books ever written about our connection to the natural world, Gorillas in… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • biology
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
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13. Hippie Boy: A Girl's Story

By: Ingrid Ricks

3.95

Format: 288 pages, ebook

What would you do if your Mormon stepfather pinned you down and tried to cast Satan out of you? For… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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14. Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood at the Edge of the World

By: Yang Erche Namu , Christine Mathieu

3.78

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

This widely acclaimed memoir transports us to the remote reaches of the Himalayas, to a place the C… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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15. Wired for God: Adventures of a Jewish Yogi

By: Dani Antman

3.98

Format: 278 pages, ebook

When the Judaism of her childhood doesn't satisfy Dani Antman's yearning for spiritual awakening, s… read more

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16. 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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17. In the Shadow of Man

By: Jane Goodall , Hugo van Lawick , None

4.36

Format: 297 pages, Paperback

This best-selling classic tells the story of one of world's greatest scientific adventuresses. Jane… read more

Similar categories in Jane Goodall's In the Shadow of Man book and Jane Goodall's In the Shadow of Man

  • africa
  • classics
  • biography
  • memoir
  • science
  • biology
  • animals
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • anthropology
"At that moment there was no need of any scientific knowledge to understand his communication of reassurance. The soft pressure of his fingers spoke to me not through my intellect but through a more p…"

-Jane Goodall, In the Shadow of Man

18. Clearly, I Didn't Think This Through: The Story of One Tall Girl's Impulsive, Ill-Conceived, and Borderline Irresponsi ble Life Decisions

By: Anna Goldfarb

3.85

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

In Her Defense, It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time... Although Anna Goldfarb is very tall, she … read more

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19. Home Free: Adventures of a Child of the Sixties

By: None

4.27

Format: 224 pages,

On a bus trip to a Catskill Mountain ashram, Rifka Kreiter recollects her past as she travels to me… read more

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20. Country of My Skull: Guilt, Sorrow, and the Limits of Forgiveness in the New South Africa

By: Antjie Krog , Charlayne Hunter-Gault , Luke Mitchell

3.67

Format: 499 pages, Paperback

Ever since Nelson Mandela dramatically walked out of prison in 1990 after twenty-seven years behind… read more

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21. A Glimpse of Eternal Snows: A Journey of Love and Loss in the Himalayas

By: Jane Wilson-Howarth

3.40

Format: None pages, Paperback

Set against the backdrop of one of the most colourful countries in the world, A Glimpse of Eternal … read more

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22. 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

23. The Times We Had: Life with William Randolph Hearst

By: Marion Davies

4.32

Format: 480 pages,

The was the unofficial empress of Hollywood and she spent a lifetime as the mistress of one of Amer… read more

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24. A Backward Glance

By: Edith Wharton , Louis Auchincloss

3.88

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Edith Wharton, the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize, vividly reflects on her public and privat… read more

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25. My Story

By: Ingrid Bergman

4.30

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

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26. 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
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27. 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
"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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28. 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
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-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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29. Motherhood: Lost and Found

By: Ann Campanella

4.13

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Ann Campanella, a freelance writer and horsewoman, returns to North Carolina after a several year a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"I am thirty-three years old and have been riding horses since I was nine. From the beginning, I was entranced with their power, their muscled fluidity. I was a typical young girl in love with horses.…"

-Ann Campanella, Motherhood: Lost and Found

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30. Don't Shoot! . . . I Have Another Story To Tell You

By: Elen Ghulam

4.08

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Four languages, an assortment of passports and no where to call home. Don't Shoot! ... I have a… read more

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31. The Places Left Unfilled

By: M.C. Cauley

4.09

Format: 374 pages, Paperback

My dressed up corpse and this secret; those were the two things I knew for certain I'd take to my g… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir

15 best-selling biography books like In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall, Hugo van Lawick

Transform Your Habits

More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction

Elizabeth Wurtzel

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Story of My Life: The Autobiography of George Sand (Women Writers in Translation)

George Sand , Thelma Jurgrau , Walter D. Gray

3.94

Transform Your Habits

Reversible Skirt

Laura McHale Holland

4.03

Transform Your Habits

The Journals of Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott , Joel Myerson

4.07

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The Aqua Net Diaries: Big Hair, Big Dreams, Small Town

Jennifer Niven

3.16

Transform Your Habits

The Zookeeper's Daughter

Lori Space Day

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Losing Dad, Paranoid Schizophrenia: A Family's Search for Hope

Xavier Francisco Amador , Amanda LaPera , Xavier Amador

4.82

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Awakening East

Johanna Garton

3.72

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