22 must-read nonfiction books like The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's Most Notorious Terrorists by Tracy Walder

Cover of The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's Most Notorious Terrorists by Tracy Walder

The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's Most Notorious Terrorists

By: Tracy Walder

3.85

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A highly entertaining account of a young woman who went straight from her college sorority to the C…

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1. The Secret Life of a Schoolgirl: A Memoir

By: Rosemary Kingsland

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The Secret Life of a Schoolgirl is an extraordinary memoir—a jewel. Rosemary Kingsland was born in … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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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
Cover of The Glass Eye: A Memoir by Jeannie Vanasco

3. 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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  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Voluntary Nomads: A Mother's Memories of Foreign Service Family Life by Nancy Pogue LaTurner

4. Voluntary Nomads: A Mother's Memories of Foreign Service Family Life

By: Nancy Pogue LaTurner

3.64

Format: None pages, Paperback

Nancy LaTurner's engaging memoir begins in 1974 as her young family struggles without a livelihood … read more

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5. The Possibility of Everything

By: Hope Edelman

3.67

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Motherless Daughters, here is the real-life story of one woman's sea… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of Stet: An Editor's Life by Diana Athill

6. Stet: An Editor's Life

By: Diana Athill

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

A founding editor of the prestigious publishing house Andre Deutsch, Ltd., Athill takes us on a gui… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of Goodnight, and Thanks for the Vodka [2002] by Karl Wiggins, Harpie

7. Goodnight, and Thanks for the Vodka [2002]

By: Karl Wiggins , Harpie

4.11

Format: 176 pages,

A book of Raw Emotion! In Harpie's wacky, psycho, screwball, demented book she bares her soul, reve… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of An Unfinished Woman: A Memoir (Back Bay Books) by Lillian Hellman, Wendy Wasserstein

8. 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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  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
"[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)

9. Speaking Truth to Power

By: Anita Hill

4.75

Format: 2112 pages, Paperback

After her astonishing testimony in the Clarence Thomas hearings, Anita Hill ceased to be a private … read more

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10. Kiss and Tell: A Romantic Résumé, Ages 0 to 22

By: MariNaomi

5.00

Format: 229 pages, Paperback

From her father and mother's interracial marriage to her own "you show me yours, I'll show you mine… read more

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11. The Third Sunrise: A Memoir of Madness

By: Natalie Jeanne Champagne

3.97

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

“Psychiatrists and I; we do not get on well. They have failed to cure me; I am still damaged and it… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • memoir

12. Raising My Rainbow: Adventures in Raising a Fabulous, Gender Creative Son

By: Neil Patrick Harris , None , None

4.00

Format: 274 pages, Paperback

Raising My Rainbow is Lori Duron's frank, heartfelt, and brutally funny account of her and her fami… read more

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13. By Myself

By: Lauren Bacall

4.00

Format: 231 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The classic first autobiography of one of Hollywood's classic actresses, reissued to coincide with … read more

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14. Cutted Chicken in Shanghai

By: Sharon Winters

4.01

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

An American woman takes a cultural fling into China and finds humorous and engaging adventures as h… read more

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  • nonfiction
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15. But Enough About Me: A Jersey Girl's Unlikely Adventures Among the Absurdly Famous

By: Jancee Dunn

3.79

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

New Jersey in the 1980s had everything Jancee Dunn wanted: trips down the shore, Bruce Springsteen… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir

16. Knee Deep in Paradise

By: None

4.40

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

The star of the popular ABC-TV series Grace Under Fire recounts her childhood in the South as the d… read more

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17. 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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18. Black Market Baby: An Adopted Woman's Journey

By: None

3.67

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

 Half the U.S. population (140 million Americans) have an adoption in their immediate family. Ther… read more

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Cover of Move to Millions: The Proven Framework to Become a Million Dollar CEO with Grace & Ease Instead of Hustle & Grind by Darnyelle Jervey Harmon

19. 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
Cover of The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's Most Notorious Terrorists by Tracy Walder

20. The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's Most Notorious Terrorists

By: Tracy Walder

3.85

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A highly entertaining account of a young woman who went straight from her college sorority to the C… read more

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  • espionage
  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • true crime
  • politics
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives by Anne  Michaud

21. 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
  • biography
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  • 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

Cover of Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love by Aimee Cabo Nikolov

22. 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

Cover of The Bookmaker's Daughter: A Memory Unbound by Shirley Abbott

23. The Bookmaker's Daughter: A Memory Unbound

By: Shirley Abbott

3.86

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

This deeply felt memoir is a journey through family history, feminist insight, and southern mytholo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of The Triumph of Rosemary by Marylin E. Atkins

24. The Triumph of Rosemary

By: Marylin E. Atkins

3.98

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

Baby Rosemary - born to an Italian teen and a married black man in Detroit in 1946 - is adopted fro… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of The Daughter Of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind by Widad Akreyi

25. The Daughter Of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind

By: Widad Akreyi

4.20

Format: None pages, ebook

WINNER of the PACEM IN TERRIS PEACE AND FREEDOM AWARD The Kurdish activist who became a global i… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • politics
  • nonfiction
"It is only with the setting of the sun that one can judge how well the day had gone. Looking back through the vista of time, I can analyse and assess why I fought hard for my right to say no to joini…"

-Widad Akreyi, The Daughter Of Kurdland: A Life Dedicated to Humankind

Cover of Animal Quintet: A Southern Memoir by Colin Dayan

26. Animal Quintet: A Southern Memoir

By: Colin Dayan

4.00

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

In this haunting, lyrical, luminous book, Colin Dayan meditates on her family history, her relation… read more

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Cover of Queen of Cuba: An FBI Agent's Insider Account of the Spy Who Evaded Detection for 17 Years by Peter J. Lapp

27. Queen of Cuba: An FBI Agent's Insider Account of the Spy Who Evaded Detection for 17 Years

By: Peter J. Lapp

3.78

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

As a spy prepared to give away America’s biggest secrets after the 9/11 attacks, an FBI agent raced… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • biography
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA by Amaryllis Fox

28. Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA

By: Amaryllis Fox

3.91

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Amaryllis Fox's riveting memoir tells the story of her ten years in the most elite clandestine ops … read more

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  • espionage
  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • politics
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Accidental Sisters: The Story of My 52 Year Wait to Meet My Biological Sister by Katherine Linn Caire

29. Accidental Sisters: The Story of My 52 Year Wait to Meet My Biological Sister

By: Katherine Linn Caire

4.08

Format: None pages, Paperback

Relinquished at birth to Catholic Charities in 1959, Kathe Linn Caire adores her adoptive family an… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Breaking Cover: My Secret Life in the CIA and What It Taught Me about What's Worth Fighting For by Michele Rigby Assad

30. Breaking Cover: My Secret Life in the CIA and What It Taught Me about What's Worth Fighting For

By: Michele Rigby Assad

3.86

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The CIA is looking for walking contradictions. Recruiters seek people who can keep a secret, yet pu… read more

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  • espionage
  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"God isn't looking for perfection. He is seeking men and women with faith greater than fear."

-Michele Rigby Assad, Breaking Cover: My Secret Life in the CIA and What It Taught Me about What's Worth Fighting For

"By the grace of God, I discovered that struggle could become a skill builder, pain could become a motivator, and confusion could serve as a clarifier."

-Michele Rigby Assad, Breaking Cover: My Secret Life in the CIA and What It Taught Me about What's Worth Fighting For

"Serving God isn't easy. It is gut-wrenching, difficult work. It is not for the faint of heart. But if you listen for his voice, are open to his leading, and obey his will, you will experience adventu…"

-Michele Rigby Assad, Breaking Cover: My Secret Life in the CIA and What It Taught Me about What's Worth Fighting For

Cover of To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence by James M. Olson

31. To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence

By: James M. Olson

3.91

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

How the US is losing the counterintelligence war and what the country should do to better protect o… read more

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  • espionage
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook

7 must-read audiobook books like The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's Most Notorious Terrorists by Tracy Walder

Transform Your Habits

The Glass Eye: A Memoir

Jeannie Vanasco

3.95

Transform Your Habits

The Possibility of Everything

Hope Edelman

3.67

Transform Your Habits

The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's Most Notorious Terrorists

Tracy Walder

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Queen of Cuba: An FBI Agent's Insider Account of the Spy Who Evaded Detection for 17 Years

Peter J. Lapp

3.78

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Golda Meir

4.04

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Shattered Dreams: My Life as a Polygamist's Wife

Irene Spencer

4.33

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The Scent of God: A Memoir

Beryl Singleton Bissell

4.20

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Abigail Thomas

3.68

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