17 best-selling autobiography books like Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me by Bernie Taupin

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Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me

By: Bernie Taupin

3.58

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** An evocative, clear-eyed, and revealing memoir by Bernie Taupin, th…

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1. Making It So

By: Patrick Stewart

4.33

Format: 469 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart! From h… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • british literature
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood by Ed Zwick

2. Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

By: Ed Zwick

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

This heartfelt and wry career memoir from the director of Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai, Legends … read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"One of Patsy Broderick's choicer comments was to describe my writing as ' limp as a penis ."

-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

"I called Matthew Broderick. The radiophone was working again. 'Hi, Matthew, I hear you want to talk about the script. Over .' 'Yeah, well, I have a lot of notes…' He neglected to say “ over ."

-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

"From the moment we met Patsy Broderick was contemptuous, demeaning, and volatile. As Matthew sat in opaque silence, I was forced to defend, in excruciating detail, my rationale for every line in ever…"

-Ed Zwick, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood

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3. Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me

By: Bernie Taupin

3.58

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** An evocative, clear-eyed, and revealing memoir by Bernie Taupin, th… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • british literature
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Me by Elton John

4. Me

By: Elton John

4.33

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

In his only official autobiography, music icon Elton John writes about his extraordinary life, whic… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"It was insanity, but it sounded romantic."

-Elton John, Me

"You can work as hard as you like, and plan as carefully as you want, but there are moments when it’s just about a hunch, about trusting your instincts, or about fate."

-Elton John, Me

Cover of My Effin' Life by Geddy Lee

5. My Effin' Life

By: Geddy Lee

4.58

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Rambling Man: My Life on the Road by Billy Connolly

6. Rambling Man: My Life on the Road

By: Billy Connolly

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Being a Rambling Man was what I always wanted to be, to live the way I damn well pleased. I've met … read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of My Name Is Barbra by Barbra Streisand

7. My Name Is Barbra

By: Barbra Streisand

4.20

Format: 1040 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television. Barbra St… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Fame is a hollow trophy. No matter who you are, you can only eat one pastrami sandwich at a time."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Once again I was struck by the power of music. Somehow, it can be the connective tissue between souls."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"There are some things I hope we can all agree upon: The antidote to lies is truth, the remedy to war is peace, and the solution to hate is love."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Language gives us an insight into the way women are viewed in a male-dominated society . . . A man is commanding—a woman is demanding. A man is forceful—a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising—a wo…"

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

Cover of Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond by Henry Winkler

8. Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

By: Henry Winkler

4.14

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

From Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler, a deeply tho… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"It’s so funny about time - you get into these nice little grooves with people you love, and you think it’ll go on forever. But time goes so fast, and nothing goes on forever."

-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

"If you don't nail your feet to the ground, you can just believe - and you want to believe. It's so enticing. It felt so good. You could just become a gigantic balloon in the Thanksgiving Day parade a…"

-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

Cover of You Never Know: A Memoir by Tom Selleck

9. You Never Know: A Memoir

By: Tom Selleck

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of Southern Ca… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Football and How to Survive It by Pat Nevin

10. Football and How to Survive It

By: Pat Nevin

4.37

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

'The good news for those who loved THE ACCIDENTAL this new book is even better. There were times a… read more

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  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans by Kenneth Womack

11. Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans

By: Kenneth Womack

4.16

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

The first full-length biography of Mal Evans, the Beatles’ beloved friend, confidant, and roadie.  … read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Don't Dream It's Over: The remarkable life of Neil Finn by Jeff Apter

12. Don't Dream It's Over: The remarkable life of Neil Finn

By: Jeff Apter

3.69

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Don't Dream It's Over is the first biography to focus exclusively on Neil Finn, the man who wrote t… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever by Matt Singer

13. Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever

By: Matt Singer

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn’t check out Rotten To… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Karma: My Autobiography by Boy George

14. Karma: My Autobiography

By: Boy George

3.62

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

THE OFFICIAL STORY OF A MUSICAL ICON - TOLD IN FULL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS OWN WORDS'In what mig… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. Berserker!

By: Adrian Edmondson

4.32

Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition

From brutal schooldays to '80s anarchy, through The Young Ones and beyond, Berserker! is the one-of… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir by Sly Stone

16. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): A Memoir

By: Sly Stone

3.56

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Not many memoirs are generational events. But when Sly Stone, one of the few true musical geniuses … read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me by Whoopi Goldberg

17. Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me

By: Whoopi Goldberg

4.33

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From multi-award winner Whoopi Goldberg comes a new and unique memoir of her family and their influ… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Listen. The confines of this neighbourhood do not represent the confines of your life. You can go and do and be whatever you want. But, whatever you choose, be yourself."

-Whoopi Goldberg, Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me

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18. Madonna: A Rebel Life

By: Mary Gabriel

4.03

Format: 1782 pages, Kindle Edition

New York Times Editors’ Choice, One of NPR’s Best Books of the YearIn this “infinitely readable” bi… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic by Daniel de Visé

19. The Blues Brothers: An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic

By: Daniel de Visé

4.25

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, an… read more

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  • music
  • biography
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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune by Anderson Cooper

20. Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune

By: Anderson Cooper

3.77

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

The number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting histor… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir by Griffin Dunne

21. The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

By: Griffin Dunne

4.19

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

At nine, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin,… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"At the moment when Mrs. Griffin had been notified of her husband’s death, she was in bed with her lover at the Hotel del Coronado in California, and took the news that she was a widow rather well. Sh…"

-Griffin Dunne, The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

Cover of All You Need Is Love: An Oral History of The Beatles by Peter Brown

22. All You Need Is Love: An Oral History of The Beatles

By: Peter Brown

3.53

Format: 339 pages, Hardcover

The Beatles in their own words: unpublished, unvarnished, and told by The Beatles and their inner c… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • british literature
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of What a Fool Believes: A Memoir by Michael McDonald

23. What a Fool Believes: A Memoir

By: Michael McDonald

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping and evocative memoir from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Award–winning, platinum … read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle by Philip Norman

24. George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle

By: Philip Norman

3.91

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

From the premiere Beatles biographer—author of the New York Times bestseller John The Life and the… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • british literature
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of My Mama, Cass: A Memoir by Owen Elliot-Kugell

25. My Mama, Cass: A Memoir

By: Owen Elliot-Kugell

3.96

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

A long-awaited, myth-busting, and deeply affecting memoir by the daughter of legendary rock star “M… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius by Carrie Courogen

26. Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius

By: Carrie Courogen

3.92

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

"A deeply researched, psychologically astute new biography of May by Carrie Courogen...The book is … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World by Bob Stanley

27. The Story of The Bee Gees: Children of the World

By: Bob Stanley

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling biography of one of the bestselling bands of all time, told with brilliant insight by re… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of Erotic Vagrancy: Everything about Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor by Roger Lewis

28. Erotic Vagrancy: Everything about Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor

By: Roger Lewis

3.72

Format: 605 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen years in the writing, Erotic Vagrancy doesn't only surpass every other biography of Elizab… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
Cover of Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon by Joel Selvin

29. Drums & Demons: The Tragic Journey of Jim Gordon

By: Joel Selvin

4.27

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

The blazing rock opera of the greatest drummer of all-time, Jim Gordon, from the legendary Wrecking… read more

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  • music
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
Cover of Long Train Runnin': Our Story of The Doobie Brothers by Tom  Johnston

30. Long Train Runnin': Our Story of The Doobie Brothers

By: Tom Johnston

3.84

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

For the first time, the incredible true story of the legendary band, the Doobie Brothers, written b… read more

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  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Agent Gatz: A Great Gatsby Prequel by R.M. Spencer

31. Agent Gatz: A Great Gatsby Prequel

By: R.M. Spencer

4.11

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

A young Jay Gatsby finds himself working as a foreign spy in this riveting debut novel by R.M. Spen… read more

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"Jay would return to New York one day. When he did, he would make something of himself--not by way of luck or happenstance, but by means of his own industry. One day he would make New York his own. Th…"

-R.M. Spencer, Agent Gatz: A Great Gatsby Prequel

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Patrick Stewart

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me

Bernie Taupin

3.58

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Me

Elton John

4.33

Transform Your Habits

My Name Is Barbra

Barbra Streisand

4.20

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A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime

Casey Sherman

3.71

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Barbra Streisand

4.20

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Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

Henry Winkler

4.14

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Armistead Maupin

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