14 best-selling nonfiction books like Overcome: A Memoir Of Abuse, Addiction, Sex Work, and Recovery by Amber van de Bunt

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Overcome: A Memoir Of Abuse, Addiction, Sex Work, and Recovery

By: Amber van de Bunt

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From an early age, Amber van de Bunt knew she wasn’t like the other girls in town. From childhood s…

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1. My Sweet Angel: The True Story of Lacey Spears, the Seemingly Perfect Mother Who Murdered Her Son in Cold Blood

By: John Glatt

3.96

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Lacey Spears made international headlines in January 2015 when she was charged with the “depraved m… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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2. My Fair Junkie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean

By: Amy Dresner

3.93

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Blackout and Permanent Midnight , a darkly funny and revealing debut memoir of … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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3. American Drug Addict: a memoir

By: Brett Douglas

4.11

Format: 176 pages,

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook

4. Wounds of the Father: A True Story of Child Abuse, Betrayal, and Redemption

By: None

0.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

In the bestselling tradition of Smashedand Glass Castle, this raw, eye-opening memoir tells the pow… read more

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5. Cook County ICU: 30 Years of Unforgettable Patients and Odd Cases

By: Cory Franklin

3.57

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

An inside look at one of the nation's most famous public hospitals, Cook County, as seen through th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook

6. Such Good Boys: The True Story of a Mother, Two Sons and a Horrifying Murder

By: Tina Dirmann

4.18

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

AN ABUSIVE MOTHER Raised in the suburb of Riverside, California, twenty-year-old college student Ja… read more

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7. Girl Walks Out of a Bar: A Memoir

By: Lisa F. Smith

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Lisa Smith was a bright young lawyer at a prestigious law firm in NYC when alcoholism and drug addi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook

8. Saving Jake: When Addiction Hits Home

By: None

3.16

Format: 320 pages,

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9. I Forgot to Die

By: None

3.76

Format: None pages, Paperback

Khalil Rafati went to Los Angeles in the 1990s and had it all. He was working with Hollywood movie … read more

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10. Keep Moving: And Other Truths About Living Well Longer

By: Dick Van Dyke

3.79

Format: 223 pages,

Beloved Hollywood icon Dick Van Dyke will celebrate his 90th birthday in December 2015. He's an est… read more

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11. Overcome: A Memoir Of Abuse, Addiction, Sex Work, and Recovery

By: Amber van de Bunt

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From an early age, Amber van de Bunt knew she wasn’t like the other girls in town. From childhood s… read more

Similar categories in Amber van de Bunt's Overcome: A Memoir Of Abuse, Addiction, Sex Work, and Recovery book and Amber van de Bunt's Overcome: A Memoir Of Abuse, Addiction, Sex Work, and Recovery

  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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12. We Play Games

By: Sarah A. Denzil

3.51

Format: 9 pages, Audible Audio

When the rules turn deadly, winning is everything. Only available from Audible, a gripping psych… read more

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  • audiobook
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13. My Daddy Is a Hero: How Chris Watts Went from Family Man to Family Killer

By: Lena Derhally

3.89

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

A husband. A father. A killer. Chris Watts was a family man. Everybody, including his family, belie… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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14. The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery

By: David Poses

4.23

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

While his wife and two-year-old daughter watched TV in the living room, David Poses was in the kitc… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
"From the beginning of high school, all other substances were readily available and liberally consumed by my friends, who used weed and booze like an essential garnish for activities. Peer pressure wa…"

-David Poses, The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery

"I didn’t want to be sad, but I didn’t know why I was sad or how not to be sad or how to talk about it. I was broken. I felt broken. My body ached. My stomach hurt. I couldn’t sleep. Nothing was pleas…"

-David Poses, The Weight of Air: A Story of the Lies about Addiction and the Truth about Recovery

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15. Only Say Good Things: Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself

By: Crystal Hefner

3.73

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A raw and unflinching look at the objectification and misogyny of the Playboy mansion, a woman’s st… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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16. Everything is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love and Loss

By: Stephanie Wittels Wachs

4.29

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

The space between life and death is a moment. But it will remain alive in me for hundreds of thousa… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
"I often wonder when this will all end, but there is no end to grief. There's only navigating the way to a new normal."

-Stephanie Wittels Wachs, Everything is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love and Loss

"I noted how small I was compared to the sky. I saw that the world is beautiful. I heard my daughter say, "Wow." And I felt grateful."

-Stephanie Wittels Wachs, Everything is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love and Loss

"I finally understand the meaning of acceptance on the grief chart. It’s not that the bereaved ever accepts the death of the loved one—I will never accept your death—it’s that you come to accept that …"

-Stephanie Wittels Wachs, Everything is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love and Loss

"I think we're all just doing our best to survive the inevitable pain and suffering that walks alongside us through life. Long ago, it was wild animals and deadly poxes and harsh terrain. I learned ab…"

-Stephanie Wittels Wachs, Everything is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love and Loss

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17. The Magic of Marie Laveau: Embracing the Spiritual Legacy of the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans

By: Denise Alvarado

3.64

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

The life and work of the legendary “Pope of Voodoo,” Marie Laveau―a free woman of color who practic… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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18. Hope, Grace & Faith

By: Leah Messer

3.90

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

“It took hitting rock bottom for me to realize that if I wanted something better for my girls, I ha… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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19. Lush: A Memoir

By: Kerry Cohen

3.24

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

"For those of us wrestling with demons—and who isn't?—Lush is a solace and as powerful as red wine.… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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20. Neurodiversity and the Myth of Normal

By: Kyler Shumway

3.77

Format: 4 pages, Audible Audio

We’ve all been told, at one point or another, to "just be yourself." Whether you are starting schoo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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21. From Princess To Porn Star: A Real-Life Cinderella Story

By: Tasha Reign

3.41

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

Forget what you thought you knew about pornstars, you're about to hear a tale too shocking to be tr… read more

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  • memoir

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John Glatt

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