15 Best biography books like The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek

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The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

By: Alex Trebek

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An alternate cover edition of this book, with ISBN 978198215799, can be found here. Longtime Jeo…

"Keep your head up. Move forward. Keep going."

-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

"Courage is a conscious decision. You do it in a dangerous situation, when you have a choice."

-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

"There is nothing worse than deluding yourself and trying to make yourself out to be somebody you're not--somebody you're not comfortable being."

-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

"I just enjoy the moment I’m in. For me, life is a whole experience, not just a series of isolated moments. It’s like submerging yourself into a warm bath rather than sticking your toe under the faucet. It’s the totality of life"

-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

If you liked the biography plot in The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. Priceless Memories

By: Digby Diehl , Bob Barker , Bob Barker

3.72

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

In front of the camera, he has been invited into the homes of millions of Americans as host of The … read more

Similar categories in Digby Diehl's Priceless Memories book and Alex Trebek's The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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2. Prisoner of Trebekistan: A Decade in Jeopardy!

By: Bob Harris

3.79

Format: 298 pages,

"In Prisoner of Trebekistan, Bob Harris chronicles his transformation from a struggling stand-up co… read more

Similar categories in Bob Harris's Prisoner of Trebekistan: A Decade in Jeopardy! book and Alex Trebek's The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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3. Because I Said So! : The Truth Behind the Myths, Tales, and Warnings Every Generation Passes Down to Its Kids

By: Ken Jennings

3.98

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Don't cross your eyes or the'll stay like that! Feed a cold, starve a fever! Don't touch your Hallo… read more

Similar categories in Ken Jennings's Because I Said So! : The Truth Behind the Myths, Tales, and Warnings Every Generation Passes Down to Its Kids book and Alex Trebek's The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs by Ken Jennings

4. Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs

By: Ken Jennings

4.15

Format: 399 pages,

One day back in 2003, Ken Jennings and his college buddy Earl did what hundreds of thousands of peo… read more

Similar categories in Ken Jennings's Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs book and Alex Trebek's The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
Cover of I Think I'm Outta Here: A Memoir of All My Families by Carroll O'Connor

5. I Think I'm Outta Here: A Memoir of All My Families

By: Carroll O'Connor

3.73

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It is the genius of actor Carroll O'Connor that millions of fans will forever confuse him with his … read more

Similar categories in Carroll O'Connor's I Think I'm Outta Here: A Memoir of All My Families book and Alex Trebek's The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • biography

6. How I Got This Way

By: Regis Philbin

4.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Sure, he's an excitable guy. Sure, he loves to complain. But Regis Philbin loves life . . . and, wi… read more

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7. If You Ask Me

By: Betty White

4.29

Format: 426 pages, Hardcover

It-girl Betty White delivers a hilarious, slyly profound take on love, life, celebrity, and everyth… read more

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8. FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

By: Steven Lomazow

4.33

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

THE HIDDEN ILLNESSES THAT SHAPED FDR’S LIFE AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY Conventional wisdo… read more

Similar categories in Steven Lomazow's FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History book and Alex Trebek's The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

"Researching this book has been a voyage of discovery and it is a privilege to present an unexpurgated medical biography of the most consequential American of the twentieth century."

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

"Another new and groundbreaking story in FDR Unmasked is about his highly consequential friendship with Vincent Astor, the closest with any man in his adult life. To truly understand the “real"

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

"FDR Unmasked chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life from a physician’s perspective. It tells a harrowing story of heroic achievement by a great leader determined to impart his vision of freedom …"

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

"FDR Unmasked is first to present convincing evidence of Roosevelt’s battle with prostate cancer, underpinned by FBI memoranda and reliable firsthand information from multiple physicians - even a shoc…"

-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History

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9. 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

Similar categories in Henry Winkler's Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond book and Alex Trebek's The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • 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 The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek

10. The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

By: Alex Trebek

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An alternate cover edition of this book, with ISBN 978198215799, can be found here. Longtime Jeo… read more

Similar categories in Alex Trebek's The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life book and Alex Trebek's The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

  • history
  • biography
  • pop culture
  • memoir
  • canada
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Keep your head up. Move forward. Keep going."

-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

"Courage is a conscious decision. You do it in a dangerous situation, when you have a choice."

-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

"There is nothing worse than deluding yourself and trying to make yourself out to be somebody you're not--somebody you're not comfortable being."

-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

"I just enjoy the moment I’m in. For me, life is a whole experience, not just a series of isolated moments. It’s like submerging yourself into a warm bath rather than sticking your toe under the fauce…"

-Alex Trebek, The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

Cover of Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton

11. Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics

By: Dolly Parton

4.03

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestseller Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics is a landmark celebration of … read more

Similar categories in Dolly Parton's Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics book and Alex Trebek's The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"My coat of many colors that my mama made for me, Made only from rags, but I wore it so proudly. Now I know we had no money, but I was rich as I could be. In my coat of many colors my mama made for me…"

-Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics

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12. If You Would Have Told Me

By: John Stamos

3.81

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

If you would have told a young John Stamos flipping burgers at his dad’s fast-food joint that one d… read more

Similar categories in John Stamos's If You Would Have Told Me book and Alex Trebek's The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

By: Amy Schneider

3.51

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An inspirational and bold memoir from the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy! —and a… read more

Similar categories in Amy Schneider's In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life book and Alex Trebek's The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I deprived myself of a joy in my life, because it was a joy only girls were allowed to feel. Life already seemed to be full of joys that one wasn't allowed to feel, so adding one more to the pile cam…"

-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

"I grew up with a strong desire for invisibility. In large part, this was due to the ever-present feeling that I was failing at performing my gender. The whole boy thing was just so exhausting, and I …"

-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

"I grew up with a strong desire for invisibility. In large part, this was due to the ever-present feeling that I was failing at performing my gender. The whole boy thing was just so exhausting, and I …"

-Amy Schneider, In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

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14. No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality

By: Michael J. Fox

4.13

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A moving account of resilience, hope, fear and mortality, and how these things resonate in our live… read more

Similar categories in Michael J. Fox's No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality book and Alex Trebek's The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots by Reba McEntire

15. Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots

By: Reba McEntire

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The best things in life are really not that fancy. This photo-dri… read more

Similar categories in Reba McEntire's Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots book and Alex Trebek's The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. 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

Similar categories in Whoopi Goldberg's Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me book and Alex Trebek's The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

  • 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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17. 100 Places to See After You Die: A Travel Guide to the Afterlife

By: Ken Jennings

3.30

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author and legendary Jeopardy! host and champion Ken Jennings comes… read more

Similar categories in Ken Jennings's 100 Places to See After You Die: A Travel Guide to the Afterlife book and Alex Trebek's The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of When I Was Your Age: Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice from a Professional Clown by Kenan Thompson

18. When I Was Your Age: Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice from a Professional Clown

By: Kenan Thompson

3.83

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

When I Was Your Age  is a hilarious, heartwarming and surprising ode to growing up, getting older a… read more

Similar categories in Kenan Thompson's When I Was Your Age: Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice from a Professional Clown book and Alex Trebek's The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Answers in the Form of Questions: A Definitive History and Insider's Guide to Jeopardy! by Claire McNear

19. Answers in the Form of Questions: A Definitive History and Insider's Guide to Jeopardy!

By: Claire McNear

4.09

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

What is the smartest, most celebrated game show of all time? In this insider’s guide, discover the … read more

Similar categories in Claire McNear's Answers in the Form of Questions: A Definitive History and Insider's Guide to Jeopardy! book and Alex Trebek's The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

  • history
  • pop culture
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

By: Matthew Perry

3.91

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

“Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty. And I … read more

Similar categories in Matthew Perry's Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing book and Alex Trebek's The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

  • biography
  • memoir
  • pop culture
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Addiction is like the Joker. It just wants to see the whole world burn."

-Matthew Perry, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

"I wasn't fully me yet; I was just parts of me (and not the best parts, either)."

-Matthew Perry, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

"My mother is beautiful; she was a star in every room she entered. And she's certainly the reason I'm funny."

-Matthew Perry, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

"Addiction, the big terrible thing, is far too powerful for anyone to defeat alone. But together, one day at a time, we can beat it down."

-Matthew Perry, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

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21. The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession

By: Amy Stewart

4.26

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Fifty gorgeously illustrated vignettes of remarkable people whose lives have been transformed by th… read more

Similar categories in Amy Stewart's The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession book and Alex Trebek's The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

  • nonfiction
  • biography

12 must-read adult books like The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek

Transform Your Habits

Priceless Memories

Digby Diehl , Bob Barker , Bob Barker

3.72

Transform Your Habits

Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

Henry Winkler

4.14

Transform Your Habits

The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

Alex Trebek

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics

Dolly Parton

4.03

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8 Top adult books like Answers in the Form of Questions: A Definitive History and Insider's Guide to Jeopardy! by Claire McNear

Transform Your Habits

The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life

Alex Trebek

4.20

Transform Your Habits

In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life

Amy Schneider

3.51

Transform Your Habits

100 Places to See After You Die: A Travel Guide to the Afterlife

Ken Jennings

3.30

Transform Your Habits

The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life

A.J. Jacobs

3.94

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