12 must-read biography books like Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood by Danny Trejo

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Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

By: Danny Trejo

4.42

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For the first time, the full, fascinating, and inspirational true story of Danny Trejo’s journey fr…

"...even in prison I could be free."

-Danny Trejo, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

"...it's hard to teach anyone anything when they think they know everything already."

-Danny Trejo, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

"When you're an addict you think the only person you're hurting is you. And that's not true."

-Danny Trejo, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

"Once you know where drugs and alcohol will take you, you can never enjoy them the same way again."

-Danny Trejo, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

If you liked the biography plot in Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood by Danny Trejo , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Cheech Is Not My Real Name... But Don't Call Me Chong

By: Cheech Marin

3.21

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir from a counterculture legend. Cheech Marin came of age at an interesting ti… read more

Similar categories in Cheech Marin's Cheech Is Not My Real Name... But Don't Call Me Chong book and Danny Trejo's Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook

2. A Life in Parts

By: Bryan Cranston

4.03

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A poignant, intimate, funny, inspiring memoir--both a coming-of-age story and a meditation on creat… read more

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3. Elu algab täna

By: Sass Henno

4.12

Format: 288 pages,

Ta on tavaline poiss: korgharidus lopetamisel, karjaaripotentsiaaliga tookoht katte voideldud ning … read more

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4. 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 Danny Trejo's Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • 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

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5. Leslie F*cking Jones

By: Leslie Jones

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Hey you guys, it’s Leslie. I’m excited to share my story with you. Now, I’m gonna be honest: Som… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Jones's Leslie F*cking Jones book and Danny Trejo's Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Dad"

-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones

"Some of the stories about my childhood is vague, because a bitch is 55 and I've smoked a lot of weed."

-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones

"I was built for strong... I was never a victim. And even though really bad shit happened to me, I know it's my job to help other back girls and women get strong like me."

-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones

"I even attended a Christian singles night lecture kind of thing—I was single, it was free, and it was Church. Honestly, that night should be an episode of American Horror Story. The woman leading it …"

-Leslie Jones, Leslie F*cking Jones

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6. Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

By: Danny Trejo

4.42

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For the first time, the full, fascinating, and inspirational true story of Danny Trejo’s journey fr… read more

Similar categories in Danny Trejo's Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood book and Danny Trejo's Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

  • biography
  • memoir
  • film
  • true crime
  • media tie in
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • audiobook
"...even in prison I could be free."

-Danny Trejo, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

"...it's hard to teach anyone anything when they think they know everything already."

-Danny Trejo, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

"When you're an addict you think the only person you're hurting is you. And that's not true."

-Danny Trejo, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

"Once you know where drugs and alcohol will take you, you can never enjoy them the same way again."

-Danny Trejo, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

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7. Love, Pamela

By: Pamela Anderson

3.80

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

To live and dream is a wicked dance. My dreams often come true -- a curse, and a blessing. Pa… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"She told me that you get to have only one true love, and once you've found it, whether you kept it or lost it, you'd never recover...Accepting that was the hardest part."

-Pamela Anderson, Love, Pamela

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8. The House of Hidden Meanings

By: RuPaul

3.84

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and persona… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"We all have that magic within us - But it's the faculty to harness it - to turn something seemingly meaningless into something special, to be loose and spontaneous with it - that makes life most wort…"

-RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings

"But in that time the RuPaul idea was born, and people outside of my world were inspired to talk about me and androgyny and drag in a way that was unprecedented. Not long after that, the questions cam…"

-RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings

"Life is full of dualities: night and day, black and white, yin and yang, good and evil, birth and death, love and fear. You can't have one without the other. It takes two to create the magnetic pull …"

-RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings

"There are ideological precepts that people will fight or even kill for. But those things are never really what they seem to be. As much as people will claim a hard moral line, that line becomes very …"

-RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings

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9. Rebel Rising

By: Rebel Wilson

3.91

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

From the scene-stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids comes a refreshingly candid, hilariou… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Would this performance feel internally like I was going to die? Yes. But my desire to win, my desire to be somebody, is so strong that it compels me to do the hardest thing possible: to perform in pu…"

-Rebel Wilson, Rebel Rising

"People would come up to me on the street and say, 'I just want to thank you for being so brave!' Why am I so fucking brave? I'm not going off to fight in a war! I'm not running into a burning buildin…"

-Rebel Wilson, Rebel Rising

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10. 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

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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11. How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived

By: Leslie Jordan

4.13

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Viral sensation and Emmy Award-winner Leslie Jordan regales fans with entertaining stories about th… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"True happiness can only come from being of loving service to others, especially those in the last throes of life's journey."

-Leslie Jordan, How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived

"I suppose someone had tossed the puppy out of the car, since we were in the middle of nowhere, too far out for a puppy to get to on her own. Who on Earth would do such a thing?! People like that need…"

-Leslie Jordan, How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived

"When our country was erupting in protests and marches, asking for the end of injustice against African American men and women, I was somewhat chastised by many of my followers for not speaking out ag…"

-Leslie Jordan, How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived

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12. The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

By: Dave Grohl

4.47

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

So, I've written a book. Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questiona… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"I'm bad enough at rolling joints, how could I successfully roll a child?"

-Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

"What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create."

-Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

"I stopped trying to understand fate and destiny a long time ago, but dumb luck seems to be my specialty."

-Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

"There is no love like a Mother's love. It is life's greatest song. We are all indebted to the women who have given us life. For without them, there would be no music."

-Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

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13. Tough: My Journey to True Power

By: Terry Crews

4.28

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Terry Crews, the deeply personal story of his lifelong obsession with … read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"There is no right way to be black or white or anything else. There are literally thousands of different ways to be in this world, so ultimately all you can be is yourself."

-Terry Crews, Tough: My Journey to True Power

"A healthy faith empowers you by giving a sense of meaning and purpose to go out and be good and do good in the world. A cult does the opposite. A cult robs you of any agency and power you might have …"

-Terry Crews, Tough: My Journey to True Power

"The purpose of being tough is not to attack, but to protect. The purpose of being strong is not to dominate, but to support. The purpose of having power is not to rule, but to serve. What I've learne…"

-Terry Crews, Tough: My Journey to True Power

"Learning to live without shame gave me genuine empathy for the first time. I look at every person in the world, and I understand that we've all got issues and we're all in the process of becoming. If…"

-Terry Crews, Tough: My Journey to True Power

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14. Dreamseller: An Addiction Memoir

By: Brandon Novak

4.37

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

“Skate, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll!”—Kat Von D, LA Ink Forward by Tony Hawk Skateboarder and Jackas… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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15. Kolhoosi miss

By: Lilli Luuk

3.92

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

Lilli Luugi novellikogu „Kolhoosi miss“ koondab eelkõige lähiajaloost inspireeritud lühiproosat. Aj… read more

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16. Topeltmõrv Paunveres

By: Rauno Võsaste

3.09

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

1997. aasta esimestel päevadel leitakse Palamuse lähedalt talumajast kahe vanuri vägivallatunnusteg… read more

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17. Kuidas Tom Tomat läks Viktoria juurde

By: Evelin Kivimaa

3.25

Format: 95 pages, Hardcover

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18. Jumalal ei ole aega

By: Marje Ernits

2.94

Format: 156 pages, Paperback

„Jumalal ei ole aega“ on kaasaegne lugu kahest väga erineva saatusega õest, kelle elu põimub olukor… read more

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19. Johnny Cash: The Life In Lyrics

By: Johnny Cash

4.20

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The life of the Man in Black revealed by his lyrics and by rare photographs and ephemera, in a coll… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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20. Hea ment

By: Rauno Võsaste

3.82

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

Elu 2000. aastate alguse Tartu politseis kulgeb pealtnäha sama rahulikult kui elu Tartu linnas. Teg… read more

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  • crime
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21. Tuhamägede tuul

By: Marje Ernits

3.31

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

Kui selle lapse surm oligi liiklusõnnetuse tagajärg, siis miks oli tema matus rituaalne nagu tuhamä… read more

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Cheech Marin

3.21

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Henry Winkler

4.14

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4.11

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3.22

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Paul Stanley

4.06

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