13 Best memoir books like Trailer Trash: an '80s Memoir by Angie Cavallari

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Trailer Trash: an '80s Memoir

By: Angie Cavallari

4.08

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Trailer Trash tells the story of Angie Cavallari, your typical girl growing up in the 1980s who fin…

"Most days Florence would proudly sport a halter top sans a brassiere and briskly march across her yard in crudely trimmed cut-off-jeans —her cheap flip flops flailing off her feet and her sagging breasts bouncing in cadence to her determination to find escape through a good time."

-Angie Cavallari, Trailer Trash: an '80s Memoir

"Most days Florence would proudly sport a halter top sans a brassiere and briskly march across her yard in crudely trimmed cut-off-jeans —her cheap flip flops flailing off her feet and her sagging breasts bouncing in cadence to her determination to find escape through a good time."

-Angie Cavallari, Trailer Trash: an '80s Memoir

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1. A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table

By: Molly Wizenberg

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

When Molly Wizenberg's father died of cancer, everyone told her to go easy on herself, to hold off … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"Even the Thanksgiving when her parents had just divorced, Hoosier Pie made the cut. ...They also, incidentally, made a pumpkin pie, but it fell on the floor, a classic example of survival of the fitt…"

-Molly Wizenberg, A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table

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2. Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living

By: Bailey White

3.96

Format: 229 pages, Trade Paperback

In this national bestseller, Bailey White--whose accounts of Southern eccentricity have enchanted m… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"I'm tired of being set upon by crazed Christians one minute and unbridled libertines the next. Girls, I'm going camping."

-Bailey White, Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living

"When I got started again, I drove slower and felt smaller. I think it does us all good to get looked at like that now and then by a wild animal."

-Bailey White, Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living

"Her blood-curdling snoring, with its gargling and squawking and its terrifying pauses is like the sound the devil might make if he were alternately relishing and strangling on a pound of human flesh."

-Bailey White, Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living

"When Mama starts to move across a room, people pay attention. You can never be sure she's not going to grab you by the top of the head to steady herself. And she's pretty free with that walking stick…"

-Bailey White, Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living

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3. The Scent of God: A Memoir

By: Beryl Singleton Bissell

4.20

Format: 32 pages,

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate by Helen Prejean

4. Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate

By: Helen Prejean

3.71

Format: 656 pages,

In 1982, Sister Helen Prejean became the spiritual advisor to Patrick Sonnier, the convicted killer… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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5. The Butterfly Mosque: A Young American Woman's Journey to Love and Islam

By: G. Willow Wilson

4.12

Format: None pages,

The extraordinary story of an all-American girl's conversion to Islam and her ensuing romance with … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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6. Blackbird: A Childhood Lost and Found

By: Jennifer Lauck

4.16

Format: 331 pages,

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Lazy B: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest by Sandra Day O'Connor, H. Alan Day

7. Lazy B: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest

By: Sandra Day O'Connor , H. Alan Day

3.33

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Now, for the first time in paperback, here is the remarkable story of Sandra Day O'Connor's family … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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8. Leap of Faith : Memoirs of an Unexpected Life

By: Queen Noor

4.37

Format: 224 pages,

Leap of Faithis the dramatic and inspiring story of an American woman's remarkable journey into the… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir

9. The Good Daughter: A Memoir of My Mother's Hidden Life

By: Jasmin Darznik

3.80

Format: 8 pages, Hardcover

We were a world of two, my mother and I, until I started turning into an American girl. That's when… read more

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10. When I Was Puerto Rican

By: Esmeralda Santiago

4.11

Format: 500 pages, Paperback

Esmeralda Santiago's story begins in rural Puerto Rico, where her childhood was full of both tender… read more

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11. Calling Dr. Laura

By: Nicole J. Georges

4.12

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

When Nicole Georges was two years old, her family told her that her father was dead. When she was t… read more

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12. The Woman Who Fell from the Sky

By: Jennifer Steil

4.03

Format: 325 pages, ebook

"I had no idea how to find my way around this medieval city. It was getting dark. I was tired. I di… read more

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13. Loving Lindsey: Raising a Daughter with Special Needs

By: None

3.80

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Linda Atwell and her strong-willed daughter, Lindsey--a high-functioning young adult with intellect… read more

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14. 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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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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15. Starving for Attention

By: Cherry Boone O'Neill

3.89

Format: 183 pages, Paperback

In this dramatic book, Cherry reveals the horrifying cycle that became her own flirtation with deat… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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16. Elizabeth and Her German Garden

By: Elizabeth von Arnim

3.73

Format: 207 pages, Paperback

An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here. "Elizabeth and Her German Garden," a novel… read more

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"I shall not let myself be frightened away by the sarcasm of owls."

-Elizabeth von Arnim, Elizabeth and Her German Garden

"We are none of us ever thankful enough, and yet we each get so much, so very much, more than we deserve."

-Elizabeth von Arnim, Elizabeth and Her German Garden

", and there were days last winter when I danced for sheer joy out in my frost-bound garden, in spite of my years and children."

-Elizabeth von Arnim, Elizabeth and Her German Garden

"Oh, I thought of calling it Journeyings in Germany. It sounds well, and would be correct. Or Jottings from German Journeyings--I haven't quite decided yet..."

-Elizabeth von Arnim, Elizabeth and Her German Garden

17. The Hospital by the River

By: John Little , None

0.00

Format: None pages,

When gynecologists Catherine and Reg Hamlin left their home in Australia for Ethiopia, they never d… read more

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18. The House at Sugar Beach

By: Helene Cooper

3.71

Format: 244 pages,

Journalist Helene Cooper examines the violent past of her home country Liberia and the effects of i… read more

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19. Cherry

By: Mary Karr

3.83

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

This memoir of adolescence follows the earlier volume by Mary Karr, The Liars' Club. In Cherry, we … read more

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20. Taming Flame

By: Therisa Peimer

4.30

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect… read more

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"Tightening his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me."

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied w…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

Cover of Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece by Yvonne Korshak

21. Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

By: Yvonne Korshak

4.29

Format: 557 pages, Kindle Edition

STEP ASIDE, ANTONY AND PERICLES AND ASPASIA —THE LOVE STORY THAT SHAPED HISTORY Two lovers cres… read more

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"Temples are for the gods,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"Do you know the song Violet Crowned Athens?"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"The softness, warmth and weight of her breast filled his palm. “I’ve imagined this for weeks,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"But  Phidias was better than most men since he made beautiful sculptures. He was even making one of her—well, he called it “Athena,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

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

22. 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 Isabella Warrior Queen by Michael G. Kramer

23. Isabella Warrior Queen

By: Michael G. Kramer

4.30

Format: None pages, ebook

The complete story of Isabella, her husband King Edward II, their son who was King Edward III and t… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Eliza answered, “My Lady, that was Sir Roger Mortimer!"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

"Cynthia said, “How are things going for you with this birth?"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

"When speaking to her husband, Isabella replied, Mon tresdoutz coer, (My very sweet heart) please do that and perhaps I shall be able to continue to perform official functions on your behalf!"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

"On the 16th of Febuary 1312, when Isabella was aged sixteen years, the couple were at their hunting lodge when Edward suddenly took Isabella into his arms and began to kiss her and pay her a lot of a…"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

Cover of Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives by Anne  Michaud

24. 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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  • 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

25. 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
"#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

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26. The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

By: Robert Reid

4.30

Format: 459 pages, Kindle Edition

In the early 16th century in the city of Mora, capital of Kermin, a cruel new ruler has come to pow… read more

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"Raimund, we must promise each other that if one of us leaves Mora it must be both. We must leave together."

-Robert Reid, The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

"At seventeen the young woman had worked out how to improve her future prospects; she would seduce the Prince."

-Robert Reid, The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

"Rafe smiled again. “I think Aleana can teach you how to work in a team and maybe you can teach her to be less reckless."

-Robert Reid, The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

"Audun, there is something I must now explain to you. You are the illegitimate son of Alberon, who now calls himself Emperor of the North."

-Robert Reid, The Emperor (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #1)

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27. The Thirty-Ninth Victim

By: Arleen Williams

3.99

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

The Green River murders were headline news throughout the 1980s. By the time the perpetrator was se… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains by Ariana Neumann

28. When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains

By: Ariana Neumann

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In 1941, the first Neumann family member was taken by the Nazis, arrested in German-occupied Czecho… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"If you want to be truly just in this life, when you see people who are weak, you must stand with them. Because you are strong, and it is the weak who need you more, not the strong."

-Ariana Neumann, When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains

"Memories, like misfiled documents, are not always where you expect to find them...I learned that detailed questions often did little to trigger specific memories. People returned to distant facts in …"

-Ariana Neumann, When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains

"Perhaps all remembrance is a process of compilation and creation. Every day we absorb what is around us and assemble observations of a specific time: sounds, smells, textures, words, images, and feel…"

-Ariana Neumann, When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains

"…it was during a period he had so much time on his hands that he felt that time had stopped. How could time have stopped? ‘Because,’ he said, ‘and you will understand this when you are older, sometim…"

-Ariana Neumann, When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains

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29. Trailer Trash: an '80s Memoir

By: Angie Cavallari

4.08

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Trailer Trash tells the story of Angie Cavallari, your typical girl growing up in the 1980s who fin… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"Most days Florence would proudly sport a halter top sans a brassiere and briskly march across her yard in crudely trimmed cut-off-jeans —her cheap flip flops flailing off her feet and her sagging bre…"

-Angie Cavallari, Trailer Trash: an '80s Memoir

Cover of French Illusions: My Story as an American Au Pair in the Loire Valley (Book 1) by Linda Kovic-Skow

30. French Illusions: My Story as an American Au Pair in the Loire Valley (Book 1)

By: Linda Kovic-Skow

3.83

Format: 276 pages, Paperback

A futile lie. She does not speak French. She knows it was wrong to accept the nanny position. Yo… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of You Don't Know Crazy by Wambui Bahati

31. You Don't Know Crazy

By: Wambui Bahati

3.89

Format: 396 pages, Paperback

Wambui Bahati, a.k.a. John-Ann Washington, shares a powerful, personal and important story about me… read more

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Transform Your Habits

A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table

Molly Wizenberg

3.94

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Bailey White

3.96

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Beryl Singleton Bissell

4.20

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Helen Prejean

3.71

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Katherine Mansfield , C.K. Stead

3.96

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Christina Haag

4.17

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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings , Edward Shenton

4.33

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