21 Best nonfiction books like Will by Will Smith

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Will

By: Will Smith

4.26

Format: 418 pages, Hardcover

The instant #1 New York Times bestseller! “It's the best memoir I've ever read.” —Oprah Winfrey …

"No paralysis, do analysis. No paralysis, do analysis!"

-Will Smith, Will

"No paralysis, do analysis. No paralysis, do analysis!"

-Will Smith, Will

"...either "know what you're talking about or be quiet". (Will's mom)"

-Will Smith, Will

"...either "know what you're talking about or be quiet". (Will's mom)"

-Will Smith, Will

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Will by Will Smith , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. We're Going to Need More Wine

By: Gabrielle Union

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

A powerful collection of essays about gender, sexuality, race, beauty, Hollywood, and what it means… read more

Similar categories in Gabrielle Union's We're Going to Need More Wine book and Will Smith's Will

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Your world is only as small as you make it."

-Gabrielle Union, We're Going to Need More Wine

"My humaness doesn't insulate me from racism or sexism."

-Gabrielle Union, We're Going to Need More Wine

"If you prioritize yourself, you are going to save yourself"

-Gabrielle Union, We're Going to Need More Wine

"An empress does not concern herself with the antics of fools"

-Gabrielle Union, We're Going to Need More Wine

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2. I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons

By: Neil Strauss , Kevin Hart

3.82

Format: None pages, Hardcover

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Superstar comedian and Hollywood box office star Kevin Hart tu… read more

Similar categories in Neil Strauss's I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons book and Will Smith's Will

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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3. Around the Way Girl

By: Taraji P. Henson

4.10

Format: 0 pages,

From Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe winner, and star of the new motion picture Hidden Figures,… read more

Similar categories in Taraji P. Henson's Around the Way Girl book and Will Smith's Will

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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4. Just as I Am

By: Cicely Tyson

4.51

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Just as I Am is my truth. It is me, plain and unvarnished, with the glitter and garland set aside. … read more

Similar categories in Cicely Tyson's Just as I Am book and Will Smith's Will

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"The most potent antidote to reticence is survival."

-Cicely Tyson, Just as I Am

"To soar toward what's possible, you must leave behind what's comfortable."

-Cicely Tyson, Just as I Am

"Turning a blind eye to our history has not saved us from its consequences."

-Cicely Tyson, Just as I Am

"Social transformation is not measured in weeks or months, but in generation."

-Cicely Tyson, Just as I Am

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5. The Woman in Me

By: Britney Spears

3.86

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival… read more

Similar categories in Britney Spears's The Woman in Me book and Will Smith's Will

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I realized how powerful it can be when women defy expectations. I can make my own way in life. I can make my dreams come true."

-Britney Spears, The Woman in Me

"But then, when it came time to end the conservatorship, I realized one thing: You can’t fuck with a woman who knows how to pray. Really pray. All I did was pray."

-Britney Spears, The Woman in Me

"Later, I walked all the way home so I could take in the city, breaking one of my heels along the way. When I got to my apartment, I went to my terrace and just looked up at the stars for hours. At th…"

-Britney Spears, The Woman in Me

"Giving a person no grace in a hard time is just not nice. Especially when you can't take as good as you give. When I started to speak and throw it back at them a little, God knows they were far from …"

-Britney Spears, The Woman in Me

Cover of Worthy by Jada Pinkett Smith

6. Worthy

By: Jada Pinkett Smith

3.64

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A gripping, painfully honest, and ultimately inspirational memoir from global superstar and creator… read more

Similar categories in Jada Pinkett Smith's Worthy book and Will Smith's Will

  • audiobook
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • self help
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7. Finding Me

By: Viola Davis

4.55

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-cha… read more

Similar categories in Viola Davis's Finding Me book and Will Smith's Will

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. Greenlights

By: Matthew McConaughey

4.21

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

From the Academy Award®–winning actor, an unconventional memoir filled with raucous stories, outlaw… read more

Similar categories in Matthew McConaughey's Greenlights book and Will Smith's Will

  • audiobook
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • self help
"All I want is all I can see, All I can see in front of me"

-Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights

"To lose the power of confrontation is to lose the power of unity."

-Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights

"I never wrote things down to remember; I always wrote things down so I could forget."

-Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights

"Me? I haven't made all As in the art of living. But I give a damn. And I'll take an experienced C over an ignorant A any day."

-Matthew McConaughey, Greenlights

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9. 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 Will Smith's Will

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. Will

By: Will Smith

4.26

Format: 418 pages, Hardcover

The instant #1 New York Times bestseller! “It's the best memoir I've ever read.” —Oprah Winfrey … read more

Similar categories in Will Smith's Will book and Will Smith's Will

  • music
  • audiobook
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • self help
"No paralysis, do analysis. No paralysis, do analysis!"

-Will Smith, Will

"...either "know what you're talking about or be quiet". (Will's mom)"

-Will Smith, Will

"Learning is really easy when you can feel that your teachers love you."

-Will Smith, Will

"The slamming of her bedroom door functioned as a disastrous exclamation point."

-Will Smith, Will

Cover of Thicker than Water: A Memoir by Kerry Washington

11. Thicker than Water: A Memoir

By: Kerry Washington

3.87

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning actor, director, producer, and activist Kerry Washington shares the "exquisitely movi… read more

Similar categories in Kerry Washington's Thicker than Water: A Memoir book and Will Smith's Will

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories

By: Gabrielle Union

4.12

Format: 242 pages, Hardcover

Remember when we hit it off so well that we decided We’re Going to Need More Wine? Well, this time … read more

Similar categories in Gabrielle Union's You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories book and Will Smith's Will

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"When you acknowledge that your vulnerability does not absolve anyone of personal accountability, you will heal from those traumas faster and more fully."

-Gabrielle Union, You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories

"I am continually awed by the honor and responsibility of raising free Black girls. May you each embrace your vulnerability as your superpower, and may I not falter as I attempt to lead by example."

-Gabrielle Union, You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories

"The Avengers you assemble don't have to be golden by the standards of the industry you are breaking into. They just need to have the same work ethic as you, and believe in effective communication and…"

-Gabrielle Union, You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories

"When I was a little girl, my mother always told me that if I ever got lost in a big city, "Look for the rainbow flag." She believed in the goodness of the LGBTQ+ community, and knew there would be pr…"

-Gabrielle Union, You Got Anything Stronger?: Stories

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13. The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir

By: Jenifer Lewis

4.35

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The "Mega Diva" and legendary star of Black-ish looks back on her memorable journey to fame and the… read more

Similar categories in Jenifer Lewis's The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir book and Will Smith's Will

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"There’s no greater journey than the journey within."

-Jenifer Lewis, The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir

"... my love life in college had a lot of moving parts."

-Jenifer Lewis, The Mother of Black Hollywood: A Memoir

Cover of Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom (A Feeding the Soul Book) by Tabitha Brown

14. Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom (A Feeding the Soul Book)

By: Tabitha Brown

4.44

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  53 rd  NAACP Image Awards Winner You are seen, you are loved, and you… read more

Similar categories in Tabitha Brown's Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom (A Feeding the Soul Book) book and Will Smith's Will

  • self help
  • biography
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"To whom much is given, much is required"

-Tabitha Brown, Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom (A Feeding the Soul Book)

"It is important that we recognize the difference between being right and just being caught up in your feelings"

-Tabitha Brown, Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom (A Feeding the Soul Book)

"This inclination to make the worst comment in order to get a reaction is dehumanizing, & it’s time for it to stop"

-Tabitha Brown, Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom (A Feeding the Soul Book)

"Just because you see me out in my dress smiling doesn’t mean I’m not hurting, or that I didn’t want to sleep in. It means that despite everything I still showed up."

-Tabitha Brown, Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom (A Feeding the Soul Book)

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15. 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 Will Smith's Will

  • 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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16. The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

By: Michelle Obama

4.27

Format: 319 pages, Hardcover

#1 NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER - ONE OF TIME'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2022 - In an insp… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Obama's The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times book and Will Smith's Will

  • audiobook
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • self help
"Going high is about learning to keep the poison out and the power in."

-Michelle Obama, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

"Being different conditions you toward cautiousness, even as it demands being bold."

-Michelle Obama, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

"Life has shown me that strong friendships are most often the result of strong intentions. Your table needs to be deliberately built, deliberately populated, and deliberately tended to."

-Michelle Obama, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

"Real-world connections most often tend to cut against stereotypes. They can be remarkably calming, in fact—a small but potent way to reset a bad mood or challenge broader feelings of mistrust. The on…"

-Michelle Obama, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

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17. 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 Will Smith's Will

  • biography
  • memoir
  • 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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18. 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

Similar categories in Dave Grohl's The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music book and Will Smith's Will

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • 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

Cover of Adversity for Sale: Ya Gotta Believe by Jeezy

19. Adversity for Sale: Ya Gotta Believe

By: Jeezy

4.07

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES and WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER To Jeezy’s legion of fans, his name is synonymous… read more

Similar categories in Jeezy's Adversity for Sale: Ya Gotta Believe book and Will Smith's Will

  • music
  • self help
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Act Like You Got Some Sense: And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me by Jamie Foxx

20. Act Like You Got Some Sense: And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me

By: Jamie Foxx

3.88

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From Academy Award-winning multi-talent Jamie Foxx, a hilariously candid look at the joys and pitfa… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Foxx's Act Like You Got Some Sense: And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me book and Will Smith's Will

  • music
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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21. Spare

By: Prince Harry

3.85

Format: 410 pages, Hardcover

It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walkin… read more

Similar categories in Prince Harry's Spare book and Will Smith's Will

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"It wasn’t that she felt no emotions. On the contrary, I always thought that Granny experienced all the normal human emotions. She just knew better than the rest of us mortals how to control them."

-Prince Harry, Spare

"I heard the story of what Pa allegedly said to Mummy the day of my birth: Wonderful! Now you’ve given me an Heir and a Spare—my work is done. A joke. Presumably. On the other hand, minutes after deli…"

-Prince Harry, Spare

"I'd traveled the world from top to bottom, literally. I'd hopscotched the continents. I'd met hundreds of thousands of people, I'd crossed paths with a ludicrously large cross-section of the planet's…"

-Prince Harry, Spare

"It occurred to me then that identity is a hierarchy. We are primarily one thing, and then we're primarily another, and then another, and so on, until death- in succession. Each new identity assumes t…"

-Prince Harry, Spare

12 must-read adult books like Will by Will Smith

Transform Your Habits

The Woman in Me

Britney Spears

3.86

Transform Your Habits

Worthy

Jada Pinkett Smith

3.64

Transform Your Habits

Finding Me

Viola Davis

4.55

Transform Your Habits

Greenlights

Matthew McConaughey

4.21

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20 best-selling audiobook books like Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom (A Feeding the Soul Book) by Tabitha Brown

Transform Your Habits

Around the Way Girl

Taraji P. Henson

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Black Girls Must Be Magic

Jayne Allen

3.92

Transform Your Habits

Worthy

Jada Pinkett Smith

3.64

Transform Your Habits

Finding Me

Viola Davis

4.55

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