19 Top biography books like The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir by Paul Newman

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The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir

By: Paul Newman

3.89

Format: 297 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. The greatest …

If you liked the biography plot in The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir by Paul Newman , here is a list of 19 books like this:

1. Paul and Me: Fifty-three Years of Adventures and Misadventures with My Pal Paul Newman

By: A.E. Hotchner

4.54

Format: 253 pages,

Bestselling author A. E. Hotchner's intimate account of his 53-year friendship with his pal Paul Ne… read more

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2. The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece

By: Tom Hanks

3.70

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: a novel about the making of a star-st… read more

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  • adult
  • film
  • audiobook
"Are you a clairvoyant?"

-Tom Hanks, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece

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3. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s

By: Doris Kearns Goodwin

4.71

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more

Similar categories in Doris Kearns Goodwin's An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s book and Paul Newman's The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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4. My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy

By: Clint Hill

4.29

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Mrs. Kennedy and Me reveal … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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5. My Name Is Barbra

By: Barbra Streisand

4.20

Format: 1040 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television. Barbra St… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Fame is a hollow trophy. No matter who you are, you can only eat one pastrami sandwich at a time."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Once again I was struck by the power of music. Somehow, it can be the connective tissue between souls."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"There are some things I hope we can all agree upon: The antidote to lies is truth, the remedy to war is peace, and the solution to hate is love."

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

"Language gives us an insight into the way women are viewed in a male-dominated society . . . A man is commanding—a woman is demanding. A man is forceful—a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising—a wo…"

-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

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6. 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

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • 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

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7. Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions

By: Steve Martin

3.72

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Number One Is Walking is Steve Martin’s cinematic legacy―an illustrated memoir of his legendary act… read more

Similar categories in Steve Martin's Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions book and Paul Newman's The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
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8. Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

By: Bono

4.20

Format: 564 pages, Hardcover

Bono--artist, activist, and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2--has written a memoir: honest and… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Fame is a currency. I want to spend mine on the right stuff."

-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

"Wisdom is the recovery of innocence at the far end of experience"

-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

"I remain more suspicious of religion than most people who'd never darken the door of a church."

-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

"the only true way to be victorious is to surrender. To each other. To love. To the higher power."

-Bono, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

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9. You Never Know: A Memoir

By: Tom Selleck

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of Southern Ca… read more

Similar categories in Tom Selleck's You Never Know: A Memoir book and Paul Newman's The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

By: Alan Rickman

3.58

Format: 469 pages, Hardcover

Madly Deeply is a rare invitation into the mind of Alan Rickman—one of the most magnetic, beloved … read more

Similar categories in Alan Rickman's Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman book and Paul Newman's The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • media tie in
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"The trouble with death is that there is no next."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"Why was I dreaming about having got myself a Saturday job at Woolworth's??"

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"The walls we are surrounded by, the objects we fill the spaces with, the lives they all describe."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"Savoy Grill with Emma[Thompson]. A very easy, enjoyable meal with an easy enjoyable person. She says 'fuck' a lot. Much laughter."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

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11. Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana Pudding)

By: Laura Dern

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “As actors, Dern and Ladd have spent decades peeling back layers to re… read more

Similar categories in Laura Dern's Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana Pudding) book and Paul Newman's The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • film
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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12. Dying of Politeness: A Memoir

By: Geena Davis

4.04

Format: None pages, Audio CD

None read more

Similar categories in Geena Davis's Dying of Politeness: A Memoir book and Paul Newman's The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. 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

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit & Glamour of an Icon

By: Kate Andersen Brower

4.16

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Residence and First Women, the first ever auth… read more

Similar categories in Kate Andersen Brower's Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit & Glamour of an Icon book and Paul Newman's The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • film
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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15. The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family

By: Ron Howard

4.27

Format: 393 pages, Hardcover

Happy Days, The Andy Griffith Show, Gentle Ben—these shows captivated millions of TV viewers in the… read more

Similar categories in Ron Howard's The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family book and Paul Newman's The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • film
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir

By: Paul Newman

3.89

Format: 297 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. The greatest … read more

Similar categories in Paul Newman's The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir book and Paul Newman's The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • film
  • media tie in
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. Like a Rolling Stone

By: Jann S. Wenner

3.84

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

In this New York Times bestseller, Rolling Stone founder, co-editor, and publisher Jann Wenner offe… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir by Griffin Dunne

18. The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

By: Griffin Dunne

4.19

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

At nine, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin,… read more

Similar categories in Griffin Dunne's The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir book and Paul Newman's The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"At the moment when Mrs. Griffin had been notified of her husband’s death, she was in bed with her lover at the Hotel del Coronado in California, and took the news that she was a widow rather well. Sh…"

-Griffin Dunne, The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

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19. Never Give Up: A Prairie Family's Story (Random House Large Print)

By: Tom Brokaw

3.85

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

In this moving story, the New York Times bestselling author of The Greatest Generation chronicles t… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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20. Hollywood: The Oral History

By: Jeanine Basinger

4.04

Format: 768 pages, Paperback

The real story of Hollywood as told by such luminaries as Steven Spielberg, Frank Capra, Katharine … read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • film
  • media tie in
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Head Over Heels: Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman: A Love Affair in Words and Pictures by Melissa  Newman

21. Head Over Heels: Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman: A Love Affair in Words and Pictures

By: Melissa Newman

4.09

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An invitation to the private world of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, one of America’s most iconic… read more

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  • biography
  • film
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult

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The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece

Tom Hanks

3.70

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My Name Is Barbra

Barbra Streisand

4.20

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Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond

Henry Winkler

4.14

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Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions

Steve Martin

3.72

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The Women

Kristin Hannah

4.64

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First Lie Wins

Ashley Elston

4.05

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Jill Duggar

4.06

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Paris Hilton

4.22

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