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Cover of Me Talk Pretty One Day

Me Talk Pretty One Day

David Sedaris

4.0

2000

Cover of Eat, Pray, Love

Eat, Pray, Love

Elizabeth Gilbert

3.5

2006

Cover of Into the Wild

Into the Wild

Jon Krakauer

3.9

1996

Cover of The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle

Jeannette Walls

4.2

2005

Cover of Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson

4.1

2011

Cover of Tuesdays with Morrie

Tuesdays with Morrie

Mitch Albom, Saulius Dagys

4.1

1997

Cover of Bossypants

Bossypants

Tina Fey

3.9

2011

Cover of Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Laura Hillenbrand

4.4

2010

Cover of The Stand

The Stand

Stephen King, Bernie Wrightson

4.3

1978

Cover of Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

Cheryl Strayed

4.0

2012

Cover of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

4.0

2010

Cover of Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog

Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog

John Grogan

4.1

2005

Cover of The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Erik Larson, Tony Goldwyn

4.0

2003

Cover of Running with Scissors

Running with Scissors

Augusten Burroughs

3.7

2002

Cover of Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

Jon Krakauer

4.1

1997

Cover of Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time

Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin

3.6

2006

Cover of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou

4.2

1969

Cover of Yes Please

Yes Please

Amy Poehler

3.8

2014

Cover of On the Road

On the Road

Jack Kerouac

3.6

1955

Cover of The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture

Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow

4.3

2008

Cover of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Hunter S. Thompson, Ralph Steadman

4.1

1971

Cover of John Adams

John Adams

David McCullough

4.0

2001

Cover of I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb

4.1

2012

Cover of Naked

Naked

David Sedaris

4.1

1997

Cover of The Paris Wife

The Paris Wife

Paula McLain

3.8

2011

Cover of A Million Little Pieces

A Million Little Pieces

James Frey

3.6

2003

Cover of The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain

Michael Crichton

3.9

1969

Cover of Man's Search for Meaning

Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl

4.3

1946

Cover of The Invention of Wings

The Invention of Wings

Sue Monk Kidd

4.2

2014

Cover of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

Dave Eggers

3.7

2000

Cover of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

Robert M. Pirsig

3.8

1974

Cover of Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

Anthony Bourdain

4.0

2000

Cover of On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Stephen King

4.3

1999

Cover of Prey

Prey

Michael Crichton

3.7

2002

Cover of Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

Barack Obama

3.8

1995

Cover of Sphere

Sphere

Michael Crichton

3.8

1987

Cover of The Autobiography of Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Malcolm X, Alex Haley

4.3

1965

Cover of Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen: How One Girl Risked Her Marriage, Her Job, and Her Sanity to Master the Art of Living

Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen: How One Girl Risked Her Marriage, Her Job, and Her Sanity to Master the Art of Living

Julie Powell

3.7

2005

Cover of Roots: The Saga of an American Family

Roots: The Saga of an American Family

Alex Haley

4.4

1976

Cover of Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened

Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened

Allie Brosh

4.2

2013

Cover of Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)

Marjane Satrapi, Mattias Ripa

4.2

2000

Cover of When Breath Becomes Air

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi, Abraham Verghese

4.3

2016

Cover of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

Ishmael Beah

4.1

2007

Cover of The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Daniel James Brown

4.3

2013

Cover of Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith

Jon Krakauer

4.0

2003

Cover of Seabiscuit: An American Legend

Seabiscuit: An American Legend

Laura Hillenbrand

4.2

1999

Cover of The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

Barack Obama

3.7

2006

Cover of Half Broke Horses

Half Broke Horses

Jeannette Walls

4.0

2008

Cover of In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin

In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin

Erik Larson

3.8

2011

Cover of Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

Christopher McDougall

4.3

2009

Cover of The Story of My Life

The Story of My Life

Helen Keller

4.1

1902

Cover of Just Kids

Just Kids

Patti Smith

4.1

2010

Cover of Nine Stories

Nine Stories

J.D. Salinger

4.2

1953

Cover of Jaws

Jaws

Peter Benchley

4.0

1974

Cover of Sh*t My Dad Says

Sh*t My Dad Says

Justin Halpern

4.0

2010

Cover of A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind

Sylvia Nasar

4.1

1998

Cover of The Selfish Gene

The Selfish Gene

Richard Dawkins

4.1

1976

Cover of Shantaram

Shantaram

Gregory David Roberts

4.3

2003

Cover of Reading Lolita in Tehran

Reading Lolita in Tehran

Azar Nafisi

3.6

2003

Cover of The Year of Magical Thinking

The Year of Magical Thinking

Joan Didion

3.9

2005

Cover of The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

Gretchen Rubin

3.6

2009

Cover of Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

Susannah Cahalan

4.0

2012

Cover of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

James Joyce, Seamus Deane

3.6

1916

Cover of Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

Richard Feynman

4.3

1984

Cover of Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's Learned

Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She's Learned

Lena Dunham, Joana Avillez

3.3

2014

Cover of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

Barbara Kingsolver, Steven L. Hopp, Camille Kingsolver, Richard A. Houser

4.0

2007

Cover of My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands

My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands

Chelsea Handler

3.8

2004

Cover of Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality

Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality

Donald Miller

3.9

2003

Cover of Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

David Sedaris

3.8

2013

Cover of Cannery Row

Cannery Row

John Steinbeck

4.0

1945

Cover of The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror

Jay Anson

3.8

1977

Cover of The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

James McBride

4.1

1996

Cover of Prodigal Summer

Prodigal Summer

Barbara Kingsolver

4.0

2000

Cover of Lucky

Lucky

Alice Sebold

3.8

1999

Cover of Seriously... I'm Kidding

Seriously... I'm Kidding

Ellen DeGeneres

3.7

2011

Cover of Between the World and Me

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

4.4

2015

Cover of Why Not Me?

Why Not Me?

Mindy Kaling

3.9

2015

Cover of Cleopatra: A Life

Cleopatra: A Life

Stacy Schiff

3.6

2006

Cover of Loving Frank

Loving Frank

Nancy Horan

3.7

2007

Cover of A Stolen Life

A Stolen Life

Jaycee Dugard

3.9

2011

Cover of The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary

The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary

Simon Winchester

3.8

1998

Cover of Einstein: His Life and Universe

Einstein: His Life and Universe

Walter Isaacson

4.1

2007

Cover of Dry

Dry

Augusten Burroughs

4.0

2003

Cover of How to Be a Woman

How to Be a Woman

Caitlin Moran

3.7

2011

Cover of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

Walter Isaacson

4.0

2003

Cover of A Moveable Feast

A Moveable Feast

Ernest Hemingway

4.0

1964

Cover of 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life

90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life

Don Piper, Cecil Murphey

3.9

2004

Cover of The Pilgrim's Progress

The Pilgrim's Progress

John Bunyan

4.0

1678

Cover of A Canticle for Leibowitz

A Canticle for Leibowitz

Walter M. Miller Jr.

4.0

1959

Cover of Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman

Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman

Robert K. Massie

3.9

2011

Cover of All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2)

All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2)

James Herriot

4.3

1972

Cover of My Life in France

My Life in France

Julia Child, Alex Prud'Homme

4.2

2006

Cover of The Dharma Bums

The Dharma Bums

Jack Kerouac

3.9

1958

Cover of American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Jim DeFelice

4.0

2012

Cover of The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy

Irving Stone, שמואל שניצר

4.1

1958

Cover of The Signature of All Things

The Signature of All Things

Elizabeth Gilbert

3.8

2012

Cover of The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1)

The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1)

Marie Lu

3.9

2014

Cover of Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

Steve Martin

3.9

2007

Cover of Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China

Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China

Jung Chang

4.2

1991

Cover of Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things

Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things

Jenny Lawson

3.9

2015

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