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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 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 A Stolen Life

A Stolen Life

Jaycee Dugard

3.9

2011

Cover of How to Be a Woman

How to Be a Woman

Caitlin Moran

3.7

2011

Cover of Prozac Nation

Prozac Nation

Elizabeth Wurtzel

3.6

1994

Cover of Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office

Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office

Jen Lancaster

3.9

2006

Cover of Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage

Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage

Elizabeth Gilbert

3.4

2009

Cover of Wishful Drinking

Wishful Drinking

Carrie Fisher

3.7

2008

Cover of The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee

The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee

Sarah Silverman

3.5

2010

Cover of Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise

Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise

Ruth Reichl

3.9

2005

Cover of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Harriet Jacobs

4.1

1861

Cover of The Middle Place

The Middle Place

Kelly Corrigan

3.9

2005

Cover of Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home

Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home

Rhoda Janzen

3.2

2009

Cover of An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny

An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny

Laura Schroff, Alex Tresniowski, Valerie Salembier

4.0

2010

Cover of Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood

Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood

Koren Zailckas

3.5

2005

Cover of Love Warrior

Love Warrior

Glennon Doyle Melton

4.1

2016

Cover of Not Without My Daughter

Not Without My Daughter

Betty Mahmoody

4.0

1987

Cover of The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II

The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II

Denise Kiernan

3.7

2013

Cover of Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman

Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman

Lindy West

4.2

2016

Cover of The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels

The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels

Ree Drummond

3.8

2011

Cover of A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table

A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table

Molly Wizenberg

3.9

2009

Cover of A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy

A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy

Sue Klebold

4.1

2016

Cover of The Sound of Gravel

The Sound of Gravel

Ruth Wariner

4.2

2016

Cover of Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World

Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World

Rita Golden Gelman

3.8

2001

Cover of Glitter and Glue

Glitter and Glue

Kelly Corrigan

3.8

2014

Cover of Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper

Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper

Diablo Cody

3.5

2005

Cover of Letter to My Daughter

Letter to My Daughter

Maya Angelou

4.1

2008

Cover of What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and Love

What Remains: A Memoir of Fate, Friendship, and Love

Carole Radziwill

4.2

2005

Cover of Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget

Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget

Sarah Hepola

4.0

2015

Cover of Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland

Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland

Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Mary Jordan, Kevin Sullivan

4.3

2015

Cover of Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

3.8

1937

Cover of Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha

Arthur Golden

4.1

1997

Cover of Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

Margaret Mitchell

4.3

1936

Cover of A Thousand Splendid Suns

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

4.3

2007

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 The Memory Keeper's Daughter

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

Kim Edwards

3.6

2005

Cover of Me Talk Pretty One Day

Me Talk Pretty One Day

David Sedaris

4.0

2000

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 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Rebecca Wells

3.8

1996

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 Never Let Me Go

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

3.8

2005

Cover of Running with Scissors

Running with Scissors

Augusten Burroughs

3.7

2002

Cover of The Ocean at the End of the Lane

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Neil Gaiman

4.0

2013

Cover of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Lisa See

4.0

2005

Cover of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou

4.2

1969

Cover of She's Come Undone

She's Come Undone

Wally Lamb

3.8

1992

Cover of Yes Please

Yes Please

Amy Poehler

3.8

2014

Cover of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Hunter S. Thompson, Ralph Steadman

4.1

1971

Cover of A Prayer for Owen Meany

A Prayer for Owen Meany

John Irving

4.2

1989

Cover of Orphan Train

Orphan Train

Christina Baker Kline

4.1

2013

Cover of Still Alice

Still Alice

Lisa Genova

4.3

2007

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 Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

Fannie Flagg

4.3

1987

Cover of Naked

Naked

David Sedaris

4.1

1997

Cover of A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire

Tennessee Williams

4.0

1947

Cover of A Million Little Pieces

A Million Little Pieces

James Frey

3.6

2003

Cover of Man's Search for Meaning

Man's Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl

4.3

1946

Cover of The Hobbit: Graphic Novel

The Hobbit: Graphic Novel

Chuck Dixon, J.R.R. Tolkien, David Wenzel, Sean Deming

4.5

1989

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 A People's History of the United States

A People's History of the United States

Howard Zinn

4.1

1980

Cover of High Fidelity

High Fidelity

Nick Hornby

3.9

1995

Cover of Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

Anthony Bourdain

4.0

2000

Cover of The Pearl

The Pearl

John Steinbeck

3.4

1947

Cover of On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Stephen King

4.3

1999

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 The Autobiography of Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Malcolm X, Alex Haley

4.3

1965

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 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 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 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 The Shipping News

The Shipping News

Annie Proulx

3.8

1993

Cover of Sh*t My Dad Says

Sh*t My Dad Says

Justin Halpern

4.0

2010

Cover of Gerald's Game

Gerald's Game

Stephen King

3.5

1992

Cover of The Bonesetter's Daughter

The Bonesetter's Daughter

Amy Tan

4.0

2001

Cover of A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind

Sylvia Nasar

4.1

1998

Cover of The Hours

The Hours

Michael Cunningham

3.9

1998

Cover of Anthem

Anthem

Ayn Rand

3.6

1938

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 Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

Susannah Cahalan

4.0

2012

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 The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

Raymond Chandler

4.0

1939

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 Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

David Sedaris

3.8

2013

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