The Readers' Choice; 100 Biographies, Autobiographies and Memoirs to Read in a Lifetime

1.
Tesla: Man Out of Time
Tesla: Man Out of Time 3.70 avg rating — 6,481 ratings
2.
Grit: The Banter and Brutality of the Late-Night Cab
Grit: The Banter and Brutality of the Late-Night Cab 3.76 avg rating — 1,100 ratings
3.
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors 4.14 avg rating — 80,874 ratings
4.
Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty
Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty 4.23 avg rating — 29,465 ratings
5.
Never Cry Wolf
Never Cry Wolf 4.21 avg rating — 25,555 ratings
6.
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster 4.26 avg rating — 550,988 ratings
7.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself 4.17 avg rating — 56,859 ratings
8.
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 650,969 ratings
9.
Thirty Years that Shook Physics: The Story of Quantum Theory
Thirty Years that Shook Physics: The Story of Quantum Theory 4.19 avg rating — 1,250 ratings
10.
Testament of Youth
Testament of Youth 4.11 avg rating — 12,166 ratings
11.
The Dog Who Wouldn't Be
The Dog Who Wouldn't Be 4.17 avg rating — 4,832 ratings
12.
What Has He Done Now?: Tales from a North West Childhood in the 60s and Early 70s
What Has He Done Now?: Tales from a North West Childhood in the 60s and Early 70s 3.56 avg rating — 889 ratings
13.
Passing Clouds
Passing Clouds it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 14 ratings
14.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,270 ratings
14.
Echoes From a Cobbled Street: Stories and Poems from the North West
Echoes From a Cobbled Street: Stories and Poems from the North West 4.79 avg rating — 19 ratings
16.
Pack Your Bags and Get Out!
Pack Your Bags and Get Out! 3.59 avg rating — 950 ratings
17.
Trials of the Earth: The True Story of a Pioneer Woman
Trials of the Earth: The True Story of a Pioneer Woman 3.93 avg rating — 3,254 ratings
18.
Elephant Dance: A Story of Love and War in the Kingdom of Elephants
Elephant Dance: A Story of Love and War in the Kingdom of Elephants 3.78 avg rating — 101 ratings
19.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by: Malcolm X
4.37 avg rating — 285,187 ratings
19.
The Story of My Life
The Story of My Life 4.08 avg rating — 150,148 ratings
21.
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 3.85 avg rating — 89,882 ratings
22.
The Hospital by the River
The Hospital by the River 4.10 avg rating — 2,573 ratings
22.
Lessons from a CF Cornerman: 38 Lessons I Learned During My Wife's Illness And Lung Transplant
Lessons from a CF Cornerman: 38 Lessons I Learned During My Wife's Illness And Lung Transplant 4.68 avg rating — 44 ratings
22.
Lights Out: A Cuban Memoir of Betrayal and Survival
Lights Out: A Cuban Memoir of Betrayal and Survival 4.03 avg rating — 70 ratings
22.
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien 4.22 avg rating — 7,060 ratings
22.
Catbird: The Ballad of Barbi Prim
Catbird: The Ballad of Barbi Prim 4.28 avg rating — 78 ratings
22.
Hiding From Myself: My Complicated Rebirth into Womanhood and My Own Skin
Hiding From Myself: My Complicated Rebirth into Womanhood and My Own Skin 4.01 avg rating — 334 ratings
22.
Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back From the Brink
Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back From the Brink 3.72 avg rating — 1,922 ratings
22.
Danger Close: Domestic Extremist #1 Comes Clean
Danger Close: Domestic Extremist #1 Comes Clean 4.65 avg rating — 190 ratings
30.
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
by: Loung Ung
4.35 avg rating — 52,425 ratings
30.
I, the Sun
I, the Sun 4.21 avg rating — 453 ratings
30.
Bournemouth Boys and Boscombe Girls
Bournemouth Boys and Boscombe Girls 4.16 avg rating — 25 ratings
30.
Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back From the Brink
Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back From the Brink 3.72 avg rating — 1,922 ratings
34.
Even After All This Time: A Story of Love, Revolution, and Leaving Iran
Even After All This Time: A Story of Love, Revolution, and Leaving Iran 4.06 avg rating — 551 ratings
34.
Kids We Were
Kids We Were 4.25 avg rating — 67 ratings
36.
Chameleon Days: An American Boyhood in Ethiopia
Chameleon Days: An American Boyhood in Ethiopia 3.57 avg rating — 139 ratings
37.
Uggie, the Artist: My Story
Uggie, the Artist: My Story 3.93 avg rating — 186 ratings
37.
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea 4.12 avg rating — 117,723 ratings
39.
Little Daughter: A Memoir of Survival in Burma and the West
Little Daughter: A Memoir of Survival in Burma and the West
by: Zoya Phan
4.03 avg rating — 662 ratings
40.
Bruce Lee: Artist of Life
Bruce Lee: Artist of Life
by: Bruce Lee
4.22 avg rating — 1,274 ratings
41.
Four Sisters:The Lost Lives of the Romanov Grand Duchesses
Four Sisters:The Lost Lives of the Romanov Grand Duchesses 3.88 avg rating — 24,079 ratings
42.
Autobiography of a Yogi
Autobiography of a Yogi 4.25 avg rating — 71,256 ratings
43.
The Miracle Worker: A Play
The Miracle Worker: A Play 4.19 avg rating — 35,075 ratings