True Life Stories--Overcoming Hardship

1.
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle 4.32 avg rating — 1,325,834 ratings
2.
Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail 4.10 avg rating — 29,351 ratings
3.
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 — 52,432 ratings
4.
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis 3.85 avg rating — 488,899 ratings
5.
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 651,002 ratings
6.
God's Smuggler
God's Smuggler 4.38 avg rating — 45,873 ratings
7.
The Miracle Worker: A Play
The Miracle Worker: A Play 4.19 avg rating — 35,077 ratings
8.
Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America
Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America 4.44 avg rating — 1,229 ratings
9.
Educated
Educated 4.47 avg rating — 1,773,419 ratings
10.
Stay Alive, My Son
Stay Alive, My Son 4.37 avg rating — 1,186 ratings
11.
I Just Kept Walking (20 Years Homeless)
I Just Kept Walking (20 Years Homeless) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
12.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 4.12 avg rating — 132,012 ratings
13.
When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge
When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge 4.18 avg rating — 4,944 ratings
13.
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated
Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated 4.09 avg rating — 18,175 ratings
15.
When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace
When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace 4.12 avg rating — 4,294 ratings
16.
The Unwanted: A Memoir of Childhood
The Unwanted: A Memoir of Childhood 4.31 avg rating — 2,617 ratings
17.
Black Elk Speaks
Black Elk Speaks 4.12 avg rating — 18,420 ratings
18.
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Seabiscuit: An American Legend 4.23 avg rating — 167,151 ratings
19.
My Life Without God
My Life Without God 4.04 avg rating — 299 ratings
20.
Twopence to Cross the Mersey
Twopence to Cross the Mersey 4.25 avg rating — 2,170 ratings
21.
Rage To Survive: The Etta James Story
Rage To Survive: The Etta James Story 4.22 avg rating — 556 ratings
21.
Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter
Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter 3.99 avg rating — 6,039 ratings
23.
Dear Father, Dear Son: Two Lives... Eight Hours
Dear Father, Dear Son: Two Lives... Eight Hours 4.34 avg rating — 411 ratings
24.
A Man Named Dave (Dave Pelzer #3)
A Man Named Dave (Dave Pelzer #3) 3.93 avg rating — 34,935 ratings
25.
Composed
Composed 3.81 avg rating — 2,494 ratings
26.
The Lost Boy (Dave Pelzer #2)
The Lost Boy (Dave Pelzer #2) 4.12 avg rating — 71,086 ratings
26.
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail 4.07 avg rating — 850,579 ratings
28.
Up from Slavery
Up from Slavery 4.11 avg rating — 35,601 ratings
29.
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 455,080 ratings
30.
The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit 3.90 avg rating — 82,177 ratings
31.
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 4.16 avg rating — 612,742 ratings
31.
Not Without My Daughter
Not Without My Daughter 4.18 avg rating — 37,751 ratings
33.
The Blind Side
The Blind Side 4.17 avg rating — 99,780 ratings
33.
Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression
Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression 3.73 avg rating — 6,485 ratings
35.
In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer
In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer 4.26 avg rating — 15,185 ratings
36.
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom 4.47 avg rating — 348,539 ratings
37.
The Year of Magical Thinking
The Year of Magical Thinking 3.93 avg rating — 285,050 ratings
37.
Coming Out of the Ice: An Unexpected Life by Victor Herman
Coming Out of the Ice: An Unexpected Life by Victor Herman 4.58 avg rating — 566 ratings
39.
Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B.B. King
Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B.B. King
by: B.B. King
4.12 avg rating — 937 ratings
40.
The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom
The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom 4.24 avg rating — 21,396 ratings
41.
Martin Luther King Jr.: A King Family Tribute
Martin Luther King Jr.: A King Family Tribute 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings
42.
Survival in the Killing Fields
Survival in the Killing Fields 4.56 avg rating — 3,969 ratings
43.
A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches 4.57 avg rating — 2,429 ratings
44.
Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate
Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate 4.14 avg rating — 8,954 ratings
45.
Tortured for Christ
Tortured for Christ 4.36 avg rating — 17,093 ratings
46.
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. 4.34 avg rating — 23,720 ratings
47.
Poisoned: How a Crime-Busting Prosecutor Turned His Medical Mystery into a Crusade for Environmental Victims
Poisoned: How a Crime-Busting Prosecutor Turned His Medical Mystery into a Crusade for Environmental Victims
by: Alan Bell
4.06 avg rating — 197 ratings
48.
Making My Mark: The Story of a Man Who Wouldn't Stay in His Place
Making My Mark: The Story of a Man Who Wouldn't Stay in His Place 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
48.
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 4.49 avg rating — 778,908 ratings
50.
Never in My Wildest Dreams: A Black Woman's Life in Journalism
Never in My Wildest Dreams: A Black Woman's Life in Journalism 4.03 avg rating — 400 ratings
51.
Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism
Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism 4.10 avg rating — 16,787 ratings
51.
I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond
I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond 4.13 avg rating — 8,684 ratings
53.
Dead Doctors Don't Lie
Dead Doctors Don't Lie 3.96 avg rating — 339 ratings
54.
Queen of This Realm (Queens of England, #2)
Queen of This Realm (Queens of England, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 1,899 ratings
55.
My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family's Nazi Past
My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me: A Black Woman Discovers Her Family's Nazi Past 3.82 avg rating — 6,241 ratings
55.
Prepared for a Purpose: The Inspiring True Story of How One Woman Saved an Atlanta School Under Siege
Prepared for a Purpose: The Inspiring True Story of How One Woman Saved an Atlanta School Under Siege 4.19 avg rating — 299 ratings
55.
Scrapes and Scars: No Secrets
Scrapes and Scars: No Secrets 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings
55.
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story 4.38 avg rating — 2,697 ratings
55.
Life and Death in Shanghai
Life and Death in Shanghai 4.33 avg rating — 13,874 ratings
55.
Gianna: Aborted...and Lived to Tell About It (Living Books)
Gianna: Aborted...and Lived to Tell About It (Living Books) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 756 ratings
55.
The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose
The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose 4.61 avg rating — 1,816 ratings
55.
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row 4.65 avg rating — 75,680 ratings
55.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 569,018 ratings
64.
Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland
Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland 4.36 avg rating — 18,874 ratings
64.
Heart of a Patriot: How I Found the Courage to Survive Vietnam, Walter Reed and Karl Rove
Heart of a Patriot: How I Found the Courage to Survive Vietnam, Walter Reed and Karl Rove 3.91 avg rating — 81 ratings
64.
Escape
Escape 3.98 avg rating — 45,891 ratings
64.
Presto! How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other Magical Tales
Presto! How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other Magical Tales 3.77 avg rating — 2,887 ratings
64.
The Complete Maus
The Complete Maus 4.58 avg rating — 245,706 ratings
69.
Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed - A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings
Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed - A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings 4.18 avg rating — 30,094 ratings
69.
Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose
Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose
by: Joe Biden
4.14 avg rating — 23,889 ratings
69.
Harnessing Anger: The Way of an American Fencer.
Harnessing Anger: The Way of an American Fencer. 3.48 avg rating — 27 ratings
69.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope 4.07 avg rating — 31,883 ratings
69.
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 4.39 avg rating — 352,831 ratings
69.
Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness
Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness 3.92 avg rating — 6,578 ratings
75.
Tears of Rage
Tears of Rage 4.26 avg rating — 4,173 ratings
75.
Alone among the Living: A Memoir of the Floyd Hoard Murder
Alone among the Living: A Memoir of the Floyd Hoard Murder 4.21 avg rating — 39 ratings
75.
Alicia: My Story
Alicia: My Story 4.14 avg rating — 11,728 ratings
75.
Back in the Game: One Gunman, Countless Heroes, and the Fight for My Life
Back in the Game: One Gunman, Countless Heroes, and the Fight for My Life 4.53 avg rating — 212 ratings
75.
Early Recollections and Life of Dr. James Still
Early Recollections and Life of Dr. James Still 4.34 avg rating — 29 ratings
80.
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom 4.49 avg rating — 99,441 ratings
80.
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
80.
Black Boy
Black Boy 4.09 avg rating — 55,310 ratings
80.
My Name Is Caroline
My Name Is Caroline 3.77 avg rating — 99 ratings
80.
We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration, and the Power of Song
We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration, and the Power of Song 3.44 avg rating — 529 ratings
85.
Return with Honor
Return with Honor 3.89 avg rating — 482 ratings
85.
The Happiest Refugee
The Happiest Refugee
by: Anh Do
4.24 avg rating — 17,442 ratings
85.
Dear Dad: Letters from an Adult Child
Dear Dad: Letters from an Adult Child 4.16 avg rating — 442 ratings
85.
You Don't Cry Out Loud: The Lily Isaacs Story
You Don't Cry Out Loud: The Lily Isaacs Story 4.46 avg rating — 355 ratings
85.
Marathon Woman: Running the Race to Revolutionize Women's Sports
Marathon Woman: Running the Race to Revolutionize Women's Sports 4.22 avg rating — 2,506 ratings
90.
Undisputed Truth
Undisputed Truth 4.17 avg rating — 10,893 ratings
90.
Beyond the Wave: a Tsunami Survivor's Story
Beyond the Wave: a Tsunami Survivor's Story 3.82 avg rating — 33 ratings
90.
Going Down to the River: A Homeless Musician, an Unforgettable Song, and the Miraculous Encounter that Changed a Life
Going Down to the River: A Homeless Musician, an Unforgettable Song, and the Miraculous Encounter that Changed a Life 3.74 avg rating — 35 ratings
90.
Made From Scratch: A Memoir
Made From Scratch: A Memoir 3.48 avg rating — 775 ratings
94.
Heroes Among Us: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Choices
Heroes Among Us: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Choices 3.44 avg rating — 126 ratings
94.
Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee - A Look Inside North Korea
Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee - A Look Inside North Korea 4.33 avg rating — 9,248 ratings
94.
Cash
Cash 4.02 avg rating — 24,976 ratings
94.
Outside Passage: A Memoir of an Alaskan Childhood
Outside Passage: A Memoir of an Alaskan Childhood 3.57 avg rating — 229 ratings
98.
The Bosnia List: A Memoir of War, Exile, and Return
The Bosnia List: A Memoir of War, Exile, and Return 4.24 avg rating — 1,454 ratings
98.
This Is Paradise!: My North Korean Childhood
This Is Paradise!: My North Korean Childhood
by: Hyok Kang
3.84 avg rating — 1,490 ratings
98.
The Last Time I Wore a Dress
The Last Time I Wore a Dress 3.89 avg rating — 2,703 ratings
Next