Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies

1.
The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle 4.32 avg rating — 1,325,572 ratings
2.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,072,904 ratings
3.
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1)
Angela’s Ashes (Frank McCourt, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 650,943 ratings
4.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating — 1,334,154 ratings
5.
Eat, Pray, Love
Eat, Pray, Love 3.64 avg rating — 1,819,765 ratings
6.
Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors 3.77 avg rating — 400,427 ratings
7.
Playing Ball: Life Lessons from My Journey to the Super Bowl and Beyond
Playing Ball: Life Lessons from My Journey to the Super Bowl and Beyond 4.30 avg rating — 4,842 ratings
8.
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 — 568,919 ratings
9.
Through My Eyes
Through My Eyes
by: Tim Tebow
3.94 avg rating — 12,859 ratings
10.
You Can't Make This Up: Miracles, Memories, and the Perfect Marriage of Sports and Television
You Can't Make This Up: Miracles, Memories, and the Perfect Marriage of Sports and Television 3.97 avg rating — 3,623 ratings
11.
The Truth About Aaron: My Journey to Understand My Brother
The Truth About Aaron: My Journey to Understand My Brother really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,708 ratings
12.
The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era
The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era 4.27 avg rating — 864 ratings
13.
Browns Town 1964: The Cleveland Browns and the 1964 Championship
Browns Town 1964: The Cleveland Browns and the 1964 Championship 4.20 avg rating — 450 ratings
14.
SUGAR BEAR: Life Lessons, Leadership, and the Legacy of a High School Coach
SUGAR BEAR: Life Lessons, Leadership, and the Legacy of a High School Coach 4.24 avg rating — 382 ratings
15.
Montana: The Biography of Football's Joe Cool
Montana: The Biography of Football's Joe Cool 4.07 avg rating — 638 ratings
16.
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman 4.09 avg rating — 42,511 ratings
17.
The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership
The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership 4.21 avg rating — 6,096 ratings
18.
The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports Empire
The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports Empire 4.16 avg rating — 1,895 ratings
19.
Talking to GOATs: The Moments You Remember and the Stories You Never Heard
Talking to GOATs: The Moments You Remember and the Stories You Never Heard
by: Jim Gray
3.98 avg rating — 1,847 ratings
20.
Belichick: The Making of the Greatest Football Coach of All Time
Belichick: The Making of the Greatest Football Coach of All Time 4.11 avg rating — 2,051 ratings
21.
The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson
The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson 4.18 avg rating — 3,464 ratings
22.
QB: My Life Behind the Spiral
QB: My Life Behind the Spiral 4.26 avg rating — 3,458 ratings
23.
Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted 3.94 avg rating — 269,389 ratings
24.
America's Game: The NFL at 100
America's Game: The NFL at 100 4.02 avg rating — 507 ratings
25.
The Complete Persepolis
The Complete Persepolis 4.40 avg rating — 199,559 ratings
26.
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Me Talk Pretty One Day 4.01 avg rating — 714,078 ratings
27.
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson 4.20 avg rating — 1,153,972 ratings
28.
All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2)
All Creatures Great and Small (All Creatures Great and Small, #1-2) 4.35 avg rating — 155,355 ratings
29.
The Last Lecture
The Last Lecture 4.26 avg rating — 359,312 ratings
30.
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1)
A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 455,036 ratings
31.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by: Malcolm X
4.37 avg rating — 285,169 ratings
32.
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance 3.94 avg rating — 229,607 ratings
33.
Becoming
Becoming 4.44 avg rating — 1,160,505 ratings
34.
Dry
Dry 4.03 avg rating — 97,572 ratings
35.
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 — 348,497 ratings
36.
What Happened
What Happened 3.92 avg rating — 60,669 ratings
37.
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog 4.14 avg rating — 475,390 ratings
38.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death 3.98 avg rating — 76,135 ratings
39.
A Stolen Life
A Stolen Life 3.96 avg rating — 141,489 ratings
40.
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times 4.27 avg rating — 94,805 ratings
41.
Boy: Tales of Childhood (Roald Dahl's Autobiography, #1)
Boy: Tales of Childhood (Roald Dahl's Autobiography, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 72,261 ratings
42.
Infidel
Infidel 4.20 avg rating — 91,944 ratings
43.
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly 4.18 avg rating — 359,823 ratings
44.
Animals Don't Blush
Animals Don't Blush 4.38 avg rating — 570 ratings
45.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft 4.34 avg rating — 310,112 ratings
46.
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character 4.27 avg rating — 213,205 ratings
47.
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail 4.07 avg rating — 436,102 ratings
48.
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood 3.97 avg rating — 56,652 ratings
49.
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen 3.71 avg rating — 160,371 ratings
49.
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing
Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing 3.42 avg rating — 10,422 ratings
51.
Lucky
Lucky 3.77 avg rating — 101,355 ratings
52.
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 3.65 avg rating — 194,442 ratings
52.
Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 44,226 ratings
54.
Not Without My Daughter
Not Without My Daughter 4.18 avg rating — 37,741 ratings
55.
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 4.16 avg rating — 192,411 ratings
56.
My Life in France
My Life in France 4.16 avg rating — 92,229 ratings
57.
Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love
Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love 4.30 avg rating — 17,180 ratings
58.
Just Kids
Just Kids 4.21 avg rating — 333,633 ratings
59.
Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs 4.17 avg rating — 414 ratings
60.
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath 4.27 avg rating — 25,455 ratings
61.
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life 3.88 avg rating — 105,645 ratings
62.
Walden or, Life in the Woods
Walden or, Life in the Woods 3.78 avg rating — 200,841 ratings
63.
A Moveable Feast
A Moveable Feast 4.02 avg rating — 162,847 ratings
64.
Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamist Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs
Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamist Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs 3.95 avg rating — 31,195 ratings
65.
The Liars' Club
The Liars' Club
by: Mary Karr
3.94 avg rating — 71,037 ratings
66.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 4.12 avg rating — 131,989 ratings
67.
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 3.66 avg rating — 358,687 ratings
68.
'Tis
'Tis 3.74 avg rating — 65,408 ratings
69.
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life 4.05 avg rating — 112,352 ratings
70.
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic 4.08 avg rating — 197,133 ratings
71.
My Life
My Life 3.74 avg rating — 49,703 ratings
72.
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid 3.94 avg rating — 67,459 ratings
73.
Naked
Naked 4.10 avg rating — 271,047 ratings
74.
Life After Darkness: Finding Healing and Happiness After the Cleveland Kidnappings
Life After Darkness: Finding Healing and Happiness After the Cleveland Kidnappings 4.02 avg rating — 1,737 ratings
75.
Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom 4.36 avg rating — 92,320 ratings
76.
Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships
Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships 4.12 avg rating — 18,185 ratings
77.
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World 3.87 avg rating — 62,006 ratings
78.
Living History
Living History 3.76 avg rating — 34,055 ratings
79.
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 3.85 avg rating — 89,876 ratings
80.
All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small, #3-4)
All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small, #3-4) 4.35 avg rating — 82,190 ratings
81.
84, Charing Cross Road
84, Charing Cross Road 4.16 avg rating — 93,090 ratings
82.
Bossypants
Bossypants
by: Tina Fey
3.96 avg rating — 1,041,938 ratings
83.
Out of Africa
Out of Africa 3.91 avg rating — 46,907 ratings
84.
Prozac Nation
Prozac Nation 3.64 avg rating — 63,384 ratings
85.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil 3.92 avg rating — 289,199 ratings
86.
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books 3.66 avg rating — 138,464 ratings
87.
Half Broke Horses
Half Broke Horses 4.09 avg rating — 171,092 ratings
88.
Escape
Escape 3.98 avg rating — 45,882 ratings
89.
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 — 30,092 ratings
90.
While Time Remains: A North Korean Defector's Search for Freedom in America
While Time Remains: A North Korean Defector's Search for Freedom in America 3.99 avg rating — 4,750 ratings
91.
Travels with Charley: In Search of America
Travels with Charley: In Search of America 4.08 avg rating — 103,293 ratings
92.
The Year of Magical Thinking
The Year of Magical Thinking 3.93 avg rating — 284,932 ratings
93.
Gandhi: An Autobiography
Gandhi: An Autobiography 4.10 avg rating — 73,819 ratings
94.
A Promised Land
A Promised Land 4.32 avg rating — 263,411 ratings
95.
Speaking for Myself: Faith, Freedom, and the Fight of Our Lives Inside the Trump White House
Speaking for Myself: Faith, Freedom, and the Fight of Our Lives Inside the Trump White House 4.41 avg rating — 3,236 ratings
96.
Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise 3.94 avg rating — 47,448 ratings
97.
Survival in Auschwitz
Survival in Auschwitz 4.34 avg rating — 83,589 ratings
98.
The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World 4.27 avg rating — 63,639 ratings
99.
A Million Little Pieces
A Million Little Pieces 3.69 avg rating — 260,942 ratings
100.
A Writer's Diary
A Writer's Diary 4.16 avg rating — 6,457 ratings
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