Biography/Memoir/Autobiography on Goodreads with 5,000 to 9,999 ratings
1. 
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
by:
Helen Castor
4.04 avg rating — 8,387 ratings 
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They Cage the Animals at Night: The True Story of an Abandoned Child's Struggle for Emotional Survival 4.35 avg rating — 10,164 ratings
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The Words: The Autobiography of Jean-Paul Sartre
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Jean-Paul Sartre
3.74 avg rating — 10,002 ratings 7. 
Go Forward With Faith: The Biography of Gordon B. Hinckley
by:
Sheri Dew
4.56 avg rating — 8,189 ratings 
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The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag
by:
Kang Chol-Hwan
4.11 avg rating — 11,223 ratings 
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The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie
by:
Wendy McClure
3.48 avg rating — 8,007 ratings 13. 
Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival
by:
Anderson Cooper
3.98 avg rating — 9,532 ratings 
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On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family
by:
Lisa See
3.95 avg rating — 11,027 ratings 
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January First: A Child's Descent into Madness and Her Father's Struggle to Save Her 3.90 avg rating — 8,838 ratings
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Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression 3.73 avg rating — 6,485 ratings
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My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind
by:
Scott Stossel
3.85 avg rating — 7,431 ratings 
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Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader's Eye-Opening Journey across the Life Line
by:
Abby Johnson
4.31 avg rating — 8,856 ratings 
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Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish
by:
John Hargrove
4.20 avg rating — 7,341 ratings 
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Neither Wolf nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder
by:
Kent Nerburn
4.39 avg rating — 6,519 ratings 
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One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School
by:
Scott Turow
3.72 avg rating — 9,169 ratings 
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Make the Bread, Buy the Butter: What You Should and Shouldn't Cook from Scratch - Over 120 Recipes for the Best Homemade Foods
by:
Jennifer Reese
3.89 avg rating — 5,795 ratings 36. 
The Less People Know About Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity 3.89 avg rating — 9,086 ratings
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The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind: My Tale of Madness and Recovery 3.89 avg rating — 7,373 ratings
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Walden on Wheels: On The Open Road from Debt to Freedom
by:
Ken Ilgunas
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,985 ratings 39. 
True Crime Addict: How I Lost Myself in the Mysterious Disappearance of Maura Murray
by:
James Renner
3.66 avg rating — 8,377 ratings 
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Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World
by:
Scott Harrison
4.45 avg rating — 5,515 ratings 
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Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage
by:
Dan Crenshaw
4.39 avg rating — 8,049 ratings 47. 
Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice 3.55 avg rating — 6,455 ratings
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If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating
by:
Alan Alda
3.86 avg rating — 6,338 ratings 49. 
Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I've Learned
by:
Alan Alda
3.90 avg rating — 9,562 ratings 
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Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals
by:
Laurie Zaleski
4.28 avg rating — 8,720 ratings 53. 
Get Out of Your Own Way: A Skeptic's Guide to Growth and Fulfillment
by:
Dave Hollis
3.80 avg rating — 6,728 ratings 54. 
The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
by:
Jonathan Rosen
4.03 avg rating — 16,372 ratings 
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The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood
by:
Sy Montgomery
4.02 avg rating — 8,217 ratings 58. 
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Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing 3.60 avg rating — 12,844 ratings
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Self-Made Man: One Woman's Journey Into Manhood and Back Again
by:
Norah Vincent
3.43 avg rating — 6,263 ratings 62. 
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Nala's World: One Man, His Rescue Cat, and a Bike Ride around the Globe
by:
Dean Nicholson
4.37 avg rating — 7,102 ratings 
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Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder
by:
Rachel Reiland
3.96 avg rating — 7,368 ratings 68. 
Barefoot Gen, Volume One: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima
by:
Keiji Nakazawa
4.27 avg rating — 8,472 ratings 
70. 
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley
by:
Peter Guralnick
4.17 avg rating — 9,895 ratings 71. 
The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons and an Unlikely Road to Manhood
by:
Ta-Nehisi Coates
4.08 avg rating — 10,972 ratings 
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Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
by:
Andrew X. Pham
3.99 avg rating — 6,619 ratings 
80. 
The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood
by:
Elspeth Huxley
4.10 avg rating — 6,047 ratings 81. 
Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing, and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon
by:
Nick Trout
3.92 avg rating — 5,646 ratings 82. 
Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 4.03 avg rating — 8,267 ratings
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No Angel: My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels
by:
Jay Dobyns
3.84 avg rating — 7,099 ratings 
89. 
Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama
by:
Dalai Lama XIV
4.17 avg rating — 6,624 ratings 
93. 
Cut: The True Story of an Abandoned, Abused Little Girl Who Was Desperate to Be Part of a Family
by:
Cathy Glass
4.31 avg rating — 7,367 ratings 94. 
Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge 3.83 avg rating — 10,183 ratings
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The Long Loneliness: The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist
by:
Dorothy Day
4.02 avg rating — 5,537 ratings 98. 
Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West 3.44 avg rating — 6,881 ratings
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