Memoirs & Autobiographies
Firsthand accounts of extraordinary lives told in their own words
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Viktor Emil Frankl
Man’s Search for Meaning. Washington Square Press, 1985.
Ruby Lal
The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan. Norton & Company, Inc., 2018.
John Lewis
A Vision for Change and the Future of America. Hachette Books, 2017
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Tim Ferriss
The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers. Mariner Books, 2016.
David Leavitt
Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer. Atlas Books, 2006.
Admiral William H. McRaven
Little Things that Can Change Your Life… and Maybe the World. Grand Central Publishing, 2017.
Kate Moore
The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women. Sourcebooks, 2017.
Josephy Murphy
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind. Way to Success, 2019.
Jasmine Brown
The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century. Beacon Press, 2023.
Justin Lee
How to Communicate with People You Disagree with and Maybe Change the World. TarcherPerigee, 2018.
Olivia Campbell
How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine. Park Row Books, 2021.
Nicole LePera
Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self. Harper Wave, 2021.
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Jia Jiang
How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible. Harmony, 2015.
Alexis Coe
A Biography of George Washington. Viking, 2020.
Dan Harris
A 10% Happier How-to Book. Harmony, 2017.
Isabel Allende
On Impatient Love, Long Life, and Good Witches. Ballantine Books, 2021.
Viktor Emil Frankl
Man’s Search for Meaning. Washington Square Press, 1985.
Victoria Finlay
A Natural History of the Palette. Random House, 2003.
Yanis Varoufakis
My Battle with Europe’s Deep Establishment. Vintage, 2018
Charles Fishman
The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. William Morrow, 2016.
John Lewis
A Vision for Change and the Future of America. Hachette Books, 2017
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My Battle with Europe’s Deep Establishment. Vintage, 2018
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Man’s Search for Meaning. Washington Square Press, 1985.
Ruby Lal
The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan. Norton & Company, Inc., 2018.
John Lewis
A Vision for Change and the Future of America. Hachette Books, 2017
Frank Abagnale
The True Story of a Real Fake. Broadway Books, 2002.
Arnold Thackray
The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley’s Quiet Revolutionary. Basic Books, 2015.
Karl Pillemer
Advice from the Wisest Americans on Love, Relationships, and Marriage. Hudson Street Press, 2015.
Walter Isaacson
His Life and Universe. Simon & Schuster, 2007.
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Rejection Proof
Jia Jiang
A fascinating look at rejection from every angle, from understanding and overcoming the fear of rejection to learning how to increase your chances of a yes while becoming perfectly okay with a no.
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