20+ Best Autobiographies of All Time According to Reader's Digest

"When it comes to biography vs. autobiography, the distinction is easy: Biographies are written by an author other than the subject, and autobiographies are written by the subject themselves. The difference between a memoir and an autobiography can be a little trickier. A general guideline is that an autobiography is the story of a life, while a memoir is a story from a life. In other words, a memoir focuses on a distinct period of time or theme, while an autobiography runs through a person's life, and is usually told chronologically. Even an autobiography can't encompass a whole life though, as the author is still living it. For this list we tried to focus only on autobiographies, leaving out books that are labeled "a memoir" on the cover. Wanting to include some of the best books of all time, we looked not only to contemporary bestsellers, but also to autobiographies that were groundbreaking. Get ready to learn about some extraordinary people." - stage.rd.com