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Personal Nonfiction: Memoirs, Auto/Biographies, Essay, Etc

This challenge was originally based on my 2021 reading challenge (21 memoirs!), but I couldn't stop adding to the list! Here we have a collection of books about people, events, and life: memoirs, biographies, autobiographies, essays, humor, so on
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The Happiest Man on Earth (Eddie Jaku)
The Happiest Man on Earth
Eddie Jaku
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World of Wonders (Aimee Nezhukumatathil)
World of Wonders
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
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My Sergei: A Love Story (Ekaterina Gordeeva)
My Sergei: A Love Story
Ekaterina Gordeeva
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Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
Tara Westover
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Miseducated (Brandon P. Fleming)
Miseducated
Brandon P. Fleming
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What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding (Kristin Newman)
What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding
Kristin Newman
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The Ugly Cry (Danielle Henderson)
The Ugly Cry
Danielle Henderson
8
Wow, No Thank You (Samantha Irby)
Wow, No Thank You
Samantha Irby
9
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
10
THIS BOY'S LIFE by Tobias Wolff
THIS BOY'S LIFE by Tobias Wolff
11
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
Trevor Noah
12
Lucky
Lucky
13
Somebody Else's Kids
Somebody Else's Kids
14
Becoming (Michelle Obama)
Becoming
Michelle Obama
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The Lost Kitchen (Erin French)
The Lost Kitchen
Erin French
16
Bravey (Alexi Pappas)
Bravey
Alexi Pappas
17
My Love Story (Tina Turner)
My Love Story
Tina Turner
18
Open Book (Jessica Simpson With Kevin Carr O'leary)
Open Book
Jessica Simpson With Kevin Carr O'leary
19
Becoming Muhammad Ali (James Patterson)
Becoming Muhammad Ali
James Patterson
20
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls
21
Wishful Drinking
Wishful Drinking
22
Peter the Great: His Life and World (Robert K. Massie)
Peter the Great: His Life and World
Robert K. Massie
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Catherine the Great (Robert K. Massie)
Catherine the Great
Robert K. Massie
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Diary of a Young Girl
Diary of a Young Girl
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Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
Jesmyn Ward
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A Child Called It
A Child Called It
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Smashed (Koren Zailckas)
Smashed
Koren Zailckas
28
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
Bill Bryson
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Under the Tuscan Sun, By Frances Mayes
Under the Tuscan Sun, By Frances Mayes
30
Zlata's Diary
Zlata's Diary
31
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
David Sedaris
32
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
33
Tuesdays With Morrie
Tuesdays With Morrie
34
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
Elizabeth Gilbert
35
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
Cheryl Strayed
36
Love Warrior (Melton)
Love Warrior
Melton
37
Untamed (Glennon Doyle)
Untamed
Glennon Doyle
38
My Own Words (Ginsburg)
My Own Words
Ginsburg
39
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life (Jane Sherron De Hart)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Life
Jane Sherron De Hart
40
Home Body (Rupi Kaur)
Home Body
Rupi Kaur
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