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The 38 Best Memoirs We've Ever Read

"The 38 Best Memoirs We've Ever Read" from PureWow. How many have you read? (I honestly don't know what else to write.)
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Born Standing Up (Steve Martin)
Born Standing Up
Steve Martin
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Personal History (Katharine Graham)
Personal History
Katharine Graham
3
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
Patti Smith
4
Bossypants (Tina Fey)
Bossypants
Tina Fey
5
Autobiography of a Face (Lucy Grealy)
Autobiography of a Face
Lucy Grealy
6
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Anthony Bourdain)
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Anthony Bourdain
7
Hold Still (Sally Mann)
Hold Still
Sally Mann
8
Speak, Memory (Vladimir Nabokov)
Speak, Memory
Vladimir Nabokov
9
The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion)
The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion
10
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi
11
Grace: A Memoir (Grace Coddington)
Grace: A Memoir
Grace Coddington
12
The Gastronomical Me (M.F.K. Fisher)
The Gastronomical Me
M.F.K. Fisher
13
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls
14
The Rules Do Not Apply (Ariel Levy)
The Rules Do Not Apply
Ariel Levy
15
The Liars' Club: A Memoir (Mary Karr)
The Liars' Club: A Memoir
Mary Karr
16
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Dave Eggers)
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Dave Eggers
17
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
Frank McCourt
18
How to Be a Woman (Caitlin Moran)
How to Be a Woman
Caitlin Moran
19
A.M. Homes: The Mistress's Daughter
A.M. Homes: The Mistress's Daughter
20
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
21
My Life in France
My Life in France
22
Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris)
Me Talk Pretty One Day
David Sedaris
23
Wild (Cheryl Strayed)
Wild
Cheryl Strayed
24
My Life on the Road (Gloria Steinem)
My Life on the Road
Gloria Steinem
25
You'll Grow Out of It (Jessi Klein)
You'll Grow Out of It
Jessi Klein
26
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
Malala Yousafzai
27
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
28
Homage to Catalonia (George Orwell - 1938)
Homage to Catalonia
George Orwell - 1938
29
Wave
Wave
30
Men We Reaped (Jesmyn Ward)
Men We Reaped
Jesmyn Ward
31
Girl, Interrupted (Susanna Kaysen)
Girl, Interrupted
Susanna Kaysen
32
I Feel Bad About My Neck (Nora Ephron)
I Feel Bad About My Neck
Nora Ephron
33
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
Barack Obama
34
Life (Keith Richards)
Life
Keith Richards
35
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
Elie Wiesel
36
Furiously Happy (Jenny Lawson)
Furiously Happy
Jenny Lawson
37
Then Again (Diane Keaton)
Then Again
Diane Keaton
38
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
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