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Witness the Lives of Real People Through Memoirs, Biographies, and Personal Essays - Page 3

Although fiction is my usual literary milieu, I also find that personal accounts and reflections on [sometimes] famous people can be very rewarding. Here are some memoirs, biographies, and collections of personal essays that intrigue me.
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Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
Notes of a Native Son (James Baldwin)
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On the Move: A Life (Oliver Sacks)
On the Move: A Life (Oliver Sacks)
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The Origin of Others (Toni Morrison)
The Origin of Others (Toni Morrison)
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The Pattern in the Carpet (Margaret Drabble)
The Pattern in the Carpet (Margaret Drabble)
85
Pearl Buck in China (Hilary Spurling)
Pearl Buck in China (Hilary Spurling)
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Poe: A Life Cut Short (Peter Ackroyd)
Poe: A Life Cut Short (Peter Ackroyd)
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Popular (Maya Van Wagenen)
Popular (Maya Van Wagenen)
88
Preoccupations (Seamus Heaney)
Preoccupations (Seamus Heaney)
89
The Princes in the Tower (Alison Weir)
The Princes in the Tower (Alison Weir)
90
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (Terry Ryan)
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (Terry Ryan)
91
The Rainbow Comes and Goes (Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt)
The Rainbow Comes and Goes (Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt)
92
The Red Parts (Maggie Nelson)
The Red Parts (Maggie Nelson)
93
Resistance (Agnès Humbert)
Resistance (Agnès Humbert)
94
The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham (Selina Hastings)
The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham (Selina Hastings)
95
Selected Essays (Virginia Woolf)
Selected Essays (Virginia Woolf)
96
Shout (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Shout (Laurie Halse Anderson)
97
Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas
Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas
98
Sleeping With Cats (Marge Piercy)
Sleeping With Cats (Marge Piercy)
99
The Splendid and the Vile (Erik Larson)
The Splendid and the Vile (Erik Larson)
100
The Story of San Michele (Axel Munthe)
The Story of San Michele (Axel Munthe)
101
Telling Secrets (Frederick Buechner)
Telling Secrets (Frederick Buechner)
102
Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel (Jane Smiley)
Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel (Jane Smiley)
103
This Quiet Dust and Other Writings (William Styron)
This Quiet Dust and Other Writings (William Styron)
104
Thomas Cromwell: A Revolutionary Life (Diarmaid MacCulloch)
Thomas Cromwell: A Revolutionary Life (Diarmaid MacCulloch)
105
Thomas Jefferson (R.B. Bernstein)
Thomas Jefferson (R.B. Bernstein)
106
To Dance (Siena Cherson Siegel)
To Dance (Siena Cherson Siegel)
107
Too Much and Not the Mood (Durga Chew-Bose)
Too Much and Not the Mood (Durga Chew-Bose)
108
Tracy and Hepburn (Garson Kanin)
Tracy and Hepburn (Garson Kanin)
109
Twenty Chickens for a Saddle (Robyn Scott)
Twenty Chickens for a Saddle (Robyn Scott)
110
Video Night in Kathmandu (Pico Iyer)
Video Night in Kathmandu (Pico Iyer)
111
Vindication: A Life of Mary Wollstonecraft (Lyndall Gordon)
Vindication: A Life of Mary Wollstonecraft (Lyndall Gordon)
112
The Warrior Queens (Antonia Fraser)
The Warrior Queens (Antonia Fraser)
113
We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting for (Alice Walker)
We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting for (Alice Walker)
114
We Bought a Zoo (Benjamin Mee)
We Bought a Zoo (Benjamin Mee)
115
When Women Were Birds (Terry Tempest Williams)
When Women Were Birds (Terry Tempest Williams)
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Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in T (Alyssa Mastromonaco)
Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in T (Alyssa Mastromonaco)
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Why I'm Like This (Cynthia Kaplan)
Why I'm Like This (Cynthia Kaplan)
118
Wilderness Essays (John Muir)
Wilderness Essays (John Muir)
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Wintering (Katherine May)
Wintering (Katherine May)
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With or Without You (Domenica Ruta)
With or Without You (Domenica Ruta)
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