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Biographies & Memoirs — 2026-08-0150 booksAvg 4.61★1,479,337 total reviewsUpdated daily ~9am ET
1–
Strangers: A Memoir of MarriageBelle Burden3 days on chart
4.4
54,969
2–
Famesick: A MemoirLena Dunham3 days on chart · peak #1
4.5
5,568
3–
48 Laws of PowerRobert Greene3 days on chart · peak #2
4.7
89,769
4New
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (One World Essentials)Trevor Noah
4.7
113,179
5–
London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for TruthPatrick Radden Keefe3 days on chart · peak #3
4.4
8,827
62
Educated: A MemoirTara Westover2 days on chart · peak #4
4.6
230,622
71
I'm Glad My Mom DiedJennette Mccurdy3 days on chart · peak #5
4.7
93,096
81
If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of SisterhoodGregg Olsen3 days on chart · peak #6
4.2
184,475
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Cancel Me If You CanDave Portnoy3 days on chart · peak #8
4.7
791
101
Birth Vibes: Stories and Strategies for an Empowered BirthJen Hamilton3 days on chart · peak #9
5
1,385
111
GreenlightsMatthew McConaughey3 days on chart
4.6
75,375
121
Man's Search for MeaningViktor E. Frankl3 days on chart · peak #11
4.7
99,810
135
The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health (Children’s Health Defense)Robert F. Kennedy Jr.3 days on chart · peak #8
4.8
27,258
144
Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About: A Memoir – A Tender Story of Fostering Rescue Pups and Finding Love in the Big CityIsabel Klee3 days on chart · peak #7
4.7
2,539
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Communion: Finding My Way Back to FaithJ. D. Vance3 days on chart · peak #13
4.7
873
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A World Appears: A Journey into ConsciousnessMichael Pollan3 days on chart
4.5
1,653
173
NightElie Wiesel3 days on chart
4.7
23,612
184
Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic OperativeEvan Barker3 days on chart · peak #12
4.7
14
191
All That's Unseen: An Appalachian MemoirEmilee Hackney3 days on chart · peak #15
4.8
12
203
You with the Sad Eyes: A MemoirChristina Applegate3 days on chart · peak #16
4.5
3,984
211
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson, 25th Anniversary EditionMitch Albom3 days on chart · peak #20
4.8
48,533
221
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost IdealismSarah Wynn-Williams2 days on chart · peak #21
4.4
13,816
231
By the River's Edge: A True Story of Identity and Serial MurderGregg Olsen3 days on chart · peak #22
4.1
1,238
245
1776David McCullough3 days on chart
4.6
10,203
251
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and WinJocko Willink3 days on chart · peak #23
4.7
39,328
2611
Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for JusticeVirginia Roberts Giuffre3 days on chart
4.7
32,282
271
The Glass Castle: A Memoir (book)Jeannette Walls3 days on chart
4.6
49,364
28New
How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford UniversityTheo Baker
4.6
605
292
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible VoyageAlfred Lansing3 days on chart
4.8
27,089
305
The Frontiersmen: A NarrativeAllan W. Eckert3 days on chart · peak #18
4.8
2,511
311
When Breath Becomes Air: Pulitzer Prize FinalistPaul Kalanithi3 days on chart · peak #29
4.7
118,505
321
The Many Lives of Mama Love (Oprah's Book Club): A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and HealingLara Love Hardin3 days on chart · peak #26
4.6
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3310
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest DisasterJon Krakauer3 days on chart · peak #14
4.6
25,788
34New
Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the WindowTetsuko Kuroyanagipeak #28
4.7
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and MurderDavid Grann3 days on chart · peak #34
4.4
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369
What Happened YesterdayMatt Sturniolo2 days on chart
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375
Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More than They ExpectWill Guidara3 days on chart · peak #31
4.8
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38New
Broken Plea: The Explosive Search for Truth Behind the Idaho MurdersChristopher Whitcomb3 days on chart
4.3
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392
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary UnderbellyAnthony Bourdain3 days on chart · peak #37
4.5
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404
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American FamilyRobert Kolker3 days on chart · peak #29
4.5
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413
Stripped Down: Unfiltered and UnapologeticBunnie Xo3 days on chart · peak #38
4.8
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428
Blizzard of Lies: Karen Read, John O'Keefe, and the Shocking Unsolved Murder in Cop Town, USADave Wedge3 days on chart · peak #24
4.2
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431
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed AmericaErik Larson3 days on chart · peak #41
4.3
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442
The 5 Love Languages®: The Secret to Love that LastsGary Chapman3 days on chart · peak #42
4.8
92,264
451
On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public ServiceAnthony Fauci M.D.2 days on chart · peak #42
4.8
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466
Are You Mad at Me?: How to Stop Focusing on What Others Think and Start Living for YouMeg Josephson3 days on chart · peak #38
4.7
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4720
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation (Pulitzer Prize Winner)Joseph J. Ellis3 days on chart · peak #19
4.5
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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern IrelandPatrick Radden Keefe3 days on chart · peak #47
4.6
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492
How to Test Negative for Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will―A Senator's Funny and Perceptive Takedown of Washington PoliticsJohn Kennedy2 days on chart · peak #45
4.8
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50New
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Vintage International)Haruki Murakami
4.4
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