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Biographies & Memoirs — 2026-08-1450 booksAvg 4.57★1,417,251 total reviewsUpdated daily ~9am ET
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Strangers: A Memoir of MarriageBelle Burden16 days on chart
4.4
57,820
2–
48 Laws of PowerRobert Greene16 days on chart · +1 this week
4.7
89,866
3–
London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for TruthPatrick Radden Keefe16 days on chart · +1 this week
4.4
10,124
4–
If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of SisterhoodGregg Olsen16 days on chart · +1 this week
4.2
184,895
5–
NightElie Wiesel16 days on chart · +8 this week
4.7
23,620
61
I'm Glad My Mom DiedJennette Mccurdy16 days on chart · peak #5 · +3 this week
4.7
93,945
72
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 Klee16 days on chart · +23 this week
4.7
2,777
82
Broken Plea: The Explosive Search for Truth Behind the Idaho MurdersChristopher Whitcomb15 days on chart · peak #2 · −6 this week
4.3
528
93
Educated: A MemoirTara Westover16 days on chart
4.6
230,961
10–
I've Got a New Complaint: Essays on Aging Disgracefully and Other Small DisastersLaurie Notaro11 days on chart · peak #6 · −4 this week
4.1
577
114
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (One World Essentials)Trevor Noah16 days on chart · peak #10 · −1 this week
4.7
113,310
121
Man's Search for MeaningViktor E. Frankl16 days on chart · peak #11 · +2 this week
4.7
99,990
132
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson, 25th Anniversary EditionMitch Albom16 days on chart · peak #9 · +6 this week
4.8
48,730
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Famesick: A MemoirLena Dunham4 days on chart
4.5
6,030
151
GreenlightsMatthew McConaughey16 days on chart · peak #11
4.6
75,453
168
All That's Unseen: An Appalachian MemoirEmilee Hackney4 days on chart · peak #4
4.5
212
172
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered PlanetJohn Green15 days on chart · +20 this week
4.7
10,073
18New
Mysteries of the National Parks: 35 Stories of Baffling Disappearances, Unexplained Phenomena, and MoreMike Bezemek
4.4
159
19New
Communion: Finding My Way Back to FaithJ. D. Vance16 days on chart · peak #13 · +2 this week
4.7
1,056
202
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary UnderbellyAnthony Bourdain16 days on chart · peak #17 · +18 this week
4.5
27,083
211
Cancel Me If You CanDave Portnoy16 days on chart · peak #8 · −3 this week
4.7
985
222
The Glass Castle: A Memoir (book)Jeannette Walls16 days on chart · peak #20 · +6 this week
4.6
49,467
232
You with the Sad Eyes: A MemoirChristina Applegate16 days on chart · peak #16 · −1 this week
4.5
4,113
243
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and MurderDavid Grann16 days on chart · +16 this week
4.4
42,138
251
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and WinJocko Willink16 days on chart · peak #23 · −2 this week
4.7
39,375
263
A World Appears: A Journey into ConsciousnessMichael Pollan16 days on chart · peak #16 · −1 this week
4.5
1,738
272
When Breath Becomes Air: Pulitzer Prize FinalistPaul Kalanithi16 days on chart · peak #25 · +4 this week
4.7
118,803
282
Into the WildJon Krakauer11 days on chart · +15 this week
4.4
23,360
291
Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More than They ExpectWill Guidara16 days on chart · peak #28 · +4 this week
4.8
7,029
301
The Many Lives of Mama Love (Oprah's Book Club): A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and HealingLara Love Hardin16 days on chart · peak #22 · −4 this week
4.6
18,488
314
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and RedemptionBryan Stevenson8 days on chart · +19 this week
4.8
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326
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible VoyageAlfred Lansing11 days on chart · peak #19 · −5 this week
4.8
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333
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost IdealismSarah Wynn-Williams15 days on chart · peak #20
4.4
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342
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary UnderbellyAnthony Bourdain4 days on chart · peak #30
4.8
8,758
352
Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for JusticeVirginia Roberts Giuffre16 days on chart · peak #26 · +1 this week
4.7
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362
Birth Vibes: Stories and Strategies for an Empowered BirthJen Hamilton16 days on chart · peak #9 · −16 this week
5
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378
The True Story of the Great Escape: Stalag Luft III, March 1944Jonathan F. Vance2 days on chart · peak #29
4.5
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38New
The Meat Teacher Cookbook: The Ultimate Backyard BBQ Guide for an A+ in Pitmastery ― A Cookbook from TikTok Sensation Matt GroarkMatt Groark
4.7
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395
The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-day SacrificeAlex Kershaw2 days on chart · peak #34
4.7
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401
In Cold BloodTruman Capote4 days on chart · peak #39
4.5
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411
The 5 Love Languages®: The Secret to Love that LastsGary Chapman16 days on chart · +4 this week
4.8
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422
By the River's Edge: A True Story of Identity and Serial MurderGregg Olsen16 days on chart · peak #22 · −7 this week
4.1
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43New
The Princess Spy: The True Story of World War II Spy Aline Griffith, Countess of RomanonesLarry Loftis
4.2
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446
Solito: A Read with Jenna Pick: A MemoirJavier Zamora2 days on chart
4.6
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451
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern IrelandPatrick Radden Keefe16 days on chart · peak #41 · −4 this week
4.6
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462
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed AmericaErik Larson2 days on chart
4.3
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47New
Are You Mad at Me?: How to Stop Focusing on What Others Think and Start Living for YouMeg Josephson16 days on chart · peak #38
4.7
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48New
YearbookSeth Rogen
4.6
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496
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest DisasterJon Krakauer16 days on chart · peak #14
4.6
25,788
504
The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy (James Patterson True Crime Book 3)James Patterson10 days on chart · peak #39 · −11 this week
4.4
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