Biography & Memoir
Bestselling Memoirs

Bestselling Memoirs

Captivating memoirs of inspiring people and their lives

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From painful memories to mental health struggles, on to stories of success—delve into the life stories highlighted in these bestselling memoirs. You'll be inspired by the lives and challenges of some of the most famous and influential personalities of our times, and find valuable and uplifting lessons from their experiences.

Bestselling Memoirs

Captivating memoirs of inspiring people and their lives

Untamed
Untamed
Glennon Doyle
Stop Pleasing, Start Living
26 min3.7
Unstoppable
Unstoppable
Maria Sharapova
My Life So Far
28 min4.5
Becoming
Becoming
Michelle Obama
The intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States
36 min4.4
Inside Out
Inside Out
Demi Moore
A Memoir
22 min4.1
How to Fail
How to Fail
Elizabeth Day
Everything I’ve Ever Learned From Things Going Wrong
21 min3.8
The Audacity of Hope
The Audacity of Hope
Barack Obama
Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
22 min4.5
Reasons to Stay Alive
Reasons to Stay Alive
Matt Haig
An optimistic memoir about depression and anxiety
24 min4.4
Open
Open
Andre Agassi
An Autobiography
20 min4.6
The Virgin Way
The Virgin Way
Richard Branson
Everything I Know About Leadership
19 min4.4
A Promised Land
A Promised Land
Barack Obama
The first memoir of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States
33 min4.5
Hunger
Hunger
Roxane Gay
A Memoir of (My) Body
12 min4.2
Born a Crime
Born a Crime
Trevor Noah
Stories from a South African Childhood
18 min4.4

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