In The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls does not sugarcoat her unique childhood when she reveals her unstable and harsh upbringing with her unconventional and charismatic parents.
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Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography offers a remarkable insight into the life and philosophy of one of America’s founding figures.
The Money Player: The Confessions of America’s Greatest Table Tennis Champion and Hustler captures the vibrant culture of table tennis during its heyday in the 1950s, which was based around gambling and competition.
While Rich Paul’s association with LeBron James certainly advanced him into the public eye, his memoir, Lucky Me, reveals a far more complex individual.
In We Should Hang Out Sometime, Josh Sundquist tells a variety of stories about his crushes, dates, and multiple attempts in finding a significant other, all ranging from humorous to heartbreaking.
When I Was Puerto Rican is an autobiography about the author, Esmeralda Santiago, and her experience growing up in Puerto Rico and the cultural, emotional, and environmental changes she went through moving to New York.
This book gave a better understanding of the difficulties of loss, how mental illness impacts people, as well as the understanding and support of those who are affected by these events.
In her memoir, F*ck Your Diet: And Other Things My Thighs Tell Me, Chloé Hilliard shares her life experiences growing up as a “Fat” Black woman in 1990s–2000s Brooklyn and embraces her natural body.
