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Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman by Alice Steinbach

Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman

Alice Steinbach

295 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

5.0sally1's review
nonfiction memoir travel adventurous reflective medium-paced
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

Jamie Ford

304 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

5.0sally1's review
fiction historical romance emotional reflective sad medium-paced
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me about Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything by Chris Hadfield

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me about Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything

Chris Hadfield

304 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0sally1's review
nonfiction memoir science adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
The Seamstress: A Memoir of Survival by Sara Tuval Bernstein

The Seamstress: A Memoir of Survival

Sara Tuval Bernstein

353 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0sally1's review
nonfiction challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life by Jane Scovell, Tim Conway

What's So Funny?: My Hilarious Life

Jane Scovell, Tim Conway

247 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0sally1's review
nonfiction biography memoir funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Courage to Survive by Dennis Kucinich

The Courage to Survive

Dennis Kucinich

316 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

5.0sally1's review
nonfiction biography memoir politics reflective fast-paced
American Gothic: The Story of America's Legendary Theatrical Family: Junius, Edwin, and John Wilkes Booth by Gene Smith, Gene Smith
American Gothic: The Story of America's Legendary Theatrical Family: Junius, Edwin, and John Wilkes Booth
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Gene Smith, Gene Smith

American Gothic: The Story of America's Legendary Theatrical Family: Junius, Edwin, and John Wilkes Booth

Gene Smith, Gene Smith

286 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

5.0sally1's review
nonfiction biography history emotional informative medium-paced
An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography by Tom Zoellner, Paul Rusesabagina

An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography

Tom Zoellner, Paul Rusesabagina

207 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0sally1's review
nonfiction biography memoir emotional informative sad slow-paced
Finding Me by Michelle Knight

Finding Me

Michelle Knight

252 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

5.0sally1's review
nonfiction biography memoir true crime dark emotional medium-paced
The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing Genius by Kristine Barnett

The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing Genius

Kristine Barnett

250 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

5.0sally1's review
nonfiction biography memoir emotional fast-paced