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  1. Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search for Everything
    Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Elizabeth Gilbert
    4.9
  2. Shirley Chisholm: A Life from Beginning to End
    Shirley Chisholm: A Life from Beginning to End Hourly History
  3. William Shakespeare: A Life from Beginning to End
    William Shakespeare: A Life from Beginning to End Hourly History
  4. James Cook: A Life from Beginning to End
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  5. Henry VIII: A Life from Beginning to End
    Henry VIII: A Life from Beginning to End Hourly History
  6. Christopher Columbus: A Life from Beginning to End
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  7. Marco Polo: A Life from Beginning to End
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  8. Niccolo Machiavelli: A Life from Beginning to End
    Niccolo Machiavelli: A Life from Beginning to End Hourly History
  9. Nellie Bly: A Life from Beginning to End
    Nellie Bly: A Life from Beginning to End Hourly History
  10. Josephine Earp: A Life from Beginning to End
    Josephine Earp: A Life from Beginning to End Hourly History
  11. Olive Oatman: A Life from Beginning to End
    Olive Oatman: A Life from Beginning to End Hourly History
  12. Anaïs Nin: A Life from Beginning to End
    Anaïs Nin: A Life from Beginning to End Hourly History
  13. Red Notice
    Red Notice Bill Browder
    4.7
  14. Breaking Free: How I Escaped Polygamy, the FLDS Cult, and my Father, Warren Jeffs
    Breaking Free: How I Escaped Polygamy, the FLDS Cult, and my Father, Warren Jeffs Rachel Jeffs
    4.2
  15. Summary of Blair Enns's The Win Without Pitching Manifesto
    Summary of Blair Enns's The Win Without Pitching Manifesto IRB Media
    4.6
  16. Stay True: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Memoir
    Stay True: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Memoir Hua Hsu
    3.7
  17. Up Close with Lee Kuan Yew - Insights from colleagues and friends
    Up Close with Lee Kuan Yew - Insights from colleagues and friends Various authors
    4.5
  18. Famesick
    Famesick Lena Dunham
    4.3
  19. The Time of My Life
    The Time of My Life Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi Swayze
    4.4
  20. It's Only a Game
    It's Only a Game David Fisher, Terry Bradshaw
    4.5
  21. Het verstoorde leven
    Het verstoorde leven Etty Hillesum
    4.5
  22. AUF DER SUCHE NACH DER FANTASTISCHEN SPRACHE: Dem Linguisten und SF-Autor Werner Zillig zum 75. Geburtstag
    AUF DER SUCHE NACH DER FANTASTISCHEN SPRACHE: Dem Linguisten und SF-Autor Werner Zillig zum 75. Geburtstag
  23. Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition
    Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition Julia Kaye
    4.1
  24. Saigon Warrior: From the Saigon Good Life to the Long Binh Jail: A Cynic's Tale
    Saigon Warrior: From the Saigon Good Life to the Long Binh Jail: A Cynic's Tale Al McDonald
  25. Born to Live on the Edge: Experiences from living on a farm to flying combat sorties in Vietnam to retirement
    Born to Live on the Edge: Experiences from living on a farm to flying combat sorties in Vietnam to retirement Fredrick Pumroy

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  1. The Carbon Wave: A Story of Democracy, Parenthood, and the Race to Protect Our Planet
    The Carbon Wave: A Story of Democracy, Parenthood, and the Race to Protect Our Planet Leah C. Stokes

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  2. The Best I Could
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  3. Homeless
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  4. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
    Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike Phil Knight
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  5. Tall Order: The Goh Chok Tong Story Volume 1
    Tall Order: The Goh Chok Tong Story Volume 1 Peh Shing Huei
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  6. Scarlet Harlot
    Scarlet Harlot Gerrie Lim, Ashley Chan
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  7. Steve Jobs
    Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson
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  8. This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
    This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor Adam Kay
    4.4
  9. Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly
    Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly Evy Poumpouras
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  10. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
    Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Ashlee Vance
    4.4
  11. I'm Glad My Mom Died
    I'm Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy
    4.6
  12. The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor
    The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor Eddie Jaku
    4.8
  13. Permanent Record: A Memoir of a Reluctant Whistleblower
    Permanent Record: A Memoir of a Reluctant Whistleblower Edward Snowden
    4.5
  14. Diary of a Hotel 81 Voyeur
    Diary of a Hotel 81 Voyeur RICE media
    3.4
  15. Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family
    Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family Mitch Albom
    4.7
  16. Crying in H Mart: The No. 1 New York Times bestselling memoir from indie rockstar Japanese Breakfast
    Crying in H Mart: The No. 1 New York Times bestselling memoir from indie rockstar Japanese Breakfast Michelle Zauner
    4.3
  17. Steve Jobs
    Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson
    4.2
  18. Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas: Festive hospital diaries from the author of multi-million-copy hit This is Going to Hurt
    Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas: Festive hospital diaries from the author of multi-million-copy hit This is Going to Hurt Adam Kay
    4.3
  19. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
    What I Talk About When I Talk About Running Haruki Murakami
    4.3
  20. Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
    Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man Mary L. Trump
    4.1
  21. Joe Biden: The Life, the Presidency, and What Matters Now
    Joe Biden: The Life, the Presidency, and What Matters Now Evan Osnos
    3.8
  22. Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
    Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man Mary L. Trump
    4.1
  23. One More Chance: The story of Benny Se Teo from heroin addict to restaurant boss
    One More Chance: The story of Benny Se Teo from heroin addict to restaurant boss Colin Cheong
    4.5
  24. Rage
    Rage Bob Woodward
    4.3
  25. Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption and Vengeance in Today's China
    Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption and Vengeance in Today's China Desmond Shum
    4.3

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  1. Up Close with Lee Kuan Yew - Insights from colleagues and friends
    Up Close with Lee Kuan Yew - Insights from colleagues and friends Various authors
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  2. Famesick
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  3. I'm Glad My Mom Died
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  4. With a Name Like Chief: Reflections on Recovery and Identity Through the Seven Sacred Teachings
    With a Name Like Chief: Reflections on Recovery and Identity Through the Seven Sacred Teachings Kevin Chief
  5. Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member
    Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member Sanyika Shakur
  6. Just Ignore Him: A BBC Two Between the Covers book club pick
    Just Ignore Him: A BBC Two Between the Covers book club pick Alan Davies
    4.7
  7. Reflections on Happiness & Positivity
    Reflections on Happiness & Positivity His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
    4.7
  8. An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist
    An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist Richard Dawkins
    4.2
  9. Irgendwie überlebt: Soldatenschicksale im Zweiten Weltkrieg
    Irgendwie überlebt: Soldatenschicksale im Zweiten Weltkrieg Klaus G. Förg
    4.3
  10. Red Notice
    Red Notice Bill Browder
    4.7
  11. Man's Search for Meaning
    Man's Search for Meaning Viktor E. Frankl
    4.6
  12. القيصر: التاريخ السري لفلاديمير بوتين
    القيصر: التاريخ السري لفلاديمير بوتين طاهر المعتز بالله
    4.5
  13. محمد صلاح: حكاية بطل
    محمد صلاح: حكاية بطل عماد أنور
    4.2
  14. Veer Savarkar
    Veer Savarkar Abhijeet Mukesh
    3.9
  15. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
    Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike Phil Knight
    4.6
  16. I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: The International bestseller
    I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: The International bestseller Baek Sehee
    2.9
  17. Living the Asian Century: An Undiplomatic Memoir
    Living the Asian Century: An Undiplomatic Memoir KIshore Mahbubani
    4.3
  18. Wij waren, ik ben. Weg uit Ruinerwold: Weg uit Ruinerwold
    Wij waren, ik ben. Weg uit Ruinerwold: Weg uit Ruinerwold Israel van Dorsten
    4.6
  19. Steve Jobs
    Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson
    4.5
  20. The Best I Could
    The Best I Could Subhas Anandan
    4.7
  21. A Prison Diary Volume I: Hell
    A Prison Diary Volume I: Hell Jeffrey Archer
    4
  22. My Time to Stand: A Memoir
    My Time to Stand: A Memoir Michele Matrisciani, Melissa Moore, Gypsy-Rose Blanchard
    3.7
  23. Truck It!: The Sunday Times bestseller and uplifting memoir of one man, his dog, and an epic love story
    Truck It!: The Sunday Times bestseller and uplifting memoir of one man, his dog, and an epic love story Bobby Bolton
    4.4
  24. Summary of When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
    Summary of When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi Readtrepreneur Publishing
    4.3
  25. 1. L'amicizia geniale
    1. L'amicizia geniale Carolina Capria, Silvia Grasso
    4.7

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  2. TED BooksAlan Lightman
  3. Ancient Wisdom for Modern ReadersJohn Cassian
  4. 尤今励志小品选编尤今
  5. First LadiesSally Lee
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  10. AramJeyamohan
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  12. An Entertaining Celebrity MemoirJackie Chan
  13. C. S. Lewis Signature ClassicC. S. Lewis
  14. Women Writers of the WorldNella Larsen
  15. Books That Changed the WorldChristopher Hitchens
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  19. The Pan Real Lives SeriesStephanie Calman
  20. The Prison DiariesJeffrey Archer
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