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  1. Romanov: The Last Tsarist Dynasty
    Romanov: The Last Tsarist Dynasty Michael W. Simmons
    3.5
  2. Marx: Philosophy in an Hour
    Marx: Philosophy in an Hour Paul Strathern
    3.8
  3. The Time of My Life
    The Time of My Life Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi Swayze
    4.4
  4. It's Only a Game
    It's Only a Game David Fisher, Terry Bradshaw
    4.5
  5. 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
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  6. Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition
    Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition Julia Kaye
    4.1
  7. 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
    0
  8. 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
    0
  9. The Waondering King 2: The Journey through Rumination
    The Waondering King 2: The Journey through Rumination R. K. Swan
    2
  10. Power: Music, Death, Life
    Power: Music, Death, Life Pernilla Karlsson, Erik Grönwall
    5
  11. The Waondering King
    The Waondering King R. K. Swan
    2
  12. The Waondering King 3: A Letter for my Dawgs
    The Waondering King 3: A Letter for my Dawgs R. K. Swan
    1
  13. Bird Cloud: A Memoir
    Bird Cloud: A Memoir Annie Proulx
    3.8
  14. Жизнь Пушкина, рассказанная им самим и его современниками
    Жизнь Пушкина, рассказанная им самим и его современниками Коллектив авторов
    0
  15. A Story Lately Told: Coming of Age in Ireland, London, and New York
    A Story Lately Told: Coming of Age in Ireland, London, and New York Anjelica Huston
    4.3
  16. Summary of Kate Conger & Ryan Mac’s Character Limit
    Summary of Kate Conger & Ryan Mac’s Character Limit IRB Media
    3
  17. Summary of Eric Berger’s Reentry
    Summary of Eric Berger’s Reentry IRB Media
    0
  18. Summary of Melania Trump’s Melania
    Summary of Melania Trump’s Melania IRB Media
    0
  19. Shalom Mamele: Königskinder sterben nicht. Sie gehen nach Hause
    Shalom Mamele: Königskinder sterben nicht. Sie gehen nach Hause Christine Wirth
    0
  20. We Are Their Heaven: Why the Dead Never Leave Us
    We Are Their Heaven: Why the Dead Never Leave Us Allison DuBois
    4.7
  21. ’Membering
    ’Membering Austin Clarke
    4
  22. La ciudad de la euforia
    La ciudad de la euforia Rodrigo Terrasa
    5
  23. A Different Kind of Power: Read by the author, Jacinda Ardern
    A Different Kind of Power: Read by the author, Jacinda Ardern Jacinda Ardern
    4.6
  24. The Convoy
    The Convoy Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse
    4.5
  25. Love Lay Down Beside Me and We Wept
    Love Lay Down Beside Me and We Wept Helen Murray Taylor
    5

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  1. The Carbon Wave: A Story of Parenthood, Activism, and the Race to Save Our Planet
    The Carbon Wave: A Story of Parenthood, Activism, and the Race to Save Our Planet Leah C. Stokes
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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
    4.5
  2. The Best I Could
    The Best I Could Subhas Anandan
    4.7
  3. Homeless
    Homeless Liyana Dhamirah
    4.2
  4. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
    Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike Phil Knight
    4.6
  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
    3.9
  7. Steve Jobs
    Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson
    4.5
  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
    4.4
  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. 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
  23. Rage
    Rage Bob Woodward
    4.3
  24. 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
  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. I Spy: My Life in MI5
    I Spy: My Life in MI5 Tom Marcus
    4
  2. I'm Glad My Mom Died
    I'm Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy
    4.6
  3. Sociopath: A Memoir
    Sociopath: A Memoir Patric Gagne
    4.4
  4. Confettiregen
    Confettiregen Splinter Chabot
    4.6
  5. 4. L'amore immaginato
    4. L'amore immaginato Carolina Capria, Silvia Grasso
    4.8
  6. Dear Jacob
    Dear Jacob Patty Wetterling, Joy Baker
    5
  7. Scarred: A Memoir of a Childhood Stolen and a Life Reclaimed
    Scarred: A Memoir of a Childhood Stolen and a Life Reclaimed Clark Fredericks
    4.8
  8. محمد صلاح: حكاية بطل
    محمد صلاح: حكاية بطل عماد أنور
    4.2
  9. Shirdi Baba
    Shirdi Baba Thiruppur Krishnan
    4.6
  10. Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street
    Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street Michael Lewis
    4
  11. The Glass Castle: A Memoir
    The Glass Castle: A Memoir Jeannette Walls
    4.4
  12. 历史上的二把手
    历史上的二把手 史冷金
    0
  13. 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
  14. Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
    Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness Susannah Cahalan
    4.3
  15. القيصر: التاريخ السري لفلاديمير بوتين
    القيصر: التاريخ السري لفلاديمير بوتين طاهر المعتز بالله
    4.5
  16. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
    What I Talk About When I Talk About Running Haruki Murakami
    4.3
  17. 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
  18. Mental Fitness: 15 Rules to Strengthen Your Body and Mind
    Mental Fitness: 15 Rules to Strengthen Your Body and Mind Ant Middleton
    4.4
  19. Sit, Stay, Heal: What Dogs Can Teach Us About Living Well
    Sit, Stay, Heal: What Dogs Can Teach Us About Living Well Renee Alsarraf
    4.3
  20. Sniper on the Eastern Front: The Memoirs of Sepp Allerberger, Knight’s Cross
    Sniper on the Eastern Front: The Memoirs of Sepp Allerberger, Knight’s Cross Albrecht Wacker
    4.7
  21. Romanov: The Last Tsarist Dynasty
    Romanov: The Last Tsarist Dynasty Michael W. Simmons
    3.5
  22. We Did Ok, Kid: A Memoir
    We Did Ok, Kid: A Memoir Anthony Hopkins
    4.7
  23. Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters
    Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters Omid Safi
    4.1
  24. Radio Operator on the Eastern Front: An Illustrated Memoir, 1940-1949
    Radio Operator on the Eastern Front: An Illustrated Memoir, 1940-1949 Erhard Steiniger
    4.2

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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
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  10. AramJeyamohan
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  12. An Entertaining Celebrity MemoirJackie Chan
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  15. Books That Changed the WorldChristopher Hitchens
  16. Smart SummariesWorth Books
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  19. The Pan Real Lives SeriesStephanie Calman
  20. The Prison DiariesJeffrey Archer
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