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  1. De zwevende wereld: De verbonden levens van Franz von Siebold en Kusumoto Oine
    De zwevende wereld: De verbonden levens van Franz von Siebold en Kusumoto Oine Annejet van der Zijl
    4.3
  2. Bad Mormon
    Bad Mormon Heather Gay
    3.7
  3. Cleopatra: A Life from Beginning to End
    Cleopatra: A Life from Beginning to End Hourly History
  4. Thrown Away Child
    Thrown Away Child Louise Allen
    4.5
  5. 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
  6. The Time of My Life
    The Time of My Life Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi Swayze
    4.4
  7. It's Only a Game
    It's Only a Game David Fisher, Terry Bradshaw
    4.5
  8. Het verstoorde leven
    Het verstoorde leven Etty Hillesum
    4.5
  9. 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
  10. Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition
    Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition Julia Kaye
    4.1
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. The Waondering King 2: The Journey through Rumination
    The Waondering King 2: The Journey through Rumination R. K. Swan
    2
  14. Power: Music, Death, Life
    Power: Music, Death, Life Pernilla Karlsson, Erik Grönwall
    5
  15. The Waondering King
    The Waondering King R. K. Swan
    2
  16. The Waondering King 3: A Letter for my Dawgs
    The Waondering King 3: A Letter for my Dawgs R. K. Swan
    1
  17. Bird Cloud: A Memoir
    Bird Cloud: A Memoir Annie Proulx
    3.8
  18. Жизнь Пушкина, рассказанная им самим и его современниками
    Жизнь Пушкина, рассказанная им самим и его современниками Коллектив авторов
  19. 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
    4.4
  20. Summary of Kate Conger & Ryan Mac’s Character Limit
    Summary of Kate Conger & Ryan Mac’s Character Limit IRB Media
    3
  21. Summary of Eric Berger’s Reentry
    Summary of Eric Berger’s Reentry IRB Media
  22. Summary of Melania Trump’s Melania
    Summary of Melania Trump’s Melania IRB Media
  23. Shalom Mamele: Königskinder sterben nicht. Sie gehen nach Hause
    Shalom Mamele: Königskinder sterben nicht. Sie gehen nach Hause Christine Wirth
  24. We Are Their Heaven: Why the Dead Never Leave Us
    We Are Their Heaven: Why the Dead Never Leave Us Allison DuBois
    4.7
  25. ’Membering
    ’Membering Austin Clarke
    4

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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
  2. Great and Unfortunate Things
    Great and Unfortunate Things Jason Arday

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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
    4.5
  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. 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. I'm Glad My Mom Died
    I'm Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy
    4.6
  2. Man's Search for Meaning
    Man's Search for Meaning Viktor E. Frankl
    4.6
  3. I Spy: My Life in MI5
    I Spy: My Life in MI5 Tom Marcus
    4
  4. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
    What I Talk About When I Talk About Running Haruki Murakami
    4.3
  5. Famesick
    Famesick Lena Dunham
    4.3
  6. Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China
    Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China Jung Chang
    3.8
  7. 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
  8. Albert Camus: A Very Short Introduction
    Albert Camus: A Very Short Introduction Oliver Gloag
    4.2
  9. I Love This Game: The Autobiography
    I Love This Game: The Autobiography Patrice Evra
    4.5
  10. Becky: The Heartbreaking Story of Becky Watts by Her Father Darren Galsworthy
    Becky: The Heartbreaking Story of Becky Watts by Her Father Darren Galsworthy Darren Galsworthy
    4.4
  11. 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
  12. Confettiregen
    Confettiregen Splinter Chabot
    4.6
  13. 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
  14. 4. L'amore immaginato
    4. L'amore immaginato Carolina Capria, Silvia Grasso
    4.8
  15. Family Lexicon
    Family Lexicon Natalia Ginzburg
    4.1
  16. The Loves of My Life: A Sex Memoir
    The Loves of My Life: A Sex Memoir Edmund White
    5
  17. Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
    Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness Susannah Cahalan
    4.3
  18. 2. Magia e stregoneria
    2. Magia e stregoneria Carolina Capria, Silvia Grasso
    4.8
  19. For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond
    For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond Ben Macintyre
    3.5
  20. Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters
    Memories of Muhammad: Why the Prophet Matters Omid Safi
    4.1
  21. Limbo
    Limbo Dan Fox
    5
  22. Hiroshima Diary: The Journal of a Japanese Physician, August 6-September 30, 1945
    Hiroshima Diary: The Journal of a Japanese Physician, August 6-September 30, 1945 Michihiko Hachiya, MD
    4.6
  23. The Autobiography of John D. Rockefeller
    The Autobiography of John D. Rockefeller John D. Rockefeller
    4
  24. محمد صلاح: حكاية بطل
    محمد صلاح: حكاية بطل عماد أنور
    4.2
  25. The Memoirs of William T. Sherman—Excerpts: Atlanta and the March to the Sea
    The Memoirs of William T. Sherman—Excerpts: Atlanta and the March to the Sea William Sherman
    5

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  1. 101 Amazing FactsJack Goldstein
  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
  6. Picador CollectionLian Hearn
  7. A Bestselling Comedian MemoirTiffany Haddish
  8. World ClassicsAristotle
  9. who? Hyungmo Ahn
  10. AramJeyamohan
  11. A Bestselling Celebrity MemoirPatrick Swayze
  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
  16. Smart SummariesWorth Books
  17. Everyday Chanakya - Chanakya An Inspiring PersonalityRadhakrishnan Pillai
  18. The Confessions SeriesMichael Alexander
  19. The Pan Real Lives SeriesStephanie Calman
  20. The Prison DiariesJeffrey Archer
  21. St. Martin's True Crime ClassicsClifford Linedecker
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