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The Ugly Cry
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Danielle Henderson

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House Rules
House Rules
Rachel Sontag

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Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan
Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan
Ali Eteraz

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Rainbow's End: A Memoir of Childhood, War and an African Farm
Rainbow's End: A Memoir of Childhood, War and an African Farm
Lauren St. John

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A Cup of Water Under My Bed: A Memoir
A Cup of Water Under My Bed: A Memoir
Daisy Hernández

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Prozac Nation
Prozac Nation
Elizabeth Wurtzel

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The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost: A Memoir of Three Continents, Two Friends, and One Unexpected Adventure
The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost: A Memoir of Three Continents, Two Friends, and One Unexpected Adventure
Rachel Friedman

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When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth
When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old's Memoir of Her Youth
Jamie Lee Curtis

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Tara Westover

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You're on an Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir
You're on an Airplane: A Self-Mythologizing Memoir
Parker Posey

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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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Maya Angelou

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Becoming
Becoming
Michelle Obama

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Untamed
Untamed
Glennon Doyle

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The Year of Magical Thinking
The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion

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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
Cheryl Strayed

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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Stephen King

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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah

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Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence
Doris Pilkington

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Une mort très douce
Une mort très douce
Simone de Beauvoir

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In My Father's House
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Corrie ten Boom

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'Tis: A Memoir
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Frank McCourt

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Letting Go
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Morrie Schwartz

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Half-Breed
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Maria Campbell

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Biografia de un cimarrón
Biografia de un cimarrón
Miguel Barnet

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Ghost Girl
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Torey L. Hayden

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The Wheel of Life: A Memoir of Living and Dying
The Wheel of Life: A Memoir of Living and Dying
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

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A Border Passage: From Cairo to America – A Woman's Journey
A Border Passage: From Cairo to America – A Woman's Journey
Leila Ahmed

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My Own Country: A Doctor's Story
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Abraham Verghese

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Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country (National Geographic Directions)
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Louise Erdrich

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The Camino : A Journey of the Spirit
The Camino : A Journey of the Spirit
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Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen : Reflections on Sixty and Beyond
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Larry McMurtry

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The Open Sore of a Continent: A Personal Narrative of the Nigerian Crisis (The W.E.B. Dubois Institute Series)
The Open Sore of a Continent: A Personal Narrative of the Nigerian Crisis (The W.E.B. Dubois Institute Series)
Wole Soyinka

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Lieutenant Nun
Lieutenant Nun
Catalina de Erauso

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The Devil That Danced on the Water: A Daughter's Memoir
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Aminatta Forna

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Dakota: A Spiritual Geography
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Kathleen Norris

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Barrio Boy
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Brother to a Dragonfly
Brother to a Dragonfly
Will D. Campbell

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Art Spiegelman

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Eat Pray Love
Eat Pray Love
Elizabeth Gilbert

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The Last Lecture
The Last Lecture
Randy Pausch

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With the Old Breed
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Eugene B. Sledge

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Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey Into the Afterlife
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Eben Alexander

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Half Broke Horses: A True Life Novel
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Jeannette Walls

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The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
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James McBride

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Angela's Ashes: A Memoir
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Frank McCourt

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Maus II : And Here My Troubles Began
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Art Spiegelman

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I'm Glad My Mom Died
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy

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Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
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Alison Bechdel

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Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness
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Edward Abbey

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A Moveable Feast
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Ernest Hemingway

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Gift from the Sea
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh

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An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
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Kay Redfield Jamison

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A Stolen Life
A Stolen Life
Jaycee Dugard

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Spare
Spare
Prince Harry

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My Life in France
My Life in France
Julia Child

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Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
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Barack Obama

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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Alex Haley

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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
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Anthony Bourdain

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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
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Bryan Stevenson

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Between the World and Me
Between the World and Me
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Girl, Interrupted
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Smile
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Raina Telgemeier

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When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi

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All Creatures Great and Small
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James Herriot

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Walden; or, Life in the Woods
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Malala Yousafzai

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Travels with Charley: In Search of America
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John Steinbeck

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A Promised Land
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Elvis and Me
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Year of Yes
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84, Charing Cross Road
84, Charing Cross Road
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Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
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My Stroke of Insight
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Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
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Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
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A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness
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"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
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Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business
Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business
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Know My Name
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Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir)
Let's Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir)
Jenny Lawson

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The Liars' Club: A Memoir
The Liars' Club: A Memoir
Mary Karr

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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Phil Knight

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Walden, or, Life in the Woods / Civil Disobedience
Walden, or, Life in the Woods / Civil Disobedience
Henry David Thoreau

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Furiously Happy
Furiously Happy
Jenny Lawson

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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
Lori Gottlieb

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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Barack Obama

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Tattoos On the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
Tattoos On the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
Gregory Boyle

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The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
Gretchen Rubin

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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
John Perkins

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A Million Little Pieces
A Million Little Pieces
James Frey

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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Barbara Kingsolver

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Three Weeks with My Brother
Three Weeks with My Brother
Micah Sparks

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The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
Wes Moore

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A Long Way Gone. Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
A Long Way Gone. Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Ishmael Beah

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The Heart of a Woman
The Heart of a Woman
Maya Angelou

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Call the midwife : a true story of the East End in the 1950s
Call the midwife : a true story of the East End in the 1950s
Jennifer Worth

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Naked
Naked
David Sedaris

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Calypso
Calypso
David Sedaris

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Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors
Augusten Burroughs

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Memoirs

Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines
Tweak: Growing Up On Methamphetamines
Nic Sheff

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West with the Night
West with the Night
Beryl Markham

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My Family & Other Animals
My Family & Other Animals
Gerald Durrell

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Dying to Be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing
Dying to Be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing
Anita Moorjani

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The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
Maxine Hong Kingston

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An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny
An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny
Laura Schroff

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All Over But the Shoutin'
All Over But the Shoutin'
Rick Bragg

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Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
Steve Martin

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Under the Tuscan Sun
Under the Tuscan Sun
Frances Mayes

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The Long Walk
The Long Walk
Slavomir Rawicz

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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
William Kamkwamba

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If You Ask Me: And of Course You Won't
If You Ask Me: And of Course You Won't
Betty White

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Wishful Drinking
Wishful Drinking
Carrie Fisher

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The Tender Bar
The Tender Bar
J.R. Moehringer

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A Piece of Cake: A Memoir
A Piece of Cake: A Memoir
Cupcake Brown

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The Dance of the Dissident Daughter
The Dance of the Dissident Daughter
Sue Monk Kidd

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La Nuit / L'Aube / Le Jour
La Nuit / L'Aube / Le Jour
Elie Wiesel

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What I Talk about When I Talk about Running [Hashiru koto ni tsuite kataru toki ni boku no kataru koto]
What I Talk about When I Talk about Running [Hashiru koto ni tsuite kataru toki ni boku no kataru koto]
Haruki Murakami

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Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
John Elder Robison

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Chronicles: Volume One
Chronicles: Volume One
Bob Dylan

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Commonalities of books on Memoir: - Personal accounts of the author's life experiences - Reflections on personal growth and self-discovery - Overcoming challenges, such as illness, abuse, addiction, or discrimination - Exploration of identity and cultural heritage - Memoirs by famous individuals, including politicians, actors, musicians, and writers - Accounts of historical events, such as wars and genocides - Journey towards spirituality or faith - Humorous anecdotes intertwined with serious themes - Emphasis on family relationships and dynamics.

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