Read Your Shelves 2023 - hosted by caitlinsbooks

A biography/ autobiography
I really reeeeally need to read more of my non-fiction books this year, and a good place to start is with my biographies/ autobiographies!
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When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi

228 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

Lab Girl

Hope Jahren

369 pages • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added

nonfiction autobiography memoir science emotional informative reflective medium-paced
This Much Is True by Miriam Margolyes

This Much Is True

Miriam Margolyes

448 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller

The Story of My Life

Helen Keller

240 pages • first pub 1903 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography classics informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

Assata: An Autobiography

Assata Shakur

274 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain

A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines

Anthony Bourdain

288 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink memoir travel adventurous informative lighthearted fast-paced
Storesøster, Lillesøster, Røde Søster: Tre kvinder, der prægede Kina i det tyvende århundrede by Jung Chang
Storesøster, Lillesøster, Røde Søster: Tre kvinder, der prægede Kina i det tyvende århundrede
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Jung Chang

Storesøster, Lillesøster, Røde Søster: Tre kvinder, der prægede Kina i det tyvende århundrede

Jung Chang

408 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative reflective slow-paced
Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (And Everything in Between) by Lauren Graham

Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (And Everything in Between)

Lauren Graham

205 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir funny lighthearted fast-paced
Idiot: Life Stories from the Creator of Help Helen Smash by Laura Clery

Idiot: Life Stories from the Creator of Help Helen Smash

Laura Clery

256 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction biography essays emotional funny reflective medium-paced
Adults In The Room: My Battle With Europe's Deep Establishment by Yanis Varoufakis

Adults In The Room: My Battle With Europe's Deep Establishment

Yanis Varoufakis

576 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction economics history politics challenging informative medium-paced