52 Books in 52 Weeks (2022) (52 Book Club) - hosted by alexanderclamilton

A book based on a real person
There are so many incredible and fascinating people throughout history. This prompt is for a book based on a real person. You could choose a fiction or non-fiction read about a person at any point in history, who lived anywhere on the globe! This could be a memoir, biography, or fictionalized account of a real person.

Examples of fictionalized stories based on real people: The Women of Chateau Lafayette, Her Hidden Genius, The Mystery of Mrs. Christie, The Perfect Nanny, Circling the Sun

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Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul by Michael Fanone

Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul

Michael Fanone

256 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir politics emotional informative reflective medium-paced
CHUTZ-POW! Superheroes of the Holocaust, Volume Three: The Young Survivors by Wayne Wise
CHUTZ-POW! Superheroes of the Holocaust, Volume Three: The Young Survivors
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Wayne Wise

CHUTZ-POW! Superheroes of the Holocaust, Volume Three: The Young Survivors

Wayne Wise

40 pages • missing pub info (editions)

Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy by Ben Macintyre

Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy

Ben Macintyre

368 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World by Anthony Doerr

Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World

Anthony Doerr

210 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction memoir travel reflective medium-paced
An American Sunrise: Poems by Joy Harjo

An American Sunrise: Poems

Joy Harjo

1 hour, 41 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history poetry race emotional reflective medium-paced
Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan

Once Upon a Wardrobe

Patti Callahan

7 hours • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
How I Survived a Chinese Reeducation Camp: A Uyghur Woman's Story by Rozenn Morgat, Gulbahar Haitiwaji

How I Survived a Chinese Reeducation Camp: A Uyghur Woman's Story

Rozenn Morgat, Gulbahar Haitiwaji

237 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir dark emotional informative medium-paced
Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of the Feminine Persuasion by Tori Telfer

Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of the Feminine Persuasion

Tori Telfer

352 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime informative fast-paced
Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi

Embroideries

Marjane Satrapi

134 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success by Amy Morin

13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success

Amy Morin

272 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction psychology self help reflective slow-paced