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Biography & Memoir Book Summaries

Untamed
Untamed
Stop Pleasing, Start Living
Unapologetically Ambitious
Unapologetically Ambitious
Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms
Alexander the Great
Philip Freeman
Alexander the Great
The Macedonian who conquered the world
Rogues
Patrick Radden Keefe
Rogues
True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks
Wintering
Katherine May
Wintering
The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger
The Complete Investor
Napoleon the Great
Napoleon the Great
How Napoleon Conquered Europe and Changed the World
Becoming Steve Jobs
Becoming Steve Jobs
The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
Lawrence in Arabia
Lawrence in Arabia
War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East
Reasons to Stay Alive
Reasons to Stay Alive
An optimistic memoir about depression and anxiety
Liftoff
Liftoff
Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX
Furious Hours
Furious Hours
Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
Walden
Walden
Life in the Woods
The Unwinding of the Miracle
The Unwinding of the Miracle
A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After
Buffett
Buffett
The Making of an American Capitalist
Minor Feelings
Minor Feelings
A Reckoning on Race and the Asian Condition
You Never Forget Your First
You Never Forget Your First
A Biography of George Washington
Dear Girls
Dear Girls
Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, and Advice for Living Your Best Life
The First Muslim
The First Muslim
The Story of Muhammad
Good Power
Good Power
Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
1820–1910
Educated
Educated
A Memoir
Good Arguments
Bo Seo
Good Arguments
How Debate Teaches Us to Listen and Be Heard
Cork Dork
Bianca Bosker
Cork Dork
A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste
Lady Sings the Blues
Lady Sings the Blues
The 50th-Anniversay Edition with a Revised Discography
Letters to a Young Athlete
Letters to a Young Athlete
An NBA Champion's Hard-Earned Wisdom on the Road to Self-Mastery
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
A memoir about running and writing
Man’s Search for Meaning
Man’s Search for Meaning
The harrowing experiences of the author in a concentration camp