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Tall Order Summary
Tall Order
The Goh Chok Tong Story Volume 1
by Shing Huei Peh 2018 305 pages
4.22
640 ratings
Biography
Politics
History
Thirteen Lessons that Saved Thirteen Lives Summary
Thirteen Lessons that Saved Thirteen Lives
The Thai Cave Rescue
by John Volanthen 2021 304 pages
3.97
565 ratings
Memoir
Biography
History
Bleed Summary
Bleed
Destroying Myths and Misogyny in Endometriosis Care
by Tracey Lindeman 2023 336 pages
4.35
405 ratings
Feminism
Health
Science
High Risk Summary
High Risk
Stories of Pregnancy, Birth, and the Unexpected
by Chavi Eve Karkowsky 2020 312 pages
4.41
766 ratings
Medicine
Memoir
Science
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim Summary
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
by David Sedaris 2004 257 pages
4.11
285.3K ratings
Humor
Memoir
Essays
A Curious Mind Summary
A Curious Mind
The Secret to a Bigger Life
by Brian Grazer 2014 320 pages
3.40
6.3K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Business
Manhood for Amateurs Summary
Manhood for Amateurs
by Michael Chabon 2009 306 pages
3.73
8.0K ratings
Essays
Memoir
Biography
Peace Pilgrim Summary
Peace Pilgrim
Her Life and Work in Her Own Words
by Peace Pilgrim 1983 208 pages
4.26
724 ratings
Biography
Spirituality
Memoir
Consumed by Hate, Redeemed by Love Summary
Consumed by Hate, Redeemed by Love
How a Violent Klansman Became a Champion of Racial Reconciliation
by Thomas A. Tarrants 2019 224 pages
4.36
432 ratings
Biography
Christian
Memoir
Silver Screen Fiend Summary
Silver Screen Fiend
Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film
by Patton Oswalt 2015 240 pages
3.62
7.6K ratings
Memoir
Humor
Film
Under Their Thumb Summary
Under Their Thumb
How a Nice Boy from Brooklyn Got Mixed Up with the Rolling Stones
by Bill German 2009 368 pages
3.98
415 ratings
Music
Biography
Memoir
Welcome to the United States of Anxiety Summary
Welcome to the United States of Anxiety
Observations from a Reforming Neurotic
by Jen Lancaster 2020 288 pages
3.37
6.2K ratings
Humor
Memoir
Self Help
Miss May Does Not Exist Summary
Miss May Does Not Exist
The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius
by Carrie Courogen 2024 400 pages
3.85
602 ratings
Biography
Film
Biography Memoir
Better to Live Summary
Better to Live
by Alastair Campbell 2020 320 pages
4.27
1.4K ratings
Psychology
Biography
Memoir
The Best Advice I Ever Got Summary
The Best Advice I Ever Got
Lessons from Extraordinary Lives
by Katie Couric 2011 320 pages
3.66
3.9K ratings
Self Help
Inspirational
Biography
Unreliable Narrator Summary
Unreliable Narrator
Me, Myself, and Impostor Syndrome
by Aparna Nancherla 2023 304 pages
3.58
1.7K ratings
Memoir
Humor
Essays
A Boy Without Hope Summary
A Boy Without Hope
by Casey Watson 2018 319 pages
4.29
977 ratings
Fostering
Mental Health
Biography
Hostage Summary
Hostage
by Eli Sharabi 2025
4.78
2.6K ratings
Memoir
Jewish
Israel
Cook, Eat, Repeat Summary
Cook, Eat, Repeat
Ingredients, Recipes, and Stories
by Nigella Lawson 2020 352 pages
4.11
1.1K ratings
Cookbooks
Cooking
Food
Dead Mom Walking Summary
Dead Mom Walking
A Memoir of Miracle Cures and Other Disasters
by Rachel Matlow 2022 320 pages
4.14
658 ratings
Memoir
Canada
Biography
On the Trail of Genghis Khan Summary
On the Trail of Genghis Khan
An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads
by Tim Cope 2013 528 pages
4.14
1.9K ratings
Travel
History
Adventure
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister Summary
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
by Anne Lister 1992 422 pages
3.95
1.9K ratings
LGBT
History
Biography
Before My Heart Stops Summary
Before My Heart Stops
A Memoir
by Paul Cardall 2010 290 pages
3.98
388 ratings
Lds
Memoir
Book Club
One Train Later Summary
One Train Later
A Memoir
by Andy Summers 2006 368 pages
4.03
993 ratings
Music
Biography
Autobiography
Trespassing Across America Summary
Trespassing Across America
One Man's Epic, Never-Done-Before (and Sort of Illegal) Hike Across the Heartland
by Ken Ilgunas 2016 288 pages
3.81
2.2K ratings
Travel
Memoir
Adventure
Girl at the End of the World Summary
Girl at the End of the World
My Escape from Fundamentalism in Search of Faith with a Future
by Elizabeth Esther 2014 213 pages
4.02
2.2K ratings
Memoir
Religion
Biography Memoir
Operation Ironman Summary
Operation Ironman
One Man's Four Month Journey from Hospital Bed to Ironman Triathlon
by George Mahood 2015 315 pages
4.52
2.2K ratings
Biography
Humor
Travel
Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal Summary
Life Is Short, Laundry Is Eternal
Confessions of a Stay-at-Home Dad
by Scott Benner 2013 230 pages
4.12
148 ratings
Parenting
Memoir
Humor
Why Fish Don’t Exist Summary
Why Fish Don’t Exist
A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
by Lulu Miller 2020 225 pages
4.14
54.0K ratings
Science
Memoir
History
Don't Worry, It Gets Worse Summary
Don't Worry, It Gets Worse
One Twentysomething's (Mostly Failed) Attempts at Adulthood
by Alida Nugent 2013 208 pages
3.38
3.6K ratings
Memoir
Humor
Self Help
Meaningful Work Summary
Meaningful Work
A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul
by Shawn Askinosie 2017 224 pages
3.98
280 ratings
Business
Self Help
Personal Development
The Latehomecomer Summary
The Latehomecomer
A Hmong Family Memoir
by Kao Kalia Yang 2008 277 pages
4.17
8.3K ratings
Memoir
Book Club
History
The Fifth Vital Summary
The Fifth Vital
by Mike Majlak 2020 308 pages
4.33
2.7K ratings
Biography
Memoir
Medical
Unfiltered Summary
Unfiltered
No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me
by Lily Collins 2017 224 pages
3.85
11.0K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Rebel with a Clause Summary
Rebel with a Clause
Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian
by Ellen Jovin 2022 400 pages
3.99
1.1K ratings
Language
Writing
Linguistics
Dead End Gene Pool Summary
Dead End Gene Pool
A Memoir
by Wendy Burden 2010 279 pages
3.30
2.3K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
Spiritual Sobriety Summary
Spiritual Sobriety
Stumbling Back to Faith When Good Religion Goes Bad
by Elizabeth Esther 2016 192 pages
3.88
104 ratings
Religion
Faith
Spirituality
On Being Human Summary
On Being Human
A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real, and Listening Hard
by Jennifer Pastiloff 2019 336 pages
3.91
3.9K ratings
Memoir
Self Help
Biography Memoir
Shakey Summary
Shakey
Neil Young's Biography
by Jimmy McDonough 2002 786 pages
4.09
8.3K ratings
Music
Biography
Biography Memoir
Evolving in Monkey Town Summary
Evolving in Monkey Town
How a Girl Who Knew All the Answers Learned to Ask the Questions
by Rachel Held Evans 2010 232 pages
4.24
10.7K ratings
Religion
Memoir
Christian
Two O'Clock on a Tuesday at Trevi Fountain Summary
Two O'Clock on a Tuesday at Trevi Fountain
A Search for an Unconventional Life Abroad
by Helene Sula 2024 224 pages
3.89
771 ratings
Travel
Memoir
Biography Memoir
Saving Five Summary
Saving Five
A Memoir of Hope
by Amanda Nguyen 2025 224 pages
4.28
2.9K ratings
Memoir
Feminism
Biography
Believe Summary
Believe
The Untold Story Behind Ted Lasso, the Show That Kicked Its Way into Our Hearts
by Jeremy Egner 2024 368 pages
3.96
1.7K ratings
Sports
Pop Culture
Memoir
God's Hostage Summary
God's Hostage
A True Story of Persecution, Imprisonment, and Perseverance
by Andrew Brunson 2019 256 pages
4.43
691 ratings
Biography
Christian
Memoir
I've Been Thinking . . .Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life Summary
I've Been Thinking . . .Reflections, Prayers, and Meditations for a Meaningful Life
by Maria Shriver 2018 240 pages
4.18
6.3K ratings
Self Help
Inspirational
Memoir
The Addicted Lawyer Summary
The Addicted Lawyer
Tales of the Bar, Booze, Blow, and Redemption
by Brian Cuban 2017 272 pages
3.90
142 ratings
Memoir
Law
Susan Sontag Summary
Susan Sontag
The Complete Rolling Stone Interview
by Jonathan Cott 1978 168 pages
4.22
2.5K ratings
Biography
Philosophy
Essays
Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault Summary
Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault
Essays from the Grown-up Years
by Cathy Guisewite 2019 336 pages
3.56
2.1K ratings
Humor
Essays
Memoir
The Sound of the Machine Summary
The Sound of the Machine
My Life in Kraftwerk and Beyond
by Karl Bartos 2022 608 pages
4.28
156 ratings
Music
Biography
Autobiography
Dancing Fish and Ammonites Summary
Dancing Fish and Ammonites
A Memoir
by Penelope Lively 2013 240 pages
3.64
1.3K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
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