Autobiography Book Summaries

On Writing Summary
On Writing
A Memoir of the Craft
by Stephen King 2000 320 pages
4.34
300k+ ratings
Writing
Memoir
Biography
Kitchen Confidential Summary
Kitchen Confidential
Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
by Anthony Bourdain 2000 312 pages
4.18
300k+ ratings
Memoir
Food
Biography
Think Big Summary
Think Big
Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence
by Ben Carson 1992 272 pages
4.20
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Biography
Inspirational
Mein Kampf Summary
Mein Kampf
by Adolf Hitler 722 pages
3.18
42k+ ratings
History
Biography
Politics
Born a Crime Summary
Born a Crime
Stories From a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah 2016 289 pages
4.49
700k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
Solito Summary
Solito
by Javier Zamora 2022 384 pages
4.48
62k+ ratings
Memoir
Book Club
Biography
Shoe Dog Summary
Shoe Dog
A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
by Phil Knight 2016 400 pages
4.47
300k+ ratings
Business
Biography
Memoir
Wings of Fire Summary
Wings of Fire
An Autobiography
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 1999 180 pages
4.29
53k+ ratings
Biography
Autobiography
India
Becoming Summary
Becoming
by Michelle Obama 2018 426 pages
4.44
1.1M+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
The Happiest Refugee Summary
The Happiest Refugee
by Anh Do 2010 232 pages
4.24
17k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Book Club
I Am Malala Summary
I Am Malala
The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
by Malala Yousafzai 2012 327 pages
4.16
600k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Feminism
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" Summary
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
Adventures of a Curious Character
by Richard P. Feynman 1985 400 pages
4.27
200k+ ratings
Science
Biography
Physics
Autobiography of a Yogi Summary
Autobiography of a Yogi
by Paramahansa Yogananda 1946 503 pages
4.25
70k+ ratings
Spirituality
Biography
Philosophy
Born a Crime Summary
Born a Crime
Stories From a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah 2016 289 pages
4.49
700k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
From Third World to First Summary
From Third World to First
The Singapore Story: 1965-2000
by Lee Kuan Yew 2000 752 pages
4.46
4k+ ratings
History
Politics
Biography
My Inventions Summary
My Inventions
by Nikola Tesla 1935 88 pages
3.91
12k+ ratings
Biography
Science
History
The Diary of a Young Girl Summary
The Diary of a Young Girl
by Anne Frank 1947 283 pages
4.20
4M+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Classics
Gifted Hands Summary
Gifted Hands
The Ben Carson Story
by Ben Carson 1992 224 pages
4.19
21k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Medical
Mahatma Gandhi Autobiography Summary
Mahatma Gandhi Autobiography
The Story Of My Experiments With Truth
by M.K. Gandhi 2020 649 pages
4.05
100+ ratings
Biography
Autobiography
History
Spare Summary
Spare
by Prince Harry 2023 410 pages
3.84
400k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
Source Code Summary
Source Code
My Beginnings
by Bill Gates 2025 336 pages
4.21
6k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Business
In My Own Way Summary
In My Own Way
An Autobiography
by Alan W. Watts 1972 384 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
Biography
Spirituality
Gambler Summary
Gambler
Secrets from a Life at Risk
by Billy Walters 2023 384 pages
3.83
3k+ ratings
Sports
Biography
Memoir
Educated Summary
Educated
by Tara Westover 2018 352 pages
4.47
1.7M+ ratings
Memoir
Book Club
Biography
My Story Summary
My Story
by Elizabeth Smart 2013 308 pages
3.88
46k+ ratings
Memoir
True Crime
Biography
The House of My Mother Summary
The House of My Mother
A Daughter's Quest for Freedom
by Shari Franke 2025 320 pages
4.43
95k+ ratings
Memoir
True Crime
Biography
In Order to Live Summary
In Order to Live
A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
by Yeonmi Park 2015 273 pages
4.49
96k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
The Wolf of Wall Street Summary
The Wolf of Wall Street
by Jordan Belfort 2007 528 pages
3.75
38k+ ratings
Biography
Business
Memoir
The Autobiography of Malcolm X Summary
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by Malcolm X 1965 466 pages
4.37
200k+ ratings
Biography
History
Memoir
Just Kids Summary
Just Kids
by Patti Smith 2010 304 pages
4.21
300k+ ratings
Memoir
Music
Biography
iWoz Summary
iWoz
Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It
by Steve Wozniak 2006 313 pages
3.84
17k+ ratings
Biography
Technology
Business
The Mamba Mentality Summary
The Mamba Mentality
How I Play
by Kobe Bryant 2018 208 pages
4.26
16k+ ratings
Sports
Biography
Basketball
An Ordinary Man Summary
An Ordinary Man
An Autobiography
by Paul Rusesabagina 2006 224 pages
4.19
6k+ ratings
Africa
Biography
History
Down the Drain Summary
Down the Drain
by Julia Fox 2023 318 pages
4.37
77k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
Memories, Dreams, Reflections Summary
Memories, Dreams, Reflections
by C.G. Jung 1962 430 pages
4.17
36k+ ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Biography
Alex Ferguson Summary
Alex Ferguson
My Autobiography
by Alex Ferguson 2013 416 pages
3.94
17k+ ratings
Biography
Sports
Football
Trump Summary
Trump
The Art of the Deal
by Donald J. Trump 1987 384 pages
3.70
23k+ ratings
Business
Biography
Politics
The Glass Castle Summary
The Glass Castle
by Jeannette Walls 2005 288 pages
4.32
1.3M+ ratings
Memoir
Book Club
Biography
I, Steve Summary
I, Steve
Steve Jobs In His Own Words
by George Beahm 2011 160 pages
3.45
1k+ ratings
Biography
Business
Leadership
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Summary
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Maya Angelou 1969 289 pages
4.30
500k+ ratings
Classics
Memoir
Biography
Gandhi Summary
Gandhi
An Autobiography
by Mahatma Gandhi 1927 528 pages
4.10
73k+ ratings
Biography
History
Autobiography
The Baburnama Summary
The Baburnama
Memoirs of Babur, Prince and Emperor
by Zahir ud-Din Muhammad Babur 1531 608 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
History
Biography
India
Greenlights Summary
Greenlights
by Matthew McConaughey 2020 289 pages
4.20
400k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
A Street Cat Named Bob Summary
A Street Cat Named Bob
by James Bowen 2012 279 pages
3.99
58k+ ratings
Animals
Biography
Cats
I Am Malala Summary
I Am Malala
How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World
by Malala Yousafzai 2014 230 pages
4.33
33k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Middle Grade
A Gift of Hope Summary
A Gift of Hope
Helping the Homeless
by Danielle Steel 2012 146 pages
3.97
2k+ ratings
Romance
Memoir
Biography
Not Without My Daughter Summary
Not Without My Daughter
by Betty Mahmoody 1987 528 pages
4.18
37k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Iran
Long Walk to Freedom Summary
Long Walk to Freedom
by Nelson Mandela 1994 656 pages
4.36
91k+ ratings
Biography
History
Memoir
The Long Loneliness Summary
The Long Loneliness
The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist
by Dorothy Day 1952 288 pages
4.02
5k+ ratings
Biography
Memoir
Religion
Catching the Wolf of Wall Street Summary
Catching the Wolf of Wall Street
More Incredible True Stories of Fortunes, Schemes, Parties, and Prison
by Jordan Belfort 2009 480 pages
3.90
4k+ ratings
Biography
Business
Finance
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