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Identity And Story
by Dan P. McAdams • 2006
The self is not one voice but many, and identity is the story they rewrite together.
4.12
26
Identity And Story Summary
Identity And Story 90%
The self is not one voice but many, and identity is the story they rewrite together.
by Dan P. McAdams 2006
4.12
26 ratings
The Stories We Live By
by Dan P. McAdams • 1993
Identity is not traits. It is a story, its emotional tone forged before words.
3.97
288
The Stories We Live By Summary
The Stories We Live By 89%
Identity is not traits. It is a story, its emotional tone forged before words.
by Dan P. McAdams 1993
3.97
288 ratings
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
by Donald Miller • 2009
You're the protagonist of a story you're not writing. The screenwriter's rules for changing that.
4.13
32k+
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years Summary
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years 89%
You're the protagonist of a story you're not writing. The screenwriter's rules for changing that.
by Donald Miller 2009
4.13
32k+ ratings
Q's Legacy
by Helene Hanff • 1985
A professor's lectures led to a London bookshop, twenty years of letters, and accidental fame.
4.05
2k+
Q's Legacy Summary
Q's Legacy 89%
A professor's lectures led to a London bookshop, twenty years of letters, and accidental fame.
by Helene Hanff 1985
4.05
2k+ ratings
The Words
by Jean-Paul Sartre • 1963
Philosopher's childhood: every gesture staged for adults, every written word a bid for freedom.
3.73
10k+
The Words Summary
The Words 89%
Philosopher's childhood: every gesture staged for adults, every written word a bid for freedom.
by Jean-Paul Sartre 1963
3.73
10k+ ratings
It's Been a Good Life
by Isaac Asimov • 2002
Five hundred books. The laws for fictional robots. It started behind a candy counter in Brooklyn.
4.17
481
It's Been a Good Life Summary
It's Been a Good Life 89%
Five hundred books. The laws for fictional robots. It started behind a candy counter in Brooklyn.
by Isaac Asimov 2002
4.17
481 ratings
Numerate Life
by John Allen Paulos • 2015
Your life story is a statistical error: a mathematician breaks down why.
3.49
170
Numerate Life Summary
Numerate Life 89%
Your life story is a statistical error: a mathematician breaks down why.
by John Allen Paulos 2015
3.49
170 ratings
Acts of Meaning
by Jerome Bruner • 1990
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
4.06
346
Acts of Meaning Summary
Acts of Meaning 89%
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
by Jerome Bruner 1990
4.06
346 ratings
The Princess Diarist
by Carrie Fisher • 2016
She was nineteen, he was a married star. The diaries Carrie Fisher kept on the Star Wars set.
3.70
92k+
The Princess Diarist Summary
The Princess Diarist 89%
She was nineteen, he was a married star. The diaries Carrie Fisher kept on the Star Wars set.
by Carrie Fisher 2016
3.70
92k+ ratings
My Broken Language
by Quiara Alegría Hudes • 2021
A professor said her Spanish was broken. Write it that way. A playwright found her voice.
4.18
4k+
My Broken Language Summary
My Broken Language 89%
A professor said her Spanish was broken. Write it that way. A playwright found her voice.
by Quiara Alegría Hudes 2021
4.18
4k+ ratings
The Faraway Nearby
by Rebecca Solnit • 2013
The frontier between a life and the story told about it is where everything important happens.
4.20
8k+
The Faraway Nearby Summary
The Faraway Nearby 89%
The frontier between a life and the story told about it is where everything important happens.
by Rebecca Solnit 2013
4.20
8k+ ratings
The Facts
by Philip Roth • 1988
A master of fiction tries to write the straight truth about his life, and discovers why he cannot.
3.70
1k+
The Facts Summary
The Facts 89%
A master of fiction tries to write the straight truth about his life, and discovers why he cannot.
by Philip Roth 1988
3.70
1k+ ratings
The Little Locksmith
by Katharine Butler Hathaway • 1943
A bedridden girl, a visibly different woman: she bought a Maine house and rebuilt herself.
3.67
1k+
The Little Locksmith Summary
The Little Locksmith 89%
A bedridden girl, a visibly different woman: she bought a Maine house and rebuilt herself.
by Katharine Butler Hathaway 1943
3.67
1k+ ratings
The Road Beneath My Feet
by Frank Turner • 2015
Band broke up. He went acoustic, slept on floors, and one tiny show at a time, headlined Wembley.
4.21
2k+
The Road Beneath My Feet Summary
The Road Beneath My Feet 89%
Band broke up. He went acoustic, slept on floors, and one tiny show at a time, headlined Wembley.
by Frank Turner 2015
4.21
2k+ ratings
Education of a Felon
by Edward Bunker • 1999
A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.
4.14
2k+
Education of a Felon Summary
Education of a Felon 89%
A career criminal's brutal education behind bars, and how literature gave him a way out.
by Edward Bunker 1999
4.14
2k+ ratings
Greenlights
by Matthew McConaughey • 2020
He turned down $14.5 million and wrestled in Mali to prove worst breaks are delayed breakthroughs.
4.2
481k+
Greenlights Summary
Greenlights 89%
He turned down $14.5 million and wrestled in Mali to prove worst breaks are delayed breakthroughs.
by Matthew McConaughey 2020
4.2
481k+ ratings
Real Estate
by Deborah Levy • 2021
She wanted a room of her own. At sixty, she realized she needed the whole house.
4.28
11k+
Real Estate Summary
Real Estate 88%
She wanted a room of her own. At sixty, she realized she needed the whole house.
by Deborah Levy 2021
4.28
11k+ ratings
Look Me in the Eye
by John Elder Robison • 2007
No eye contact. No friends. Flawless with machines. The reason hid in plain sight for forty years.
3.92
70k+
Look Me in the Eye Summary
Look Me in the Eye 88%
No eye contact. No friends. Flawless with machines. The reason hid in plain sight for forty years.
by John Elder Robison 2007
3.92
70k+ ratings
The Sunset Route
by Carrot Quinn • 2021
A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.
4.16
2k+
The Sunset Route Summary
The Sunset Route 88%
A young woman rides freight trains west to escape a broken past, searching for a new kind of family.
by Carrot Quinn 2021
4.16
2k+ ratings
The Book of (More) Delights
by Ross Gay • 2023
A year of looking closely: when joy and sorrow share the same sentence.
4.25
3k+
The Book of (More) Delights Summary
The Book of (More) Delights 88%
A year of looking closely: when joy and sorrow share the same sentence.
by Ross Gay 2023
4.25
3k+ ratings
Autobiography of Mark Twain
by Mark Twain • 2010
Sealed for a century: Twain's unfiltered life, with the portrait his daughter wrote tucked inside.
3.80
9k+
Autobiography of Mark Twain Summary
Autobiography of Mark Twain 88%
Sealed for a century: Twain's unfiltered life, with the portrait his daughter wrote tucked inside.
by Mark Twain 2010
3.80
9k+ ratings
An Autobiography
by Agatha Christie • 1977
She learned exactly how poisons kill, long before she started killing people in books.
4.13
13k+
An Autobiography Summary
An Autobiography 88%
She learned exactly how poisons kill, long before she started killing people in books.
by Agatha Christie 1977
4.13
13k+ ratings
The Stories We Tell
by Joanna Gaines • 2022
The story you tell about yourself is a first draft. Here is how to revise it.
3.48
12k+
The Stories We Tell Summary
The Stories We Tell 88%
The story you tell about yourself is a first draft. Here is how to revise it.
by Joanna Gaines 2022
3.48
12k+ ratings
Not Quite What I Was Planning
by Larry Smith • 2008
Six words: thousands wrote their life story in six words. The results are hilarious and devastating.
3.89
3k+
Not Quite What I Was Planning Summary
Not Quite What I Was Planning 88%
Six words: thousands wrote their life story in six words. The results are hilarious and devastating.
by Larry Smith 2008
3.89
3k+ ratings
Seldom Disappointed
by Tony Hillerman • 2001
Wounded infantryman, journalist, 45-year-old professor: the unlikely path to the Navajo mysteries.
4.01
794
Seldom Disappointed Summary
Seldom Disappointed 88%
Wounded infantryman, journalist, 45-year-old professor: the unlikely path to the Navajo mysteries.
by Tony Hillerman 2001
4.01
794 ratings
Life Beyond Measure
by Sidney Poitier • 2008
Sidney Poitier's letters to a great-granddaughter: the fear, faith, and fury that shaped a life.
3.83
741
Life Beyond Measure Summary
Life Beyond Measure 88%
Sidney Poitier's letters to a great-granddaughter: the fear, faith, and fury that shaped a life.
by Sidney Poitier 2008
3.83
741 ratings
Somewhere Towards the End
by Diana Athill • 2008
At 89 she stops pretending, faces death without God, and finds the view unexpectedly good.
3.72
3k+
Somewhere Towards the End Summary
Somewhere Towards the End 88%
At 89 she stops pretending, faces death without God, and finds the view unexpectedly good.
by Diana Athill 2008
3.72
3k+ ratings
Libro dell'acqua
by Eduard Limonov • 2003
At 48, a Russian exile finds his war and grins, documenting his self-made legend.
3.56
259
Libro dell'acqua Summary
Libro dell'acqua 88%
At 48, a Russian exile finds his war and grins, documenting his self-made legend.
by Eduard Limonov 2003
3.56
259 ratings
The Happiness of Pursuit
by Chris Guillebeau • 2014
A teenager sued her government to sail alone around the world. What's your quest?
3.70
7k+
The Happiness of Pursuit Summary
The Happiness of Pursuit 88%
A teenager sued her government to sail alone around the world. What's your quest?
by Chris Guillebeau 2014
3.70
7k+ ratings
Packing Light
by Allison Vesterfelt • 2013
How a cross-country trip with just a suitcase taught her to trade worry for wonder.
3.68
1k+
Packing Light Summary
Packing Light 88%
How a cross-country trip with just a suitcase taught her to trade worry for wonder.
by Allison Vesterfelt 2013
3.68
1k+ ratings
The Beautiful Struggle
by Ta-Nehisi Coates • 2008
Between Black Panther discipline and Baltimore's street code, a boy fights to write his own story.
4.08
11k+
The Beautiful Struggle Summary
The Beautiful Struggle 88%
Between Black Panther discipline and Baltimore's street code, a boy fights to write his own story.
by Ta-Nehisi Coates 2008
4.08
11k+ ratings
Highcastle
by Stanisław Lem • 1966
Before the science fiction, Stanisław Lem ran an imaginary bureaucracy that authorized regicide.
3.65
635
Highcastle Summary
Highcastle 88%
Before the science fiction, Stanisław Lem ran an imaginary bureaucracy that authorized regicide.
by Stanisław Lem 1966
3.65
635 ratings
Home
by Julie Andrews Edwards • 2008
Her stepfather taught her to sing. Her mother couldn't protect her. The stage became home.
3.97
22k+
Home Summary
Home 88%
Her stepfather taught her to sing. Her mother couldn't protect her. The stage became home.
by Julie Andrews Edwards 2008
3.97
22k+ ratings
The Blink of an Eye
by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard • 2018
Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.
4.09
467
The Blink of an Eye Summary
The Blink of an Eye 88%
Healthy at breakfast, comatose by nightfall: 153 days learning to blink, then to speak.
by Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard 2018
4.09
467 ratings
The Storyteller
by Dave Grohl • 2021
Iggy Pop called. He said yes. From punk basements to stadiums, a life in music.
4.43
170k+
The Storyteller Summary
The Storyteller 88%
Iggy Pop called. He said yes. From punk basements to stadiums, a life in music.
by Dave Grohl 2021
4.43
170k+ ratings
Consider This
by Chuck Palahniuk • 2020
Most writing advice avoids the craft that actually builds authority, tension, and voice.
4.37
6k+
Consider This Summary
Consider This 88%
Most writing advice avoids the craft that actually builds authority, tension, and voice.
by Chuck Palahniuk 2020
4.37
6k+ ratings
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi • 2016
A neurosurgeon spent years facing other people's death. Terminal lung cancer at 36 made it personal.
4.41
820k+
When Breath Becomes Air Summary
When Breath Becomes Air 88%
A neurosurgeon spent years facing other people's death. Terminal lung cancer at 36 made it personal.
by Paul Kalanithi 2016
4.41
820k+ ratings
Storyworthy
by Matthew Dicks • 2018
Find the hidden moments in your life and a structure to turn them into unforgettable stories.
4.26
8k+
Storyworthy Summary
Storyworthy 88%
Find the hidden moments in your life and a structure to turn them into unforgettable stories.
by Matthew Dicks 2018
4.26
8k+ ratings
Navajos Wear Nikes
by Jim Kristofic • 2011
The only white kid on the Rez: learning Navajo, herding sheep, earning what belonging costs.
4.08
709
Navajos Wear Nikes Summary
Navajos Wear Nikes 88%
The only white kid on the Rez: learning Navajo, herding sheep, earning what belonging costs.
by Jim Kristofic 2011
4.08
709 ratings
Born on a Blue Day
by Daniel Tammet • 2006
A mind where numbers glow with color, calendars are landscapes, and prime numbers feel smooth.
3.85
24k+
Born on a Blue Day Summary
Born on a Blue Day 88%
A mind where numbers glow with color, calendars are landscapes, and prime numbers feel smooth.
by Daniel Tammet 2006
3.85
24k+ ratings
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers • 2000
Orphaned at 21, raising his 8-year-old brother: a grief memoir that knows it's a memoir.
3.69
184k+
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Summary
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 88%
Orphaned at 21, raising his 8-year-old brother: a grief memoir that knows it's a memoir.
by Dave Eggers 2000
3.69
184k+ ratings
A Jane Austen Education
by William Deresiewicz • 2011
What a graduate student learned from Jane Austen that no amount of academia could teach him.
3.84
4k+
A Jane Austen Education Summary
A Jane Austen Education 88%
What a graduate student learned from Jane Austen that no amount of academia could teach him.
by William Deresiewicz 2011
3.84
4k+ ratings
Roman by Polanski
by Roman Polański • 2007
He watched propaganda films through barbed wire. Then he made Chinatown and Rosemary's Baby.
4.12
827
Roman by Polanski Summary
Roman by Polanski 88%
He watched propaganda films through barbed wire. Then he made Chinatown and Rosemary's Baby.
by Roman Polański 2007
4.12
827 ratings
William Faulkner
by André Bleikasten • 2017
His family, his affair, his South, his demons: Faulkner's novels were his life recast as myth.
4.23
13
William Faulkner Summary
William Faulkner 88%
His family, his affair, his South, his demons: Faulkner's novels were his life recast as myth.
by André Bleikasten 2017
4.23
13 ratings
Maps of Narrative Practice
by Michael White • 2007
A problem is a story that has become the only story. The maps for finding the others.
4.34
621
Maps of Narrative Practice Summary
Maps of Narrative Practice 88%
A problem is a story that has become the only story. The maps for finding the others.
by Michael White 2007
4.34
621 ratings
Between Two Kingdoms
by Suleika Jaouad • 2021
After leukemia, a 15,000-mile road trip to meet the strangers whose letters kept her alive.
4.42
130k+
Between Two Kingdoms Summary
Between Two Kingdoms 88%
After leukemia, a 15,000-mile road trip to meet the strangers whose letters kept her alive.
by Suleika Jaouad 2021
4.42
130k+ ratings
I'll Never Write My Memoirs
by Grace Jones • 2015
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
3.76
2k+
I'll Never Write My Memoirs Summary
I'll Never Write My Memoirs 88%
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
by Grace Jones 2015
3.76
2k+ ratings
Old Rage
by Sheila Hancock • 2022
Sheila Hancock, 89, plans her funeral, rages at Brexit, and finds the pandemic strangely stoic.
4.06
984
Old Rage Summary
Old Rage 88%
Sheila Hancock, 89, plans her funeral, rages at Brexit, and finds the pandemic strangely stoic.
by Sheila Hancock 2022
4.06
984 ratings
Knife
by Salman Rushdie • 2024
A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.
3.98
29k+
Knife Summary
Knife 88%
A knife onstage. One eye gone. Thirty-three years after the fatwa, he writes back.
by Salman Rushdie 2024
3.98
29k+ ratings
Imagine a City
by Mark Vanhoenacker • 2022
A pilot's repeated city layovers trace one hidden route: back to the small hometown he fled.
3.65
422
Imagine a City Summary
Imagine a City 88%
A pilot's repeated city layovers trace one hidden route: back to the small hometown he fled.
by Mark Vanhoenacker 2022
3.65
422 ratings
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