biographies & memoirs

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Books

The Confessions of St. Augustine by Saint Augustine

Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln

Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain

The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss

“well written, interesting read” — Read More

Reviewed by xam

On Writing by Stephen King

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia (Unabridged) by Elizabeth Gilbert

Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

The Bedwetter by Sarah Silverman

WAR by Sebastian Junger

More Blood, More Sweat and Another Cup of Tea by Tom Reynolds

Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin

Confessions of a GP by Benjamin Daniels

The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene

Assholes Finish First by Tucker Max

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

“Recommended by my friend David after a discussion that we had on happiness. Very intense and powerful book.” — Read More

Reviewed by saarsaar

The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More by Chris Anderson

The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World by Alan Greenspan

“Long and dry at times, but for anyone interested in Economics I recommend this without hesitation. Excellent perspective on the economic history of the past 50 years from someone who was in a position of great influence through it all. Also provides some deep insights on what's to come.” — Read More

Reviewed by parkeremmott

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama

Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets by Sudhir Venkatesh

“Astutey” — Read More

Reviewed by mak

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin

Long Tail, The, Revised and Updated Edition: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More by Chris Anderson

“this is the very best” — Read More

Reviewed by johncoder

Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin

The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin

Decision Points by George W. Bush

The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal by Ben Mezrich

The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder

Too Fat to Fish by Howard Stern

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

Motley Crue: The Dirt - Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band by Tommy Lee

After Long Silence by Helen Fremont

The Revolution: A Manifesto by Ron Paul

iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business by Jeffrey S. Young

A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity by Bill O'Reilly

Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 1 by Harriet E. Smith

It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life by Donald Miller

Glass Castle, The by Jeannette Walls

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain

Going Rogue: An American Life by Sarah Palin

Decoded by Jay-Z

“I'm waiting for this to arrive. I will keep you all posted..... Finally got it. It's for my man for Xmas. Seems like it's about his life. Pics of his life are in this hardcover book. Hope he loves it among the other things I got him.” — Read More

Reviewed by Fiara1121

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Happiness Project: Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

“A need to read book if you have any interest in the first hand accounts of our veterans from WWII. This is a book that is hard to put down. Its amazing what they went through. I've read a lot of great WWI books, this is my #1 favorite. She also wrote Seabiscuit.” — Read More

Reviewed by Sromanchuk