Hey everyone, I’m on the lookout for some great books to dive into, and I’d love to hear your recommendations! I am really interested in medical and psychological memoirs but I would love any type that lasted an impact on you.
Ask Me About My Uterus is one of the best medical memoirs I’ve read, about the author’s battle with endometriosis and the way she’s become a patient advocate.
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Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Storyteller by Dave Grohl
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
Life by Keith Richards
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
Bonus points for listening to these on audiobook narrated by the author. While none of these are medical / psychological, a memoir I read by a therapist called Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb was also really good
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Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Educated by Tara Westover
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The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner
Stolen Lives by Malika Oufkir
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Einstein by Walter Isaacson (or really anything by him, really).
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Just Kids by Patti Smith
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When Breath Becomes Air is a great medical memoir.
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Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
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Crying in Hmart by Michelle Zauner
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My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward by Mark Lukach
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The LawDog Files: African Adventures by D. LawDog
Little House in the Hollywood Hills: A Bad Girl’s Guide to Becoming Miss Beadle, Mary X, and Me by Charlotte Stewart
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
The Way I Heard It by Mike Rowe (more stories like his podcast of the same title, but with a sprinkling of himself in there)
Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor by Bruce Campbell (all of his books, really; he also narrates the audio versions, and is fantastic)
The Elephant to Hollywood by Michael Caine
Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life by Steve Martin
Life Itself by Roger Ebert
Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service by Gary Sinise
I Am C3PO: The Inside Story by Anthony Daniels
All By My Selves: Walter, Peanut, Achmed, and Me by Jeff Dunham
All about Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business by Mel Brooks
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Ask Me About My Uterus is one of the best medical memoirs I’ve read, about the author’s battle with endometriosis and the way she’s become a patient advocate.
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Storyteller by Dave Grohl
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
Life by Keith Richards
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
Bonus points for listening to these on audiobook narrated by the author. While none of these are medical / psychological, a memoir I read by a therapist called Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb was also really good
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Educated by Tara Westover
The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner
Stolen Lives by Malika Oufkir
Einstein by Walter Isaacson (or really anything by him, really).
Just Kids by Patti Smith
When Breath Becomes Air is a great medical memoir.
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Crying in Hmart by Michelle Zauner
My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward by Mark Lukach
The LawDog Files: African Adventures by D. LawDog
Little House in the Hollywood Hills: A Bad Girl’s Guide to Becoming Miss Beadle, Mary X, and Me by Charlotte Stewart
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
The Way I Heard It by Mike Rowe (more stories like his podcast of the same title, but with a sprinkling of himself in there)
Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor by Bruce Campbell (all of his books, really; he also narrates the audio versions, and is fantastic)
The Elephant to Hollywood by Michael Caine
Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life by Steve Martin
Life Itself by Roger Ebert
Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service by Gary Sinise
I Am C3PO: The Inside Story by Anthony Daniels
All By My Selves: Walter, Peanut, Achmed, and Me by Jeff Dunham
All about Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business by Mel Brooks