50 Books like Burn Rate

Madness

by Marya Hornbacher • 2008

At four, she never slept. At thirty, she'd survived mania, addiction, and the psychiatric ward.

4.04

15k+

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 📖 Psychiatric Memoir 🍷 Dual Diagnosis 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 🏥 Psychiatric Hospitals

Madness 95%

At four, she never slept. At thirty, she'd survived mania, addiction, and the psychiatric ward.

by Marya Hornbacher 2008

4.04

15k+ ratings

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 📖 Psychiatric Memoir 🍷 Dual Diagnosis 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 🏥 Psychiatric Hospitals

An Unquiet Mind

by Kay Redfield Jamison • 1995

A clinical psychologist loses her key to the locked ward. She is no longer the doctor.

4.06

87k+

🎭 Bipolar Disorder 📖 Psychiatric Memoir 🩺 Patient As Expert 🎨 Creativity And Madness 💊 Medication Ambivalence

An Unquiet Mind 95%

A clinical psychologist loses her key to the locked ward. She is no longer the doctor.

by Kay Redfield Jamison 1995

4.06

87k+ ratings

🎭 Bipolar Disorder 📖 Psychiatric Memoir 🩺 Patient As Expert 🎨 Creativity And Madness 💊 Medication Ambivalence

The Dark Side of Innocence

by Terri Cheney • 2011

She earned straight As while a dark compulsion swung her between euphoria and despair.

3.98

2k+

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 👶 Childhood Bipolar 📖 Mental Illness Memoir 🍷 Self-Medication 🎓 Perfectionism

The Dark Side of Innocence 94%

She earned straight As while a dark compulsion swung her between euphoria and despair.

by Terri Cheney 2011

3.98

2k+ ratings

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 👶 Childhood Bipolar 📖 Mental Illness Memoir 🍷 Self-Medication 🎓 Perfectionism

Lost and Founder

by Rand Fishkin • 2018

Moz turned down a $25M offer. Its founder kept the company but lost his way, then rebuilt both.

4.30

2k+

🗣️ Startup Memoir 💰 Bootstrapped Startups ♻️ Customer Retention 🛞 Marketing Flywheel 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Lost and Founder 94%

Moz turned down a $25M offer. Its founder kept the company but lost his way, then rebuilt both.

by Rand Fishkin 2018

4.30

2k+ ratings

🗣️ Startup Memoir 💰 Bootstrapped Startups ♻️ Customer Retention 🛞 Marketing Flywheel 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Profiles in Mental Health Courage

by Patrick J. Kennedy • 2024

When mental illness and addiction go untreated together, recovery slips away. Twelve lives show how.

4.19

247

📖 Psychiatric Memoir 🔗 Co-Occurring Disorders 🔄 Addiction And Recovery 🎭 Bipolar Disorder 📢 Mental Health Advocacy

Profiles in Mental Health Courage Summary

Profiles in Mental Health Courage 94%

When mental illness and addiction go untreated together, recovery slips away. Twelve lives show how.

by Patrick J. Kennedy 2024

4.19

247 ratings

📖 Psychiatric Memoir 🔗 Co-Occurring Disorders 🔄 Addiction And Recovery 🎭 Bipolar Disorder 📢 Mental Health Advocacy

Haldol and Hyacinths

by Melody Moezzi • 2013

A bipolar diagnosis, a string of psych wards, and an Iranian-American family holding her together.

3.94

1k+

🎭 Bipolar Disorder 🏥 Psychiatric Memoir 🤫 Mental Illness Stigma 🔄 Misdiagnosis 🌍 Cultural Identity

Haldol and Hyacinths 94%

A bipolar diagnosis, a string of psych wards, and an Iranian-American family holding her together.

by Melody Moezzi 2013

3.94

1k+ ratings

🎭 Bipolar Disorder 🏥 Psychiatric Memoir 🤫 Mental Illness Stigma 🔄 Misdiagnosis 🌍 Cultural Identity

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

by Ben Horowitz • 2014

The advice you need when your startup is on fire: no formulas, just hard-won survival tactics.

4.20

111k+

🚀 Startup Leadership 🧘 Emotional Resilience 🚨 Crisis Management 📈 Scaling Startups 💬 Candid Leadership

The Hard Thing About Hard Things Summary

The Hard Thing About Hard Things 94%

The advice you need when your startup is on fire: no formulas, just hard-won survival tactics.

by Ben Horowitz 2014

4.20

111k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Leadership 🧘 Emotional Resilience 🚨 Crisis Management 📈 Scaling Startups 💬 Candid Leadership

OPEN

by Frankie Bridge • 2020

Frankie Bridge had fame, success, and a secret collapse. Recovery began when she opened her mouth.

4.30

1k+

📘 Mental Health Memoir 😣 Anxiety Management 🗣️ Speaking Out 💊 Therapy And Medication 🤗 Self-Compassion

OPEN 94%

Frankie Bridge had fame, success, and a secret collapse. Recovery began when she opened her mouth.

by Frankie Bridge 2020

4.30

1k+ ratings

📘 Mental Health Memoir 😣 Anxiety Management 🗣️ Speaking Out 💊 Therapy And Medication 🤗 Self-Compassion

Building a Life Worth Living

by Marsha M. Linehan • 2020

The psychologist who created DBT was once the suicidal teenager no treatment could reach.

4.10

6k+

🧠 Mental Health Memoir 🛟 Suicide Prevention 🏥 Clinical Psychology 🎭 Borderline Personality 🔬 Therapy Development

Building a Life Worth Living 94%

The psychologist who created DBT was once the suicidal teenager no treatment could reach.

by Marsha M. Linehan 2020

4.10

6k+ ratings

🧠 Mental Health Memoir 🛟 Suicide Prevention 🏥 Clinical Psychology 🎭 Borderline Personality 🔬 Therapy Development

Eat a Peach

by David Chang • 2020

A chef bets everything on a doomed noodle bar. It thrives; his mind unravels.

3.88

28k+

🍜 Chef Memoir 🍽️ Restaurant Industry 🧠 Bipolar Disorder 🔀 Culinary Fusion 🏗️ Creative Leadership

Eat a Peach 94%

A chef bets everything on a doomed noodle bar. It thrives; his mind unravels.

by David Chang 2020

3.88

28k+ ratings

🍜 Chef Memoir 🍽️ Restaurant Industry 🧠 Bipolar Disorder 🔀 Culinary Fusion 🏗️ Creative Leadership

In My Room

by Jim Lucey • 2014

Recovery is possible even when mental illness persists. A psychiatrist proves it, case by case.

3.38

203

🏥 Psychiatric Memoir 🌱 Recovery Journeys 💬 Stigma And Mental Health 🩹 Trauma And Recovery 🔄 Recovery Model

In My Room 94%

Recovery is possible even when mental illness persists. A psychiatrist proves it, case by case.

by Jim Lucey 2014

3.38

203 ratings

🏥 Psychiatric Memoir 🌱 Recovery Journeys 💬 Stigma And Mental Health 🩹 Trauma And Recovery 🔄 Recovery Model

Darkness Visible

by William Styron • 1990

Depression is not sadness. A Pulitzer-winning novelist on the illness that feels like drowning.

3.99

32k+

🩺 Clinical Depression ✍️ Literary Memoir 🏥 Psychiatric Memoir 🌅 Depression Recovery 🛑 Suicide Prevention

Darkness Visible 93%

Depression is not sadness. A Pulitzer-winning novelist on the illness that feels like drowning.

by William Styron 1990

3.99

32k+ ratings

🩺 Clinical Depression ✍️ Literary Memoir 🏥 Psychiatric Memoir 🌅 Depression Recovery 🛑 Suicide Prevention

The Center Cannot Hold

by Elyn R. Saks • 2007

Restraints, psychosis, forced medication. Then a Yale law degree and tenure, against all odds.

4.33

23k+

📖 Psychosis Memoirs 🧠 Chronic Mental Illness 🛋️ Psychoanalytic Tradition 🏥 Institutional Psychiatry 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma

The Center Cannot Hold 93%

Restraints, psychosis, forced medication. Then a Yale law degree and tenure, against all odds.

by Elyn R. Saks 2007

4.33

23k+ ratings

📖 Psychosis Memoirs 🧠 Chronic Mental Illness 🛋️ Psychoanalytic Tradition 🏥 Institutional Psychiatry 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma

Living Better

by Alastair Campbell • 2020

A political insider's battle with depression, and the visual framework that helps him manage it.

4.24

2k+

🧠 Mental Health Memoir 🌧️ Depression Management 🗣️ Mental Health Stigma 👥 Partner Support 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Living Better 93%

A political insider's battle with depression, and the visual framework that helps him manage it.

by Alastair Campbell 2020

4.24

2k+ ratings

🧠 Mental Health Memoir 🌧️ Depression Management 🗣️ Mental Health Stigma 👥 Partner Support 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Buddha & the Borderline

by Kiera Van Gelder • 2010

BPD nearly killed her. Buddhist practice and a radical therapy brought her back.

4.11

5k+

🧠 Bpd Recovery 🏥 Psychiatric Memoir 🧰 Dbt Skills 💔 Attachment Trauma 🔪 Self-Destructive Behavior

Buddha & the Borderline 93%

BPD nearly killed her. Buddhist practice and a radical therapy brought her back.

by Kiera Van Gelder 2010

4.11

5k+ ratings

🧠 Bpd Recovery 🏥 Psychiatric Memoir 🧰 Dbt Skills 💔 Attachment Trauma 🔪 Self-Destructive Behavior

Do Cool Sh*t

by Miki Agrawal • 2013

From a pizza kitchen: how to build a business that feeds your body and your community.

3.42

1k+

🚀 Startup Memoirs 🏖️ Lifestyle Entrepreneurship 🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 🔄 Career Pivots 💥 Embracing Failure

Do Cool Sh*t 93%

From a pizza kitchen: how to build a business that feeds your body and your community.

by Miki Agrawal 2013

3.42

1k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Memoirs 🏖️ Lifestyle Entrepreneurship 🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 🔄 Career Pivots 💥 Embracing Failure

The Republic of Tea

by Mel Ziegler • 1992

One plane ride, a fax machine, and the unlikely birth of a tea republic.

3.79

316

📖 Entrepreneurial Memoir 🍵 Beverage Startups 🌿 Lifestyle Brands 🧘 Mindful Business 🏗️ Brand Building

The Republic of Tea 93%

One plane ride, a fax machine, and the unlikely birth of a tea republic.

by Mel Ziegler 1992

3.79

316 ratings

📖 Entrepreneurial Memoir 🍵 Beverage Startups 🌿 Lifestyle Brands 🧘 Mindful Business 🏗️ Brand Building

The Man Who Couldn't Stop

by David Adam • 2014

Disturbing thoughts visit almost every mind. OCD hijacks the brain's ability to dismiss them.

3.90

6k+

🧠 Mental Illness Memoir 💭 Intrusive Thoughts 🔬 Brain Science 🧪 Exposure Therapy 📰 Science Journalism

The Man Who Couldn't Stop 93%

Disturbing thoughts visit almost every mind. OCD hijacks the brain's ability to dismiss them.

by David Adam 2014

3.90

6k+ ratings

🧠 Mental Illness Memoir 💭 Intrusive Thoughts 🔬 Brain Science 🧪 Exposure Therapy 📰 Science Journalism

Divided Minds

by Pamela Spiro Wagner • 2005

One twin develops schizophrenia. The other becomes a psychiatrist. A bond built for two, tested.

4.00

3k+

🧠 Schizophrenia Memoirs 👯 Twin Bonds 🏥 Psychiatric Wards ✍️ Writing As Survival 👪 Family Mental Illness

Divided Minds 93%

One twin develops schizophrenia. The other becomes a psychiatrist. A bond built for two, tested.

by Pamela Spiro Wagner 2005

4.00

3k+ ratings

🧠 Schizophrenia Memoirs 👯 Twin Bonds 🏥 Psychiatric Wards ✍️ Writing As Survival 👪 Family Mental Illness

The Noonday Demon

by Andrew Solomon • 2000

From personal breakdown to global atlas: the biology, history, and politics of depression.

4.19

16k+

🩺 Clinical Depression 📖 Memoir And Science 💊 Integrated Treatment ⚖️ Health Inequity 🆘 Suicide Prevention

The Noonday Demon 93%

From personal breakdown to global atlas: the biology, history, and politics of depression.

by Andrew Solomon 2000

4.19

16k+ ratings

🩺 Clinical Depression 📖 Memoir And Science 💊 Integrated Treatment ⚖️ Health Inequity 🆘 Suicide Prevention

Girl Walks Out of a Bar

by Lisa F. Smith • 2016

A successful Manhattan lawyer, a hidden addiction, and the Monday morning that cracked everything.

4.14

7k+

🍷 Addiction Memoir 🌅 Recovery Stories 👩 Women In Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🧠 Dual Diagnosis

Girl Walks Out of a Bar 93%

A successful Manhattan lawyer, a hidden addiction, and the Monday morning that cracked everything.

by Lisa F. Smith 2016

4.14

7k+ ratings

🍷 Addiction Memoir 🌅 Recovery Stories 👩 Women In Recovery 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🧠 Dual Diagnosis

The Best Minds

by Jonathan Rosen • 2023

He was the face of schizophrenia recovery. Then he murdered his pregnant fiancée.

4.03

18k+

🌪️ Schizophrenia Narratives 🔬 Forensic Psychiatry 🏛️ Insanity Defense 🏥 Deinstitutionalization 🎓 Meritocracy Critique

The Best Minds 93%

He was the face of schizophrenia recovery. Then he murdered his pregnant fiancée.

by Jonathan Rosen 2023

4.03

18k+ ratings

🌪️ Schizophrenia Narratives 🔬 Forensic Psychiatry 🏛️ Insanity Defense 🏥 Deinstitutionalization 🎓 Meritocracy Critique

Capital Gaines

by Chip Gaines • 2017

The playbook of a serial entrepreneur who treats failure as a down payment on the next win.

3.99

18k+

🏗️ Entrepreneurial Memoir 🏠 Family Business 💪 Embracing Failure 🛠️ Resourcefulness 🎲 Risk-Taking

Capital Gaines 93%

The playbook of a serial entrepreneur who treats failure as a down payment on the next win.

by Chip Gaines 2017

3.99

18k+ ratings

🏗️ Entrepreneurial Memoir 🏠 Family Business 💪 Embracing Failure 🛠️ Resourcefulness 🎲 Risk-Taking

Why Am I Still Depressed? Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder

by James R. Phelps • 2006

Your depression might be bipolar. The drugs that should help could be hurting you instead.

4.09

374

🎭 Mood Disorders 🧠 Bipolar Disorder 💊 Depression Treatment 📋 Psychiatric Diagnosis 🔍 Misdiagnosis

Why Am I Still Depressed? Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder Summary

Why Am I Still Depressed? Recognizing and Managing the Ups and Downs of Bipolar II and Soft Bipolar Disorder 93%

Your depression might be bipolar. The drugs that should help could be hurting you instead.

by James R. Phelps 2006

4.09

374 ratings

🎭 Mood Disorders 🧠 Bipolar Disorder 💊 Depression Treatment 📋 Psychiatric Diagnosis 🔍 Misdiagnosis

Bravey

by Alexi Pappas • 2021

She ran from her mother's suicide all the way to the Olympics. Depression found her anyway.

4.19

11k+

🏃 Running Memoir 🏅 Women In Sports 💔 Grief And Loss 🧬 Intergenerational Trauma 🗣️ Mental Health Advocacy

Bravey 93%

She ran from her mother's suicide all the way to the Olympics. Depression found her anyway.

by Alexi Pappas 2021

4.19

11k+ ratings

🏃 Running Memoir 🏅 Women In Sports 💔 Grief And Loss 🧬 Intergenerational Trauma 🗣️ Mental Health Advocacy

Private Equity

by Carrie Sun • 2024

An exclusive hedge fund. An MIT grad as the billionaire's assistant. Two years to lose everything.

3.60

5k+

📉 Wall Street Memoir 🔥 Career Burnout 👨‍👩‍👧 Immigrant Family Pressure 🎭 Work And Identity 🏫 Class And Meritocracy

Private Equity 93%

An exclusive hedge fund. An MIT grad as the billionaire's assistant. Two years to lose everything.

by Carrie Sun 2024

3.60

5k+ ratings

📉 Wall Street Memoir 🔥 Career Burnout 👨‍👩‍👧 Immigrant Family Pressure 🎭 Work And Identity 🏫 Class And Meritocracy

Reasons to Stay Alive

by Matt Haig • 2015

At 24, panic attacks swallowed him whole. He is still here, and here is what helped.

4.06

113k+

🖊️ Depression Memoir 😰 Living With Anxiety 🌱 Mental Illness Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness 🧠 Mind-Body Connection

Reasons to Stay Alive 93%

At 24, panic attacks swallowed him whole. He is still here, and here is what helped.

by Matt Haig 2015

4.06

113k+ ratings

🖊️ Depression Memoir 😰 Living With Anxiety 🌱 Mental Illness Recovery 🧘 Mindfulness 🧠 Mind-Body Connection

The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting

by Evanna Lynch • 2021

Before Hogwarts, a treatment center made her eat. After Hogwarts, she had to learn why.

4.52

7k+

🏥 Eating Disorder Recovery 📖 Mental Health Memoirs 🪞 Body Image 🏨 Inpatient Treatment 🎭 Creative Healing

The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting Summary

The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting 93%

Before Hogwarts, a treatment center made her eat. After Hogwarts, she had to learn why.

by Evanna Lynch 2021

4.52

7k+ ratings

🏥 Eating Disorder Recovery 📖 Mental Health Memoirs 🪞 Body Image 🏨 Inpatient Treatment 🎭 Creative Healing

Doglapan

by Ashneer Grover • 2022

A $2.8 billion startup, a boardroom coup, and the founder who refuses to stay silent.

3.76

2k+

🏢 Indian Startups ✍️ Founder Memoir ⚔️ Boardroom Battles 💰 Venture Capital 🥀 Corporate Betrayal

Doglapan 93%

A $2.8 billion startup, a boardroom coup, and the founder who refuses to stay silent.

by Ashneer Grover 2022

3.76

2k+ ratings

🏢 Indian Startups ✍️ Founder Memoir ⚔️ Boardroom Battles 💰 Venture Capital 🥀 Corporate Betrayal

Explosive Growth

by Cliff Lerner • 2017

Zero to 100 million users taught him growth. Losing $78 million taught him what actually matters.

4.15

942

📖 Startup Memoirs 💻 Tech Entrepreneurship 📈 Growth Hacking 🔥 Viral Growth 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Explosive Growth 93%

Zero to 100 million users taught him growth. Losing $78 million taught him what actually matters.

by Cliff Lerner 2017

4.15

942 ratings

📖 Startup Memoirs 💻 Tech Entrepreneurship 📈 Growth Hacking 🔥 Viral Growth 📊 Data-Driven Decisions

Furiously Happy

by Jenny Lawson • 2015

When despair says forever, fight back with taxidermy, defiant joy, and inappropriate laughter.

3.89

176k+

🧠 Mental Illness Memoir ✨ Defiant Joy 💜 Radical Self-Acceptance 🎭 Imposter Syndrome 🎙️ Confessional Humor

Furiously Happy 93%

When despair says forever, fight back with taxidermy, defiant joy, and inappropriate laughter.

by Jenny Lawson 2015

3.89

176k+ ratings

🧠 Mental Illness Memoir ✨ Defiant Joy 💜 Radical Self-Acceptance 🎭 Imposter Syndrome 🎙️ Confessional Humor

Silicon Valley Porn Star

by Jason Portnoy • 2022

He built startups by day and a sex addiction by night. Then his wife called.

4.32

256

🖥️ Silicon Valley Culture 🔞 Pornography Addiction 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Silicon Valley Porn Star 92%

He built startups by day and a sex addiction by night. Then his wife called.

by Jason Portnoy 2022

4.32

256 ratings

🖥️ Silicon Valley Culture 🔞 Pornography Addiction 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🛡️ Shame Resilience

Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder

by Julie A. Fast • 2004

Bipolar disorder runs your relationship. Treat the illness first, then the partnership.

3.95

925

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 🛡️ Mental Health Caregiving 🌿 Holistic Mental Health 💑 Illness In Relationships 🪫 Caregiver Burnout

Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder Summary

Loving Someone with Bipolar Disorder 92%

Bipolar disorder runs your relationship. Treat the illness first, then the partnership.

by Julie A. Fast 2004

3.95

925 ratings

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 🛡️ Mental Health Caregiving 🌿 Holistic Mental Health 💑 Illness In Relationships 🪫 Caregiver Burnout

Boy Meets Depression

by Kevin Breel • 2015

Hobbs Street looked normal from the outside. Inside, a kid was falling apart.

3.82

873

🧠 Teenage Depression 💔 Suicidal Ideation 🏠 Childhood Loneliness 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🖤 Grief And Loss

Boy Meets Depression 92%

Hobbs Street looked normal from the outside. Inside, a kid was falling apart.

by Kevin Breel 2015

3.82

873 ratings

🧠 Teenage Depression 💔 Suicidal Ideation 🏠 Childhood Loneliness 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🖤 Grief And Loss

The Rumi Prescription

by Melody Moezzi • 2020

When pills weren't enough, a 13th-century poet's words became her bipolar survival guide.

4.18

603

📜 Sufi Poetry 🧠 Mental Health Memoir ✨ Spiritual Healing 🌍 Cultural Identity ⚡ Bipolar Memoir

The Rumi Prescription 92%

When pills weren't enough, a 13th-century poet's words became her bipolar survival guide.

by Melody Moezzi 2020

4.18

603 ratings

📜 Sufi Poetry 🧠 Mental Health Memoir ✨ Spiritual Healing 🌍 Cultural Identity ⚡ Bipolar Memoir

If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair

by Anya Hindmarch • 2021

How a fashion CEO reframes fear, builds systems, and treats self-care as a business strategy.

3.59

2k+

👜 Women In Business 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🧠 Emotional Intelligence ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🧖 Self-Care Practices

If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair 92%

How a fashion CEO reframes fear, builds systems, and treats self-care as a business strategy.

by Anya Hindmarch 2021

3.59

2k+ ratings

👜 Women In Business 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🧠 Emotional Intelligence ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🧖 Self-Care Practices

Beyond Borderline

by John G. Gunderson • 2016

BPD is widely considered untreatable. The firsthand recovery stories here dismantle that myth.

3.80

405

🧠 Borderline Personality Disorder 📖 Mental Illness Memoir 🩹 Trauma And Recovery 📋 Dialectical Behavior Therapy 🌪️ Emotional Dysregulation

Beyond Borderline 92%

BPD is widely considered untreatable. The firsthand recovery stories here dismantle that myth.

by John G. Gunderson 2016

3.80

405 ratings

🧠 Borderline Personality Disorder 📖 Mental Illness Memoir 🩹 Trauma And Recovery 📋 Dialectical Behavior Therapy 🌪️ Emotional Dysregulation

Blessed Are the Crazy

by Sarah Griffith Lund • 2014

Her father had bipolar, her brother wanted to die, her cousin was executed. She still believes.

4.24

202

🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Mental Illness 🙏 Faith And Mental Health 🧘 Spiritual Practices 💪 Caregiver Support

Blessed Are the Crazy 92%

Her father had bipolar, her brother wanted to die, her cousin was executed. She still believes.

by Sarah Griffith Lund 2014

4.24

202 ratings

🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Mental Illness 🙏 Faith And Mental Health 🧘 Spiritual Practices 💪 Caregiver Support

Paris

by Paris Hilton • 2023

Her glamour was armor. Her brand was designed in solitary confinement at sixteen.

4.21

91k+

🧚 Celebrity Memoirs ⛓️ Institutional Abuse 📱 Influencer Culture 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Neurodiversity

Paris 92%

Her glamour was armor. Her brand was designed in solitary confinement at sixteen.

by Paris Hilton 2023

4.21

91k+ ratings

🧚 Celebrity Memoirs ⛓️ Institutional Abuse 📱 Influencer Culture 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Neurodiversity

Unbearable Lightness

by Portia de Rossi • 2010

At 82 pounds, she collapsed on set, and her eating disorder still demanded more.

3.83

42k+

🍽️ Eating Disorder Memoirs 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🚪 Coming Out 🪞 Body Image 📖 Lgbt Memoir

Unbearable Lightness 92%

At 82 pounds, she collapsed on set, and her eating disorder still demanded more.

by Portia de Rossi 2010

3.83

42k+ ratings

🍽️ Eating Disorder Memoirs 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🚪 Coming Out 🪞 Body Image 📖 Lgbt Memoir

Rock Bottom to Rock Star

by Ryan Blair • 2016

Jail at 17, CEO at 30: the business lessons only hitting bottom can teach.

3.91

132

🚀 Startup Memoirs 💼 Entrepreneurial Self-Help 📉 Learning From Failure 🎯 Personal Accountability 🔄 Redemption Stories

Rock Bottom to Rock Star 92%

Jail at 17, CEO at 30: the business lessons only hitting bottom can teach.

by Ryan Blair 2016

3.91

132 ratings

🚀 Startup Memoirs 💼 Entrepreneurial Self-Help 📉 Learning From Failure 🎯 Personal Accountability 🔄 Redemption Stories

Permission to Screw Up

by Kristen Hadeed • 2017

Firing everyone taught her what business school couldn't: how to lead with trust, not perfection.

4.23

3k+

🚀 Startup Leadership 🏢 Company Culture 🫀 Vulnerable Leadership 💪 Employee Empowerment 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Permission to Screw Up 92%

Firing everyone taught her what business school couldn't: how to lead with trust, not perfection.

by Kristen Hadeed 2017

4.23

3k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Leadership 🏢 Company Culture 🫀 Vulnerable Leadership 💪 Employee Empowerment 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Happy and Strong

by Jaime Villalovos • 2022

Dream life without burnout: a self-made millionaire's blueprint, and she started in a trailer.

4.74

129

📈 Entrepreneurial Memoirs ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🎯 Goal Setting ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🔍 Perfectionism

Happy and Strong 92%

Dream life without burnout: a self-made millionaire's blueprint, and she started in a trailer.

by Jaime Villalovos 2022

4.74

129 ratings

📈 Entrepreneurial Memoirs ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🎯 Goal Setting ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🔍 Perfectionism

The Addicted Lawyer

by Brian Cuban • 2017

Brian Cuban practiced law by day and fed his addiction by night. The collapse took years.

3.87

150

🏛️ Legal Profession 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🎭 Functional Addiction 🧠 Dual Diagnosis ⚖️ Attorney Wellness

The Addicted Lawyer 92%

Brian Cuban practiced law by day and fed his addiction by night. The collapse took years.

by Brian Cuban 2017

3.87

150 ratings

🏛️ Legal Profession 📖 Addiction Memoirs 🎭 Functional Addiction 🧠 Dual Diagnosis ⚖️ Attorney Wellness

Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder

by Julie A. Fast • 2006

A stability plan beyond medication: sleep, triggers, and the conversations bipolar families lose.

4.28

413

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 🌿 Holistic Psychiatry 🎯 Trigger Management 😴 Sleep And Mood 💊 Psychiatric Medication

Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder 92%

A stability plan beyond medication: sleep, triggers, and the conversations bipolar families lose.

by Julie A. Fast 2006

4.28

413 ratings

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 🌿 Holistic Psychiatry 🎯 Trigger Management 😴 Sleep And Mood 💊 Psychiatric Medication

Depression the Comedy

by Jessica Holmes • 2018

A comedian's depression hid in plain sight. The recovery was as funny as it was hard.

3.45

139

🌧️ Depression Memoir 😂 Mental Health And Humor 🎤 Comedian Memoir 🧸 Parenting With Depression 😰 Social Anxiety

Depression the Comedy 92%

A comedian's depression hid in plain sight. The recovery was as funny as it was hard.

by Jessica Holmes 2018

3.45

139 ratings

🌧️ Depression Memoir 😂 Mental Health And Humor 🎤 Comedian Memoir 🧸 Parenting With Depression 😰 Social Anxiety

Start Something That Matters

by Blake Mycoskie • 2011

The TOMS playbook for starting a business people join: begin with a story, not a spreadsheet.

4.02

11k+

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 📘 Startup Memoirs 🎤 Storytelling For Business 🦁 Fear Conquering 🛠️ Resourcefulness

Start Something That Matters 92%

The TOMS playbook for starting a business people join: begin with a story, not a spreadsheet.

by Blake Mycoskie 2011

4.02

11k+ ratings

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 📘 Startup Memoirs 🎤 Storytelling For Business 🦁 Fear Conquering 🛠️ Resourcefulness

The Tell

by Amy Griffin • 2025

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How I Built This 92%

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He won millions predicting stagnation. His bank told him to shut up. He walked.

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The Trading Game 92%

He won millions predicting stagnation. His bank told him to shut up. He walked.

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4.12

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