29 Books like Undisputed Truth

Basketball Junkie

by Chris Herren • 2011

33rd NBA pick, he started for the Celtics while shooting heroin. The words that broke him open.

4.11

2k+

🏅 Sports Memoirs 💊 Addiction Memoirs 🌅 Recovery Narratives 💉 Heroin Addiction 🏀 Basketball Careers

Basketball Junkie 93%

33rd NBA pick, he started for the Celtics while shooting heroin. The words that broke him open.

by Chris Herren 2011

4.11

2k+ ratings

🏅 Sports Memoirs 💊 Addiction Memoirs 🌅 Recovery Narratives 💉 Heroin Addiction 🏀 Basketball Careers

The Greatest

by Muhammad Ali • 1975

Banned for three years for refusing the draft, the heavyweight champion tells his own story.

4.26

2k+

🥊 Boxing History 🏅 Sports Autobiography ✊ Draft Resistance 🕌 Religious Conversion ✊🏾 Civil Rights Era

The Greatest 93%

Banned for three years for refusing the draft, the heavyweight champion tells his own story.

by Muhammad Ali 1975

4.26

2k+ ratings

🥊 Boxing History 🏅 Sports Autobiography ✊ Draft Resistance 🕌 Religious Conversion ✊🏾 Civil Rights Era

Uncaged

by Frank Shamrock • 2012

Before he was a cage-fighting champion, he was a child locked in a dark closet.

3.65

🥋 Mma History 🚪 Childhood Abuse 🩹 Abuse Recovery ⚔️ Warrior Mindset 🏡 Adoption And Belonging

Uncaged 93%

Before he was a cage-fighting champion, he was a child locked in a dark closet.

by Frank Shamrock 2012

3.65

96 ratings

🥋 Mma History 🚪 Childhood Abuse 🩹 Abuse Recovery ⚔️ Warrior Mindset 🏡 Adoption And Belonging

Short Stories

by Columbus Short • 2020

A pint of whiskey daily to become Little Walter, and the habit that outlasted the role.

3.94

293

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🖤 Black Hollywood 💊 Substance Abuse Recovery 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🎭 Race In Entertainment

Short Stories 93%

A pint of whiskey daily to become Little Walter, and the habit that outlasted the role.

by Columbus Short 2020

3.94

293 ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🖤 Black Hollywood 💊 Substance Abuse Recovery 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🎭 Race In Entertainment

Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised

by Carmelo Anthony • 2021

Grief unnamed, a mother's open door, a blacktop sanctuary: surviving the projects before the NBA.

4.07

2k+

🏀 Basketball Memoirs 🏢 Housing Projects ⚖️ Systemic Racism 👩‍👦 Single Mothers 🌆 Urban Coming Of Age

Where Tomorrows Aren't Promised 92%

Grief unnamed, a mother's open door, a blacktop sanctuary: surviving the projects before the NBA.

by Carmelo Anthony 2021

4.07

2k+ ratings

🏀 Basketball Memoirs 🏢 Housing Projects ⚖️ Systemic Racism 👩‍👦 Single Mothers 🌆 Urban Coming Of Age

Pryor Convictions

by Richard Pryor • 1995

Brothel childhood. Cocaine addiction. Self-immolation. Richard Pryor's life, before the punchline.

4.05

2k+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 😢 Childhood Trauma 💊 Addiction And Recovery 🇺🇸 Race In America 🔥 Surviving Catastrophe

Pryor Convictions 92%

Brothel childhood. Cocaine addiction. Self-immolation. Richard Pryor's life, before the punchline.

by Richard Pryor 1995

4.05

2k+ ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 😢 Childhood Trauma 💊 Addiction And Recovery 🇺🇸 Race In America 🔥 Surviving Catastrophe

My Losing Season

by Pat Conroy • 2002

Revisiting his worst college basketball season, a novelist finds the writer forged in every loss.

3.91

11k+

⛹️ Sports Memoirs ✍️ Literary Memoirs 🏀 Basketball Writing 👨‍👦 Fathers And Sons 🎖️ Military Education

My Losing Season 92%

Revisiting his worst college basketball season, a novelist finds the writer forged in every loss.

by Pat Conroy 2002

3.91

11k+ ratings

⛹️ Sports Memoirs ✍️ Literary Memoirs 🏀 Basketball Writing 👨‍👦 Fathers And Sons 🎖️ Military Education

Showboat

by Roland Lazenby • 2016

Two selves fought inside Kobe Bryant: the showman his father wanted, the killer his mother forged.

4.30

3k+

🏀 Sports Biography 👨‍👩‍👦 Parental Influence 🌟 Celebrity Culture 🔥 Obsession And Sacrifice 🔄 Self Reinvention

Showboat 92%

Two selves fought inside Kobe Bryant: the showman his father wanted, the killer his mother forged.

by Roland Lazenby 2016

4.30

3k+ ratings

🏀 Sports Biography 👨‍👩‍👦 Parental Influence 🌟 Celebrity Culture 🔥 Obsession And Sacrifice 🔄 Self Reinvention

Open

by Andre Agassi • 2009

A ball machine, a brutal father, and a tennis legend who despised the game.

4.32

150k+

🎾 Tennis Memoirs 🧠 Sports Psychology 💔 Father-Son Trauma 🧒 Child Prodigies 😤 Reluctant Athletes

Open 92%

A ball machine, a brutal father, and a tennis legend who despised the game.

by Andre Agassi 2009

4.32

150k+ ratings

🎾 Tennis Memoirs 🧠 Sports Psychology 💔 Father-Son Trauma 🧒 Child Prodigies 😤 Reluctant Athletes

A Piece of Cake

by Cupcake Brown • 2006

Orphaned, prostituted, addicted to crack, and living behind a dumpster. She became a lawyer.

4.26

39k+

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Childhood Trauma 🏠 Foster Care ⛓️ Gang Life 🚫 Sexual Abuse

A Piece of Cake 92%

Orphaned, prostituted, addicted to crack, and living behind a dumpster. She became a lawyer.

by Cupcake Brown 2006

4.26

39k+ ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 💔 Childhood Trauma 🏠 Foster Care ⛓️ Gang Life 🚫 Sexual Abuse

Writing My Wrongs

by Shaka Senghor • 2013

He shot a man and went to prison. In solitary, he found a pen, and everything changed.

4.25

5k+

🏛️ Mass Incarceration 🔗 Prison Memoir 🕊️ Redemption Narratives 🧸 Childhood Trauma 📓 Journaling For Healing

Writing My Wrongs 92%

He shot a man and went to prison. In solitary, he found a pen, and everything changed.

by Shaka Senghor 2013

4.25

5k+ ratings

🏛️ Mass Incarceration 🔗 Prison Memoir 🕊️ Redemption Narratives 🧸 Childhood Trauma 📓 Journaling For Healing

Another Word for Love

by Carvell Wallace • 2024

Childhood taught him survival meant armoring up; recovery taught him presence takes more courage.

4.25

2k+

🖋️ Literary Memoir 💔 Childhood Trauma 🔗 Generational Trauma 🟤 Racial Identity 🖤 Black Men

Another Word for Love 92%

Childhood taught him survival meant armoring up; recovery taught him presence takes more courage.

by Carvell Wallace 2024

4.25

2k+ ratings

🖋️ Literary Memoir 💔 Childhood Trauma 🔗 Generational Trauma 🟤 Racial Identity 🖤 Black Men

The Book of Drugs

by Mike Doughty • 2012

May 3, 2000: he poured the whiskey out. It was the first thing he didn't finish.

3.63

2k+

💉 Addiction Memoirs 🎵 Music Memoirs 🕊️ Recovery Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🧸 Childhood Trauma

The Book of Drugs 91%

May 3, 2000: he poured the whiskey out. It was the first thing he didn't finish.

by Mike Doughty 2012

3.63

2k+ ratings

💉 Addiction Memoirs 🎵 Music Memoirs 🕊️ Recovery Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🧸 Childhood Trauma

A Million Little Pieces

by James Frey • 2003

Rehab said he was powerless. He disagreed. A raw recovery memoir built on total self-reliance.

3.69

265k+

💊 Addiction Memoir 🎯 Radical Accountability 🔑 Choice-Based Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✍️ Unflinching Memoir

A Million Little Pieces 91%

Rehab said he was powerless. He disagreed. A raw recovery memoir built on total self-reliance.

by James Frey 2003

3.69

265k+ ratings

💊 Addiction Memoir 🎯 Radical Accountability 🔑 Choice-Based Recovery 💔 Trauma And Addiction ✍️ Unflinching Memoir

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

by Matthew Perry • 2022

While millions laughed at Chandler, Matthew Perry's colon burst from opioids. He kept using anyway.

3.94

408k+

📖 Addiction Memoir ⭐ Celebrity Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🎭 Fame And Emptiness

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Summary

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing 91%

While millions laughed at Chandler, Matthew Perry's colon burst from opioids. He kept using anyway.

by Matthew Perry 2022

3.94

408k+ ratings

📖 Addiction Memoir ⭐ Celebrity Memoir 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🪜 Twelve Step Recovery 🎭 Fame And Emptiness

The Secret Race

by Tyler Hamilton • 2012

A secret phone, hidden blood, a decade of lies: a Tour winner tells all.

4.39

19k+

🚴 Professional Cycling 💉 Sports Doping 🧪 Doping Culture 🕵️ Sports Corruption 🧠 Athlete Mental Health

The Secret Race 91%

A secret phone, hidden blood, a decade of lies: a Tour winner tells all.

by Tyler Hamilton 2012

4.39

19k+ ratings

🚴 Professional Cycling 💉 Sports Doping 🧪 Doping Culture 🕵️ Sports Corruption 🧠 Athlete Mental Health

Finding Me

by Viola Davis • 2022

Rats, bullies, bed-wetting at 14: the childhood Viola Davis survived before the stage saved her.

4.53

185k+

⭐️ Celebrity Memoirs 🎭 Actor Memoirs 🏚️ Childhood Poverty 🔗 Generational Trauma 🟤 Colorism

Finding Me 91%

Rats, bullies, bed-wetting at 14: the childhood Viola Davis survived before the stage saved her.

by Viola Davis 2022

4.53

185k+ ratings

⭐️ Celebrity Memoirs 🎭 Actor Memoirs 🏚️ Childhood Poverty 🔗 Generational Trauma 🟤 Colorism

A Quantum Life

by Hakeem Oluseyi • 2021

A crack addict hiding in Stanford labs. A newborn daughter. Solar telescopes and a second chance.

4.48

913

🔭 Scientist Memoirs 🩹 Addiction And Recovery 📈 Upward Mobility 🎓 Black In Academia 🧪 Racism In Science

A Quantum Life 91%

A crack addict hiding in Stanford labs. A newborn daughter. Solar telescopes and a second chance.

by Hakeem Oluseyi 2021

4.48

913 ratings

🔭 Scientist Memoirs 🩹 Addiction And Recovery 📈 Upward Mobility 🎓 Black In Academia 🧪 Racism In Science

Shattered

by Frank Pastore • 2010

One pitch shattered his elbow and his identity. Rebuilding took a faith he used to mock.

3.95

150

🏟️ Sports Memoirs ✝️ Conversion Narratives 🏛️ Faith And Politics 🛋️ Therapy And Faith 👧 Childhood Neglect

Shattered 91%

One pitch shattered his elbow and his identity. Rebuilding took a faith he used to mock.

by Frank Pastore 2010

3.95

150 ratings

🏟️ Sports Memoirs ✝️ Conversion Narratives 🏛️ Faith And Politics 🛋️ Therapy And Faith 👧 Childhood Neglect

Walking with Ghosts

by Gabriel Byrne • 2021

He left Dublin for Hollywood. But the ghosts, the priest, and the bottle came with him.

4.10

4k+

🎭 Actor Memoirs 🇮🇪 Irish Memoir 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🍺 Addiction Recovery ⛪ Catholic Upbringing

Walking with Ghosts 91%

He left Dublin for Hollywood. But the ghosts, the priest, and the bottle came with him.

by Gabriel Byrne 2021

4.10

4k+ ratings

🎭 Actor Memoirs 🇮🇪 Irish Memoir 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🍺 Addiction Recovery ⛪ Catholic Upbringing

Will

by Will Smith • 2021

The secret to Will Smith's empire: a terrified kid, a pile of bricks, and a refusal to stop.

4.24

76k+

📖 Celebrity Memoir 🎤 Hip-Hop Memoir 🦁 Overcoming Fear 🏆 Redefining Success 🏃 Taking Action

Will 91%

The secret to Will Smith's empire: a terrified kid, a pile of bricks, and a refusal to stop.

by Will Smith 2021

4.24

76k+ ratings

📖 Celebrity Memoir 🎤 Hip-Hop Memoir 🦁 Overcoming Fear 🏆 Redefining Success 🏃 Taking Action

Look at Me!

by Jonathan Reiss • 2020

Murdered at 20, after becoming more famous in jail than most artists ever get outside it.

4.54

126

🎤 Hip Hop Biography 🔪 True Crime Biography 🎨 Troubled Artists 💔 Trauma And Creativity 📱 Digital Age Celebrity

Look at Me! 91%

Murdered at 20, after becoming more famous in jail than most artists ever get outside it.

by Jonathan Reiss 2020

4.54

126 ratings

🎤 Hip Hop Biography 🔪 True Crime Biography 🎨 Troubled Artists 💔 Trauma And Creativity 📱 Digital Age Celebrity

From the Ashes

by Jesse Thistle • 2019

Addiction took his home and nearly his leg. His lost Métis identity showed him another way.

4.49

35k+

🪶 Indigenous Memoir 💊 Addiction Recovery 🧬 Intergenerational Trauma 🍃 Cultural Reclamation 🏕️ Survival Memoir

From the Ashes 91%

Addiction took his home and nearly his leg. His lost Métis identity showed him another way.

by Jesse Thistle 2019

4.49

35k+ ratings

🪶 Indigenous Memoir 💊 Addiction Recovery 🧬 Intergenerational Trauma 🍃 Cultural Reclamation 🏕️ Survival Memoir

Over the Top

by Jonathan Van Ness • 2019

A hairdresser's path from meth addiction to Queer Eye stardom, and the secret he carried.

4.18

69k+

🧑‍🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Memoir 💊 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🏳️‍⚧️ Gender Nonconformity

Over the Top 91%

A hairdresser's path from meth addiction to Queer Eye stardom, and the secret he carried.

by Jonathan Van Ness 2019

4.18

69k+ ratings

🧑‍🎤 Celebrity Memoir 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Memoir 💊 Addiction Recovery 🩹 Childhood Trauma 🏳️‍⚧️ Gender Nonconformity

Unruly

by Ja Rule • 2014

Millions of records sold. A prison sentence. And one phone call to the father who left him.

3.51

164

🎤 Hip Hop Memoirs 🎵 Music Industry ✊ Black Masculinity 👨‍👧 Fatherhood 🕊️ Redemption

Unruly 91%

Millions of records sold. A prison sentence. And one phone call to the father who left him.

by Ja Rule 2014

3.51

164 ratings

🎤 Hip Hop Memoirs 🎵 Music Industry ✊ Black Masculinity 👨‍👧 Fatherhood 🕊️ Redemption

Straight Shooter

by Stephen A. Smith • 2023

Fired by ESPN. Dyslexic. A Queens kid's improbable rise to the top of sports television.

4.12

3k+

🎙️ Sports Broadcasting 📺 Media Careers 📝 Sports Journalism 🔄 Career Comebacks 🚀 Self-Made Success

Straight Shooter 91%

Fired by ESPN. Dyslexic. A Queens kid's improbable rise to the top of sports television.

by Stephen A. Smith 2023

4.12

3k+ ratings

🎙️ Sports Broadcasting 📺 Media Careers 📝 Sports Journalism 🔄 Career Comebacks 🚀 Self-Made Success

American Drug Addict

by Brett Douglas • 2018

Prison didn't sober him up. Neither did bankruptcy. His mother's tears finally did.

4.00

3k+

🧠 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction 🔄 Relapse And Recovery 👪 Family And Addiction

American Drug Addict 91%

Prison didn't sober him up. Neither did bankruptcy. His mother's tears finally did.

by Brett Douglas 2018

4.00

3k+ ratings

🧠 Addiction Memoirs 🪜 Twelve-Step Recovery 🏥 Disease Model Of Addiction 🔄 Relapse And Recovery 👪 Family And Addiction

A Little Bit Broken

by Roz Weston • 2022

Burning himself brought the only peace he knew. Then fatherhood asked for something harder.

4.25

1k+

🇨🇦 Canadian Memoir 🎙️ Celebrity Memoir 🩹 Childhood Trauma 👨‍👦 Father-Son Bonds 🕯️ Parental Loss

A Little Bit Broken 91%

Burning himself brought the only peace he knew. Then fatherhood asked for something harder.

by Roz Weston 2022

4.25

1k+ ratings

🇨🇦 Canadian Memoir 🎙️ Celebrity Memoir 🩹 Childhood Trauma 👨‍👦 Father-Son Bonds 🕯️ Parental Loss

Brutally Honest

by Melanie Brown • 2018

The world called her Scary Spice. One man called her his prisoner, for a decade.

4.05

6k+

🎤 Celebrity Memoirs 💔 Domestic Abuse Survival ⛓️ Coercive Control 🌱 Trauma And Recovery 📸 Fame And Exploitation

Brutally Honest 91%

The world called her Scary Spice. One man called her his prisoner, for a decade.

by Melanie Brown 2018

4.05

6k+ ratings

🎤 Celebrity Memoirs 💔 Domestic Abuse Survival ⛓️ Coercive Control 🌱 Trauma And Recovery 📸 Fame And Exploitation

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