✍️ Vocational Memoir

Personal accounts of professional journeys — the callings pursued, the trades mastered, the unexpected paths taken — revealing how work becomes a lens for understanding a life.

Called Out

by Paula Faris • 2020

Two dream jobs, four crises in a single year, and a faith she'd sidelined for success.

4.12

768

🧭 Vocational Discernment ⛪ Faith And Work 🏆 Achievement Addiction 🩹 Burnout Recovery 🪪 Identity And Work

Called Out 90%

Two dream jobs, four crises in a single year, and a faith she'd sidelined for success.

by Paula Faris 2020

4.12

768 ratings

🧭 Vocational Discernment ⛪ Faith And Work 🏆 Achievement Addiction 🩹 Burnout Recovery 🪪 Identity And Work

Wise Guy

by Guy Kawasaki • 2019

He sold the world on the Macintosh. Then he found what's worth selling your life for.

3.94

685

📘 Tech Memoirs 💻 Silicon Valley 🧳 Immigrant Experience ⚖️ Business Ethics 🧠 Mentorship

Wise Guy 90%

He sold the world on the Macintosh. Then he found what's worth selling your life for.

by Guy Kawasaki 2019

3.94

685 ratings

📘 Tech Memoirs 💻 Silicon Valley 🧳 Immigrant Experience ⚖️ Business Ethics 🧠 Mentorship

The Shift

by Theresa Brown • 2015

Four patients, twelve hours: one nurse's shift reveals the invisible work that keeps people alive.

3.87

8k+

🏥 Hospital Nursing 📝 Nursing Memoir 💙 Emotional Labor ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🫂 Bedside Care

The Shift 90%

Four patients, twelve hours: one nurse's shift reveals the invisible work that keeps people alive.

by Theresa Brown 2015

3.87

8k+ ratings

🏥 Hospital Nursing 📝 Nursing Memoir 💙 Emotional Labor ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🫂 Bedside Care

The Apprentice

by Jacques Pépin • 2003

From kitchen boy at thirteen to de Gaulle's chef. Then a car crash changed everything.

4.19

11k+

🍳 Chef Memoirs 🥖 French Cuisine 🔪 Culinary Apprenticeship 🍲 Food And Memory 🔄 Career Reinvention

The Apprentice 90%

From kitchen boy at thirteen to de Gaulle's chef. Then a car crash changed everything.

by Jacques Pépin 2003

4.19

11k+ ratings

🍳 Chef Memoirs 🥖 French Cuisine 🔪 Culinary Apprenticeship 🍲 Food And Memory 🔄 Career Reinvention

Heads in Beds

by Jacob Tomsky • 2012

Twenty dollars at check-in buys what a loyalty card cannot. A hotel veteran spills the rest.

3.58

23k+

🏨 Hotel Industry 🛎️ Service Industry 📋 Workplace Memoir 🕵️ Insider Expose 🎭 Emotional Labor

Heads in Beds 89%

Twenty dollars at check-in buys what a loyalty card cannot. A hotel veteran spills the rest.

by Jacob Tomsky 2012

3.58

23k+ ratings

🏨 Hotel Industry 🛎️ Service Industry 📋 Workplace Memoir 🕵️ Insider Expose 🎭 Emotional Labor

Be Ready When the Luck Happens

by Ina Garten • 2024

From White House policy to Barefoot Contessa: the leap and the six-year Boston Cream Pie.

4.22

131k+

🍳 Food Memoir 👩‍🍳 Culinary Careers 🔄 Second Acts ♻️ Career Reinvention 🚀 Entrepreneurial Journey

Be Ready When the Luck Happens 89%

From White House policy to Barefoot Contessa: the leap and the six-year Boston Cream Pie.

by Ina Garten 2024

4.22

131k+ ratings

🍳 Food Memoir 👩‍🍳 Culinary Careers 🔄 Second Acts ♻️ Career Reinvention 🚀 Entrepreneurial Journey

Leap

by Tess Vigeland • 2015

Walk away with nothing lined up and discover what a paycheck has been hiding from you.

3.48

544

🚪 Career Transitions 🏷️ Work Identity 🦋 Self-Reinvention 🪞 Identity Beyond Work 💡 Meaningful Work

Leap 89%

Walk away with nothing lined up and discover what a paycheck has been hiding from you.

by Tess Vigeland 2015

3.48

544 ratings

🚪 Career Transitions 🏷️ Work Identity 🦋 Self-Reinvention 🪞 Identity Beyond Work 💡 Meaningful Work

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+

📖 Narrative Identity ✝️ Christian Memoir 🔄 Life Transitions 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🦁 Everyday Courage

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

📖 Narrative Identity ✝️ Christian Memoir 🔄 Life Transitions 🧭 Vocation And Calling 🦁 Everyday Courage

No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy

by Mark Hodkinson • 2022

One book in his house growing up. Now he owns 3,500 and publishes his own.

3.74

688

🏭 Working Class Literature 📚 Bibliophilia 🎓 Autodidact Stories 🎭 Kitchen-Sink Realism 🖨️ Print Culture

No One Round Here Reads Tolstoy 89%

One book in his house growing up. Now he owns 3,500 and publishes his own.

by Mark Hodkinson 2022

3.74

688 ratings

🏭 Working Class Literature 📚 Bibliophilia 🎓 Autodidact Stories 🎭 Kitchen-Sink Realism 🖨️ Print Culture

Shoe Dog

by Phil Knight • 2016

A fake name, bickering misfits, and 18 years of near-collapse: the Nike story.

4.46

375k+

🏢 Founder Memoir 💰 Bootstrapping 👟 Sports Business 💡 Innovation Culture 🤝 Radical Honesty

Shoe Dog 89%

A fake name, bickering misfits, and 18 years of near-collapse: the Nike story.

by Phil Knight 2016

4.46

375k+ ratings

🏢 Founder Memoir 💰 Bootstrapping 👟 Sports Business 💡 Innovation Culture 🤝 Radical Honesty

Pour Me, A Life

by A.A. Gill • 2014

Drunk, dyslexic, and directionless, he walked into a newspaper and found the one language that fit.

4.08

3k+

🍷 Addiction Recovery 🍽️ Restaurant Criticism 📰 New Journalism 😂 Comic Memoir 🎖️ War Correspondence

Pour Me, A Life 89%

Drunk, dyslexic, and directionless, he walked into a newspaper and found the one language that fit.

by A.A. Gill 2014

4.08

3k+ ratings

🍷 Addiction Recovery 🍽️ Restaurant Criticism 📰 New Journalism 😂 Comic Memoir 🎖️ War Correspondence

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+

🖋️ Literary Memoir 📚 Book Collecting 🎓 Self-Education ✉️ Literary Correspondence 📖 Books As Companions

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

🖋️ Literary Memoir 📚 Book Collecting 🎓 Self-Education ✉️ Literary Correspondence 📖 Books As Companions

F*ck It, I'll Start Tomorrow

by Action Bronson • 2021

His chef career shattered with his leg. Rap stardom and hard-won confidence rose from the wreckage.

3.73

2k+

🎤 Hip Hop Memoirs 🍳 Chef Memoirs 💪 Body Acceptance 🔄 Career Reinvention 🎨 Creative Self-Expression

F*ck It, I'll Start Tomorrow 89%

His chef career shattered with his leg. Rap stardom and hard-won confidence rose from the wreckage.

by Action Bronson 2021

3.73

2k+ ratings

🎤 Hip Hop Memoirs 🍳 Chef Memoirs 💪 Body Acceptance 🔄 Career Reinvention 🎨 Creative Self-Expression

Why I Cook

by Tom Colicchio • 2024

Before Top Chef and three stars, a restless kid found himself in a greasy snack shack.

3.91

1k+

🍳 Chef Memoirs 🍽️ Restaurant Industry 🔥 Kitchen Culture 👨‍🍳 Culinary Mentorship 🌿 Seasonal Cooking

Why I Cook 89%

Before Top Chef and three stars, a restless kid found himself in a greasy snack shack.

by Tom Colicchio 2024

3.91

1k+ ratings

🍳 Chef Memoirs 🍽️ Restaurant Industry 🔥 Kitchen Culture 👨‍🍳 Culinary Mentorship 🌿 Seasonal Cooking

Burn Rate

by Andy Dunn • 2022

He hid bipolar disorder while building Bonobos. A jail cell forced the secret out.

4.33

3k+

🏢 Startup Memoirs 🧠 Bipolar Memoir 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 🚀 Startup Culture 💬 Vulnerable Leadership

Burn Rate 89%

He hid bipolar disorder while building Bonobos. A jail cell forced the secret out.

by Andy Dunn 2022

4.33

3k+ ratings

🏢 Startup Memoirs 🧠 Bipolar Memoir 🏷️ Mental Health Stigma 🚀 Startup Culture 💬 Vulnerable Leadership

Oh Sh*t, I Almost Killed You! A Little Book of Big Things Nursing School Forgot to Teach You

by Sonja Schwartzbach • 2017

Nursing school stopped at mannequins. The job is chaos, death, and dark humor as survival.

3.71

2k+

🩺 Nursing Careers 📖 Medical Memoirs 🏥 Healthcare Culture 🚀 Career Launch 🧭 Workplace Survival

Oh Sh*t, I Almost Killed You! A Little Book of Big Things Nursing School Forgot to Teach You Summary

Oh Sh*t, I Almost Killed You! A Little Book of Big Things Nursing School Forgot to Teach You 89%

Nursing school stopped at mannequins. The job is chaos, death, and dark humor as survival.

by Sonja Schwartzbach 2017

3.71

2k+ ratings

🩺 Nursing Careers 📖 Medical Memoirs 🏥 Healthcare Culture 🚀 Career Launch 🧭 Workplace Survival

The Actor's Life

by Jenna Fischer • 2017

Fifty rejections per success. The rest of the time, build your own work.

4.17

10k+

🎭 Acting Careers 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎟️ Audition Strategies 🛠️ Self-Produced Work 🚪 Creative Rejection

The Actor's Life 89%

Fifty rejections per success. The rest of the time, build your own work.

by Jenna Fischer 2017

4.17

10k+ ratings

🎭 Acting Careers 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎟️ Audition Strategies 🛠️ Self-Produced Work 🚪 Creative Rejection

Do No Harm

by Henry Marsh • 2014

A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.

4.25

43k+

🧠 Neurosurgery ✍️ Surgical Memoir ⚠️ Medical Mistakes 🤝 Doctor-Patient Bond 🕯️ End Of Life Care

Do No Harm 89%

A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.

by Henry Marsh 2014

4.25

43k+ ratings

🧠 Neurosurgery ✍️ Surgical Memoir ⚠️ Medical Mistakes 🤝 Doctor-Patient Bond 🕯️ End Of Life Care

I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had

by Tony Danza • 2012

A sitcom star teaches 10th-grade English in Philadelphia. The punchlines stop on day one.

3.86

4k+

🏫 Public Education 👨‍🏫 First Year Teacher 🔬 Immersion Memoir 🏙️ Urban Education 📋 Classroom Management

I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had Summary

I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had 89%

A sitcom star teaches 10th-grade English in Philadelphia. The punchlines stop on day one.

by Tony Danza 2012

3.86

4k+ ratings

🏫 Public Education 👨‍🏫 First Year Teacher 🔬 Immersion Memoir 🏙️ Urban Education 📋 Classroom Management

Hotel Babylon

by Anonymous • 2004

Luxury hotels: everything's for sale, everyone steals, and the concierge has a guy for that.

3.62

3k+

🛎️ Service Industry ExposéS 🎭 Anonymous Tell-Alls 💸 Low-Wage Work 🎯 Gonzo Memoir ✨ Luxury Service

Hotel Babylon 89%

Luxury hotels: everything's for sale, everyone steals, and the concierge has a guy for that.

by Anonymous 2004

3.62

3k+ ratings

🛎️ Service Industry ExposéS 🎭 Anonymous Tell-Alls 💸 Low-Wage Work 🎯 Gonzo Memoir ✨ Luxury Service

Sous Chef

by Michael Gibney • 2014

From morning delivery to last ticket: a sous chef's 24 hours of heat, hierarchy, and precision.

3.64

8k+

🍳 Professional Kitchens 🧑‍🍳 Kitchen Hierarchy 🍽️ Service Culture 📖 Kitchen Memoirs 🏢 Restaurant Industry

Sous Chef 89%

From morning delivery to last ticket: a sous chef's 24 hours of heat, hierarchy, and precision.

by Michael Gibney 2014

3.64

8k+ ratings

🍳 Professional Kitchens 🧑‍🍳 Kitchen Hierarchy 🍽️ Service Culture 📖 Kitchen Memoirs 🏢 Restaurant Industry

Firefighters

by Dennis Smith • 1988

Caskets on fire trucks down Fifth Avenue: firefighters tell the stories behind the uniform.

4.10

179

🚒 Firefighter Memoirs 🎙️ Oral History 👥 Firehouse Brotherhood 💔 Trauma And Resilience ☠️ Dangerous Jobs

Firefighters 89%

Caskets on fire trucks down Fifth Avenue: firefighters tell the stories behind the uniform.

by Dennis Smith 1988

4.10

179 ratings

🚒 Firefighter Memoirs 🎙️ Oral History 👥 Firehouse Brotherhood 💔 Trauma And Resilience ☠️ Dangerous Jobs

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+

🎸 Music Memoir 🚐 Diy Touring 🎤 Touring Life 🤘 Punk Rock 🎨 Artistic Integrity

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

🎸 Music Memoir 🚐 Diy Touring 🎤 Touring Life 🤘 Punk Rock 🎨 Artistic Integrity

Restaurant Man

by Joe Bastianich • 2012

Why every restaurant survives on a lie: appear generous, but run your books like a miser.

3.66

1k+

🍽️ Restaurant Business 📖 Culinary Memoirs 🏨 Hospitality Industry 🚀 Food Entrepreneurship 💰 Small Business Finance

Restaurant Man 89%

Why every restaurant survives on a lie: appear generous, but run your books like a miser.

by Joe Bastianich 2012

3.66

1k+ ratings

🍽️ Restaurant Business 📖 Culinary Memoirs 🏨 Hospitality Industry 🚀 Food Entrepreneurship 💰 Small Business Finance

A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity

by Bill O'Reilly • 2008

A nun taught him to spot evil. He found it in war zones, newsrooms, and rap lyrics.

3.92

5k+

🎙️ Political Memoir 📺 Broadcast Journalism 🇺🇸 Blue Collar Conservatism ⚔️ Culture Wars ✝️ Catholic Upbringing

A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity 89%

A nun taught him to spot evil. He found it in war zones, newsrooms, and rap lyrics.

by Bill O'Reilly 2008

3.92

5k+ ratings

🎙️ Political Memoir 📺 Broadcast Journalism 🇺🇸 Blue Collar Conservatism ⚔️ Culture Wars ✝️ Catholic Upbringing

ER Nurses

by James Patterson • 2021

What happens after the ambulance doors close: ER nurses tell the stories they can't forget.

4.17

8k+

🚨 Emergency Medicine 🎙️ Oral History 🩺 Medical Memoir 💔 Compassion Fatigue 🩶 Emotional Labor

ER Nurses 89%

What happens after the ambulance doors close: ER nurses tell the stories they can't forget.

by James Patterson 2021

4.17

8k+ ratings

🚨 Emergency Medicine 🎙️ Oral History 🩺 Medical Memoir 💔 Compassion Fatigue 🩶 Emotional Labor

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+

🧠 Aspergers Memoir 🔍 Late Autism Diagnosis 🧩 Neurodiversity Movement 🔧 Mechanical Thinking 🎸 Music Industry Memoir

Look Me in the Eye 89%

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

🧠 Aspergers Memoir 🔍 Late Autism Diagnosis 🧩 Neurodiversity Movement 🔧 Mechanical Thinking 🎸 Music Industry Memoir

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+

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 😂 Comic Memoir 🌟 Fame And Identity 🎭 Behind The Scenes 📝 Diary Memoir

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

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 😂 Comic Memoir 🌟 Fame And Identity 🎭 Behind The Scenes 📝 Diary Memoir

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+

🚂 Freight Train Culture 🏡 Off-Grid Living 🎒 Nomadic Lifestyles 💔 Childhood Trauma 👩‍👧 Maternal Mental Illness

The Sunset Route 89%

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

🚂 Freight Train Culture 🏡 Off-Grid Living 🎒 Nomadic Lifestyles 💔 Childhood Trauma 👩‍👧 Maternal Mental Illness

Handcrafted

by Clint Harp • 2018

A gas station meeting, a derelict crack house, and a dumpster of wood launched a TV carpenter.

3.98

808

🪚 Woodworking Memoir 🔨 Artisan Business 🔄 Career Pivots 👢 Bootstrapping 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family-Run Business

Handcrafted 89%

A gas station meeting, a derelict crack house, and a dumpster of wood launched a TV carpenter.

by Clint Harp 2018

3.98

808 ratings

🪚 Woodworking Memoir 🔨 Artisan Business 🔄 Career Pivots 👢 Bootstrapping 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family-Run Business

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 89%

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

Audition

by Barbara Walters • 2008

Her father lost fortunes. Her sister needed lifelong care. She fought her way to every headline.

3.79

7k+

📺 Broadcast Journalism 🎤 Women In Media 🎙️ Interviewing Craft 👩‍👧 Working Motherhood 🏃‍♀️ Relentless Ambition

Audition 89%

Her father lost fortunes. Her sister needed lifelong care. She fought her way to every headline.

by Barbara Walters 2008

3.79

7k+ ratings

📺 Broadcast Journalism 🎤 Women In Media 🎙️ Interviewing Craft 👩‍👧 Working Motherhood 🏃‍♀️ Relentless Ambition

Cooking as Fast as I Can

by Cat Cora • 2015

She became Iron Chef's first woman. The real story is everything she survived to get there.

3.55

717

🍳 Restaurant Kitchens 📺 Celebrity Chefs 💔 Childhood Trauma 👩‍🍳 Women In Food 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Memoir

Cooking as Fast as I Can 89%

She became Iron Chef's first woman. The real story is everything she survived to get there.

by Cat Cora 2015

3.55

717 ratings

🍳 Restaurant Kitchens 📺 Celebrity Chefs 💔 Childhood Trauma 👩‍🍳 Women In Food 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Memoir

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 89%

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

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+

🙏 Faith Memoir ✈️ Travel Narrative 🕯️ Simplicity 🍃 Letting Go 🫂 Vulnerability

Packing Light 89%

How a cross-country trip with just a suitcase taught her to trade worry for wonder.

by Allison Vesterfelt 2013

3.68

1k+ ratings

🙏 Faith Memoir ✈️ Travel Narrative 🕯️ Simplicity 🍃 Letting Go 🫂 Vulnerability

The Pastor

by Eugene H. Peterson • 2011

After building his church from scratch, the real work began: six years of unlearning everything.

4.46

4k+

🕊️ Pastoral Vocation 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🏔️ Place And Belonging 🐢 Slowness And Presence ⛪ Congregational Life

The Pastor 89%

After building his church from scratch, the real work began: six years of unlearning everything.

by Eugene H. Peterson 2011

4.46

4k+ ratings

🕊️ Pastoral Vocation 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🏔️ Place And Belonging 🐢 Slowness And Presence ⛪ Congregational Life

Writing the Memoir

by Judith Barrington • 1996

The memoirist's craft: picking your thread, finding your voice, and shaping the truth into story.

4.04

715

🖋️ Memoir Writing 📝 Creative Nonfiction 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎤 Finding Your Voice 💎 Truth In Memoir

Writing the Memoir 89%

The memoirist's craft: picking your thread, finding your voice, and shaping the truth into story.

by Judith Barrington 1996

4.04

715 ratings

🖋️ Memoir Writing 📝 Creative Nonfiction 🏗️ Narrative Structure 🎤 Finding Your Voice 💎 Truth In Memoir

How Starbucks Saved My Life

by Michael Gates Gill • 2007

He lost everything at 63. A Starbucks job taught him what privilege never could.

3.48

11k+

📉 Downward Mobility 🧹 Service Work ✨ Dignity Of Work 👔 Privilege Examined 🔄 Midlife Career Change

How Starbucks Saved My Life 89%

He lost everything at 63. A Starbucks job taught him what privilege never could.

by Michael Gates Gill 2007

3.48

11k+ ratings

📉 Downward Mobility 🧹 Service Work ✨ Dignity Of Work 👔 Privilege Examined 🔄 Midlife Career Change

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 89%

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

The Heart and the Fist

by Eric Greitens • 2011

A humanitarian became a SEAL to gain what his goodwill lacked: the physical strength to act.

4.12

10k+

🌍 Humanitarian Memoir ⚓ Navy Seal Memoir 🎖️ Military Leadership 🛡️ Moral Courage 🎌 Cultural Competence

The Heart and the Fist 89%

A humanitarian became a SEAL to gain what his goodwill lacked: the physical strength to act.

by Eric Greitens 2011

4.12

10k+ ratings

🌍 Humanitarian Memoir ⚓ Navy Seal Memoir 🎖️ Military Leadership 🛡️ Moral Courage 🎌 Cultural Competence

32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny

by Phillip Done • 2005

A hamster loose, a testing letter unsent, and the silent signal that controls 32 third graders.

4.38

2k+

🏫 Elementary Education 📖 Teaching Memoirs 😂 Classroom Humor 👶 New Teachers 🛠️ Occupational Memoir

32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny Summary

32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny 89%

A hamster loose, a testing letter unsent, and the silent signal that controls 32 third graders.

by Phillip Done 2005

4.38

2k+ ratings

🏫 Elementary Education 📖 Teaching Memoirs 😂 Classroom Humor 👶 New Teachers 🛠️ Occupational Memoir

Never Far from Home

by Bruce Jackson • 2023

Amsterdam Houses to Microsoft: a Black lawyer's climb through music, race, and two worlds.

4.12

257

🪜 Upward Mobility 🚧 Racial Barriers 🎓 First-Gen Professionals 💻 Diversity In Tech 🎵 Music Industry

Never Far from Home 89%

Amsterdam Houses to Microsoft: a Black lawyer's climb through music, race, and two worlds.

by Bruce Jackson 2023

4.12

257 ratings

🪜 Upward Mobility 🚧 Racial Barriers 🎓 First-Gen Professionals 💻 Diversity In Tech 🎵 Music Industry

Life's Work

by David Milch • 2022

Deadwood's creator gambled away a fortune, then raced dementia to write his last story.

4.22

1k+

📺 Television Writing 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎨 Creative Recovery 🎰 Gambling Addiction 🏚️ Family Dysfunction

Life's Work 89%

Deadwood's creator gambled away a fortune, then raced dementia to write his last story.

by David Milch 2022

4.22

1k+ ratings

📺 Television Writing 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎨 Creative Recovery 🎰 Gambling Addiction 🏚️ Family Dysfunction

In Good Company

by James Martin • 2000

He traded a corporate salary for a mop at Mother Teresa's, and found what he'd been missing.

4.30

381

📿 Catholic Memoirs 🙏 Ignacian Spirituality ✝️ Vocation Discernment 🤲 Service To The Poor 🌅 Spiritual Awakening

In Good Company 89%

He traded a corporate salary for a mop at Mother Teresa's, and found what he'd been missing.

by James Martin 2000

4.30

381 ratings

📿 Catholic Memoirs 🙏 Ignacian Spirituality ✝️ Vocation Discernment 🤲 Service To The Poor 🌅 Spiritual Awakening

Yeager

by Chuck Yeager • 1985

Broken ribs, a broomstick, and the flight that punched through a myth at Mach 1.07.

4.24

6k+

✈️ Test Pilot Memoirs 🛩️ Fighter Pilot Stories 🚀 Supersonic Flight 🧰 Mechanical Intuition 🏔️ Appalachian Upbringing

Yeager 89%

Broken ribs, a broomstick, and the flight that punched through a myth at Mach 1.07.

by Chuck Yeager 1985

4.24

6k+ ratings

✈️ Test Pilot Memoirs 🛩️ Fighter Pilot Stories 🚀 Supersonic Flight 🧰 Mechanical Intuition 🏔️ Appalachian Upbringing

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+

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 📖 Self-Help Memoir 🧠 Personal Philosophy ➖ Subtractive Living 🎨 Creative Discipline

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

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 📖 Self-Help Memoir 🧠 Personal Philosophy ➖ Subtractive Living 🎨 Creative Discipline

The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

by Amanda Palmer • 2014

Fans gave her couches, food, then $1.2 million. The one rule: treat help as collaboration.

3.92

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Fans gave her couches, food, then $1.2 million. The one rule: treat help as collaboration.

by Amanda Palmer 2014

3.92

37k+ ratings

🎤 Artist Memoirs ✨ Creativity Guides 💔 Vulnerability In Art 🎁 The Gift Economy 🔧 Diy Ethos

Listening to the Animals

by Noel Fitzpatrick • 2018

Bullied Irish farm boy to bionic cats: a memoir of a vet who changed animal medicine.

4.26

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Listening to the Animals 89%

Bullied Irish farm boy to bionic cats: a memoir of a vet who changed animal medicine.

by Noel Fitzpatrick 2018

4.26

3k+ ratings

🐾 Veterinary Memoir 🩺 One Medicine ❤️ Human-Animal Bond 💪 Overcoming Adversity 🔬 Medical Innovation

The Freelance Academic

by Katie Rose Guest Pryal • 2019

Academia pays you in prestige. Convert your expertise into a freelance career you control.

4.21

🚪 Leaving Academia 💼 Freelance Career 🎭 Imposter Syndrome 💰 Income Diversification ✍️ Freelance Writing

The Freelance Academic 89%

Academia pays you in prestige. Convert your expertise into a freelance career you control.

by Katie Rose Guest Pryal 2019

4.21

34 ratings

🚪 Leaving Academia 💼 Freelance Career 🎭 Imposter Syndrome 💰 Income Diversification ✍️ Freelance Writing

Confessions of a Surgeon

by Paul A. Ruggieri • 2012

Under the drape, the patient stops being human. A surgeon tells the rest.

3.75

2k+

🏥 Surgical Memoirs 🪚 Surgeon Training 🏨 Hospital Culture ⚠️ Medical Errors ⚖️ Medical Ethics

Confessions of a Surgeon 89%

Under the drape, the patient stops being human. A surgeon tells the rest.

by Paul A. Ruggieri 2012

3.75

2k+ ratings

🏥 Surgical Memoirs 🪚 Surgeon Training 🏨 Hospital Culture ⚠️ Medical Errors ⚖️ Medical Ethics

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