Books like A Stolen Life
12 books with a reading profile close to A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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Wishful Drinking
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Adapted from her solo stage show, this memoir chronicles Carrie Fisher’s life as the daughter of Hollywood royalty Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, and her sudden rise to fame as Princess Leia.
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High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Tiffany Jenkins details her rapid descent from a deputy’s girlfriend to an opioid addict living a fractured existence.
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Broken Horses
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Brandi Carlile traces her development from a child living in a series of rental houses in rural Washington to a recognized singer-songwriter.
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NOBODY'S GIRL
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Virginia Roberts Giuffre details her experiences inside the sex-trafficking ring operated by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Will
by Will Smith
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Will Smith recounts his evolution from a fearful child in West Philadelphia to a global box-office leader.
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Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Jarrett J.
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The Princess Diarist
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Carrie Fisher discovered the original journals she kept as a nineteen-year-old actress while filming the first Star Wars movie in London.
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The Rules Do Not Apply
by Ariel Levy
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Ariel Levy recounts her pursuit of a conventional feminist success story—career prestige at The New Yorker, a stable marriage, and financial independence—only to face a sudden sequence of catastrophic losses.
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Acid for the Children
by Flea
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Flea bypasses the typical rock star trajectory to document his childhood and adolescence before the Red Hot Chili Peppers formed.
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Falling Leaves
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Adeline Yen Mah chronicles her childhood as an unwanted daughter in a wealthy Chinese family during the transition from Japanese occupation to Communist rule.
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