Books like Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
12 books with a reading profile close to Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah. Contemplative; an easy read.
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Black Like Me
history, memoir
In 1959, white journalist John Howard Griffin underwent medical treatments, including skin-darkening medication and ultraviolet light exposure, to pass as a Black man in the segregated American South.
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From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
history, memoir
Caitlin Doughty documents her visits to several countries to observe how diverse cultures handle their dead.
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Half Broke Horses
history, memoir
Jeannette Walls reconstructs the life of her maternal grandmother, Lily Casey Smith, in this oral history styled as a novel.
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
by Jon Krakauer
history, memoir
Jon Krakauer chronicles the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, during which eight climbers died in a single storm.
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The Complete Persepolis
Also contemplative · history, memoir
Marjane Satrapi chronicles her upbringing in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution and the subsequent Iran-Iraq War.
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
by Ishmael Beah
Also contemplative · history, memoir
Ishmael Beah recounts his transition from a twelve-year-old fleeing rebel attacks in Sierra Leone to a government soldier fueled by cocaine, gunpowder, and trauma.
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They Called Us Enemy
by George Takei
history, memoir
George Takei’s graphic memoir recounts his childhood years spent inside American concentration camps following Executive Order 9066.
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Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea
by Guy Delisle
history, memoir
Guy Delisle spent two months in Pyongyang overseeing an animation project at a state-run studio.
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The Devil's Arithmetic
by Jane Yolen
history, narrative
Twelve-year-old Hannah Stern is tired of her family’s constant focus on the past during Passover Seders, finding the stories of the Holocaust repetitive.
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
memoir, narrative
In this collection of autobiographical essays, David Sedaris recounts the friction and absurdity inherent in his middle-class upbringing and adult life.
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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
history, memoir
In June 2005, Marcus Luttrell and three fellow Navy SEALs deployed into the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan for Operation Red Wings.
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