Books like Half Broke Horses
12 books with a reading profile close to Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls. Balanced in tone; an easy read.
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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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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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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah
history, memoir
In this memoir, Trevor Noah recounts his upbringing in South Africa under apartheid and the subsequent transition to democracy.
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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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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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The Complete Persepolis
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
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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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 Fountains of Silence
by Ruta Sepetys
history, narrative
In 1957, Daniel Matheson, the son of a Texas oil tycoon, arrives in Madrid with his Leica camera to capture the visual landscape of post-Civil War Spain.
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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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Infidel
history, memoir
Infidel follows Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s life from her childhood in Somalia, Saudi Arabia, and Kenya to her career as a Dutch parliamentarian.
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