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12 books with a reading profile close to High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life by Tiffany Jenkins. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

  1. 1 NOBODY'S GIRL

    NOBODY'S GIRL

    by Virginia Roberts Giuffre

    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.

  2. 2 A Stolen Life

    A Stolen Life

    by Jaycee Dugard

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

    In 1991, eleven-year-old Jaycee Dugard was abducted from a school bus stop in California by Phillip and Nancy Garrido.

  3. 3 Will

    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.

  4. 4 The Princess Diarist

    The Princess Diarist

    by Carrie Fisher

    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.

  5. 5 The Rules Do Not Apply

    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.

  6. 6 Wishful Drinking

    Wishful Drinking

    by Carrie Fisher

    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.

  7. 7 Running with Scissors

    Running with Scissors

    by Augusten Burroughs

    Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

    Augusten Burroughs recounts his adolescence living with his mother’s psychiatrist, Dr.

  8. 8 Broken Horses

    Broken Horses

    by Brandi Carlile

    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.

  9. 9 Magical Thinking: True Stories

    Magical Thinking: True Stories

    by Augusten Burroughs

    Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

    Augusten Burroughs presents a series of autobiographical essays documenting the friction between his private neuroses and the banality of adult life.

  10. 10 Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter

    Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter

    by Adeline Yen Mah

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

    Adeline Yen Mah provides a detailed account of her childhood in 1940s China, where she was labeled as bad luck following her mother’s death during childbirth.

  11. 11 A Piece of Cake

    A Piece of Cake

    by Cupcake Brown

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

    Cupcake Brown chronicles her life starting from the sudden death of her mother, which triggered a descent into a predatory foster care system.

  12. 12 A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy

    A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy

    by Tia Levings

    Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

    Tia Levings recounts her years embedded in the high-control environment of the Quiverfull movement and the Independent Fundamentalist Baptist church.

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