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12 books with a reading profile close to Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog by John Grogan. Practical and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

Me

by Elton John

Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

In this autobiography, Elton John traces his life from a quiet childhood as Reginald Dwight in Pinner to his global dominance as a rock superstar.
2

The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

by Dave Grohl

Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Dave Grohl documents his transition from a suburban teenager in Virginia to the drummer for Nirvana and the frontman of Foo Fighters.
3

Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen

by Julie Powell

Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Approaching her thirtieth birthday while stuck in a dead-end secretarial job, Julie Powell decides to cook every recipe in Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking within a single year.
4

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

by Bill Bryson

Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

After living in Europe for twenty years, Bill Bryson returns to the United States and decides to hike the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail.
5

Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamist Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs

by Elissa Wall

Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

Elissa Wall details her childhood within the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) under the absolute authority of prophet Warren Jeffs.
6

Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home

by Rhoda Janzen

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Rhoda Janzen’s life collapses when her husband of fifteen years leaves her for a man he met online, shortly before she suffers serious injuries in a car accident.
7

Tell Me Everything

by Minka Kelly

Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, narrative

In this memoir, Minka Kelly recounts a childhood defined by instability, poverty, and a complicated relationship with her mother, a high-end stripper and domestic violence survivor.
8

You'll Grow Out of It

by Jessi Klein

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Jessi Klein documents her refusal to adhere to the cultural scripts of conventional femininity through a series of chronological essays.
9

Beyond the Wand: The Magic & Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard

by Tom Felton

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Tom Felton chronicles his decade spent playing Draco Malfoy, charting his transition from a suburban childhood into the global spotlight of the Harry Potter film franchise.
10

When Stars Are Scattered

by Victoria Jamieson

Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative

This graphic novel follows the daily life of Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya.
11

A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines

by Anthony Bourdain

Also clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Following the success of his restaurant industry memoir, Anthony Bourdain embarks on a worldwide quest to find the perfect meal.
12

Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America

by Firoozeh Dumas

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, memoir

Firoozeh Dumas narrates her family’s relocation from Abadan, Iran, to Whittier, California, during the 1970s.

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