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12 books with a reading profile close to Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth. Contemplative and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

Infidel

by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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.
2

Assata: An Autobiography

by Assata Shakur

history, memoir

Assata Shakur recounts her life as a member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army, structured around her 1973 arrest on the New Jersey Turnpike and subsequent imprisonment.
3

Life of Black Hawk, Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak

by Black Hawk

history, memoir

In this 1833 autobiography, Sauk leader Black Hawk recounts his military life and the territorial disputes leading to the Black Hawk War.
4

I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness

by Austin Channing Brown

Also clear-cut · history, memoir

Austin Channing Brown narrates her life navigating predominantly white religious and corporate organizations, beginning with the story of how her parents chose her name to ensure she would reach the interview stage of e…
5

The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust

by Edith Hahn Beer

Also contemplative · history, memoir

In 1942, Edith Hahn, a Jewish law student from Vienna, escaped deportation by assuming the identity of a Christian woman named Grete Denner.
6

From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death

by Caitlin Doughty

Also clear-cut · history, memoir

Caitlin Doughty documents her visits to several countries to observe how diverse cultures handle their dead.
7

Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots

by Deborah Feldman

Also clear-cut · history, memoir

Deborah Feldman details her youth within the Satmar Hasidic community in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a world defined by strict gender roles and the trauma of the Holocaust.
8

First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

by Loung Ung

Also clear-cut · history, memoir

In 1975, five-year-old Loung Ung lived a comfortable life in Phnom Penh as the daughter of a high-ranking government official.
9

They Called Us Enemy

by George Takei

Also clear-cut · history, memoir

George Takei’s graphic memoir recounts his childhood years spent inside American concentration camps following Executive Order 9066.
10

With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

by Eugene B. Sledge

history, memoir

Eugene B.
11

In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom

by Yeonmi Park

Also clear-cut · history, memoir

Yeonmi Park recounts her childhood in Hyesan, North Korea, where she experienced systemic starvation and the constant threat of state punishment.
12

Half Broke Horses

by Jeannette Walls

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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