Books like Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory
12 books with a reading profile close to Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty. Clear-cut; an easy read.
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Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner
by Judy Melinek
Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative
In this memoir, Dr.
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Orange Is the New Black
by Piper Kerman
Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Piper Kerman recounts the year she spent in a minimum-security federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut, following a decade-old conviction for drug money laundering.
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Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil
Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Deborah Rodriguez, an American hairdresser from Michigan, traveled to Afghanistan in 2002 as part of a humanitarian aid mission following the fall of the Taliban.
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Me Talk Pretty One Day
Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative
David Sedaris organizes this collection around his move from New York to Normandy and the resulting linguistic displacement.
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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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Clapton: The Autobiography
by Eric Clapton
Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Eric Clapton details his life from a secluded childhood in Surrey to his status as a central figure in blues and rock music.
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The Elephant Whisperer: Learning About Life, Loyalty and Freedom from a Remarkable Herd of Elephants
Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Lawrence Anthony accepts a rogue herd of wild elephants onto his Thula Thula game reserve in Zululand, South Africa, to save them from being shot.
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Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases
by Paul Holes
Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Paul Holes traces his twenty-four-year career as a cold case investigator, centered primarily on the decades-long pursuit of the Golden State Killer.
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The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times
Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Jennifer Worth recounts her experiences as a district nurse and midwife in London’s East End during the 1950s.
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Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy
Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Frances Mayes chronicles her purchase and restoration of Bramasole, a dilapidated villa in the countryside of Cortona, Italy.
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My Life in France
by Julia Child
Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative
After moving to post-war Paris in 1948 with her husband Paul, Julia Child discovers a lifelong vocation in French cuisine.
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Every Living Thing (All Creatures Great and Small #8)
Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative
James Herriot returns to his veterinary practice in the Yorkshire Dales following his service in the Royal Air Force during World War II.
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