Books like Spare
12 books with a reading profile close to Spare by Prince Harry. Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
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Open
by Andre Agassi
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · biography, memoir
Andre Agassi begins this memoir with a blunt confession: he hates tennis.
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Life
Also clear-cut · biography, memoir
In this autobiography, Keith Richards details the formation of the Rolling Stones and their evolution from London blues enthusiasts into a global stadium act.
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Escape
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Carolyn Jessop details her life within the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and her eventual flight from the polygamous sect.
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A Girl Named Zippy
by Haven Kimmel
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Haven Kimmel recounts her childhood in Mooreland, Indiana, a town of three hundred people during the 1960s and 70s.
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A Stolen Life
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.
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Falling Leaves
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Adeline Yen Mah chronicles her childhood as an unwanted daughter in a wealthy Chinese family during the transition from Japanese occupation to Communist rule.
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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.
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Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
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.
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Wishful Drinking
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.
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High Achiever: The Incredible True Story of One Addict's Double Life
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Tiffany Jenkins details her rapid descent from a deputy’s girlfriend to an opioid addict living a fractured existence.
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Scar Tissue
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · biography, memoir
Scar Tissue chronicles Anthony Kiedis’s life from his childhood in Los Angeles to his role as the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ frontman.
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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.
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