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Books like The Happiest Man on Earth

12 books with a reading profile close to The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku. Inward-looking, contemplative and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom

by Corrie ten Boom

Also inward-looking and contemplative · history, memoir

Corrie ten Boom lived in Haarlem, the Netherlands, where she worked as a watchmaker alongside her sister Betsie and father Casper.
2

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.
3

Mom & Me & Mom

by Maya Angelou

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, inspirational

Maya Angelou documents the complicated reconnection with her mother, Vivian Baxter, who abandoned her for a decade during her childhood.
4

A Long Way Home

by Saroo Brierley

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

At five years old, Saroo Brierley fell asleep on a parked train in rural India and woke up thousands of miles away in Kolkata.
5

Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots

by Deborah Feldman

Also inward-looking and 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.
6

First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers

by Loung Ung

Also inward-looking and 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.
7

Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home

by Nando Parrado

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

On October 13, 1972, a plane carrying a Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes.
8

All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir

by Beth Moore

Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, inspirational

In this memoir, Beth Moore recounts her upbringing in Arkansas and Texas, revealing the private instability that existed behind her public image as a Bible teacher.
9

The Beauty in Breaking

by Michele Harper

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

Michele Harper, an emergency room physician, details her life through a series of clinical encounters and personal upheavals.
10

From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way

by Jesse Thistle

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

Jesse Thistle was born to a Métis and Cree father and a Scottish-Canadian mother, and was abandoned with his brothers by his parents as a small child.
11

Desert Flower

by Waris Dirie

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

Born in the Somali desert, Waris Dirie describes her early life as a nomad, herding livestock and navigating a harsh landscape before fleeing an arranged marriage at thirteen.
12

My Story

by Elizabeth Smart

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

In 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart was abducted at knife-point from her bedroom in Salt Lake City.

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