Books like The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State
12 books with a reading profile close to The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State by Nadia Murad. Clear-cut; an easy read.
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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.
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The Boy on the Wooden Box
by Leon Leyson
Also clear-cut · history, memoir
Leon Leyson narrates his childhood transition from a rural Polish village to the Krakow ghetto following the 1939 Nazi invasion.
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The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
Also clear-cut · history, memoir
Corrie ten Boom lived in Haarlem, the Netherlands, where she worked as a watchmaker alongside her sister Betsie and father Casper.
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Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
Michael J.
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A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
Also clear-cut · history, memoir
Masaji Ishikawa recounts his thirty-six years living under the North Korean regime after his family migrated from Japan in 1960.
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Tramp for the Lord
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
Following her release from the Ravensbrück concentration camp, Corrie ten Boom spent twenty years traveling as a global itinerant speaker.
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Long Walk to Freedom
history, memoir
Nelson Mandela details his progression from a childhood in the rural Eastern Cape to his career as a lawyer and activist in Johannesburg against the National Party’s apartheid system.
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Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family
by Miep Gies
Also clear-cut · history, memoir
Miep Gies recounts her years working as a secretary for Otto Frank in Amsterdam and her subsequent decision to provide food, supplies, and emotional support to the Frank family during their concealment in the Secret Ann…
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The Happiest Man on Earth
by Eddie Jaku
Also clear-cut · history, memoir
Eddie Jaku recounts his survival during the Holocaust, detailing his experiences in Buchenwald and Auschwitz after being arrested as a Jewish man in Nazi Germany.
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My Beloved World
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
In this memoir, Sonia Sotomayor traces her life from a childhood in a Bronx housing project to her appointment as a federal judge.
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My Life on the Road
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
Gloria Steinem details her decades spent traveling as an organizer and speaker, tracing her life from a childhood in a house trailer to her work in global social activism.
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Mao's Last Dancer
by Li Cunxin
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
Li Cunxin recounts his childhood as one of seven brothers living in extreme poverty in rural Qingdao during the Cultural Revolution.
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