Books like This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
12 books with a reading profile close to This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay. Practical and clear-cut; an easy read.
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107 Days
Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, narrative
In 107 Days, Kamala Harris provides a chronological account of the compressed 2024 presidential campaign following the transition at the top of the Democratic ticket.
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Anthony Bourdain exposes the grueling, chaotic reality of professional restaurant life, stripping away the glamour often associated with high-end dining.
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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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Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir
by Ruth Reichl
Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Ruth Reichl documents her decade-long tenure as the editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine, beginning with her transition from restaurant critic to corporate executive.
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Papillon
Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Henri Charrière, a safecracker nicknamed Papillon, receives a life sentence for a murder he maintains he did not commit.
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Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, narrative
In this memoir, Frank Abagnale recounts his years as a teenage con artist during the 1960s.
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Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy
Also practical and 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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Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
by Ruth Reichl
memoir, narrative
In this memoir, Ruth Reichl details her tenure as the restaurant critic for the New York Times, where she utilized elaborate costumes and personas to avoid detection by staff.
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My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress
Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Rachel DeLoache Williams recounts her real-life friendship with Anna Sorokin, a woman who posed as a wealthy German heiress named Anna Delvey to infiltrate New York’s elite social circles.
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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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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory
Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative
Caitlin Doughty recounts her entry into the funeral industry, specifically her time spent operating the retorts at West Laurel Cemetery in Oakland.
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Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves
by Farley Mowat
Also clear-cut · memoir, narrative
In 1948, the Canadian Wildlife Service dispatched biologist Farley Mowat to the Keewatin Barrens to document the perceived slaughter of caribou herds by Arctic wolves.
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