Books like Wings of Fire: An Autobiography
12 books with a reading profile close to Wings of Fire: An Autobiography by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Clear-cut; an easy read.
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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
Also clear-cut · biography, memoir
This memoir documents Malala Yousafzai’s life in the Swat Valley of Pakistan as the Taliban rose to power and banned girls from attending school.
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The Soul of a Woman
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
In this memoir and manifesto, Isabel Allende traces her evolution from a young girl witnessing her mother’s financial dependence to a prominent voice in global feminism.
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We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story
by Simu Liu
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
In this memoir, Simu Liu recounts his family’s move from Harbin, China, to Ontario, Canada.
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Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words
Also clear-cut · biography, memoir
Andrew Morton reveals the private breakdown of the marriage between the Princess of Wales and Prince Charles through secret recordings provided by Diana herself.
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C.S. Lewis letters to children
by C.S. Lewis
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
This collection gathers the private correspondence C.S.
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Joni: An Unforgettable Story
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
After a diving accident in the Chesapeake Bay leaves seventeen-year-old Joni Eareckson a quadriplegic, she faces the sudden loss of her physical autonomy.
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Scar Tissue
Also 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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I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
Caitlin Alifirenka, a middle-school student in Pennsylvania, chooses Zimbabwe for a pen pal assignment.
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Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back
by Todd Burpo
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
Four-year-old Colton Burpo underwent an emergency appendectomy that nearly took his life.
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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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Ghost Boy: My Miraculous Escape from a Life Locked Inside My Own Body
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
In January 1988, twelve-year-old Martin Pistorius fell ill with an undiagnosed brain infection that left him in a vegetative state.
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