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Biography rated 4.0 or higher on Hardcover, from at least 300 ratings. Leaves out young adult and children's titles, omnibus editions, and books that are not the first in their series.

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Becoming

Becoming

Michelle Obama

4.4 Hardcover (916)
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Between The World And Me

Between The World And Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

4.5 Hardcover (827)
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Born A Crime: Stories From A South African Childhood

Born A Crime: Stories From A South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

4.5 Hardcover (1249)
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Born To Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, And The Greatest Race The World Has Never Seen

Born To Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, And The Greatest Race The World Has Never Seen

Christopher Mcdougall

4.3 Hardcover (465)
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Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind And Defy The Odds

Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind And Defy The Odds

David Goggins

4.2 Hardcover (545)
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Crying In H Mart

Crying In H Mart

Michelle Zauner

4.2 Hardcover (996) 3.0 Google
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

Alfred Lansing

4.5 Hardcover (401)
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Greenlights

Greenlights

Matthew Mcconaughey

4.1 Hardcover (542)
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I Am Malala

I Am Malala

Malala Yousafzai

4.1 Hardcover (380)
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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou

4.2 Hardcover (442)
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I'm Glad My Mom Died

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette Mccurdy

4.5 Hardcover (2419)
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In The Dream House

In The Dream House

Carmen Maria Machado

4.4 Hardcover (465)
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account Of The Mount Everest Disaster

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account Of The Mount Everest Disaster

Jon Krakauer

4.3 Hardcover (803)
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Man's Search For Meaning

Man's Search For Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl

4.2 Hardcover (1556) 3.0 Google
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Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, And Our Lives Revealed

Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, And Our Lives Revealed

Lori Gottlieb

4.3 Hardcover (530)
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Permanent Record

Permanent Record

Edward Snowden

4.4 Hardcover (423)
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Shoe Dog: A Memoir By The Creator Of Nike

Shoe Dog: A Memoir By The Creator Of Nike

Phil Knight

4.4 Hardcover (616)
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Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson

4.2 Hardcover (1359)
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures Of A Curious Character

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures Of A Curious Character

Richard P. Feynman

4.3 Hardcover (804)
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The Anthropocene Reviewed

The Anthropocene Reviewed

John Green

4.4 Hardcover (299) 5.0 Google
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The Diary Of A Young Girl

The Diary Of A Young Girl

Anne Frank

4.0 Hardcover (2296)
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The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks

The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

4.2 Hardcover (695) 2.0 Google
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We Should All Be Feminists

We Should All Be Feminists

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

4.3 Hardcover (776)
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When Breath Becomes Air

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi

4.4 Hardcover (966) 4.5 Google
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