Biography Books
66 books across every collection, listed once each — books on several lists come first.
Demon Copperhead
On 6 lists: Best Summer Reads 2025·Highly Rated Books ·Highly Rated Fiction (2010 Onwards)·Highly Rated Literary Fiction·Oprah Book Club·Top Book Club 2024
Becoming
On 5 lists: Highly Rated Biography·Highly Rated Books ·Highly Rated Memoir·Highly Rated Non-fiction·Oprah Book Club
Born A Crime: Stories From A South African Childhood
On 4 lists: Highly Rated Biography·Highly Rated Books ·Highly Rated Memoir·Highly Rated Non-fiction
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
On 4 lists: Highly Rated Biography·Highly Rated Books ·Highly Rated History·Highly Rated Non-fiction
I'm Glad My Mom Died
On 4 lists: Highly Rated Biography·Highly Rated Books ·Highly Rated Memoir·Highly Rated Non-fiction
In The Dream House
On 4 lists: Highly Rated Biography·Highly Rated Books ·Highly Rated Memoir·Highly Rated Non-fiction
Man's Search For Meaning
On 4 lists: Highly Rated Biography·Highly Rated History ·Highly Rated Memoir·Highly Rated Non-fiction
Between The World And Me
On 3 lists: Highly Rated Biography·Highly Rated Books ·Highly Rated Memoir
This Is Going To Hurt: Secret Diaries Of A Junior Doctor
On 3 lists: Highly Rated Books·Highly Rated Memoir ·Highly Rated Non-fiction
When Breath Becomes Air
On 3 lists: Highly Rated Biography·Highly Rated Books ·Highly Rated Memoir
A Short History Of Nearly Everything
On 3 lists: Highly Rated Books·Highly Rated History ·Highly Rated Non-fiction
The House Of My Mother
On 3 lists: Highly Rated Books·Highly Rated New Releases ·NYT Best Sellers
We Should All Be Feminists
On 3 lists: Highly Rated Biography·Highly Rated Books ·Highly Rated Non-fiction
The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks
On 3 lists: Highly Rated Biography·Highly Rated History ·NYT Best Sellers
The Henna Artist
On 3 lists: Female Protagonists·Reese Witherspoon's Book Club ·Top Book Club
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, And The Teachings Of Plants
On 2 lists: Highly Rated Books·Highly Rated Non-fiction
Shoe Dog: A Memoir By The Creator Of Nike
On 2 lists: Highly Rated Biography·Highly Rated Books
Born To Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, And The Greatest Race The World Has Never Seen
On 2 lists: Highly Rated Biography·Highly Rated Books
Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, And Our Lives Revealed
On 2 lists: Highly Rated Biography·Highly Rated Books
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures Of A Curious Character
On 2 lists: Highly Rated Biography·Highly Rated Books
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind And Defy The Odds
On 2 lists: Highly Rated Biography·Highly Rated Memoir
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes & Other Lessons From The Crematory
On 2 lists: Highly Rated Memoir·Highly Rated Non-fiction
