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by Malcolm X, Alex Haley · about this book

Loved The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X, Alex Haley? If its nonfiction, memoir & biography and autobiography hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Becoming, The Diary of a Young Girl and A Promised Land. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside The Autobiography of Malcolm X: Nonfiction · Memoir & Biography · Autobiography · Racism · Self-Discovery

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   Autobiography · Memoir & Biography · Political Biography · Identity Formation · Nonfiction

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   Autobiography · Memoir & Biography · Identity Formation · Religious Identity · Nonfiction

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   Autobiography · Memoir & Biography · Nonfiction · Political Biography · First Person Narrator

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    True

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    Civil Rights Movement · Memoir & Biography · Racism · Nonfiction · Male Lead

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    Substance Abuse · Father and Son · Rebellion Against Authority · Memoir & Biography · First Person Narrator

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    Cultural Identity · Identity Formation · Racism · Father and Son · Self-Discovery

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    Identity Formation · Rebellion Against Authority · Male Lead · First Person Narrator · Self-Discovery

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    Redemption Arc · Prison · Substance Abuse · First Person Narrator · Male Lead

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