I'm With Fatty: Losing Fifty Pounds in Fifty Miserable Weeks

The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl

Shauna Reid · 400 pages

A hilarious and heartwarming tale of a real-life superhero who battled the bulge and won.In January 2001 Shauna Reid was twenty-three years old and twenty-five stone. Determined to turn her life around, she created the hugely successful weblog The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl and, hiding behind her Lycra-clad roly-poly alter-ego, her transformation from couch potato to svelte goddess began. Toda

Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir

Jennette Fulda · 300 pages

Navel Gazing: True Tales of Bodies, Mostly Mine (But Also My Mom's, Which I Know Sounds Weird)

Michael Ian Black · 194 pages

"A frank and funny-because-it's-true memoir from New York Times bestselling author Michael Ian Black, about confronting his genetic legacy as he hits his 40s--the alt-comedy answer to Brad Garrett's WHEN THE BALLS DROP"-- When a medical diagnosis forces him to realize he's not getting any younger, Black reexamines his life as a middle-aged guy-- in the deadpan wit and self-deprecating vignettes t

Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection

A.J. Jacobs · 402 pages

"Having sanctified himself in The Year of Living Biblically and sharpened his mind in The Know-It-All, A. J. Jacobs had one feat left in the self-improvement trinity: to become the healthiest man in the world. He didn't want just to lose weight, or finish a triathlon, or lower his cholesterol. His ambitions were far, far greater: Maximal health from head to toe.The task was massive. He had to tack

Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie Is Not the Answer

Jen Lancaster · 379 pages

Unfortunately, being overweight isn't simply a societal issue that can be fixed with a dose healthy of positive self-esteem. It's a health matter, and on the eve of her fortieth year, Lancaster learns to make changes. Because what good is finally being able to afford a pedicure if you lose a foot to adult onset diabetes?

Running Like a Girl

Alexandra Heminsley · 220 pages

"In her twenties, Alexandra Heminsley spent more time drinking white wine than she did in pursuit of athletic excellence. When she decided to take up running in her thirties, she had high hopes for a blissful runner's high and immediate physical transformation. After eating three slices of toast with honey and spending ninety minutes on iTunes creating the perfect playlist, she hit the streets--an

This Is Really Happening

Erin Chack · 256 pages

That Book about Harvard: Surviving the World's Most Famous University, One Embarrassment at a Time

Eric Kester

#GIRLBOSS

Sophia Amoruso · 248 pages

The Wrong Knickers: A Decade of Chaos

Bryony Gordon · 288 pages

It's Hard Not to Hate You: A Memoir

Valerie Frankel · 242 pages

After being advised to reduce stress by her doctor, humorist Valerie Frankel realized the biggest source of pressure in her life was maintaining an unflappable, easy-going persona. After years of glossing over the negative, she goes on a mission of emotional honesty, vowing to let herself feel and express all the toxic emotions she'd long suppressed or denied: jealousy, rage, greed, envy, impatien

Sweet Tooth: A Memoir

Tim Anderson · 319 pages

Joyful Recollections of Trauma

Paul Scheer · 256 pages

American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China

Matthew Polly · 359 pages

Growing up a ninety-pound weakling tormented by bullies, Matthew Polly dreamed of one day journeying to the Shaolin Temple in China to become a fighter like in his favorite 1970s TV series, Kung Fu. Later, Matthew decided to pursue this quixotic dream: he dropped out of Princeton to spend two years training with the legendary sect of monks who invented kung fu and Zen Buddhism. Expecting to find a

Happy Endings: The Tales of a Meaty-Breasted Zilch

Jim Norton · 233 pages

Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home

Rhoda Janzen · 256 pages

In this memoir, Janzen chronicles the experience of re-connecting with her Mennonite roots after her personal life has fallen apart.

Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith

Anne Lamott · 272 pages

"Lamott has chronicled her wacky and (sometimes) wild adventures in faith in...the wonderful Grace (Eventually)." (Chicago Sun-Times)In Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith, the author of the bestsellers Traveling Mercies and Plan B delivers a poignant, funny, and bittersweet primer of faith, as we come to discover what it means to be fully alive.

Agorafabulous!: Dispatches from My Bedroom

Sara Benincasa · 263 pages

A comedian's account of her battle with agoraphobia.

Idiot

Laura Clery · 256 pages

When the Balls Drop

Brad Garrett · 276 pages

A refreshingly candid and wickedly funny look at life’s second half from Everybody Loves Raymond TV sitcom star and three-time Emmy Award–winning comic Brad Garrett. In this no-holds-barred book of comedic and personal essays, Brad Garrett divulges his hilarious—and irreverently honest—experiences with the many challenges and ultimately joys of middle age, as he advises us on how to best naviga

The Jerusalem syndrome

Marc Maron · 180 pages

Alone Forever: The Singles Collection

Liz Prince · 104 pages

Liz Prince takes an autobiographical look in graphic novel form at dating and relationships.

Karma Gone Bad: How I Learned to Love Mangos, Bollywood and Water Buffalo

Jenny Feldon · 321 pages

When Jenny's husband gets transferred to India for work, she looks forward to a new life filled with glamorous expat friends and exciting adventures. What she doesn't expect is endless bouts of food poisoning, buffalo in the streets, and crippling loneliness in one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Ten thousand miles away from home, Jenny struggles to fight off depression and a

The Broke Diaries: The Completely True and Hilarious Misadventures of a Good Girl Gone Broke

Angela Nissel · 212 pages

The author describes her days as a broke college student and the misadventures she had trying to make money and survive.