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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorA Reporter's Life
Walter Cronkite · 637 pages
Walter Cronkite gives an account of his personal life as that of a reporter and T.V. newscaster.
Rather Outspoken: My Life In The News
Dan Rather · 320 pages
This memoir by the author, one of the most pre-eminent journalists of our time, is told in a straightforward and conversational manner; you hear his distinctive voice on every page. He has won every prestigious journalism award in his distinguished career, and discusses all the big stories from his decades of reporting. This very personal accounting includes (but is certainly not limited to) his d
The Further Adventures of a London Call Girl
Belle de Jour, Brooke Magnanti · 336 pages
The Diary of Virginia Woolf, Volume One: 1915-1919
Virginia Woolf · 384 pages
The Bolivian Diary: The Authorised Edition
Ernesto Che Guevara · 303 pages
Fire: From A Journal of Love - The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin (1934-1937)
Anais Nin · 448 pages
My Madder Fatter Diary
Rae Earl · 352 pages
Windblown World: The Journals of Jack Kerouac 1947-1954
Jack Kerouac · 387 pages
Excerpts from his diaries chronicle a pivotal era in Kerouac's life, describing the creation of his first novel; his special friendships with Allen Ginsberg and Neal Cassady; and his own take on the events described in "On the Road."
My Name Escapes Me: The Diary of a Retiring Actor
Alec Guinness · 224 pages
Over the last few years Sir Alec Guinness has been keeping a diary, small portions of which have been appearing in the "Spectator". The diary is the basis of this book, though Guinness has taken the opportunity to go back and expand and revise his entries.
Guantánamo Diary
Mohamedou Ould Slahi · 448 pages
"This is the first and only diary written by a still-imprisoned Guantánamo detainee. Since 2002, Mohamedou Slahi has been imprisoned at the detainee camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. In all these years, the United States has never charged him with a crime. Although he was ordered released by a federal judge, the U.S. government fought that decision, and there is no sign that the United States plans to
How to Be a Woman
Caitlin Moran · 313 pages
Though they have the vote and the Pill and haven't been burned as witches since 1727, life isn't exactly a stroll down the catwalk for modern women. They are beset by uncertainties and questions: Why are they supposed to get Brazilians? Why do bras hurt? Why the incessant talk about babies? And do men secretly hate them? Caitlin Moran interweaves provocative observations on women's lives with l
White House Diary
Jimmy Carter · 570 pages
The edited, annotated diary of President Jimmy Carter--filled with insights into his presidency, his relationships with friends and foes, and his lasting impact on issues that still preoccupy America and the world.
The Diary of Lady Murasaki
Murasaki Shikibu · 117 pages
As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh: Journals and Notebooks, 1964-1980
Susan Sontag · 544 pages
This, the second of three volumes of Susan Sontag's journals and notebooks, begins where the first volume left off, in the middle of the 1960s. It traces and documents Sontag's evolution from fledgling participant in the artistic and intellectual world of New York City to world-renowned critic and dominant force in the world of ideas with the publication of the groundbreaking Against Interpretatio
Resistance: A French Woman's Journal of the War
Agnes Humbert · 370 pages
A real-life Suite Française, this riveting diary by a key female member of the French Resistance in WWII is translated into English for the first time. Agnès Humbert was an art historian in Paris during the German occupation in 1940. Though she might well have weathered the oppressive regime, Humbert was stirred to action by the atrocities she witnessed. In an act of astonishing bravery, she joine
Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love
Courtney Love · 304 pages
Bring Me a Unicorn: Diaries and Letters of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1922-1928
Anne Morrow Lindbergh · 290 pages
Helga's Diary: A Young Girl's Account of Life in a Concentration Camp
Helga Weiss · 248 pages
Helga's Diary is a young girl's remarkable first-hand account of life in the Terezin concentration camp during World War II. The drawings and paintings that Helga made during her time in Terezin, which accompany this diary, were published in 1998 in the book Draw What You See (Zeichne, was Du siehst).
Year of the King: An Actor's Diary and Sketchbook
Antony Sher · 249 pages