The Book Club for Troublesome Women
Four 1960s housewives read The Feminine Mystique and spark a revolution in their buttoned-up suburb. What begins as a book club becomes a journey of friendship, ambition, and finding their voices in a world that tried to silence them.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou's powerful 1969 memoir follows a young Black girl from age 3 to 16 as she transforms from a victim of racism and trauma into a self-possessed mother, finding refuge in literature.
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
From childhood in rural South Africa to 27 years in prison to the presidency: one man's extraordinary journey from freedom fighter to Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Angela's Ashes: A Memoir
Pulitzer Prize winner chronicles a childhood of crushing poverty, alcoholism, and hunger in 1930s Limerick, Ireland told with stunning humor and heartbreaking honesty.
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? An economist turns conventional wisdom on its head by revealing the surprising incentives behind cheating, crime, parenting, and sports.
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah's hilarious and heartbreaking memoir about growing up mixed race in apartheid South Africa, where his very existence was illegal and his mother's fierce love shaped everything.
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson's 1962 exposé revealed how DDT and chemical pesticides were poisoning wildlife and contaminating food supplies, sparking the modern environmental movement.
Becoming
From the South Side of Chicago to the White House, an intimate memoir of resilience, identity, and finding your voice while navigating marriage, motherhood, and public life.
The Glass Castle: A Memoir
A raw, unforgettable story of resilience and redemption. Four siblings raised by brilliant but alcoholic parents learn to survive poverty and neglect, then escape to build new lives.
Educated
A young woman raised by survivalists in rural Idaho enters her first classroom at 17 and journeys from isolation to earning a PhD at Cambridge University.