A list of biographies that I recommend, with stars marking the very best. Click on the book’s titles to view the review or click here to read all biography & autobiography reviews.
* Life’s That Way – Jim Beaver
* Elvis: Still Taking Care of Business – Sonny West
* Neon Angel: A Story of a Runaway – Cherie Currie
* Kitchen Confidential – Anthony Bourdain
Shootin’ the Sh*t with Kevin Smith: The Best of Smodcast – Kevin Smith with Scott Mosier
* My Booky Wook – Russell Brand
The Bedwetter – Sarah Silverman
Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters – Peter Vronksy
* My Horizontal Life – Chelsea Handler
Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang – Chelsea Handler
Are you There Vodka? It’s me, Chelsea – Chelsea Handler
* Terry Fox: His Story – Leslie Scrivener
* Philip and Elizabeth: Portrait of a Royal Marriage – Gyles Brandreth
You’ll Never Blue Ball in this Town Again – Heather McDonald
Elvis: My Best Man – George Klein with Chuck Crisafulli
Booky Wook 2: This Time It’s Personal – Russell Brand
The Nasty Bits – Anthony Bourdain
* Unbearable Lightness – Portia De Rossi
Medium Raw – Anthony Bourdain
*A Girl Walks Into a Bar – Rachel Dratch
I Drink for a Reason – David Cross (his opinions really, not too much about his life)
Bossypants – Tina Fey
Lies that Chelsea Handler Told Me – Friends of Chelsea Handler
Ed Gein: Psycho – Paul Anthony Woods
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft – Stephen King *
Tough Shit – Kevin Smith
Then Again – Diane Keaton *
Knock Wood–Candice Bergen *
Guts–Kristen Johnston *
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly– Jean-Dominique Bauby *
Seriously…I’m Kidding–Ellen Degeneres
Lord of Misrule: An Autobiography–Christopher Lee
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up–Theresa Caputo
You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)–Felicia Day
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?–Mindy Kaling
Paddle Your Own Canoe–Nick Offerman
Through the Storm–Lynne Spears
Scrappy Little Nobody–Anna Kendrick
The Long Hard Road Out of Hell–Marilyn Manson
Kris Jenner and All Things Kardashian–Kris Jenner
The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo–Amy Schumer
But Enough About Me–Burt Reynolds
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