My Favourite Lives (in no particular order)

A Listmania! list by Carrie Chandler (Norwich)
 
Stuart: A Life Backwards
1.  Stuart: A Life Backwards by Alexander Masters
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  "an unusual biography of a homeless man. funny, touching, heartbreaking"
£6.39   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)

My Judy Garland Life
2.  My Judy Garland Life by Susie Boyt
The list author says:
  "a memoir of growing up with an obsession, mixed in with the biography of an idol"
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Life of Samuel Johnson (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)
3.  Life of Samuel Johnson (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) by James Boswell
The list author says:
  "the original great biography, surprisingly easy to read and very funny"
£3.79   Used & New from: £0.75

If This Is a Man / The Truce
4.  If This Is a Man / The Truce by Primo Levi
The list author says:
  "an eye-opening memoir of the Holocaust"
£5.24   Used & New from: £0.88
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Life: Keith Richards
5.  Life: Keith Richards by Keith Richards
The list author says:
  "a very honest view of rock stardom from one of its inventors"
£5.12   Used & New from: £1.44
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (173 customer reviews)

The Invisible Woman: The Story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens
6.  The Invisible Woman: The Story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens by Claire Tomalin
The list author says:
  "the secret life of Dickens and his enigmatic mistress"
£7.69   Used & New from: £1.49
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Conan Doyle: The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes
7.  Conan Doyle: The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes by Andrew Lycett
The list author says:
  "everything you need to know about ACD"
£6.88   Used & New from: £0.74
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Bad Blood: A Memoir
8.  Bad Blood: A Memoir by Lorna Sage
The list author says:
  "a tale of girlhood, growing up, and escaping working class inevitabilities"
£6.74   Used & New from: £0.01
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)

How To Be a Woman
9.  How To Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
The list author says:
  "Part memoir, part feminist rant about modern society. Very funny and thought-provoking"
Used & New from: £3.93
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (215 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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Goodbye to All That (Penguin Modern Classics)
10.  Goodbye to All That (Penguin Modern Classics) by Robert Graves
The list author says:
  "A disillusioned story about public school, war, relationships and poetry"
£6.59   Used & New from: £2.33
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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