10 books for fans of Eat, Pray, Love
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Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
by Elizabeth Gilbert
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What happens when the Eat, Pray, Love author faces immigration laws forcing her into the very institution she swore to avoid? Gilbert's witty exploration of marriage across cultures and centuries.
★ 3.45 Goodreads (56.4K ratings) - 2
Educated
by Tara Westover
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Tara Westover's memoir chronicles her escape from a family that rejected formal education, medicine, and eventually her entirely.
★ 4.46 Goodreads (1.9M ratings) - 3
Shoe Dog
by Phil Knight
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Phil Knight borrowed fifty dollars to import Japanese running shoes, nearly went bankrupt countless times, and somehow built Nike into a global empire. His memoir reads like a startup thriller filled with close calls and personality clashes.
★ 4.46 Goodreads (374.7K ratings) - 4
Unbroken
by Laura Hillenbrand
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Olympic runner Louis Zamperini survives 47 days adrift in the Pacific, then faces torture in Japanese POW camps. Hillenbrand documents an almost unbelievable true story of human endurance and the power of forgiveness.
★ 4.39 Goodreads (1.0M ratings) - 5
The Glass Castle
by Jeannette Walls
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Walls recounts growing up with nomadic parents whose inspiring dreams and devastating addictions created a childhood of both wonder and profound neglect.
★ 4.33 Goodreads (1.4M ratings) - 6
Defiance
by Loubna Mrie
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Raised within Syria's ruling elite, Loubna Mrie risked everything to stand against the authoritarian regime her own family helped build.
★ 4.79 Goodreads (90 ratings) - 7
Phases
by Brandy
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Brandy traces her path from church singer at fourteen to platinum artist to public struggles and personal growth. The memoir reveals both industry pressures and personal resilience.
★ 4.71 Goodreads (7 ratings) - 8
The Choice: Embrace the Possible
by Edith Eger, Edith Eva Eger
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Holocaust survivor Edith Eger recounts being forced to dance for Mengele at sixteen, then chronicles her decades-long path from trauma to becoming a celebrated therapist.
★ 4.57 Goodreads (132.9K ratings) - 9
Nobody's Girl
by Virginia Roberts Giuffre
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Virginia Roberts Giuffre's courageous account reveals the girl behind the headlines—her journey from victim to the woman who exposed a predator's empire.
★ 4.55 Goodreads (70.8K ratings) - 10
Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon
by Robert Kurson
★ 4.53 Goodreads (12.0K ratings)