Books Like Educated

10 books for fans of Educated

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   Shoe Dog

   by Phil Knight

   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.

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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)

   400 pages • 2016

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   Women In War : A Gripping Collection of the Untold True Stories of History's Bravest Women Warriors

   by David Yuzuk

   ★ 4.46 Goodreads (374 ratings)

   254 pages • 2024

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   Unbroken

   by Laura Hillenbrand

   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.

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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)

   475 pages • 2010

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   The Glass Castle

   by Jeannette Walls

   Walls recounts growing up with nomadic parents whose inspiring dreams and devastating addictions created a childhood of both wonder and profound neglect.

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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)

   288 pages • 2005

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   Animal Bodies: On Death, Desire, and Other Difficulties

   by Suzanne Roberts

   ★ 4.31 Goodreads (146 ratings)

   252 pages • 2022

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   I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

   Maya Angelou's Autobiography • Book 1

   by Maya Angelou

   Growing up Black in Depression-era Arkansas, Angelou survives rape, racism, and muteness to discover that words can be weapons against oppression. Her lyrical prose transforms trauma into transcendent art.

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   Growing up Black in Depression-era Arkansas, Angelou survives rape, racism, and muteness to discover that words can be weapons against oppression. Her lyrical prose transforms trauma into transcendent art.

   ★ 4.30 Goodreads (586.4K ratings)

   289 pages • 1969

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   Phases

   by Brandy

   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.

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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)

   384 pages • 2026

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   The Choice: Embrace the Possible

   by Edith Eger, Edith Eva Eger

   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.

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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)

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   Nobody's Girl

   by Virginia Roberts Giuffre

   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.

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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)

   367 pages • 2025

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    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)

    384 pages • 2018

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