Memoirs of ordinary people (and lives lived outside the limelight).Vocation, avocation, occupation, profession, calling 'Best' and 'top' memoir and biography lists.Let me know if any other titles are good candidates, or if any titles appear on the wrong lists. As time permits, I'll post reading lists of memoirs of interest in various categories - both as good reading material and as models for those who are practicing life writing. There's another page for articles and sites about Writing memoir, biography, or corporate history and yet another for Telling your story (as personal history - writing your life story or a family history, leaving lessons learned). Here are recommended-reading lists for various types of memoirs.
