Read each chapter of Captain Richard Winters in sync with Band of Brothers HBO series. It’s uncanny.
Edit: Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
I can think of a few that I would want others to read. None of them are “feel good” stories and all get you out of your comfort zone a bit.
“Know my Name” by Chanel Miller.
- about how being assaulted by Brook Allen Turner behind a dumpster at Stanfort University changed and impacted her life.
“The White Rose: Munich 1942-1943” by Inge Scholl
- about Hans and Sophie Scholl and their student resistance group ‘Die weisse Rose’, their arrest and execution by the Nazi regime.
“I Am a Girl From Africa” by Elizabeth Nyamayaro
- Humanitarian and award-winning Activist, about her journey from a starving child in Zimbabwe, saved by a UN aid worker, to executive director for UN Women.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
It’s a very easy read and it’s in the public domain. It’s also an incredibly important part of American history.
American Caesar.
Wyatt Earp Speaks
Black Elk Speaks
The fact that the title is those books are in the same theme is pure coincidence!
Also, I realized that both dictated to somebody that wrote their memoirs and/or autobiography. Nevertheless, fantastic reads.
Harpo Speaks! - Harpo Marx An amazing story. That guy had a wild life!
Total Recall - Arnold Schwarzenegger Nothing happened to Arnold by accident. He is the ultimate man with a plan.
David Attenborough’s Life on Air. He reviews how he got started at the BBC and many of the adventures he took while trying to get some of the world’s animals captured on film, often for the very first time ever. It’s a short chapter when he discusses his wife’s passing but damn does it bring the tears
I liked Trevor Noahs “Born a Crime” a lot. He tells some pretty rough stories in way that’s lighthearted and funny enough to keep you hooked without becoming too shallow to learn something.
Bell yellow pages. Plot is a little thin, bit what a cast of characters!
The Book of Job