The best memoirs books of 1950s (chosen by memoirs authors)

Loved by 3 people

The Dharma Bums

By Jack Kerouac ,

Loved by 2 people

A Writer's Diary

By Virginia Woolf ,

Loved by 1 person

The Flame Trees of Thika

By Elspeth Huxley ,

Loved by 1 person

Shooting An Elephant

By George Orwell ,

Up the Down Escalator

By Lisa Doggett ,

Broken but Healing

By Bella St. Patrick , Arista,

Loved by 1 person

Slide Rule

By Nevil Shute ,

Loved by 1 person

Janet Guthrie

By Janet Guthrie ,

Up the Down Escalator

By Lisa Doggett ,

Broken but Healing

By Bella St. Patrick , Arista,

Broken Boots, Redeemed Soul: A Veteran’s War with Sin and Salvation

By Brian Lofton ,

Up the Down Escalator

By Lisa Doggett ,

Broken but Healing

By Bella St. Patrick , Arista,

Broken Boots, Redeemed Soul: A Veteran’s War with Sin and Salvation

By Brian Lofton ,

Honeymoon at Sea

By Jennifer Silva Redmond ,

Up the Down Escalator

By Lisa Doggett ,

Broken but Healing

By Bella St. Patrick , Arista,

Broken Boots, Redeemed Soul: A Veteran’s War with Sin and Salvation

By Brian Lofton ,

Honeymoon at Sea

By Jennifer Silva Redmond ,

A Long Way from Iowa

By Janet Hulstrand ,

Up the Down Escalator

By Lisa Doggett ,

Broken but Healing

By Bella St. Patrick , Arista,

Broken Boots, Redeemed Soul: A Veteran’s War with Sin and Salvation

By Brian Lofton ,

Honeymoon at Sea

By Jennifer Silva Redmond ,

A Long Way from Iowa

By Janet Hulstrand ,

Chasing Light

By Traci Medford-Rosow , Maggie Wright,

Tap Dancing on Everest

By Mimi Zieman ,

Up the Down Escalator

By Lisa Doggett ,

Broken but Healing

By Bella St. Patrick , Arista,

Broken Boots, Redeemed Soul: A Veteran’s War with Sin and Salvation

By Brian Lofton ,

Honeymoon at Sea

By Jennifer Silva Redmond ,

A Long Way from Iowa

By Janet Hulstrand ,

Chasing Light

By Traci Medford-Rosow , Maggie Wright,

Tap Dancing on Everest

By Mimi Zieman ,

The Immigrant and the Outlaw

By Joy Neal Kidney ,

Nineteen: A Daughter's Memoir of Reckoning and Recovery

By Leslie Johansen Nack ,

Natural Religion: A None's Journey of Religious Discovery

By Davis Baird ,

Up the Down Escalator

By Lisa Doggett ,

Broken but Healing

By Bella St. Patrick , Arista,

Broken Boots, Redeemed Soul: A Veteran’s War with Sin and Salvation

By Brian Lofton ,

Honeymoon at Sea

By Jennifer Silva Redmond ,

A Long Way from Iowa

By Janet Hulstrand ,

Chasing Light

By Traci Medford-Rosow , Maggie Wright,

Tap Dancing on Everest

By Mimi Zieman ,

The Immigrant and the Outlaw

By Joy Neal Kidney ,

Nineteen: A Daughter's Memoir of Reckoning and Recovery

By Leslie Johansen Nack ,

Natural Religion: A None's Journey of Religious Discovery

By Davis Baird ,

Saving Sophia

By Caro Feely ,

Fourteen

By Leslie Johansen Nack ,

Slow Blink

By Louise Ross ,

I Live You For Ever

By Meredith Rutter Marple,

A Long Way from Anywhere

By Norah Esty ,

The best memoirs books of the 1950s

The books our community loved the most.

The Dharma Bums

A Writer's Diary

The Flame Trees of Thika

Shooting An Elephant

Books from our members

Up the Down Escalator

Broken but Healing

Slide Rule

Janet Guthrie

Books from our members

Up the Down Escalator

Broken but Healing

Broken Boots, Redeemed Soul: A Veteran’s War with Sin and Salvation

Books from our members

Up the Down Escalator

Broken but Healing

Broken Boots, Redeemed Soul: A Veteran’s War with Sin and Salvation

Honeymoon at Sea

Books from our members

Up the Down Escalator

Broken but Healing

Broken Boots, Redeemed Soul: A Veteran’s War with Sin and Salvation

Honeymoon at Sea

A Long Way from Iowa

Books from our members

Up the Down Escalator

Broken but Healing

Broken Boots, Redeemed Soul: A Veteran’s War with Sin and Salvation

Honeymoon at Sea

A Long Way from Iowa

Chasing Light

Tap Dancing on Everest

Books from our members

Up the Down Escalator

Broken but Healing

Broken Boots, Redeemed Soul: A Veteran’s War with Sin and Salvation

Honeymoon at Sea

A Long Way from Iowa

Chasing Light

Tap Dancing on Everest

The Immigrant and the Outlaw

Nineteen: A Daughter's Memoir of Reckoning and Recovery

Natural Religion: A None's Journey of Religious Discovery

Books from our members

Up the Down Escalator

Broken but Healing

Broken Boots, Redeemed Soul: A Veteran’s War with Sin and Salvation

Honeymoon at Sea

A Long Way from Iowa

Chasing Light

Tap Dancing on Everest

The Immigrant and the Outlaw

Nineteen: A Daughter's Memoir of Reckoning and Recovery

Natural Religion: A None's Journey of Religious Discovery

Saving Sophia

Fourteen

Slow Blink

I Live You For Ever

A Long Way from Anywhere