Books about People's Lives

Try these books if you're looking for:

• books about people's lives
• memoir or fiction
• read like Haven Kimmel, Barbara Kingsolver, Jeanette Walls, Mitch Albom

The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels 
By Ree Drummond
DRUMMOND 2011
American blogger and food writer Ree Drummond relates the real life story of how she met and married her "Marlboro Man." Her stories about her husband, family, and country living paint a humorous and poignant picture of life on an Oklahoma ranch. You may also enjoy her cookbooks.

Season to Taste 
By Molly Birnbaum
BIRNBAUM 2011
Written with good cheer and great charm, this work is an aspiring chef's moving account of finding her way--in the kitchen and beyond--in the wake of a devastating accident that left her unable to perceive smell.

The Year of Living Biblically 
By A.J.Jacobs
220 JAC 2007
The author documents his quest to live one year in literal compliance with biblical rules, from being fruitful and multiplying to growing a beard and avoiding mixed-fiber clothing. His memoir is highly entertaining and thought-provoking.

Mao’s Last Dancer 
By Cunxin Li
LI 2003
Chosen from millions of children to serve in Mao's cultural revolution by studying at the Beijing Dance Academy, Li knew ballet would be his family's best opportunity to escape the bitter poverty in his rural China home. From one hardship to another, Li persevered, never forgetting the family he left behind.