as in biography
a history of a person's life
the former senator has a lucrative contract to write his memoirs, in which he will supposedly set the record straight
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Unlike Streisand, John didn’t narrate his own memoir (Farewell Yellow Brick Road).
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2025
Just months after Younger wrapped in June 2021, the 2-time Tony Award winner published her memoir, Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
This is a kind of hybrid memoir, featuring beautiful images.
—The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
According to prosecutors, the evidence against Davis is compelling, including his own descriptions of the 1996 shooting detailed in his tell-all memoir.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2025
Just months after Younger wrapped in June 2021, the 2-time Tony Award winner published her memoir, Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
This is a kind of hybrid memoir, featuring beautiful images.
—The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
According to prosecutors, the evidence against Davis is compelling, including his own descriptions of the 1996 shooting detailed in his tell-all memoir.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Memoir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/memoir. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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