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What biographical stories of growth inspired you?

Within biographies there's a sub-genre of stories focused on personal growth and self improvement. These often focus on the change the author went through, what motivated that action and how it impacted their life as a whole. Different from a straight biography of events, growth stories can be inspirational and spur readers to action. What growth stories have inspired you?

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In the Footsteps of the Prophet: Lessons from the Life of Muhammad
In the Footsteps of the Prophet: Lessons from the Life of Muhammad
  • Tariq Ramadan
12 reads
Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
  • Elizabeth Gilbert
3.31417 reads
The Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country
The Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country
  • Helen Russell
4.1437 reads
I Am Malala
I Am Malala
  • Malala Yousafzai
  • Christina Lamb
4.2248 reads
The Year of Less
The Year of Less
  • Cait Flanders
3.498 reads
Adventures in Opting Out: A Field Guide to Leading an Intentional Life
Adventures in Opting Out: A Field Guide to Leading an Intentional Life
  • Cait Flanders
3.719 reads
Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste
Cork Dork: A Wine-Fueled Adventure Among the Obsessive Sommeliers, Big Bottle Hunters, and Rogue Scientists Who Taught Me to Live for Taste
  • Bianca Bosker
4.1619 reads
The Year of Living Biblically
The Year of Living Biblically
  • A.J. Jacobs
3.8470 reads
The Happiness Project
The Happiness Project
  • Gretchen Rubin
3.52160 reads