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memoir

[mem-wahr, -wawr] / ˈmɛm wɑr, -wɔr /


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In his memoir, Blankfein tells the story of a junior wealth adviser leaving the firm shortly after giving a quote to the New York Times, bragging about how much money he was making.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“Propeller One-Way Night Coach” is as earnest as they come, more candid than any memoir and more interesting than any biopic.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Jill Biden is out promoting her new memoir, and as for regrets she doesn’t have a few.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“Propeller One-Way Night Coach” is as earnest as they come, more candid than any memoir and more interesting than any biopic.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

His memoir had flopped, about five hundred copies sold from a printing of three thousand.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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