Books like An autobiography

An autobiography by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi reads as reflective, earnest. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. · 1998

Both explore nonviolence

77% genome match

Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi · 1929

Both explore nonviolence & spirituality

91% genome match

Wings of Fire

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam · 1999

Same memoir feel

64% genome match

Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks · 1956

Same nonfiction feel

64% genome match

Freedom in exile

His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso the XIV Dalai Lama · 1990

Both explore spirituality

63% genome match

Unbowed

Wangari Maathai · 1999

Same memoir feel

64% genome match

March: Book One

John Lewis · 2013

Both explore nonviolence

61% genome match

In search of identity

Anwar Sadat · 1978

Same memoir feel

62% genome match

Civil Disobedience

Henry David Thoreau · 1800

Same classic feel

61% genome match

Patriot

Alexei Navalny · 2024

Same nonfiction feel

62% genome match

Awo

Obafemi Awolowo · 1960

Same nonfiction feel

60% genome match

The autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah

Kwame Nkrumah · 1957

Same memoir feel

60% genome match