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24 alternatives to My Cross to Bear

Rock music icon Gregg Allman's life journey

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. My Cross to Bear launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
It's a Long Story: My Life▲71
Willie Nelson's musical & personal life story
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
The Crossing - A Novel▲66
A Travel Story About a Boy In Love
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
The Sun & Moon & The Rolling Stones▲69
An insider's biography of the greatest rock and roll band
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
Long Walk to Freedom ▲71
The autobiography of Nelson Mandela
2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →
5
Mr Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream ▲56
The extraordinary inside story of an American icon
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
The True Believer▲60
Thoughts on the nature of mass movements
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
The Last Love Song▲117
A biography of Joan Didion
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
8
The Google Guys▲64
Inside the Brilliant Minds of Google's Founders
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
The Internet is My Religion ▲68
Exploration of life, personal turmoil & a connected humanity
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
The Heroin Diaries▲66
A year in the life of a shattered rock star
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
11
LoveSexTravelMusik▲55
Stories for the EasyJet generation
2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →
12
Slash▲58
Slash's tell-all autobiography of excess and rock 'n' roll
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance▲66
The story of Barack Obama
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
Who Moved My Cheese?▲62
An amazing way to deal with change in your work and life
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
Ricky Nelson Uncovered: How I Learned the Truth About His Final Days▲60
Music lovers & hollywood junkies will love this insider info
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
Heinz: A Biography ▲66
Going broke and coming back with a vengeance
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
The Sympathizer: A Novel▲66
One man's political beliefs and individual loyalties clash
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
The House of Stone▲71
Anthony Shadid's moving reflections on war, family, hope
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
Walden▲62
Walden and Civil Disobedience Henry David Thoreau
2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →
20
Wanderlust▲61
A history of walking
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
21
Bowie: The Biography▲90
Discover the man behind the myth
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
22
Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday▲76
Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing▲60
Learn what separates the winners from the losers
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
24
Train Dreams▲55
An American epic in miniature
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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