She is known for writing a memoir called the "Tomioka Diary" (Tomioka Nikki) in which she chronicled her life among the female workers in the Tomioka silk mill.

Bego wrote a memoir with Memphis Mafia member Lamar Fike called An Uncommon Journey: On Elvis Presley Boulevard.

In 1987 our reviewer, Charles William Maynes, called this a "beautifully written memoir of a man who made a difference by dedicating himself to the service of others."

In 1999 our reviewer, Marcia Bartusiak, called this an "engaging memoir" that "puts the need for conservation on a personal level."

A memoir written by former patient Howard Dully, called My Lobotomy documented his experiences with Freeman and his long recovery after undergoing a lobotomy surgery at 12 years old.

Buchin wrote his memoirs called One hundred and seventy thousand kilometres with Zhukov, at the suggestion of the marshal in the 1970s.

He also published a memoir of his time in Hanoi and Ulan Bator called Twice Around the World.

In 1927, he published his memoirs in Boston called From Dardanelles to Palestine: a true story of five battle fronts of Turkey which describes his life and achievements in detail.

In 1947 Montgomery published a heartfelt memoir of his Budapest days called Hungary: The Unwilling Satellite.

During this period, she also published a memoir of her time in FDR's administration called The Roosevelt I Knew, which offered a sympathetic view of the president.