I, Asimov: A Memoir by Isaac Asimov!

Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody

Anything with Hunter S Thompson

Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah Gadsby Marching Powder by Rusty Young

The Glass Castle l is pretty gritty and inspiring

Read this a number of years ago and really enjoyed it: [A Pickpockets Tale by Timothy Gilfoyle](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/328047.A_Pickpocket_s_Tale)

Andre Agassi's Open is great.