Autobiography vs My life and work: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Businesspeople, Nonfiction, Business, Biography & Memoir
Autobiography
“This story of the great financier’s childhood in Scotland and his early years and final success in America is a revelation of his geniality, indomitable cheerfulness, canny common sense, and idealism.” — A.L.A. Catalog…
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My life and work
My Life and Work is a classic autobiography of the great American business mogul, Henry Ford. Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 - April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor…
The verdict
- Readers rate My life and work highest: My life and work 4.2 · Autobiography 3.5.
- My life and work is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Autobiography.
- My life and work has the widest readership — 5660 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Autobiography | My life and work | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (5660) |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (5) | 4.0 (13) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (142) | 4.5 (82) |
Reception
| Autobiography | My life and work | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 142 | 5660 |
| Editions | 48 | 166 |
| Citations | — | 425 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 10189 |
| Reading it now | — | 1264 |
| Written reviews | — | 507 |
| Wikipedia attention | 8383 | — |
| Pages | 385 | 220 |