Abstract: My Life was Max Born's autobiography, and became the best basic literature to understand and research him. This paper gives a clear description of Born's motive for writing the book, discusses the time when it was published, the process by which the manuscript was given to academia before the publication, and also gives the answers to some other questions, such as the characteristic of the book. Max Born's autobiography is a special good angle to deeply master the important historical events of the 20th century.