Biography
Real lives unfold on these pages as visionaries, leaders, and extraordinary individuals share their raw truths and hard-won wisdom. Through intimate portraits and candid reflections, these books reveal the pivotal moments, bold decisions, and personal philosophies that transformed ordinary people into legendary figures.
Biography Book Summaries
Machiavelli
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
History
Politics
I Came Upon a Lighthouse
A Short Memoir Of Life With Ratan Tata
Memoir
Biography
India
To Selena, With Love
Biography
Memoir
Music
The Man Who Broke Capitalism
How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America―and How to Undo His Legacy
Business
Economics
Biography
Endure
How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering
Self Help
Biography
Personal Development
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter
Business
Biography
Self Help
The River of Doubt
Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
History
Biography
Adventure
The Long Loneliness
The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist
Biography
Memoir
Religion
Confessions of the Pricing Man
How Price Affects Everything
Business
Economics
Buisness
Lives of the Stoics
The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius
Philosophy
History
Biography
Hedge Fund Market Wizards
How Winning Traders Win
Finance
Business
Economics
Catch Me If You Can
The True Story of a Real Fake
Biography
Memoir
True Crime
Desert Flower
Biography
Africa
Memoir
Disrupted
My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble
Business
Memoir
Biography
Insatiable
Porn - A Love Story
Memoir
Biography
Sex Work
Scar Tissue
Music
Biography
Memoir
The Undoing Project
A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
Psychology
Biography
Science
Shoe Dog
A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
Business
Biography
Memoir
The Diaries of Franz Kafka
Classics
Philosophy
Memoir
Losing My Virginity
How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way
Business
Biography
Autobiography
Diary of a Professional Commodity Trader
Lessons from 21 Weeks of Real Trading
Finance
Business
Biography
Steve Jobs
Biography
Business
Technology
The Airbnb Story
How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions . . . and Created Plenty of Controversy
Business
Biography
Entrepreneurship
The Power of Broke
How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage
Business
Self Help
Entrepreneurship
Know My Name
Memoir
Feminism
Biography
A Long Way Gone
Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Memoir
Biography
War
Molly's Game
From Hollywood's Elite to Wall Street's Billionaire Boys Club, My High-Stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker
Memoir
Biography
True Crime
The Psychopath Inside
A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain
Psychology
Science
Memoir
Mexico
Biography of Power
History
Politics
Biography
Beyond Band of Brothers
The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
History
Biography
World War II
Made in Japan
Akio Morita and Sony
Business
Biography
Japan
It's Your Ship
Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy
Leadership
Business
Management
Tried by War
Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief
History
Civil War
Biography
I, Steve
Steve Jobs In His Own Words
Biography
Business
Leadership
American Kingpin
The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road
True Crime
Crime
Biography
Rudolf Steiner
An Introduction to His Life and Work
Biography
Philosophy
Religion
Quarto de Despejo
Diário de uma Favelada
Memoir
Biography
Brazil
The Ride of a Lifetime
Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
Business
Biography
Leadership
The Radium Girls
The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women
History
Science
Book Club
The Noble Art of Seducing Women
My Foolproof Guide to Pulling Any Woman You Want
Relationships
Biography
Love
What It Takes
Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
Business
Biography
Finance
Ghost Boy
My Miraculous Escape from a Life Locked Inside My Own Body
Memoir
Biography
Book Club
A Gift of Hope
Helping the Homeless
Romance
Memoir
Biography
Obsessed
A Memoir of My Life with OCD
Mental Health
Memoir
Psychology
Surprised by Joy
The Shape of My Early Life
Christian
Biography
Religion
Alexander Hamilton
History
Biography
American History
Man Enough
Undefining My Masculinity
Memoir
Feminism
Self Help
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Picture Books
Biography
Science
Crisis of Conscience
Religion
Cults
Christianity
Reasons to Stay Alive
Mental Health
Self Help
Memoir
