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Becoming Steve Jobs
Becoming Steve Jobs
Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli
The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
25 min
4.4
Happy Sexy Millionaire
Happy Sexy Millionaire
Steven Bartlett
Unexpected Truths about Fulfillment, Love, and Success
17 min
4.4
Source Code
Source Code
Bill Gates
My Beginnings
25 min
4.3
Freedom
Freedom
Angela Merkel with Beate Baumann
Memories 1954 – 2021
32 min
4.4
Stay at Risk and Live Forever
Stay at Risk and Live Forever
Byron Wien
Lessons from a Life of Curiosity, Grit, and Reinvention
15 min
4.2
Untamed
Untamed
Glennon Doyle
Stop Pleasing, Start Living
26 min
3.7
Napoleon the Great
Napoleon the Great
Andrew Roberts
How Napoleon Conquered Europe and Changed the World
34 min
4.6
Titan
Titan
Ron Chernow
The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
30 min
4.5

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Gawain Poet
A Knight’s Test of Honor, Temptation, and Truth
16 min
Abroad in Japan
Abroad in Japan
Chris Broad
Ten years in the Land of the Rising Sun
18 min
The Lives of the Artists
The Lives of the Artists
Giorgio Vasari
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
26 min
Richard III
Richard III
William Shakespeare
A tyrant's ruthless climb to power and inevitable downfall
21 min
On Character
On Character
Stanley McChrystal
Choices That Define a Life
17 min
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Ron Chernow
A Study of a Profoundly American Life
17 min
4.5
King Lear
King Lear
William Shakespeare
All he wanted was love. What he got was chaos.
23 min
4.7
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Athletes' Road to Glory
Athletes' Road to Glory
Stories and insights from iconic athletes and Olympians
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Behind the Music
Behind the Music
Stories of the melodies and minds that shaped our worlds
12 items
Rebel Entrepreneurs
Rebel Entrepreneurs
Lessons from the business world's rule breakers and risk takers
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Books about Nobel Laureates
Books about Nobel Laureates
Dive into the live and work of history's most notable nobel laureates
6 items
Survivor Stories
Survivor Stories
Stories of lived experiences and triumphs against all odds
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The Truth About Giving Back
The Truth About Giving Back
A closer look at charity and the reality of its impact
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Famous Last Words
Famous Last Words
The final works of authors who have left our world
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Best Memoirs
Best Memoirs
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The Snowball
The Snowball
Alice Schroeder
Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
32 min
4.6
Relationship Goals
Relationship Goals
Michael Todd
How to Win at Dating, Marriage, and Sex
23 min
2.9
A Man for All Markets
A Man for All Markets
Edward O. Thorp
From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market
18 min
The Ride of a Lifetime
The Ride of a Lifetime
Robert Iger
Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
30 min
4.4
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
Gustave Flaubert
A Tale of Desire and Despair in the Search for Fulfillment
20 min
4.4
Bedtime Biography: Isaac Newton
Bedtime Biography: Isaac Newton
James Gleick
Learn the truth behind the legend
30 min
4.6
Extremely Hardcore
Extremely Hardcore
Zoë Schiffer
Inside Elon Musk's Twitter
19 min
3.4
The Reader
The Reader
Bernhard Schlink
A Novel
19 min
Autobiography of a Yogi
Autobiography of a Yogi
Paramahansa Yogananda
The Life and Teachings of One of the Great Spiritual Figures
17 min
3.4
Amazon Unbound
Amazon Unbound
Brad Stone
Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire
21 min
4.4
Be Water, My Friend
Be Water, My Friend
Shannon Lee
The True Teachings of Bruce Lee
18 min
4.6
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Alex Haley
As told to Alex Haley
17 min
4.6
The Quiet Mind
The Quiet Mind
John E. Coleman
The firsthand account of a CIA agent who traveled the Eastern world in search of mindfulness
28 min
3.9
Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela
The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
24 min
4.5
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson
Journey Through Elon Musk’s Visionary Mind
19 min
3.8
Moore’s Law
Moore’s Law
Arnold Thackray
The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley’s Quiet Revolutionary
23 min
4.3
Here, Right Matters
Here, Right Matters
Alexander Vindman
An American Story
20 min
4.3
Be Useful
Be Useful
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Seven Tools for Life
19 min
4.4
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper
Mark Twain
A Tale of Two Mirrored Fates
15 min
4.6
Can’t Hurt Me
Can’t Hurt Me
David Goggins
Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
18 min
4.2
Genius
Genius
James Gleick
The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
18 min
4.5
The Wide Wide Sea
The Wide Wide Sea
Hampton Sides
The Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
21 min
4.4
Unapologetically Ambitious
Unapologetically Ambitious
Shellye Archambeau
Take Risks, Break Barriers, and Create Success on Your Own Terms
19 min
4.0
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus
Nabeel Qureshi
A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity
19 min
4.1

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