Business Biographies and Memoirs (61 books)

Business Biographies and Memoirs

A list of books about particular businesses and books by business people about their businesses.

1	Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 105,732 ratings score: 1,277, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 740 ratings score: 581, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 9,091 ratings score: 397, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul by Howard Schultz 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 3,232 ratings score: 396, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way by Richard Branson 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 4,754 ratings score: 376, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 2,246 ratings score: 365, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't by Jim Collins 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 31,933 ratings score: 362, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Starbucks Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary Into Extraordinary by Joseph A. Michelli 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 1,304 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 5,808 ratings score: 280, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big by Bo Burlingham 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 569 ratings score: 274, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Made In America by Sam Walton 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 1,572 ratings score: 272, and 3 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Start Something That Matters by Blake Mycoskie 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 1,613 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives by Steven Levy (Goodreads Author) 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 3,935 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams by Michael D'Antonio 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 234 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall by Christopher Hibbert 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 1,146 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company by David A. Price 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 1,047 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America's Leading Design Firm by Tom Kelley 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 1,353 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Googled: The End of the World as We Know It by Ken Auletta 3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 1,073 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Grinding It Out: The Making Of McDonald's by Ray Kroc 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 253 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That is Connecting the World by David Kirkpatrick 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 2,792 ratings score: 186, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies by Jim Collins 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 10,435 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com by Richard L. Brandt 3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 736 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Rework by Jason Fried 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 16,276 ratings score: 176, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-And Revolutionized an Industry by Marc Benioff 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 291 ratings score: 172, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron by Bethany McLean 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 3,417 ratings score: 167, and 2 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Control Switch On: The Untold Story Of The Most Powerful Man In The World-Ryan Moran-Who Shaped The Planet For Peace by Ira Teller (Goodreads Author) 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Madvertising: 1975-1985, the inside story of advertising wildest decade by Martyn Forrester 4.75 of 5 stars 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Walking the Tycoons' Rope: How ambition drove a poor boy from Ningbo to compete with the richest men of Hong Kong and Singapore by Robert Wang 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Medici Money: Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence by Tim Parks 3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 182 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Lights, Camera, Jemuru: Adventures of a Film-Maker in Ethiopia by Bob Maddams (Goodreads Author) 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership by Bill Walsh 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 114 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Die Fugger by Mark Häberlein 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 98, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Fugger und der Duft des Goldes: Die Entstehung des Kapitalismus by Harald Parigger 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The King, the Crook, and the Gambler: The True Story of the South Sea Bubble and the Greatest Financial Scandal in History by Malcolm Balen 3.29 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Me, Myself & Bob: A True Story about God, Dreams, and Talking Vegetables by Phil Vischer 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 479 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The House of Rothschild: Volume 1: Money's Prophets: 1798-1848 by Niall Ferguson 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 231 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The House of Rothschild: Volume 2: The World's Banker: 1849-1999 by Niall Ferguson 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 96 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Joy at Work: A Revolutionary Approach To Fun on the Job by Dennis W. Bakke (Goodreads Author) 3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 96 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy by Charles R. Morris 3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 197 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Simple Truth About Your Business: Why Focused and Steady Beats Business at the Speed of Light by Alex Brennan-Martin 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur by Derek Sivers 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 1,337 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business by Bob Lutz 3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 220 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty by Muhammad Yunus 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 4,045 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America by Jeff Ryan 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 606 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Google Guys: Inside the Brilliant Minds of Google Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin by Richard L. Brandt 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 112 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In by Jim Collins 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 1,650 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Jack: Straight from the Gut by Jack Welch 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 3,267 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck--Why Some Thrive Despite Them All by Jim Collins 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 2,103 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal by Ben Mezrich 3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 6,859 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy by Bill Gates 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 1,041 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Brewing Up a Business: Adventures in Entrepreneurship from the Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery by Sam Calagione 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 381 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Idea Man by Paul Allen 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 520 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco by Bryan Burrough 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 5,932 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries (Goodreads Author) 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 7,063 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Nuts! by Kevin Freiberg 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 425 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Too Good to Be True: The Rise and Fall of Bernie Madoff by Erin Arvedlund 3.28 of 5 stars 3.28 avg rating — 114 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Steve Jobs Way: iLeadership for a New Generation by Jay Elliot 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 757 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	iWoz by Steve Wozniak 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 3,117 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress by Douglas G. Brinkley (Editor) 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer by Jeffrey K. Liker 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 1,380 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story by Michael Lewis 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 1,752 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars