Biography & Memoir
1,378 books, ranked by score.
2008–2026Mein Kampf
Adolf Hitler
Recommended by 15 · mentioned by 53515 recommend · 535 mention15 recommend · 53515 recommend
2007–2026Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert M. Pirsig
Recommended by 302 · mentioned by 508302 recommend · 508 mention302 recommend · 508302 recommend
2007–2026"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman"
Richard Phillips Feynman, Ralph Leighton
Recommended by 190 · mentioned by 381190 recommend · 381 mention190 recommend · 381190 recommend
2007–2026Masters of Doom
David Kushner
Recommended by 253 · mentioned by 365253 recommend · 365 mention253 recommend · 365253 recommend
2010–2026The Checklist Manifesto
Atul Gawande
Recommended by 118 · mentioned by 202118 recommend · 202 mention118 recommend · 202118 recommend
2009–2026IBM and the Holocaust
Edwin Black
Recommended by 37 · mentioned by 19137 recommend · 191 mention37 recommend · 19137 recommend
2007–2026The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli
Recommended by 61 · mentioned by 19461 recommend · 194 mention61 recommend · 19461 recommend
2008–2026The power broker
Robert A. Caro
Recommended by 121 · mentioned by 180121 recommend · 180 mention121 recommend · 180121 recommend
2011–2026Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson
Recommended by 64 · mentioned by 19464 recommend · 194 mention64 recommend · 19464 recommend
2018–2026How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan
Recommended by 99 · mentioned by 14499 recommend · 144 mention99 recommend · 14499 recommend
2009–2026The Dream Machine
M. Mitchell Waldrop
Recommended by 109 · mentioned by 131109 recommend · 131 mention109 recommend · 131109 recommend
2007–2026On Writing
Stephen King
Recommended by 94 · mentioned by 13594 recommend · 135 mention94 recommend · 13594 recommend
2011–2026Principles
Ray Dalio
Recommended by 75 · mentioned by 13375 recommend · 133 mention75 recommend · 13375 recommend
2007–2026Liar's Poker
Michael Lewis, Blanca Ribera de Madariaga
Recommended by 61 · mentioned by 13161 recommend · 131 mention61 recommend · 13161 recommend
2008–2026Walden
Henry David Thoreau
Recommended by 49 · mentioned by 13049 recommend · 130 mention49 recommend · 13049 recommend
2009–2026Homage to Catalonia
George Orwell
Recommended by 74 · mentioned by 12274 recommend · 122 mention74 recommend · 12274 recommend
2009–2026Born to Run
Christopher McDougall, Fred Sanders
Recommended by 75 · mentioned by 12475 recommend · 124 mention75 recommend · 12475 recommend
2016–2026Extreme ownership
Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
Recommended by 91 · mentioned by 11991 recommend · 119 mention91 recommend · 11991 recommend
2025–2026Careless People
Sarah Wynn-Williams
Recommended by 60 · mentioned by 11660 recommend · 116 mention60 recommend · 11660 recommend
2016–2025Shoe Dog
Phil Knight
Recommended by 77 · mentioned by 10377 recommend · 103 mention77 recommend · 10377 recommend
2007–2026What Do You Care What Other People Think?
Richard Phillips Feynman, Ralph Leighton
Recommended by 48 · mentioned by 9548 recommend · 95 mention48 recommend · 9548 recommend
2010–2026Red Plenty
Francis Spufford
Recommended by 71 · mentioned by 9271 recommend · 92 mention71 recommend · 9271 recommend
2008–2026The Last Lecture
Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow
Recommended by 55 · mentioned by 9355 recommend · 93 mention55 recommend · 9355 recommend
2008–2026Time Enough For Love
Robert A. Heinlein
Recommended by 29 · mentioned by 8529 recommend · 85 mention29 recommend · 8529 recommend
2008–2026Into Thin Air
Jon Krakauer
Recommended by 69 · mentioned by 8869 recommend · 88 mention69 recommend · 8869 recommend
2009–2026Down and Out in Paris and London
George Orwell
Recommended by 50 · mentioned by 8650 recommend · 86 mention50 recommend · 8650 recommend
2009–2026Kitchen Confidential
Anthony Bourdain
Recommended by 47 · mentioned by 8447 recommend · 84 mention47 recommend · 8447 recommend
2007–2026How to Get Rich
Felix Dennis
Recommended by 65 · mentioned by 7965 recommend · 79 mention65 recommend · 7965 recommend
2016–2025Chaos monkeys
Antonio Garcia Martinez
Recommended by 30 · mentioned by 7330 recommend · 73 mention30 recommend · 7330 recommend
2014–2026The Innovators
Walter Isaacson, Francisco José Ramos Mena, Marcos Pérez Sánchez, Inga Pellisa Díaz
Recommended by 55 · mentioned by 7355 recommend · 73 mention55 recommend · 7355 recommend
2013–2025The Everything Store
Brad Stone
Recommended by 24 · mentioned by 7124 recommend · 71 mention24 recommend · 7124 recommend
2015–2026Elon Musk
Ashlee Vance
Recommended by 34 · mentioned by 7034 recommend · 70 mention34 recommend · 7034 recommend
2010–2026The Box
Marc Levinson
Recommended by 53 · mentioned by 6353 recommend · 63 mention53 recommend · 6353 recommend
2007–2026The Game
Neil Strauss
Recommended by 37 · mentioned by 6337 recommend · 63 mention37 recommend · 6337 recommend
2007–2025The art of learning
Josh Waitzkin
Recommended by 50 · mentioned by 6150 recommend · 61 mention50 recommend · 6150 recommend
2012–2026Turing's cathedral
George Dyson
Recommended by 42 · mentioned by 5842 recommend · 58 mention42 recommend · 5842 recommend
2007–2026Poor Charlie's Almanack
Charles T. Munger
Recommended by 34 · mentioned by 5434 recommend · 54 mention34 recommend · 5434 recommend
2016–2026Rise and Fall of American Growth
Robert J. Gordon
Recommended by 24 · mentioned by 3724 recommend · 37 mention24 recommend · 3724 recommend
2019–2026Permanent Record
Edward Snowden
Recommended by 22 · mentioned by 5122 recommend · 51 mention22 recommend · 5122 recommend
2009–2026The double helix
James D. Watson, Grover Gardner narrator, Alexander Gann, Jan Witkowski
Recommended by 17 · mentioned by 5217 recommend · 52 mention17 recommend · 5217 recommend
2008–2025Einstein
Walter Isaacson
Recommended by 24 · mentioned by 5224 recommend · 52 mention24 recommend · 5224 recommend
2007–2024The Man Who Loved Only Numbers
Paul Hoffman
Recommended by 35 · mentioned by 5235 recommend · 52 mention35 recommend · 5235 recommend
2016–2026Hillbilly Elegy
J. D. Vance
Recommended by 16 · mentioned by 5116 recommend · 51 mention16 recommend · 5116 recommend
2007–2026A Book of Five Rings
Miyamoto Musashi
Recommended by 21 · mentioned by 5021 recommend · 50 mention21 recommend · 5021 recommend
The man who solved the market
Gregory Zuckerman
Recommended by 33 · mentioned by 5033 recommend · 50 mention33 recommend · 5033 recommend
2012–2026Eichmann in Jerusalem
Hannah Arendt
Recommended by 21 · mentioned by 5021 recommend · 50 mention21 recommend · 5021 recommend
2008–2025Longitude
Dava Sobel, William J. H. Andrewes, Irene Aldasoro Katarain
Recommended by 41 · mentioned by 4941 recommend · 49 mention41 recommend · 4941 recommend
2013–2026How to fail at almost everything and still win big
Scott Adams
Recommended by 39 · mentioned by 4739 recommend · 47 mention39 recommend · 4739 recommend
2013–2026Hatching Twitter
Nick Bilton
Recommended by 17 · mentioned by 4517 recommend · 45 mention17 recommend · 4517 recommend
2008–2026American Prometheus
Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin
Recommended by 24 · mentioned by 4524 recommend · 45 mention24 recommend · 4524 recommend
Hidden Life of Trees
Peter Wohlleben, Fred Bernard, Benjamin Flao
Recommended by 27 · mentioned by 4527 recommend · 45 mention27 recommend · 4527 recommend
2009–2026Understanding Power
Noam Chomsky, Peter R. Mitchell, John Schoeffel
Recommended by 27 · mentioned by 4327 recommend · 43 mention27 recommend · 4327 recommend
2007–2026Confessions of an economic hit man
Perkins, John, John Perkins
Recommended by 23 · mentioned by 4523 recommend · 45 mention23 recommend · 4523 recommend
2010–2025Leonardo da Vinci
Walter Isaacson, Jordi Ainaud i Escudero, Beruryah Ben Barukh
Recommended by 23 · mentioned by 4423 recommend · 44 mention23 recommend · 4423 recommend
2011–2026The Making of Prince of Persia
Jordan Mechner
Recommended by 31 · mentioned by 4431 recommend · 44 mention31 recommend · 4431 recommend
2008–2026Let my people go surfing
Yvon Chouinard
Recommended by 32 · mentioned by 4132 recommend · 41 mention32 recommend · 4132 recommend
2008–2026Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Hunter S. Thompson
Recommended by 15 · mentioned by 4315 recommend · 43 mention15 recommend · 4315 recommend
2016–2026When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
Recommended by 38 · mentioned by 4138 recommend · 41 mention38 recommend · 4138 recommend
2015–2026Becoming Steve Jobs
Brent Schlender, Rick Tetzeli
Recommended by 28 · mentioned by 4028 recommend · 40 mention28 recommend · 4028 recommend
2010–2026Bloodlands
Timothy Snyder
Recommended by 27 · mentioned by 3927 recommend · 39 mention27 recommend · 3927 recommend