One of my favourite type of book to read is the biography/autobiography of great minds. Reading biographies gives the reader a glimpse of the subject/writers life, their journey, lessons learned, failures, successes, trails and tribulations among other insights. To be the best, it is great to study the greats, their work habit, ethics, philosophy, thought process and worldview.

A biography is a detailed description of a person’s life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person’s experience of these life events. ¹

Goal: Read 50 biographies by December 31st 2022
Strategy: Read and Finish one biography per week.

January – 4

• Invention: A Life by James Dyson (8/10) | Book Summary
• Will by Will Smith. (9/10) | Book Summary
• Shoe Dog by Phil Knight (9/10) | Book Summary
• iWoz by Steve Wozniak (8/10) | Book Summary

February -5

• Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson (9/10) | Book Summary
• Idea Man by Paul Allen (8/10) | Book Summary
• Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level by Leander Kahney (8/10) | Book Summary
• Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple’s Greatest Products by Leander Kahney. (8/10) | Book Summary

March -4

• The Story of Lululemon by Chip Wilson (8/10) | Book Summary
• Shoemaker: The Untold Story of the British Family Firm that Became a Global Brand by Joe Foster (9/10) | Book Summary
• The Cobbler: How I Disrupted an Industry, Fell From Grace, and Came Back Stronger Than Ever by Steve Madden (9/10) | Book Summary
• The Company I Keep: My Life in Beauty by Leonard A. Lauder (9/10) | Book Summary

April -5

1. Just for Fun by Linus Torvalds.

2. My Life And Work by Henry Ford.

3. Where You Are Is Not Who You Are: A Memoir by Ursula Burns.

4. My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future by Indra Nooyi

5. A Life Without Limits: A World Champion’s Journey by Chrissie Wellington

May – 5

1. Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis
2. Four Seasons: The Story of a Business Philosophy by Isadore Sharp.
3. A Promised Land by Barrack Obama.
4. A Runner’s High: My Life in Motion by Dean Karnazes
5. Learning to Lead by Ron Williams.

June – 3

1. James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life.
2. Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making by Tony Fadell.
3. Becoming by Michelle Obama.

July -2

1. Revolution by Emmanuel Macron.
2. The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel by Kati Marton.

August – 4

1. It’s Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong.

2. How to Get Rich: One of the World’s Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets by Felix Dennis

3. Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy.

4. The Art of Being Unreasonable: Lessons in Unconventional Thinking by Eli Broad.

September -2

1. No One Succeeds Alone: Learn Everything You Can from Everyone You Can by Robert Reffkin

2. Finding Ultra,: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World’s Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself by Rich Roll.

November -2

1. Tiger Woods by Jeff Benedict.
2. Life Is Not an Accident: A Memoir of Reinvention by Jay Williams.

December -3

1. Living the Dream: My Life and Basketball by Hakeem Olajuwon
2. Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within by David Goggins.
3. It’s Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy by Captain D. Michael Abrashoff.