Looking for inspiring autobiographies of sucessful people
April 19, 2013 6:16 AM Subscribe
I'd like them to be gripping and entertaining as well. As in, I could read them before going to bed without falling asleep out of boredom.
Focus on successful entrepreneurs, inventors, scientists.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence.
I found it fascinating. For one thing, I found that the movie ("Lawrence of Arabia") wasn't very accurate.
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 7:50 AM on April 19, 2013
I found it fascinating. For one thing, I found that the movie ("Lawrence of Arabia") wasn't very accurate.
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 7:50 AM on April 19, 2013
iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It (Steve Wozniak)
posted by inigo2 at 8:51 AM on April 19, 2013
posted by inigo2 at 8:51 AM on April 19, 2013
Not an inventor or scientist, but I'd still encourage you to read the extraordinary Portrait Of Myself by the photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White — many of her insights on creativity and flexibility and organizing her life and career should cross-apply, and it's absolutely full of incredible stories.
posted by you're a kitty! at 10:34 AM on April 19, 2013
posted by you're a kitty! at 10:34 AM on April 19, 2013
I found My Life in France, Julia Child's autobiography incredibly inspiring. The minute I finished it, I had the desire to read it again right away. She began her career later in life and it took her a very long time to put Mastering the Art of French Cooking together. An amazing story.
posted by brookeb at 12:50 PM on April 19, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by brookeb at 12:50 PM on April 19, 2013 [1 favorite]
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Ansel Adams – An Autobiography
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman
The Last Lecture by Randy Pauch
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Against The Odds: An Autobiography (James Dyson)
Losing My Virginity (Richard Branson)
My Inventions (Tesla)
Something Like an Autobiography (Akira Kurosawa)
The Double Helix by James Watson
Ideas and Opinions (Albert Einstein)
posted by nickrussell at 6:32 AM on April 19, 2013 [2 favorites]