The Top 5 Best Biographies
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- Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
- An amazing book about Phil Knight starting Nike and overcoming challenges
- “Life is growth. You grow or you die.”
- Made in America by Sam Walton
- The story of how Sam Walton build Wal-Mart
- "Expect to win, to go into tough challenges always planning to come out victorious"
- https://www.twosapp.com/5d411bd4847de85757882ecc
- The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
- The story of two brothers who believed they could fly... and did it.
- "If birds can glide for long periods of time, then… why can't I?"
- Steve Jobs by Walter Issacson
- The ups and downs of the iconic Steve Jobs
- "You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life."
- Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
- The story of how Matthew McConaughey become one of the best actors of all-time
- "The problems we face today eventually turn into blessings in the rearview mirror of life"
- https://www.twosapp.com/60844fd542067940f5b1dd51
- Honorable mentions
- Alibaba by Duncan Clark
- "Once you find what you should do, then you need to stay focused."
- https://www.twosapp.com/5ae68333cab4a200041d7346
- Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance
- "When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor."
- What are your favorites?