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The business autobiographies you’ll actually learn something from

There’s undeniable fun in business memoirs — and we’re not talking the quaalude-popping, Lamborghini-crashing, midget-tossing tittle-tattle you’ll find in some self-congratulatory autobiographies. No, we’re after a different kind of thrill. We want to read those knife-edge accounts of late nights in the office, the eureka moments when a logo design just clicks or the blow-by-blows of high-stakes boardroom bust-ups.

That’s the real entertainment of entrepreneurs; the tales worth telling, and the stories worth learning from. So, to help any budding businessmen out there, we’ve wheedled out the best autobiographies from professionals across many different industries, from car racing to countrywear, that are as exciting as they are engaging. Who knows, you might even learn a thing or two…

Shoe Dog, Phil Knight, 2016

Subtitle: ‘A Memoir by the Creator of Nike’

Best story: Surely the story behind the Swoosh. “I don’t love it,” Knight told graphic design student Carolyn Davidson when she sketched it for just

11 biographies to read if you want to get rich

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If you want to get rich, you might want to start thinking and acting like the rich.

Success is a learnable skill, self-made millionaire T. Harv Eker emphasizes in his book, "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind." Anyone can grow to be successful and wealthy, and one of the best starting points is to read a biography about someone who's already done it.

"Successful people look at other successful people as a means to motivate themselves," Eker explains. "They see other successful people as models to learn from. They say to themselves, 'If they can do it, I can do it.'"

To help you get started on your journey to wealth, we rounded up 11 biographies and autobiographies of som

List of famous autobiographies – GK

January 28 2025

List of all Autobiographies of Famous people : 

Questions on Autobiographies and their authors can be expected in the Gk section of MBA exams like IIFT, XAT, CMAT, etc. Along with the recent releases, students are also expected to know the books and authors of famous autobiographies written over time. So, here we have a list of famous autobiographies that will be useful for your MBA exam GK preparations.

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Name of the AuthorName of the bookPublished Year
Salman RushdieKnife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder2024
Doris Kearns GoodwinAn Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s2024
RuPaulThe House of Hidden Meanings2024
Walela NehandaBless the Blood: A Cancer Memoir by Walela Nehanda2024