Businessman autobiography

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,

Subtitle: ‘A Memoir by the Creator of Nike’

Best story: Surely the story behind the Swoosh. “I d

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13 Best Business Biographies That Will Show You the Struggles of World’s Biggest Entrepreneurs

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Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others – it’s what Otto von Bismarck used to say. And what other better way to do that than by reading the biographies of those you admire?

Some of the most popular entrepreneurs admitted that they attribute their success to reading memoirs of the people they admire. Here’s a list of the  best business biographies recommended by them (is there something missing, any book that we absolutely-definitely-must add to this list? let us know!). There’s also one entrepreneur biography – or more – sprinkled in there, as well, so have a blast!

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• Shoe Dog

• A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
• By: Phil Knight
• Narrated by: Norbert Leo Butz, Phil Knight - introduction
• Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
• Unabridged

• Overall

• Performance

• Story

Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inre story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Just read it. (or listen, whatever)

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