One of the best and most appropriate educational options is reading books and biographies. These represent not only an insight into the greatest minds of our history, but also into their lives, strength and courage, as it is about understanding historical figures on a much more intimate level. We present to you a list of biographies of the greatest personalities who marked and shook the world.
Nikola Tesla - My Inventions
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Nikola Tesla was one of the most important inventors and scientists in history. The book touches on his life and career, his first inventions, the discovery of the magnetic field, the Tesla coil, the transformer and the transmitter. If you want to see what made Tesla so excited, this is the book for you.
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His most famous patents are the phonograph, which is the forerunner of the record player, and the light bulb, which we still use today. This nearly deaf genius, who hasn't heard birdsong since he was 12, has patented more than a THOUSAND inventions in his lifetime. The book shows the life of Edison, as a philosopher, futurist, chemist, botanist, wartime defense consultant, founder of almost 250 companies. The author of the book, Morris, dispels conspiracy theories expressing the hatred between Edison and Nikola Tesla, and presents evidence of their mutual admiration. This book is the best look at one of history's most prolific inventors and businessmen.
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For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare - poverty, prejudice and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental fortitude and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a resilient and strong man. An icon of the armed forces and one of the best endurance athletes in the world. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger and Air Force Tactical Air Controller, he set records in numerous endurance events.
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A revealing look at the life and work of Ernest Hemingway, considered America's greatest novelist and short story writer in his day, winner of the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature. Mary Dearborn's new biography provides the richest and most nuanced portrait of this a complex, mysteriously unique American artist who was ultimately destroyed by the same uncontrollable demons that had inspired and driven him throughout his life.
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He was the wittiest, most beautiful, strongest, bravest and of course the greatest personality of the twentieth century and probably the most famous man on the planet. He was born Cassius Clay in racially segregated Louisville, Kentucky, the son of a painter and a housewife. He became a heavyweight boxer with a dazzling blend of power and speed, a warrior of racial pride, a comedian, a preacher, a poet, a rebel, an actor and a lover. Millions hated him when he changed his religion, changed his name and refused to fight in the Vietnam War. He fought back, winning hearts, but at a great cost. Jonathan Eig's author Ali reveals his politics, religion, personal life and neurological condition in complexity. The book is a story about America, about race, about a brutal sport and about a brave man who shook the world.
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Einstein was a rebel and non-conformist from childhood, and these qualities guided his life and his science. In this narrative, author Walter Isaacson explains how his mind worked and the mysteries of the universe he discovered.
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller - Ron Chernow
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John D. Rockefeller, history's first billionaire and patriarch of America's most famous dynasty. Rockefeller was probably the most controversial businessman in our nation's history. They argued that his empire was built on unscrupulous tactics: extensive collusion with railroads, predatory pricing, industrial espionage, and wholesale bribery of political officials. The story of John D. Rockefeller covers a pivotal moment in American history, documenting the dramatic shift after the Civil War from a small business to the rise of giant corporations that irrevocably changed the nation.
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Stephen Hawking has impressed the world with a series of best-selling books exploring the mysteries of the universe. Now, for the first time, perhaps the most brilliant cosmologist of our time turns his gaze inward to reveal a view of his own life and intellectual evolution. The book describes the incredible journey of Stephen Hawking, from his post-war London childhood to international recognition and fame, illustrated with rarely seen photographs. A curious schoolboy whose classmates nicknamed him Einstein; a jokester, young husband and father struggling in the world of physics and cosmology.
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Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs, interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, opponents, rivals and colleagues, author Walter Isaacson has written an inspiring story about his life. The entrepreneur's passion for perfection and violent drive in all directions of his life is written in this book.
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Miyamoto Musashi lived in Japan in the fifteenth century and was a samurai warrior. He became a martial arts icon known not only as undefeated but also as a master of battlefield strategy. Author Kenji Tokitsu takes a critical look at Musashi's life, separating fact from fiction and giving a clear picture of the man behind this myth. The book provides a look at Musashi's life and ideas that are relevant to today's readers and martial arts students.
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