What could be more inspiring than a good biography? An insight into the lives and thoughts of people we admire can inspire us to such an extent that we would rather imitate them. Why were they so successful? What was their childhood like? Were they really geniuses? Do they really have a sad or dark side to life? We don't know until we read it. And that is why we have prepared for you the 10 most interesting biographies that will touch you. Maybe even moved.
10 biographies that would be worth reading:
1. Christina Lamb, Malala Yousafzai: I am Malala
A tiny girl named Malala Yousafzai stood on the edge of Muslim extremists. Fifteen-year-old Malala almost paid for it with her life when, on October 9, 2012, she was shot in the head on her way from school. Malala's miraculous survival took her from Pakistan to the premises of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she became a global icon of peace protests and the youngest nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize. I Am Malala is a poignant story about a family that had to leave their home because of the fear of terrorists and the story of how one person's voice can change the world.
2. Walter Isaacson: Steve Jobs
What would a modern man do without Apple? Steve Jobs is certainly one of the most important people in modern history, as he pushed the limits of the almost impossible with his imagination. The book was created on the basis of more than forty conversations with Jobs, with his friends, colleagues and also opponents who knew Jobs well, which in the end offers an unadorned, sometimes even brutal view of a man who will surely remain a model of his own innovation and uncompromisingness.
3. Bryan Cranston: A life in parts
Even before he became Eisenberg from the popular series Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston played many different roles. From a lover, a farmer, a suspect, a newspaper delivery man and even a dating consultant. All these roles led to the crucial one, the chemistry professor in Breaking Bad, which turned his acting and life path upside down.
4. Bruce Springsteen: Born to run
The autobiography is written in a similar way as his lyrics are written. Blue and deep. In his autobiography, the legendary rock musician Bruce Springsteen takes us through his musical journey from a small, Catholic-raised boy from New Jersey to one of the greatest singer-songwriters in the world. He describes his early gigs in Asbury Park bars with a great deal of honesty and humor. He continues the rise of the E Street Band. It also touches on the personal hardships that inspired his best creations.
5. Ernest Hemingway, Sean Hemingway: Paris - A Moveable Feast
The book A moveable feast is an insight into the young life of one of the greatest writers in history, Ernest Hemingway. In the 20s of the last century, he lived a poor life in Paris, and through the book we get to know how it actually went and what went on in the young head of the future literary giant. Socializing in cafes and bars with outstanding names of the time, such as Zelda Fitzgerald, James Joyce, Ezra Pound and others, is also described.
6. Ashlee Vance: Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX - on the trail of a fantastic future
Perhaps the most important man of our time. Life on Mars, ecological vehicles, design-perfect products, commercial rocket transportation, air flights with stations, as we know from other public transportation, are our future or even the present, as Musk is lining them up one after the other like on an assembly line. He is a genius, a business guru and a star of technological progress. Someone who paves important paths for all of us.
7. Nelson Mandela: The Long Road to Freedom
In the book of one of the greatest moral and political authorities of our time, Nelson Mandela, we learn about his childhood and the reasons that led to the founding of the party that fought the regime at the time, to the way to prison, life in it and the events that followed.
8. Stephen King: On Writing
Would you like to write but don't know how to go about it? In his book, the American writer, screenwriter, actor, producer and director Stephen King describes his habits and routines that help him write such works as Carrie, Cat Cemetery, The Shining and so on.
9. Phil Knight: Shoe Dog
No business big (or small) succeeds overnight and for no reason. Even Nike has its own story. After graduating from business school, Phil Knight borrowed fifty dollars from his father and started a company with one simple goal: to import high-quality, but inexpensive running shoes from Japan. He sold them from the trunk of his used car and in the first year, ie. 1964, collected eight thousand dollars. Now he has his own business empire. The book describes his journey, which was anything but easy.
10. Howard Schultz: Pour Your Heart Into It
Starbucks was first a small coffee shop in Seattle, USA. Now there are over 21,000 of them in the world. How did Howard Schultz do it? What principles did he have to change, what philosophies did he follow and how did he have to change himself? Find out in the book.
