31 Books like Total Recall

Trump Never Give Up

by Donald J. Trump • 2008

Bankrupt, mocked, and billions in debt: the playbook for turning catastrophe into the next empire.

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🏗️ Real Estate Development 🔄 Business Comebacks 👤 Personal Branding 🤝 Negotiation Tactics 🪨 Grit And Resilience

Trump Never Give Up 95%

Bankrupt, mocked, and billions in debt: the playbook for turning catastrophe into the next empire.

by Donald J. Trump 2008

3.83

1k+ ratings

🏗️ Real Estate Development 🔄 Business Comebacks 👤 Personal Branding 🤝 Negotiation Tactics 🪨 Grit And Resilience

Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain

by Ryan Blair • 2011

A former gang member says desperation is your sharpest tool. Here is how to aim it.

3.57

824

🧱 Underdog Entrepreneurs 🤝 Integrity In Business 🧠 Mentorship And Learning 🔗 Network Marketing 🥊 Adversity To Success

Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain Summary

Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain 94%

A former gang member says desperation is your sharpest tool. Here is how to aim it.

by Ryan Blair 2011

3.57

824 ratings

🧱 Underdog Entrepreneurs 🤝 Integrity In Business 🧠 Mentorship And Learning 🔗 Network Marketing 🥊 Adversity To Success

F*ck It, I'll Start Tomorrow

by Action Bronson • 2021

His chef career shattered with his leg. Rap stardom and hard-won confidence rose from the wreckage.

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🎤 Hip Hop Memoirs 🍳 Chef Memoirs 💪 Body Acceptance 🔄 Career Reinvention 🎨 Creative Self-Expression

F*ck It, I'll Start Tomorrow 94%

His chef career shattered with his leg. Rap stardom and hard-won confidence rose from the wreckage.

by Action Bronson 2021

3.73

2k+ ratings

🎤 Hip Hop Memoirs 🍳 Chef Memoirs 💪 Body Acceptance 🔄 Career Reinvention 🎨 Creative Self-Expression

Rock Bottom to Rock Star

by Ryan Blair • 2016

Jail at 17, CEO at 30: the business lessons only hitting bottom can teach.

3.91

132

🚀 Startup Memoirs 💼 Entrepreneurial Self-Help 📉 Learning From Failure 🎯 Personal Accountability 🔄 Redemption Stories

Rock Bottom to Rock Star 94%

Jail at 17, CEO at 30: the business lessons only hitting bottom can teach.

by Ryan Blair 2016

3.91

132 ratings

🚀 Startup Memoirs 💼 Entrepreneurial Self-Help 📉 Learning From Failure 🎯 Personal Accountability 🔄 Redemption Stories

When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead

by Jerry Weintraub • 2010

He walked into Colonel Parker's office uninvited and walked out managing Elvis. That was act one.

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🎬 Entertainment Industry 🎥 Hollywood Memoir 🤝 Deal-Making 🔗 Networking 🔄 Reinvention

When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead Summary

When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead 94%

He walked into Colonel Parker's office uninvited and walked out managing Elvis. That was act one.

by Jerry Weintraub 2010

4.13

4k+ ratings

🎬 Entertainment Industry 🎥 Hollywood Memoir 🤝 Deal-Making 🔗 Networking 🔄 Reinvention

Do Cool Sh*t

by Miki Agrawal • 2013

From a pizza kitchen: how to build a business that feeds your body and your community.

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🚀 Startup Memoirs 🏖️ Lifestyle Entrepreneurship 🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 🔄 Career Pivots 💥 Embracing Failure

Do Cool Sh*t 94%

From a pizza kitchen: how to build a business that feeds your body and your community.

by Miki Agrawal 2013

3.42

1k+ ratings

🚀 Startup Memoirs 🏖️ Lifestyle Entrepreneurship 🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 🔄 Career Pivots 💥 Embracing Failure

Caviar Dreams, Tuna Fish Budget

by Margaret Josephs • 2021

Divorce, a kitchen table, a glue gun: the lifestyle empire she built from scratch.

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💼 Female Entrepreneurs 🛍️ Lifestyle Brands 📺 Reality Television 💪 Resilience Stories 🏡 Blended Families

Caviar Dreams, Tuna Fish Budget 94%

Divorce, a kitchen table, a glue gun: the lifestyle empire she built from scratch.

by Margaret Josephs 2021

3.92

2k+ ratings

💼 Female Entrepreneurs 🛍️ Lifestyle Brands 📺 Reality Television 💪 Resilience Stories 🏡 Blended Families

Greenlights

by Matthew McConaughey • 2020

He turned down $14.5 million and wrestled in Mali to prove worst breaks are delayed breakthroughs.

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🎬 Hollywood Memoir 📖 Self-Help Memoir 🧠 Personal Philosophy ➖ Subtractive Living 🎨 Creative Discipline

Greenlights 94%

He turned down $14.5 million and wrestled in Mali to prove worst breaks are delayed breakthroughs.

by Matthew McConaughey 2020

4.2

481k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 📖 Self-Help Memoir 🧠 Personal Philosophy ➖ Subtractive Living 🎨 Creative Discipline

Shoe Dog

by Phil Knight • 2017

A waffle iron, some rubber, and a parent's basement: the beginning of a billion-dollar gamble.

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2k+

📖 Startup Memoirs 👟 Sports Business 🪡 Bootstrapping 🧬 Company Culture 🎲 Risk Taking

Shoe Dog 94%

A waffle iron, some rubber, and a parent's basement: the beginning of a billion-dollar gamble.

by Phil Knight 2017

4.24

2k+ ratings

📖 Startup Memoirs 👟 Sports Business 🪡 Bootstrapping 🧬 Company Culture 🎲 Risk Taking

Mind Without Fear

by Rajat Gupta • 2013

Orphaned in India, he rose to lead McKinsey. One phone call later, he faced prison.

4.18

1k+

🏢 Corporate Memoir 📉 Insider Trading 📈 Rise And Fall 🔒 Prison Memoir 🕉️ Eastern Philosophy

Mind Without Fear 93%

Orphaned in India, he rose to lead McKinsey. One phone call later, he faced prison.

by Rajat Gupta 2013

4.18

1k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Memoir 📉 Insider Trading 📈 Rise And Fall 🔒 Prison Memoir 🕉️ Eastern Philosophy

Zig Zig Zig

by Zig Ziglar • 2002

The counterintuitive principle that built a motivational empire: prioritize the other person's win.

4.09

209

🛍️ Sales Techniques 🎤 Motivational Speaking ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🌞 Positive Thinking 🎯 Goal Setting

Zig Zig Zig 93%

The counterintuitive principle that built a motivational empire: prioritize the other person's win.

by Zig Ziglar 2002

4.09

209 ratings

🛍️ Sales Techniques 🎤 Motivational Speaking ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🌞 Positive Thinking 🎯 Goal Setting

Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter

by 50 Cent • 2020

Shot nine times and built a fortune. The street-tested principles that made it possible.

4.33

10k+

🏙️ Street Entrepreneurship 🎤 Personal Branding 🦁 Fear Management 🤝 Team Building 🧱 Self-Reliance

Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter 93%

Shot nine times and built a fortune. The street-tested principles that made it possible.

by 50 Cent 2020

4.33

10k+ ratings

🏙️ Street Entrepreneurship 🎤 Personal Branding 🦁 Fear Management 🤝 Team Building 🧱 Self-Reliance

I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse

by Michael Franzese • 2009

What a former mob boss knows about negotiation and leadership that business school never taught you.

3.86

634

🗣️ Business Negotiation ⚖️ Business Ethics 🛡️ Integrity In Business 👂 Listening Skills 🎭 Ego Management

I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse Summary

I'll Make You an Offer You Can't Refuse 93%

What a former mob boss knows about negotiation and leadership that business school never taught you.

by Michael Franzese 2009

3.86

634 ratings

🗣️ Business Negotiation ⚖️ Business Ethics 🛡️ Integrity In Business 👂 Listening Skills 🎭 Ego Management

The Art of Being Unreasonable

by Eli Broad • 2012

Defy convention, do your homework, take the risk: the mindset that built two Fortune 500 companies.

3.51

555

💼 Business Memoirs 🚀 Entrepreneurship 🧨 Contrarian Thinking 🎲 Calculated Risk ⏳ Time Management

The Art of Being Unreasonable 93%

Defy convention, do your homework, take the risk: the mindset that built two Fortune 500 companies.

by Eli Broad 2012

3.51

555 ratings

💼 Business Memoirs 🚀 Entrepreneurship 🧨 Contrarian Thinking 🎲 Calculated Risk ⏳ Time Management

The Promise of a Pencil

by Adam Braun • 2014

A pencil, a $25 deposit, hundreds of schools. The playbook for building a movement from scratch.

4.12

8k+

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 📚 Education Nonprofits 🧭 Finding Purpose 🤝 Networking Strategy 💎 Authentic Leadership

The Promise of a Pencil 93%

A pencil, a $25 deposit, hundreds of schools. The playbook for building a movement from scratch.

by Adam Braun 2014

4.12

8k+ ratings

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 📚 Education Nonprofits 🧭 Finding Purpose 🤝 Networking Strategy 💎 Authentic Leadership

Trump

by Donald J. Trump • 1987

A Queens developer's blueprint for a skyline: the dealmaking rules business school never teaches.

3.72

26k+

🏗️ Real Estate Investing 🤝 Negotiation Tactics 📣 Personal Branding 🚀 Aspiring Entrepreneurs 💭 Big Thinking

Trump 93%

A Queens developer's blueprint for a skyline: the dealmaking rules business school never teaches.

by Donald J. Trump 1987

3.72

26k+ ratings

🏗️ Real Estate Investing 🤝 Negotiation Tactics 📣 Personal Branding 🚀 Aspiring Entrepreneurs 💭 Big Thinking

The Setup

by Dan Bilzerian • 2021

Unlimited women, jets, millions: the system delivered it all. The confession? It feels like nothing.

4.13

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😈 Contrarian Self-Help 🤝 Social Dynamics 👑 Status And Attraction 🏗️ Environment Design 🎢 Hedonic Adaptation

The Setup 93%

Unlimited women, jets, millions: the system delivered it all. The confession? It feels like nothing.

by Dan Bilzerian 2021

4.13

1k+ ratings

😈 Contrarian Self-Help 🤝 Social Dynamics 👑 Status And Attraction 🏗️ Environment Design 🎢 Hedonic Adaptation

Elon Musk

by Evander Watson • 2016

Lessons from Musk: see the future, work through disaster, bet like the house is on fire.

3.48

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🔬 Innovation Culture 🛡️ Resilience Strategies 🎯 Purpose-Driven Career

Elon Musk 93%

Lessons from Musk: see the future, work through disaster, bet like the house is on fire.

by Evander Watson 2016

3.48

96 ratings

🚀 Startup Playbooks 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🔬 Innovation Culture 🛡️ Resilience Strategies 🎯 Purpose-Driven Career

Start Where You Are

by Chris Gardner • 2008

From shelter to stockbroker: how to turn your current liabilities into lasting advantage.

3.99

832

🪜 Economic Mobility 🧬 Generational Patterns 🥾 Bootstrapping 🔄 Career Pivots 🦾 Persistence And Grit

Start Where You Are 93%

From shelter to stockbroker: how to turn your current liabilities into lasting advantage.

by Chris Gardner 2008

3.99

832 ratings

🪜 Economic Mobility 🧬 Generational Patterns 🥾 Bootstrapping 🔄 Career Pivots 🦾 Persistence And Grit

Wise Guy

by Guy Kawasaki • 2019

He sold the world on the Macintosh. Then he found what's worth selling your life for.

3.94

685

📘 Tech Memoirs 💻 Silicon Valley 🧳 Immigrant Experience ⚖️ Business Ethics 🧠 Mentorship

Wise Guy 93%

He sold the world on the Macintosh. Then he found what's worth selling your life for.

by Guy Kawasaki 2019

3.94

685 ratings

📘 Tech Memoirs 💻 Silicon Valley 🧳 Immigrant Experience ⚖️ Business Ethics 🧠 Mentorship

The 50th Law

by 50 Cent • 2008

Fear makes you small and predictable. The antidote, from a man shot nine times.

4.16

14k+

⚡ Power Dynamics 💸 Hustle Culture 🦁 Fear Management ♟️ Strategic Thinking 🔗 Self-Reliance

The 50th Law 93%

Fear makes you small and predictable. The antidote, from a man shot nine times.

by 50 Cent 2008

4.16

14k+ ratings

⚡ Power Dynamics 💸 Hustle Culture 🦁 Fear Management ♟️ Strategic Thinking 🔗 Self-Reliance

The Algebra of Happiness

by Scott Galloway • 2019

A formula for happiness that treats partner choice and daily sweat as non-negotiable variables.

3.77

9k+

🧭 Career Strategy 🧬 Life Design 🏢 Business Memoirs 🥊 Anti-Self-Help 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

The Algebra of Happiness 93%

A formula for happiness that treats partner choice and daily sweat as non-negotiable variables.

by Scott Galloway 2019

3.77

9k+ ratings

🧭 Career Strategy 🧬 Life Design 🏢 Business Memoirs 🥊 Anti-Self-Help 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life

by Donald J. Trump • 2007

A billionaire's rules: think huge, hit back when wronged, and never negotiate without leverage.

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4k+

🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Aggressive Negotiation 🧠 Trusting Intuition 💪 Relentless Persistence 💰 Billionaire Mindset

Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life Summary

Think Big and Kick Ass in Business and Life 93%

A billionaire's rules: think huge, hit back when wronged, and never negotiate without leverage.

by Donald J. Trump 2007

3.85

4k+ ratings

🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Aggressive Negotiation 🧠 Trusting Intuition 💪 Relentless Persistence 💰 Billionaire Mindset

The Best Advice I Ever Got

by Katie Couric • 2011

CEOs, Olympians, and Oscar winners share the one piece of advice that changed their lives.

3.66

4k+

🧭 Career Advice 📚 Curated Wisdom ⭐ Celebrity Wisdom 🦁 Overcoming Fear 🏀 Bouncing Back

The Best Advice I Ever Got 93%

CEOs, Olympians, and Oscar winners share the one piece of advice that changed their lives.

by Katie Couric 2011

3.66

4k+ ratings

🧭 Career Advice 📚 Curated Wisdom ⭐ Celebrity Wisdom 🦁 Overcoming Fear 🏀 Bouncing Back

A Curious Mind

by Brian Grazer • 2014

A Hollywood mogul's real superpower: treating every encounter as a chance to ask a question.

3.41

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🎬 Hollywood Memoir ❓ Curiosity 🤝 Human Connection 💪 Fear And Confidence 📖 Storytelling

A Curious Mind 93%

A Hollywood mogul's real superpower: treating every encounter as a chance to ask a question.

by Brian Grazer 2014

3.41

6k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir ❓ Curiosity 🤝 Human Connection 💪 Fear And Confidence 📖 Storytelling

Bloomberg by Bloomberg

by Michael R. Bloomberg • 1997

Fired with $10 million, he built a terminal that reshaped finance, then ran New York City.

3.71

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💼 Wall Street Stories 📊 Financial Technology 📖 Entrepreneurial Memoir 🏢 Startup Culture 🔄 Failure To Success

Bloomberg by Bloomberg 93%

Fired with $10 million, he built a terminal that reshaped finance, then ran New York City.

by Michael R. Bloomberg 1997

3.71

1k+ ratings

💼 Wall Street Stories 📊 Financial Technology 📖 Entrepreneurial Memoir 🏢 Startup Culture 🔄 Failure To Success

Message From The Middle Of Nowhere

by Gunnar Andri Thorisson • 2017

The Viking case for asking outright, failing forward, and treating money like a tool.

3.89

203

🗻 Nordic Wisdom 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🔄 Learning From Failure 👹 Facing Fear 💪 Resilience Building

Message From The Middle Of Nowhere Summary

Message From The Middle Of Nowhere 93%

The Viking case for asking outright, failing forward, and treating money like a tool.

by Gunnar Andri Thorisson 2017

3.89

203 ratings

🗻 Nordic Wisdom 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🔄 Learning From Failure 👹 Facing Fear 💪 Resilience Building

Shoe Dog

by Phil Knight • 2016

An FBI stakeout, a treacherous bank, and a $35 logo. The true origin story of Nike's founder.

4.46

375k+

🏢 Corporate Origin Stories 🏅 Sports Business 🪖 Bootstrapped Startups 🏷️ Brand Building 🌧️ Business Survival

Shoe Dog 93%

An FBI stakeout, a treacherous bank, and a $35 logo. The true origin story of Nike's founder.

by Phil Knight 2016

4.46

375k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Origin Stories 🏅 Sports Business 🪖 Bootstrapped Startups 🏷️ Brand Building 🌧️ Business Survival

Getting There

by Gillian Zoe Segal • 2015

A photographer asked thirty icons the same question. Their answers converge on a handful of rules.

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💼 Career Advice 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship 🚪 Rejection Resilience 📉 Failure As Teacher 🏗️ Self-Made Success

Getting There 93%

A photographer asked thirty icons the same question. Their answers converge on a handful of rules.

by Gillian Zoe Segal 2015

4.09

2k+ ratings

💼 Career Advice 🧑‍🏫 Mentorship 🚪 Rejection Resilience 📉 Failure As Teacher 🏗️ Self-Made Success

Happy and Strong

by Jaime Villalovos • 2022

Dream life without burnout: a self-made millionaire's blueprint, and she started in a trailer.

4.74

129

📈 Entrepreneurial Memoirs ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🎯 Goal Setting ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🔍 Perfectionism

Happy and Strong 93%

Dream life without burnout: a self-made millionaire's blueprint, and she started in a trailer.

by Jaime Villalovos 2022

4.74

129 ratings

📈 Entrepreneurial Memoirs ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🎯 Goal Setting ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🔍 Perfectionism

Dream with Your Eyes Open

by Ronnie Screwvala • 2015

A media titan's playbook: calculated gambles, surviving the crash, and why outsiders win at scale.

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2k+

🧗 Bootstrapping 🏢 Organizational Culture 📈 Scale Mindset 🔄 Failure Resilience 🧑‍🚀 Outsider Advantage

Dream with Your Eyes Open 93%

A media titan's playbook: calculated gambles, surviving the crash, and why outsiders win at scale.

by Ronnie Screwvala 2015

3.88

2k+ ratings

🧗 Bootstrapping 🏢 Organizational Culture 📈 Scale Mindset 🔄 Failure Resilience 🧑‍🚀 Outsider Advantage

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