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📝 Inventor Memoirs

First-person accounts from creators and innovators reflecting on their journeys—the failures, breakthroughs, and personal costs of lives devoted to making something new.
My Inventions
by Nikola Tesla • 1935
Tesla's mind was his lab, his curse, and the only place his machines ever ran perfectly.
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13k+
⚡ Electrical Engineering🕰️ Early Electrical Age🧠 Eccentric Inventor
My Inventions Summary
My Inventions 94%
Tesla's mind was his lab, his curse, and the only place his machines ever ran perfectly.
by Nikola Tesla 1935
3.91
13k+ ratings
⚡ Electrical Engineering🕰️ Early Electrical Age🧠 Eccentric Inventor
Tesla
by W. Bernard Carlson • 2013
The same mental discipline that electrified the world also led Nikola Tesla to ruin.
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2k+
📚 Inventor Biographies⚡ History Of Electricity🏛️ Gilded Age
Tesla Summary
Tesla 92%
The same mental discipline that electrified the world also led Nikola Tesla to ruin.
by W. Bernard Carlson 2013
3.87
2k+ ratings
📚 Inventor Biographies⚡ History Of Electricity🏛️ Gilded Age
Tesla
by Margaret Cheney • 1981
How the inventor of the twentieth century wound up alone with a white pigeon.
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7k+
💡 Inventor Biographies⚡ History Of Electricity🔬 Scientific Biography
Tesla Summary
Tesla 91%
How the inventor of the twentieth century wound up alone with a white pigeon.
by Margaret Cheney 1981
3.71
7k+ ratings
💡 Inventor Biographies⚡ History Of Electricity🔬 Scientific Biography
Wizard
by Marc J. Seifer • 1996
Electrified the world, outsmarted by rivals, bankrupted by a giant tower: the Nikola Tesla story.
3.73
7k+
📝 Inventor Biography⚡ History Of Electricity⚔️ War Of Currents
Wizard Summary
Wizard 91%
Electrified the world, outsmarted by rivals, bankrupted by a giant tower: the Nikola Tesla story.
by Marc J. Seifer 1996
3.73
7k+ ratings
📝 Inventor Biography⚡ History Of Electricity⚔️ War Of Currents
Wright Brothers, Wrong Story
by William Elliott azelgrove • 2018
Wilbur Wright solved flight alone. Orville Wright spent decades burying that fact.
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130
🛩️ Aviation History🔍 Revisionist Biography🔧 Inventor Biography
Wright Brothers, Wrong Story Summary
Wright Brothers, Wrong Story 91%
Wilbur Wright solved flight alone. Orville Wright spent decades burying that fact.
by William Elliott azelgrove 2018
3.66
130 ratings
🛩️ Aviation History🔍 Revisionist Biography🔧 Inventor Biography
Wings of Fire
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam • 1999
A boatman's son made India a missile power. The leadership lessons that built it from nothing.
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55k+
🧪 Scientific Memoir🇮🇳 Indian Science🚀 Aerospace
Wings of Fire Summary
Wings of Fire 91%
A boatman's son made India a missile power. The leadership lessons that built it from nothing.
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 1999
4.29
55k+ ratings
🧪 Scientific Memoir🇮🇳 Indian Science🚀 Aerospace
iWoz - Computer Geek to Cult Icon
by Steve Wozniak • 2006
Phone-hacking pranks, the Apple I, and the engineer who left his own revolution to teach.
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18k+
🖥️ Personal Computing🌉 Silicon Valley History📞 Phone Phreaking
iWoz - Computer Geek to Cult Icon Summary
iWoz - Computer Geek to Cult Icon 91%
Phone-hacking pranks, the Apple I, and the engineer who left his own revolution to teach.
by Steve Wozniak 2006
3.85
18k+ ratings
🖥️ Personal Computing🌉 Silicon Valley History📞 Phone Phreaking
The Idea Factory
by Jon Gertner • 2012
A phone monopoly's lab produced the transistor, the laser, and the digital age. How it worked.
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🏭 Innovation History🏢 Corporate History💡 Invention Stories
The Idea Factory Summary
The Idea Factory 91%
A phone monopoly's lab produced the transistor, the laser, and the digital age. How it worked.
by Jon Gertner 2012
4.21
9k+ ratings
🏭 Innovation History🏢 Corporate History💡 Invention Stories
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
by Richard P. Feynman • 1985
Safe-cracking, bongos, and a fatal O-ring: a Nobel laureate's life of fearless curiosity.
4.26
219k+
🧮 Theoretical Physics☢️ Midcentury Science⚖️ Scientific Integrity
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" Summary
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" 90%
Safe-cracking, bongos, and a fatal O-ring: a Nobel laureate's life of fearless curiosity.
by Richard P. Feynman 1985
4.26
219k+ ratings
🧮 Theoretical Physics☢️ Midcentury Science⚖️ Scientific Integrity
Source Code
by Bill Gates • 2025
How card games, a high school mainframe, and a friend's death forged Microsoft's co-founder.
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🚀 Tech Entrepreneurship💻 Personal Computing Origins🎯 Obsession And Mastery
Source Code Summary
Source Code 90%
How card games, a high school mainframe, and a friend's death forged Microsoft's co-founder.
by Bill Gates 2025
4.15
15k+ ratings
🚀 Tech Entrepreneurship💻 Personal Computing Origins🎯 Obsession And Mastery
My Life
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam • 2015
From a fishing village to the presidency: how a newspaper boy became India's rocket builder.
4.60
3k+
🚀 Indian Space Program🔬 Scientist Memoirs🇮🇳 Indian Scientists
My Life Summary
My Life 90%
From a fishing village to the presidency: how a newspaper boy became India's rocket builder.
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 2015
4.60
3k+ ratings
🚀 Indian Space Program🔬 Scientist Memoirs🇮🇳 Indian Scientists
Uncle Tungsten
by Oliver Sacks • 2001
A boy, a bar of tungsten, a brutal wartime school: how chemistry became Oliver Sacks's sanctuary.
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7k+
🧪 Chemical Memoir📜 History Of Chemistry🇬🇧 Wartime England
Uncle Tungsten Summary
Uncle Tungsten 90%
A boy, a bar of tungsten, a brutal wartime school: how chemistry became Oliver Sacks's sanctuary.
by Oliver Sacks 2001
3.98
7k+ ratings
🧪 Chemical Memoir📜 History Of Chemistry🇬🇧 Wartime England
Every Tool's a Hammer
by Adam Savage • 2019
A master maker's playbook: prototype in cardboard, plan in lists, and let obsession drive the work.
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11k+
🛠️ Maker Culture🎨 Creative Process💡 Design Thinking
Every Tool's a Hammer Summary
Every Tool's a Hammer 89%
A master maker's playbook: prototype in cardboard, plan in lists, and let obsession drive the work.
by Adam Savage 2019
4.18
11k+ ratings
🛠️ Maker Culture🎨 Creative Process💡 Design Thinking
Dream It! Do It! (The People, The Places, The Projects)
by Marty Sklar • 2013
Marty Sklar wrote Walt's final words. Then he spent 50 years building the impossible at Disney.
3.94
2k+
🎢 Theme Park Design🧠 Creative Leadership🏛️ Business History
Dream It! Do It! (The People, The Places, The Projects) Summary
Dream It! Do It! (The People, The Places, The Projects) 89%
Marty Sklar wrote Walt's final words. Then he spent 50 years building the impossible at Disney.
by Marty Sklar 2013
3.94
2k+ ratings
🎢 Theme Park Design🧠 Creative Leadership🏛️ Business History
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
Wise Guy Summary
Wise Guy 89%
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
The Wright Brothers
by David McCullough • 2015
No college, no funding, a bicycle shop: two brothers who beat the world to powered flight.
4.18
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🛩️ Aviation History🛠️ Inventor Biographies👥 Brother Partnerships
The Wright Brothers Summary
The Wright Brothers 89%
No college, no funding, a bicycle shop: two brothers who beat the world to powered flight.
by David McCullough 2015
4.18
100k+ ratings
🛩️ Aviation History🛠️ Inventor Biographies👥 Brother Partnerships
Without Their Permission
by Alexis Ohanian • 2013
A college project became a top-ten site. Why that path is open to everyone.
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2k+
🚀 Tech Startups🌐 Internet Culture📖 Founder Memoir
Without Their Permission Summary
Without Their Permission 89%
A college project became a top-ten site. Why that path is open to everyone.
by Alexis Ohanian 2013
3.70
2k+ ratings
🚀 Tech Startups🌐 Internet Culture📖 Founder Memoir
My Journey
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam • 2013
From newspaper boy to president: the life rules that turn big dreams into bigger actions.
4.43
7k+
🇮🇳 Indian Memoir🔬 Scientist Autobiography🌟 Visionary Leadership
My Journey Summary
My Journey 89%
From newspaper boy to president: the life rules that turn big dreams into bigger actions.
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 2013
4.43
7k+ ratings
🇮🇳 Indian Memoir🔬 Scientist Autobiography🌟 Visionary Leadership
The Sound of the Machine
by Karl Bartos • 2022
From inside Kraftwerk: the drummer who programmed the beats, then walked away to find his own.
4.28
178
🎵 Music Memoirs⚡ Krautrock🎛️ Electronic Music
The Sound of the Machine Summary
The Sound of the Machine 89%
From inside Kraftwerk: the drummer who programmed the beats, then walked away to find his own.
by Karl Bartos 2022
4.28
178 ratings
🎵 Music Memoirs⚡ Krautrock🎛️ Electronic Music
Look Me in the Eye
by John Elder Robison • 2007
No eye contact. No friends. Flawless with machines. The reason hid in plain sight for forty years.
3.92
70k+
🧠 Aspergers Memoir🔍 Late Autism Diagnosis🧩 Neurodiversity Movement
Look Me in the Eye Summary
Look Me in the Eye 89%
No eye contact. No friends. Flawless with machines. The reason hid in plain sight for forty years.
by John Elder Robison 2007
3.92
70k+ ratings
🧠 Aspergers Memoir🔍 Late Autism Diagnosis🧩 Neurodiversity Movement
The Perfectionists
by Simon Winchester • 2018
From cylinders to microchips: the hidden pursuit of perfect smoothness that built the modern world.
4.15
7k+
🔧 History Of Technology🏭 Industrial Revolution🔍 Microhistory
The Perfectionists Summary
The Perfectionists 89%
From cylinders to microchips: the hidden pursuit of perfect smoothness that built the modern world.
by Simon Winchester 2018
4.15
7k+ ratings
🔧 History Of Technology🏭 Industrial Revolution🔍 Microhistory
Crash Test Girl
by Kari Byron • 2018
She tested myths with science. Then she used the same method on her own life.
3.91
1k+
👩‍🔬 Women In Science🧪 Science Communication🔬 Scientific Mindset
Crash Test Girl Summary
Crash Test Girl 89%
She tested myths with science. Then she used the same method on her own life.
by Kari Byron 2018
3.91
1k+ ratings
👩‍🔬 Women In Science🧪 Science Communication🔬 Scientific Mindset
Yeager
by Chuck Yeager • 1985
Broken ribs, a broomstick, and the flight that punched through a myth at Mach 1.07.
4.24
6k+
✈️ Test Pilot Memoirs🛩️ Fighter Pilot Stories🚀 Supersonic Flight
Yeager Summary
Yeager 89%
Broken ribs, a broomstick, and the flight that punched through a myth at Mach 1.07.
by Chuck Yeager 1985
4.24
6k+ ratings
✈️ Test Pilot Memoirs🛩️ Fighter Pilot Stories🚀 Supersonic Flight
The Innovators
by Walter Isaacson • 2011
Collaboration, not solitary genius, built the computer. The human story of the digital revolution.
4.12
40k+
🖥️ Computing History🌉 Silicon Valley Origins🤝 Collective Invention
The Innovators Summary
The Innovators 89%
Collaboration, not solitary genius, built the computer. The human story of the digital revolution.
by Walter Isaacson 2011
4.12
40k+ ratings
🖥️ Computing History🌉 Silicon Valley Origins🤝 Collective Invention
Shoe Dog
by Phil Knight • 2016
A fake name, bickering misfits, and 18 years of near-collapse: the Nike story.
4.46
375k+
🏢 Founder Memoir💰 Bootstrapping👟 Sports Business
Shoe Dog Summary
Shoe Dog 89%
A fake name, bickering misfits, and 18 years of near-collapse: the Nike story.
by Phil Knight 2016
4.46
375k+ ratings
🏢 Founder Memoir💰 Bootstrapping👟 Sports Business
It's Been a Good Life
by Isaac Asimov • 2002
Five hundred books. The laws for fictional robots. It started behind a candy counter in Brooklyn.
4.17
481
🚀 Golden Age Sf📝 Author Memoirs🔬 Science Communication
It's Been a Good Life Summary
It's Been a Good Life 89%
Five hundred books. The laws for fictional robots. It started behind a candy counter in Brooklyn.
by Isaac Asimov 2002
4.17
481 ratings
🚀 Golden Age Sf📝 Author Memoirs🔬 Science Communication
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
by William Kamkwamba • 2009
A Malawian dropout, a library book on energy, and a windmill built from scrap metal.
4.24
12k+
🛠️ African Innovation🌍 Appropriate Technology📚 Self-Taught Science
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Summary
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 89%
A Malawian dropout, a library book on energy, and a windmill built from scrap metal.
by William Kamkwamba 2009
4.24
12k+ ratings
🛠️ African Innovation🌍 Appropriate Technology📚 Self-Taught Science
My Life And Work
by Henry Ford • 1922
Profit is a side effect: service-first thinking built an auto empire and doubled wages overnight.
4.18
6k+
🏭 Mass Production🛍️ Customer-First Business💰 Profit Sharing
My Life And Work Summary
My Life And Work 89%
Profit is a side effect: service-first thinking built an auto empire and doubled wages overnight.
by Henry Ford 1922
4.18
6k+ ratings
🏭 Mass Production🛍️ Customer-First Business💰 Profit Sharing
A Quantum Life
by Hakeem Oluseyi • 2021
A crack addict hiding in Stanford labs. A newborn daughter. Solar telescopes and a second chance.
4.48
913
🔭 Scientist Memoirs🩹 Addiction And Recovery📈 Upward Mobility
A Quantum Life Summary
A Quantum Life 89%
A crack addict hiding in Stanford labs. A newborn daughter. Solar telescopes and a second chance.
by Hakeem Oluseyi 2021
4.48
913 ratings
🔭 Scientist Memoirs🩹 Addiction And Recovery📈 Upward Mobility
Steve Jobs in Exile
by Geoffrey Cain • 2026
Apple fired him. His next company secretly built the web and later, its software rescued Apple.
4.43
299
🖥️ Tech History🌉 Silicon Valley🔄 Comeback Stories
Steve Jobs in Exile Summary
Steve Jobs in Exile 89%
Apple fired him. His next company secretly built the web and later, its software rescued Apple.
by Geoffrey Cain 2026
4.43
299 ratings
🖥️ Tech History🌉 Silicon Valley🔄 Comeback Stories
Steve Jobs
by Karen Blumenthal • 2012
Garage startup. Public firing. Decade in exile. The return that produced the iPod and iPhone.
3.95
7k+
⌨️ Computer History💻 Tech Founders🎨 Product Design
Steve Jobs Summary
Steve Jobs 89%
Garage startup. Public firing. Decade in exile. The return that produced the iPod and iPhone.
by Karen Blumenthal 2012
3.95
7k+ ratings
⌨️ Computer History💻 Tech Founders🎨 Product Design
Just for Fun
by Linus Torvalds • 2001
A Finnish student created an operating system in his bedroom, then watched it swallow the world.
3.96
5k+
🐧 Open Source💻 Software Development📜 Technology History
Just for Fun Summary
Just for Fun 89%
A Finnish student created an operating system in his bedroom, then watched it swallow the world.
by Linus Torvalds 2001
3.96
5k+ ratings
🐧 Open Source💻 Software Development📜 Technology History
Made in Japan
by Akio Morita • 1986
The Sony co-founder's management philosophy: treat employees as family, bet on R&D, and never copy.
4.09
5k+
📖 Corporate Memoir🇯🇵 Japanese Business📺 Consumer Electronics
Made in Japan Summary
Made in Japan 89%
The Sony co-founder's management philosophy: treat employees as family, bet on R&D, and never copy.
by Akio Morita 1986
4.09
5k+ ratings
📖 Corporate Memoir🇯🇵 Japanese Business📺 Consumer Electronics
Make Something Wonderful
by Steve Jobs • 2023
Steve Jobs in his own words: the real philosophy behind Apple, Pixar, and the black turtleneck.
4.48
2k+
🏞️ Silicon Valley History🎨 Product Design📈 Corporate Turnarounds
Make Something Wonderful Summary
Make Something Wonderful 88%
Steve Jobs in his own words: the real philosophy behind Apple, Pixar, and the black turtleneck.
by Steve Jobs 2023
4.48
2k+ ratings
🏞️ Silicon Valley History🎨 Product Design📈 Corporate Turnarounds
How to Think Like Einstein
by Daniel Smith • 2014
The habits that let a slow-developing patent clerk rewrite physics, and why they still work.
3.57
282
🧪 Scientific Creativity📖 Intellectual Biography🚫 Nonconformity
How to Think Like Einstein Summary
How to Think Like Einstein 88%
The habits that let a slow-developing patent clerk rewrite physics, and why they still work.
by Daniel Smith 2014
3.57
282 ratings
🧪 Scientific Creativity📖 Intellectual Biography🚫 Nonconformity
Softwar
by Matthew Symonds • 2003
Oracle nearly died in 1990. Its founder's response: bet the company on an all-in internet gamble.
3.78
499
💾 Tech Industry History🔄 Company Turnarounds🚀 Software Entrepreneurship
Softwar Summary
Softwar 88%
Oracle nearly died in 1990. Its founder's response: bet the company on an all-in internet gamble.
by Matthew Symonds 2003
3.78
499 ratings
💾 Tech Industry History🔄 Company Turnarounds🚀 Software Entrepreneurship
ColdFusion Presents
by Dagogo Altraide • 2019
From steam to AI: the chain of breakthroughs that built the modern world, every link essential.
4.17
780
🏭 History Of Technology🔬 History Of Science💡 History Of Innovation
ColdFusion Presents Summary
ColdFusion Presents 88%
From steam to AI: the chain of breakthroughs that built the modern world, every link essential.
by Dagogo Altraide 2019
4.17
780 ratings
🏭 History Of Technology🔬 History Of Science💡 History Of Innovation
Jony Ive
by Leander Kahney • 2013
Before the iPhone, a soft-spoken British designer saved Apple with a translucent computer.
3.99
7k+
⚙️ Industrial Design📱 Consumer Electronics🔲 Minimalist Design
Jony Ive Summary
Jony Ive 88%
Before the iPhone, a soft-spoken British designer saved Apple with a translucent computer.
by Leander Kahney 2013
3.99
7k+ ratings
⚙️ Industrial Design📱 Consumer Electronics🔲 Minimalist Design
How to Invent Everything
by Ryan North • 2018
Stranded in the past with nothing but your wits, and the flowchart says you're before 50,000 BCE.
4.14
6k+
🏛️ Civilization Building🛠️ History Of Technology⏳ Time Travel Conceit
How to Invent Everything Summary
How to Invent Everything 88%
Stranded in the past with nothing but your wits, and the flowchart says you're before 50,000 BCE.
by Ryan North 2018
4.14
6k+ ratings
🏛️ Civilization Building🛠️ History Of Technology⏳ Time Travel Conceit
How To Build A Car
by Adrian Newey • 2017
Ayrton Senna died in his car. He still built more F1 championships than anyone.
4.45
15k+
🏎️ Formula One🏁 Motorsport Memoir🔧 Race Car Design
How To Build A Car Summary
How To Build A Car 88%
Ayrton Senna died in his car. He still built more F1 championships than anyone.
by Adrian Newey 2017
4.45
15k+ ratings
🏎️ Formula One🏁 Motorsport Memoir🔧 Race Car Design
iCon
by Jeffrey S. Young • 2005
Fired at thirty from Apple. Twelve years later, he returned to rescue it.
4.06
11k+
🚀 Startup Stories🔄 Corporate Turnarounds🎨 Design Thinking
iCon Summary
iCon 88%
Fired at thirty from Apple. Twelve years later, he returned to rescue it.
by Jeffrey S. Young 2005
4.06
11k+ ratings
🚀 Startup Stories🔄 Corporate Turnarounds🎨 Design Thinking
Ada's Algorithm
by James Essinger • 2013
In 1843, Ada Lovelace wrote the first computer program and imagined machines that compose music.
3.27
2k+
🖥️ Early Computing🔬 Women In Science📚 Scientific Biography
Ada's Algorithm Summary
Ada's Algorithm 88%
In 1843, Ada Lovelace wrote the first computer program and imagined machines that compose music.
by James Essinger 2013
3.27
2k+ ratings
🖥️ Early Computing🔬 Women In Science📚 Scientific Biography
The Road Ahead
by Bill Gates • 1995
In 1995, Bill Gates mapped the digital future: commerce, education, and homes that recognize you.
3.74
4k+
🚀 Tech Futurism🌐 Early Internet Predictions🖥️ Personal Computing History
The Road Ahead Summary
The Road Ahead 88%
In 1995, Bill Gates mapped the digital future: commerce, education, and homes that recognize you.
by Bill Gates 1995
3.74
4k+ ratings
🚀 Tech Futurism🌐 Early Internet Predictions🖥️ Personal Computing History
Burn Rate
by Andy Dunn • 2022
He hid bipolar disorder while building Bonobos. A jail cell forced the secret out.
4.33
3k+
🏢 Startup Memoirs🧠 Bipolar Memoir🏷️ Mental Health Stigma
Burn Rate Summary
Burn Rate 88%
He hid bipolar disorder while building Bonobos. A jail cell forced the secret out.
by Andy Dunn 2022
4.33
3k+ ratings
🏢 Startup Memoirs🧠 Bipolar Memoir🏷️ Mental Health Stigma
Q's Legacy
by Helene Hanff • 1985
A professor's lectures led to a London bookshop, twenty years of letters, and accidental fame.
4.05
2k+
🖋️ Literary Memoir📚 Book Collecting🎓 Self-Education
Q's Legacy Summary
Q's Legacy 88%
A professor's lectures led to a London bookshop, twenty years of letters, and accidental fame.
by Helene Hanff 1985
4.05
2k+ ratings
🖋️ Literary Memoir📚 Book Collecting🎓 Self-Education
The Worlds I See
by Fei-Fei Li • 2023
How a Chinese immigrant who barely spoke English built the dataset that sparked the AI revolution.
4.31
5k+
📷 Computer Vision🧠 Deep Learning🤖 Ai History
The Worlds I See Summary
The Worlds I See 88%
How a Chinese immigrant who barely spoke English built the dataset that sparked the AI revolution.
by Fei-Fei Li 2023
4.31
5k+ ratings
📷 Computer Vision🧠 Deep Learning🤖 Ai History
Ghost in the Wires
by Kevin D. Mitnick • 2011
He never cracked a password. He cracked people, and the FBI chased him for years.
3.97
28k+
🖥️ Computer Hacking🎭 Social Engineering🏃 Life On The Run
Ghost in the Wires Summary
Ghost in the Wires 88%
He never cracked a password. He cracked people, and the FBI chased him for years.
by Kevin D. Mitnick 2011
3.97
28k+ ratings
🖥️ Computer Hacking🎭 Social Engineering🏃 Life On The Run
The Mark of a Giant
by Ted Stewart • 2013
Ambition usually grabs. In seven lives that reshaped the world, it gave.
3.96
288
🏛️ History Makers🏔️ Perseverance Stories📖 Inspirational Biography
The Mark of a Giant Summary
The Mark of a Giant 88%
Ambition usually grabs. In seven lives that reshaped the world, it gave.
by Ted Stewart 2013
3.96
288 ratings
🏛️ History Makers🏔️ Perseverance Stories📖 Inspirational Biography
Steve Jobs' Life By Design
by George Beahm • 2014
Death focuses the mind. Jobs' last lecture, decoded into a system for work that matters.
3.82
217
💀 Mortality And Motivation🧭 Finding Your Calling🔲 Simplicity Principle
Steve Jobs' Life By Design Summary
Steve Jobs' Life By Design 88%
Death focuses the mind. Jobs' last lecture, decoded into a system for work that matters.
by George Beahm 2014
3.82
217 ratings
💀 Mortality And Motivation🧭 Finding Your Calling🔲 Simplicity Principle
Becoming Steve Jobs
by Brent Schlender • 2015
Steve Jobs was not born a visionary. His twelve years outside Apple made him one.
4.15
17k+
📚 Founder Biographies🔄 Corporate Turnarounds💻 Silicon Valley History
Becoming Steve Jobs Summary
Becoming Steve Jobs 88%
Steve Jobs was not born a visionary. His twelve years outside Apple made him one.
by Brent Schlender 2015
4.15
17k+ ratings
📚 Founder Biographies🔄 Corporate Turnarounds💻 Silicon Valley History
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