Steve Jobs Book Recommendations
Steve Jobs was an American business magnate, industrial designer, investor, and media proprietor.
(Read more on Wikipedia)31 Books Recommended
Be Here Now
by Ram Dass
"[This book] was profound. It transformed me and many of my friends." - Steve Jobs (Source)
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
by Thomas S. Kuhn
Michael S. Malone said the first time he sat down with Steve Jobs, Steve immediately asked him if he had read this book. Michael thinks Steve was assimilating into this personality, this notion that he found in this book. (Source)
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Mark Zuckerberg, Paul Graham, Stanislav Grof, David Deutsch, Brad Delong
Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand
Steve Wozniak said he thinks Steve Jobs mentioned this book and it really was a guide in his life. (Source)
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Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Shah Rukh Khan, Joe De Sena, Peter Diamandis, Gabby Reece, Ev Williams, Travis Kalanick, Brian Armstrong, Amelia Boone, Bob Metcalfe, Ray Dalio, Austen Allred, Russell Brunson, Paul Krugman, Rand Paul, Patrick Bet-David, John Carmack, Phil Jackson, Fred Wilson, Blake Scholl, Mark Cuban
The Innovator's Dilemma
When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
by Clayton M. Christensen
Walter Isaacson said Steve Jobs was deeply influenced by this book. (Source)
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Jeff Bezos, Mark Cuban, Marc Benioff, Ben Horowitz, Drew Houston, Aaron Levie, Ev Williams, Tim O’Reilly, Max Levchin, Caterina Fake, Guy Kawasaki, Chris Dixon, Blake Scholl, Bill Gurley, Marc Andreessen, Steve Blank, Michael Bloomberg
Autobiography of a Yogi
by Paramahansa Yogananda
Marc Benioff said everyone at Steve Jobs' memorial service got a copy of this book. (Source)
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Marc Benioff, Richa Chadha, Virat Kohli, Phil Jackson, Sahil Lavingia, Travis Brewer, Dan Engle
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
by Shunryu Suzuki
Brent Schlender said Steve Jobs reread this book several times. (Source)
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Kevin Rose, Sharon Salzberg, Leo Babauta, Marc Benioff, Garry Tan, Andy Puddicombe
Only the Paranoid Survive
How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company
by Andrew S. Grove
"This book is about one super-important concept. You must learn about Strategic Inflection Points, because sooner or later you are going to live through one." - Steve Jobs (Source)
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Marc Andreessen, Charlie Munger, Ben Horowitz, Bill Gates, Vinod Khosla, Balaji Srinivasan, Jamie Dimon
The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment
by Thaddeus Golas
Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip. (Source)
Mucusless Diet Healing System
Scientific Method of Eating Your Way to Health
by Arnold Ehret
Walter Isaacson said Steve Jobs' dietary habits became even more obsessive when he read this book. (Source)
The Business Value of Computers
An Executive's Guide
by Paul A Strassmann
"There’s some incredible stuff in it." - Steve Jobs (Source)
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
by Chogyam Trungpa
Steve Jobs shared this book with Daniel Kottke. (Source)
Cosmic Consciousness
A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind
by Richard Maurice Bucke
Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip. (Source)
On the Road
by Jack Kerouac
Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip. (Source)
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Walter Isaacson, Bob Dylan, Josh Waitzkin, Ev Williams, Lex Fridman
Meetings with Remarkable Men
by G. I. Gurdjieff
Inc.com said this book influenced Steve Jobs. (Source)
Diet for a Small Planet
by Frances Moore Lappe
"[After reading this book] I swore off meat pretty much for good." - Steve Jobs (Source)
The Way of Zen
by Alan Watts
Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip. (Source)
Meditation in Action
by Chogyam Trungpa
Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip. (Source)
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Moby Dick
by Herman Melville
Walter Isaacson said this was one of Steve Jobs' favorite books growing up. (Source)
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Barack Obama, Jack Edwards, PewDiePie, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Penn Jillette
The Essene Gospel of Peace
by Edmond Bordeaux Szekely
Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip. (Source)
Hindu Mysticism
by S. N. Dasgupta
Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip. (Source)
Das Energi
by Paul Williams
Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip. (Source)
Ramakrishna and His Disciples
by Christopher Isherwood
Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip. (Source)
The Dharma Bums
by Jack Kerouac
Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip. (Source)
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The Dhammapada
by Eknath Easwaran
Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip. (Source)
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The Diamond Sutra and The Sutra of Hui-neng
by Wong Mou-Lam
Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip. (Source)
Foundations of Tibetan Mysticism
by Lama Anagarika Govinda
Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip. (Source)
The Way of White Clouds
by Lama Anagarika Govinda
Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip. (Source)
The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas
by Dylan Thomas
Walter Isaacson said this was one of Steve Jobs' favorite books growing up. (Source)
Songs of Milarepa
by Milarepa
Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip. (Source)
High Fidelity
by Nick Hornby
"Guys can get an illness in which they believe there can always be a better girl around the next corner. [In this book, the author] calls it 'death by small increments.'" - Steve Jobs (Source)
