Books Recommended by Steve Jobs
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Thomas S. Kuhn
Source: 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.
High Fidelity
Nick Hornby
Source: "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
2 recommendersOnly the Paranoid Survive
How to Exploit the Crisis Points That Challenge Every Company
Andrew S. Grove
Source: "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
Mucusless Diet Healing System
Scientific Method of Eating Your Way to Health
Arnold Ehret
Source: Walter Isaacson said Steve Jobs' dietary habits became even more obsessive when he read this book.
1 recommenderAtlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
Source: Steve Wozniak said he thinks Steve Jobs mentioned this book and it really was a guide in his life.
Be Here Now
Ram Dass
Source: "[This book] was profound. It transformed me and many of my friends." - Steve Jobs
3 recommendersThe Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment
Thaddeus Golas
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
1 recommenderCosmic Consciousness
A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind
Richard Maurice Bucke
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
1 recommenderOn the Road
Jack Kerouac
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
The Way of Zen
Alan Watts
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
1 recommenderMeditation in Action
Chogyam Trungpa
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
2 recommendersThe Essene Gospel of Peace
Edmond Bordeaux Szekely
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
1 recommenderHindu Mysticism
S. N. Dasgupta
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
1 recommenderDas Energi
Paul Williams
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
1 recommenderThe Dharma Bums
Jack Kerouac
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
2 recommendersThe Dhammapada
Eknath Easwaran
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
2 recommendersRamakrishna and His Disciples
Christopher Isherwood
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
1 recommenderThe Diamond Sutra and The Sutra of Hui-neng
Wong Mou-Lam
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
1 recommenderFoundations of Tibetan Mysticism
Lama Anagarika Govinda
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
1 recommenderThe Way of White Clouds
Lama Anagarika Govinda
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
1 recommender
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