In a recent Forbes article, Ronn Torossian, CEO of public relations firm 5WPR, outlined 10 must-read biographies that will help readers get inside the heads of outstanding leaders.
1. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
2. Built from Scratch: How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew The Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion by Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank
3. Idea Man: A Memoir by the Cofounder of Microsoft by Paul Allen
4. Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way by Richard Branson
5. Iacocca: An Autobiography by Lee Iacocca and William Novak
6. Miracles Happen by Mary Kay Ash
7. The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company by David Packard
8. Sam Walton: Made in America by Sam Walton and John Huey
9. The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T.J. Stiles
10. The People’s Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century by Steven Watts, PhD
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