My Top 50 Biographies List

These are the top 50 books I recommend to anyone getting into biographies.

Hi, I’m Nic. I’ve read over 100 biographies of history’s greatest men. The following is a list of the top 50 books I would start with when getting into biographies. 30 of them of biographies, and the other 20 are books I think everyone should read. I wish you well on your biography reading journey!

Entrepreneur

1. Walt Disney by Neal Gabler

2. Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance

3. The 38 Letters From John D. Rockefeller To His Son

4. The Nvidia Way by Tae Kim

5. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

6. Titan by Ron Chernow

7. Source Code by Bill Gates

8. The Book Of Elon by Eric Jorgenson

9. Poor Charlie’s Almanac, Charlie Munger

10. The Fish That Ate The Whale by Rich Cohen

Conqueror

1. Alexander the Great by Philip Freeman

2. Hannibal by Philip Freeman

3. Caesar by Philip Freeman

4. Napoleon A Life by Andrew Roberts

5. Masters of Command by Barry Strauss

6. Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff

7. Philip and Alexander by Adrian Goldsworthy

8. Hitler’s Charisma by Laurence Rees

9. Talleyrand by Duff Cooper

10. Napoleon’s Military Maxims

Genius

1. The Wright Brothers by David McCullough

2. Einstein by Walter Isaacson

3. Surely You’re Joking Mr. Feynman by Richard Feynman

4. Genius by James Gleick

5. Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age by Carlson W. Bernard

6. Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson

7. Tesla’s Autobiography, Nikola Tesla

8. The Wizard Of Menlo Park by Randall Stross

9. Isaac Newton by James Gleick

10. Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson

Must-Read Stories

1. The Founders by Jimmy Sonni

2. Endurance by Alfred Lansing

3. Lift Off by Eric Berger

4. Alone On The Wall by Alex Honnold

5. Confessions Of An Advertising Man by David Ogilvy

6. Instant: The Story Of Polaroid by Christopher Bonanos

7. Bushido: Code Of The Samurai by Inazo Nitobe

8. Reentry by Eric Berger

9. Glock by Paul M. Barrett

10. Talk To Strangers by Matt Dahila

Historical Narratives

1. The Lessons Of History by Will and Ariel Durant

2. The Changing World Order by Ray Dalio

3. Zero To One by Peter Thiel

4. The 33 Strategies Of War by Robert Greene

5. The Art Of Seduction by Robert Greene

6. Mastery by Robert Greene

7. Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

8. Principles by Ray Dalio

9. 12 Rules For Life by Jordan Peterson

10. 10. Beyond Order by Jordan Peterson