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 recommenders
Only 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 recommender
Atlas 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 recommenders
The 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 recommender
Cosmic 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 recommender
On 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 recommender
Meditation in Action
Chogyam Trungpa
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
2 recommenders
The 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 recommender
Hindu Mysticism
S. N. Dasgupta
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
1 recommender
Das Energi
Paul Williams
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
1 recommender
The Dharma Bums
Jack Kerouac
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
2 recommenders
The Dhammapada
Eknath Easwaran
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
2 recommenders
Ramakrishna and His Disciples
Christopher Isherwood
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
1 recommender
The 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 recommender
Foundations of Tibetan Mysticism
Lama Anagarika Govinda
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
1 recommender
The 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
Songs of Milarepa
Milarepa
Source: Daniel Kottke said he and Steve Jobs definitely read this book prior to the India trip.
1 recommender
Autobiography of a Yogi
Paramahansa Yogananda
Source: Marc Benioff said everyone at Steve Jobs' memorial service got a copy of this book.
Diet for a Small Planet
Frances Moore Lappe
Source: "[After reading this book] I swore off meat pretty much for good." - Steve Jobs
1 recommender
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
Shunryu Suzuki
Source: Brent Schlender said Steve Jobs reread this book several times.
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
Source: Walter Isaacson said this was one of Steve Jobs' favorite books growing up.
The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas
Source: Walter Isaacson said this was one of Steve Jobs' favorite books growing up.
1 recommender
The Innovator's Dilemma
When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail
Clayton M. Christensen
Source: Walter Isaacson said Steve Jobs was deeply influenced by this book.
The Business Value of Computers
An Executive's Guide
Paul A Strassmann
Source: "There’s some incredible stuff in it." - Steve Jobs
1 recommender
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
Chogyam Trungpa
Source: Steve Jobs shared this book with Daniel Kottke.
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