31 Books Recommended by Steve Jobs
Be Here Now
Ram Dass
Source: "Changed countless lives." - Jack Kornfield
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Thomas S. Kuhn
Source: Paul Graham mentioned re-reading this book on Twitter.
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
Source: "Something I’ve read multiple times to get me in the mindset of not letting anything stand in my way" - Peter Diamandis
The Innovator's Dilemma
Clayton M. Christensen
Source: "Taught me why it’s so hard to come up with a second hit." - Guy Kawasaki
Autobiography of a Yogi
Paramahansa Yogananda
Source: "If you haven't read it, and if you want to understand Steve Jobs, it's a goood idea to dip into [this book]." - Marc Benioff
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Shunryu Suzuki
Source: "Greatly influenced my life." - Sharon Salzberg
Only the Paranoid Survive
Andrew S. Grove
Source: Charlie Munger recommended this book in the "Poor Charlie's Almanack" book.
The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment
Thaddeus Golas
Source: "[Steve Jobs and I] definitely read [this book] prior to the India trip." - Daniel Kottke
Mucusless Diet Healing System
Arnold Ehret
Source: "[Steve Jobs'] dietary habits became even more obsessive when he read [this book]." - Walter Isaacson
The Business Value of Computers
Paul A Strassmann
Source: "There’s some incredible stuff in it." - Steve Jobs
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
Chogyam Trungpa
Source: Steve Jobs shared this book with Daniel Kottke.
Cosmic Consciousness
Richard Maurice Bucke
Source: "[Steve Jobs and I] definitely read [this book] prior to the India trip." - Daniel Kottke
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
Source: "It changed my life like it changed everyone else’s." - Bob Dylan
Meetings with Remarkable Men
G. I. Gurdjieff
Source: "On [his] personal spiritual journeys, [Steve Jobs] derived inspiration from others who had embarked on similar quests for knowledge." - Inc.com
The Way of Zen
Alan W. Watts
Source: "[Steve Jobs and I] definitely read [this book] prior to the India trip." - Daniel Kottke
Diet for a Small Planet
Frances Moore Lappe
Source: "[After reading this book] I swore off meat pretty much for good." - Steve Jobs
Meditation in Action
Chogyam Trungpa
Source: "[Steve Jobs and I] definitely read [this book] prior to the India trip." - Daniel Kottke
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
Source: "I'm probably not really ready for it yet, but I'm really glad I read it." - PewDiePie
The Essene Gospel of Peace
Edmond Bordeaux Szekely
Source: "[Steve Jobs and I] definitely read [this book] prior to the India trip." - Daniel Kottke
Hindu Mysticism
S. N. Dasgupta
Source: "[Steve Jobs and I] definitely read [this book] prior to the India trip." - Daniel Kottke
