31 Books Recommended by Steve Jobs
Be Here Now
Ram Dass
Source: "[This book] was profound. It transformed me and many of my friends." - Steve Jobs
3 recommenders
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Thomas S. Kuhn
Source: "The first time I sat down with [Steve Jobs], he immediately asked me if I had read [this book]. I think he was assimilating into this personality, this notion that he found in [this book]." - Michael S. Malone
4 recommenders
The Innovator's Dilemma
Clayton M. Christensen
Source: "[Steve Jobs] was deeply influenced by [this book]." - Walter Isaacson
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
Source: "[Steve Jobs] read some books that really were his guide in life. I think [this book] might have been one of them that he mentioned back then." - Steve Wozniak
Autobiography of a Yogi
Paramahansa Yogananda
Source: "[Everyone at Steve Jobs' memorial service got a copy of this book]. This was the last thing he wanted us all to think about." - Marc Benioff
5 recommenders
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Shunryu Suzuki
Source: "[Steve Jobs] reread [this book] several times." - Brent Schlender
4 recommenders
Only the Paranoid Survive
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
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
1 recommender
Mucusless Diet Healing System
Arnold Ehret
Source: "[Steve Jobs'] dietary habits became even more obsessive when he read [this book]." - Walter Isaacson
1 recommender
The Business Value of Computers
Paul A Strassmann
Source: "There’s some incredible stuff in it." - Steve Jobs
1 recommender
Cosmic Consciousness
Richard Maurice Bucke
Source: "[Steve Jobs and I] definitely read [this book] prior to the India trip." - Daniel Kottke
1 recommender
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
Chogyam Trungpa
Source: Steve Jobs shared this book with Daniel Kottke.
1 recommender
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
Source: "[Steve Jobs and I] definitely read [this book] prior to the India trip." - Daniel Kottke
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
1 recommender
The Way of Zen
Alan W. Watts
Source: "[Steve Jobs and I] definitely read [this book] prior to the India trip." - Daniel Kottke
1 recommender
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
Meditation in Action
Chogyam Trungpa
Source: "[Steve Jobs and I] definitely read [this book] prior to the India trip." - Daniel Kottke
1 recommender
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
Source: "[One of Steve Jobs'] other favorites [books growing up]." - Walter Isaacson
3 recommenders
The Essene Gospel of Peace
Edmond Bordeaux Szekely
Source: "[Steve Jobs and I] definitely read [this book] prior to the India trip." - Daniel Kottke
1 recommender
Hindu Mysticism
S. N. Dasgupta
Source: "[Steve Jobs and I] definitely read [this book] prior to the India trip." - Daniel Kottke
1 recommender
Das Energi
Paul Williams
Source: "[Steve Jobs and I] definitely read [this book] prior to the India trip." - Daniel Kottke
1 recommender
King Lear
William Shakespeare
Source: "I loved [this book]." - Steve Jobs
1 recommender
The Dhammapada
Eknath Easwaran
Source: "[Steve Jobs and I] definitely read [this book] prior to the India trip." - Daniel Kottke
2 recommenders
The Dharma Bums
Jack Kerouac
Source: "[Steve Jobs and I] definitely read [this book] prior to the India trip." - Daniel Kottke
2 recommenders
Ramakrishna and His Disciples
Christopher Isherwood
Source: "[Steve Jobs and I] definitely read [this book] prior to the India trip." - Daniel Kottke
1 recommender
The Diamond Sutra and The Sutra of Hui-neng
Wong Mou-Lam
Source: "[Steve Jobs and I] definitely read [this book] prior to the India trip." - Daniel Kottke
1 recommender
Foundations of Tibetan Mysticism
Lama Anagarika Govinda
Source: "[Steve Jobs and I] definitely read [this book] prior to the India trip." - Daniel Kottke
1 recommender
The Way of White Clouds
Lama Anagarika Govinda
Source: "[Steve Jobs and I] definitely read [this book] prior to the India trip." - Daniel Kottke
1 recommender
The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas
Dylan Thomas
Source: "[One of Steve Jobs'] other favorites [books growing up]." - Walter Isaacson
1 recommender
Songs of Milarepa
Milarepa
Source: "[Steve Jobs and I] definitely read [this book] prior to the India trip." - Daniel Kottke
1 recommender
