Books like Let My People Go Surfing
12 books with a reading profile close to Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard. Clear-cut; an easy read.
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The Infinite Game
by Simon Sinek
Also clear-cut · leadership, business strategy
Simon Sinek applies game theory to organizational longevity, contrasting finite games with infinite games.
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Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
by Ed Catmull
Also clear-cut · leadership, business strategy
Ed Catmull traces the evolution of Pixar Animation Studios from a struggling hardware company into a creative powerhouse.
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The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
by Robert Iger
Also clear-cut · leadership, business strategy
Robert Iger chronicles his professional trajectory from an entry-level studio hand at ABC to the executive suite at Disney.
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Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul
Also clear-cut · leadership, business strategy
After stepping down as CEO years earlier, Howard Schultz returned to lead Starbucks in 2008 during a period of severe financial decline and identity crisis.
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Sam Walton, Made in America: My Story
by Sam Walton
Also clear-cut · leadership, business strategy
In this autobiography, Sam Walton chronicles the evolution of Walmart from a single variety store in rural Arkansas into the largest retail corporation in the world.
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Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way
Also clear-cut · business strategy, memoir
Richard Branson chronicles the rise of the Virgin brand from his early days managing a student magazine to the expansion of a global aviation and music empire.
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#Girlboss
Also clear-cut · business strategy, memoir
Sophia Amoruso details her transition from a hitchhiking shoplifter to the founder of Nasty Gal, an online vintage clothing retailer.
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
by Stephen King
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
Stephen King divides this volume into a personal history and a technical manual for prose.
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Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
by Seth Godin
Also clear-cut · leadership, business strategy
Seth Godin argues that the internet has dismantled traditional barriers to organization, allowing anyone to gather a group of people around a shared interest or cause.
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Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
by Phil Knight
Also clear-cut · business strategy, memoir
Phil Knight recounts the chaotic origins of Nike, beginning with a fifty-dollar loan from his father and a vision to import high-quality running shoes from Japan.
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My Life on the Road
Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational
Gloria Steinem details her decades spent traveling as an organizer and speaker, tracing her life from a childhood in a house trailer to her work in global social activism.
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The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World
Also clear-cut · leadership, memoir
In this book, Melinda French Gates details the direct correlation between gender equality and societal stability.
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