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Nov 1, 2021 • 25 tweets • 9 min read • Read on X
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I asked, "What's the best biography/autobiography book you've ever read?"

I received 250+ replies.

Here are 20 books about incredible people worth learning from:
1/
Shoe Dog

by Phil Knight
2/
Titan

by Ron Chernow
3/
Leonardo da Vinci

by @WalterIsaacson
4/
Benjamin Franklin

by @WalterIsaacson
5/
Steve Jobs

by @WalterIsaacson
6/
The Autobiography of Malcolm X

by Malcolm X
7/
The Ride of a Lifetime

by @RobertIger
8/
The Years of Lyndon Johnson series

by Robert Caro
9/
The Autobiography of a Yogi

by Paramhansa Yogananda
10/
Can't Hurt Me

by @davidgoggins
11/
Born A Crime

by @Trevornoah
12/
Long Walk To Freedom

by Nelson Mandela
13/
Elon Musk (@elonmusk)

by @ashleevance
14/
Open

by @AndreAgassi
15/
Educated

by @tarawestover
16/
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

by Frederick Douglass
17/
The Happiest Man On Earth

by Eddie Jaku
18/
Bonhoeffer’s Biography

by @ericmetaxas
19/
Wings of Fire

by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
20/
Becoming

by @MichelleObama
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