Biography Recommendations

Users recommend, compare, and share links to biographies of notable figures like Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Einstein, and Feynman, often suggesting them over headlines or other sources.

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moises_silva Sep 23, 2018 View on HN

Would you mind sharing what biography did you read? See a couple on Amazon.

transcriptase Apr 25, 2023 View on HN

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/16121On the off chance you’re not making a joke, the story is fascinating and far more nuanced than that. This is one of my favourite biographies and worth a read if you haven’t already!

copperx May 22, 2019 View on HN

How good is it compared to Isaacson's Jobs or Einstein biographies?

axod Jun 26, 2009 View on HN

Maybe you should read his biography.

TenJack Jan 9, 2020 View on HN

Is this the biography you read? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00317G7K6

jemeshsu Nov 13, 2012 View on HN

You can read Steve Jobs' biography.

edanm Oct 6, 2024 View on HN

I prefer his autobiography (https://xkcd.com/917/).Seriously though, this question is unanswerable, but your answer is probably one of the few books I'd get behind as an answer to this.

fnord77 Apr 28, 2025 View on HN

wouldn't biographies (or cliffs notes of biographies) be better?

WalterBright Nov 30, 2025 View on HN

I read his biography. Which one did you read?

jhatemyjob Nov 17, 2023 View on HN

I think you should read the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson