Top Self-Growth Biographies

A List Of My Top Personal Developmen Biographies

1. Unbroken
by Laura Hillenbrand
- A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

2. Shantaram
by Gregory David Roberts
- A Novel

3. Wild
by Cheryl Strayed
- From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

4. Endurance
by Alfred Lansing
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

5. Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson

6. Losing My Virginity
by Richard Branson
- How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way

7. Marching Powder
by Thomas McFadden
- A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America's Strangest Jail

8. Shoe Dog
by Phil Knight
- A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

9. Way of the Peaceful Warrior
by Dan Millman
- A Book That Changes Lives

10. Three Cups of Tea
by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
- One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time

The Art of Asking
by Amanda Palmer
- How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

Eat, Pray, Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert
- One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

Night (Night Trilogy)
by Elie Wiesel and Marion Wiesel

Born to Run
by Christopher McDougall
A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen

I Can See Clearly Now
by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

The Last Lecture
by Randy Pausch

Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer

Chasing the Wind
by Steve Fossett
- The Autobiography of Steve Fossett

On Writing
by Stephen King
- A Memoir Of The Craft

Fitness Confidential
by Vinnie Tortorich and Dean Lorey
- Adventures in the Weight-Loss Game

The Game
by Neil Strauss
- Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists

Finding Ultra
by Rich Roll
- Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself

Unlikely Destinations
by Tony And Maureen Wheeler
- The Lonely Planet Story

Total Recall
by Arnold Schwarzenegger
- My Unbelievably True Life Story

Dying to Be Me
by Anita Moorjani
- My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing

When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi

I'm Here to Win
by Chris McCormack
- A World Champion's Advice for Peak Performance

Proof of Heaven
by Eben Alexander
- A Neurosurgeon's Near-Death Experience and Journey into the Afterlife

The Priority List
by David Menasche
- A Teacher's Final Quest to Discover Life's Greatest Lessons

A Life Without Limits
by Chrissie Wellington
- A World Champion's Journey

Two Lifestyles, One Lifetime
by Les Leventhal
- An Inspiring Journey From Rock-Bottom Hopelessness to Wildly Extravagant Possibility

The Nazi Officer's Wife
by Edith H. Beer and Susan Dworkin
- How One Jewish Woman Survived The Holocaust

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
by Robert M. Pirsig

The Road Less Traveled
by M. Scott Peck
- A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth

Walden
by Henry David Thoreau
- Life in the Woods

It's Not About the Bike
by Lance Armstrong and Sally Jenkins
- My Journey Back to Life

The Truth
by Neil Strauss
- An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships

The Glass Castle
by Jeannette Walls
- A Memoir

Into Thin Air
by Jon Krakauer
- A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

Touching the Void
by Joe Simpson
- The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival

Open
by Andre Agassi
- An Autobiography

Many Lives, Many Masters
by Brian L. Weiss
- The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives

Autobiography of a Yogi
by Paramhansa Yogananda

Elon Musk
by Ashlee Vance
- Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
by William Shirer
- A History of Nazi Germany

Auschwitz
by Miklos Nyiszli and Bruno Bettelheim
- A Doctor's Eyewitness Account

The Last Lion
by William Manchester and Paul Reid
- Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965

Year of Yes
by Shonda Rhimes
- How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person

The Everything Store
by Brad Stone
- Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon

Delivering Happiness
by Tony Hsieh
- A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose

Buffett
by Roger Lowenstein
- The Making of an American Capitalist

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