Inspiring Biographies

The books, in order

1. 1

   Biographies and Memoirs · 18 min

   The Pursuit of Happyness

   Chris Gardner

   Recognizing a painful family pattern can help you choose a different response, without erasing responsibility for your own actions.

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2. 2

   Biographies and Memoirs · 14 min

   I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

   Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb

   When the state fails, whoever offers order, even a cruel one, gains ground, and that is why extremism grows where there is a vacuum.

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3. 3

   Biographies and Memoirs · 19 min

   The Mamba Mentality

   Kobe Bryant

   An idol becomes more useful when their skill stops seeming like a mystery and starts raising questions about how it works.

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4. 4

   Biographies and Memoirs · 17 min

   Educated

   Tara Westover

   When a family lives isolated from the broader community, the parents' version of the world becomes an absolute truth that is hard to question.

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5. 5

   Biographies and Memoirs · 20 min

   Long Walk to Freedom

   Nelson Mandela

   Listening can strengthen authority when it helps you understand disagreements before choosing a direction.

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6. 6

   Biographies and Memoirs · 18 min

   The Story of My Experiments with Truth

   Mahatma Gandhi

   True civic courage does not mean hurting an arrogant enemy, but enduring suffering without ever wishing that enemy harm.

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7. 7

   Biographies and Memoirs · 17 min

   Rita Lee: An Autobiography

   Rita Lee

   A creative identity can grow stronger when different influences are given room to talk to each other.

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8. 8

   Biographies and Memoirs · 18 min

   Hope: The Autobiography

   Pope Francis

   Learning the story of a migrant family can turn a debate about borders into a conversation about people.

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9. 9

   Biographies and Memoirs · 19 min

   Source Code: My Beginnings

   Bill Gates

   Recognizing the doors that were already open for someone helps us weigh their effort without erasing the inequalities along the way.

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10. 10

    Biographies and Memoirs · 18 min

    Lacerda: Stormy Heart

    Mário Magalhães

    A speaker who gets used to talking only to fire up their own base ends up held hostage by the very aggression they spread in the beginning.

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