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Eight books that come up again and again on the show. A good first shelf if you're new.

8 books

Step 1
Shoe Dog
Phil Knight
Phil Knight tells the story of Nike's early years himself.
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Step 2
Sam Walton: Made In America
Sam Walton
One of the most-referenced books on the show. Sam Walton on building Walmart, in his own words.
Amazon
Step 3
The Everything Store
Brad Stone
How Amazon grew from an online bookstore into everything.
Amazon
Step 4
Titan
Ron Chernow
The full arc of John D. Rockefeller's life, from bookkeeper to the richest man of his era.
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Step 5
Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson
The authorized biography, built on dozens of interviews with Jobs.
Amazon
Step 6
Against the Odds
James Dyson
James Dyson on the thousands of prototypes behind one vacuum cleaner.
Amazon
Step 7
Poor Charlie's Almanack
Charlie Munger
Charlie Munger's talks and habits of mind, collected in one volume.
Amazon
Step 8
Made in Japan
Akio Morita
Akio Morita on building Sony after the war.
Amazon