James Phu

The father of the IMac, IPod, IPhone, IPad.  Steve Jobs arguably is the most important and influential genius of our generation.  He was also a hippie!  This is my favorite biography I have read yet.

An inventor, diplomatic, postmaster, writer, among many other things.  This is a story of a man who no one thought would amount to anything but became one of the most important people during Americas fight for Independence

A man who believed so much in equality for his people that he was willing to sit in jail for 27 years for his cause.  This is just simply an amazing book about suffering for a cause, personal hardships, and happiness.  

From rags to riches, a story of a man who had a dream to one day become a CEO. Recently, it was announced that Bill had a major accident and lost an eye.  In true winning fashion, Bill announced “I feel hopeful in part because of something a friend reminded me: true insight doesn’t come from what we see, but from what we know and feel. I have lost an eye, not my curiosity or my compassion. I am no less capable of leading SAP, or any less committed to the audacious goals we’ve set for the company.

To learn compassion you must understand compassion. Gandhi’s dedication to non-violence when fighting for freedom for his country is the greatest showing of human compassion I have ever seen.  The human heart is capable of so much love if we so choose to show it.

I wanted to find out what it was like to live in the shoes of a father whose son was extremely successful at a young age.  I wanted to learn how to teach dedication and perseverance to my own boys.  This book is a page turner that I couldn’t put down.

MLK needs no introduction.  This powerful and thought-provoking speeches in this book was enough to bring me to tears. Every man alive should read this book to understand what it means to build a legacy and to fight for something you truly believe in.

Malcolm X was a man who was continuously able to reinvent himself over the course of his life.  He went from being a low level drug dealer to become one of the most influential men in the Civil Rights movement.  Sadly his life was cut short when it seemed that he was about to have his biggest impact.. 

It is truly amazing how Abe Lincoln was able to pull together a team of political rivals to be able to accomplish so many things during his term.  Read this book to find out first-hand the amazing rise of a man that literally came out of nowhere to become Americas greatest president. 

The first part of an epic trilogy of Winston Churchill's life. This is an amazing book that gives you great insight on how to persevere even through the toughest of times.

This book gave me tremendous insight into how some of the most prolific artist's that have ever lived produced their craft.  This is very interesting for the sake of seeing what their daily rituals were.

What an amazing story.  

No other description is needed.

Argubly bigger and better then Steve Jobs.  Elon is working on things that people couldn't even fathom years ago. 

Colonizing Mars... Solar powered cities... re-imagining the electric car.

This is a story of a man who is dedicated to a life mission.

When Steve Jobs was asked by a reporter, "What books do you carry around with you on your IPad?".  Steve Jobs opened up his IPad and showed the reporter the only book Steve had on his IPad... Autobiography of a Yogi.

A deeply spiritual book that takes us deep into the realm of meditation and Yogic principles.  Many of the stories in here are hard to believe based on the scientific world, but I couldn't help but wonder while reading the book, "What if all this was true?"  

Really... what if?

Here is a story of a man who rose to the top of the world in tennis, but deep down inside he was burdened by the fact that hated the sport.  

How does a man become the best in the world, but have such torment?

This was one of the best written autobiographies I have ever read as the writing style is very engaging and the story brings us deep into the world of sports. 

This book is not like a typical biography.  Instead Josh, embeds the theories he has learnt over his lifetime about how to learn.

This book is simply amazing because so few of us get to perform at a world-class level for so long. Josh has down if for his entire life in multiple different adventures.

The techniques that Josh speaks about resonate with me deeply.