I find a lot of these books too abstract. I much prefer books about people and their methods and accomplishments, as opposed to books that try to distill what t

I find a lot of these books too abstract. I much prefer books about people and their methods and accomplishments, as opposed to books that try to distill what they perceive as common characteristics of "succesful" people/businesses. Currently I'm reading "The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation" and its quite wonderful. "Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla" is a good read as well.