4 ms·
Is that true? I guess there’s always exceptions but Shoe Dog is an all-time best seller and is basically just the CEO recounting his version of events for 300
by sharkweek 5y ago
Is that true?
I guess there’s always exceptions but Shoe Dog is an all-time best seller and is basically just the CEO recounting his version of events for 300 or so pages.
Still enjoyed it though!
Onward by Schultz (zzz), Jobs by Isaacson (not bad), the various Bezos and Ma books, etc. all seem to top lists.
- paulpauper 5y agoit is easy to top a best-seller list with a pre-order push, which is what famous ppl typically do. Staying power however much harder to achieve. Autobiographies are probably going to be worse than having a world-famous, top-talented writer tell the story.
- skinnymuch 5y agoJobs by Isaacson. Any book by Isaacson or some other famous author will always be exceptions. Autobiographies are also different than either biographies or something in the middle. I’d think the former sell worse. Bezos, Jack Ma, Jobs, Schultz are known as the person not just the company they [co]-founded, but for their industry as a whole while also being revered. Schultz might be an exception there. Not sure since his takes of getting into politics as an out of touch billionaire is the thing that comes to mind now.
- pchanda 5y agoRide of a Lifetime by Bob Iger is another which was a bestseller and also one I found rather insightful.