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THE AMBITION READING LIST

Every book behind Ambition

Every episode of Ambition is built on one book. Here is every one so far, in episode order. The episode gives you what I learned. The book gives you the whole life.

EPISODE 1 · S.I. NEWHOUSE SR.

Newspaperman: S.I. Newhouse and the Business of News

by Richard H. Meeker

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EPISODE 2 · THE WRIGHT BROTHERS

The Wright Brothers

by David McCullough

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EPISODE 3 · DIETRICH MATESCHITZ

The Red Bull Story: The Unbelievable Success of Dietrich Mateschitz and His Energy Drink Empire

by Wolfgang Fürweger

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EPISODE 4 · STEVE JOBS

Steve Jobs

by Walter Isaacson

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EPISODE 5 · ESTÉE LAUDER

Estée: A Success Story

by Estée Lauder

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EPISODE 6 · SAM ZEMURRAY

The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King

by Rich Cohen

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EPISODE 7 · ROY THOMSON

Roy Thomson of Fleet Street

by Russell Braddon

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EPISODE 8 · CHARLIE MUNGER

Poor Charlie's Almanack

edited by Peter D. Kaufman

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EPISODE 9 · KOBE BRYANT

The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

by Kobe Bryant

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EPISODE 10 · AKIO MORITA

Made in Japan: Akio Morita and Sony

by Akio Morita with Edwin M. Reingold and Mitsuko Shimomura

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EPISODE 11 · ERNEST SHACKLETON

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

by Alfred Lansing

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EPISODE 12 · J. PAUL GETTY

As I See It: The Autobiography of J. Paul Getty

by J. Paul Getty

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EPISODE 13 · JAMES DYSON

Against the Odds: An Autobiography

by James Dyson, with Giles Coren

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