For biographies I’ve read, ratings are on a scale of 0 to 5 stars with equal weight given to my subjective assessment of: (1) how entertaining the biography proved to be and (2) the biography’s historical value.
Links to third-party reviews may be provided for biographies I’ve not yet read. If I’m missing a great biography in the Business / Finance category that you’ve read, please let me know! Last updated October 11, 2016.
| Buffett, Warren |
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder |
2008 |
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| Buffett, Warren |
Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein |
1995 |
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| Carnegie, Andrew |
Andrew Carnegie by David Nasaw |
2006 |
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| Disney, Walt |
The Animated Man: The Life of Walt Disney by Michael Barrier |
2007 |
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| Disney, Walt |
Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler |
2006 |
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| Ford, Henry |
The People’s Tycoon: Henry Ford and the American Century by Steven Watts |
2005 |
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| Greenspan, Alan |
The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan by Sebastian Mallaby |
2016 |
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| Hearst, William Randolph |
The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst by David Nasaw |
2000 |
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| Hershey, Milton |
Hershey: Milton S. Hershey’s Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams by Michael D’Antonio |
2006 |
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| Hughes, Howard |
Howard Hughes: The Untold Story by Peter Harry Brown |
1996 |
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| Jobs, Steve |
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson |
2011 |
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| Mellon, Andrew |
Mellon: An American Life by David Cannadine |
2006 |
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| Mondavi, Robert |
The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty by Julia Siler |
2007 |
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| Morgan, J.P. |
Morgan: American Financier by Jean Strouse |
1999 |
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| Morris, Robert |
Robert Morris: Financier of the American Revolution by Charles Rappleye |
2010 |
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| Rockefeller, John D. (Sr) |
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow |
1997 |
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| Vanderbilt, Cornelius |
The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt by T. J. Stiles |
2009 |
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| Warburg family |
The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family by Ron Chernow |
1993 |
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