Books like Sam Walton: Made in America

A candid, unusually literary founder memoir — Knight narrates Nike's near-collapses and improbable saves with self-deprecating warmth, treating business as a personal quest rather than a case study.

A reported, fly-on-the-wall business narrative tracing Amazon's rise and Bezos's relentless ambition, grounded in insider access and told with journalistic momentum.

A brisk, deeply reported life told through hundreds of candid interviews, unflinching about Jobs's brilliance and his cruelty in equal measure.

Reads like an energetic, anecdote-driven business memoir — breezy, self-congratulatory, and enthusiastic about risk-taking and entrepreneurial adventure.

A CEO's memoir framed around three leadership principles, drawing on Iger's tenure remaking Disney — accessible, anecdote-driven business reflection aimed at aspiring leaders.

A blunt, war-stories-first management book: Horowitz walks through the ugliest CEO decisions—layoffs, demotions, near-death pivots—in plain, direct prose, punctuated by rap lyrics and hard-won rules of thumb.

A brisk, parable-driven business primer built around the working-on vs working-in distinction, illustrated through the Sarah's Pie shop dialogues.

A blunt, contrarian memoir-manual from a self-made millionaire who dispenses hard-won lessons with irreverent bite rather than motivational polish.