I have read different topics here on NL on different books you must read, but i have yet to see topics specifically dedicated to biographies. This post is about biographies (from all continents) that has made lasting impact on your life, legacies and character. Why?

Although, I have a lot but will start with “Adeola Odutola”

Biography of Adeola Odutola by Reuben Abati & Sesan Ajayi

Sequel to biography of Chief Odutola titled A Rare Breed: The Story of Chief Timothy Adeola Odutola (1981).

The book is about the story of a Nigerian entrepreneur who rose from poverty, by venturing into all sorts of menial trade businesses to become one of the prominent business icons of his/our era. He’s part of the click that revolutionized cocoa, kolanut, palm oil... trading, manufacturing investments, education, politics just to name a few.

The Founder of OFin Buscuits, Adeola Odutola College, Omo Wood Manufacturing plant (manufacturer of Timber products in Ijebu East LG Ogun State, first bought by the government and now owned by a Malaysian company), Tyre – Threading company and other brands.

Having read this book; his courage, character, zeal, success stories continue to serve as a source of inspiration to me as I continue on my own success journey.

Black Boy by Richard Wright
Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
Sleepers By Lorenzo Carcaterra

All terrific book.

Riff-Raff:

Black Boy by Richard Wright
Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
Sleepers By Lorenzo Carcaterra

All terrific book.

Nice book.

I'm currently reading Character Is Destiny by John McCain. Its a collection of biographies of great people - people with character. Ernest Shackleton's biography struck me the most in the book.

In Search of Identity - Anwar El Sadat

- Anwar Sadat was the third president of Egypt
- The man who united the Middle East during one of their biggest crisis
- He negotiated peace with Israel and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1978

"Nothing is more important than self-knowledge. My wide- ranging reading not only broadened my mind and enriched my emotions, it also helped me to know myself better. It is self-knowledge that makes a man’s actions proceed from objective, rather than puny subjective considerations."

"There are fanatics everywhere, in Egypt too, who try to delude the people into thinking that development and prosperity will harm Islam and that they are contrary to the Koran. I do not believe that they will find any support in this civilized country. Religious extremists are not taken seriously here."

"There can be hope only for a society that acts as one big family, and not as many separate ones."

" To be gripped by fear is, I believe, is the most degrading of all emotions for a human being. In fear personality disintegrates, the human will is paralyzed, and man acts as an automation."

"No man can be honest with others unless he is true to himself."

... Anwar El Sadat

Great book; very insightful and inspiring.

That of Malcolm X.

The biography of my humble self; You read it and you will be moved !!

Roots by Alex,Zambia shall be free by Kenneth Kaounda and The African Child by K.

Jack: Straight From The Gut
John Francis "Jack" Welch, Jr. (born November 19, 1935) is an American chemical engineer, business executive, and author. He was Chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001. During his tenure at GE, the company's value rose 4000%.

The Black Boy- Richard Wright
Ake (The Years of Childhood) - Wole Soyinka

Measures of a Man- Sidney Poiter
Gifted hands-Ben carson

The hardest (working) man in Showbiz by Ron jeremy
Basically wat goes on behind the camera set that produce great movies like E3 extra testicle, I ream a genie,Santa is coming all over town and dicktation

I ven't read any.why shld I sef.

Your can read these memoirs/autobiographies

Ibadan (The penkelemes years) by wole soyinka
AWO: The last conversation by Moses Akin Makinde
Awo: The Autobiography

Kossoh Town Boy. . . (Dr. Robert Wellesley)
Ake (Soyinka)
Malcolm X(Alex Haley). . .

Riff-Raff:
Black Boy by Richard Wright
Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
Sleepers By Lorenzo Carcaterra

All terrific book.

sleepers by lorenzo! Won't forget dat book..also watched d movie

Black Boy by Richard Wright.

Awesome book!
It has remained by best.

The story of my experiment with truth - the authobiography of Mathatma Ghandhi.

1. Niels Henrik David Bohr
2. Ernest Rutherford
3. J. J. Thompson
4. J. Robert Oppenheimer
5. Albert Einstein
6. Marie Curie
7. Max Planck
8. James Chadwick
9. Thomas Edison
10.Enrico Fermi
11.Sir Isaac Newton

The guys above inspires me so much that I wish I was a physicist or an inventor because their research work completely changed the world. In recent times, the biography of people that really inspired me are:

1. Steve Job
2. Bill Gate

Long Walk to Freedom - Nelson Mandela

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My Odyssey- Nnamdi Azikiwe,

Straight from the gut- Jack Welch,

Dreams from my Father- Barack Obama, and

The Art of the Deal- Donald Trump (although not an official biography, it revealed a lot about his life).

"How I lost my Virginity" biography of Richard Bradson. Owner of Virgin

Ikebe super

Long walk to freedom...Nelson Mandela

Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin..


The story of my life...Helen Keller...gr8 novel if you are looking for inspiration.

gistme24: Jack: Straight From The Gut
John Francis "Jack" Welch, Jr. (born November 19, 1935) is an American chemical engineer, business executive, and author. He was Chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001. During his tenure at GE, the company's value rose 4000%.

Thank you for mentioning this. I am really proud that Nigerians are veracious readers. This is one of the best leadership books I have read. If you want to go further, you can also read " the four Es of leadership - Jack Welch" The Winning" - Jack Welch.

The biography of 'Ali' and 'Simbi' by macmillian English book

That biography is so stupiduseful dat I wastedtook my time reading it from Primary one to Six

2good: 1. Niels Henrik David Bohr
2. Ernest Rutherford
3. J. J. Thompson
4. J. Robert Oppenheimer
5. Albert Einstein
6. Marie Curie
7. Max Planck
8. James Chadwick
9. Thomas Edison
10.Enrico Fermi
11.Sir Isaac Newton

The guys above inspires me so much that I wish I was a physicist or an inventor because their research work completely changed the world. In recent times, the biography of people that really inspired me are:

1. Steve Job
2. Bill Gate

Those are my guys too, i've read extensively on the works of Albert Eisten and Isaac Newton, my dream is 2 be greater than them... Ben Carsson's book(Gifted Hands) has been my source of inspiration,i durf my cap 4 him!

Me too! I love Ben Carson's Gifted hands!

The autobiography of W.E.B DuBois - DuBois
In Search of Identity: an autobiography - Anwar El Sadat
The man died; Ake; Isara; Ibadan; You must set forth at dawn - Wole Soyinka
Arafat (In the Eyes of the Beholder) Janet Wallach and John Wallach
Frantz Fanon: a biography - Irene Gendzier
Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah - Nkrumah
The Autobiography of Malcolm X - Alex Haley
Malcolm X: A life of reinvention - Manning Marable
Malcolm - Bruce Perry
Che Guevara (A revolutionary life) - John Lee Anderson
Fidel (A critical portrait) - Tad Szulc
Fidel - Carlos Franqui
An Autobiography - Angela Davis
The side of glory - David Hilliard and Lewis Cole
Revolutionary Suicide - Huey P Newton
The life of Mahatma Gandi - Louis Fischer
C.L.R James (His Life and Work)- Paul Buhle
A taste of power (a black woman's story) - Elaine Brown
Assata: An autobiography of Assata Shakur - Assata Shakur
Head Above Water - Buchi Emecheta
Soul on Ice - Eldridge Cleaver
Chester Himes: A life - James Sallis
Monster: The biography of an L.A Gang Member - Sanyika Shakur

Unbowed - Marthaai Wangari
Gifted Hands - Ben Carson
Dreams from my Father - Barack Obama