Books Steve Jobs always turned to for inspiration

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• Steve Jobs fell in love with 'King Lear' by William Shakespeare in his final years of high school.
• The CEO also enjoyed 'Moby Dick' by Herman Melville during his adolescence.
• 'The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas' drew in Jobs for its popularity and creativity.
• 'Be Here Now' by Ram Dass reportedly transformed Jobs when he was in college.
• Jobs swore off meat after reading 'Diet for a Small Planet' by Frances Moore Lappe.
• Jobs stared juice fasting after reading 'Mucusless Diet Healing System' by Arnold Ehret.
• Jobs read 'Autobiography of a Yogi' by Paramahansa Yogananda in the foothills of the Himalayas.
• Jobs read 'Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind' by Shunryu Suzuki, and attended classes led by the author.
• 'The Innovator's Dilemma' by Clayton M. Christensen taught Jobs how not to get left behind by technology.
• 'Cosmic Consciousness' by Richard Maurice Bucke inspired Jobs to travel across the globe.
• Jobs read 'The Way of the White Clouds' by Lama Anagarika Govinda as he started to explore Buddhism.
• Jobs read 'Ramakrishna and his Disciples' by Christopher Isherwood as part of his literary exploration.
• 'Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism' by Chogyam Trungpa taught Jobs that sense of self is an illusion.
• Jobs read 'Meetings With Remarkable Men' by George Ivanovich Gurdjieff, another book about a spiritual journey.
• Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak believes 'Atlas Shrugged' by Ayn Rand was one of Steve Jobs' "guides in life."

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