Biographies of Entrepreneurs and Personal Advice from Entrepreneurs

The Adventure Capitalists: The Success Secrets of Twelve High-Achieving
Entrepreneurs
by Jeff Grout, Lynne Curry, Publisher Kogan Page (April 1, 1999) ISBN 0749426381

American Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and Business Visionaries (American Biographies)
by Charles Carey (July 1, 2002) Facts on File (July 1, 2002) ISBN 0816045593
More than 280 people from the 17th to the 20th centuries who influenced the American economy. Reference book with short biographical entries and further reading lists.

Brand New: How Entrepreneurs Earned Consumers’ Trust from Wedgwood to Dell
by Nancy F. Koehn, Harvard Business School Press (March, 2001) ISBN 1578512212
Includes information on Josiah Wedgwood, Henry Heinz, Marshall Field, Estee Lauder and Michael Dell. Well reviewed.

The Innovators: The Essential Guide to Business thinkers, Achievers and Entrepreneurs
by William Davis. Amacom Books (November 1, 1987) ISBN 0814459331

Josiah White: Quaker Entrepreneur
by Josiah White, Norris Hansell Center for Canal History (November 1, 1992). ISBN 0930973127

Ben Franklin: America’s Original Entrepreneur
by Blaine McCormick, Entrepreneur Press, 1 edition (December 8, 2005). ISBN 1932531688 From his autobiography; about his business life.

The Change Makers: From Carnegie to Gates, How the Great Entrepreneurs Transformed Ideas into Industries
by Maury Klein. Times Books 1st edition (April 11, 2003) ISBN 0805069143

Defying the Odds: Sharing the Lessons I Learned As a Pioneer Entrepreneur
by Marcia Israel-Curley. Penquin Putnam, 1st edition (September 1, 2002). ISBN
1585673072 Reviews are good.

Entrepreneur® Magazine Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurs (Entrepreneur Magazine)
by Anthony Hallett, Diane Hallett, Wiley (October, 1997) ISBN 00471175366 Over 400
brief biographies, informally written.

The Entrepreneurs: Explorations within the American Business Tradition
by Robert Sobel, Weybright and Talley (1974) ISBN 0679400648 Nine innovators over the last
200 years.

Entrepreneurs: the Men and Women Behind Famous Brand Names and How They Made It
by Joseph Fucini, Suzy Fucini. G K Hall (March 1, 1990) ISBN 0816187088

Forbes ® Greatest Technology Stories: Inspiring Tales of the Entrepreneurs and Inventors Who Revolutionized Modern Business
by Jeffrey S. Young, Wiley (September 1, 1998) ISBN 0471243744 Good reviews.

The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living
by Randy Komisar, Kent L. Lineback. Harvard Business School Press (July 1, 2001). ISBN
1578516447

Sir Alfred Jones: Shipping Entrepreneur Par Excellence
by Peter N. Davies. Europa Publications (1978). ISBN 0905118170

Going for It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur
by Victor Kiam William Morrow & Co; 1st edition (April 1, 1986) ISBN 0688060609 Informative

Radicals and Visionaries: Entrepreneurs Who Revolutionized the 20th Century
by Thaddeus Wawro, Entrepreneur Press (May 15, 2000) ISBN 1891984136 Profiles 90 people. Well-reviewed.

Mary Kay:You Can Have It All: Lifetime Wisdom From America’s Foremost Woman Entrepreneur
by Mary Kay Ash, July 12, 1995

Anthony T. Rossi, Christian and Entrepreneur: The Story of the Founder of Tropicana
by Sanna Barlow Rossi, Intervarsity Press (December 1, 1986). ISBN 0830849998

Dreaming Impossible Dreams: Reflections of an Entrepreneur
by E.J. Ourso, Dan Marin., Acadian House Publishing (October 2, 2001). ISBN 0925417432

Young, Gifted and Rich: The Secrets of America’s Most Successful Entrepreneurs
by Ralph Gardner, Ralph Gardner Jr. Wallaby Books (April 1, 1984). ISBN 0671470469

Making Good: The Inspiring Story of Serial Entrepreneur, Maverick and Restaurateur Tony Allan
by Tony Allan, Capstone (May 13, 2005)

What No One Ever Tells You About Starting Your Own Business: Real Life Start-up Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs
by Jan Norman, Dearborn Trade
(November 1, 1998) ISBN 1574101129 Really great reviews.

Lessons from the Edge: Survival Skills for Starting and Growing a Company
by Jana Matthews, Jeff Dennis, Peter Economy. Oxford University Press (July 1, 2003) ISBN 0195168259 Advice from real entrepreneurs.

Starting Something: An Entrepreneur’s Tale of Control, Confrontation, Corporate Culture
by Wayne McVicker Ravel Media, LLC (October 15, 2004) ISBN 1932881018 Well reviewed. Responsible and exciting.

Superstar Entrepreneurs of Small and Large Businesses Reveal Their Secrets
by Ruth Suarez, Research and Education Association (1998) ISBN 0878919783 Relates the success stories of 40 successful entrepreneurs.

African-American and other minorities

On Her Own Ground: the Life and Times of Madam C. J.Walker (Lisa Drew Books)
by A’Lelia Bundle. Scribner (January 2, 2002) ISBN: 0743431723 Great biography about a hair and cosmetics magnate who was the daughter of freed slaves, written by her great great granddaughter.

African-American Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs (A to Z of African Americans)
by Rachel Kranz. Facts on File (February 1, 2004). ISBN 0816051011

African American Entrepreneurs (Black Starts)
by Jim Haskins, Wiley (April 17, 1998) ISBN 0471145769 For readers 6th grade and up.

Against All Odds: Ten Entrepreneurs Who Followed Their Hearts and Found Success (Black Enterprise Series)
by Wendy Harris, Wendy Beech, John Wiley and Sons (January 1, 2001) ISBN 0471374725 Compelling true life stories.

The Making of Mammy Pleasant: A Black Entrepreneur in Nineteenth-Century San Francisco (Women in American History)
by Lynn M. Hudson. University of Illinois Press (November 1, 2002). ISBN 025202771X

Stepping Out: The Making of Chinese Entrepreneurs
by Kwok Bun Chan, Claire Chiang. ISBN 013454661X

Mexican American Odyssey: Felix Tijerina, Entrepreneur and Civic Leader, 1905–1965
(University of Houston Series in Mexican American Studies)
by Thomas H. Kreneck, Texas A&M University Press, 1st edition (May 1, 2001) ISBN 0890969361 A restaurant empire and a social conscience.

The Autobiography of Shibusawa Eiichi: From Peasant to Entrepreneur
by Teruko Craig, University of Tokyo Press (July 28, 1994) ISBN 0860085023

Anatomy of an Entrepreneur: Family Culture Ethics
by Joseph J. Jacobs. ICS Press (September 1, 1991). ISBN 1558151567 First generation Lebanese-American.

Women

Kitchen Table Entrepreneurs: How Eleven Women Escaped Poverty and Became Their Own Bosses
by John Kerry, Martha Shirk, Anna S. Wadia, Marie C. Wilson, Sara K. Gould, Westview Press (February 1, 2004) ISBN 0813342236 Inspiring stories.

Historical Encyclopedia of American Women Entrepreneurs: 1776 to the Present
by Jeannette M. Oppedisano, Greenwood Press (September 30, 2000) ISBN 0313306478 Well reviewed.

Staking Her Claim: The Life of Belinda Mulrooney, Klondike and Alaska Entrepreneur
by Melanie J. Mayer, R.N. Dearmond, Ohio State University Press (March 1, 2000), ISBN 0804010218 Well reviewed.

Nurse Entrepreneurs:Ttales of Nurses in Business
by Patricia Ann Bemis, National Nurses in Business Association, Inc. (November 15, 2003) ISBN 0967811236

Elizabeth Arden: Cosmetics Entrepreneur (American Dream Series)
by Nancy Shuker Silver Burdett Pr (August 1, 1989) ISBN 0382095871 Good for teens.

Her Journey: Stories of Entrepreneurs
by Darlene Jones, Writer’s Showcase Press (April 1, 2001) ISBN 0595166555 Stories about four real women.

Computer and Internet Entrepreneurs

Internet Entrepreneurs
by Christopher Price. Financial Times/Prentice Hall; 1st edition (September 27, 2000) ISBN 0273649213 Thoughts about the Internet bust.

The Computer Entrepreneurs
by Robert Levering, Michael Katz, Milton Moskowitz. New American Library (November 1985) ISBN 0452257506

Bill Gates Speaks: Insight from the World’s Greatest Entrepreneur
by Janet Lowe. Wiley (October 9, 1998). ISBN 0471293539 Easy to read biography

Net Entrepreneurs Only: 10 Entrepreneurs Tell the Stories of Their Success
by Gregory K. Ericksen, Ernst & Young Staff (Editor) Wiley (September 15, 2000) ISBN
0471381462 Stories of Internet success.

Betting It All: The Technology Entrepreneurs
by Michael S. Malone, Wiley 1 edition (December 14, 2001). ISBN 0471201901