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A high-flying, rule-breaking joyride through the mind of a restless maverick who refuses to take no for an answer. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Losing My Virginity.

  • exhilarating
  • restless
  • high-stakes
  1. 01

    Boy

    Roald Dahl

    A mischievous, darkly funny, and deeply nostalgic romp through the triumphs and terrors of a 1920s childhood.

    Shares:
    • irreverent
    • candid
  2. 02

    Invent and Wander

    Jeff Bezos

    A masterclass in relentless optimization and long-term strategy, delivered straight from the architect's desk.

    Feels:
    • ambitious
    • focused
    • forward-looking
  3. 03

    How to Get Rich

    Felix Dennis

    A brutally honest, wildly entertaining masterclass in wealth-building from a tycoon who refuses to sugarcoat the psychological toll of getting there.

    Shares:
    • irreverent
  4. 04

    One

    Richard Bach

    A dreamy, philosophical flight through the alternate realities of our own lives and the choices that define us.

    Feels:
    • dreamy
    • contemplative
    • ethereal
  5. 05

    How to Build a Car

    Adrian Newey

    An exhilarating, grease-stained masterclass in the obsessive pursuit of aerodynamic perfection and the human cost of elite motorsport.

    Shares:
    • high-stakes
    • candid
  6. 06

    Sam Walton

    Sam Walton · 1993

    A folksy, fireside masterclass in relentless ambition and grassroots entrepreneurship.

    Shares:
    • candid
    • optimistic
    • relentless ambition
  7. 07

    Be Here Now

    Ram Dass.

    An earnest, introspective journey through the stages of mystical awakening and karmic discovery.

    Shares:
    • enthusiastic
  8. 08

    Going Solo

    Roald Dahl

    A wry, gripping memoir that filters the harrowing realities of war and the African bush through the lens of a master storyteller's eccentric, unsentimental eye.

    Feels:
    • sun-baked
    • perilous
    • nostalgic
  9. 09

    Sid Meier's Memoir!

    Sid Meier

    A warm, fireside chat with the godfather of computer gaming about the quiet magic of making things fun.

    Shares:
    • enthusiastic
  10. 10

    The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid

    Bill Bryson

    A laugh-out-loud, sunlit stroll through the absurdities and wonders of a mid-century American childhood.

    Feels:
    • sun-drenched
    • cozy
    • wistful
  11. 11

    West with the Night

    Beryl Markham

    A breathtakingly lyrical soaring over the African landscape and the fierce independence of a life lived entirely on its own terms.

    Feels:
    • sun-drenched
    • expansive
    • solitary
  12. 12

    Sukarno

    Soekarno · 1965

    A front-row seat to the fiery, contradictory mind of a founding father who viewed his own ego and his nation's destiny as inextricably linked.

    Shares:
    • candid

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