Billionaire biography movies

In "The First Tycoon," TJ Stiles details the improbable success of self-made millionaire Cornelius Vanderbilt, who is credited more than any other individual for creating modern capitalism.

The American tycoon was born into humble circumstances on Staten Island, and started out working as a ship captain for a wealthy businessman before dominating the steamship and railroad industries.

He died in 1877 with a net worth of over $100 million, and at one time was worth one out of every twenty dollars in circulation.

Andrew Carnegie started with nothing when he arrived in the US from Scotland in 1848. A half-century later, he had turned a few nickels and dimes into a fortune and became the richest man in the country after helping build the American steel industry.

He then he set out to give almost all his money away — and was nearly successful in that endeavor.

Historian David Nasaw brings the successful businessman and philanthropist's rags-to-riches journey to life in "Andrew Carnegie," explaining how he earned his early fortune and what prompted him to give it all away.

Steve Watts illuminates the fascinating story of Henry Ford: a Michigan farm boy turned to one of the richest men in America.

"The People's Tycoon" unveils that you don't necessarily have to be first to be successful. Ford didn't invent the automobile, nor did he create the assembly line; he just did both better than anyone else.

Watt's detailed account of one of America's favorite celebrities will inspire innovative and creative thinking.

This New York Times bestseller is one of the most accurate books about Steve Jobs that's ever been written, according to Apple executives including CEO Tim Cook.

"Becoming Steve Jobs" is full of interesting nuggets about the late co-founder and CEO of Apple, and shows a side of Jobs that has rarely been seen by the media.

You'll learn about one of his first jobs in an apple orchard after dropping out of college, in addition to many more anecdotes leading up to his great success and fortune.

One of America's greatest and most inspirational entrepreneurs, billionaire Mary Kay Ash, launched her dream company — Mary Kay, Inc., a global independent sales force that sells cosmetics — in 1963.

The Texas titan shares her unconventional business philosophy and how she learned to navigate, and succeed in, a male-dominated business world in her autobiography, "The Mary Kay Way."

If you're looking to get rich, you can't go wrong by starting with the biography of the world's richest man, Bill Gates.

In "Bill Gates: A Biography," you'll learn about the fascinating and fearless legend, who dropped out of college, co-founded Microsoft at the ripe age of 20, and today has dedicated his life to philanthropy, having given away more than $30 billion so far.