That being said, your point is valid, reading these alone won't make you successful, that has to come from long, hard work, and just a little bit of luck.
You cant get that from a book or an interview etc. "Successful people" are notorious at rewriting history to fit the path of luck, skill and chance that they navigated to get to where they are.
For every billionaire that showed their "Entrepreneurial flair" at a young age by running a lemonade stall on their front lawn there are 100,000 others who showed the exact same spirit that have net worths in the reigion of $0.