Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson

Steve Jobs

By Walter Isaacson

  • Release Date: 2011-10-24
  • Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Score: 4.5
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Description

Walter Isaacson’s “enthralling” (The New Yorker) worldwide bestselling biography of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs.

Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.

At a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. He knew that the best way to create value in 21st century was to connect creativity with technology. He built a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering.

Although Jobs cooperated with the author, he asked for no control over what was written. He put nothing off-limits. He encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. And Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about the people he worked with and competed against. His friends, foes, and colleagues provide an unvarnished view of the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, devilry, and compulsion for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted.

Driven by demons, Jobs could drive those around him to fury and despair. But his personality and products were interrelated, just as Apple’s hardware and software tended to be, as if part of an integrated system. His tale is instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about innovation, character, leadership, and values.

Steve Jobs is the inspiration for the movie of the same name starring Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, and Jeff Daniels, directed by Danny Boyle with a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin.

Reviews

  • A great read.

    5
    By kongtsa
    A profound insight into a life, living and near death of a genius.
  • Loved this book

    5
    By Johnnyvisions
    You come to learn his mean streak is from his passion. Why the world lost someone who actually cared and didn’t how to kindly ask for nothing less than greatness
  • Great read

    5
    By dffyuytrc
    A fascinating portrait of a modern technology icon. Very realistic picture of a complex human .
  • The best Biography

    5
    By Laxy9
    I suppose everyone should read about a person like Steve Jobs — not just his obsession with perfection, giving back to the world as a way of appreciating what others had done for us, great art etc… not just the good things… but also learn about the short comings in the character, and how it can be overcome with time and become a better human as we evolve. I would recommend reading this book along with Becoming Steve Jobs!
  • Here’s to the crazy ones

    5
    By drtgaither
    One of the best biographies I’ve ever read.
  • Great book

    5
    By coletmiller
    Helps releasize how Steve Jobs acted when he was young to his passing. He never really changed and help challenge people to their fully potential.
  • Beautiful and insightful

    5
    By 3pleAlex
    Greatest biography ever written.
  • Here’s to the ones crazy enough to Change the world

    5
    By 0ll!3
    What an amazing read. This book is a must read! Learning all the things of someone who influenced the world around you is just inspiring.
  • A genius.. very inspiring

    5
    By Mr. Mike500
    Excellent book. A well written look at the person and company who changed our world. A inspirational real life account of how Steve Jobs took Apple from a small garage in a residential neighborhood to one of the world’s most valuable companies. A must read for all.
  • Wow

    5
    By Ugwuta Emmanuel ugochukwu
    As Inspiring as the subject

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