Steve Jobs
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- Author：Walter Isaacson
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Summary
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。 Isaacson’s portrait touched millions of readers。
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 the twenty-first 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。 He himself spoke candidly about the people he worked with and competed against。
His friends， foes， and colleagues offer 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。
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。
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。 Isaacson’s portrait touched millions of readers。
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 the twenty-first 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。 He himself spoke candidly about the people he worked with and competed against。
His friends， foes， and colleagues offer 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。
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
Scott Arveseth
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Wow。 Just wow。 The revolutionary of the early tech age。 Something tells me there is a lot more to come from Apple。 Steve Jobs and his team created the vision。
Hà My Tran
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Thoughtful lessons
Elham Esfahani
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Zachary Horn
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A fascinating read of a complex man。 While he tries to be fair and balanced， if Isaacson may be criticized it may be for attempting to occasionally couch truly wretched behavior from Jobs， but in the end， Isaacson has succeeded again in writing a magnificent biography of a truly fascinating and involved subject。 Warning: Jobs' language is unfiltered and often profane。 A fascinating read of a complex man。 While he tries to be fair and balanced， if Isaacson may be criticized it may be for attempting to occasionally couch truly wretched behavior from Jobs， but in the end， Isaacson has succeeded again in writing a magnificent biography of a truly fascinating and involved subject。 Warning: Jobs' language is unfiltered and often profane。 。。。more
Sandeep Dahiya
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Kevin
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I just finished this book in a period of pandemic where my only perspective is myself which made me lose track of the importance of life。 After reading this biography I can see how bountiful life can be and how passion can drive creativity beyond your expectations。 There are good and bad lessons to be learnt for personal and professional life。 I really recommend this book for all those who seek inspiration and motivation。
Parikshit Singh Hada
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Though a bit lengthy but it provides every glimpse of Steve's personality whether it is positive or negative 。Got to know how a radical man with his will being imposed courtesy of his superior personality got things done in a way he wants them 。 Though a bit lengthy but it provides every glimpse of Steve's personality whether it is positive or negative 。Got to know how a radical man with his will being imposed courtesy of his superior personality got things done in a way he wants them 。 。。。more
John Lim
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Did not expect the end to bring me to tears。 Steve Jobs is a singular visionary。 Daaang。
mia kennedy
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i absolutely loved this story。 usually nonfiction can’t hold my attention but the narration of this biography played perfect in my mind to where i could just see it in my mind what was happening。
Chris Rands
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When Steve Jobs asks you write his biography， without interfering too much， you know it is the definitive account。 Remarkable details right from Steve being adopted as a child， college dropout， founding Apple with the other Steve （Wozniak; the engineer）， kicked out of Apple， coming back and saving Apple and making Pixar/Disney a success at the same time！ The book paints a detailed， well researched and complex picture of the man with eclectic and almost contradictory passions- a hippie fruitarian When Steve Jobs asks you write his biography， without interfering too much， you know it is the definitive account。 Remarkable details right from Steve being adopted as a child， college dropout， founding Apple with the other Steve （Wozniak; the engineer）， kicked out of Apple， coming back and saving Apple and making Pixar/Disney a success at the same time！ The book paints a detailed， well researched and complex picture of the man with eclectic and almost contradictory passions- a hippie fruitarian/vegan yet ruthless business billionaire obsessed with control- a product perfectionist yet minimalist- an artist yet technologist but not a geek or software expert- a great salesmen that tells customers what they want （rather than listening to them）。 Steve was clearly a difficult character， and the book doesn't hesitate to highlight his ability to lie and manipulate aka the "Reality distortion field"。 When diagnosed with cancer， Steve refused treatment for 9 months， instead trying quack medicines， the ultimate anti-Science statement- by the time he received treatment the cancer had spread- Steve could deceive himself。 His death at 56 was sad and untimely， but his legacy is secure and this book is a fitting tribute。 。。。more
Patricia
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"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication。" "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication。" 。。。more
Boaz
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Wow！
Alex
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¡Larguísimo el pinche libro！Pero qué vida: Steve Jobs inventó la computadora como la conocemos hoy en día， el ipod， el teléfono inteligente， la tablet y por si fuera poco también fue pionero en el cine de animación por computadora como dueño de Pixar y productor de Toy Story y todos los éxitos que le siguieron。Más allá de la admiración o animadversión que pueda generar un neurótico insufrible como Steve Jobs， creo que el trabajo que hace Walter Isaacson es una lectura imprescindible para enten ¡Larguísimo el pinche libro！Pero qué vida: Steve Jobs inventó la computadora como la conocemos hoy en día， el ipod， el teléfono inteligente， la tablet y por si fuera poco también fue pionero en el cine de animación por computadora como dueño de Pixar y productor de Toy Story y todos los éxitos que le siguieron。Más allá de la admiración o animadversión que pueda generar un neurótico insufrible como Steve Jobs， creo que el trabajo que hace Walter Isaacson es una lectura imprescindible para entender el cambio de siglo del XX al XXI。 。。。more
Svante Suominen
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Olipas tunteikas lukukokemus。 Aloitin kirjan näemmä vuonna 2013。 Vaikka olin tuolloin juuri Stanfordin ME310-kurssilta palanneena mitä suurimmissa teknologia-， taide-， käytettävyys- ja muotoilupärinöissä， en päässyt （ehkä hieman puuduttavaa） alkua pidemmälle。 Nyt vihdoin tartuin uudelleen hyllyllä odottaneeseen niteeseen， kun törmäsin toistuvasti Jobsiin buddhalaisuutta sivuavissa kirjoissa。 Rakkaus täydellisyyttä kohtaan， karmiva ihmisjohtamistyyli ja kiehtovat teknologishistorialliset tapahtum Olipas tunteikas lukukokemus。 Aloitin kirjan näemmä vuonna 2013。 Vaikka olin tuolloin juuri Stanfordin ME310-kurssilta palanneena mitä suurimmissa teknologia-， taide-， käytettävyys- ja muotoilupärinöissä， en päässyt （ehkä hieman puuduttavaa） alkua pidemmälle。 Nyt vihdoin tartuin uudelleen hyllyllä odottaneeseen niteeseen， kun törmäsin toistuvasti Jobsiin buddhalaisuutta sivuavissa kirjoissa。 Rakkaus täydellisyyttä kohtaan， karmiva ihmisjohtamistyyli ja kiehtovat teknologishistorialliset tapahtumat saivat minut loppujen lopuksi ahmimaan opuksen pitkälle öihin venyneissä jättipaloissa。 Oman painoksen takakannessa lotusasennossa istuvan Jobsin sylissä lepäävän Macintoshin ruudun kohtaan on painettu mtv3。fi:n huikea kirja-arvio "Erittäin kiehtova tarina amerikkalaisen unelman toteutumisesta ja samalla opas poikkeuksellisesta johtamistyylistä"。 Mielestäni teksti ei voisi olla paskempi。 。。。more
John Fields
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Beautifully written clear concise and very informative。
Vũ việt đức
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những ai muốn biết về tính cách và triết lí sống của ông thì hãy nhìn vào công ty apple，đứa con mang tình yêu，nghệ thuật，công nghệ và sự cầu toàn。xuất phát điểm là 1 đứa trẻ bị cha mẹ bỏ rơi được cặp vợ chồng thợ sửa ô tô nhận nuôi，thời thơ ấu bị ảnh hưởng mạnh mẽ về người bố cầu toàn và đề cao sự hoàn hảo， những tố chất đó là yếu tố kiên quyết để sau này ông gây dựng nên công ty nghìn tỷ đô（apple）。ông là một thành viên của phong trào hippi nên tư tưởng của ông cũng được khắc họa lên công ty， bê những ai muốn biết về tính cách và triết lí sống của ông thì hãy nhìn vào công ty apple，đứa con mang tình yêu，nghệ thuật，công nghệ và sự cầu toàn。xuất phát điểm là 1 đứa trẻ bị cha mẹ bỏ rơi được cặp vợ chồng thợ sửa ô tô nhận nuôi，thời thơ ấu bị ảnh hưởng mạnh mẽ về người bố cầu toàn và đề cao sự hoàn hảo， những tố chất đó là yếu tố kiên quyết để sau này ông gây dựng nên công ty nghìn tỷ đô（apple）。ông là một thành viên của phong trào hippi nên tư tưởng của ông cũng được khắc họa lên công ty， bên ngoài nóng tính，cầu toàn。Bên trong thì nổi loạnÔng ra đi với căn bệnh ung thư và để lại một di sản mà diện giờ những công ty công nghệ khác ai cũng phải nể sợ apple một di sản sẽ cùng trường tồn với tính cách của ông 。。。more
Newenglander
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Steve Jobs picked the right person to write his biography。 Walter Isaacson did a great job depicting both Jobs and the era of personalized computer。 I have learned a lot about Jobs and his brain child， Apple company， as well as the tech era。 1。 The big philosophical debate on the digital technology， open versus closed。 Bill Gates and Microsoft opted for an open system， making a product independent of platform， and possible for individual users to add or change programs as they like。 It is a hori Steve Jobs picked the right person to write his biography。 Walter Isaacson did a great job depicting both Jobs and the era of personalized computer。 I have learned a lot about Jobs and his brain child， Apple company， as well as the tech era。 1。 The big philosophical debate on the digital technology， open versus closed。 Bill Gates and Microsoft opted for an open system， making a product independent of platform， and possible for individual users to add or change programs as they like。 It is a horizontal approach， more freedom for the user， yet the many platforms and mixed hardware and software makes it very difficult to control。 Steve Jobs and Apple on the other hand， maintained a closed and vertical system， from start to finish， integrating the hardware and software， so the design and execution is completely under control， and user experience is much better。 Both worked and complemented each other。 2。 Profit versus product。 Jobs is not very interested in money。 His goal is never only the money。 It is the product， the contribution to the humanity by creating beautiful products which completely changed the way we live。 He is a visionary， and a purist at heart。 3。 Jobs is an artist with elegant taste， a perfectionist， a person who can integrate art form and technology seamlessly。 His laser sharp focus and intensity， and being a perfectionist helped to create many products that are revolutionary and profoundly changed the way we live: the Macintosh， iMac， iPod， apple stores， iTunes， the iPad， the iPhone， the Pixar with many digital animated movies。 The design of Apple products have the influence of Zen from eastern cultures， minimalist and purist at heart， avant garde， different。 4。 Steve Jobs as a person can be mean， brutally honest， abrasive， temperamental。 It is the combination of arrogance of a super smart person and tactics of a manager; yet he pushes everyone to perform at their best level and created great products。 Would the end result justify the means？5。 Jobs can be eccentric， remote and cold when he wants to， yet warm and caring to the ones he loves dearly。 Being an adopted son is the backdrop of his personality， yet the love he received from his adopted parents did cure that to certain extent。 The storied between him and his illegal child Lisa， his biological father， his sister， and his love interests are interesting to read。 6。 Good companies need to always self invent。 7。 Jobs died young， at 55。 He is a genius， and a flawed human being， but ultimately， a pragmatic idealist。 RIP — 。。。more
SB
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With such intense person comes some intense stories。 The biographer is very well-known and one in his class to put quality biographies out there。The story of Steve is one of a kind I think in today's world。The highs and lows， the good and evil combined in him， like in everyone of us， difference being， we try to hide the bad part and he did not as I learned form the book。Though， secretive to the public about his personal life he chose the person and asked him to write the story first hand while h With such intense person comes some intense stories。 The biographer is very well-known and one in his class to put quality biographies out there。The story of Steve is one of a kind I think in today's world。The highs and lows， the good and evil combined in him， like in everyone of us， difference being， we try to hide the bad part and he did not as I learned form the book。Though， secretive to the public about his personal life he chose the person and asked him to write the story first hand while he was still alive。It is a book that makes a aware not ONLY about a person it is written about but about many things in the industry and the many approaches that culminated to some of the marvelous products that Steve's company Apple successfully produced。It tells you about the minimalism in products， open-versus-closed debate and it talks about the core ideology of a successful marriage between humanities and technology。I am sure you would not regret about the time you invest in the book， if you happen to read it after reading this review。To the crazy ones！ 。。。more
Vaibhav
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A great book on the life of Steve jobs on the BTS of apple and Steve's life A great book on the life of Steve jobs on the BTS of apple and Steve's life 。。。more
xiaomi40
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一个牛逼的人，但是也不是完美的生活典范
Alex
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A really well written book。 One of my personal favorites。 What sets this book apart from the others like it is that it really makes you feel like Steve Jobs。 Every crushing defeat and every home run are fully felt and earned， and by the end you walk away having learned tons from one of the most fascinating and brilliant figures in recent history。
Garrett Rowlan
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Very interesting at the beginning， showing Jobs as he rose from obscurity， as it were， to become， well， Steve JObs， but less interesting as it proceeds。 I'm not an Apple person， outside of my Suffle， and since I didn't buy a smart phone until a couple of years ago， the whole Apple versus Android debate sort of passed me by， nor did I take much interest in reading about Jobs butting heads with other millionaires in Disney and Pixar and Google， etc。 Still， an excellent and unflinching （mostly） por Very interesting at the beginning， showing Jobs as he rose from obscurity， as it were， to become， well， Steve JObs， but less interesting as it proceeds。 I'm not an Apple person， outside of my Suffle， and since I didn't buy a smart phone until a couple of years ago， the whole Apple versus Android debate sort of passed me by， nor did I take much interest in reading about Jobs butting heads with other millionaires in Disney and Pixar and Google， etc。 Still， an excellent and unflinching （mostly） portrait of a driven， obsessive， and perhaps borderline bipolar individual。 （Who sounded like the boss from hell at times。） Fun fact， I didn't know that he once dated the novelist Jennifer Egan， but in retrospect I'm guessing the portrait of the millionaire in The Keep （still my favorite Egan novel） is based on him。 。。。more
LDK
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First I felt this book was a history of Apple and other businesses and I guess that’s relevant but totally dull。I looked up on the internet that there are 1 billion trillion stars in the KNOWN universe。 Then according to prb。org by 2050 121 billion people will have lived on this earth。 What I walked away with from this book was 1 person - 1 star and the life paved by that journey。 I get that when I get to know anyone。 I did not feel as connected as I might but i guess that’s difficult in a book。 First I felt this book was a history of Apple and other businesses and I guess that’s relevant but totally dull。I looked up on the internet that there are 1 billion trillion stars in the KNOWN universe。 Then according to prb。org by 2050 121 billion people will have lived on this earth。 What I walked away with from this book was 1 person - 1 star and the life paved by that journey。 I get that when I get to know anyone。 I did not feel as connected as I might but i guess that’s difficult in a book。 I bypassed what others said and shared because I wasn’t reading this to know what they thought。 I enjoyed learning who Steve Jobs seemingly aspired to be when his words were provided。 I did admire his contemplative sensitivity， his no nonsense ethos and that he was successful in living his life his way。 I wish I could see him now because I do believe in ‘and one more thing’ 。。。more
Stephan De Nijs
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Interesting， though towards the end the book starts te repeat itself。 Nevertheless a great book regarding the founder of Apple
Alex LoSchiavo
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I finally understand why every guy thinks they’re this guy
Victoria Krasilshikova
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I am really glad I read this book。 Finally。
Leni
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This is probably one of the best books I’ve ever read， and definitely the most inspiring one！ I was so engaged while reading， i enjoyed every single page。
Chike Otaluka
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Great book。 Steve changed the world。
Leonardo
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You get what you expect， a peek into the mind of a genius， who changed the world profoundly by thinking different， loving a good product and trashing everything unperfect
Ignas Petrusis
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Best
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