Steve Jobs
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Dylan Baker
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Walter Isaacson
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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.
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Editorial Review
This biography of Steve Jobs is an engaging and informative look at what it takes to be the founder of Apple and one of the most innovative and successful tech companies. You’ll learn more about the co-founder and see the human behind the groundbreaking personal computers and music players like the MacBook, iPad, iPod, iTunes and the iPhone. In addition, his desire to create the next computer and user interfaces smaller and better than ever before, led him to be the computer industry leader for so many years - and a true legend of the twenty-first century. Just as Apple Inc. and all its apple products have become household names, so too did Steve Jobs himself, due mainly to his unique and extreme personality. From impressive new product launches to keynote addresses and conflicts with Apple’s board, Jobs was a true character that was always true to himself.
From his beginnings with Macintosh to the failures, roadblocks, and eventual success of the Apple computer, its operating system, and all the company’s many later inventions, this book by Walter Isaacson leaves nothing out. He delivers an engaging and dynamic story that captures all the flair and individuality of Jobs, from becoming a massive influencer in the California tech world to his notorious arguments butting heads with the board of directors. Walter Isaacson highlights all sides of Steven Paul Jobs - from his desire to think different to his hard-headedness.
Isaacson’s biography was also the inspiration and source material for the Aaron Sorkin box office movie adaptation. This audiobook adaptation is narrated by Dylan Baker, who brings both the good and less agreeable sides of this iconic man to life. Discover the honest, open, and full way the CEO of Apple is described. The book highlights his ingenuity but does not shy away from his faults. Both are captured expertly in the narration. Whether you are an avid fan of Mac and iMac products or steadfastly support competitors like Microsoft, this book is a wonderful listen that will expand your understanding of the booming tech world in Silicon Valley’s heyday.
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