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Steve Jobs
- 664 pages · about 11 hours
- First published 2011
- 56 editions
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1 About this book
Steve Jobs is the authorized biography of the co-founder of Apple, written by Walter Isaacson at Jobs's own request and published in October 2011, less than three weeks after his death. It draws on more than forty interviews with Jobs over two years, and on interviews with more than a hundred relatives, friends, colleagues and rivals. Jobs asked for no control over what was written and encouraged people to speak honestly. The book follows him from his childhood in California through the founding of Apple, his departure, the years at NeXT and Pixar, and his return to lead Apple through the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad, alongside his family life and his illness.
- Technology & engineering
- History
- Biography & autobiography
- Biography
- Business & economics
- Businesspeople, biography
- Apple Computers
- Science & Technology
2 What to expect
A long, detailed biography of Apple's co-founder, based on dozens of interviews with Jobs and many more with people who knew him. It covers the products and the man, and it does not hide his temper, his harshness with colleagues or his difficult family relationships. The telling is chronological and journalistic, heavy on business and design detail, and at more than 600 pages it takes time.
Good for readers who want: a detailed biography, technology and business history, and an in-depth read.
3 About Walter Isaacson
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
4 More by Walter Isaacson
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