Steve Jobs

Name: Steve Jobs
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The Exclusive Biography

By Walter Isaacson

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Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson is an authorised biography exploring the life of the Apple co-founder. It delves into his journey from a young visionary to a tech innovator, detailing his professional milestones and personal challenges. The book provides an in-depth look at his creative mindset, leadership style, and the legacy he left behind.
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This book may appeal to you if you are fascinated by the lives of influential innovators, enjoy comprehensive biographies, or wish to gain insight into the mind of a visionary who transformed technology and popular culture. Walter Isaacson provides an in-depth look at the personal and professional life of a tech icon.

Steve Jobs

An extraordinary book which gives us a unique insight into the life and thinking of the man who has single-handedly transformed the way we live today

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The acclaimed biography Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson unravels the rollercoaster journey of Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple Inc. and a pioneer in the realms of personal computing, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing. This compelling narrative is drawn from more than forty interviews with Jobs himself over two years, as well as interviews with over a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues. The book vividly depicts the searingly intense personality and unparalleled passion for perfection that drove Jobs to revolutionise six major industries.

From the inception of Apple in Jobs's garage to the development of groundbreaking products like the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, Isaacson explores the creative whirlwind and the fierce determination that characterised Jobs's approach to innovation. Through the highs and lows of his career, the biography sheds light on how Jobs's perfectionism and obsessive nature led to both extraordinary advancements and contentious relationships within the tech world and beyond.

Despite his cooperation with Isaacson for this biography, Jobs exerted no control over its content, nor did he request the right to review it before publication. He encouraged those in his orbit to speak candidly, resulting in a book that features honest, and at times brutal, assessments from his friends, foes, and colleagues. This diverse range of perspectives offers an unvarnished view of the passions, artistry, and at times devilish control that Jobs wielded throughout his career.

Steve Jobs provides a rare and intimate glimpse into the mind of a man whose innovative thinking and audacity continue to influence and shape the technology world. Walter Isaacson deftly captures the essence of a complex individual whose legacy is as provocative and transformative as the products he brought into the world.

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Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson is highly praised for its meticulous detail and comprehensive account of Jobs's life, including his battle with cancer. Reviewers commend Isaacson's ability to maintain an objective perspective on Jobs's eccentricities and provide a captivating narrative about this influential digital visionary. The book is described as riveting, with valuable insights into the evolution of modern life and its driven subject. It is considered a must-read.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780349140438

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 February 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Abacus

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 195.0mm

Weight: 425g

Pages: 592

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About the Author

Walter Isaacson, the CEO of the Aspen Institute, has been the chairman of CNN and the managing editor of Time magazine. He is the author of The Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks created the Digital Revolution, Einstein: His Life and Universe, Benjamin Franklin: An American Life and Kissinger: A Biography, and is the coauthor, with Evan Thomas, of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made. He and his wife live in Washington, DC.