Steve Jobs
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (752 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1451648537 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 656 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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He encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than a hundred 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, and when societies around the world are trying to build digital-age economies, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. And Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about the people he worked with and competed against. His friends, foes, and colleagues provide an unvarnished
But he was deeply satisfied by the creativity he ingrained at Apple and the loyalty of both his close colleagues and his family.Q: What do you think is his legacy?Isaacson: His legacy is transforming seven industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, digital publishing, and retail stores. --Chris Schluep Exclusive: A Q&A with Walter Isaacson Q: It's becoming well known that Jobs was able to create his Reality Dis
Dick Macgurn said Isaacson does it again, illustrating great genius with great writing.. I bought this book, not because it was about Jobs, but because I'm a big fan of Isaacson. This work, much like his other works, was unsurprisingly of the highest caliber, but what did surprise me was that the subject matter, Jobs, was much more intriguing than I could have imagined. I was an early Apple computer owner in the 70s which had a huge impact on my life and career as a computer programmer, but I was always a Wozniak fan, and never thought anything of whoever this Jobs person was. Oh how wrong I was, and I think that's a big part about why Isaacson agreed to do this biography. Jobs turns out to . Matthew Morine said A Story of Ups and Downs. So I read about Warren Buffett, who has created a steady process of improvement, and to balance that, I read about Steve Jobs. What made him great? I really loved this book, it was emotional, it made you feel that you knew the man, and it was not full of praise, but seemed to be a real look into his life. Jobs is an interesting character. He was full of himself, mean, selfish, and yes, a jerk. But he accomplished some great things. So what made him great. One element of his greatness was his ability to lead forward. He did not let critics or committee influence him negatively. Sometimes when you are righ. "Amazing story of a complex man" according to a New Yorker. With the exception of one laptop and 2 non-smart cell phones, in my personal and professional life since 200Amazing story of a complex man a New Yorker With the exception of one laptop and 2 non-smart cell phones, in my personal and professional life since 2004 I've had nothing but Apple products - computers (both desktop and laptop), iPads, iPods, and my crown jewel: my iPhone. None has ever disappointed me. I say this not to put forth a review of the Apple products but to explain that I am part of Steve Jobs's choir: I value, respect and rely on the products that he created. I'm sold, so to speak. And so it seemed only logical that I would eventually read this book to gain insight both in the genesis and evolution of Apple and in the person of Steve J. I've had nothing but Apple products - computers (both desktop and laptop), iPads, iPods, and my crown jewel: my iPhone. None has ever disappointed me. I say this not to put forth a review of the Apple products but to explain that I am part of Steve Jobs's choir: I value, respect and rely on the products that he created. I'm sold, so to speak. And so it seemed only logical that I would eventually read this book to gain insight both in the genesis and evolution of Apple and in the person of Steve J
Facebook: Walter Isaacson, Twitter: @WalterIsaacson . He is the author of Leonardo da Vinci; The Innovators; Steve Jobs; Einstein: His Life and Universe; Benjamin Franklin: An American Life; and Kissinger: A Biography, and the coauthor of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made. Walter Isaacson, Universi