Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson
Explore the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries in this exclusive New York Times bestselling biography. Based on over forty interviews with the subject and over a hundred interviews with colleagues, friends, adversaries, and family members, this riveting story delves into the demons that drove this innovative icon to both great success and deep despair. From personal computers to digital publishing, he connected creativity with technology to create value, leaving a legacy that is both instructive and cautionary.
Publish Date
2011-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
2011-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads rating
4.16
ISBN
9781451648539
Categories
Recommendations
9
Recommendations
I’m fascinated by the discussion of how Jobs developed what became known as the Reality Distortion Field. Apparently Jobs had a lifelong battle with reality and won. – source
2021-05-31T15:10:15.000Z
I read @WalterIsaacson’ biography on Steve Jobs a few years ago. Then I listened to his book on @doudna_lab. Simply brilliant. Thus had to listen to his book on Leonardo da Vinci. Fantastic. Now ordering his biographies on Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein. 🙏🙏🙏 – source2015-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
For Chesky, a source may come in the form of a biography of a business hero such as Steve Jobs or Walt Disney. – sourceWhen I read this book I was so blown away. I had underlined about three-quarters of the book. – source
Really did a good job of capturing the way that an innovation leader’s mind works. – source