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Feb 28, 2011
Charles
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What a great read. It had a drama, dirt, personalities, and style. It was my first encounter with the legend. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Personally, I find it so easy to worship this man. He has lots of bad qualities. Even those traits, I find them attractive. I guess that's what charisma means. Steve jobs has almost every trait that a leader should have. He's that unique.
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Mar 23, 2010
Rodney
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Clearly this book did not add a great deal to the often rumored Bi-Polar personality of Steve Jobs. It did however add a very important concept, technology isn't so much about producing a product any longer, it's about content and content consumption.
I do not know a great deal of the early history of Apple. At some point Jobs had to have technical knowledge along the lines of Bill Gates writing software code. As explained in this book, he's a marketing person and in fact one of More...
I do not know a great deal of the early history of Apple. At some point Jobs had to have technical knowledge along the lines of Bill Gates writing software code. As explained in this book, he's a marketing person and in fact one of More...
Oct 16, 2011
C.D.
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I recently re-read this book since the death of Steve Jobs. This is my favorite book about Steve Jobs, taking place between his firing from Apple, forming NeXT in the aftermath, buying Pixar from George Lucas, and returning to Apple. The book ends long before iTunes, iPods and iPads are introduced that would form Steve Jobs' lasting legacy. A great read.
May 09, 2011
Chris
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This is a great story of the man who got kicked out of Apple and then asked back. I choose this over the Woz book as I thought the Job's story was probably more interesting. His twist and turns are actually quite entertaining. I would recommend.
Jun 23, 2011
thom
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Interesting enough, but poorly written, very journalistic, and broadly lacking in any sources able to give real insight into Steve Jobs as a person.
Also, if he tells me that a company was 'bleeding money' one more time, he's going to find himself bleeding too.
Also, if he tells me that a company was 'bleeding money' one more time, he's going to find himself bleeding too.
Jan 10, 2009
Dwayne
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A great book about Steve Jobs, post-Apple until NeXT was taken over and he went back. Also goes right up to the debut of iTunes and the complete turnaround of the company.
Nov 09, 2011
Omar
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A fascinating look at Steve Jobs' life until year 2000, as he was making his successful come back to Apple, before the iPhone/iPad phenomenon.
Dec 12, 2008
Lauren
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If you're a Mac fan, this is a must read. I would like to lock Steve Jobs in a room with my father and see how it would turn out. ;)
Dec 13, 2011
Ryan
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Read before Jobs passed away.
Interesting story. Interesting life.
Too bad Jobs didn't write an auto-biography.
Stay foolish, stay hungry.
Interesting story. Interesting life.
Too bad Jobs didn't write an auto-biography.
Stay foolish, stay hungry.
Aug 29, 2011
Neven
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A gossipy collection of loosely connected stories about Steve Jobs. Clearly a journalist's book, it proceeds in paragraph fits and keeps restating its premises.
Aug 23, 2011
Papa
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You get to know who and what Jobs is and his role in Apple as well as the history of Apple. Like Woz, it is a great book for Apple fans.
Aug 29, 2011
Jaret
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Very similar to the book iCon. Another great book regarding the iconic leader of Apple.
Apr 29, 2011
Davy
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Zeer interessant boek uit 2000 over Steve Jobs tijd en rol bij NeXt, Pixar en zijn terugkeer bij Apple.
Jun 25, 2010
Sameer
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Not bad.
Not very complimentry to Jobs, who does seem have some dark shades.
Not very complimentry to Jobs, who does seem have some dark shades.
Feb 11, 2008
Dan
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Great read if you are at all interested in the world of business, technology, or Apple Inc. Steve is a fascinating person.
PG-13 equivalent for language quoting Jobs
(I sent a letter to the author asking about whether Jobs had read the book. The author responded that Jobs claims not to have read it.)
PG-13 equivalent for language quoting Jobs
(I sent a letter to the author asking about whether Jobs had read the book. The author responded that Jobs claims not to have read it.)
Apr 03, 2008
Carl
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The true story of how Steve Jobs pulled himself back up after being fired from Apple Computer to retake the reigns of one of the most unique computer companies that ever existed. He went on to return the company to greatness, but this book only predicted that it would happen -- then it actually did.
Dec 16, 2009
Cesar
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I always find it fascinating to learn about the personalties behind some of the world's best known names. This one was particularly interesting because Steve Jobs is one of those larger than life characters, and frankly I knew next to nothing about him before reading this book.
Jul 28, 2011
Not very good. Insider's homage to the creator of the "reality distortion field." Too much homage, in fact.
Jul 23, 2008
Andrew
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Why Apple is so powerful and successful. You need to be an ass (at times) to win.
Dec 16, 2009
Mike
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Pretty good book, covers the time up to the iMac (so no iPod stuff in there).
