Steve Jobs

By: Walter Isaacson

Narrated by: Dylan Baker

Length: 25 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

Featuring a new epilogue read by the author.

From the author of the best-selling biographies of Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein, this is the exclusive biography of Steve Jobs.

Based on more than 40 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. He knew that the best way to create value in the 21st century was to connect creativity with technology. He built a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering.

Although Jobs cooperated with this book, he asked for no control over what was written. He put nothing off-limits. He encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. And Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about the people he worked with and competed against. His friends, foes, and colleagues provide an unvarnished view of the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, devilry, and compulsion for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted.

Driven by demons, Jobs could drive those around him to fury and despair. But his personality and products were interrelated, just as Apple's hardware and software tended to be, as if part of an integrated system. His tale is instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about innovation, character, leadership, and values.

©2011 Walter Isaacson (P)2011 Simon & Schuster

Why did such a great man have to be such a di@k?

I enjoyed the story. I like his products but I didn’t like the man. It’s a shame he treated people the way he did.

Insightful behind the scenes of Jobs & Apple

Great book. Took me a long time to get through, but left a lasting and insightful impression.

Very Interesting and Thought Provoking Book

If you could sum up Steve Jobs in three words, what would they be?

Changed the World

What did you like best about this story?

It was very detailed and full of facts, but read like a story.

What does Dylan Baker bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

A wonderful narrator!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

A little of both....it seemed like we really got a true picture of this extraordinary man.

Any additional comments?

I think Walter Isaacson really took the time to research and portray all the many sides of Steve. You feel a little like you knew him by the time you finish. Very Well Done!

Dis Junt Was Swaggin

Steve Jobs was an inspirational figure that was taken too soon. This book depicts his life perfectly. GET THIS AUDIOBOOK.

The Apple Guy

4 Stars for the Audible book Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. For this review, I am having trouble rating the quality of the book vs the contents of the book. As a biography, I'd give the book a 5 star; it is really well done. For the contents (i.e. Steve Jobs), I'd give it a 3 rating; I was not a fan of Jobs nor Apple before reading this book and I am still not a fan. For the book, it is clear that Isaacson had in-depth access to Jobs and everyone associated with him thru his career. The book shows that alot of research and data gathering was performed. The book did a great job of following the timeline while providing color and texture to the man. I have been working in the silicon valley since 1980 and this book tied together alot of factoids, news items, rumors and historical tidbits that I had been aware of but not in a larger context. I am mixed in my opinion on recommending this book; so I will withhold giving it a "recommended reading".

A Must Read - And Yes I Liked the Narrator

I never owned an Apple Computer or a MAC, but I found this history of Steve Jobs to be a fantastic listen.

Anyone that has loved technology over the years should listen to this book. It was extremely interesting to learn about his relationship with Bill Gate and Woz. After learning about how he developed products I worry about Apples future and thank god I wasn't an engineer that had to pitch an idea to him.

I think Steve Jobs will be studied in business courses for years to come.

Simply Great

Rarely we are afforded the opportunity to meet the great ones that walk the earth, and even more rarely we get the opportunity to have them share with us their insights. This author was granted both and masterfully, and perhaps inspired by the subject, put it into words. I now really know Steve Jobs. Thank you.

great book to learn all side of Jobs

great to hear all the details leading up to starting apple... learned all more of the psphycy of Job

long but good

I appreciated the fact that this edition included the epilogue found in the paperback edition.

Such a well told story, really kept me in it

Where does Steve Jobs rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is the best audiobook I've ever listened to. Almost cried at one point

What was one of the most memorable moments of Steve Jobs?

At the very end when the play the quote of his over the loud speakers at 1 Infinite Loop Apple HQ

What about Dylan Baker’s performance did you like?

He was able to speak slowly and convey the overall message of the boom very well

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Honestly talking about Steve Jobs as a kid, and then passing away moved me