The Second Coming of Steve Jobs

By: Alan Deutschman

Narrated by: Charles Stransky

From the acclaimed Vanity Fair and GQ journalist–an unprecedented, in-depth portrait of the man whose return to Apple precipitated one of the biggest turnarounds in business history. With a new epilogue on Apple’s future survival in today’s roller-coaster economy, here is the revealing biography that blew away the critics and stirred controversy within industry and media circles around the country.Executive Producer: Sherry Huber
Original Jacket Photograph: Alan Levenson/Corbis
Original Jacket Design: Andrea Thomas
©2000 by Alan Deutschman
(P)2000 Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Great Read. One of the keenest observers of the business and culture of Silicon Valley sets his sights on one of the most remarkable stories in the recent history of Silicon Valley."
--Fast Company

"A carefully sketched portrait of a paradoxical man…reads like a novel and has the scope of Ben Hur. And it’s the strangest of high-tech industry books it’s good."
--Business 2.0

"Deutschman illuminates the attributes that have made Jobs not only a success but also an influential innovator in two major industries. THE SECOND COMING…includes fascinating details about Jobs…anyone interested in the culture of Silicon Valley should find it well worth a read."
--San Francisco Chronicle

"Deutschman, in a mere 301 pages, rips a hole in Jobs that can only be compared to the fatal tear in the Hindenburg."
--Forbes.com

"A fascinating portrait of the Apple Computer founder…A mesmerizing, outstanding read, this book crackles with energy. Some of the passages will make your mouth drop open."
--Dallas Morning News

"Alan Deutschman’s delicious Steve Jobs biography is a psychological profile with a fruit-flavored iMac punch line. The book is a pleasure to read, but not surprisingly, Jobs wishes you wouldn’t."
--Chicago Sun Times

Riveting

I learned a lot not only about Steve Jobs, but what it takes to be a great leader. An inspiring read. Jobs and his exploits are entertaining, and I looked forward to finishing this book. Recommended!

Engaging Story

In the spirit of full disclosure, I'm an Apple fan and have been ever since high school with my II-GS. Steve Jobs may have a gigantic ego but his life is a great story and this book gives us hours of interesting episodes. I found it enjoyable and engaging.

nice but need more new

lots of information that repeated from other sources, but quite interesting, has more or less new details about Job's life and business. I would recommend to read if you have passion about Jobs and his deals

Very interesting read

I learned alot about Steve Jobs I never knew before.

Most listenable!

The combination of the writer's style, the subject matter, and the great narrator all add up to the best of all the audiobooks I've listened to. I noticed a theme common to many of these reviews--the addictive nature of this audiobook. It's great listening, and hard to turn off. If every audiobook was like this one, the the print book would be an endangered species!