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  • Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different

  • By: Karen Blumenthal
  • Narrated by: Sean Runnette
  • Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (269 ratings)

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Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different

By: Karen Blumenthal
Narrated by: Sean Runnette
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"Your time is limited... have the courage to follow your heart and intuition."
—Steve Jobs

From the start, his path was never predictable. Steve Jobs was given up for adoption at birth, dropped out of college after one semester, and at the age of 20, created Apple in his parents' garage with his friend Steve Wozniack. Then came the core and hallmark of his genius - his exacting insistence on perfection, his counterculture life approach, and his level of taste and style that pushed all boundaries. A devoted husband, father, and Buddhist, he battled cancer for over a decade, became the ultimate CEO, and made the world want every product he touched.

Critically acclaimed author Karen Blumenthal takes us to the core of this complicated and legendary man while simultaneously exploring the evolution of computers. Framed by Jobs' inspirational Stanford commencement speech, this is the story of the man who changed our world.

©2012 Karen Blumenthal (P)2012 Macmillan Audio
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my first audiobook

Enjoyed. Inspiring biography and smooth audiobook helped me finished reading the book in one week. Awesome!

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FROM CHILD TO ADULT A MAN WHO WALKED HIS OWN PATH

Where does Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is truly unique, I have never listened to a biography before, thus was a great , intriguing and entertaining pick for my first experience

What did you like best about this story?

It was like being there as a fly on the wall throughout the life of Steve, to find out what drove this man to do what he did is quite inspiring, this title really captures the essence of that

Have you listened to any of Sean Runnette’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, but I really enjoyed the way he nailed the " authentic feeling" of the context of literally every paragraph. It was just right. Great job Sean!

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

When he sat in his car and said " if this was my last night on earth..would I want to spend it at some meeting, or with this women ...and he asked her (Powell) out to dinner :)

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Absolutely fascinating to get an insiders look at the struggles, successes, and events that shaped a mans destiny to literally change the world

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Really captivating

Steve Jobs has an incredible life story and this book tells it well. I didn’t want to stop listening!

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Unbiased Easy listening

What did you love best about Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different?

Great Narrator. Doesn't tell you what to think, just presents the facts. Apple Loves may not like this book as it paints a darker picture of your beloved demigod.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Woz

Have you listened to any of Sean Runnette’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Easy on the ear. 9/10 for narration

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Somewhat comprehensive overview of Jobs life. I never listened to the famous book by sir whatever, but this book is definately a mind opening view into Steve jobs and Apple and important events in technology that shape our current ecoverse. What a rich whinny tosser Steve jobs was. (Woz) A fortunate set of circumstances and meetings and his drive to get whatever he needed, allowed him to force some of the brightest people on the planet to create a computer so smart, even dumb people can use it.

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Long live the mighty Droid.

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OK, i expected more....way more.

Just got done with Shoe Dog............maybe my bar was set way too high. This one didnt measure up.

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Amazing

This is truly wonderful audio book . I’m am a little bit of a geek my self and I’ve been inspired by this book .

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AAA+*+

If Jobs had lived to an old age??? I think just maybe he would have put another “Dent”, in the universe.


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Good.... could be better

The reader was a bit slow in speed and at times the story got boring.

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Great book!

This was a well written book, I always enjoy reading about Steve Jobs and Apple.

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Fantastic!

This was a wonderful book. Brought tears to my eyes a few times. Very interesting to get a better understanding of Steve Jobs. I love my Apple even more now. What an incredible visionary, but taken from us way too soon. You changed the world Steve Jobs.

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