Steve Jobs

By: Walter Isaacson, Walter Isaacson - introduction

Narrated by: Dylan Baker

2012 Audie Award Finalist for Audiobook of the Year

Walter Isaacson’s “enthralling” (The New Yorker) worldwide bestselling biography of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs.

Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than 100 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, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. He knew that the best way to create value in 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 the author, 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.

Steve Jobs is the inspiration for the movie of the same name starring Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, and Jeff Daniels, directed by Danny Boyle with a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin.

Captivating account of Steve Jobs

As far as biographies go, this one hits the mark. This book does its best to accurately tell the story of Steve Jobs from a perspective that was both entertaining and enlightening. Much detail was packed in to show Jobs' critical side, but portrays it in a way that was Jobs-esque... That is to say that he was "hard on people because he cared." That manner of presentation might not always resonate with the people that knew him, especially if they were the ones being berated but to an outside observer, it sounds as though the author was, at times, caught in Jobs'" Reality distortion wave. " With that said, this book was an entertaining production and worth a listen.

Now an Apple fan

I was not a big Apple fan, yet after hearing this audiobook I am now. This book is fascinating. I enjoyed hearing about Steve Jobs and his passion for the Apple product.

Remarkable man

Really well written and balanced delivery of a remarkable man's contribution to this world! As with most great achievers its sad to see how they failed to balance their family life, try as they may.

Unflinching biography

One of the best biographies I’ve ever read. Isaacson paints a portrait of Steve Jobs that is a testament to his genius, yet shows his struggles at relating to those whom love him the most — his family. A comprehensive and inspiring biography, and also a reminder to love your children.

Aweinspiring story

Very true to life story of the great man. Steve was in a class on his own and the book is very detailed and lucid.