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

interesting listen

good to hear from early on until death. interesting the framing of his life and the influences.

amazing!

It was an amazing and well-written biography of Steve Jobs. I am glad to have listened to it and to understand how he became the legend he was while I was growing up.

Fascinating

Grateful for this very detailed and extensive bio of an important genius if our times.
Was good to have the audio version of this book as I probably would not have made the time to read the paper version since it is quite long.

Wow

Couldn’t have been a more engaging tale of a genius’ life. It had me laughing and crying and everything in between. 100% recommend.

What a Man!

This is a fascinating inside look at the man behind the company and the products of Apple. There is no sugar coating but there is much to mull over. Another thorough biography by a mutual creative perfectionist- worth every minute it will take to read it.

Great book.

Great book. I purchased this book to get an insight of Steve Jobs in how he was able to build a company multiple times. The book is long and it takes weeks to complete but it has some good information on his personality, business practice, personal life and it's a must read. I will definitely read it again and again.

Great book

What is my favorite books of all times really great performance five out of five stars and every level

Informative but a bit long

The book was very informative and learned alot about the man. But it did get a bit long winded at times which made it a bit hard to get through. But overall it was a good book.

Phenomenal

Truly a beautifully written story of a genius man who changed the lives of all. A phenomenal story, written, recorded, and read.

A biography of a genius

The best one so far, this book is so well written and interwoven the personality of jobs. it makes you emotional in the end.
Thanks to Walter Isaacson writing this book and thanks to Dylan Baker for nice narration.