Steve Jobs

The Exclusive Biography

By: Walter Isaacson

Narrated by: Dylan Baker, Walter Isaacson (introduction)

Length: 25 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

From best-selling author Walter Isaacson comes the landmark biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

In Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography, Isaacson provides an extraordinary account of Jobs' professional and personal life. Drawn from three years of exclusive and unprecedented interviews Isaacson has conducted with Jobs as well as extensive interviews with Jobs' family members and key colleagues from Apple and its competitors, Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography is the definitive portrait of the greatest innovator of his generation.

With an introduction read by the author.

©2011 Walter Isaacson (P)2011 Simon & Schuster Inc

Great reading for a great story

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

I have not a proved experience in audiobooks because this is one of the very first titles I had the chance to enjoy. Despite the fact I knew the story before as I read the Italian version of the book recently, I found the audiobook exactly asI expected, maybe even more pleasant to listen. To my surprise it is not only read, it is acted as in a real play. Just like the old classicals I caught on the radio when I when I was younger and commuting by car, therefore spending hours travelling. Thanks to the download it on my iPhone, I can enjoy the story everywhere: travelling, cooking, in spare minutes I am spending online. Great experience.

What did you like best about this story?

I enjoy very much the way it is narrated. The intonation of the reader is quite pleasant, involved and involving.
I liked to learn about the stories about the creation of the technology we use today, which changed our lives.

Have you listened to any of Dylan Baker and Walter Isaacson (introduction) ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I can't compare with previous readings of theirs. But compared to other voices, I like the easy way better than in other readings.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Steve Jobs, a visionaire, an innovator, a tough guy, a man.

Nice journey

I love everything thing about this book It’s like you Lived another life, thank you

Great story but not 100% impressed with the voice

Really great narrative but im not so sure i like the voice of the narrator. I find it too heavy especially in some tender parts. The experience of listening to this audible could have been more memorable and moving if they chose a voice that could capture the erratic and complex nature of Jobs.

A legacy for humanity

Thank you for sharing your story, an inspiration for generations to come on how to create innovative companies with focus on great products at the intersection of technology, arts and science.

Wonderful book

You will be to transcend to Cupertino.
A wonderful life and equally amazing book about it.

Thoroughly enjoyable

Just great! The book was informative and clearly written. Audio quality excellent. I will listen to it again.

marvelous

I read this book twice! and everytime I read hear this book, it takes me into a rollercoaster ride of Steve jobs life vicariously. I highly recommend anyone interested in biography to read this book and enjoy Steve jobs life.

Very good content, some annoying narration.

The book itself is interesting, if a bit repetitive (I don't mind being reminded about previous concepts, but I don't know how many times Isaacson explains integrated design).

The narration is alright, and Dylan Baker's voice is inoffensive, but his cadence is very noticeable and distracting.

A Diamond in the Rough

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

Grating, Genius & Determined

Any additional comments?

At first I almost stopped a third of the way in but am glad I persisted as the genius comes out more as you see why he did what he did, transforing not only the computing industry but also the music industry, not to mention the Pixar excellence.Its also an eye opener that high CEO's can be jerks and genius's all in one. He changed my world without me even knowing it, thank you, Steve Jobs.

Entertaining, challenging, moving,

Entertaining - Steve Jobs had an eventful life, he experimented, challenged convention, succeeded, failed, annoyed...and was anything but boring.

Challenging - this book challenged my views of good and evil, of the end justifying or not justifying the means .. of the liberties that are and should be granted to genius.

Moving - under everything is a a man, a child rejected by a mother and put up for adoption, and insecure adult, a manipulator and a person struggling with his own mortality.

This book describes one individuals journey through life. A unique journey but a universal one too as we have all suffered success and failure, rejection, been manipulated and manipulated others.. the human experience! The book teaches you about Steve Jobs but also about yourself, if you monitor your gut responses' to his behaviour.


I am still not sure what I think of Steve Jobs but I understand what a complex and extreme example he is of a human being. This book gives a window into how he thought and the importance he placed on his legacy - his products and his company.

Well done Walter Isaacson. Excellent narration by Dylan Baker.