I, Woz

By: Steve Wozniak

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

I, Woz offers listeners a unique glimpse into the offbeat and brilliant but ethical mind that conceived the Macintosh.

After 25 years avoiding the public eye, Steve Wozniak reveals the full story of the Apple computer, from its conception to his views on the iconic cult status it has achieved today. In June 1975 Steve's curiosity and determination inspired him to build a computer, the first Apple. Six months later, he sold the machine, and for the self-professed 'engineer's engineer', success was imminent. But this story is full of life lessons, critical decisions, huge triumphs and big mistakes.

Steve speaks also of his childhood, phone hacking pranks, working at Hewlett-Packard, the life-changing plane crash and teaching.

©2006 Steve Wozniak (P)2007 Tantor Media Inc

Great story book about engineering in IT

Yeaah, Thanx Stave Wozniak for you contribution to new way of thinking of IT, hardware ;)

Very interesting look on life

The story is as amazing as Steve Wozniak's life.
Was written in 2006 but still very much needed today.
Only drawback is the little noise buzz background due to probably bad conversion from a tape.
But worth every minute.

Inspiring

It started a bit slow but by the end I felt really inspired. The Book shows how Steve thought and acted and how all his past successes, influence of parents and all the hard work has paid of later when he created Apple and Apple II machines. It is a perfect description how it's not all about talent but about passion and hard work and luck (to have great parents, to see an opportunity). Also be sure to read the last chapter as it feels like a reward for those who persisted to the end of this book :)

Fun and inspiring story on Steve's engineering!

An inspiring story for anyone who wants to ignite the love of programming and engineering.

Gives a great insight in to the passion of a programmer and engineer. It makes you understand the "glimmer" that young Steve experienced that he had thanks to his Engineering-skills... or as he experienced them: Magic skills.

Audiobook for fans, great narration by Patrick

Woz story on childhood and tenure with Apple by true accounting, for Woz big fans and for engineers. Woz brings memories from his early years along with a convincing good will intentions and great engineering ideas enthusiasm. The narration by Patrick makes so like we hearing Woz speaking, a very welcomed feature.

Meh. Repetitive story of someone in need of validation

I was excited for this book. I've always seen Wozniak as the most interesting of Apple's Steves.

But, for starters, the book is not well written. There's a lot of repetition and unnecessary reiteration.

And Woz comes across as desperate for validation, for us all to agree that he was the "first" in this or that. Or even that his oldest child is special and above mere mortal children. The bit where he says, "I'm a freemason, but I'm not like all the others" is particularly cringy, and representative of a lot of the book.

There is interesting information, of course, and I don't regret having listened to it. But it's something I'd listen to again.