The biography about the businessman behind Apple, Inc. — Steve Jobs
This masterpiece skillfully weaves together a synopsis about an important era, a dominant corporation called Apple, the key players, and a notably influential man who would change how consumers would absorb technology. While Walter Isaacson’s book has already acquired best seller status, only time will tell how the book shall help to carve the legacy of the man of Palo Alto.
Isaacson leaves no stone unturned in his lengthy compendium about the famous icon and his extraordinary journey. Steve Jobs and his friends in Cupertino, California would create household gadgets that would become phenomenally celebrated and go on to essentially change the universe.
After having a fallout with Apple, Jobs would buy a struggling Pixar Animation Studios. Jobs would serve as chief executive of Pixar, and in a last effort to save the company, he would cut deals and be directly involved with the world’s first completely computer-animated full-length feature film called Toy Story, which was a top-grossing film on its opening weekend. Jobs is often overlooked for his input at Pixar and his influence with Disney.
It is extremely rare for any man to achieve such wealth, status, and acclaim; and yet it’s even more astonishing when such a mortal from a middle class background advances in a world that favors the elite. Steve Jobs has achieved greatness and has become a legend in the meantime. He was the epitome of everything a successful modern businessman should be. Many of today’s youth have lived vicariously through his monumental accomplishments.
Elements that were dynamic in every step of the way are captured by Isaacson — from a boy with a complicated childhood, to a bright salesman who was ousted from his own company, to a brilliant middle-aged idol who regains a foothold and pushes himself and his company beyond the limits of innovation.
Exposure and credit is rightfully given to the potent team at Apple, collectively and individually, without skipping a beat. All the names of friends, enemies, and family come to life in this work, which is the product of more than forty rare interviews. Jobs even hands over some personal photographs of himself, his wife Laurene Powell, his children, and reflections throughout his considerable career.
Walter Isaacson offers the public a book which shares a more personal side of Steve Jobs and his circle of associates, along with the roller-coaster ride that often comes with success.
After reading the book, I walk away with a clearer comprehension of how the technology industry works, a better understanding of Apple and its products, and an unambiguous perspective of where technology has been, as well as where it might be heading. It is my personal opinion that any historian would be much better equipped with this book on his or her desk.
Walter Isaacson deserves a huge round of applause for writing such a complete, precise, entertaining, and exclusive biography. Steve and his wife Laurene both deserve a thank you for sharing their private moments in a public venue. After all, it was Steve’s idea to have a biography written about himself.
In a modern, digital-age society in which America strives to retain the lead in technology, a marketing genius named Steve Jobs created a reality distortion field that moved beyond the stratosphere. Isaacson captures the story of how a driven man that had demons of his own would accomplish remarkable feats of engineering. A man who clearly saw the future and did something about it — Steve Jobs
