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. Isaacson's portrait touched millions of readers.
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 the
twenty-first 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. He himself spoke candidly about the people he
worked with and competed against.
His friends, foes, and colleagues offer 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.
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.
