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Finally finished this one. Painstakingly detailed. But I'm glad I read it's entirety. So many interesting aspects about a man who changed the world for the exact century I will have lived. Worth reading.
A great read for any lover of Steve Jobs. Or Apple. Or biographies. Or technology. Or even a little bit of Pixar.
Biographies can be either really great, or really boring. I would classify [a:Walter Isaacson|7111|Walter Isaacson|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1192222433p2/7111.jpg] as the former. He writes in a prose that is engaging and narrative, rather than simply giving out facts about Jobs' life. That was what allowed me to continue reading at the speed that I did…I really wanted to know what happened next! Not being privy to the background and intimacies of Steve Jobs' life, this book read like any other piece of fiction, with its ups and downs, moments of glory and moments of sadness. I was able to put myself in the time frames that events occurred, remembering back to such times as when the iMac or the iPod came out.
Isaacson gives a balanced account of Steve Jobs' life, and I appreciate the multiple accounts that one story could be told from. He gets perspectives from the different folks involved in a particular scene, garnering what their thought processes were at the time, and bringing the reader up to date on any conspicuous facts. You're never once feeling that the writing is too one-sided.
Definitely worth a read, especially for anyone that uses a single Apple product…or any other piece of technology, for that matter.
Biographies can be either really great, or really boring. I would classify [a:Walter Isaacson|7111|Walter Isaacson|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1192222433p2/7111.jpg] as the former. He writes in a prose that is engaging and narrative, rather than simply giving out facts about Jobs' life. That was what allowed me to continue reading at the speed that I did…I really wanted to know what happened next! Not being privy to the background and intimacies of Steve Jobs' life, this book read like any other piece of fiction, with its ups and downs, moments of glory and moments of sadness. I was able to put myself in the time frames that events occurred, remembering back to such times as when the iMac or the iPod came out.
Isaacson gives a balanced account of Steve Jobs' life, and I appreciate the multiple accounts that one story could be told from. He gets perspectives from the different folks involved in a particular scene, garnering what their thought processes were at the time, and bringing the reader up to date on any conspicuous facts. You're never once feeling that the writing is too one-sided.
Definitely worth a read, especially for anyone that uses a single Apple product…or any other piece of technology, for that matter.
The first part of this book I loved was Walter Isaacson's writing style. It was easy to read and told a great story without letting the biographical chronology get in the way too much. The book was separated into definite categories depending on themes in the products and in Jobs' personal life.
What I liked best about this book, however, was that it neither vilified nor vindicated Steve Jobs. He gave and objective look that celebrated his genius but did not ignore his seemingly douchy, crazy, dirty hippie tendencies.
Another part of what made this book so accessible was the fact that I felt like I already knew the story before I read it. I knew jobs was ousted from Apple and later reinstated. I knew that he saved Pixar and changed the tech world. I felt like I knew the whole story but there was so much of it that I didn't know.
What I liked best about this book, however, was that it neither vilified nor vindicated Steve Jobs. He gave and objective look that celebrated his genius but did not ignore his seemingly douchy, crazy, dirty hippie tendencies.
Another part of what made this book so accessible was the fact that I felt like I already knew the story before I read it. I knew jobs was ousted from Apple and later reinstated. I knew that he saved Pixar and changed the tech world. I felt like I knew the whole story but there was so much of it that I didn't know.
This was an excellent book which gave an inside look into the mind of one of the most innovative human beings of our time. Did a good job of examining the positive as well as the negative. Overall, a really inspirational story of ambition and vision. Long read, but it's worth the time
Isaacon's book is impeccably written and illustrative of the great mind that was Steve Jobs although; I don't think Steve Jobs would have enjoyed this book. Isaacon was able to contemplate Job's Jekyll and Hyde personalities that lead him on the bumpy road to success and failure. Job’s was not particularly talented at anything in fact, but his creative thinking and intuition alongside his crazy drive for perfection led to some of the greatest products of our generation. To me, Jobs is a despicable person. The audacity in which he felt was necessary to treat other people and his complete lack of responsibility was appalling. Yet, you start to understand how is brain worked and what made it so remarkable. Isaacon has fully convinced me that Apple is doomed without Steve Jobs, although, I don’t think that was his intent.
What a fantastic tale about a fantastic man. His attitudes to people helped create his company and make a legacy of products. His passion to wanting control helped him innovate products. This makes me respect Apple way more then I do. Without Steve Jobs many stuff would not be in existence. I read the book on an iPad and made me feel attached to it. Even if he has flaws he created a legacy. Walter Isaacson writes his biography in a magnificent way. Even though Steve wanted Walter to write it, Walter doesn't shy away from moments that would show Steve as a bad person. Also quite an entertaining book to read. The battle between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs was always entertaining.
I don't consider myself an Apple guy at all. I don't use Apple products, I find the iPhone I recently got for work to be frustrating, and I prefer open platforms on a whole. With all of this said, even the biggest computer partisan needs to acknowledge the heights that Steve Jobs reached and how he changed computing for the better.
Isaacson's biography of Jobs largely doesn't pull any punches. He doesn't make Jobs look sympathetic, and takes a reporter's eye view to a very complicated, very interesting subject. Well balanced and very complete, the book covers Jobs for his entire life and treats things extremely fairly.
Overall, this might be long for someone with a limited interest in Jobs, especially given how Apple-history-heavy the book is (as it's near-impossible to extract Jobs from Apple at large), but it's unlikely that any other biography could end up surpassing this anytime soon. As someone who generally hates biographies, I really whipped through this one and fully enjoyed it.
Isaacson's biography of Jobs largely doesn't pull any punches. He doesn't make Jobs look sympathetic, and takes a reporter's eye view to a very complicated, very interesting subject. Well balanced and very complete, the book covers Jobs for his entire life and treats things extremely fairly.
Overall, this might be long for someone with a limited interest in Jobs, especially given how Apple-history-heavy the book is (as it's near-impossible to extract Jobs from Apple at large), but it's unlikely that any other biography could end up surpassing this anytime soon. As someone who generally hates biographies, I really whipped through this one and fully enjoyed it.
He was a genius. A crazy genius who was often a jerk, but a genius nonetheless. Wonderful insight into the man and his company told in an engaging way.
eu não to nem acreditando que eu FINALMENTE acabei isso
pra quem não sabe eu não li isso aqui porque eu tenho algum interesse pela vida do steve jobs, na verdade o marido da minha prima me prestou e eu fui muito educada pra dizer que eu não queria ler e acabei presa num compromisso de quase 700 páginas
nunca me arrependi tanto de não ter sido mal educada com alguém
eu levei MUITO tempo pra ler esse livro e to dando pra ele uma nota mediana, mas eu sinto que se fosse sobre uma pessoa que me interessasse eu teria gostado bastante da escrita do autor, nunca li nenhuma biografia como essa, mas acho que ela é uma das boas
pra quem tem interesse na vida do jobs ou na área da tecnologia ou de negócios eu consigo ver como esse livro é interessante, tem muitos detalhes sobre a vida profissional dele e entrevistas com muita gente importante desses ramos no vale do silício
na verdade o livro não foca tanto quanto eu achava que focaria na vida pessoal do jobs, mas isso provavelmente aconteceu porque o próprio steve chamou o walter isaacson quando ainda tava vivo pra escrever e isso deve ter deixado as coisas um pouco parciais
de modo geral não achei que o autor pegou leve com o steve jobs, ele deixou claro como ele era insuportável e um babaca com todo mundo, mas também estava quase sempre justificando isso com a desculpa de que era o "jeito" dele e etc
ainda sim da pra o leitor tirar suas próprias conclusões sobre a pessoa steve jobes (ele era um merda) e sobre o profissional steve jobs (nunca inventou nada, gênio só em roubar o trabalho duro dos outros)
enfim minha nota baixa foi porque a leitura não andou pra mim, porque eu odeio o steve jobs agora e porque nada me cativou já que eu não tenho interesse em nenhum ramo da vida desse homem
não é um livro ruim, só não era pra mim
ps: melhor coisa que o steve jobs ajudou a criar foi toy story falo com tranquilidade a apple que se exploda
pra quem não sabe eu não li isso aqui porque eu tenho algum interesse pela vida do steve jobs, na verdade o marido da minha prima me prestou e eu fui muito educada pra dizer que eu não queria ler e acabei presa num compromisso de quase 700 páginas
nunca me arrependi tanto de não ter sido mal educada com alguém
eu levei MUITO tempo pra ler esse livro e to dando pra ele uma nota mediana, mas eu sinto que se fosse sobre uma pessoa que me interessasse eu teria gostado bastante da escrita do autor, nunca li nenhuma biografia como essa, mas acho que ela é uma das boas
pra quem tem interesse na vida do jobs ou na área da tecnologia ou de negócios eu consigo ver como esse livro é interessante, tem muitos detalhes sobre a vida profissional dele e entrevistas com muita gente importante desses ramos no vale do silício
na verdade o livro não foca tanto quanto eu achava que focaria na vida pessoal do jobs, mas isso provavelmente aconteceu porque o próprio steve chamou o walter isaacson quando ainda tava vivo pra escrever e isso deve ter deixado as coisas um pouco parciais
de modo geral não achei que o autor pegou leve com o steve jobs, ele deixou claro como ele era insuportável e um babaca com todo mundo, mas também estava quase sempre justificando isso com a desculpa de que era o "jeito" dele e etc
ainda sim da pra o leitor tirar suas próprias conclusões sobre a pessoa steve jobes (ele era um merda) e sobre o profissional steve jobs (nunca inventou nada, gênio só em roubar o trabalho duro dos outros)
enfim minha nota baixa foi porque a leitura não andou pra mim, porque eu odeio o steve jobs agora e porque nada me cativou já que eu não tenho interesse em nenhum ramo da vida desse homem
não é um livro ruim, só não era pra mim
ps: melhor coisa que o steve jobs ajudou a criar foi toy story falo com tranquilidade a apple que se exploda
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