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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
This is the greatest book ever written, and Steve is an extremely phenomenal person
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First Biography I´ve read. I really liked the beginning and end of the book. Its very interesting how Steve developed during his time as adoptive child, student, rebell, start-up-founder, CEO of Apple and Pixar, returner, symbol of the biggest successful tech company of our time, father and husband.
In my opinion Walter Isaacson gave us a good overview about Jobs career and personality. The most exciting parts were these about his feelings & beliefs, his reflections & reviews in his last days on earth and his relationship with his family. I especially liked the story about the founding of Apple ´76 and his relationship with Wozniak and the time when he became CEO of Apple again in 1995. All chapters after his cancer outbreak are reread able.
In my opinion Walter Isaacson gave us a good overview about Jobs career and personality. The most exciting parts were these about his feelings & beliefs, his reflections & reviews in his last days on earth and his relationship with his family. I especially liked the story about the founding of Apple ´76 and his relationship with Wozniak and the time when he became CEO of Apple again in 1995. All chapters after his cancer outbreak are reread able.
This was way better than I expected it to be. I have loved Apple products for a while now, but hadn't really liked what I had heard about Jobs. However, this book (written by an obvious fan who was also honest) made me like him.
Throughout the book, I found myself retelling stories to John (I think he's glad I'm finished with this one!) and being struck at the impact Jobs had across industries. I was also surprised to find the impact he's having on other companies even today. This book, for example, shed light on why Google is scaling back their product line.
It was a bit surprising to find out I had a few things in common with this guy who has so many horror stories about his personal side. Though he had integration across his products, and ultimately his doctors, he didn't have it in his belief system and how he treated others.
Finally, the story was told in a beautiful way. I particularly liked the ending. The first 400 pages were so compelling that I didn't notice them going by. The next 150 were a little slower to me (though I certainly wouldn't cut any of them), and the last 50 were very engaging again. There's a bit of repetition in the book, but I don't think you'd notice if you took your time reading it. They only became apparent due to the one-week push I made through the text.
Great book. I recommend it!
Throughout the book, I found myself retelling stories to John (I think he's glad I'm finished with this one!) and being struck at the impact Jobs had across industries. I was also surprised to find the impact he's having on other companies even today. This book, for example, shed light on why Google is scaling back their product line.
It was a bit surprising to find out I had a few things in common with this guy who has so many horror stories about his personal side. Though he had integration across his products, and ultimately his doctors, he didn't have it in his belief system and how he treated others.
Finally, the story was told in a beautiful way. I particularly liked the ending. The first 400 pages were so compelling that I didn't notice them going by. The next 150 were a little slower to me (though I certainly wouldn't cut any of them), and the last 50 were very engaging again. There's a bit of repetition in the book, but I don't think you'd notice if you took your time reading it. They only became apparent due to the one-week push I made through the text.
Great book. I recommend it!
The writer constructed a very compelling and clear narrative of Jobs complex, fascinating life. That said there was a constant repeating of certain points as well as an almost insulting way of connecting points and drawing conclusions the readers are capable of doing themselves. One of the last chapters 'firewire' is a complete summery of the entire book. These writing and editing errors made the book much to long. Despite these facts Steve Jobs is a compelling read.
informative
inspiring
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slow-paced
This book will get you off your couch and into your garage.*
*Garage: A place of innovation.
*Garage: A place of innovation.
informative
inspiring
slow-paced