--- product_id: 535029469 title: "- Steve Jobs" price: "£20.58" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/535029469-steve-jobs store_origin: GB region: Great Britain --- # - Steve Jobs **Price:** £20.58 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** - Steve Jobs - **How much does it cost?** £20.58 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/535029469-steve-jobs) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Steve Jobs [Isaacson, Walter] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Steve Jobs Review: Superb! I bet it will become a mandatory reading for MBA students - Another excellent biography by Isaacson. Very well written, a real page-turner that completely captured my attention for almost two weeks, until I finished with a sensation of wanting for more. Not only it is a very well researched biography, but Mr. Isaacson had access to Mr. Jobs and his close circle of family and friends, his foes, and most importantly, without any Steve Jobs interference or previous censorship in content. As the typical biography, the story is told chronologically, but alone the way you will learn much more than about Mr. Jobs personality, genius, his successes (Apple and Pixar) and failures (Next). The story also tells the evolution of the computer industry from the inception of the PCs with the Apple II, through the Mac, to the revolution brought by the iPod, iPhone and the iPad, and the lessons for corporate America. The book presents quite a paradoxical business case, in which great successes were based on fostering creativity and innovation, plus Jobs almost neurotic micromanagement and endless search for perfection, but against the book, achieved in a hostile environment due to Steve Jobs' mercurial personality, his tantrums and his selfish and arrogant attitude toward his partners, employees and competitors. I would not be surprise if this book becomes a mandatory reading for MBA students. It is one of a kind example of the key role and importance of a solid organizational culture that nurtures creativity and innovation, and cares about the quality of its products and the customer. Also it is an example of how you should not treat your employees. For those readers that enjoy biographies, I recommend Isaacson's Einstein: His Life and Universe and Benjamin Franklin: An American Life . For those interested in the business side of this biography, I recommend the following books that also deal about successful firms that are more centered on the customer than short term profit Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul and One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of desertcart.com . And for a remarkable example of what happens when short term profit and financial reward are put as the main priorities instead of the product and the customers, do not miss Bob Lutz' Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business . For those readers more interested in the development of the information technology industry, the IBM story as told in Making the World Work Better: The Ideas That Shaped a Century and a Company is an excellent complementary reading. And those that simply enjoy biographies, I recommend Isaacson's biographies Einstein: His Life and Universe and Benjamin Franklin: An American Life . Review: A damned good read.... - First and foremost, this is just a good read. I found that Isaacson's bio of Einstein was both interesting and did a profoundly better job of explaining relativity than my physics professors ever did. This book didn't disappoint. It was both captivating, and offered meaningful insight into Steve Jobs and the history of Apple. On way of my own biases, I was an Apple bigot before being an Apple bigot was cool. I learned to program on an Apple II that my father brought home in 1980. I've been a shareholder since I was given a single share of Apple stock for my bar mitzvah in 1981. I later grew up using Macs in college for everything from writing papers to digital circuit simulation to writing shareware apps that paid off debt I had accumulated as a starving grad student and provided the down payment on my first home. I even continued to use a Mac (eventually a PowerPC clone) as my exclusive home computer during most of my tenure with IBM! But around 1998-99, I finally gave up on Macs and bought my first PC. By then I had concluded that Windows hadn't simply caught up, but in many regards had surpassed the Mac. Mac had become a lesser computer that cost a premium, for which applications were fewer in number, and cost more. Even after Apple finally made substantial improvements and moved to a Unix kernel, I've never been tempted to look back. What's more, as Apple entered the consumer electronics domain and began producing closed devices and systems characterized by excessive proprietary control, I developed a decidedly anti-Apple viewpoint. Not a reflexive anti-Apple bias -- I did eventually start using a hand-me-down iPod when my daughter just had to upgrade to a iTouch. And we eventually all got iPhones after I concluded that, whatever it's limitations, it was still a better option than the available Android alternatives. But you get the point -- I'm now closer to being an anti-Apple bigot than one of the hordes of Apple fans. This book provides real insight into why Apple systems are as closed as they are, and why Apple acts as controlling as it does. It provides a good understanding of just how Steve Jobs drove Apple to where it is today. Ultimately, the book does not paint a flattering picture of Jobs. I've read other reviewers who complained that Isaacson clearly disliked Jobs, and that the book was a hatchet job. I've seen Isaacson doing interviews since Jobs' death, however, and if anything, I'd say the opposite is true. I think he actually holds Jobs in awe. (Those who find the description of Jobs as such an unrelenting jerk incompatible with the extremely strong positive feelings expressed by many who worked with him have clearly never worked with somebody of his ilk, and fail to recognize something basic in human psychology. When people go through what is effectively prolonged hazing, one of two things happen: either they part ways prior to completion, in which cases they are left only with enormous resentment over the hazing/bad behavior, or they survive the hazing and feel empowered and strongly bound to the others involved, as a result. What you would expect from those who worked closely with/for Jobs is precisely a polarized love or hate reaction. But even those who come out with strong positive feelings will still very much recognize, and likely even resent, the bad behavior.) I've also seen complaints that the book gives short shrift to specific events or aspects of Jobs' life. That strikes me as inevitable. The book is ~600 pages as it is. I think the purpose of the book is to provide meaningful insight into Jobs, including what formed him and what he formed, not to comprehensively document each and every aspect and occurrence of his life. Are there places where the book is lacking? Yes, I think so. The book suggests that there was a substantial change in Jobs -- a maturation -- between his initial stint with Apple and his second run there. But if he became more reasonable and effective at his interpersonal interactions with Apple employees in his second stint, that certainly wasn't apparent to me from the book. In any case, whatever its limitations, and whatever your feelings toward Apple or Steve Jobs, this book is enlightening and entertaining, and well worth the read. P.S. For the record, this is the first book I've read in it's entirety on an eReader. (A Kindle Fire -- perhaps there's some irony there.) ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #11,913 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2 in Computer & Technology Biographies #6 in Biographies of Business & Industrial Professionals #119 in Leadership & Motivation | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (26,506) | | Dimensions | 6.12 x 1.72 x 9.25 inches | | Edition | Reissue | | ISBN-10 | 1982176865 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1982176860 | | Item Weight | 2 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 688 pages | | Publication date | October 5, 2021 | | Publisher | Simon & Schuster | ## Images ![- Steve Jobs - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71JUYyLjZeL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Superb! I bet it will become a mandatory reading for MBA students *by E***2 on November 7, 2011* Another excellent biography by Isaacson. Very well written, a real page-turner that completely captured my attention for almost two weeks, until I finished with a sensation of wanting for more. Not only it is a very well researched biography, but Mr. Isaacson had access to Mr. Jobs and his close circle of family and friends, his foes, and most importantly, without any Steve Jobs interference or previous censorship in content. As the typical biography, the story is told chronologically, but alone the way you will learn much more than about Mr. Jobs personality, genius, his successes (Apple and Pixar) and failures (Next). The story also tells the evolution of the computer industry from the inception of the PCs with the Apple II, through the Mac, to the revolution brought by the iPod, iPhone and the iPad, and the lessons for corporate America. The book presents quite a paradoxical business case, in which great successes were based on fostering creativity and innovation, plus Jobs almost neurotic micromanagement and endless search for perfection, but against the book, achieved in a hostile environment due to Steve Jobs' mercurial personality, his tantrums and his selfish and arrogant attitude toward his partners, employees and competitors. I would not be surprise if this book becomes a mandatory reading for MBA students. It is one of a kind example of the key role and importance of a solid organizational culture that nurtures creativity and innovation, and cares about the quality of its products and the customer. Also it is an example of how you should not treat your employees. For those readers that enjoy biographies, I recommend Isaacson's Einstein: His Life and Universe and Benjamin Franklin: An American Life . For those interested in the business side of this biography, I recommend the following books that also deal about successful firms that are more centered on the customer than short term profit Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul and One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com . And for a remarkable example of what happens when short term profit and financial reward are put as the main priorities instead of the product and the customers, do not miss Bob Lutz' Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business . For those readers more interested in the development of the information technology industry, the IBM story as told in Making the World Work Better: The Ideas That Shaped a Century and a Company is an excellent complementary reading. And those that simply enjoy biographies, I recommend Isaacson's biographies Einstein: His Life and Universe and Benjamin Franklin: An American Life . ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A damned good read.... *by J***D on January 2, 2012* First and foremost, this is just a good read. I found that Isaacson's bio of Einstein was both interesting and did a profoundly better job of explaining relativity than my physics professors ever did. This book didn't disappoint. It was both captivating, and offered meaningful insight into Steve Jobs and the history of Apple. On way of my own biases, I was an Apple bigot before being an Apple bigot was cool. I learned to program on an Apple II that my father brought home in 1980. I've been a shareholder since I was given a single share of Apple stock for my bar mitzvah in 1981. I later grew up using Macs in college for everything from writing papers to digital circuit simulation to writing shareware apps that paid off debt I had accumulated as a starving grad student and provided the down payment on my first home. I even continued to use a Mac (eventually a PowerPC clone) as my exclusive home computer during most of my tenure with IBM! But around 1998-99, I finally gave up on Macs and bought my first PC. By then I had concluded that Windows hadn't simply caught up, but in many regards had surpassed the Mac. Mac had become a lesser computer that cost a premium, for which applications were fewer in number, and cost more. Even after Apple finally made substantial improvements and moved to a Unix kernel, I've never been tempted to look back. What's more, as Apple entered the consumer electronics domain and began producing closed devices and systems characterized by excessive proprietary control, I developed a decidedly anti-Apple viewpoint. Not a reflexive anti-Apple bias -- I did eventually start using a hand-me-down iPod when my daughter just had to upgrade to a iTouch. And we eventually all got iPhones after I concluded that, whatever it's limitations, it was still a better option than the available Android alternatives. But you get the point -- I'm now closer to being an anti-Apple bigot than one of the hordes of Apple fans. This book provides real insight into why Apple systems are as closed as they are, and why Apple acts as controlling as it does. It provides a good understanding of just how Steve Jobs drove Apple to where it is today. Ultimately, the book does not paint a flattering picture of Jobs. I've read other reviewers who complained that Isaacson clearly disliked Jobs, and that the book was a hatchet job. I've seen Isaacson doing interviews since Jobs' death, however, and if anything, I'd say the opposite is true. I think he actually holds Jobs in awe. (Those who find the description of Jobs as such an unrelenting jerk incompatible with the extremely strong positive feelings expressed by many who worked with him have clearly never worked with somebody of his ilk, and fail to recognize something basic in human psychology. When people go through what is effectively prolonged hazing, one of two things happen: either they part ways prior to completion, in which cases they are left only with enormous resentment over the hazing/bad behavior, or they survive the hazing and feel empowered and strongly bound to the others involved, as a result. What you would expect from those who worked closely with/for Jobs is precisely a polarized love or hate reaction. But even those who come out with strong positive feelings will still very much recognize, and likely even resent, the bad behavior.) I've also seen complaints that the book gives short shrift to specific events or aspects of Jobs' life. That strikes me as inevitable. The book is ~600 pages as it is. I think the purpose of the book is to provide meaningful insight into Jobs, including what formed him and what he formed, not to comprehensively document each and every aspect and occurrence of his life. Are there places where the book is lacking? Yes, I think so. The book suggests that there was a substantial change in Jobs -- a maturation -- between his initial stint with Apple and his second run there. But if he became more reasonable and effective at his interpersonal interactions with Apple employees in his second stint, that certainly wasn't apparent to me from the book. In any case, whatever its limitations, and whatever your feelings toward Apple or Steve Jobs, this book is enlightening and entertaining, and well worth the read. P.S. For the record, this is the first book I've read in it's entirety on an eReader. 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