An extraordinary book which gives a unique insight into the life and thinking of the man who has single-handedly transformed the world.
Written from hours of interviews with Steve Jobs himself, family, friends, colleagues and rivals.
‘I’ve done a lot of things I’m not proud of... But I don’t have any skeletons in my closet that can’t be allowed out’ - Steve Jobs to Walter Isaacson
‘In the early summer of 2004, I got a phone call from Steve Jobs... It turned out that he wanted me to write a biography of him . . .
This is a book about the rollercoaster 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. You might even add a seventh: retail stores, which Jobs did not quite revolutionize, but he did reimagine. Plus, he opened the way for a new market for digital content based on apps.
This is also, I hope, a book about innovation... Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness, imagination, and sustained innovation. He knew that the best way to create value in the 21st century was to connect creativity with technology, so he built a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering’ – Walter Isaacson, from the Introduction of Steve Jobs
About the Author
Walter Isaacson is the author of the forthcoming biography “Steve Jobs.” His previous books include “Benjamin Franklin: An American Life,” “Einstein: His Life and Universe,” “Kissinger: A Biography,” and he is the coauthor, with Evan Thomas, of “The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made.” Isaacson is the CEO of the Aspen Institute. He was previously the editor of Time Magazine and the CEO of CNN. He was born in New Orleans, La., on May 20, 1952. He is a graduate of Newman School in New Orleans, Harvard College, and Pembroke College of Oxford University. He serves as chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, which oversees Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, and other U.S. international broadcasts. He is also the chairman of the board of Teach for America. He is on the boards of United Continental Airlines, Bloomberg Foundation, Harvard Overseers, and Tulane University.
