Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson Steve Jobs: A Biography - Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson Biography

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Walter Isaacson Steve Jobs: A Biography
Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson

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Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson

Date: 07/02/12

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Advantages: Very informative book

Disadvantages: Lengthy/ Not enough imput from Jobs himself/ Not enough photographs

I have just finished reading this book (the first book that I bought for my Kindle!), and although I am neither a big fan of Steve Jobs or Apple products I found this book to be very entertaining and informative. There is a lot of information within the book that is eye-opening. The narrative of the biography was not at all biased - based on numerous interviews with people who knew Steve Jobs this book seems to convey a fairly accurate representation of his personality. Negatives about the book are that, I feel it would have benfitted more from some insight from Jobs himself - most of the inflamation and quotes obtained are just from people who he knew. I also felt that towards the end of the book it was starting to drag slightly - possibly too long at 600 words. Also, although there were some very good photographs throughout the book, there wasnt that many - I expected slightly more within a biography.

With regards to the layout of the book, it felt a little confusing at times, with Isaacson jumping between decades here and there in order to link certain product launches together.

Summary: Well worth a read