Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different - Karen Blumenthal
- In english. First published in 2012.
Blumenthal crafts an insightful, balanced portrait of the enigmatic man whose life was cut short by illness in 2011. The book chronicles Jobs's boyhood passions for technology, simplicity, and design that led to his rocky tenures with the technology company he helped create, was fired from, and returned to and led to the heights of its success.
Blumenthal relates accounts of Jobs's eccentric hygiene and eating habits, his infamous tantrums and tirades in the workplace, and his harsh treatment of colleagues, loved ones, and friends.
-> A less documented book than the official biography by Walter Isaacson, this book gives nevertheless a quick access to who Jobs was. Indeed, far from the image of Apple, Jobs must have been quite a nightmare to work with, yet at some time genuine and insightful. Not the best bio ever written, yet interesting.
Blumenthal crafts an insightful, balanced portrait of the enigmatic man whose life was cut short by illness in 2011. The book chronicles Jobs's boyhood passions for technology, simplicity, and design that led to his rocky tenures with the technology company he helped create, was fired from, and returned to and led to the heights of its success.
Blumenthal relates accounts of Jobs's eccentric hygiene and eating habits, his infamous tantrums and tirades in the workplace, and his harsh treatment of colleagues, loved ones, and friends.
-> A less documented book than the official biography by Walter Isaacson, this book gives nevertheless a quick access to who Jobs was. Indeed, far from the image of Apple, Jobs must have been quite a nightmare to work with, yet at some time genuine and insightful. Not the best bio ever written, yet interesting.