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rjv | 4 years ago

I just finished "Becoming Steve Jobs" by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli. Not a full bio but has some great stories about Steve Jobs at NeXT, Pixar, and his return to Apple.

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superlopuh|4 years ago

If I remember correctly was written almost as a reaction to the official biography misunderstanding/misrepresenting the character. I'd say that it's a difficult biography to write since his character seems to have changed quite a lot over his lifetime, and accounts from one era will not be applicable to another. Small Fry is an interesting personal account over time, but obviously very biased and particular. I really enjoyed folklore.org for a look at the professional side of things from a very specific period, and would recommend the hypercritical episode on the book [0] for some good arguments on why Isaacson was the wrong person to write the biography.

[0]: http://5by5.tv/hypercritical/42

atombender|4 years ago

One of the themes (reflected in the title, even) of "Becoming Steve Jobs" is precisely that Jobs changed. For example, it starts out with a formative episode from early in his career that the authors use to illustrate how Jobs constantly used failures to re-evaluate his approach to work and life, as develop his character.