Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

What an insanely great read. If you liked Steve Jobs before reading this book, you’ll probably hate him now for how he treated those around him. If you hated Jobs before this book, you’ll undoubtedly find things to love about the man now.

Being an Apple aficionado and a Steve Jobs follower, I knew a few of the items in this book. However, the familial details, behind the scenes at work and his personal life were all new and refreshingly presented. There were also little things, sprinkled here and there, that made turning each page like opening up a wrapped present. I don’t want to give away any secrets in this review so that others can experience the same joy I did. I will quote Steve from later in the book when he says “a lot of us want to contribute something back to our species and to add something to the flow.” That is what drives me, drives my need to write and create.

Walter Isaacson has done a tremendous job in making a book that is as easy to “just use” as any Apple product. While reading this book I laughed out loud, I cried, I yelled at Steve and I yelled at those around him. The book flows smoothly, the writing is clever and the use of quotes and information are perfectly sown together in this biography of an American giant. I never felt like the book was gossipy. It also never seemed like a worship or attack piece. It presented Steve at his best and his worst throughout his life. This is what a biography should be.