Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs (2011) by Walter Isaacson. Steve Jobs was not an enigmatic figure. He was a public figure, and there is ample record of his genius and his tantrums. Isaacson captures him, warts and all, in this well researched biography that traces Jobs' personal life as well as his working life, from beginnings in his parents' garage until his company, Apple, became the highest-valued technology company in the world. The beginnings are exciting, because you know that obstacles will be overcome, and toward the end it gets exciting again as new products are introduced -- the iPod, iPhone, iMac and iPad. Isaacson knows how to tell someone's life story and make it interesting, and he has accomplished that here. I found this book fascinating. Grade: A