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Steve Jobs: American Genius: A Biography for Kids (Ages 8-12) About the Innovator Who Changed the World
Steve Jobs revolutionized the way we work, listen to music, watch movies, and communicate. By pushing boundaries and always thinking one step ahead, Jobs became an icon, equally as famous for his advanced ideas and design aesthetic as his sleek black turtlenecks. What inspired him? How did he do his job? What made him the man he was?
Here is Steve Jobs—the innovator, the rebel, the genius—in an incisive biography of a man who changed the world. Also includes quotes from and about Jobs, chronologies detailing Jobs’s achievements, and source notes.
Here is Steve Jobs—the innovator, the rebel, the genius—in an incisive biography of a man who changed the world. Also includes quotes from and about Jobs, chronologies detailing Jobs’s achievements, and source notes.
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First published January 3, 2012
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February 10, 2012
أنهيت البارحة هذا الكتاب..
وقد كان كتاباً خفيفاً شائقاً
لفت نظري عدّة أمور في شخصّية steve
وهي التي كان لها الأثر الأكبر في نجاحه وتميّزه
الأمر الأوّل والمهم كان دأبه ومثابرته رغم ما واجه من عقبات طوال مسيرته العمليّة
ولكن طالما أنّ بباله أمراً ما فلن يهدأ حتّى ينجزه. وقد فعل.
الأمر الثّاني كان تطبيقه العملي الفوري لكلّ ما آمن به أو للظّروف التي كانت تظهر له بناءً على مثابرته واهتمامه
يعني لم يدع أفكاره مجرّد أحلام وكلام لا رصيد لها في عالم الواقع بل كان يستغلّ فوراً كل ظرف أو لقاء أو مناسبة صادفته مهما كانت بسيطة
وقد تجلّى ذلك في تلك العبارة:
One night at a meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club, Paul Terrell stayed afterward to get a closer look at the Apple I, gave Jobs his card, and told him to "keep in touch". Jops, not one to waste time, walked into the shop the very next day. "I'm keeping in touch," he said.
فهذا هو سرّ من أهمّ أسرار النّجاح ألا وهو التّطبيق العملي فوراً واستغلال الفرصة حتّى لا تبقى تلك الأفكار مجرّد أحلام حبيسة الخيال..
أنا مؤمنة بهذا المبدأ تمام الإيمان وكم يزعجني من يتشدّق بالكلام والأحلام ويبقى ذلك مجرّد كلام لا غير، ولا يبذل أيّ جهد لتحقيقه، ومن ثمّ يلوم القدر أو النّاس أو الظّروف أنّها لم تعنه..
لو كان صادقاً ومؤمناً تماماً بما يقول ويحلم لما انتظر أحداً ولجسد كلامه واقعاً وعملاً..
"Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.... Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma- which is living with the results of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary".
ولا ننكر كم تعرّض لإخفاقات ولكنّه مع ذلك لم يستسلم أبداً وتابع مُصرّاً على ما آمن به وأراد تحقيقه.
وقد حقّقه.
وأيضاً هناك فكرة كان يدور عليها الكتاب حول jobs
ألا وهي اهتمامه بالتّفاصيل والاتقان..
وهو سر من أسرار النّجاح أيضاً..
بالإضافة إلى مزجه العلم بالفن فأتى بما لم يأتِ به مَن قبله، وبات من بين العلماء الذين يُشار إليهم بالبنان من أمثال أديسون وآينشتاين..
what we can learn from Jobs is to live life at that intersection between art and science. We need science to know how to do. something. We need art to know what to do. All of us are capable of look around us with a more open heart and mind. The universe is all around us, just waiting for us to make a dent.
Even at his last breath, Jobs viewed the world with a sense of wonderments. His last words were, "OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW".
وهناك نقطة لفتت نظري.. وأنا أدعوها التّصالح مع الذّات..
والتي تعني أن تعرف من أنت وأين أنت وماذا تريد..
وعندها ستسير وتبدأ خطواتك والله يكفل تمام المهمّة وإنجاحها بتوفيقه وتأييده
ولكن الخطوة الأولى تبدأ عندك فقط.
الخطوة الأولى مهما صغرت هي المفتاح السّحري لأيّ نجاح يسعى له المرء
وتجلّى ذلك في هذا المقطع..
when asked in an interview for his advice to young entrepreneurs, Jobs said he wholeheartedly believed that "there will always be opportunity for young companies, young people to innovate." He said that there are two things that really matter to build a successful company. The first is a truly excellent product. "A lot of people come to me and say 'I want to be an entrepreneur,"" Jobs said. "And i go 'Oh that's great, what's your idea?" And they say 'I don't have one yet.' And I say 'I think you should go get a job as a busboy or something until you find something you're really passionate about.""
Jobs said the second thing is "pure perseverance." He never once took no far an answer, and never once stopped working as hard as he could.
وأخيراً أحب أن أنوّه أنّه كان من أتباع مذهب ZEN
والذي يُركّز على الإشراق الرّوحي والنّفسي.
شكراً للسّت هدى التي أعارتني هذا الكتاب
وقد كان كتاباً خفيفاً شائقاً
لفت نظري عدّة أمور في شخصّية steve
وهي التي كان لها الأثر الأكبر في نجاحه وتميّزه
الأمر الأوّل والمهم كان دأبه ومثابرته رغم ما واجه من عقبات طوال مسيرته العمليّة
ولكن طالما أنّ بباله أمراً ما فلن يهدأ حتّى ينجزه. وقد فعل.
الأمر الثّاني كان تطبيقه العملي الفوري لكلّ ما آمن به أو للظّروف التي كانت تظهر له بناءً على مثابرته واهتمامه
يعني لم يدع أفكاره مجرّد أحلام وكلام لا رصيد لها في عالم الواقع بل كان يستغلّ فوراً كل ظرف أو لقاء أو مناسبة صادفته مهما كانت بسيطة
وقد تجلّى ذلك في تلك العبارة:
One night at a meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club, Paul Terrell stayed afterward to get a closer look at the Apple I, gave Jobs his card, and told him to "keep in touch". Jops, not one to waste time, walked into the shop the very next day. "I'm keeping in touch," he said.
فهذا هو سرّ من أهمّ أسرار النّجاح ألا وهو التّطبيق العملي فوراً واستغلال الفرصة حتّى لا تبقى تلك الأفكار مجرّد أحلام حبيسة الخيال..
أنا مؤمنة بهذا المبدأ تمام الإيمان وكم يزعجني من يتشدّق بالكلام والأحلام ويبقى ذلك مجرّد كلام لا غير، ولا يبذل أيّ جهد لتحقيقه، ومن ثمّ يلوم القدر أو النّاس أو الظّروف أنّها لم تعنه..
لو كان صادقاً ومؤمناً تماماً بما يقول ويحلم لما انتظر أحداً ولجسد كلامه واقعاً وعملاً..
"Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new.... Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma- which is living with the results of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary".
ولا ننكر كم تعرّض لإخفاقات ولكنّه مع ذلك لم يستسلم أبداً وتابع مُصرّاً على ما آمن به وأراد تحقيقه.
وقد حقّقه.
وأيضاً هناك فكرة كان يدور عليها الكتاب حول jobs
ألا وهي اهتمامه بالتّفاصيل والاتقان..
وهو سر من أسرار النّجاح أيضاً..
بالإضافة إلى مزجه العلم بالفن فأتى بما لم يأتِ به مَن قبله، وبات من بين العلماء الذين يُشار إليهم بالبنان من أمثال أديسون وآينشتاين..
what we can learn from Jobs is to live life at that intersection between art and science. We need science to know how to do. something. We need art to know what to do. All of us are capable of look around us with a more open heart and mind. The universe is all around us, just waiting for us to make a dent.
Even at his last breath, Jobs viewed the world with a sense of wonderments. His last words were, "OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW".
وهناك نقطة لفتت نظري.. وأنا أدعوها التّصالح مع الذّات..
والتي تعني أن تعرف من أنت وأين أنت وماذا تريد..
وعندها ستسير وتبدأ خطواتك والله يكفل تمام المهمّة وإنجاحها بتوفيقه وتأييده
ولكن الخطوة الأولى تبدأ عندك فقط.
الخطوة الأولى مهما صغرت هي المفتاح السّحري لأيّ نجاح يسعى له المرء
وتجلّى ذلك في هذا المقطع..
when asked in an interview for his advice to young entrepreneurs, Jobs said he wholeheartedly believed that "there will always be opportunity for young companies, young people to innovate." He said that there are two things that really matter to build a successful company. The first is a truly excellent product. "A lot of people come to me and say 'I want to be an entrepreneur,"" Jobs said. "And i go 'Oh that's great, what's your idea?" And they say 'I don't have one yet.' And I say 'I think you should go get a job as a busboy or something until you find something you're really passionate about.""
Jobs said the second thing is "pure perseverance." He never once took no far an answer, and never once stopped working as hard as he could.
وأخيراً أحب أن أنوّه أنّه كان من أتباع مذهب ZEN
والذي يُركّز على الإشراق الرّوحي والنّفسي.
شكراً للسّت هدى التي أعارتني هذا الكتاب
December 29, 2020
This was the first ever book in my life that I read on digital platform. (Kindle on my iPad)
Well, I read this short book on Steve Jobs because I had to prepare some office assignment on him and I had all my other books at some different place due to lockdown, so just wanted some quick catch-up with some handy material.
The book, though brief, but was enough to capture most aspects of Job's life, his obsession, his marketing techniques and brief history of his entire life.
A very refreshing read and I literally enjoyed.
Well, I read this short book on Steve Jobs because I had to prepare some office assignment on him and I had all my other books at some different place due to lockdown, so just wanted some quick catch-up with some handy material.
The book, though brief, but was enough to capture most aspects of Job's life, his obsession, his marketing techniques and brief history of his entire life.
A very refreshing read and I literally enjoyed.
August 23, 2016
Steve Jobs such an amazing-genius-creative human being ever lived on earth. Every single detail he created make sense. The writer tell the reader a brief story line about Jobs in pretty decent way. The details written in here potray Jobs's life and make it more like him, because every single detail about someone matters most.
Many attitudes of him; the way he thinks, his hardwork that set him to fire at all times, how he combine art-science-technology, his attitude 'not easy to be satisfied', etc those inspire me most! Couldn't believe that he is now passed away, i wish i could met him few years back then, and let him brainstorming me with his words and acts!
Many attitudes of him; the way he thinks, his hardwork that set him to fire at all times, how he combine art-science-technology, his attitude 'not easy to be satisfied', etc those inspire me most! Couldn't believe that he is now passed away, i wish i could met him few years back then, and let him brainstorming me with his words and acts!
December 1, 2014
Steve Jobs was an amazing inventor. He changed the world so much, for example, by inventing the iPhone, the laptop, the iMac and much more. At one point in the book, he lost his company, Apple, and created a whole new company. Later, he was able to get Apple back and kept creating new things. Steve did everything he could to make technology more advanced. I have benefited from many of his inventions because I enjoy using my iPhone and iPad. I think this book would be perfect for all ages and especially for people who like technology.
January 19, 2016
This is a very well written Biography about Steve Jobs. It explains his early life and later life in full detail. It also talks about his many great achievements in life. It talks about family and friends, where he lived, and where he went to school. Their is no doubt that Steve Jobs was a genius. This book really shows you that.
May 6, 2017
This is a young adult version of the life of Steve Jobs.
It looks at all the major events in his life, including meeting Steve Wozniak, the Homebrew Computer Club, Xerox Parc, the Apple I, the Macintosh, being thrown out of Apple, NeXt, Pixar, returning to Apple, the Ipod, the Ipad and the Iphone.
This book is very much recommended for all young people who want to know why Steve Jobs was so important. It is equally recommended for adults who want a quick, and easy to read, biography, but who don't want to attempt the "official" biography.
It looks at all the major events in his life, including meeting Steve Wozniak, the Homebrew Computer Club, Xerox Parc, the Apple I, the Macintosh, being thrown out of Apple, NeXt, Pixar, returning to Apple, the Ipod, the Ipad and the Iphone.
This book is very much recommended for all young people who want to know why Steve Jobs was so important. It is equally recommended for adults who want a quick, and easy to read, biography, but who don't want to attempt the "official" biography.
April 23, 2020
Easy quick read on the general life story if Steve Jobs without going too deep
October 11, 2020
Good for young adults. Simple to know Steve.
November 21, 2013
This book i believe is for everyone especially for ones with big dreams. It tells every bit of his life; where he grew up, what a trouble maker he was when he was a child, what he had done before and when he was working in apple and many more.This book also tells from every possible perspective of him, i could say (mostly good), how he had thought differently in ways no one had ever thought before in his time. In short he is a true visionare and always finds ways to improve. After reading this book i could say that he is equally as amazing as Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Alexander Graham Bell and many other great scientists. This is because he always keeps a concept that technology itself isn't good enough but it has to be married with liberal arts and humaities to make our hearts sing. As i saw the book cover i wasn't interested but ever since i read through the first two pages i fell in love with it and frequently read it at almost all the spare time i have. Now he has been my inspiration i hope that as you read through the following pages he'll be yours to.
February 6, 2017
Secuil cerita tentang Jobs yang merupakan anak adopsi dari buku Rene membuat saya penasaran dengan kisah Job. Alhasil, buku yang ada di daftar tunggu ini akhirnya menjadi pilihan selanjutnya.
Membaca buku ini seolah tak pernah berhenti berdecak kagum atas kekeren-an Jobs. Ya, saya baru menyadarinya setelah membaca jatuh bangun Jobs dalam membangun Apel. Bagaimana semangatnya bersama Wozniak untuk pertama kali menjual komputernya. Bagaimana ia didepak secara tidak langsung oleh perusahaan yang ia ciptakan sendiri, bagaimana ia melewati masa keterpurukannya dan terus berkarya hingga akhirnya kembali ke Apple dan melakukan banyak hal yang lebih amazing.
Buku biografi ini bisa dibilang singkat dengan 150 halaman, tetapi Amanda Ziller membuat saya mengagumi Jobs. After effect selanjutnya adalah nonton filmnya yang sudah lama ada di laptop tapi belum juga ditonton haha.
Membaca buku ini seolah tak pernah berhenti berdecak kagum atas kekeren-an Jobs. Ya, saya baru menyadarinya setelah membaca jatuh bangun Jobs dalam membangun Apel. Bagaimana semangatnya bersama Wozniak untuk pertama kali menjual komputernya. Bagaimana ia didepak secara tidak langsung oleh perusahaan yang ia ciptakan sendiri, bagaimana ia melewati masa keterpurukannya dan terus berkarya hingga akhirnya kembali ke Apple dan melakukan banyak hal yang lebih amazing.
Buku biografi ini bisa dibilang singkat dengan 150 halaman, tetapi Amanda Ziller membuat saya mengagumi Jobs. After effect selanjutnya adalah nonton filmnya yang sudah lama ada di laptop tapi belum juga ditonton haha.
September 12, 2016
Steve Jobs is the creater of Apple. He wanted to make new phones, computers, and ipods for Apple but he got fired. So the he started working for Pixar and met his biological mother and his sister. Then he went back to Apple because they weren't doing as good without him. After that Steve starting making new products for Apple and making it a big success.
February 25, 2014
Steve Jobs wanted to give technology to the people but all the companys said this is imposible, even his own company said that. So he got fierd and his company apple where going down without him. Then they begged him to come back and he revolutionised the tech industry.
March 22, 2016
intisari dari steve jobs yang ada dalam buku ini adalah ketika Steve memaafkan semua hal yang terjadi dalam hidupnya, entah itu memaafkan orang tua kandungnya, memaafkan apa yang membuat dirinya dikeluarkan dari perusahaan yang dibangun olehnya sendiri :)
Steve Jobs - Revolusioner :)
Steve Jobs - Revolusioner :)
July 15, 2012
Steve Jobs was a pretty fascinating person. As someone who works with technology, I think I enjoyed the history of Apple more than knowing about Steve's personal life. Interesting book.
March 4, 2013
Its okay to read, mostly information already in public domain. So don't expect any revelation.
August 13, 2013
520 - 2013
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September 16, 2013inspiring,,
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April 16, 2015The life of Steve Jobs is perfectly summarized into this book. From his family to his death. From mediocrity to fame. This is an excellent book.
January 27, 2017
my inspiration
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