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ستيف جوبز: والقصة المدهشة لمؤسس أبل
وصف ستيف جوبز بأنه مخترع، عبقري، طالب فاشل، ممثل، فنان، طاغية، وشخص وضيع. كان ستيف جوبز مؤسس أبل وكان كل هذه الأشياء. أحبه الناس وكرهوه، أعجبوا به ورفضوه، لكنه بقي أسطورة حية؛ العبقري الذي أسس أبل في مرأب والديه بالتبني عندما كان في الواحدة والعشرين من عمره، محدثًا ثورة حقيقية في عالم التكنولوجيا.
ابتكر بمفرده أول كمبيوتر يمكن وضعه على المكتب. كما أسس شركة «بيكسار» التي أنتجت بعض أهم أفلام الرسوم المتحركة التي فازت بجوائز الأوسكار مثل «حكاية لعبة» و «البحث عن نيمو».
تكشف لنا «كارن بلومنتال» جوهر هذا الرجل المعقد والأسطوري، منذ تبنيه وسنواته الأولى، مرورًا بذروات نجاحاته
المهنية، وإقالته من مهامه في شركة أبل لكونه مخربًا وصعبًا حتى معركته مع السرطان ورجوعه لأبل لتكتسح الأسواق ثم وفاته.
ابتكر بمفرده أول كمبيوتر يمكن وضعه على المكتب. كما أسس شركة «بيكسار» التي أنتجت بعض أهم أفلام الرسوم المتحركة التي فازت بجوائز الأوسكار مثل «حكاية لعبة» و «البحث عن نيمو».
تكشف لنا «كارن بلومنتال» جوهر هذا الرجل المعقد والأسطوري، منذ تبنيه وسنواته الأولى، مرورًا بذروات نجاحاته
المهنية، وإقالته من مهامه في شركة أبل لكونه مخربًا وصعبًا حتى معركته مع السرطان ورجوعه لأبل لتكتسح الأسواق ثم وفاته.
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First published February 1, 2012
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Karen Blumenthal
30 books149 followersKaren Blumenthal is a critically acclaimed author of narrative nonfiction for young people, who is fascinated by controversial subjects and social change. Her books include Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different; Tommy: The Gun that Changed America; Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History, and Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX. Her books have won a Sibert Honor and a Jane Addams Children's Book award and have been a finalist for YALSA's Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults award three times. She lives in Dallas, where Roe v. Wade originated. For more information, go to www.karenblumenthal.com.
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September 22, 2022
Apple produces a few of the best electronic gadgets in the world. Almost the whole tech world came to a standstill to watch the tech events when Apple introduced their products in the last decade. Apple's vision, innovation, and implementation were simply stunning. Many companies like Samsung used to copy Apple's innovations at that time. This innovation sadly slowed down after the unveiling of the Apple iPhone 5.
Apple still produces the best tech in the world, and they are still the best company in their sector. But they lack the x- factor, unlike in the early years, and Apple is now implementing some new technologies in iPhone that companies like Samsung implemented more than five years ago. Same is the case with almost all their other products. How did this change happen?
The Apple iPhone 5 is considered the watershed moment in the case of innovation for the iPhone. iPhone 5 was the last phone that Steve Jobs actively worked on. It is also the iPhone that critics consider one of the best iPhones ever. (Rumors are there that he worked for mainly the design part of the future (at that time) iPhones like iPhone 5s and iPhone 6). After that, he sadly passed away. That shows the role of his influence and vision in making Apple such a successful company. Apple products can be divided into two - The ones created by Steve Jobs and the ones created by others.
How can one person change the whole company's future in such an extraordinary way? Karen Blumenthal beautifully shows it through this book.
What I learned from this book
1) The maverick who changed the world
Steve Jobs was someone who constantly thought about making something new, something unique in the best way that no one had even dreamed about.
"On a warm June day in 2005, Steve Jobs went to his first college graduation—as the commencement speaker. The billionaire founder and leader of Apple Computer wasn't just another stuffed-shirt businessman. Though only fifty years old, the college dropout was a technology rock star, a living legend to millions of people around the world."
2) Why did Steve Jobs always wear a turtleneck and jeans? What was the secret behind Steve Jobs's success?
The answer to both the above questions is the same- Practicality. It is the ease of use that Steve Jobs gave the most value to. We can see this ease of use in all the products he designed and how he dressed.
"The turtleneck and jeans (no belt, please) became Jobs's primary personal uniform – though he sometimes wore cargo shorts and sandals or padded around barefoot. The routine made getting dressed each day exceptionally easy while conveying Jobs's personal image to the world."
3) How can you convert your biggest negative in your life to your biggest positive?
The lowest point in Steve's life will probably be when he was fired from Apple. We can see how he beautifully converted it into his life-changing moment.
“Leaving Apple hurt Jobs deeply. But, he said, "Getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me."
From that low point, he could make a fresh start. He founded NeXT, funded Pixar, and met "an amazing woman," his wife, Laurene.
And then, something even more remarkable happened.
In December 1996, Jobs returned to Apple's Cupertino campus for the first time since he left in 1985, bringing his substantial charm and spellbinding sales skills along.
In late December, in another Pixar-like ending, Apple agreed to buy NeXT for more than $400 million. Apple was buying more than software; it was also getting Steve Jobs, its visionary founder, who agreed to serve as an adviser to Amelio."
My favourite three lines from this book
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”
“Steve Jobs’s first story involved connecting dots, and it began with a most unusual promise.”
"Isn't this why we got into this business in the first place?" Jobs asked. "Look at what we're doing here!" Yes, Levy said, this was Silicon Valley's best showman – but also "the ultimate Apple fanboy."
What could have been better?
There were rumors about how extreme competitiveness created a toxic environment in Apple under Steve jobs. I wish the author could have explained a little more about this topic.
The other negative I have to say is not about this book but about what Steve did with his cancer. I can't believe the way he refused pancreatic cancer treatment for such a long time. Pancreatic cancer is indeed serious cancer with a poor prognosis. But I think a person like him should have dealt with the situation more intelligently.
Rating
4/5 This book will be an excellent choice to learn more about the life of Steve Jobs. I picked up Walter Isaacson's book, Steve Jobs, just after finishing this one as I am excited to read more about his life.
April 8, 2015
النظرة الخارجية للكتاب ستخبرك بأنه سيرة ذاتية لستيف جوبز
ولكنه في الحقيقة أقرب إلى رواية واقعية تحمل بين طياتها الكثير من الفوائد
بعد عدة صفحات من التصفح، أغراني بالإستمرار حتى انتهيت منه في يومين
كتاب رائع يسرد لك قصة حياته بطريقة بسيطة جميلة مشوقة
تجمع المؤلفة من مصادر عدة وتروي بدون مجاملات، السلبيات قبل الايجابيات
لا تشعر بالملل وليست بالطويلة كعادة السير الذاتية
رائعة التفاصيل الواقعية بحيث تشعر بأنك أمام نموذج يمكنك اتباعه والاقتداء به بل وتحقيق ما حققه!
ليست كـ كثير من السير الذاتية المعاصرة، عبارة عن مجاملات ومدح فقط يعجلك تشعر بالكمالية والمثالية الغير واقعية، عاجزاً عن تتبع من تتخذه قدوة
من اكثر ما ادهشني هو محو الأمية في الناحية التاريخية بخصوص نشأة عالم الإلكترونيات
أشعر في المستقبل بأننا سوف ندرس في كتب التاريخ: فجر التكنولوجيا
كانت العلاقة بين جوبز و جيتس والمنافسة بين مايكروسوفت وأبل مبهمة قليلاً بالنسبة لي قبل قراءة هذا الكتاب، تشوبها فقط كثير من الشائعات الغير موثقة
التحدي ،الإصرار ،العزيمة والنهوض بعد الفشل وأهمية الفشل كسبب للنجاح
من أكثر ما سيلهم روحك اثناء وبعد الاندماج في الكتاب
نموذج واقعي للنجاح، تشعر معه بأن الكثير مما تتمنى، قابل للتحقيق وسيتحقق
يوجد بعض العيوب البسيطة
ومنها حدة المؤلف في بعض الاحيان بالحكم على جوبز بدون ان يمنحه فرصة الدفاع عن نفسه
و ترجمة الكتاب للعربية أنقصته بعضاً من الأسلوب الادبي في الرواية واقترب شيئاً بسيطاً تجاه السرد الوثائقي ف أفقدت الترجمة هدف المؤلفة من طريقة السرد
طول بعض الاجزاء وسرد تفاصيل بينما يفتقر البعض الأخر من تفاصيل مهمة
أنصح به جداً
ولكنه في الحقيقة أقرب إلى رواية واقعية تحمل بين طياتها الكثير من الفوائد
بعد عدة صفحات من التصفح، أغراني بالإستمرار حتى انتهيت منه في يومين
كتاب رائع يسرد لك قصة حياته بطريقة بسيطة جميلة مشوقة
تجمع المؤلفة من مصادر عدة وتروي بدون مجاملات، السلبيات قبل الايجابيات
لا تشعر بالملل وليست بالطويلة كعادة السير الذاتية
رائعة التفاصيل الواقعية بحيث تشعر بأنك أمام نموذج يمكنك اتباعه والاقتداء به بل وتحقيق ما حققه!
ليست كـ كثير من السير الذاتية المعاصرة، عبارة عن مجاملات ومدح فقط يعجلك تشعر بالكمالية والمثالية الغير واقعية، عاجزاً عن تتبع من تتخذه قدوة
من اكثر ما ادهشني هو محو الأمية في الناحية التاريخية بخصوص نشأة عالم الإلكترونيات
أشعر في المستقبل بأننا سوف ندرس في كتب التاريخ: فجر التكنولوجيا
كانت العلاقة بين جوبز و جيتس والمنافسة بين مايكروسوفت وأبل مبهمة قليلاً بالنسبة لي قبل قراءة هذا الكتاب، تشوبها فقط كثير من الشائعات الغير موثقة
التحدي ،الإصرار ،العزيمة والنهوض بعد الفشل وأهمية الفشل كسبب للنجاح
من أكثر ما سيلهم روحك اثناء وبعد الاندماج في الكتاب
نموذج واقعي للنجاح، تشعر معه بأن الكثير مما تتمنى، قابل للتحقيق وسيتحقق
يوجد بعض العيوب البسيطة
ومنها حدة المؤلف في بعض الاحيان بالحكم على جوبز بدون ان يمنحه فرصة الدفاع عن نفسه
و ترجمة الكتاب للعربية أنقصته بعضاً من الأسلوب الادبي في الرواية واقترب شيئاً بسيطاً تجاه السرد الوثائقي ف أفقدت الترجمة هدف المؤلفة من طريقة السرد
طول بعض الاجزاء وسرد تفاصيل بينما يفتقر البعض الأخر من تفاصيل مهمة
أنصح به جداً
March 14, 2018
I'm stamping this book with 5 stars- which i rarely do- for bias reasons if i may say, tho
this does not rule out the author in anyway.
An easy and quick read, summarizing the life of the man of our age Steve jobs.
I'm considering this book as a starter to get my facts straight and know of the late Apple cofounder better, before truly embarking on a genuine exploration voyage of his life.
This book made me just so eager to read Isaacson's, on whom i'm setting very high expectations.
As to Jobs himself, i run out of words here, and i prefer to leave this review speechless indeed. speechless is more expressing in my case-now.
this does not rule out the author in anyway.
An easy and quick read, summarizing the life of the man of our age Steve jobs.
I'm considering this book as a starter to get my facts straight and know of the late Apple cofounder better, before truly embarking on a genuine exploration voyage of his life.
This book made me just so eager to read Isaacson's, on whom i'm setting very high expectations.
As to Jobs himself, i run out of words here, and i prefer to leave this review speechless indeed. speechless is more expressing in my case-now.
April 12, 2013
“Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.”
The dots will connect. The journey is the reward. Don’t settle for okay. Just do what’s right.
Steve Jobs lived his life by all of these mottos, and encouraged those around him to do the same. In this biography, Karen Blumenthal connects the dots of his life for us, from his beginnings as an adopted child of Clara and Paul Jobs, to a gifted but ornery third grader who created a small explosion underneath his teacher’s chair, to a lost and troubled barefoot college dropout who worked for Atari but smelled so bad that they put him on the night shift.
How in the world can a man like this go on to build the first Apple computer in his parents’ garage with his friend Steve Wozniak?
We go along on Jobs’ journey as he tries to sell the first Apple computer to heading up a business that had sales exceeding $7.9 million by 1978. We learn how he was then fired from the company he founded, how he attempted to found a new computer company called NeXT (whose first computer cost $6500!), how he purchased Pixar and made the first full-length computer animated movie, and ultimately returned to Apple in 1996 when laptops they were building literally burst into flames because of faulty batteries.
And later how he would move music from our desktop computers into the palm of our hands. Our world would never be the same.
Steve Jobs’ life was a roller coaster, a series of stops and starts and rocket-launches forward. This biography captures all of it. And even though we know a lot of what he’s done, much of the stories still came as a surprise.
One lesson that sticks with me is not one from him, but one he learned from his dad: You are building a beautiful wooden cabinet, but do you stick an old piece of plywood on the back because no one can see it? No. You’ll always know there is an old piece of plywood on the back. Don’t settle for okay.
The dots will connect. The journey is the reward. Don’t settle for okay. Just do what’s right.
Steve Jobs lived his life by all of these mottos, and encouraged those around him to do the same. In this biography, Karen Blumenthal connects the dots of his life for us, from his beginnings as an adopted child of Clara and Paul Jobs, to a gifted but ornery third grader who created a small explosion underneath his teacher’s chair, to a lost and troubled barefoot college dropout who worked for Atari but smelled so bad that they put him on the night shift.
How in the world can a man like this go on to build the first Apple computer in his parents’ garage with his friend Steve Wozniak?
We go along on Jobs’ journey as he tries to sell the first Apple computer to heading up a business that had sales exceeding $7.9 million by 1978. We learn how he was then fired from the company he founded, how he attempted to found a new computer company called NeXT (whose first computer cost $6500!), how he purchased Pixar and made the first full-length computer animated movie, and ultimately returned to Apple in 1996 when laptops they were building literally burst into flames because of faulty batteries.
And later how he would move music from our desktop computers into the palm of our hands. Our world would never be the same.
Steve Jobs’ life was a roller coaster, a series of stops and starts and rocket-launches forward. This biography captures all of it. And even though we know a lot of what he’s done, much of the stories still came as a surprise.
One lesson that sticks with me is not one from him, but one he learned from his dad: You are building a beautiful wooden cabinet, but do you stick an old piece of plywood on the back because no one can see it? No. You’ll always know there is an old piece of plywood on the back. Don’t settle for okay.
December 25, 2015
استمتعت كثيراً بهذا الكتاب بشكل اكبر مما كنت اتوقع والفضل في ذلك يرجع الى امرين:
اولاً: ذكاء الكاتبة التي استطاعت أن تروي لنا قصة حياة هذا العبقري بالتوازي مع التطور التاريخي لنجاح شركتة العملاقة "ابل" في اطار روائي مشوق سلس وتأكيدها دائما على انه مثله كمثل اياً من العباقرة لم يولد ناجحاً ولم يكن شخصاً خارقاً ولا ملاكاً بل على العكس فقد كان عنيداً صعب المراس متقلب المزاج غريب الطباع والتصرفات يصعب تحمله في كثير من الاحيان شهد في حياتة عثرات ولحظات من الفشل بقدر ما شهد من لحظات المجد والنجاح...لقد كان انساناً ولكنة قرر ان لا يكون عادياً قرر انه لن يمر في الحياة دون ان يصنع فرقا في حياة البشر من حوله....
وثانيا: حياة هذا الرجل المليئة بالدروس والعبر والدعوة الى المثابرة والسعي الدائم نحو الكمال والتميز عن الاخرين، و لعل اعظم ما نتعلمه من "سيف جوبز" هو عدم اليأس مهما واجهنا من صعاب والايمان بأن كل ما نمر به من محن هو ما يصقل شخصيتنا ويجعلنا اقوى واكثر اصرار على المضي قدماً في طريق الحياه...
وهذة بعض الاقتباسات من احاديث جوبز الموجوة بداخل الكتاب:
"اسف على مواجهتكم بذلك، لكن الامر صحيح تماما...وقتكم محدود، لذلك لا تضيعوه وانتم تعيشون حياة شخص اخر وبالمثل، لا تقعوا فريسة لما يتوقعه الاخرون او تستسلموا لآرائهم...والأكثر اهمية: تحلوا بالشجاعة وسيرو خلف قلبكم وحدسكم فإنهما يعرفان بشكل ما ما تودون ان تصبحوا علية حقا "
"الرحلة هي المكافأة. لا يتعلق الأمر بمجرد تحقيق شيء رائع، ولكن يتعلق بالممارسة الفعلية لهذا الشيء بلا كلل أو ملل، والحصول على فرصة الاشتراك في شيئ رائع حقا "
"البساطة قد تكون أصعب من التعقيد. عليك العمل بجدية ليصفى ذهنك بما يكفي لأن تجعله بسيطاً. لكن الأمر يستحق العناء في النهاية، لأنه بمجرد تحقيق ذلك، يمكنك تحريك الجبال"
اولاً: ذكاء الكاتبة التي استطاعت أن تروي لنا قصة حياة هذا العبقري بالتوازي مع التطور التاريخي لنجاح شركتة العملاقة "ابل" في اطار روائي مشوق سلس وتأكيدها دائما على انه مثله كمثل اياً من العباقرة لم يولد ناجحاً ولم يكن شخصاً خارقاً ولا ملاكاً بل على العكس فقد كان عنيداً صعب المراس متقلب المزاج غريب الطباع والتصرفات يصعب تحمله في كثير من الاحيان شهد في حياتة عثرات ولحظات من الفشل بقدر ما شهد من لحظات المجد والنجاح...لقد كان انساناً ولكنة قرر ان لا يكون عادياً قرر انه لن يمر في الحياة دون ان يصنع فرقا في حياة البشر من حوله....
وثانيا: حياة هذا الرجل المليئة بالدروس والعبر والدعوة الى المثابرة والسعي الدائم نحو الكمال والتميز عن الاخرين، و لعل اعظم ما نتعلمه من "سيف جوبز" هو عدم اليأس مهما واجهنا من صعاب والايمان بأن كل ما نمر به من محن هو ما يصقل شخصيتنا ويجعلنا اقوى واكثر اصرار على المضي قدماً في طريق الحياه...
وهذة بعض الاقتباسات من احاديث جوبز الموجوة بداخل الكتاب:
"اسف على مواجهتكم بذلك، لكن الامر صحيح تماما...وقتكم محدود، لذلك لا تضيعوه وانتم تعيشون حياة شخص اخر وبالمثل، لا تقعوا فريسة لما يتوقعه الاخرون او تستسلموا لآرائهم...والأكثر اهمية: تحلوا بالشجاعة وسيرو خلف قلبكم وحدسكم فإنهما يعرفان بشكل ما ما تودون ان تصبحوا علية حقا "
"الرحلة هي المكافأة. لا يتعلق الأمر بمجرد تحقيق شيء رائع، ولكن يتعلق بالممارسة الفعلية لهذا الشيء بلا كلل أو ملل، والحصول على فرصة الاشتراك في شيئ رائع حقا "
"البساطة قد تكون أصعب من التعقيد. عليك العمل بجدية ليصفى ذهنك بما يكفي لأن تجعله بسيطاً. لكن الأمر يستحق العناء في النهاية، لأنه بمجرد تحقيق ذلك، يمكنك تحريك الجبال"
May 27, 2013
توثق كارن قصة حياة ستيف جوبز من بدايتها الى نهايتها
البداية حين تخلى أبويه البيولوجيين عنه لآخرين بعد أن قطعوا لهم وعدا بأن يكمل ستيف الجامعة - ولكنه لم يكملها أو بالأحرى فشل الوالدين في اقناعه -.
هذه السيرة مكتوبة بعيدا عن المجاملات ..تقول الكثير عن سلبيات ستيف جوبز والكثير الكثير
بالنسبة لي تفاجأت بسلبيات ستيف جوبز - وكرهته ايضا بسببها - .. أهم هذه السلبيات هي :
1- كان دائما ما يقود سيارته بدون لوحة السيارات ويصفها في فترة عمله في ابل في المواقف التابعة للمعاقين !!
2- على الرغم من الكثير الذي يقال عن ان بيل جيتس سرق بعض الافكار من جوبز الا ان جوبز ايضا سرقة عدة اشياء وافكار من اشخاص وشركات اخرى ..وذلك بعد ان يطورها
الايبود كانت ستطرح توشيبا مثله ولكنه قرر بشراء كل الاجزاء التي قد تحتاجها توشيبا !!
3- رفض الاعتراف والانفاق على ابنته الاولى على الرغم من ان فحص الدي ان اي بين ابوته بنسبة تفوق ال 90 % ... قرار المحكمة ارغمه على الصرف على ابنته ودفع الاموال الني اعطيب لابنته سابقا من الشؤون الاجتماعيه
الكثير منا يعرف الكثير عن ايجابيات جوبز الذي غير صناعة الموسيقى .. الموبايلات والافلام الكرتونية
اهم صفة لجوبز هو اصراره على الوصول لهدفه ولو بعد حين ...حين خرج ستيف من ابل باع كل اسهمه وابقى على سهم واحد ليتمكن من حضور اجتماعات المساهمين ..
ثم عاد مرة اخرى لأبل واحرز عدة نجاحات معها
معلومة غريبة : اكثر ارباح جوبز اتت من اسهمه في ديزني اولا وابل ثانيا !
May 9, 2015
الكتاب يحكي سيرة حياة استثنائية،
هل ترغب بقراءة مُختصرة لكتاب (ستيف جوبز) الذي كتبه (والتر إزاكسون) يُمكنك ذلك هُنا. فالكاتبة كتبت الكتاب وكأنّه تلخيص للكثير من الكُتب.
المُدهش في هذا الكتاب أنّه كُتب بأسلوب روائي جميل!.
- شخصية ستيف مُلهمة في العديد من المجالات، ولعل أهمّها رغبته بترك أثر.
- خطابه في جامعة ستنافورد هو حجر الأساس لهذا الكتاب.
- مبدأ (استحضار الموت) كان حاضراً في كافّة مراحل حياة ستيف، وهذا ما دفعه للإنجاز في مجال التكنولوجيا على وجه الخصوص.
الكتاب مُحفّز للإنجاز.
أحببته.
هل ترغب بقراءة مُختصرة لكتاب (ستيف جوبز) الذي كتبه (والتر إزاكسون) يُمكنك ذلك هُنا. فالكاتبة كتبت الكتاب وكأنّه تلخيص للكثير من الكُتب.
المُدهش في هذا الكتاب أنّه كُتب بأسلوب روائي جميل!.
- شخصية ستيف مُلهمة في العديد من المجالات، ولعل أهمّها رغبته بترك أثر.
- خطابه في جامعة ستنافورد هو حجر الأساس لهذا الكتاب.
- مبدأ (استحضار الموت) كان حاضراً في كافّة مراحل حياة ستيف، وهذا ما دفعه للإنجاز في مجال التكنولوجيا على وجه الخصوص.
الكتاب مُحفّز للإنجاز.
أحببته.
July 30, 2014
Mmmm, interesting book, not the official biography but telling Steve Jobs story from early beginning to the end, supported by testimonials and articles.
Before this book my relationship with Apple inc. were limited in my friends screaming about how iPhones are great, now I can partially understand how people are amazed about Apple products (however I'm not 100% agreeing with them, but will probably give Apple a try).
I admit that I liked Steve before the book, I remember his Stanford 2005 great speech about lessons in life (connecting dots, learning from fails, and to stay hungry and stay foolish) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6...
Yet after reading about his biography, I sayI liked the book but didn't like Steve Jobs, yes he is passionate, workaholic, innovative person but in his search for perfectionism he was a dirty tyrant in his work who ate others rights, insulted others ideas and one of the worst team players ever!
Before this book my relationship with Apple inc. were limited in my friends screaming about how iPhones are great, now I can partially understand how people are amazed about Apple products (however I'm not 100% agreeing with them, but will probably give Apple a try).
I admit that I liked Steve before the book, I remember his Stanford 2005 great speech about lessons in life (connecting dots, learning from fails, and to stay hungry and stay foolish) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6...
Yet after reading about his biography, I sayI liked the book but didn't like Steve Jobs, yes he is passionate, workaholic, innovative person but in his search for perfectionism he was a dirty tyrant in his work who ate others rights, insulted others ideas and one of the worst team players ever!
February 15, 2018
جاء اختياري لهذا الكتاب بعدما وجدت السيرة التي كتبها إزاكسون) معقدة وطويلة وفشلت في قراءتها فهذا الكتاب الآخر سلس ومختصر وكان شيق في قراءته ومنَحني فكرة شاملة عن حياة جوبز
December 29, 2024
Because we can’t see what’s ahead, you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.
It was interesting to get a glimpse into Jobs’ life and work. He shows us that you don’t have to be a technical expert to make innovations in a particular field. Just dream it up and make the experts build it.
I also like that we got to see all aspects of Jobs, the good and the bad. We get to see his failures in his work, his family etc. which provide a lot of takeaways for life in general.
It was interesting to get a glimpse into Jobs’ life and work. He shows us that you don’t have to be a technical expert to make innovations in a particular field. Just dream it up and make the experts build it.
I also like that we got to see all aspects of Jobs, the good and the bad. We get to see his failures in his work, his family etc. which provide a lot of takeaways for life in general.
November 1, 2020
I was an 11 year old in primary school when I read Karen Blumenthal's biography of Steve Jobs. I'd previously been a staunch opponent to my mother's constant encouragement to read more non-fiction. However, this book was literally the catalyst for my current reading habits. I'd never read a more engaging biography and soon afterwards I read Blumenthal's biography of Hillary Clinton. I found both books so enjoyable I emailed Blumenthal with embarrassing grammar, gushing over how much I admired her talent for writing biographies.
I'm not going to include what I wrote in my email because my English teacher follows me, but this was her response:
Dear Ady,
I can't tell you how much I appreciate your kind note! It truly made my day!
You are right--biography is hard! It's a challenge to capture the essence of a real, living person in the flat, written page and I spend a lot of time doing research to try to do that. Your note makes me feel very good about that work!
I have one other biography, about Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart. It's no longer available in print, but I would be glad to send you a copy if you want to send me an address.
You might also enjoy Bootleg, which is the story of prohibition. And I'm currently working on a book about Bonnie & Clyde, though it won't be out for a while.
Thanks so much for taking the time to write and for sharing your experience. I hope the rest of your school year goes well!
best,
Karen
Naturally, since I had the attention span of a goldfish back then (not much has changed), I was so excited to receive a response I completely ignored the fact that she offered to send me a copy and I still regret not replying to this day. I was more focused on the kind response she sent me. Though my later experiences taught me that there are many other authors that respond to their fan-mail with such thoughtfulness, there were a few that used auto-reply emails which led me to believe authors were incredibly busy and didn't really care about their readers, especially children.
I decided to write this review four years after reading the book, when I learnt Blumenthal had passed away in May 2020. I hope there will be many authors like her, who write the most fascinating stories and put in the time and effort into listening to what their readers have to say. I look forward to reading the rest of her books one day.
I'm not going to include what I wrote in my email because my English teacher follows me, but this was her response:
Dear Ady,
I can't tell you how much I appreciate your kind note! It truly made my day!
You are right--biography is hard! It's a challenge to capture the essence of a real, living person in the flat, written page and I spend a lot of time doing research to try to do that. Your note makes me feel very good about that work!
I have one other biography, about Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart. It's no longer available in print, but I would be glad to send you a copy if you want to send me an address.
You might also enjoy Bootleg, which is the story of prohibition. And I'm currently working on a book about Bonnie & Clyde, though it won't be out for a while.
Thanks so much for taking the time to write and for sharing your experience. I hope the rest of your school year goes well!
best,
Karen
Naturally, since I had the attention span of a goldfish back then (not much has changed), I was so excited to receive a response I completely ignored the fact that she offered to send me a copy and I still regret not replying to this day. I was more focused on the kind response she sent me. Though my later experiences taught me that there are many other authors that respond to their fan-mail with such thoughtfulness, there were a few that used auto-reply emails which led me to believe authors were incredibly busy and didn't really care about their readers, especially children.
I decided to write this review four years after reading the book, when I learnt Blumenthal had passed away in May 2020. I hope there will be many authors like her, who write the most fascinating stories and put in the time and effort into listening to what their readers have to say. I look forward to reading the rest of her books one day.
August 1, 2020
⚡️Hi readers! Aid Mubarak 🐏🧡
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⚡️As we are hosting a reading rush! I decided to pick Steve jobs’ biography as a nonfiction book, and it is quietly provided me with fruitful information I didn’t use to know about Steve concerning his past, that he has been adopted, and mainly his real character that has been hidden through media!
⚡️Steve as a successful person is not fully successful in the image that we have in our minds, he is not the man you wish to work with, but he his the man you wish have long walks with. He is not the man you wish to dine with or you are going to get shocked with how little he eats and how much vegan he is!
⚡️Steve although his yells at Apple’s team, his demands to a more better version of things, can make what seems impossible into being fully possible. Although his rough character and his comments about everything, he succeeded to create what is simple and what is bottomless (as it is clear in iPhone no bottoms and wit each new iPhone they try to minimise the maximum) but people change and the ones who learn from their past to form a better future are the ones who deserve the name successful persona 👌
⚡️The thing that I love about reading biographies and autobiographies is that you learn how that person started the whole idea, how they have not gave up and what mostly make Steve special is that he has never committed to do something he doesn’t love, and Apple for him is his first family.
⚡️Information: Steve is the one who brought the name apple and he used to consume much apple when he was alive, and for those who don’t know about his death, he has died due to a cancer in 2011
#dzreadingrush #stevejobs #stevejobsbiography #bookslife #algerianreader #algerianreaders
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⚡️As we are hosting a reading rush! I decided to pick Steve jobs’ biography as a nonfiction book, and it is quietly provided me with fruitful information I didn’t use to know about Steve concerning his past, that he has been adopted, and mainly his real character that has been hidden through media!
⚡️Steve as a successful person is not fully successful in the image that we have in our minds, he is not the man you wish to work with, but he his the man you wish have long walks with. He is not the man you wish to dine with or you are going to get shocked with how little he eats and how much vegan he is!
⚡️Steve although his yells at Apple’s team, his demands to a more better version of things, can make what seems impossible into being fully possible. Although his rough character and his comments about everything, he succeeded to create what is simple and what is bottomless (as it is clear in iPhone no bottoms and wit each new iPhone they try to minimise the maximum) but people change and the ones who learn from their past to form a better future are the ones who deserve the name successful persona 👌
⚡️The thing that I love about reading biographies and autobiographies is that you learn how that person started the whole idea, how they have not gave up and what mostly make Steve special is that he has never committed to do something he doesn’t love, and Apple for him is his first family.
⚡️Information: Steve is the one who brought the name apple and he used to consume much apple when he was alive, and for those who don’t know about his death, he has died due to a cancer in 2011
#dzreadingrush #stevejobs #stevejobsbiography #bookslife #algerianreader #algerianreaders
February 26, 2021
“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't let the noise of other's 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.”
بدأت الكتاب و مكنش عندي أي معرفة بهذه الشخصية و لكن الكتاب كان حقيقي رائع ،، أسلوبه كان سهل أنك تتابعه خاصة إني كنت بسمعه ككتاب صوتي ،، لا أنكر إني كرهت شخصية ستيف جوبز المنفرد برأيه و صعب إنه يقتنع أو يسمع لأراء الآخرين ،، ولكن في النهاية إصراره أو شخصيته البغيضة بمعني أصح هيا اللي خلت ابل بهذه المكانة دلوقتي ،، سعيه ورا إنه يوصل للحياة اللي عايزها كانت ملهمة ،، حبيت فكرة إن كل فترة في الحياة هي عبارة عن قطعة أحجية بتقود لنقطة ممكن أنت تكون مش شايفه دلوقتي.
بدأت الكتاب و مكنش عندي أي معرفة بهذه الشخصية و لكن الكتاب كان حقيقي رائع ،، أسلوبه كان سهل أنك تتابعه خاصة إني كنت بسمعه ككتاب صوتي ،، لا أنكر إني كرهت شخصية ستيف جوبز المنفرد برأيه و صعب إنه يقتنع أو يسمع لأراء الآخرين ،، ولكن في النهاية إصراره أو شخصيته البغيضة بمعني أصح هيا اللي خلت ابل بهذه المكانة دلوقتي ،، سعيه ورا إنه يوصل للحياة اللي عايزها كانت ملهمة ،، حبيت فكرة إن كل فترة في الحياة هي عبارة عن قطعة أحجية بتقود لنقطة ممكن أنت تكون مش شايفه دلوقتي.
December 25, 2023
When I read this book, I concluded that what made Steve Jobs a successful person is not only his genius, but his persistent personality that does not concede any defect, no matter how small its size.
Which made those who work with him and those who share his work very upset because he was difficult to persuade.
A technologist might come to him to tell him what he has accomplished, only to find himself in the end demanding more other things. Steve Jobs devoted himself to work and innovation at the expense of his family life.
Very interesting book and I recommend reading it.
Which made those who work with him and those who share his work very upset because he was difficult to persuade.
A technologist might come to him to tell him what he has accomplished, only to find himself in the end demanding more other things. Steve Jobs devoted himself to work and innovation at the expense of his family life.
Very interesting book and I recommend reading it.
February 8, 2021
The author Karen Blumenthal is Journalist who writes business biographies and has written biographies on many famous people.
While writing this one she read many other biographies written on Steve Jobs (which are more than 10)
And reconciled the things which she thought are important.
.
Other than the one by Walter Isaacson
"The little kingdom" by Michael Moritz is rich in detailed reporting of Jobs early life.
For his crazy fans
.
So back to Karen one.
It had simple language. Easier than what we read normally.
Considering that many non-readers read the biographies of their favourite icon, this is perfect for them.
Easy language and fast narrative.
I was thinking if biographies are like these then I can read atleast one each month 😂.
Maybe I felt so coz I was very much interested in knowing more about him.
Earlier I didn't have enough courage to read biography..
(Now I see that I have read around 6-7 biographies 🙈).
.
I was also kind off little fan of his.
I had collected his newspaper cuttings (it will still be there somewhere).
.
When I saw that his personal life wasn't that good or iconic I was kind off disappointed.
But we see many people make mistakes in young age and try to correct them later on.
.
Considering that some people don't even try to correct that I was kind off relieved that he atleast tried. (And he succeeded)
.
One thing which he was blessed with was supportive family..
The wife and children who understood that a person who is doing such an important work won't have all the time in his life for them, are blessing.
.
Many busy businessman have messed up marriage but he was lucky to have such a supportive family.
It is important to find someone who has similar perspective towards life..
.
The important thing which got me Inspired again was that he always followed his heart.
These days we see the business advisors and all ask you to listen to brain and hustle.
You definitely should hustle but when you have to achieve what your heart wants.
When you will hustle for what your heart doesn't want it will be struggle and you might not even be happy.
Then what's the use of struggle if you are not happy in the end.
.
I am the one who does what heart says and people used to laugh at me 🤣..
Well now I have Steve for support 😉
.
And you all know what a brilliant businessman he was, product is in front of you.
But yeah there are many lessons in his life.
Even after one success he was hell bent on doing more and more.
The creativity and brilliant innovative products.
Coming out of failure more than once..
It was all very inspiring life.
.
Do read his biography from any author you want.
It was brilliant life.
With mistakes, failures and multiple success 🤘
.
Truly an inspiration
.
He was difficult person to handle sometimes.. but who isn't ..?
.
And was perfectionist in developing his products, because if which his staff might have faced some issues but then.. how can you be a perfect businessman without that thirst for top level perfection...?
While writing this one she read many other biographies written on Steve Jobs (which are more than 10)
And reconciled the things which she thought are important.
.
Other than the one by Walter Isaacson
"The little kingdom" by Michael Moritz is rich in detailed reporting of Jobs early life.
For his crazy fans
.
So back to Karen one.
It had simple language. Easier than what we read normally.
Considering that many non-readers read the biographies of their favourite icon, this is perfect for them.
Easy language and fast narrative.
I was thinking if biographies are like these then I can read atleast one each month 😂.
Maybe I felt so coz I was very much interested in knowing more about him.
Earlier I didn't have enough courage to read biography..
(Now I see that I have read around 6-7 biographies 🙈).
.
I was also kind off little fan of his.
I had collected his newspaper cuttings (it will still be there somewhere).
.
When I saw that his personal life wasn't that good or iconic I was kind off disappointed.
But we see many people make mistakes in young age and try to correct them later on.
.
Considering that some people don't even try to correct that I was kind off relieved that he atleast tried. (And he succeeded)
.
One thing which he was blessed with was supportive family..
The wife and children who understood that a person who is doing such an important work won't have all the time in his life for them, are blessing.
.
Many busy businessman have messed up marriage but he was lucky to have such a supportive family.
It is important to find someone who has similar perspective towards life..
.
The important thing which got me Inspired again was that he always followed his heart.
These days we see the business advisors and all ask you to listen to brain and hustle.
You definitely should hustle but when you have to achieve what your heart wants.
When you will hustle for what your heart doesn't want it will be struggle and you might not even be happy.
Then what's the use of struggle if you are not happy in the end.
.
I am the one who does what heart says and people used to laugh at me 🤣..
Well now I have Steve for support 😉
.
And you all know what a brilliant businessman he was, product is in front of you.
But yeah there are many lessons in his life.
Even after one success he was hell bent on doing more and more.
The creativity and brilliant innovative products.
Coming out of failure more than once..
It was all very inspiring life.
.
Do read his biography from any author you want.
It was brilliant life.
With mistakes, failures and multiple success 🤘
.
Truly an inspiration
.
He was difficult person to handle sometimes.. but who isn't ..?
.
And was perfectionist in developing his products, because if which his staff might have faced some issues but then.. how can you be a perfect businessman without that thirst for top level perfection...?
May 20, 2012
Well, now I don't have to read Isaacson's bio! This book uses that and a lot of other good sources to write a bio of Jobs for a young teen audience.
The early parts of Jobs' life I thought were handled tastefully and in a way young teens would get - he was a jerk who seldom showered! No wonder he got fired! I felt his flailing with Next and with Pixar lacked a little context - remember these are kids who never knew a world without Pixar - what did that company mean? Then, when he returns to Apple, I felt like the book was just a recitation of events and facts, again, that would have benefitted for more context for the audience.
Finally, I take great issue with the statement that "Now people know LSD is a dangerous drug, but back then it was common to run into people who had taken it." Really? LSD is currently being used in a variety of scientific studies. As long as there are college students, people will still take LSD. Maybe it was "bigger" in the 60s, but I don't think the popular wisdom has changed a bit since then. That was a very preachy statement put in an otherwise fair book.
The early parts of Jobs' life I thought were handled tastefully and in a way young teens would get - he was a jerk who seldom showered! No wonder he got fired! I felt his flailing with Next and with Pixar lacked a little context - remember these are kids who never knew a world without Pixar - what did that company mean? Then, when he returns to Apple, I felt like the book was just a recitation of events and facts, again, that would have benefitted for more context for the audience.
Finally, I take great issue with the statement that "Now people know LSD is a dangerous drug, but back then it was common to run into people who had taken it." Really? LSD is currently being used in a variety of scientific studies. As long as there are college students, people will still take LSD. Maybe it was "bigger" in the 60s, but I don't think the popular wisdom has changed a bit since then. That was a very preachy statement put in an otherwise fair book.
January 16, 2014
كنت اعتقد انة كتاب سيرة ذاتية لجوبز ولكن بعد شروعى فى القراءة وجدتة ليس سيرة ذاتية بل قصة تحكيها الكاتبة.
فالكتابة كما قالت فى اخر الكتاب لاعلاقة لها بجوبز ولكنها حاولت ان تجتهد قدر الامكان ولكن الكتاب ينقصة اشياء كثيرة:
الاسلوب الادبى لم يكن جيد وطغى الحس الوثائقى والاكاديمى اكثر من اللازم ففى احيان كثيرة تحدثت عن عن انجازاتة والفرق بين الاجهزة التى يقدمها وتعمقت اكثر من اللازم فى عرض اشياء لاتهم القارئ كثيرا.
عرضت الكاتبة جوبز على النطاق الشخصى بشكل غير لائق من الممكن ان اتقبل ذلك لوكان جوبز هو من يحكى فكل موقف يستطيع تفسيرة وعرض دوافعة اما ان تاخذ مشاهد متقطعة بهذا الشكل فأن الصورة هنا تصبح غير كاملة وهذا هو الفرق بين السيرة الذاتية والحكى.
ورغم كل ذلك فأن قصة حياة جوبز تستحق القراءة فهى قصة تثير الاعجاب والتحدى.
فالكتابة كما قالت فى اخر الكتاب لاعلاقة لها بجوبز ولكنها حاولت ان تجتهد قدر الامكان ولكن الكتاب ينقصة اشياء كثيرة:
الاسلوب الادبى لم يكن جيد وطغى الحس الوثائقى والاكاديمى اكثر من اللازم ففى احيان كثيرة تحدثت عن عن انجازاتة والفرق بين الاجهزة التى يقدمها وتعمقت اكثر من اللازم فى عرض اشياء لاتهم القارئ كثيرا.
عرضت الكاتبة جوبز على النطاق الشخصى بشكل غير لائق من الممكن ان اتقبل ذلك لوكان جوبز هو من يحكى فكل موقف يستطيع تفسيرة وعرض دوافعة اما ان تاخذ مشاهد متقطعة بهذا الشكل فأن الصورة هنا تصبح غير كاملة وهذا هو الفرق بين السيرة الذاتية والحكى.
ورغم كل ذلك فأن قصة حياة جوبز تستحق القراءة فهى قصة تثير الاعجاب والتحدى.
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December 27, 2022Pls help worst book so boring I only read bc I was desperate for a book for my English class and I needed one at last min so I got it from school library worst decision ever. But I got an A on my essay so it’s ok ig
June 11, 2022
Interesting life and man, but the middle chunk of of biography had me bored with the technical details.
January 22, 2018
Acum înțeleg și eu de ce Steve Jobs este considerat un fenomen!
Cartea “Тот кто думал иначе” este construită foarte accesibil. Paginile din dreapta te delectează cu fraze care te pun pe gânduri, rostite de Steve sau colegii săi. Partea stângă sunt istoriile din viața lui personală și profesională, despre eșecuri și succes! Dar ce a stat în spatele acestui succes...
La final de carte găsim discursul lui Steve în fața absolvenților Standford - un discurs mega - motivațional! De asemenea găsești atașate titlurile cărților sale preferate și producțiile video filmate despre Steve Jobs!
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Cartea “Тот кто думал иначе” este construită foarte accesibil. Paginile din dreapta te delectează cu fraze care te pun pe gânduri, rostite de Steve sau colegii săi. Partea stângă sunt istoriile din viața lui personală și profesională, despre eșecuri și succes! Dar ce a stat în spatele acestui succes...
La final de carte găsim discursul lui Steve în fața absolvenților Standford - un discurs mega - motivațional! De asemenea găsești atașate titlurile cărților sale preferate și producțiile video filmate despre Steve Jobs!
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June 11, 2024
A very thorough biography of one of my personal heroes. Spectacularly organized by topics in the Oder of Steve Jobs’ life.
Mostly positive and smoothly detailed.
A fine biography.
Mostly positive and smoothly detailed.
A fine biography.
May 11, 2013
Elizabeth Jose
Blumenthal, K. (2012). Steve Jobs: The man who thought different: a biography. New York: Feiwel and Friends.
Genre: Biography
Format: Print
Selection Process: YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist
Steve Jobs: arrogant, insane, relentless genius. As with all brilliant minds of the last century, he had quirks that most could not understand or come to terms with. Blumenthal portrays Jobs as all of this and more in this biography that depicts how one man’s vision (or, depending on how you look at it, the tweaking of others’ ideas) brought about change to everyday life in modern day society. Using the commencement speech that Jobs gave to the graduating class at Stanford University in 2005, the author elaborates on three main stories that he shared that day: the importance of 1) connecting the dots in life, 2) love and loss, and 3) death (Blumenthal, 2012).
The first section dealt with Jobs’ search and drive for meaning and perfection in his early years, while ruthlessly cutting down everyone in his path to achieve it. Despite many, many technological flops before the path to what Apple is today, he pressed on to capture his vision for a clean, streamlined product line that provided a personal experience. The second section was a little more personal, as it discussed his private family & love life in more detail, as well as the sense of loss he suffered when he was fired from Apple. To conclude the book, the author delved into the last major phase of Jobs’ life when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and faced certain death.
Readers interested in material having depth and meaning will be fascinated by Jobs’ life story. With an enormous amount of detail that naturally goes into a biography, Blumenthal manages to successfully paint a portrait of a lunatic who seems to be quite ingenious and revolutionary for his time. Though the first third of the book is a bit tedious to read due to high technical content, the second and last third are more gripping, as they address issues that are close to Jobs’ personal life, including the internal struggles he faced as a father, boyfriend, husband, businessman, trendsetter, and cancer patient. By focusing on the contents of his 2005 commencement speech, the author gracefully summates the highlights of the technological giant’s life and has captured the legacy and vision he leaves behind.
Recommended.
Reference:
Blumenthal, K. (2012). Steve Jobs: The man who thought different: a biography. New York: Feiwel and Friends.
Blumenthal, K. (2012). Steve Jobs: The man who thought different: a biography. New York: Feiwel and Friends.
Genre: Biography
Format: Print
Selection Process: YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist
Steve Jobs: arrogant, insane, relentless genius. As with all brilliant minds of the last century, he had quirks that most could not understand or come to terms with. Blumenthal portrays Jobs as all of this and more in this biography that depicts how one man’s vision (or, depending on how you look at it, the tweaking of others’ ideas) brought about change to everyday life in modern day society. Using the commencement speech that Jobs gave to the graduating class at Stanford University in 2005, the author elaborates on three main stories that he shared that day: the importance of 1) connecting the dots in life, 2) love and loss, and 3) death (Blumenthal, 2012).
The first section dealt with Jobs’ search and drive for meaning and perfection in his early years, while ruthlessly cutting down everyone in his path to achieve it. Despite many, many technological flops before the path to what Apple is today, he pressed on to capture his vision for a clean, streamlined product line that provided a personal experience. The second section was a little more personal, as it discussed his private family & love life in more detail, as well as the sense of loss he suffered when he was fired from Apple. To conclude the book, the author delved into the last major phase of Jobs’ life when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and faced certain death.
Readers interested in material having depth and meaning will be fascinated by Jobs’ life story. With an enormous amount of detail that naturally goes into a biography, Blumenthal manages to successfully paint a portrait of a lunatic who seems to be quite ingenious and revolutionary for his time. Though the first third of the book is a bit tedious to read due to high technical content, the second and last third are more gripping, as they address issues that are close to Jobs’ personal life, including the internal struggles he faced as a father, boyfriend, husband, businessman, trendsetter, and cancer patient. By focusing on the contents of his 2005 commencement speech, the author gracefully summates the highlights of the technological giant’s life and has captured the legacy and vision he leaves behind.
Recommended.
Reference:
Blumenthal, K. (2012). Steve Jobs: The man who thought different: a biography. New York: Feiwel and Friends.
December 13, 2014
"Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different" by Karen Blumenthal is a biography that demonstrates how Jobs overcame his struggles to follow his dreams. When Steve Jobs was adopted because his bilogical parents were too young to take care of him, he was expected to live with a wealthy family to guarantee him an opportunity to go to college. However, Jobs was raised by people who could barely get by, only allowed to keep Steve after they promised that he would go to college. When he grew up, he was set on Reed college and wouldn't go anywhere else. His parents had a hard time paying for the tuition. He dropped out of college and had his own ideas. Today, he's remembered as a great leader of Aplle and an exceptionally gifted person. He's brought new and great technology to our world and left a great legacy. But how did he achieve so much if hedropped out of college? You're going to have to read the book to find out!!!
This biography gives a lot of information about Jobs in a way that is understandable, formal, amd at the same time, still very interesting. I learned a lot and had fun at the same time.
This book was the finalist in the Excellence In Young Adult Nonfiction competition. Bluementhal did a great job with the writing style and made nonfiction exciting and with deep meaning.
This book is a must-read for everyone. This book not only informs you about Steve Jobs but it also motivates you to work hard for your own goal and follow your own dream. I strongly recommend this outstanding book!!!
This biography gives a lot of information about Jobs in a way that is understandable, formal, amd at the same time, still very interesting. I learned a lot and had fun at the same time.
This book was the finalist in the Excellence In Young Adult Nonfiction competition. Bluementhal did a great job with the writing style and made nonfiction exciting and with deep meaning.
This book is a must-read for everyone. This book not only informs you about Steve Jobs but it also motivates you to work hard for your own goal and follow your own dream. I strongly recommend this outstanding book!!!
August 2, 2012
I picked this book up during our vacation. I'd wanted to read a book about Jobs for awhile now, and just couldn't bring myself to do it, for some reason. Maybe because my son is often making disparaging remarks about how stingy Jobs was, and unreasonable... and nasty... um, well, all of that is true! But despite Jobs personality flaws, he was a fascinating character. Creative, driven, obsessive and brilliant. I like reading about quirky people who manage to be successful even though they are abrasive and lack social graces. And have weird habits. Blumenthal writes about him well, using plenty of dialogue and scenarios to give you a good picture of what Jobs was really like. I loved seeing the old photographs of him too, and reading about how the various Apple products started out. And Blumenthal was kind when it came to writing about technology; she didn't get too complicated and so it was easy for the average person to understand. Walter Isaacson wrote a much lengthier authorized bio of Jobs, but this one was perfect for me.. Good for those of us who are just a bit curious and don't need 600+ pages to learn about Jobs.
June 25, 2019
This book taught me that steve jobs was human but at the same time he wasn't. He was a fool and a genius at the same time. Although he didn't know much about electronics and technology, he managed to revolutionize an entire industry of it. His ability to see the potential and the future in an object was astonishing.
Steve is a great thinker, but he's chaotic and often unrealistic. But, maybe that's what made him so successful. He saw something and made it happen, no matter what it takes.
Steve does lack in the cognitive department. At least in his early years, he failed to create strong relationships and was cold and came by as uncaring. It's nice to see him take a turn for the better.
However, I fell that Jobs is a bit over credited. I mean, yes he pushed people to create his amazing products, but all the credit isn't his. He was the key to all of this but so many people worked very hard to create those products and I feel they should be given just as much credit.
This book really tells you how Steve was: not entirely evil and not entirely good either.
Steve is a great thinker, but he's chaotic and often unrealistic. But, maybe that's what made him so successful. He saw something and made it happen, no matter what it takes.
Steve does lack in the cognitive department. At least in his early years, he failed to create strong relationships and was cold and came by as uncaring. It's nice to see him take a turn for the better.
However, I fell that Jobs is a bit over credited. I mean, yes he pushed people to create his amazing products, but all the credit isn't his. He was the key to all of this but so many people worked very hard to create those products and I feel they should be given just as much credit.
This book really tells you how Steve was: not entirely evil and not entirely good either.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 22, 2013
نجحت القاصة / الراوية بشكل كبير بتحويل سيرة ذاتية كلاسيكية إلى قصة مسالية تجبرك على متابعتها .. كما نجحت في نزع هاة القداسة والعبقرية عن مؤسس أبل برواية القصة بحيادية فهو رجل له من العيوب مثل ما له من المزايا إن لم يكن أكثر
قصة جديرة بالقراءة لكل محبط في عالم الأعمال وكل ملحد أيضاً فكثيراً ما يسخر الله القدر بشكل غريب ليخدم أشخاصا كتب لهم الرزق في مكان ما أو بطريقة ما ..
بالنسبة لي كان اجمل ما في الكتاب تلك الإضائات والقصص الجانبية في نهاية كل فصل كنت اتوق لإنهاء الفصل لقرائءة القصص الجانبية مثل زيارة ستيف جوبز لمصنع (حلوى شفافة) لاختيار اللون المناسب لجهاز الآي ماك .. وانظر الى الحرفية هنا .. ربما كان ما في داخل الجهاز اهم .. ولكن الاهتمام بالتفاصيل هو ما يجعل البعض ينجحون .. ويجنون ثمار نجاحهم .. وفي الحالتين الله كريم
قصة جديرة بالقراءة لكل محبط في عالم الأعمال وكل ملحد أيضاً فكثيراً ما يسخر الله القدر بشكل غريب ليخدم أشخاصا كتب لهم الرزق في مكان ما أو بطريقة ما ..
بالنسبة لي كان اجمل ما في الكتاب تلك الإضائات والقصص الجانبية في نهاية كل فصل كنت اتوق لإنهاء الفصل لقرائءة القصص الجانبية مثل زيارة ستيف جوبز لمصنع (حلوى شفافة) لاختيار اللون المناسب لجهاز الآي ماك .. وانظر الى الحرفية هنا .. ربما كان ما في داخل الجهاز اهم .. ولكن الاهتمام بالتفاصيل هو ما يجعل البعض ينجحون .. ويجنون ثمار نجاحهم .. وفي الحالتين الله كريم
April 26, 2016
In my opinion this book was great! It included the biography of one of the most successful men that ever lived in the electronic industry. It showed and explained what Jobs did to overcome all of his problems and how he made Apple the great big company that is known worldwide. Of course he had issues with Apple but that's why he was a part of other big companies known as Pixar, NeXT, and of course Apple. After several decades Jobs became rich and wealthy but at the time he had found out he had a tumor in his organisms. This book is great, I recommend to anyone that'll take the time to read it.
February 23, 2016
For a biography this is a good book, but for who it is about it brought the rating down. I liked this book but I just don't like the person it's about. He was extremely mean and rude, but I liked his determination for perfection. Don't know if I would recommend this book though.
June 6, 2016
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November 23, 2012
Loved this book! Fascinated by such an intriguing visionary.
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