ICon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and once into it found it very hard to put down. Whilst an entertaining read I like other reviewers wonder whether we have been given a caricature of Steve Jobs as opposed to the real man. There are lots of relationships that I wished I knew more about such as his interaction with Woz.

Certainly worth looking at.

Fascinating Person, Good Book (1/1 people found this helpful)

Being in my early thirties and working in technology, I've always had an interest in the early computing gang (Jobs, Woz, Gates etc.). Much has already been written about the early years in the Valley and this book recounts those times in great detail, maybe at the expense of more recent events. The last two years of events in the book seem added as an afterthought (I realise that this is an updated version but ..) and the research doesn't seem as thorough or the story as well told. All told, a good book about a fascinating person.

The story from college dropout to billionaire businessman. (3/6 people found this helpful)

The book tells a comprehensive story of the history of Steve Jobs business dealings. It says the subject is a driven, selfish sometimes rude person. I still do not feel that I know what Steve Jobs is like everyday as a person. I still do not know why an Apple computer is diferent from a PC. The last 20 percent of the book is about Disney. The book is a story of Steve Jobs amazing business career but not a personal biography of the man.

Jobs: The Good, the bad and the ugly, plus the great! (8/9 people found this helpful)

I have to declare I love Mac's, I love Ipods and I love every movie that Pixar have made - that should make me a fan of Steve Jobs.

This book tells the story of his life so far, from birth, through education and right up to the present day, it pulls no punches about both his personal flaws and his corporate failures - it is a real page-turner and left me as thrilled as I have been by any fiction by the likes of Clancy or Grisham.

If you love Jobs then read the book, if you hate him then read it, if you haven't heard of Jobs, Macs, Ipods or even Pixar, then read the book!

It should be compulsory reading for any business studies student and any would-be entraprenour.

Why, becuase it shows the reality of what real business is like in the real world - even if this version of reality is larger than life!

An account Steve Jobs may not want to read (5/6 people found this helpful)

It's what an unauthorised biography should be, honest and as accurate as is "possibly" allowed without legal repercussions.

I found myself at points wondering “is this stuff too good to be true?” The answer is yes and no, the authors have done a fantastic job in researching Steve Jobs’ life and have been tactful in his most private life, however I felt that they were sometimes too biased towards the Steve Jobs ideology or rather "jobsian" attitude the authors refer to all the time. They almost seem too convinced of what they were writing was the truth, and how Steve Jobs would want it to be written rather than some of the raw and underlying truths of his personal and more publicised business life.

Overall the book was well written and as mentioned well researched, but beware, I am now convinced that I should save up for an iPod after reading how great and how revolutionary it has been to the music world.

ICon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business

Jeffrey S. Young, William L. Simon

Reader Reviews:

Very Readable (1/1 people found this helpful)

Fascinating Person, Good Book (1/1 people found this helpful)

The story from college dropout to billionaire businessman. (3/6 people found this helpful)

Jobs: The Good, the bad and the ugly, plus the great! (8/9 people found this helpful)

An account Steve Jobs may not want to read (5/6 people found this helpful)

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