Steve Jobs

La biografía

Hardcover, 737 pages

Spanish language

Published Nov. 21, 2011 by Random House Mondadori (Debate).

ISBN:
978-84-9992-118-1
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4 stars (18 reviews)

La muerte de Steve Jobs ha conmocionado al mundo. Tras entrevistarlo en más de cuarenta ocasiones en los últimos dos años, además de a un centenar de personas de su entorno, familiares, amigos, adversarios y colegas, Walter Isaacson nos presenta la única biografía escrita con la colaboración de Jobs, el retrato definitivo de uno de los iconos indiscutibles de nuestro tiempo, la crónica de la agitada vida y abrasiva personalidad del genio cuya creatividad, energía y afán de perfeccionismo revolucionaron seis industrias: la informática, el cine de animación, la música, la telefonía, las tabletas y la edición digital. Consciente de que la mejor manera de crear valor en el siglo XXI es conectar la creatividad con la tecnología, Jobs fundó una empresa en la que impresionantes saltos de la imaginación van de la mano de asombrosos logros tecnológicos. Aunque Jobs colaboró con el libro, no pidió ningún control sobre el …

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4 stars


I remember a quote from a suspense thriller called Paranoia, which went something like, "Success demands paranoia.". I've often changed the word paranoia to the far-more-apt 'obsession'. Reading this biography brought that point really forward. But in this case, it wasn't really success or money that Steve was after. He was obsessed at making the word a better place through what he could do, and that amounted to making great products. It shows through his entire story as he continues to believe in a version of reality where his word is the truth, and his ability to ignore problems out of existence.

Yes, he was an arrogant asshole but maybe that was just a requirement of being him.

As for the book itself, I really liked it. I had never expected the hipped phase of his life to be as long as it really was. A few chapters on Lisa, …

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5 stars

Walter Isaacson could have written a different book, one less rambling, more focused. But this is the book we have, and it is invaluable. No one else has ever had the access that Isaacson was given. I was so often moved to laughter and to tears reading this account, and delighted to remember the key influences of the time: Dylan,Dr. Alan Kay, Stewart Brand, Ram Dass, LSD, et al. I was into all those things too, how come I didn't invent the Macintosh? Steve Jobs was one of a kind. Read this book!