Steve Jobs
Based on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years, along with conversations with family members, colleagues, rivals, and adversaries, Walter Isaacson's biography tells the story of one of the most influential and polarizing figures of the modern age. Jobs cooperated fully but asked for no control over the content, insisting the book be honest—including about his flaws.
The narrative follows Jobs from his adoption and California childhood through the founding of Apple, his exile from the company he created, his transformative years at Pixar and NeXT, and his triumphant return to build the most valuable company in the world. Isaacson charts the products that reshaped whole industries—personal computing, animated film, music, phones, tablets, digital publishing—and the ferocious, mercurial personality behind them.
At its heart this is a study of a driven perfectionist whose passion for design and obsession with the intersection of technology and the humanities changed how we live. It is also an unsparing portrait of the personal cost of that genius, on the man himself and on the people around him.
Yes, there is a film adaptation of Walter Isaacson's biography. The 2015 movie, directed by Danny Boyle and starring Michael Fassbender, focuses on three pivotal product launches in Jobs's career.
This biography is notable for being the only one Steve Jobs authorized and cooperated with directly. He granted Walter Isaacson extensive interviews and encouraged those around him to speak candidly, even about his less flattering aspects.