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    Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different: A Biography
    Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different: A Biography
    Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different: A Biography
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    Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different: A Biography

    Written by Karen Blumenthal

    Narrated by Sean Runnette

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    "Your time is limited. . . . have the courage to follow your heart and intuition."--Steve Jobs

    From the start, his path was never predictable. Steve Jobs was given up for adoption at birth, dropped out of college after one semester, and at the age of twenty, created Apple in his parents' garage with his friend Steve Wozniack. Then came the core and hallmark of his genius--his exacting moderation for perfection, his counterculture life approach, and his level of taste and style that pushed all boundaries. A devoted husband, father, and Buddhist, he battled cancer for over a decade, became the ultimate CEO, and made the world want every product he touched.

    Critically acclaimed author Karen Blumenthal takes us to the core of this complicated and legendary man while simultaneously exploring the evolution of computers. Framed by Jobs' inspirational Stanford commencement speech and illustrated throughout with black and white photos, this is the story of the man who changed our world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateFeb 14, 2012
    ISBN9781427225665
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    Karen Blumenthal

    Karen Blumenthal (1959-2020) was a financial journalist and editor whose career included five years with The Dallas Morning News and twenty-five with The Wall Street Journal—where her work helped earn the paper a Pulitzer Prize for its breaking news coverage of the September 11, 2001 attacks—before becoming an award-winning children’s non-fiction book writer. Three of her books, Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History, Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different, and Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition, were finalists for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award. Karen was also the author of Six Days in October: The Stock Market Crash of 1929 (named a Sibert Honor Book), Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX (winner of the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award), Tommy: The Gun That Changed America, Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend, and Jane Against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights.

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    • 5/5
      this audiobook absolutely awesome.. the best thing i have ever read...i will suggest everyone to read this book...
    • 2/5
      Inspirational story of Steve Jobs. I do think I would have enjoyed printed copy of the book especially when the author jumps between past, present and future. I found the audio required attention and focus.
    • 5/5
      My first audio book, enjoyed it a lot.
    • 1/5
      If you want a biography of Steve Jobs, read Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs, since that was obviously this author’s source for information. Absolutely nothing new here.
    • 3/5
      This is a very accessible account of the life of Steve Jobs. The author uses Jobs’ memorable Stanford graduation speech to set up the book and flesh out the narrative. I enjoyed the bubble inserts which were asides or in-depth looks at tangents. Even though I have been reading about Steve Jobs for decades now I was surprised by how much I didn't know.
    • 2/5
      I'm not sure what the author's purpose in writing this book was. It was a hodge-podge of biography, company history/ politics, computer science, and idol worship. I didn't feel like I had any more insight into how Jobs "thought different." And it felt like large chunks of his life were omitted or minimized (e.g., despite the idea that Jobs's relationship with Bill Gates was important, Gates was mentioned only in passing, we saw very little of the "feud" or even understood how they knew each other). I understand that you can't record a whole life in a book but you must be thoughtful in what you omit and still tell a coherent, meaningful story. Given the references cited, the author clearly consulted a plethora of resources but the final product felt piece-meal and lacked a solid point of view or theme. (Yes, even non-fiction should have a theme.)
    • 4/5
      I liked learning about the wonderful and hard life of Steve Jobs this book has changed my whole perspective of Steve Jobs.
    • 4/5
      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.
    • 4/5
      Steve Jobs’ life wasn’t as normal as it may have been expected, having been adopted at birth, dropping out of college, experimenting with different substances, and wandering New Delhi in seek for some wisdom while being just a young adult. Though his life wasn’t the easiest, Steve’s ambition toward greatness led him picking up what he left in his old company and into becoming one of the most successful CEOs of our time. Steve Jobs showed that even though many challenges in life may seem unremitting, never giving up will truly be worth it at the end of everything. The main part that I really enjoyed of how the book was led is that Karen Blumenthal drove Steve Jobs’ life based on his speech in a 2005 Stanford University graduation. Although I thought Steve Jobs would be a very different person basing from how great of an innovator he was, its a good feeling to know that Jobs was not all that far apart from us.
    • 4/5
      Book: Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different Author: Karen Blumenthal Characters: Steve Jobs Setting: San Francisco (1950’s to present day) Theme: Ambition and process of growing up “different”Genre: Non-fiction Audience: ages 16 +Curriculum: Awesome book to use if covering a section in history on historical figures. Also a great book for English curriculum or outside STAR reading. I can see this being used to see the influences of historical figures and collaborating on what makes historical figures so “different” and what made them historical? How can historical figures like the Hero’s Journey theme we see in stories? Summary: The infamous Steve Jobs was given up for adoption at birth, dropped out of college after one semester, and at the age of twenty, created Apple in his parents' garage with his friend Steve Wozniack. Not a typical beginning for a man who would eventually change the world with his innovation and computer technology. Then came the hallmark of his genius-Apple-his exacting moderation for perfection, his counterculture life approach, and his level of taste and style that pushed all boundaries. Broken down into three sections to take the reader through Jobs’ life, we see his beginnings, the middle of his life that made him famous, ingenious. Lastly, his legacy and his exit as the best CEO of one of the top companies in the world. Personal Response: The book is brown down into three sections that seem to categorically depict the stages of Jobs’ life. The chapters titled to share the what’s to come in those ages of his life. There is also a timeline and black and white photos of him and his family to give us a name to the faces of the people who played intricate roles in his life.
    • 5/5
      An extensive and readable biography of one of the world's biggest technology innovators.
    • 4/5
      A good balance of presenting the myth and the man. Well researched and well designed. Solid read.