I just finished the Biography of Steve Jobs – I bought the iBook version and read it on my iPhone (3G, upgraded to the new OS5). I have to admit, the iPhone is a great reading device – with the thin columns, it’s easy to speed read and so convenient to fill in gaps when waiting for someone or something and there’s nothing else to do…
I highly recommend it if you want to get into the mindset of a genius. I wouldn’t advise you mirror his abrasive, self-centered and egotistical personality traits, but then he’s got a lot of great characteristics and superb talents for you to choose from!
Anyway, this collection of cartoons honoring Steve Jobs was sent to me by Karen Bonanno, a School Library Management System Specialist.
Thanks Karen for sharing.
It’s quite a legacy he leaves behind – kind of makes you reflect on your own legacy doesn’t it?
I read the bio on the Kindle, just moments after its release. The book was rushed to press and it’s in need of a great editor. I recommend reading the eulogy by Mona Simpson published on the NY times. You can learn about as much in just minutes.
I agree that the book could have been ‘tighter’ and you would have thought the author would have known about the urgency to get it published.
I have to admit that Mona Simpson’s eulogy did not impress me for a writer. I understand she was emotional, but still. I WAS considering buying her books out of tangential interest, but not after reading the eulogy. I couldn’t sit through more of that, sorry to say.
It was a thoughtful eulogy, but fare from erudite.