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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this work in the late 1980s, and am still impressed with it to this day. It is one of the few completely fair and complete business biographies ever written.
Young does a landmark job digging into Jobs' formative years growing up as an adopted son of a machinist in pre-Silicon Valley, describes his years at Reed and India in more depth than any other author, perfectly covers his mercurial personality in both personal and professional relationships, and accurately chronicles his rise and fall in the labyrinth of corporate America.
This is the best of the Jobs and Apple books, and is far superior to The Return of Steve Jobs. Highly recommended to those interested in both the personal and professional life of one of America's great risk takers.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
this is an absorbing, riveting true account of how an incredible visionary inspired and cajoled both talented and ordinary people to achieve things they could never dream of. I read this shortly after Jobs was ousted from Apple in the 80s and to witness how he came back to save Apple from oblivion a decade later is one of the great comeback stories of our time.
the title the journey is the reward is very zen and very much Steve Jobs in his early days ... the acid-dropping, bare-footed vegetarian who was at once arrogant and selfish yet brilliantly daring and inventive.
another interesting read is John Sculley's book Odyssey. Sculley, of course was Jobs' hand-picked CEO for Apple and the man who later ousted Jobs from Apple ... you'll see that inspite of Sculley's betrayal, he maintains in his writing a sense of awe ... that he was a convert in the Jobs' mystique ... he never was the same after Jobs' challenge "do you want to sell sugared water for the rest of your life? or do you want a chance to change the world?"
- darren tan
the title the journey is the reward is very zen and very much Steve Jobs in his early days ... the acid-dropping, bare-footed vegetarian who was at once arrogant and selfish yet brilliantly daring and inventive.
another interesting read is John Sculley's book Odyssey. Sculley, of course was Jobs' hand-picked CEO for Apple and the man who later ousted Jobs from Apple ... you'll see that inspite of Sculley's betrayal, he maintains in his writing a sense of awe ... that he was a convert in the Jobs' mystique ... he never was the same after Jobs' challenge "do you want to sell sugared water for the rest of your life? or do you want a chance to change the world?"
- darren tan
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
I've read this book a few times over the years and love it. Since my first Apple IIe computer in 1984 I've been fascinated with the tale (fable, really) of Apple Computer, a company that was just unlike any other. This book, along with Rose's "West of Eden" and Levy's "Hackers" are among my favorite chronicles of the Apple lore. (Gen-Xers think that "two guys in a garage" is just a cute metaphor; they should be forced to read these books.) Young's depiction of Jobs as an acid-dropping, un-deoderized, mantra-mumbling crybaby may or may not be completely accurate... but it would explain a lot, wouldn't it
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Decent history, okay kindle title.
First off, I must protest the shoddy formatting this title received on the Kindle. Gibberish characters instead of quotation marks, etc. Read more
Published 15 months ago by T. G. Cline
1.0 out of 5 stars
Did the Author Do Any Research?
This book, a biography of Apple co-founder Steven Jobs, is full of cliches and corny metaphors; of course, its target is the computer fan or person interested in business success... Read more
Published on February 9, 2009 by Marcus Nesmith
5.0 out of 5 stars
"Making a dent in the Universe."
I read this book in the 80's and lent it to someone, who never
gave it back!! I am so pleased that Amazon has it! I just ordered
it five minutes ago. Read more
gave it back!! I am so pleased that Amazon has it! I just ordered
it five minutes ago. Read more
Published on March 5, 2005 by Sully
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book is an inspiration
This book changed my life. This book inspires. This book tells about Apple from the begining. Steve Jobs and Steve Woznaik are amazing people. I recommend this book to everyone. Read more
Published on March 31, 2000 by Kalyan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sounds crazy, but this one DID change my life
It really did. The book tells both the story of Apple and Steve and though it portrayed Steve as a rather unkind person, I was almost immediately fascinated by his vision. Read more
Published on January 6, 1999
4.0 out of 5 stars
Rewards for the NeXT big thing
While "Steve Jobs and the NeXT big thing", may be a more current glaring portrayal of Steve's wunderlust to become a legend in his own time - the preachey-ness takes a... Read more
Published on October 28, 1997 by mgabrys@netherworld.com
2.0 out of 5 stars
Can you say revisionist?
I'd say that for steve the money was the reward.
And the effort, well, that was lying, cheating and stealing from his (few and fewer) friends.
And the effort, well, that was lying, cheating and stealing from his (few and fewer) friends.
Published on July 10, 1997
