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Steve Jobs

内容简介

FromtheauthorofthebestsellingbiographiesofBenjaminFranklinandAlbertEinstein,thisistheexclusivebiographyofSteveJobs.BasedonmorethanfortyinterviewswithJobsconductedovertwoyears—aswellasinterviewswithmorethanahundredfamilymembers,friends,adversaries,competitors,andcolleagues—WalterIsaacsonhaswrittenarivetingstoryoftheroller-coasterlifeandsearinglyintensepersonalityofacreativeentrepreneurwhosepassionforperfectionandferociousdriverevolutionizedsixindustries:personalcomputers,animatedmovies,music,phones,tabletcomputing,anddigitalpublishing.AtatimewhenAmericaisseekingwaystosustainitsinnovativeedge,andwhensocietiesaroundtheworldaretryingtobuilddigital-ageeconomies,Jobsstandsastheultimateiconofinventivenessandappliedimagination.Heknewthatthebestwaytocreatevalueinthetwenty-firstcenturywastoconnectcreativitywithtechnology.Hebuiltacompanywhereleapsoftheimaginationwerecombinedwithremarkablefeatsofengineering.AlthoughJobscooperatedwiththisbook,heaskedfornocontroloverwhatwaswrittennoreventherighttoreaditbeforeitwaspublished.Heputnothingoff-limits.Heencouragedthepeopleheknewtospeakhonestly.AndJobsspeakscandidly,sometimesbrutallyso,aboutthepeopleheworkedwithandcompetedagainst.Hisfriends,foes,andcolleaguesprovideanunvarnishedviewofthepassions,perfectionism,obsessions,artistry,devilry,andcompulsionforcontrolthatshapedhisapproachtobusinessandtheinnovativeproductsthatresulted.Drivenbydemons,Jobscoulddrivethosearoundhimtofuryanddespair.Buthispersonalityandproductswereinterrelated,justasApple’shardwareandsoftwaretendedtobe,asifpartofanintegratedsystem.Histaleisinstructiveandcautionary,filledwithlessonsaboutinnovation,character,leadership,andvalues.两年多的时间,与乔布斯40多次的面对面倾谈,以及与乔布斯一百多个家庭成员、朋友、竞争对手、同事的不受限的采访,造就了这本du家传记。《史蒂夫·乔布斯传》是史蒂夫·乔布斯唯一授权的官方传记,在2011年上半年由美国出版商西蒙舒斯特对外发布出版消息以来,备受全球媒体和业界瞩目,《史蒂夫·乔布斯传》的全球出版日期最终确定为2011年11月21日,简体中文版也将同步上市。史蒂夫·乔布斯是一位极具创造力的企业家,史蒂夫·乔布斯有如过山车般精彩的人生和犀利激越的性格,充满追求完美和誓不罢休的激情,史蒂夫·乔布斯创造出个人电脑、动画电影、音乐、手机、平板电脑以及数字出版等6大产业的颠覆性变革。史蒂夫·乔布斯的个性经常让周围的人愤怒和绝望,但其所创造出的产品也与这种个性息息相关,全然不可分割的,正如苹果的硬件和软件一样。两年多的时间,与史蒂夫?乔布斯40多次的面对面倾谈,以及与史蒂夫·乔布斯一百多个家庭成员、朋友、竞争对手、同事的不受限的采访,造就了这本du家传记。史蒂夫·乔布斯的故事既具有启发意义,又有警示意义,充满了关于创新、个性、领导力以及价值观的教益。史蒂夫·乔布斯(SteveJobs),1972年高中毕业后,在俄勒冈州波特兰市的里德学院只念了一学期的书;1974年乔布斯在一家公司找到设计电脑游戏的工作。两年后,时年21岁的乔布斯和26岁的沃兹尼艾克在乔布斯家的车库里成立了苹果电脑公司;1985年获得了由里根总统授予的国家ji技术勋章;1996年,苹果公司重新雇用乔布斯作为其兼职顾问;1997年9月,乔布斯重返该公司任首席执行官。1997年成为《时代周刊》的封面人物;2009年被财富杂志评选为这十年美国zui佳CEO,同年当选时代周刊年度风云人物之一。

作者简介

RhodesScholar,historian,andbestsellingauthorWalterIsaacsonbeganhisdistinguishedcareerasajournalist--firstforLondon'sSundayTimes,thenforTheTimes-Picayune/States-Item,publishedinhishometownofNewOrleans.HejoinedTimemagazinein1978,workinghiswayupfrompoliticalcorrespondenttomanagingeditorinalittlelessthantwodecades.HeservedfortwoyearsaschairmanandCEOofthecableTVnewsnetworkCNN;then,in2003,hebecamepresidentoftheAspenInstitute,aninternationalnonprofitorganization"dedicatedtofosteringenlightenedleadershipandopen-mindeddialogue."InthewakeofHurricaneKatrina,hewasappointedvice-chairmanoftheLouisianaRecoveryAuthority,andheservesonanumberofpolicy-makingboardsandcouncils.Inliterarycircles,Isaacsonisbestknownasthewriterofmagisterialbiographies,scholarlyandmeticulouslyresearched,yetimmenselyentertaining.Hisfirstbook,however,wasacollaborativeeffort.Co-writtenwithaward-winningjournalistEvanThomas,andpublishedin1986,TheWiseMen:SixFriendsandtheWorldTheyMadeexploresthelivesofsixmenwhoshapedgovernmentandpublicpolicyintheyearsfollowingWWII.Examininganeratoorecenttobecalledhistoryandtoodistanttoqualifyascurrentaffairs,thebookreceivedmixedreviewsbutwasuniversallypraisedforitsambitiousscopeandelegantstyle.Isaacson'ssubsequentbiographies,allsoloefforts(andallcriticallyacclaimed),havechronicledthelivesofsuchdisparatefiguresasHenryKissinger,BenjaminFranklin,andAlbertEinstein.Heexplainswhathasdrawnhimtosuchwidelydivergentsubjects--men,whoonthesurfacewouldappeartohaveverylittleincommon:"Ilikewritingaboutpeoplewithinterestingminds.Itrytoexplorethevariousaspectsofintelligence:commonsense,wisdom,creativity,imagination,mentalprocessingpower,emotionalunderstanding,andmoralvalues.Whichofthesetraitsarethemostimportant?Howdotheymakesomeoneaninfluentialorsignificantorgoodperson?"沃尔特·艾萨克森(WalterIsaacson),历任美国有线电视新闻网(CNN)董事长和《时代周刊》总编,他的作品包括畅销书《爱因斯坦传》,《本杰明·富兰克林传》以及《基辛格传》。

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