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《史蒂夫·賈伯斯傳》是史蒂夫·賈伯斯唯一授權的官方傳記，在2011年上半年由美國出版商西蒙舒斯特對外發布出版訊息以來，備受全球媒體和業界矚目，《史蒂夫·賈伯斯傳》的全球出版日期最終確定為2011年10月24日，簡體中文版也於同日上市。史蒂夫·賈伯斯是一位極具創造力的企業家，史蒂夫·賈伯斯有如過山車般精彩的人生和犀利激越的性格，充滿追求完美和誓不罷休的激情，史蒂夫·賈伯斯創造出個人電腦、動畫電影、音樂、手機、平板電腦以及數字出版等6大產業的顛覆性變革。史蒂夫·賈伯斯的個性經常讓周圍的人憤怒和絕望，但其所創造出的產品也與這種個性息息相關，全然不可分割的，正如蘋果的硬體和軟體一樣。兩年多的時間，與史蒂夫·賈伯斯40多次的面對面傾談，以及與史蒂夫·賈伯斯一百多個家庭成員、朋友、競爭對手、同事的不受限的採訪，造就了這本獨家傳記。 史蒂夫·賈伯斯的故事既具有啟發意義，又有警示意義，充滿了關於創新、個性、領導力以及價值觀的教益。
賈伯斯
史蒂夫·賈伯斯（Steve Jobs），1972年高中畢業後，在俄勒岡州波特蘭市的里德學院只念了一學期的書；1974年賈伯斯在一家公司找到設計電腦遊戲的工作。兩年後，時年21歲的賈伯斯和26歲的沃茲尼艾克在賈伯斯家的車庫裡成立了蘋果電腦公司；1985年獲得了由里根總統授予的國家級技術勳章；1996年，蘋果公司重新雇用賈伯斯作為其兼職顧問；1997年9月，賈伯斯重返該公司任執行長。1997年成為《時代周刊》的封面人物；2009年被財富雜誌評選為這十年美國最佳CEO，同年當選時代周刊年度風雲人物之一。
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHIES OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND ALBERT EINSTEIN, THIS IS THE EXCLUSIVE BIOGRAPHY OF STEVE JOBS.
Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.
At a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge, and when societies around the world are trying to build digital-age economies, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. He knew that the best way to create value in the twenty-first century was to connect creativity with technology. He built a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering.
Although Jobs cooperated with this book, he asked for no control over what was written nor even the right to read it before it was published. He put nothing off-limits. He encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. "I've done a lot of things I'm not proud of, such as getting my girlfriend pregnant when I was twenty-three and the way I handled that," he said. "But I don't have any skeletons in my closet that can't be allowed out."And Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about the people he worked with and competed against.Likewise,His friends, foes, and colleagues provide an unvarnished view of the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, devilry, and compulsion for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted.
Driven by demons, Jobs could drive those around him to fury and despair. But his personality and products were interrelated, just as Apple’s hardware and software tended to be, as if part of an integrated system. His tale is instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about innovation, character, leadership, and values.
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史蒂夫·賈伯斯本人表示，《史蒂夫·賈伯斯傳》也涉及到他曾經犯過的錯誤、失敗的經歷以及私生活，有些事情是他自認為並不得意的，但沒有什麼是不可以公諸於眾的。儘管史蒂夫·賈伯斯給予《史蒂夫·賈伯斯傳》的採訪和創作全面的配合，但他對內容從不干涉，也不要求出版前閱讀全文的權利。對於任何資源和關聯的人，他都不設限，甚至鼓勵他所熟知的人袒露出自己的心聲。談及和史蒂夫·賈伯斯共過事的人以及競爭對手，史蒂夫·賈伯斯直言不諱，甚至尖酸刻薄。史蒂夫·賈伯斯的激情、精力、欲望、完美主義、藝術修養、殘暴還有對掌控權的迷戀塑造出的商業哲學一覽無餘。同樣，史蒂夫·賈伯斯的朋友、敵人，還有同事在《史蒂夫·賈伯斯傳》里也為我們提供了一個前所未有的毫無掩飾的視角。 Over the past three years Steve Jobs worked with Walter Isaacson on his biography. Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson is drawn from interviews with Steve Jobs, members of his family and key colleagues from Apple and competitors..--Little, Brown press release – 07.10.11
Following discussion online regarding differences between the US and UK editions of Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography, Little, Brown UK can confirm that the page length for the UK edition is 656 pages – the same as the US edition – and that there is no difference between the two in terms of content. --Statement regarding Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography
The saga of Steve Jobs is the Silicon Valley creation myth writ large: launching a start-up in the proverbial garage and building it into the world's most valuable company.
He didn't invent many things outright, but he was a master at arranging ideas, art and technology in ways that repeatedly invented the future.--Walter Isaacson's article for Time magazine
