Quotes from Walter Isaacson's books, and about them
Steve Jobs on Autobiography of a Yogi: “"Jobs began sharing with Kottke other books, including Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki, Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda" — also the one book on his iPad at his death”
Steve Jobs on Be Here Now: “Jobs found himself deeply influenced by...most notably Be Here Now, a guide to meditation...by Baba Ram Dass”
Steve Jobs on Diet for a Small Planet: “Another book that deeply influenced Jobs during his freshman year was Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappé”
Steve Jobs on King Lear: “I started to read more outside of just science and technology—Shakespeare, Plato. I loved King Lear.”
Steve Jobs on Moby-Dick: “His other favorites included Moby-Dick and the poems of Dylan Thomas.”
Steve Jobs on 1984: “had been toying with a tagline that played off the George Orwell novel: 'Why 1984 won't be like 1984.'”
Steve Jobs on The Whole Earth Catalog: “Brand ran the Whole Earth Truck Store...and in 1968 he decided to extend its reach with the Whole Earth Catalog.”