Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of Apple's co-founder, tracing his genius, cruelty, and reinvention of multiple industries.
Books mentioned in Steve Jobs (16)
Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda: “"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”
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki: “Shunryu Suzuki, who wrote Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind and ran the San Francisco Zen Center”
Be Here Now by Ram Dass: “Jobs found himself deeply influenced by...most notably Be Here Now, a guide to meditation...by Baba Ram Dass”
Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappé: “Another book that deeply influenced Jobs during his freshman year was Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappé”
Mucusless Diet Healing System by Arnold Ehret: “Jobs's dietary habits became even more obsessive when he read Mucusless Diet Healing System by Arnold Ehret”
King Lear by William Shakespeare: “I started to read more outside of just science and technology—Shakespeare, Plato. I loved King Lear.”
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville: “His other favorites included Moby-Dick and the poems of Dylan Thomas.”
1984 by George Orwell: “had been toying with a tagline that played off the George Orwell novel: 'Why 1984 won't be like 1984.'”
The Whole Earth Catalog by Stewart Brand: “Brand ran the Whole Earth Truck Store...and in 1968 he decided to extend its reach with the Whole Earth Catalog.”
The Myth of the Machine by Lewis Mumford: “In e [The] Myth of the Machine, the historian Lewis Mumford warned that computers were sucking away our freedom”
What the Dormouse Said by John Markoff: “John Markoff wrote in his study of the counterculture's convergence with the computer industry, What the Dormouse Said.”
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe: “appeared in the opening scene of Tom Wolfe's e [The] Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test”
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace by Richard Brautigan: “an ethos lyrically expressed in Richard Brautigan's 1967 poem, 'All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace'”
The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. Christensen: “Jobs was deeply influenced by his book e [The] Innovator's Dilemma”
Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot by Richard Restak: “Powell sent him a gift basket with a DVD of...the book Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot”
Books that mention Steve Jobs (1)
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan: “Steve Jobs peered out of the white cover, hand on his chin, wearing round glasses that looked a bit like Penumbra's.”