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Books like Steve Jobs
An engaging, accessible portrait of a brilliant but complicated mind that redefined how we interact with technology. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Steve Jobs.
- inspiring
- forward-looking
- reflective
- 01
iWoz
Steve Wozniak and Gina Smith · 2006
A joyful, geeky conversation with the ultimate hardware hacker about the pure thrill of invention.
- 02
Creative Selection
Ken Kocienda
A quiet, meticulous look over the shoulder of a craftsman building the digital tools that changed the world.
- 03
Small Fry
Lisa Brennan-Jobs
A beautifully rendered, aching exploration of what it means to grow up in the shadow of a myth.
- 04
Jony Ive
Leander Kahney
A sleek, admiring portrait of the quiet perfectionist who shaped the modern technological aesthetic.
- 05
Revolution in the valley
Andy Hertzfeld
An energetic, insider's look at the eccentric brilliance and creative chaos that birthed the personal computer.
- 06
The Innovators
Walter Isaacson
A sweeping, deeply human exploration of the collaborative genius that wired our modern world.
- 07
The Everything Store
Brad Stone
A gripping, fly-on-the-wall plunge into the relentless engine room of modern retail's most formidable empire.
- 08
The One Device
Brian Merchant
A globetrotting, investigative journey that shatters the myth of the lone genius to reveal the sprawling, messy human reality behind a sleek modern marvel.
- 09
Elon Musk
Ashlee Vance
A high-octane, unvarnished look at the relentless drive and staggering personal costs behind modern technological miracles.
- 10
Dogfight
Fred Vogelstein
A high-stakes, behind-the-scenes plunge into the cutthroat corporate warfare that put a smartphone in every pocket.
- 11
The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook
Ben Mezrich
A high-energy, dramatic plunge into the intoxicating and ultimately destructive collision of collegiate ambition, social desperation, and unimaginable wealth.
- 12
Shoe Dog
Phil Knight
A scrappy, sweat-soaked sprint through the chaotic, high-stakes early days of building an empire from the trunk of a car.
