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Steve Jobs -Walter Isaacson

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"Steve Jobs" is a biographical novel of Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, by Walter Isaacson, writer of best-selling biographies of Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein. The book is based on the information provided by various family members, colleagues, friends and competitors during several interviews. The author throws light on different situations in Jobs's life and how he dealt with them. His "reality distortion field" is often discussed in the book through different opinions and views. The book is an account of the subjects 56 years of life in a well ordered fashion. It begins with explaining Jobs's difficult childhood. A rebellious young boy, Steve had an intense disliking towards the parents who put him up for adoption. A Zen follower, the author tells us about his strange eating habits and diets. The readers are taken back to the days when desktops and laptops were unimaginable. Isaacson gives an insight on how Jobs started Apple along with St