Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different: A Biography

Karen Blumenthal

Feb 2012 · Sold by Square Fish

About this ebook

Discover the riveting story of Steve Jobs, the visionary who revolutionized the worlds of computing, music, filmmaking, and more in this award-winning biography.

"Your time is limited. . . . have the courage to follow your heart and intuition." —Steve Jobs

From his humble beginnings as an adopted child to his rise as a technological genius, Steve Jobs' path was never predictable. After dropping out of college, he created Apple in his parents' garage with friend Steve Wozniack at just twenty years old.

Jobs' exacting standards for perfection, counterculture approach, and uncompromising taste pushed boundaries and shaped his legacy. A devoted husband, father, and Buddhist, he battled cancer for over a decade while leading Apple to unprecedented heights with iconic products like the iMac, iPod, iTunes, and iPhone.

In Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different, acclaimed author Karen Blumenthal explores the evolution of computers through Jobs' life and work. Illustrated with black and white photos and framed by his inspirational 2005 Stanford commencement speech, this biography is a must-read portrait of a modern genius who changed our world.

Praise for Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different:

"This is a smart book about a smart subject by a smart writer." —Booklist, starred review

"An engaging and intimate portrait. Few biographies for young readers feel as relevant and current as this one does." —The Horn Book Magazine

Ratings and reviews

A fairly good biography of Steve Jobs. It details his entire life from childhood to his peaks and lowest points of his illustrious career. It gives a peek into the negative aspects of his character, yet sticks heavily to the aspects that made him the idol that people know. Overall it's nice, light, easy to read and good for those who'd like a simple overview of Jobs, his life, and his character.

It presents Steve Jobs as a wholesome being. So true that pain gush through my heart when the word "died" came across my eyes.

Words can't describe the way I love this book or even how great it is. Just know that after reading this it inspired me to create my own OS.

About the author

Karen Blumenthal (1959-2020) was a financial journalist and editor whose career included five years with The Dallas Morning News and twenty-five with The Wall Street Journal—where her work helped earn the paper a Pulitzer Prize for its breaking news coverage of the September 11, 2001 attacks—before becoming an award-winning children’s non-fiction book writer.

Three of her books, Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History, Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different, and Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition, were finalists for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award.

Karen was also the author of Six Days in October: The Stock Market Crash of 1929 (named a Sibert Honor Book), Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX (winner of the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award), Tommy: The Gun That Changed America, Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend, and Jane Against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights.