The Wisdom of Steve Jobs

It’s hard to overestimate the impact that Steve Jobs has had on the world. During a career that spanned more than thirty-five years, he forever changed the way people communicate, listen to music, and watch video.

 The Wisdom of Steve Jobs brings together hundreds of quotations that draw from interviews, appearances, and media coverage spanning decades. Organized thematically, the selections reveal his thoughts, insights, and philosophies on everything from hiring, firing and the workplace to competitors, family and friends.

In these selections, Jobs

  • Reflects on the goals, successes, and challenges of his business career
  • Shares his deeply-held views about the true meaning of design and product innovation
  • Speaks frankly about the high expectations he sets for colleagues as well as for himself
  • Offers his keen insights into how to live life to the fullest—both personally and professionally

 In more personal excerpts,  the fiercely private Jobs recalls his childhood and the valuable lessons his parents taught him; his adolescent years; and his early passion for electronics. Jobs also speaks lovingly about his wife and family.

 Complete with an assortment of quotations from world leaders, industry giants, politicians, journalists, and friends who share their insights, The Wisdom of Steve Jobs is a thoughtful tribute to a great American icon.

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The Wisdom of Steve Jobs

It’s hard to overestimate the impact that Steve Jobs has had on the world. During a career that spanned more than thirty-five years, he forever changed the way people communicate, listen to music, and watch video.

 The Wisdom of Steve Jobs brings together hundreds of quotations that draw from interviews, appearances, and media coverage spanning decades. Organized thematically, the selections reveal his thoughts, insights, and philosophies on everything from hiring, firing and the workplace to competitors, family and friends.

In these selections, Jobs

  • Reflects on the goals, successes, and challenges of his business career
  • Shares his deeply-held views about the true meaning of design and product innovation
  • Speaks frankly about the high expectations he sets for colleagues as well as for himself
  • Offers his keen insights into how to live life to the fullest—both personally and professionally

 In more personal excerpts,  the fiercely private Jobs recalls his childhood and the valuable lessons his parents taught him; his adolescent years; and his early passion for electronics. Jobs also speaks lovingly about his wife and family.

 Complete with an assortment of quotations from world leaders, industry giants, politicians, journalists, and friends who share their insights, The Wisdom of Steve Jobs is a thoughtful tribute to a great American icon.

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The Wisdom of Steve Jobs

The Wisdom of Steve Jobs

by Carol Kelly-Gangi (Editor)
The Wisdom of Steve Jobs

The Wisdom of Steve Jobs

by Carol Kelly-Gangi (Editor)

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It’s hard to overestimate the impact that Steve Jobs has had on the world. During a career that spanned more than thirty-five years, he forever changed the way people communicate, listen to music, and watch video.

 The Wisdom of Steve Jobs brings together hundreds of quotations that draw from interviews, appearances, and media coverage spanning decades. Organized thematically, the selections reveal his thoughts, insights, and philosophies on everything from hiring, firing and the workplace to competitors, family and friends.

In these selections, Jobs

  • Reflects on the goals, successes, and challenges of his business career
  • Shares his deeply-held views about the true meaning of design and product innovation
  • Speaks frankly about the high expectations he sets for colleagues as well as for himself
  • Offers his keen insights into how to live life to the fullest—both personally and professionally

 In more personal excerpts,  the fiercely private Jobs recalls his childhood and the valuable lessons his parents taught him; his adolescent years; and his early passion for electronics. Jobs also speaks lovingly about his wife and family.

 Complete with an assortment of quotations from world leaders, industry giants, politicians, journalists, and friends who share their insights, The Wisdom of Steve Jobs is a thoughtful tribute to a great American icon.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781435141360
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Publication date: 04/30/2012
Sold by: Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format: eBook
Pages: 120
File size: 504 KB

About the Author

Carol Kelly-Gangi is an editor and attorney. She is the editor of such titles as Mother Teresa: Her Essential Wisdom, Abraham Lincoln: His Essential Wisdom, The Essential Wisdom of the Irish, and The Wit and Wisdom of Ronald Reagan. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and two children.

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