The Second Coming of Steve Jobs

By: Alan Deutschman

Narrated by: Charles Stransky

From the acclaimed Vanity Fair and GQ journalist–an unprecedented, in-depth portrait of the man whose return to Apple precipitated one of the biggest turnarounds in business history. With a new epilogue on Apple’s future survival in today’s roller-coaster economy, here is the revealing biography that blew away the critics and stirred controversy within industry and media circles around the country.

©2000 by Alan Deutschman
(P)2000 Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

"A fascinating portrait of the Apple Computer founder…A mesmerizing, outstanding read, this book crackles with energy. Some of the passages will make your mouth drop open."--Dallas Morning News

"Deutschman illuminates the attributes that have made Jobs not only a success but also an influential innovator in two major industries. THE SECOND COMING…includes fascinating details about Jobs…anyone interested in the culture of Silicon Valley should find it well worth a read."--San Francisco Chronicle

"Alan Deutschman’s delicious Steve Jobs biography is a psychological profile with a fruit-flavored iMac punch line. The book is a pleasure to read, but not surprisingly, Jobs wishes you wouldn’t."--Chicago Sun

Riveting

I learned a lot not only about Steve Jobs, but what it takes to be a great leader. An inspiring read. Jobs and his exploits are entertaining, and I looked forward to finishing this book. Recommended!

Engaging Story

In the spirit of full disclosure, I'm an Apple fan and have been ever since high school with my II-GS. Steve Jobs may have a gigantic ego but his life is a great story and this book gives us hours of interesting episodes. I found it enjoyable and engaging.

nice but need more new

lots of information that repeated from other sources, but quite interesting, has more or less new details about Job's life and business. I would recommend to read if you have passion about Jobs and his deals

Very interesting read

I learned alot about Steve Jobs I never knew before.

Most listenable!

The combination of the writer's style, the subject matter, and the great narrator all add up to the best of all the audiobooks I've listened to. I noticed a theme common to many of these reviews--the addictive nature of this audiobook. It's great listening, and hard to turn off. If every audiobook was like this one, the the print book would be an endangered species!

a good read

This book paints a good portrait of a man who, when all is said and done, comes across as mean spirited, egomaniac and a control freak. Jobs also comes off as a brat.
But it never shy's away from the truth.
I enjoyed it and recommend it to any Apple fan. You may come away less of a fan of Jobs as a person but more impressed as to what one man has done in the tech world.

Good Listen

This book is a great Listen. It tells about one of the Men who helped to create the PC industry. How his ego drove him from the company he helped to found and how his triumphant return help helped to once again re-invent the computer industry. I'm not sure how much of this book is actually accurate but from the things I have heard about this great Man If it isn't true it wouldn't surprise me if it was. A great Book nonetheless!!!

Wonderfully interesting from a UNIX person

I really didn't know much about Apple and/or Steve being a UNIX person the last twenty years or so. With that in mind, I found this book fascinating esspecially the insights into Steve himself and the people and history behind Pixar. Great stuff..

Incredible ongoing story

Amazing story, not only of Steve Jobs, but of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs in general. Fascinating reading which, I feel, is quite objective, describing and giving equal time to the good and the bad.

Please Read This Book!

I am so fed up with the "experts" on TV who think they know everything about Steve Jobs and what he has done for Apple. This book gives specifics regarding the steps Jobs took to get Apple back on its feet. This is a real businessman who knows what he is doing and knows how to run a company. Not just for the Apple enthusiast, this book will give you a real look at business today and how to get it right.