iCon - Steve Jobs
a review of "iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business"
i was about 50 pages into the book. i could not take anymore of praise for Steve Jobs. it also made me feel so small that i stopped reading the book and worked 14 hours everyday for 3 weeks at my office. it took me a while for me to come out of the "you are nothing" feeling. soon, i started reading the book with fresh enthusiasm, just for the pleasure of reading.
within the next few pages, the tone of the book changed dramatically. in history, if there was one biography that points out all the mistakes of the person being biographed and the flaws in his very personality, this is it. its a blasphemy of biographies!!!! may be that's all there is to it. but wait.
the biographers covered the length and breadth of Steve's temper and how it reflected in every action of his. as a biography, it neatly portrays his ups and downs in both professional and personal life. how did the authors ever imagine to come out of this work without earning Steve's loathe and anger? i was all the while wondering what conclusion would be apt for this outrageous book on Steve - well the sentence could read 'book on outrageous Steve'. how did the authors escape this entrepreneurial wiz kid ? didn't he sue them??
an obsolutely remarkable and unexpected climax. no other epilogue would have made justice to the readers, the authors as well as Steve. the authors request the readers to see above and beyond Steve's temper and forgive him (for what he did to the actual contributors to his success) for he is a changed man now. that is all that matters. i have learnt to forgive too and see Steve in a new light.
i was about 50 pages into the book. i could not take anymore of praise for Steve Jobs. it also made me feel so small that i stopped reading the book and worked 14 hours everyday for 3 weeks at my office. it took me a while for me to come out of the "you are nothing" feeling. soon, i started reading the book with fresh enthusiasm, just for the pleasure of reading.
within the next few pages, the tone of the book changed dramatically. in history, if there was one biography that points out all the mistakes of the person being biographed and the flaws in his very personality, this is it. its a blasphemy of biographies!!!! may be that's all there is to it. but wait.
the biographers covered the length and breadth of Steve's temper and how it reflected in every action of his. as a biography, it neatly portrays his ups and downs in both professional and personal life. how did the authors ever imagine to come out of this work without earning Steve's loathe and anger? i was all the while wondering what conclusion would be apt for this outrageous book on Steve - well the sentence could read 'book on outrageous Steve'. how did the authors escape this entrepreneurial wiz kid ? didn't he sue them??
an obsolutely remarkable and unexpected climax. no other epilogue would have made justice to the readers, the authors as well as Steve. the authors request the readers to see above and beyond Steve's temper and forgive him (for what he did to the actual contributors to his success) for he is a changed man now. that is all that matters. i have learnt to forgive too and see Steve in a new light.
see.. now you agree why I said not to stop after the 50 pages ;-)
ReplyDeleteGood review of ICON. I was a great fan of Steve before I read this book. Now, there is no doubt in my mind that Steve Jobs is a great American Icon. It's difficult to isolate one's professional and personal life when it comes to recognizing the individual.
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