Leander Kahney

Partly a biography of Ive, but in large part, about design at Apple. I won't look at Apple products (or other phones, tablets, computers, or operating systems) in the same way ever again. I also learned a bit about manufacturing processes. This book made me think a lot about industrial design and manufacturing. The author is an unabashed fan of Apple. He did bring up a few criticisms of Apple and Ive.

Leander Kahney achieved something very few writers did when talking about master Steve Jobs: he was impartial to his stormy temperament while exploring the greatness behind the methods used by such a genius leader and "followers-maker" through its very concise chapters with a "most important points' recall" in form of lists by the end of each one.
This is the one book about Steve Jobs you wanna read if you have to chose only one and it's a must-read for anyone interested on improving his/her show more professional life and the way you deal with the world. You will understand why he was taken as a genius leader, a revolutionary futurist thinker and why you should learn from his methods.

"Inside Steve's Brain" is my supreme bedside bible. I keep it along Machiavelli's "The Prince" and Zhuge Liang's "Art of War"!

Just as every methodically designed and powerful speech made by Steve Jobs gave me deep enlightenment through my whole life, about various things... Kahney's book is a fast-reading reminder of what's important for me as a professional... and as a person too, because citing the Master himself:

"If you're working on something exciting that you really care about, you don't need to be pushed: THE VISION PULLS YOU!" (Steve Jobs) show less

An interesting, now historical, trawl through the mind of Steve Jobs. Has lots of points about the business tips that you could get from Jobs, but occasionally contradicted himself.

If you can stand repetition after repetition of the same sentences and concepts, then you may be able to get some interesting information out of this book. The author goes on and on with the same quotes of Steve Jobs, the same examples. I get the impression Leander Kahney is assuming his readers are dummies or affected by ADD and they need to be reminded every few pages what the book is about.
Apart from the poor style, the book includes some useful information and draws a good picture of the show more complex personality of Steve Jobs. show less