
Steve Jobs: Insanely Great
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · October 11, 2016
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- Who it’s for
- A brisk, hand-drawn biography pairs tech history with a portrait of brilliance and contradiction.
- Themes
- Technology and innovation, Entrepreneurship, Perfectionism and ambition
- Pacing
- Fast
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Whether they’ve seen Aaron Sorkin and Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs movie, read Walter Isaacson’s biography, or just own an iPhone, this graphic novel retelling of the Apple innovator’s life will capture the imaginations of the legions of readers who live and breathe the technocentric world Jobs created.
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Told through a combination of black-and-white illustrations and handwritten text, this fast-paced and entertaining biography in graphic format presents the story of the ultimate American entrepreneur, the man who brought us Apple Computer, Pixar, Macs, iPods, iPhones, and more. Jobs’s remarkable life reads like a history of the personal technology industry. He started Apple Computer in his parents’ garage and eventually became the tastemaker of a generation, creating products we can’t live without. Through it all, he was an overbearing and demanding perfectionist, both impossible and inspiring. Capturing his unparalleled brilliance, as well as his many demons, Jessie Hartland’s engaging biography illuminates the meteoric successes, devastating setbacks, and myriad contradictions that make up the extraordinary life and legacy of the insanely great Steve Jobs. Here's the perfect book for any teen interested in STEM topics, especially tech. A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year “If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this comic tale can hang with the sprawling biographies.” —Macworld.com “An accessible take . . . undoubtedly valuable for kids who are growing up using Apple’s products but knowing little about the man who created them.” —GeekDad.com
Ideas in Ink
A brisk, hand-drawn biography pairs tech history with a portrait of brilliance and contradiction.
Come here for
- The personal technology industry, traced through one innovator’s life
- Black-and-white illustrations alongside handwritten text
Expect
- A fast-paced biography in graphic format
- Successes, setbacks, and an often difficult perfectionist
Where it sits
| Graphic Biography | 92% |
|---|---|
| Science & Tech Biographies | 71% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Science & Tech Biographies
- Business & Economics
- Computers
- Authors
- Jessie Hartland
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- October 11, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Technology and innovation · Entrepreneurship · Perfectionism and ambition
- Reading lane
- Science & Tech Biographies