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24 alternatives to Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

A fascinating journey into the life of the Apple founder

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Steve Jobs▲118

   Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Becoming Steve Jobs▲63

   The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Becoming Steve Jobs▲116

   The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Finding the Next Steve Jobs▲56

   How to find, hire, keep and nurture creative talent

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Steve Jobs: Insanely Great▲63

   Steve Jobs' life story as a graphic novel.

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Inside Steve's Brain▲65

   Business lessons from Steve Jobs, the man who saved Apple

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Innovator's Dilemma▲202

   The seminal business book

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Valley Speak▲94

   Deciphering the jargon of Silicon Valley

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Book of Life▲139

   The Bible for how to live in the 21st century

   2014 · theschooloflife.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Inside Apple▲63

    How America's most admired-& secretive-company really works

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Steve Jobs▲1

    The biography of Steve Jobs

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days▲12

    Interviews with Founders of Famous Technology Companies

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Steve Jobs▲5

    The riveting story of his rollercoaster life

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Screw the Valley▲82

    A coast-to-coast tour of America’s new tech startup culture

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    I, Steve: Steve Jobs In His Own Words▲57

    A tribute to the most thought-provoking insights ever spoke…

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Liberal Arts Techie▲80

    How to break into your first startup job

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Startup Mixology▲71

    Guide to Building and Growing Startups (Audiobook)

    2015 · audible.com · its alternatives →

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    The Startup Equation▲72

    A visual guidebook for building your startup

    2016 · startupequation.com · its alternatives →

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    Steve Jobs & the NeXT Big Thing▲5

    Apple computer's foundation in Jobs's basement

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Becoming Steve Jobs▲1

    A book by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli

    2015 · penguinrandomhouse.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hello, Startup▲76

    A programmer's guide to building products, tech & teams

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Autobiography of a Yogi▲79

    The only book on Steve Jobs' iPad

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Makers: The New Industrial Revolution▲72

    The front lines of a new industrial revolution

    2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Startupland▲118

    The story of Zendesk: From idea to IPO

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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