PositiveThe Verge...in some respects, Steve Jobs is a book told through the often discussed \'reality distortion field\' of Steve Jobs himself: though other opinions or sides to a story are presented, Steve always has the last, blunt word ... Given the unprecedented access to Jobs and his blessing to interview those close to him presents the reader with a vast and exceedingly complex — but also incredibly consistent — portrait of the man who created Apple and some of the most important technology products of this century ... Isaacson’s mastery of the form is evident throughout, and he weaves the tale of Jobs’s life deftly ... There are no shocking revelations, but the nuance brought to the events by the wide array of characters Isaacson spent time with, and Jobs’s candid and original perspective, never fail to bring well-known events into sharp and personal focus ... Rather than exposing Jobs an \'asshole,\' the biography presents, front to back, a human being who was essentially incapable of being phony, even if doing so would make him appear better to others.
