Steve Jobs Writing an Autobiography?

[MacRumors]

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Valleyway claims (http://valleywag.gawker.com/5154585/when-is-the-steve-jobs-autobiography-coming-out) that Steve jobs may have started writing his autobiography."Steve Jobs has started writing a book," a plugged-in tipster tells me. It's the barest of rumors, but the book industry is already eagerly anticipating the Apple CEO's autobiography.Jobs recently took leave (http://www.macrumors.com/2009/01/14/steve-jobs-taking-medical-leave-of-absence-until-june/) from Apple due to medical reasons and expects to return in June.In order to take myself out of the limelight and focus on my health, and to allow everyone at Apple to focus on delivering extraordinary products, I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June.
Valleywag has a pretty spotty history with Apple rumors, so difficult to read too much into this.

Article Link: Steve Jobs Writing an Autobiography? (http://www.macrumors.com/2009/02/17/steve-jobs-writing-an-autobiography/)

[johnnyjibbs]

Well, he's certainly got some time in his hands. If it's true, I (and no doubt the world!) very much look forward to reading it.

[irmongoose]

Hah! The man who says that his medical condition is a personal matter and is of no one else's business suddenly decides to write his life away? What dribble!


irmongoose

[kockgunner]

I would buy it in a second...and I haven't touched a book in years (I haven't even read my textbooks from uni since I got them!)

[SFStateStudent]

I'd probably recommend it as "a must read" for all incoming college freshman...:)

[millar876]

If true, it's sure to be a great read. I got "the second comming of Steve Jobs" from audible a couple of years back (before the iTunes store existed) and i Realy enjoyed it. A book written by SJ himself will surely be better.

[talkingfuture]

Would be an interesting read but it seems unlikely for someone who likes to guard their privacy. I wonder if he'd release an e-book for the Kindle users?

[arkitect]

Hah! The man who says that his medical condition is a personal matter and is of no one else's business suddenly decides to write his life away? What dribble!
irmongoose
I agree. Besides, didn't he declare a while back that no one reads anymore?
;)

Oh, I guess he was right:
I would buy it in a second...and I haven't touched a book in years (I haven't even read my textbooks from uni since I got them!)

You say that as if it is something to be proud of…
:confused:

[mogzieee]

I'd read it. And I hardly ever read books these days!

[hacksaw-C87]

I'd certainly read it, and all I do is read books these days! .... It's got to be more interesting than what I'm currently reading. (Crispin Wright's Truth and Objectivity Fun times.)

[talkingfuture]

I'd read it. And I hardly ever read books these days!

Steve Jobs himself said that nobody reads books anymore when asked about an Apple e-book. I wonder who he is writing it for.

[nick9191]

He needs something to do in his 6 months off.

[alexbates]

It makes perfect sence that he could be using his spare time to write his book.

I am not a big fan of reading books, but I sure would love to read this one.

[andreab35]

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I would love to read his autobiography!
I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

[Wild-Bill]

I hope he includes a chapter in there on why he decided to continuously neglect the Mac Mini. :rolleyes:

[dernhelm]

I hope he includes a chapter in there on why he decided to continuously neglect the Mac Mini. :rolleyes:

Don't forget the Apple TV, firewire, and the PowerBook G5...

[rdowns]

Never happen. Do you really believe the one of the most private people on this Earth will write a bio?

[iCantwait]

i am soooooo gonna get the audiobook from iTunes:apple:

[BenRoethig]

It would be worth the money for a view into Steve's mind.

[rxse7en]

I'd like to recommend the title, "iMe: an Autobiography by Steve Jobs"

[MD5Hash]

Plenty of private people like to keep their personal affairs away from the public spotlight when they can't control that spotlight. But when you write the book and call the shots, who wouldn't like to talk about themselves and present their decisions in the best possible light before history possibly does differently?

Even though Valleywag itself is questionable, it really doesn't seem that far fetched that a man who has come closer to death than most of us have, would want to talk about his legacy...does it?

[efengle]

The book is said to be written in Objective-C

[t0mat0]

I think it a little unfair to think he's just taking 6 months off. He's taking medical leave, he's still doing his CEO role as far as he's told us.

Team,

I am sure all of you saw my letter last week sharing something very personal with the Apple community. Unfortunately, the curiosity over my personal health continues to be a distraction not only for me and my family, but everyone else at Apple as well. In addition, during the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought.

In order to take myself out of the limelight and focus on my health, and to allow everyone at Apple to focus on delivering extraordinary products, I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June.

I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for Apple's day to day operations, and I know he and the rest of the executive management team will do a great job. As CEO, I plan to remain involved in major strategic decisions while I am out. Our board of directors fully supports this plan.

I look forward to seeing all of you this summer.

Steve

Yes, some more recuperative time hopefully, and hopefully he's getting better. But he's not stepped down from his CEO position, and he's stating he's involved still in "major strategic decisions".

[overcast]

The book is said to be written in Objective-C

I guarantee Steve couldn't write "Hello World" in Objective-C.

[surferfromuk]

Wonder if it'll be available on Kindle? :rolleyes:

[RichardI]

He should wait until his career is over don't you think? And, he's a loooong way from that.

Rich :cool:

[lostprophet894]

That's what everybody hopes anyway.

I can see how this would be an interesting read though.

[Dreamail]

it seems unlikely for someone who likes to guard their privacy.
True. Unless it is to be published posthumous. :(

I can imagine that even someone like Steve Jobs, who extremely guards his privacy, would agree to share it all - after his death.
At that point it is no longer about privacy but about preserving your legacy. Setting certain facts straight.
Your privacy doesn't really need to be guarded once you're dead. At least in business matters that don't touch your family.

If the rumor is true then he certainly is considering the fact that he might not live long enough to do it at a later date, e.g. during his retirment.

Hope it's not true.

[jaw04005]

I highly doubt this is true. Jobs has always been a very private person. If you look back, he rarely mentions his family and doesn't come off as someone who would like to revisit history.

Not to mention, his personal crusade against "The Second Coming of Steve Jobs" and "iCon."

With Second Coming, he tried to get Deutschman's publisher to kill the book. The publisher ended up leaking the story to the New York Times.

With iCon, he also tried to get it killed and ended up removing all of Wiley's books from the Apple Store.

Additionally, Wozniak wrote a book, "iWoz", that Jobs was supposed to write the foreword to. Woz said after Jobs received a preview copy of the book, he refused to write the foreword.

The one exception I can remember was his graduation speech to Stanford a few years ago. If you haven't seen it (it's available on iTunes), I highly recommend it.

With that said, I would buy his book in a heartbeat.

[lostprophet894]

Jobs has always been a very private person.

Which is why a book detailing his life would be such a big seller.

[wx4svr]

I'd read it. And I hardly ever read books these days!

Yep... same here. I never read, but I WILL read this one!

[IJ Reilly]

Never happen. Do you really believe the one of the most private people on this Earth will write a bio?

That was my first thought, but the secret to memoirs is that the subject gets to tell the story from their own point of view, to include what they want to include, leave out what they don't want anyone to know. They get to settle old scores, if they feel the need. So I'm not completely convinced that he wouldn't write an autobiography.

The book is said to be written in Objective-C

More likely Subjective-C, but the point is taken. ;)

[twoodcc]

well, i would like to think if this is true, i think it would sell pretty well. i would buy the book for sure.

[EmperorDarius]

Would be interesting, I'd read it.

[BRLawyer]

I would buy it in a second...and I haven't touched a book in years (I haven't even read my textbooks from uni since I got them!)

You should probably talk to the Kindle fanboys in this forum, then...:rolleyes:

But I am sure this rumor is nonsense, UNLESS SJ is really in bad shape and not returning to the fold anymore.

[leandromp]

Which is why a book detailing his life would be such a big seller.

I totally agree with you.
If is true, this book is gonna be a best seller. I hope it comes in spanish too Lol

[tracedlight]

Never happen. Do you really believe the one of the most private people on this Earth will write a bio?

definitely. im going to die, i need closure, here is my past, goodbye world. it's all very human.

[AnDi86]

I think this would be awesome!

[toolbox]

I would by this too, i think it would be a good read

[Chundles]

My Autobiography - By Steve Jobs.


"I was right, you're all wrong."

steven p. jobs

Fin.

[IJ Reilly]

My Autobiography - By Steve Jobs.


"I was right, you're all wrong."

steven p. jobs

Fin.

What, no closing credits?

"Everything by Me."

[Chundles]

What, no closing credits?

"Everything by Me."

I didn't want it to appear self-aggrandising...

[Sijmen]

So whatever happened to “… the fact is that people don't read anymore”?

[IJ Reilly]

I didn't want it to appear self-aggrandising...

Not you, him -- you silly Australian person!

[rdowns]

If he wrote a bio, he would have to call it Frigtard. :D

[BenRoethig]

My Autobiography - By Steve Jobs.


"I was right, you're all wrong."

steven p. jobs

Fin.

I think you captured the essence of Steve there.

[jimeverson]

I seriously doubt he is doing this. Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING the man has to say he says through the products he releases. If you can't read Steve Jobs from those products, then you aren't paying attention.

[EricNau]

Never happen. Do you really believe the one of the most private people on this Earth will write a bio?
I agree for the most part, but I think S. Jobs might also be arrogant enough to consider such an endeavor. :D

[X-Dog]

That was my first thought, but the secret to memoirs is that the subject gets to tell the story from their own point of view, to include what they want to include, leave out what they don't want anyone to know. They get to settle old scores, if they feel the need. So I'm not completely convinced that he wouldn't write an autobiography.

Sort of like what Joe Torre did.

I could see Jobs writing a autobiography in order to "set the record straight" or something like that.

[iParis]

I'm most likely going to pre-order this!
Maybe this will help unveil some secrets as to how he was able to save Apple.

[Apple Ink]

What a load of BS crap.... Jobs is currently spending all his free time in developing an age lengthening serum so that he can juice out every single drop of his life to remain the CEO of Apple as long as possible....

Sadly.. I'd love that!

[iParis]

What a load of BS crap.... Jobs is currently spending all his free time in developing an age lengthening serum so that he can juice out every single drop of his life to remain the CEO of Apple as long as possible....

Sadly.. I'd love that!

That would be the best thing ever created!

[Apple Ink]

That would be the best thing ever created!

What... you think he's gonna give it away in charity... of course not!

It'll come in the iAge Classic: Instantly add 10 years and the iAge Nano: Just 3 Years but you gate a 20KG weight loss program free (thats what Jobs was testing last year)

The nano will cost $20,000,000,000 and the classic will cost $200,000,000,000!

[winterspan]

WOOHOO!!! Only 1/3 of the "I never read books" crowd is a Stupid American©!

The (Looney-carrying) Canucks and Red Coats got nothing on us!

[CA]
...and I haven't touched a book in years (I haven't even read my textbooks from uni since I got them!)


[USA]
I am not a big fan of reading books, but I sure would love to read this one.

[UK]
I'd read it. And I hardly ever read books these days!

[SuperMacMan]

Not you, him -- you silly Australian person!

*hiss* *snarl* As an Aussie myself, I'm sure none of us appreciate being called "silly!"

Okay okay... Joke over. I'll forgive you.

[winterspan]

*hiss* *snarl* As an Aussie myself, I'm sure none of us appreciate being called "silly!"
Okay okay... Joke over. I'll forgive you.

I'll tell you what, "Silly" people are people like myself who for some reason continue to live in the northwestern United States. Compared to that, anyone in BEAUTIFUL, SUNNY Melbourne is a genius.

[Mac Kiwi]

I wonder how many more of Wozs stories Jobs liberates as his own,in this book.

[IJ Reilly]

*hiss* *snarl* As an Aussie myself, I'm sure none of us appreciate being called "silly!"

Okay okay... Joke over. I'll forgive you.

That's the nice thing about you silly Australian people -- so forgiving! ;)

[NXTMIKE]

just getting skeptical...but could this be a clue of retirement or otherwise health related resignation? if the rumor is true.

[markiv810]

Hah! The man who says that his medical condition is a personal matter and is of no one else's business suddenly decides to write his life away? What dribble!


irmongoose

I couldn't have said it better myself, Steve illness/recovery is Steve's personal matter. Everyone has right to private life celebrity or not, just my opinion.

[gnasher729]

just getting skeptical...but could this be a clue of retirement or otherwise health related resignation? if the rumor is true.

Have you seen Steve Jobs writing anything? Has anybody? (Not that he would write this himself, it is much easier and much better to hire a professional writer). It is completely pointless to add speculation about why someone might do something when nobody has any evidence at all that they are doing it in the first place.

Much more likely that Steve Jobs is practicing hard to beat his kids at Wii Sports :D

That was my first thought, but the secret to memoirs is that the subject gets to tell the story from their own point of view, to include what they want to include, leave out what they don't want anyone to know. They get to settle old scores, if they feel the need. So I'm not completely convinced that he wouldn't write an autobiography.

To be honest, I don't think Steve Jobs cares much at all what people think of him.

[IJ Reilly]

To be honest, I don't think Steve Jobs cares much at all what people think of him.

That's probably true, but he is naturally competitive, and not a little vindictive. Those personality traits can lead to a desire settle up with people who may have crossed you.

[pdjudd]

To be honest, I don't think Steve Jobs cares much at all what people think of him.

Yea, if Steve had a beef with somebody, he would be just as likely tell it off to them publicly in some way. I have a hard time believing that Jobs is going to release a book about himself when it is already well known that he does not like to talk about himself in the first place. Exactly what is he going to talk about? The origins of Apple have already been told numerous times by other people ad museum. He certainly won't talk about his family - he has never done that at all. Anything in depth about Apple would never fly either.

I just don't see anything there.

[IJ Reilly]

He could retell a lot of stories, from his point of view. Remember, we've already seen at least one unauthorized biography, and we know that it really ticked him off. He even lashed out at the publisher, if memory serves. I wouldn't say this book is going to happen, but I wouldn't dismiss the possibility entirely either.

[pdjudd]

He could retell a lot of stories, from his point of view. Remember, we've already seen at least one unauthorized biography, and we know that it really ticked him off. He even lashed out at the publisher, if memory serves. I wouldn't say this book is going to happen, but I wouldn't dismiss the possibility entirely either.

I think his biggest gripe was that it was not him telling it - it was the fact that he could not control it in the ways that he wanted to. Of course thats a completely separate point to make about him wanting to do it anyway.

I find this possibly to be nothing more than wishful thinking. I don't believe I have ever heard Jobs interested in talking about the past.

[troller]

A Biography written by Steve Jobs ? How should this look like ? Buy Page 1 for $10, Page 2 $10, next Page release Summer 2010 for $20. Or buy the whole book and pay for 2 books?

[IJ Reilly]

I think his biggest gripe was that it was not him telling it - it was the fact that he could not control it in the ways that he wanted to. Of course thats a completely separate point to make about him wanting to do it anyway.

I find this possibly to be nothing more than wishful thinking. I don't believe I have ever heard Jobs interested in talking about the past.

What's the driving force behind writing an autobiography? Ego, correct? Tell me Steve hasn't got ego enough for 100 normal people. His health isn't good, he's been forced to take off at least a few months, a time to recuperate and reflect... it could happen. One other thing I can report is that major health episodes have a way of changing something inside a person's head. It's different for everyone, but hardly anyone comes out the other side quite the same person they were before.

[63dot]

I'd probably recommend it as "a must read" for all incoming college freshman...:)

When I was a b-school grad student in the mid-90s, Steve Jobs was the example of what not to do in business. But just a few years later, he came in and re-tooled and became quite a businessman. It's almost as if was two completely different people.

[Andreios]

I really hope the rumors are true about Steve Jobs writing his autobiography. I would love to hear the story of Steve and Apple from his perspective. I don't read a lot of books but this one I would certainly buy.

[localoid]

Google: No results found for "steve jobs on oprah". :(

[IJ Reilly]

Google: No results found for "steve jobs on oprah". :(

Try, "steve jobs is oprah."

[isoMorpheus]

I would LOVE to read Steve Job's autobiography, we've heard so much about him, but none of them seemed to do justice to his character. He is always right to the point when he writes and his sense of humor is way beyond the "nerdy" type we indulge ourselves with these days. I wouldn't say he is the authority for computers, but this book that he certainly CAN write, and it doesn't even have to be to thick, would be authoritative at least in defining the modern sense of simplicity and design.

[PodPacker]

He's really dying! I'm surprised he doesn't have a team trying to download his brain onto the Internet!

[kage207]

We all know this would easily be a Best Seller... But let's be honest, does he really need any more money? :rolleyes:

Secondly, I really don't think he's a man to talk about his whole life. It just doesn't seem right. I'd feel awfully weird reading his autobiography. :p

Even if I was him, I wouldn't do it. Even after I die to be let it released. Reason why, cause it doesn't matter to the world who I was but to the people I met along the way. Cause let's face it, you aren't gonna change the world, you're not that important.

EDIT: Oh btw, I bet he's actually really trying to get healthy then stress about an autobiography. And let's be double honest, the only reason the board is letting him stay on is because not only is he a smart man but he's a symbol.

[iParis]

He's really dying! I'm surprised he doesn't have a team trying to download his brain onto the Internet!

That's exactly what we need. Hopefully enough of him has rubbed off onto Tim Cook and others.

And no, he's not dying.

[kastenbrust]

iGuide to rescuing a business...

iGot bored and took 6 months off sick to write a book...

or my personal favourite... iRetire

[organerito]

It is sad that most of the people in this forum don't read.

[odaiwai]

Have you seen Steve Jobs writing anything? Has anybody? (Not that he would write this himself, it is much easier and much better to hire a professional writer). It is completely pointless to add speculation about why someone might do something when nobody has any evidence at all that they are doing it in the first place.

He's written several essays for the Apple News page, and he obviously writes his presentations. He's clearly a very accomplished communicator.

Anyway, you'll know when he starts writing his autobiography when there are a series of updates to Pages which make other word processors look like scratching runes on stones with a blunt chisel.

[KevinRS]

It is sad that most of the people in this forum don't read.

I would have to say that I agree with that. I love reading and always have done.

[arkitect]

He's written several essays for the Apple News page
Essays? Like in school?
:confused:
he obviously writes his presentations.
How is that obvious?

I am just curious how people know these things so positively.

It is sad that most of the people in this forum don't read.
I would have to say that I agree with that.
True. Some even seem inordinately proud of that fact. :(

[TheGraphicMac]

Never happen. Do you really believe the one of the most private people on this Earth will write a bio?

He would if he knew he was going to die very soon. Not saying he is, but one never knows. When faced with your own mortality, you'd probably be surprised at what you would do.

If I led his life, and a doctor told me I had one, maybe two years tops to live, I would write a book.

[James Cole]

The AB its due for the end of this year.

[Saladinos]

Steve Jobs himself said that nobody reads books anymore when asked about an Apple e-book. I wonder who he is writing it for.

That's probably how he's going to guard his privacy. He'll write it all down, but nobody'll read it, so the universe will stay in balance.

I agree that it'd be an interesting read. Apple is certainly a special company, run in a unique way - they've changed the world with groundbreaking new products and ideas, come back from the jaws of death, created a unique culture of secrecy and expectation, and become a brand as big as BMW or Coca-Cola. Steve has done immensely well thoughout that - starting Apple, getting initial success, getting fired, starting NeXt, coming back, taking Apple through the iPod revolution. It's a unique journey, and it's unique because it requires an exceptional amount of skill to perform.

The thing I love about Apple is that they have respect for themselves; they don't put their brand at risk by slapping their name on any old rubbish. It has to be something they'd like to use, or it's dumped. It's very hard to say no to products, but Apple have it down to a science. They just seem to instinctively know when something's going to be a hit, and on the rare occasion they do get it wrong (see: AppleTV take one), they've got the balls to admit it and take it again from the top.

[Saladinos]

Essays? Like in school?

Essays aren't just for school.

An essay is usually a short piece of writing. It is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can be literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author.

[Azrel]

Steve jobs skill is his ability to communicate well, for sure. I will read this autobiography, but I'de take everything with a pinch of salt, maybe I'm just a naturally cautious person, but the RDF is strong with this one....

[Bye Bye Baby]

That would be something I would read. And how...

[sushi]

but the RDF is strong with this one....
Stretch out with your feelings Luke. ;)

Most autobiographies are that way. After all, the person is writing about themselves so what can you expect.

[63dot]

He would if he knew he was going to die very soon. Not saying he is, but one never knows. When faced with your own mortality, you'd probably be surprised at what you would do.

If I led his life, and a doctor told me I had one, maybe two years tops to live, I would write a book.

I can't rule out that thought. I hope things turn out well. I have met many a cancer patient fight back and survive including friends and family. And there are other conditions, unrelated to cancer, that can cause the wasting syndrome we have seen in Steve Jobs.

With his extraordinary life as adopted child, college dropout, founder of a computer company without having been an engineer or programmer, leading Apple to prominence, battling Bill Gates, getting fired from his own company, and coming back many years later to revive his old company. The incredible rise of Pixar and his path to becoming a billionaire. This is one of the more fascinating American bios.

[sushi]

With his extraordinary life as adopted child, college dropout, founder of a computer company without having been an engineer or programmer, leading Apple to prominence, battling Bill Gates, getting fired from his own company, and coming back many years later to revive his old company. The incredible rise of Pixar and his path to becoming a billionaire. This is one of the more fascinating American bios.
That much is certain.

Quite a path to get where he is today along with Apple and Pixar.

[daver11]

He could put it on "Books on Tape", as read by Forest Gump, err... I mean Al Gore.

[PCMacUser]

I don't think I'd buy or read Jobs' autobiography. It just doesn't interest me to be honest.

If you want the story about the semi-successful person to cancer sufferer to super successful person, then read 'It's Not About the Bike' by Lance Armstrong.

This whole rumour is very weak anyway.

[IJ Reilly]

Lance Armstrong, now there's a guy who's had an impact on my life.

[PCMacUser]

Lance Armstrong, now there's a guy who's had an impact on my life.

I understand your sarcasm; I was just pointing out that there wouldn't be much to learn that hasn't already been learnt if Jobs wrote an autobiography.

[IJ Reilly]

I understand your sarcasm; I was just pointing out that there wouldn't be much to learn that hasn't already been learnt if Jobs wrote an autobiography.

If he was candid I think a great deal could be learned. I could name any number of important Apple-related events over the last 30 years about which we currently know only shadowy details or the story from the perspective of people not so directly involved. Not that I necessarily believe that he'd spill those sorts of beans, but it is interesting to consider that he might. And no, I'm not in the least interested in reading any celebrity book about their fight against diseases.

[fastbite]

A book? What's that? why not a 200.000 episodic podcast?

[Ti_Poussin]

I'm sure if you would read this book "backword" it would say:
"Buy stuff on iTunes store right now" or something like that lol

[PCMacUser]

I'm sure if you would read this book "backword" it would say:
"Buy stuff on iTunes store right now" or something like that lol

Or perhaps the audiobook played backwards would say 'start to smoke marijuana'... oh hang on, that's something else...

[Nedman42]

The Journey is The Reward
By jeffrey s young

All true Apple fans should have read.

[jnc]

I'd like to recommend the title, "iMe: an Autobiography by Steve Jobs"

Surely it should be iLife? :D

[Andrew07]

god, I hope it's titled Me 'n Woz

[SkippyThorson]

Surely it would be Me, Myself, and i... right?:)

[petermcphee]

I've seen it.

The cover is a multi-touch display. The pages turn automatically and display the words via OLED. It's powered by a "Hooperstown" intel desktop processor. The binding is pure titanium, and the whole thing is carved out of a solid block of aluminum.

I would show you all clear, high resolution photos, but I am under an NDA. Sorry.:D

[gmcalpin]

What dribble!
The word you're looking for is "drivel."

[designgenies]

It will good to read something interesting

[Shagrat]

It is sad that most of the people in this forum don't read.

What's even worse is that there are people who are prepared to admit it!

I remember someone (damned if I can remember who...) once said, or probably wrote(!), that we are living in a post-literate age: it's not that people CANT read, they just can't be bothered.

Personally speaking I never feel right, unless I have at least 2 books on the go at any one time.

Maybe it's just that I'm old.

[jodelli]

iWoz was entertaining but not very deep. That's better than deep but not very entertaining, I suppose, unless reading Kant or Hegel; they're supposed to bore the crap out of you.
If Mr. Jobs stays away from proselytizing this could work.

[jons]

It will be called, "How I did it all by myself," and dedicated to the Woz.

[mikeinternet]

I'd check it out for sure.

Who here like 'pirates of silicon valley'?

[WizardHunt]

Well, he's certainly got some time in his hands. If it's true, I (and no doubt the world!) very much look forward to reading it.

I think it would sell very well and make the top 10 list in no time. I hope he is writing a Book. That would be so cool. :cool:

[Firefly2002]

I hope he's at least honest about what an ******* he is.

that we are living in a post-literate age

Well we lived in a pre-literate age for about 100,000 years as homo sapiens. . . let's not forget literacy really only climbed in the mid-late 18th to 19th century.

[Aqueus]

its Just Steve :apple: - the autobiographical movie

[catdog02481]

I'd probably recommend it as "a must read" for all incoming college freshman...:)

You mean outgoing freshmen...SJ did not finish college right?:D