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De Zen Van Steve Jobs (2012)

by Caleb Melby(Favorite Author)

3.42 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Kosmos

review 1: As an enthusiast of Zen Buddhism and appreciator of Apple's approach to design, this book was on my radar for a while. It is a short read, and perhaps a bit overpriced, but it does a good job of suggesting the relationship between those two themes, while giving the reader some, not a lot, of insight into Buddhism, Jobs, and Otogawa. A couple of reviewers pointed out that there is a very Buddhist quality to its simplicity, and I would agree with that. Worth a read, perhaps not a purchase, unless you are a Steve Jobs fanatic/collector.
review 2: I picked this up just because I was so skeptical of it, but you know what? It was really sharp and tight and pretty darn good. About Jobs and his encounters and the inspiration of his Zen master. Yes - he had one since he... more was a teenager more or less. I liked how it pulled very few punches about what a jerk Jobs could be, didn't assume that it's reader worshipped the I-mac/phone/pod/touch etc. But explained its genesis pretty well. This book did what it needed to do without much filler, said something pretty unique and I liked that alot.. less

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