- Publish date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Tian xia yuan jian chu ban gu fen you xian gong si
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CitationZen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Shunryu Suzuki
Helped shape Jobs' lifelong dedication to Zen Buddhism and austere aesthetic simplicity.
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CitationThe Innovator's Dilemma
Clayton M. Christensen
Directly cited by Jobs to justify cannibalizing Apple's existing products before competitors did.
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CitationAutobiography of a Yogi
Paramahansa Yogananda
The spiritual guide Jobs reread annually throughout his adult life after his journey to India.
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CitationBe Here Now
Ram Dass
Influenced Jobs and his Reed College friends during their spiritual and psychedelic explorations.
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CitationOnly the Paranoid Survive
Andrew S. Grove
Referenced during discussions of Jobs' complex relationship and mentorship with Intel's Grove.
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CitationMucusless Diet Healing System
Arnold Ehret
Deeply affected Jobs' approach to extreme fasts and fruit-only diets.
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CitationThe Visual Display of Quantitative Information
Edward Tufte
Referenced in discussions on design ethics and presenting user interfaces clearly.
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CitationDiet for a Small Planet
Frances Moore Lappé
Prompted Jobs to become a strict vegetarian during his freshman year at Reed College.
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CitationCutting Through Spiritual Materialism
Chögyam Trungpa
Read by Jobs during his counterculture seeking period at Reed College.
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CitationMoby-Dick
Herman Melville
Cited by Isaacson as one of Jobs' favorite classics that influenced his youth.
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CitationKing Lear
William Shakespeare
Cited as one of Jobs' favorite literary works studied intensely during high school.
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