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Young, Jeffrey S., 1952-

ICon : Steve Jobs, the greatest second act in the history of business / Jeffrey S. Young, William L. Simon. - Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, c2005. - vii, 359 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-344) and index.

pt. 1: Flowering and withering. Roots ; A company is born ; Let's be pirates! ; Learning to fail -- pt. 2: New beginnings. The NeXT Step ; Show business ; Master of ceremonies ; Icon -- pt. 3: Defining the future. Mogul ; Breaking new ground ; Insanely rich ; iPOD, iTunes, therefore I am ; Clash of the titans ; Showtime.

Examines the legendary success that Steve Jobs has had with Pixar and his rejuvenation of Apple through the introduction of the iMac and iPod.

ISBN: 0471720836 (cloth) 9780471720836 (cloth) 0471787841 (pbk.) 9780471787846 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2005006841

Subjects--Personal Names:
Jobs, Steven, 1955-

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Apple Computer, Inc.--History.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Computer engineers--United States--Biography.

LC Class. No.: QA76.2.J63 / Y677 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 338.7/6100416/092 B