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Steve Jobs: Genius by Design by Jason Quinn 2016-02-25

Through rich detail, the graphics of the book highlight key moments and chapters of Steve’s life, right from his adoption to the time of his passing. Unlike the traditional comic book/graphic novel style, the book is heavy on dialouge, which ensures that all the necessary details are included for the reader. The detailing of the artist capturing the emotions is impressive, ensuring that whether it’s the heat of the moment, or the celebration of a breakthrough — no expression is half-hearted. A concise summation of Steve’s story, we learn about the adolescent rebellion, the ousting from Apple, his triumphs and failure as he worked to revolutionise the world as we know it today. It’s particularly interesting to note that the story does not shy from revealing the eccentricities of the man, who was a hard taskmaster, often a pain in everyone’s backside and exactingly precise when it came to every last detail. It also tells of how Steve was far from perfect, that he treated the daughter from his high school sweetheart with disdain in the early years and only later made amends to his relationships. Steve is portrayed as a thinking man, who often said less than he should have when it mattered the most. All in all, Steve comes across as an ordinary man in many ways, who did extraordinary things by indulging his single-minded focus. A light read interspersed with moments of seriousness and joy as you dive into the story of a genius who took the world to a whole new level of awesome. While it gives you all you need to know, the hardcore reader will definitely head to the closest store to pick up a full biography.

- Jyotiraditya