The Long, Extraordinary Career of Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs
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Portrait of the Entrepreneur as a Young Man
Jobs' technical brilliance was equaled only by his consummate skill as a sales- and pitchman. His unswerving commitment to his ideas led him to clash frequently with his colleagues and critics, giving him a reputation as a brash and tempestuous manager.

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