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HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio accepts the Best Actor award for 'The Revenant' onstage during the 88th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio accepts the Best Actor award for 'The Revenant' onstage during the 88th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on February 28, 2016 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) /
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SAN FRANCISCO – JANUARY 11: (FILE PHOTO) Obituaries In 2011: As 2011 comes to a close, we look at 25 famous personalities that have died in 2011.Please refer to the following profile on Getty Images Archival for further imagery and additional Obituaries of 2011. http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/EditorialImages/Archival?parentEventId=107851819Apple CEO Steve Jobs delivers a keynote address at the 2005 Macworld Expo January 11, 2005 in San Francisco, California. Jobs announced several new products including the new Mac Mini personal computer starting at $499 and the iPod shuffle MP3 player for $99. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO – JANUARY 11: (FILE PHOTO) Obituaries In 2011: As 2011 comes to a close, we look at 25 famous personalities that have died in 2011.Please refer to the following profile on Getty Images Archival for further imagery and additional Obituaries of 2011. http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/EditorialImages/Archival?parentEventId=107851819Apple CEO Steve Jobs delivers a keynote address at the 2005 Macworld Expo January 11, 2005 in San Francisco, California. Jobs announced several new products including the new Mac Mini personal computer starting at $499 and the iPod shuffle MP3 player for $99. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) /

Steve Jobs

Written by Walter Isaacson

Publishing Year: 2011

Price on Amazon:

  • Paperback: $11.06
  • Hardback: $20.83
  • Kindle: $12.99

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Steve Jobs was written by Walter Isaacson. The book is a biography of Apple’s co-founder and former CEO, the late Steve Jobs.

The biography became the basis for the film also titled Steve Jobs written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Danny Boyle starring Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs, Kate Winslett as Joanna Hoffman, and Seth Rogen as Steve Wozniak.

Steve Jobs was nominated for two Oscars, both for acting awards. Fassbender was nominated for Best Leading Actor and Winslet was nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

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The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith, which became the film Carol, was also nominated for an Academy Award and is available on Amazon. The same is true for In Another Country by David Constantine, which became 45 Years. 

You can also buy the biography Dalton Trumbo written by Bruce Cook on Amazon. The film Trumbo starring Bryan Cranston is based on the biography.