This book expands on the commencement address given by Steve Jobs to Stanford University graduates on June 12, 2005. It draws on stories from his professional and personal life to show the breadth and depth of a man who, more than almost any other, changed the world through technology and art. Jobs, with neither college degree nor skills at coding, created products that redefined personal computers, digital music, cell phones and tablets. His appreciation for art and Eastern philosophy influenced the look and feel of the products that are so iconic today. Jobs was truly a genius who left this world too soon. What stays in my mind after reading the final page are Jobs last words before dying - "oh wow, oh wow, oh wow" - chilling. ( )

Interesting book. Great look into the life and lessons to be learned from Jobs. ( )

I agree with the earlier reviewer who said basically "what's the point" and found even the cover of the book to be misleading. Any passer by would immediately think that this was a book that Jobs' had something to do with. It's a bait and switch tactic. Basically this book could have been written in as a Wikipedia blog post. Cut and paste a few (already published) snippets of information about Jobs, Apple and the speech and then try and connect the dots with a few cliches. The only thing I got out of the book was stated in the first few pages - this is no substitute for watching the address itself. I feel like anyone could have done the same thing as the author did - watch the speech and jot down some notes about how it made him feel, then back fill some tired facts and figures as page fodder. Jobs, warts and all, was an innovator and visionary. His legacy lives in the hundreds/thousands of products, terminology and technology that he cultivated through his maniacal focus and the talented people who were brave and passionate enough to keep working to please him. Far from Thinking Different, this book is simply another example of how rare original thought has become in this world. Instead the book only hopes to glean its "15 minutes of fame" as an inauspicious knock off of a special moment in time - and using Steve's likeness as the proverbial Talking Head. Just let the real work stand on its own ( )

This book was a quick read. This book is in depth look at analyzing Steve Jobs' Stanford Commencement Speech. It gave a lot of background information as to how Steve Jobs' life experiences influenced Apple. ( )

Steve Jobs' Life By Design: Lessons to be learned from his last lecture. The title chosen by the author George Beahm should of been More details about the only concement speech he ever made which was at Stanford. If you do not want to know all the details of Mr Jobs' life and only have a short time to read this would be a good book to take with you. It covers the highlights and important details about his life in a very concise manner. This is not and will never be the end all book about Steve Jobs for this man was too complicated to be easily described in such a short amount of time and space. I concur with the author that you should listen to the address before reading the book. ( )