Bill Gates may be wealthier, Michael Dell may be cleverer and Scot McNealy may be fiercer, but few can deny that Steve Jobs is probably the most enigmatic and fascinating CEO in Silicon Valley. Capable of casting his enthralling "Reality-Distortion-Field" upon the most hostile of his critics, Steve Jobs' presence and notoriety in the computer industry commands attention even from the mainstream media. In some stories he's a digital guru, envisioning stylish technologies with the esoteric sensibilities of an ex-hippie. In others he's l'enfant terrible, a dreadful tyrant whose obsessions blind him to his ruthlessness. Alan Deutschman has written a detailed biography of Steve Jobs that delivers its narrative on an insightful middle-ground between both extremes. more