Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products

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An adulating biographyof Apple s left-brainedwunderkind, whose workcontinues to revolutionizemodern technology. "Kirkus Reviews" In 1997, Steve Jobs discovered a scruffy Britishdesigner toiling away at Apple s headquarters, surrounded by hundreds of sketches andprototypes. Jony Ive s collaboration with Jobswould produce some of the world s most iconictechnology products, including the iMac, iPod, iPad, and iPhone. Ive s work helped reverse Apple slong decline, overturned entire industries, and created a huge global fan base. Yet little isknown about the shy, soft-spoken whiz whomJobs referred to as his spiritual partner. Leander Kahney offers a detailed portrait ofthe English art school student with dyslexiawho became the most acclaimed tech designerof his generation. Drawing on interviews withIve s former colleagues and Apple insiders, Kahney takes us inside the creation of thesememorable objects. ("The Wall Street Journal")"

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An adulating biographyof Apple s left-brainedwunderkind, whose workcontinues to revolutionizemodern technology. Kirkus Reviews"

Author description

Leander Kahney, the bestselling authorof" Inside Steve s Brain" and "Cult of Mac," hascovered Apple for more than a dozen years. He isthe former news editor of Wired.com, and nowthe editor of CultofMac.com. He lives in SanFrancisco."