Seems to be an update of an earlier work.
In this encore to his classic 1987 unauthorized biography of Steve Jobs-a major bestseller- Jeffrey Young examines Jobs' remarkable resurgence, one of the most amazing business comeback stories in recent years. Drawing on a wide range of sources in Silicon Valley and Hollywood, he details how Jobs put Apple back on track, first with the iMac and then with the iPod, and traces Jobs' role in the remarkable rise of the Pixar animation studio, including his rancorous feud with Disney's Michael Eisner.
* Written with insider scoops and no-holds-barred style
* Based on hundreds of highly unauthorized interviews with Jobs' nearest and dearest
* New information on the acrimonious parting between Eisner and Jobs, the personal vendetta behind the return to Apple, and the future of iPod and the music industry
Sounds like it might be a hatchet job - and with a title like that, it seems rather obvious - , but who knows.
I can understand Apple not carrying it, but dropping the rest of Wiley's books seems very petty.
I'm sure Young is loving the publicity...
[edit:] Jean-Louis Gassee has some interesting comments about one of the authors on [link|http://dangillmor.typepad.com/dan_gillmor_on_grassroots/2005/04/apples_latest_a.html#comments|Gillmor's Blog]:
Who knows how many people Bill Simon and his cohort called, how can they (and their publisher) be surprised Steve's unhappy with the dirty deed? These guys are out to make a buck off his back. As the French say, the higher the monkey climbs the more people see its derri\ufffdre...
He agrees that Steve went too far in retaliation, if I infer correctly.[/edit]
Cheers,
Scott.
