{"product_id":"option-the-secret-life-of-steve-jobs-paperback","title":"Option$: The Secret Life of Steve Jobs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Lyons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the mind, to the world of Fake Steve Jobs. Fake Steve the counterintuitive management guru: \"Obviously we can't literally put our employees' lives at risk. But we have to make them feel that way.\" Fake Steve the political hobnobber: \"I can see why they keep Nancy Pelosi under wraps. Wacky as a dime watch.\" Fake Steve quoting friend\/musician\/philosopher Bono on road etiquette: \"Tink about dat next toim yer cuttin off some bloke and you don't know who it is, right? Could be Jay-sus. Or Boutros Boutros-Ghali or sumfin.\" And on, yes, himself: \"Geniuses have feelings, too.\" In the tradition of \u003ci\u003eThank You for Smoking\u003c\/i\u003e and in the spirit of \u003ci\u003eThe Onion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOptions\u003c\/i\u003e is a novelistic sendup and takedown of Silicon Valley, Hollywood, and Washington, D.C., as viewed by a central character who exists, to his immense self-satisfaction, at the crossroads of all three worlds: \"It's like in one of those movies where a guy realizes he's got telekinetic powers and it's just too bad if he doesn't want them, he's got them. Likewise, I have this gift. It's who I am.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFake Steve Jobs\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer of fiction and nonfiction with something of an insider's knowledge of the high-tech industry. He decided to use his powers for good by starting up the wildly popular blog \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Diary of Steve Jobs\u003c\/i\u003e (http: \/\/fakesteve.blogspot.com), which created the persona and voice for this novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762657919264,"sku":"9780306817410","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6da13f7737690b388f8a128d731f424f.webp?v=1780223012","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/option-the-secret-life-of-steve-jobs-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}