Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2024-03-05
Books mentioned on Part One: The Terrible Secret of Steve Jobs
Robert sits down with Ed Zitron to discuss the early life of Steve Jobs, who started out setting off bombs in school and wound up founding See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Robert Evans recommended Infinite loop by Michael S. Malone, discussed Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender and others, Be Here Now by Ram Dass, diet for a small planet by Frances Moore Lappe, and Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda Paramahansa, and criticized Mucusless Diet Healing System by Arnold Ehret.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Becoming Steve Jobs
Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli is an insightful biography examining the evolution of Steve Jobs from a reckless upstart into a visionary leader.
Discussed“one of my sources for this episode is the book becoming Steve Jobs by journalist Brent schlender”
Where to get it
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Infinite loop
Infinite Loop: How Apple, the World's Most Insanely Great Computer Company, Went Insane by Michael S.
Recommended“but it's still a lot more Dicky than it ought to be which is why my favorite Source on at least the early life of jobs and the founding of Apple um is the book infinite Loop which I think is a far better work of Journalism than than either of those”
Where to get it
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Be Here Now
Be Here Now by Ram Dass is a seminal 1970s spiritual guide exploring mindfulness, yoga, and Eastern philosophy.
Discussed“for a while Steve's biggest influence is a book that they both love called be here now which is a guide to meditation and psychedelic drugs”
Where to get it
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diet for a small planet
Diet for a Small Planet by Frances Moore Lappé is a foundational vegetarian cookbook and environmental text that explores the ecological impact of meat production and promotes plant-based eating.
Discussed“but in his freshman year he reads a book called diet for a small plant Planet”
Where to get it
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Mucusless Diet Healing System
Mucusless Diet Healing System by Arnold Ehret is a controversial 20th-century alternative health book that promotes fasting and the elimination of mucus-forming foods to achieve physical healing.
Critiqued“but it leads him to a book that's significantly less well- grounded which is called mucusless diet healing system now you can tell from the title that there's GNA be some nonsense in that book”
Where to get it
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Autobiography of a Yogi
Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda is a spiritual classic that chronicles the author's life and introduces readers to the ancient science of Kriya Yoga and Eastern mysticism.
Discussed“he reads this book called autobiography of a yogi which he's going to reread every year of his life it's like the only book on his iPad”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I've not seen the movies, I've not read the book, because the idea of Walter Isaacson telling me anything is kind of annoying as a preface.”