Upbringing, family, and education -- Reed college and time before pre-Apple (1972-1976) -- The first year -- Apple Computer Incorporated and growth -- Now truly wealthy -- Ouster from Apple -- Next was Next -- Pixar and Disney -- Saving Apple from bankruptcy -- Apple's reshaping for the modern...

Introduction: Killing it -- The death of Steve Jobs -- A worldview shaped by the deep South -- Learning the trade at Big Blue -- A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join a near-bankrupt company -- Saving Apple through outsourcing -- Stepping into Steve Jobs's shoes -- Finding his feet with hot...

Drawn from interviews with friends, childhood mentors, family, former bosses, classmates, colleagues, and rivals who have known these powerful individuals at different stages of their lives, a fascinating look at the business titans of the twenty-first century, including Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos,...

From the former Treasury Secretary, the definitive account of the unprecedented effort to save the U.S. economy from collapse in the wake of the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression.