In collaboration with Bentonville Public L ibrary (BPL) and sponsored by Friends of the Library\, The Mayor&rsquo\;s Book Club includes a book club discussion centered around a selected book. \;
\nThe Fall book selection for 2024 is Steve Jobs&nb sp\;by Walter Isaacson. \;
\nCommunity Event &ndash\; Book Discu ssion Group \;
\nThe community event will include an engaging bo ok discussion centered on the selected book and is open to the public. Par ticipants will register in advance to reserve a free book and participate in the in-person discussion at BPL. The book discussion c onversation will be led by Mayor Stephanie Orman. \;
\nAll books are sponsored by the Friends of the Bentonville Library\, available at th e Bentonville Library for pickup and free to keep if you attend the event. If you are unable to attend\, please return the book to BPL for others to enjoy. Books are available on a first-come\, first-serve basis while supp lies last. Participants are encouraged to attend the discussion group\, ev en if they have not read the book.
\nBook Summary:
\nBased on more than forty interviews with Steve Jobs conducted over two years--as we ll as interviews with more than 100 family members\, friends\, adversaries \, competitors\, and colleagues--Walter Isaacson has written a riveting st ory of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a crea tive entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolut ionized six industries: personal computers\, animated movies\, music\, pho nes\, tablet computing\, and digital publishing. Isaacson's portrait touch ed millions of readers.
\nAt a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge\, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiv eness and applied imagination. He knew that the best way to create value i n the twenty-first century was to connect creativity with technology. He b uilt a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkabl e feats of engineering. \; Although Jobs cooperated with the author\, he asked for no control over what was written. He put nothing off-limits. He encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. He himself spoke candi dly about the people he worked with and competed against. \; His frien ds\, foes\, and colleagues offer an unvarnished view of the passions\, per fectionism\, obsessions\, artistry\, devilry\, and compulsion for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resu lted. \;His tale is instructive and cautionary\, filled with lessons a bout innovation\, character\, leadership\, and values.
\nSteve Jobs& nbsp\;is the inspiration for the movie of the same name starring Michael F assbender\, Kate Winslet\, Seth Rogen\, and Jeff Daniels\, directed by Dan ny Boyle with a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin.
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