The Bite in the Apple, Chrisann Brennan
The Bite in the Apple, Chrisann Brennan
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The Bite in the Apple
A Memoir of My Life With Steve Jobs

Author: Chrisann Brennan

Narrator: Coleen Marlo

Unabridged: 10 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/29/2013


Synopsis

Steve Jobs was a remarkable man who wanted to unify the world through technology. For him, the point was to set people free with tools to explore their own unique creativity. Chrisann Brennan knows this better than anyone. She met him in high school, at a time when Jobs was passionately aware that there was something much bigger to be had out of life, and that new kinds of revelations were within reach.

The Bite in the Apple is the very human tale of Jobs's ascent and the toll it took, told from the author's unique perspective as his first girlfriend, co-parent, friend, and—like many others—object of his cruelty. Brennan writes with depth and breadth, and she doesn't buy into all the hype. She talks with passion about an idealistic young man who was driven to change the world, about a young father who denied his own child, and about a man who mistook power for love. Chrisann Brennan's intimate memoir provides the listener with a human dimension to Jobs's myth. Finally, a book that reveals a more real Steve Jobs.

About Chrisann Brennan

Chrisann Brennan is a painter living in the San Francisco Bay Area.The Bite in the Apple is her first book.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David on November 06, 2013

This is not a book for the casually interested. This is a deep book. A book true to its topic. It's about a relationship that spanned several decades. A love story. A story of the culture of the 70s that Steve Jobs emerged from. A story of the personal demons behind one of the greatest business men/......more

Goodreads review by Linda on October 23, 2018

Teen aged lovers Steve Jobs and Chrisann Brennan lived in California, and as this book depicts, they embraced a hippie lifestyle. No meat (muscle), lots of living on the edge (some could say mooching off others), attending growth groups, finding "meaning" in The Primal Scream by Arthur Janov, and ta......more

Goodreads review by Esther on November 21, 2013

I was impressed by Chrisann's take on the psychological aspects of Steve Jobs, their relationships, and all complexities involved. She is a clear and articulate writer, and a tone of blame does not visit her pages. This is a man who is euologized, and he certainly was magic. She and Jobs were both a......more

Goodreads review by britt_brooke on March 07, 2019

One of the beauties of memoir is the author’s freedom to present the story through their own lenses. Artist Chrisann Brennan chose to paint herself in a very positive light, which isn’t exactly surprising. After recently reading Steve Jobs (Walter Isaacson) and Small Fry (Lisa Brennan-Jobs), I liked......more

Goodreads review by Rama on January 31, 2014

A memoir of Chrisann Brennan This book tries to redefine Steve Jobs and opens up the window a little wider into his personal side. Steve Jobs pioneered the PC revolution and emerged as a great visionary and master of innovation. He is an America hero in his own rights. It is no secret that he was als......more