# Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli

4 Hacker News commenters recommended Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Readers recommend it as a favorite Steve Jobs book, valued for its account of his time at NeXT and his return to Apple, and preferred over the official biography.

## Why people recommend it

- Favorite book about Steve Jobs (1 comments): "that's definitely my favorite book about Apple/Steve Jobs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48148023))
- Preferred over the official biography (1 comments): "I love “Becoming Steve Jobs” much more than the official biography." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48147698))
- Strong account of NeXT years (1 comments): "had a great part about NeXT and how Steve Jobs grew there to bounce back once he was back at Apple" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48147442))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Man from the Future by Ananyo Bhattacharya](https://hackerapproved.com/p/man-from-the-future.md): 9 recommend
- [Steve Jobs in Exile by Geoffrey Cain](https://hackerapproved.com/p/steve-jobs-in-exile.md): 7 recommend
- [Steve Jobs and the NeXT Big Thing by Randall Stross](https://hackerapproved.com/p/steve-jobs-and-the-next-big-thing.md): 7 recommend
- [The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert Caro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/years-of-lyndon-johnson.md): 6 recommend
- [The Infinity Machine by Sebastian Mallaby](https://hackerapproved.com/p/infinity-machine-demis-hassabis-deepmind-and-the-quest-for-superintelligence.md): 6 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0804138362?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780804138369) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Becoming Steve Jobs by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli", https://hackerapproved.com/p/becoming-steve-jobs/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).