# Steve Jobs in Exile by Geoffrey Cain

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Steve Jobs in Exile by Geoffrey Cain and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Focuses on Steve Jobs's years in exile at NeXT and gives a different view of him. One reader notes it may be biased.

## Why people recommend it

- Focuses only on the NeXT exile years (2 comments): "I was very happy to find a book that focused purely on this era from Geoffrey Cain" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50248881)) "What an amazing idea to focus solely on this time period in his life." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48153307))
- Shows a different side of Jobs (2 comments): "While maybe biased, also shows a bit about the real Steve Jobs without the distortion field" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48147780)) "Really like the book, and you get a another view of Steve Jobs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49034819))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Man from the Future by Ananyo Bhattacharya](https://hackerapproved.com/p/man-from-the-future.md): 9 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
- [Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mountains-beyond-mountains.md): 6 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1837731934?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781837731930) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Steve Jobs in Exile by Geoffrey Cain", https://hackerapproved.com/p/steve-jobs-in-exile/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).