An award-winning documentary photographer delivers a stunning visual history of the Silicon Valley technology boom; in which he was witness to key moments in the careers of Steve Jobs and more than seventy other leading innovators as they created todayrsquo;s digital world.An eye-opening chronicle of the Silicon Valley technology boom; capturing key moments in the careers of Steve Jobs and more than seventy other leading innovators as they created todayrsquo;s digital world In the spring of 1985; a technological revolution was under way in Silicon Valley; and documentary photographer Doug Menuez was there in search of a storymdash;something big. At the same time; Steve Jobs was being forced out of his beloved Apple and starting over with a new company; NeXT Computer. His goal was to build a supercomputer with the power to transform education. Menuez had found his story: he proposed to photograph Jobs and his extraordinary team as they built this new computer; from conception to product launch. In an amazing act of trust; Jobs granted Menuez unlimited access to the company; and; for the next three years; Menuez was able to get on film the spirit and substance of innovation through the day-to-day actions of the worldrsquo;s top technology guru. From there; the project expanded to include the most trailblazing companies in Silicon Valley; all of which granted Menuez the same complete access that Jobs had. Menuez photographed behind the scenes with John Warnock at Adobe; John Sculley at Apple; Bill Gates at Microsoft; John Doerr at Kleiner Perkins; Bill Joy at Sun Microsystems; Gordon Moore and Andy Grove at Intel; Marc Andreessen at Netscape; and more than seventy other leading companies and innovators. It would be fifteen years before Menuez stopped taking pictures; just as the dotcom bubble burst. An extraordinary era was coming to its close. With his singular behind-the-scenes access to these notoriously insular companies; Menuez was present for moments of heartbreaking failure and unexpected success; moments that made history; and moments that revealed the everyday lives of the individuals who made it happen. This period of rapid; radical change would affect almost every aspect of our culture and our lives in ways both large and small and would also create more jobs and wealth than any other time in human history. And Doug Menuez was there; a witness to a revolution. In more than a hundred photographs and accompanying commentary; Fearless Genius captures the human face of innovation and shows what it takes to transform powerful ideas into reality.
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5 of 9 people found the following review helpful. The master of his domainBy fleur de lysWhy the author has chosen to call Woody Allens life unruly is somewhat of a mystery. As represented in this new biography; if anyone has been master of his domain it is the adult Allen. Theres not much evidence that he demonstrated a blazing intellect as a child. Far from being an egghead who read weighty books; his passions ran to obsessive movie watching and comic books. This penchant for a glamourous; escapist world no doubt came from being the son of two hypercritical; insensitive people who demonstrated barbaric parenting skills. With all his personal angst; however; professionally Woody has been a very lucky man. Starting out as a Brooklyn schnook with a stand-up schtick ; he grew into a show business brahmin. Early on; his prodigious creativity and artistic longevity had the support of investors with generous wallets. Amazingly; he was given carte blanche to pursue projects with relative autonomy even when many of his films were not profitable. Not so blessed has been his personal life which is strewn with discarded relationships; some on which he unsentimentally yanked the plug. The taint of the recent child molestation accusations are all here as well as the Soon-Yi scandal; ("Shes his daughter; no shes his wife..").This story filled with lively writing provides the details of one mans genius; but what genuis is ultimately remains a mystery. It may be beacause genius itself is "unruly."0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy barbie j gourleyInteresting read.6 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Woodys Feminist Biographer.By Bernard ChapinIt was my hope that Marion Meades book would provide a critical and unvarnished examination of this controversial figure. Initially; I was quite sure that it had due its fact-filled; brisk; and concise narrative. Ms. Meade is a talented biographer and writer. She cites a plethora of primary sources who offer up unique and important observations about this cinematographic legend. Allens enigmatic personality is dissected in full; and; after finishing it; his oeuvre makes considerably more sense as there seems to be little truly fictional about his storylines. Quite clearly; Allen is a man whose pathology cannot be denied. He is full of obsessions; compulsions; and neuroses in general. As if those demerits werent enough; he also appears to be a snob and an elitist. Yet it is hard to fathom how one could find Farrow much healthier. At best; hers is a manipulative; passive-aggressive; and violent personality. Ms. Meade must see Farrow as being a Grade A societal victim which then cleanses her of guilt for every horrific behavior she commits.The biographer is incredulous that anyone could find anything wrong with Farrows single parent martyr act--which necessitated her adopting 11 children (to make for a total brood of 15). Well; lets consider the possible motivation for these habitual adoptions. We can rule out that she was a saint as nothing in her life seems to suggest that this is a possibility. A desire to spend every waking moment with children is not likely because she maintained a busy professional and social life the entire in which she cruised the international orphanage circuit. That her infant acquisition often corresponded with her entering some kind of personal crisis should give us pause. Could she have been using these children; and the enticing emotional bonds they offered; as a form of self-medication? The explanation is quite feasible. During her crackup with Allen; she readily turned the two children he loved against him; and alienated them from the person they once saw as their father. She also made a point of sharing details with them to ease her own pain while exponentially increasing theirs.In a country where corrupt feminist statistics concerning domestic violence are actually believed by law enforcement agents; Meade makes no direct mention of the way in which Farrow the only physical aggressor in this particular relationship. She battered Allen repeatedly. During one of their arguments; she "punched him in the face" and "thwacked him hard across the back." These acts continued months after she first heard of his infidelity so no crime of passion defense is possible. Perhaps violence is a sign of health when it is directed towards a man. Farrow harassed Allen on the phone and threatened to kill him along with herself. She gave him a 1992 Valentines Day card with a picture of her family inside. It was adorned with "steel turkey-roasting skewers" that pierced the hearts of her children. Its hard to imagine a person who wouldnt find the preponderance of the evidence to be quite damning regarding Farrow. If a man comported himself in the same fashion he would be quickly placed into a jail cell. Only a writer with a serious agenda could overlook Farrows pathology.