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Steve Jobs Biographer Walter Isaacson Speaks With The Daily Show's Jon Stewart

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Walter Isaacson continued his promotional tour of his Steve Jobs biography yesterday, appearing on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night. In the seven minute interview, Isaacson "talks about becoming emotionally invested in his subject throughout the course of writing Steve Jobs' biography."

It was Isaacson's fifth appearance on The Daily Show.

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rcappo
190 months ago
I am finally reading a book that was promoted on The Daily Show. And it is pretty good.
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Mad Mac Maniac
190 months ago


Video link (http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-october-25-2011/walter-isaacson)


Flash required? Lame
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jlgolson
190 months ago
This was Isaacson's fifth appearance on the Daily Show? Does anyone know what his other appearances were about?
Here are all his appearances:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-march-4-2003/walter-isaacson

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-october-22-2003/walter-isaacson

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-april-10-2007/walter-isaacson

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-february-9-2009/walter-isaacson

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-october-25-2011/walter-isaacson
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the8thark
190 months ago
Flash required? Lame
Steve would crying in his grave seeing the only way to see interviews about his book is via flash.
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iRobby
190 months ago
"Both Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are great guys but Bill made the Zune and Steve made the iPod" - Walter Isaacson

Cracked me up!
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FrankieTDouglas
190 months ago
Flash required? Lame

Yep, so either install it on your computer and watch it, or if you have a device that doesn't have that basic functionality, find one that does if you want to see it.
Score: -9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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