controlling personality of, 74–75, 137–38, 182–83, 236, 245, 287, 288, 309, 315, 335–36, 365, 493
counterculture self-image of, 107, 162–63, 168, 331, 451
design aesthetic of, 80, 125–28, 239–40, 248
design passion of, 220–21
diet of, 14, 31, 35–36, 41, 51, 68, 82–83, 260, 454–55, 476–77, 548–49
Eastern spirituality interest of, 34–35, 48–52
education of, 12–20
electronics passion of, 10–11, 15–17, 19–20
fame of, 106–7
fasting practice of, 36, 476, 548
final resignation letter of, 557–59
first car of, 18
first computer seen by, 8
first desktop computer seen by, 17
first experience with electronics, 6–7
first girlfriend of, 31
first work experience of, 17–18
40th birthday party of, 283
50th birthday party of, 457–58
hallucinogenic drugs used by, 31–32, 35
health issues of, 333–34, 452–53, 456, 476
hygiene of, 82–83
illegitimate child of, 88–90, 256
India sojourn of, 46–48, 570
intensity of, xviii, 38, 172, 223, 561, 564
legacy of, 306, 534–35, 567–70
liver transplant of, 482–84, 489
low pass filter of, 120–21
LSD used by, 10, 41, 384
management focus mantra of, 359
marijuana used by, 18–19, 32
marriage of, 272–74
in middle school, 13–14
mood swings of, 157, 195, 223, 548
music passion of, 19, 25–26
Narcissistic Personality Disorder ascribed to, 265–66
offensive behavior of, 5, 32, 43, 56, 64, 91, 101, 118, 119, 121–23, 124, 142, 146, 157, 166, 178, 195–96, 198, 223, 225, 461–62, 489, 565
Palo Alto home of, 274–77, 278
patents of, 375
perfectionism of, 74, 183, 315, 513, 561, 566
philanthropy and, 105–6, 423–24, 543
as prankster, 12–13, 16, 26
in primal scream therapy, 50
product launches and, 165–67
reality distortion field of,
religion and, 14–15
resignation letters of, 215–16, 217, 557–59
Russia visit of, 209–10
selections on iPod of, 412–14
sense of abandonment of, 4–5, 12, 50–51
social awkwardness of, 13–14
stare of, 38, 106, 172, 191, 193, 201, 203, 206, 303
stock options matter and, 364–66, 448–50, 477
30th birthday celebration of, 188–90
topography obsession of, 130–31
20th wedding anniversary of, 529–30
vegetarianism of, 35–36, 82, 96, 155, 185, 260, 312, 454
in White House visit, 192–93
whole-widget approach of, 137–38
worldview of, 119–20, 230, 315–16, 561
Wozniak’s remote device episode and, 193–94
yacht planned by, 528–29
Zen Buddhism interest of, 15, 34–36, 41, 48–50, 128, 262, 564, 570
Johnson, Ron, xiv 369–73, 377, 536
Jones, Carr, 275
Jones, Jeff, 524
Joplin, Janis, 57, 413
Joy, Bill, 236
Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, 228
Jung, Andrea, 321, 481
Junod, Tom, 478
Justice Department, U.S., 323
Kac, Mark, 566
Kahney, Leander, 138
Kahng, Stephen “King,” 336
Kapor, Mitch, 159, 188–89, 224
Kare, Susan, 131–32, 144, 152, 221, 232–33
Karen O, 500
Katzenberg, Jeffrey, xiv 248, 284–87, 288, 292, 436
ants movies rivalry and, 427–30
Kawasaki, Guy, 298
Kay, Alan, 95, 238, 474–75
Kazaa, 394, 402
Keenan, Joe, 72
Kehoe, Louise, 304, 309
Kennedy, Bobby, 331
Kenyon, Larry, 123
Kepler, Johannes, 561
Kerwin, Pam, 241–42, 244–46, 431
Kesey, Ken, 57, 58
Keys, Alicia, 413
KGB, 209
Kincaid, Bill, 383
Kindle, 503, 534
King, B. B., 413, 487