Steve Jobs was a prolific inventor and the effects of his death are still resonating in the media.

Jobs died at the age of 56, Oct. 5, after an 8-year battle with pancreatic cancer. A new self-commissioned bio of Jobs was rushed to the presses and released Oct. 27. It's simply titled Steve Jobs and was written by Walter Issacson. Reviews have said the book is a frank portray of the former Apple CEO.

The thing that most surprised me about Steve was his emotional passion, especially for things he felt exhibited artistic purity, Isaacson told USA Today.

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A portrait of Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs is placed at the Federation Tower skyscraper Moscows new business district
A portrait of Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs is placed on the Federation Tower skyscraper in Moscow's new business district, October 19 2011. Reuters
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A man holds an iPad displaying a photo of Steve Jobs during a 'Steve Jobs Day' memorial day event in Manila October 14, 2011. Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on October 5, 2011 at the age of 56, after a years-long and highly public battle with cancer and other health issues. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
Amazon Lists Steve Jobs Bio as 2011s Bestseller
It appears anything Steve Jobs still sells big time as his authorised biography, written by top-notch journalist Walter Isaacson, officially topped this year's best-selling books by giant online retailer Amazon. REUTERS
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Apple Computer Corp. on September 16 named Steven Jobs as Interim chief executive officer two months after Gil Amelio resigned from the position. Jobs is shown at a press conference at the first international NEXTWORLD Expo in San Francisco January 22, 1992. COMPUTERS APPLE REUTERS
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Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs holds up the new Apple release in Cupertino, California October 23, 2001. The new MP3 music player packs up to 1,000 CD-quality songs into an ultra-portable, 6.5 ounce design that fits in your pocket. REUTERS
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Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs stands beneath a photograph of him and Apple-co founder Steve Wozniak from the early days of Apple during the launch of Apple's new "iPad" tablet computing device in San Francisco, California, January 27, 2010. REUTERS
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Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs Stalled Life-Saving Cancer Surgery to Visit Psychic Healer
Walter Isaacson’s forthcoming biography of Apple’s iconic co-founder Steve Jobs revealed that the i-series of devices creator stalled his surgery, believing alternative treatments could cure his cancer. Reuters
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