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Steve Jobs in Exile

The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary
In 1985, Steve Jobs was pushed out of Apple, the company he’d founded. What followed were twelve years of spectacular failures, near-bankruptcy, and brutal humiliation at his new venture, NeXT—a “lost decade” that would ultimately forge the visionary who created the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. Drawing on unbroadcast footage, private company documents, and new interviews with Jobs’s closest colleagues, Geoffrey Cain reveals the untold story of how failure transformed a brash wunderkind into a true business genius, and how the greatest comeback in tech history was born from defeat.

Coming to bookstores May 19, 2026

Steve Jobs in Exile by Geoffrey Cain book

Coming May 19, 2026

“A scarifying dive into China’s pernicious spy state…A prescient, alarming work on the overreach of technology and state power.”

—Kirkus starred review

“Packing a wealth of information into a crisp narrative, this is an impassioned and well-informed exposé.”

—Publishers Weekly

“The future has arrived and it is beyond anything George Orwell could have imagined. In this important new book, Cain details exactly how the Chinese Communist Party deployed 21st century technology – facial recognition, DNA tracking, artificial intelligence – to trap millions of its own citizens in a terrifying dystopia.”

—Barbara Demick, author of Nothing to Envy:
Ordinary Lives in North Korea

Geoffrey Cain is a bestselling author of books on technology and business.

He has interviewed presidents, tycoons, innovators, and financial titans. He is frequently sought for strategic counsel by leaders seeking to break through the noise with their ideas.

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His books, Samsung Rising and The Perfect Police State, have been called:

“gripping”

Financial Times

“a crisp narrative”

Publishers Weekly

“riveting”

The Economist

“riveting”

Forbes

“a prescient, alarming work”

Kirkus starred review

a “thriller”

The Wall Street Journal
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His books, Samsung Rising and The Perfect Police State, have been called “gripping” (Financial Times), a “thriller” (The Wall Street Journal), “riveting” (The Economist and Forbes), “a crisp narrative” (Publishers Weekly), and “a prescient, alarming work” (Kirkus starred review).
His citations include the longlist for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award, the NPR “Book of the Day,” and the “best nonfiction book in international affairs” from the Overseas Press Club.
He is a regular guest on CNN, NPR, Fox News, and Bloomberg Television. He has interviewed world leaders and covered historic global events. He has advised the White House and regularly testifies before Congress.
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