on simultaneity
Holt, Rod
Homestead High School
creativity at
Jobs, S., friendships at
Human Potential Movement
humanity, loss of
The Hunger Project
Hungry Ghosts retreat
I Ching
imaginal disks
India
Brennan, C., and Calhoun trip to
Brilliant, G., study on women of
experience impact on Jobs, S.
Friedland, R., in
Jobs, S., travel to
parasitic illness of Jobs, S.
Yamuna River
indifference, of Jobs, S.
interviews
of Brennan, C.
of Kottke
of Wozniak
Izu, Mark
Janov, Arthur
Japanese Buddhism
Jobs, Clara
on adoption of Jobs, S.
as Jobs, S.’s, mother
physical description of
Jobs, Patty
as Jobs, S.’s, sister
Jobs, Paul
automobile resale by
Brennan-Jobs rejection by
as Jobs, S.’s, father
organization of
second income of
Jobs, Reed, as Jobs, S.’s, son
Jobs, Steve. See also personality, of Jobs, S.
abandonment, of Brennan, C.
adoption of
All One Farm at
Atari employment
blue box technology and
Brennan, C., Kottke house with
child support for Brennan-Jobs by
on childhood trauma
Chino, K., influence on
Cold War outlook by
college class auditing by
color-based therapy system and
computer casing prototype and
death of
death prediction by
deception by
development through arts
dream state of
Eastern teaching role of
enlightenment and
Friedland, R., and
genius of
at Haiku Zendo
high school friendships of
impulses of
India experience impact on
letters to Brennan, C.
loss and worry of
on loss of humanity
LSD experience of
as “Oaf Toabar”
parasitic illness from India
parents’ freedom for
parents meeting with Brennan, C.
on past life
paternity denial of Brennan-Jobs
physical appearance of
play with words
poetry of
Powell relationship and marriage to
on power abuse
power of
primal therapy and
reality distortion field of
Redse as girlfriend of
relationship with Brennan-Jobs
removal from Apple
reworking of Dylan’s songs
Simpson, M., as biological sister to
skating outings and
summer cabin with Brennan, C.
television watching by
Time “Machine of the Year” article
Time “Top 10 Worst Bosses” article on
unkindness toward Brennan C., of
value change at Apple
The Wheatfield Group and
on women
Woodside house of
Johnson, Richard
Jules and Jim film
Karmapa lineage
Kottke, Daniel
on Apple history
Apple stock
Brennan, C., Jobs, S., house with
on Brennan-Jobs
on Brennan-Jobs child support
interviews of
on Jobs, S.’s, values at Apple
Krishna
kundalini
The Lady from Shanghai film
lawsuit on adoption, of Jobs, S.
Lennon, John
Life on Two Levels (Duveneck, Josephine)
The Lisa Computer
LSD experience
Brennan, C., description of personal
Jobs, S., experience of
at Santa Cruz boardwalk
trauma release from
“Mama, Please Stay Out” (Jobs, S.)
marijuana
Chino, K., use of
Markkula, Mike
Martinengo, Bob
McClure, Joyce
McKenna, Regis
meditation
at All One Farm
of Brennan, C.
retreats of Haiku Zendo
vispassana
Zen
Meetings with Remarkable Men film
men, Brennan, C., on
mental illness, of Rickey, V.
Miracle of Love (Ram Dass)
Modern Times film
mood swings, of Jobs, S.
Moritz, Michael
“Morning Has Broken” by Stevens
movies, reel-to-reel
Mucusless Diet, at All One Farm
Mucusless Diet Healing System (Ehret)
natural law
Neem Karoli Baba
The New Varsity
NeXT
Nin, Anaïs
1960s and 1970s
encounter groups during
LSD use during
movements of
“North Country Girl” by Dylan
The Nueva School
“Oaf Toabar”
One Thousand and One Arabian Nights film
organization, of Jobs, S.
Page, Homer
Pan’s restaurant
Patchen, Kenneth
paternity denial, for Brennan-Jobs
Peet’s Coffee
personality, of Jobs, S.
awkwardness
competitive nature
cruelty
deception and lying
empathy
genius
indifference
mood swings
organized
problem solver
romantic nature
self-entitlement
shyness
unconscionable behavior
unkindness
value of beauty
youthful sensitivity
Pirates of Silicon Valley film
poetry, of Jobs, S.
Pollack, Jackson
Powell, Laurene
power, of Jobs, S.
power abuse
of Chino, K., and Jobs, S.
pregnancy, of Brennan, C.
abortion consideration
adoption consideration by
birth
child’s sex and
Chino, K., advice for
Jobs, S., silent abandonment of
The Primal Scream (Janov)
primal therapy
Brennan C., and
Jobs, S.’s, interest in
Lennon and
prison stay, of Friedland, R.
problem solver, Jobs, S., as
Ram Dass
Be Here Now
Miracle of Love
Raskin, Jeff
reality distortion field, of Jobs., S.
Redding, Otis
Redse, Tina
Brennan, C., relationship with
insights on Jobs, S.
as Jobs, S.’s, girlfriend
Reed College
Brennan, C., visit to
A Regular Guy (Simpson, Mona)
Rickey, Branch
Rickey, Virginia Lavern
as Brennan, C.’s, mother
mental illness of
molestation of
reading by
Robinson, Jackie
Rolling Stone
romantic nature, of Jobs, S.
Roshi, Suzuki
San Francisco Art Institute
Santa Cruz boardwalk, LSD experience at
Schylur, Laura
graduation trip
Scott, Mike, on Brennan-Jobs child support
Sculley, John
self-entitlement, of Jobs, S.
sensitivity, of Jobs, S.
Shakespeare, William
shyness, of Jobs, S.
Simpson, Joanne
adoption lawsuit by
adoptive family profile for
Jobs, S., meeting with
as Jobs, S.’s, biological mother
physical description of
Simpson, Mona
books on abandonment by
Brennan, C., relationship with
Brennan-Jobs relationship with
as Jobs, S.’s biological sister
simultaneity, Holler on
Sita Ram. See Friedland, Robert
“Sitting on the Dock of the Bay” by Redding
Springsteen, Bruce
Steichen, Edward
Stevens, Cat
Tagore, Rabindranath
Taipan (Canfil)
tantra
kundalini and
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Tatono, Alfonso
Taylor, Fin
therapy, of Brennan-Jobs
Think and Grow Rich (Hill)
Thomas, Dylan
Thompson, Hunter
Time magazine
Brennan, C., and
on Jobs, S., as “Machine of the Year”
“Top 10 Worst Bosses” article by
Toffler, Alvin
trauma, childhood
Jobs, S., on
release of
Truffaut, François
unconscionable behavior, of Jobs, S.
Under Milk Wood (Thomas)
unkindness, of Jobs, S.
value
of beauty, to Jobs, S.
change at Apple, of Jobs, S.
vispassana meditation
Waldorf school
Brennan-Jobs attendance at
lessons from
Watts, Alan
welfare assistance
Welles, Orson
The Wheatfield Group
WHO. See World Health Organization
Wilder, Bert
Wilder, Betty
women
Brilliant, G., study on Indian
Chino, K., on
Dalai Lama on
feminist movement
Jobs, S., on
Woodside house, of Jobs, S.
Chino, K., at
World Health Organization (WHO)
Wozniak, Steve (“Woz”)
blue box technology and
City Arts and Lectures interview by
Dial-A-Joke machine
writing, of Brennan, C.
Yamuna River, India
Zazen
Zen Buddhist community, of Haiku Zendo
Zen meditation
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
CHRISANN BRENNAN grew up from the age of twelve in the Bay Area in California. She studied painting at California College of Arts and Crafts and San Francisco Art Institute and has worked as a painter, graphic facilitator, and writer. The mother of Lisa Brennan-Jobs, Chrisann currently lives in Monterey, California.
THE BITE IN THE APPLE. Copyright © 2013 by Chrisann Brennan. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
www.stmartins.com
Cover design by James Iacobelli
Cover photograph © Norman Seeff
The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:
Brennan, Chrisann.
The bite in the apple: a memoir of my life with Steve Jobs / Chrisann Brennan.
pp. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-250-03876-0 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-1-250-04854-7 (trade paperback)
ISBN 978-1-250-03877-7 (e-book)
1. Jobs, Steve, 1955–2011. 2. Jobs, Steve, 1955–2011—Relations with women. 3. Brennan, Chrisann. 4. Jobs, Steve, 1955–2011—Psychology. 5. Jobs, Steve, 1955–2011—Family. 6. Computer engineers—United States—Biography. 7. Businessmen—United States—Biography. 8. Apple Computer, Inc.—History. I. Title.
QA76.2.J63B74 2013
338.7'6100416092—dc23
[B]
2013023758
e-ISBN 9781250038777
First Edition: November 2013
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