biography

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According to Walter Isaacson's biography of Jobs, Wayne, an engineer at the Atari video game company, was in charge of hardware engineering and documentation in the fledgling business.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

A store owner and three employees were arrested over a Jimmy Lai biography.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Sherman, who also wrote the bestselling biography of Fox News chief Roger Ailes, spent 15 years reporting on the Murdoch empire.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

He appears in social science standards, English lessons, and units on American heroes and biography writing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

If I’m going to die, I don’t want to spend the last few minutes being embarrassed in the biography aisle.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden