according to the book
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He was one of a handful of executives who visited the Apple co-founder to say goodbye the day before Jobs died, according to the book “After Steve” by Tripp Mickle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
“I don’t want you to tell anybody because people will get mad at you, not me,” Putin reportedly told Trump, according to the book cited by the Times.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2024
Mr. Haynes, of Portland, debuted in the W.W.F., which is today called World Wrestling Entertainment, in 1986, according to the book “WWE Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to World Wrestling Entertainment.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
When documentary filmmaker Kit Fitzgerald interviewed him for a 1981 television special, he had just sold his air conditioner because he was broke, according to the book “Anger.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2023
They were, according to the book, disowned by their families, snubbed by their friends and ostracized from every society.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
