biography

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Ms. Gage—whose nuanced 2022 biography of J. Edgar Hoover balanced the FBI director’s excesses against his achievements—is an accomplished historian and a capable writer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

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

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

My favorite sketchbook is on the shelf above my desk now: a leather-bound planner that holds the almost-finished biography of the Prophet Muhammad.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali