tomes

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The Berkshire proxy is readable and runs less than 20 pages and compares with the 100-plus page tomes that most big companies issue.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Using a modified version of Francis Bacon’s system, Jefferson sorted his tomes into the categories of Memory, Reason and Imagination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

“The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison” is the title of a 1997 biography — one of at least 10 tomes examining the life of Larry.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025

"I looked at each individual part, comparing its appearance to old tomes where scholars drew out the jellyfish anatomy by hand. A real challenge when you look at just how many tangled parts it has."

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2025

It had a huge range, everything from serious academic tomes to a “Sky King Spy Detecto Writer,” found in a box of breakfast cereal.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield