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60 Minutes Interview with Jobs’ biographer
In preparation for our read-along of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, here is the 60 Minutes interview with Isaacson that aired this past Sunday evening. It gives us not only some good insights into the subject...
Read-along announcement — Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson
Today, Walter Isaacson’s biography of the recently-departed Steve Jobs hits store shelves and the online retailers. To commemorate the event, OPB will be hosting...How a biography’s timing influences its content
Within the past several weeks, we have witnessed the passing of two very notable American women: Geraldine Ferraro and Elizabeth Taylor. With respect to the...
Frank Brady discusses the complex life of Bobby Fischer
Several weeks ago, Frank Brady was on C-SPAN’s BookTV talking about his recent biography, Endgame: Bobby Fischer’s Remarkable Rise and Fall – from...
What’s so special about biography?
Welcome to Other People’s Business! As the subtitle indicates, the purpose of this blog is to consider what we can learn about life in general through the...