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
She declined, instead asking him to provide his number, according to the book.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024
Levin once even drew an equivalence between his newfound passion and his former development work, according to the book, saying “there’s very little difference between water, electricity and television.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 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
She nodded impatiently, not taking her eyes off her potion, which was still deep purple, though according to the book ought to be turning a light shade of lilac by now.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
