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

“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

Splitting franchise films into two parts made sense for young adult books like “Harry Potter,” “Twilight” and “The Hunger Games,” given that each series boasted thicker tomes with each subsequent release.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

He plowed through graphic-design books and tomes of logos featuring obscure examples like Hungarian oil companies from the ’80s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Somewhere along the way, Lazlo had accepted that the answers weren’t here, not in all these tomes on all these great, vast shelves.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor