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Working by Robert A. Caro — WisdomDeck honest review
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Working

by Robert A. Caro

Caro on how he works: turn every page, move to the Hill Country, interview until silence, write by hand. A short master class in research and persistence.

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  1. Turn every page.
  2. Silence draws out truth.
  3. Time equals truth.

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