It&#x27;s probably wise to enjoy &quot;business biographies&quot; as lying somewhere on the floor closer to the fiction aisle than the non-fiction.<p>Most stories are pitched by PR firms (or the other side of the same coin, attempted take-downs). Either way, they&#x27;re ready-fire-aim -- finding facts to fit a conclusion.<p>First and foremost they are <i>stories</i> -- written by someone attempting, under deadline, to fit messy, complicated reality into a simple, entertaining narrative to hold your eyeballs.<p>Think of them as professional fan (or anti-fan) fiction.<p>Even long-form articles and books that interview many people, while admirable efforts, present a pretty small slice of reality.