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Aspers got value for money in commissioned bio

Peter C. Newman's Izzy: The Passionate Life and Turbulent Times of Izzy Asper, Canada’s Media Mogul, is an authorized biography that sheds less light on its subject matter than on its legendary author's reporting practices, according to Marc Edge. Full Article at J-Source

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