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Advance praise for Restless Genius <br> Barney Kilgore is a legend to those of us who work in journalism. Now Richard Tofel brings him to life for a wide audience in this vivid, insightful, compelling biography. With traditional journalism under siege from the Internet, the story of how Kilgore created and implemented new and higher standards of reporting and writing couldn't be more timely. More than any single person, Kilgore made The Wall Street Journal the pillar of journalism it is today and hopefully will remain for many generations. --James B. Stewart, author of Den of Thieves and DisneyWar <br> Restless Genius, Richard J. Tofel's compelling biography of Barney Kilgore, recounts the growth of The Wall Street Journal from narrow trade publication to national business daily. It is a must read for anyone who cares about business journalism and the business of journalism. --Norman Pearlstine, Chief Content Officer, Bloomberg, and author of Off the Record <br> Richard J. Tofel has given us an original, fascinating, and vivid account of the life of an original, fascinating, and vivid man--Barney Kilgore, who, Tofel brilliantly argues, created modern journalism. As the architect of The Wall Street Journal, Kilgore, beginning at an amazingly young age, invented much of what we take for granted in newspapers, magazines, and online today. Too little known, Kilgore is one of those American figures who needed a great writer to bring him out of the mists of history, and Tofel has done it splendidly. Kilgore would be proud. --Jon Meacham, editor, Newsweek, and author of American Lion

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