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A look at Barbara Corcoran, 'Shark Tank' investor

Barbara Corcoran, “Shark Tank” investor AGE: 65 HOMETOWN: Edgewater, New Jersey          LIVES IN: Manhattan EDUCATION: Thomas Aquinas College CAREER: Founder of New York real estate brokerage The Corcoran Group and Barbara Corcoran Inc., the company that sets up her media and TV appearances, including “Shark Tank” FAMILY: Husband Bill, children Tom and Kate HOBBIES: Skiing, going to the beach LAST BOOK READ: Reread “Wuthering Heights,” by Emily Bronte; “it was as delicious as I remembered it.” FAVORITE QUOTE: When she consulted a large developer about a complex problem, he told her, “You’re a smart girl.

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