As clothes may make the person, books actually help to shape the person!
In my younger years, I could be described as a voracious reader. With the advent of the internet, my book reading declined significantly. However, I do notice today that I've now made it a point to make time to read some of the many books that are gathering the dust in my library.
So, what about that title of my lens, you might ask? Well, would you believe that The Books in My Life was actually the name of a paper I wrote when I was in junior high as an entrant in a writing contest. Guess what? My paper took the top prize. You'll NEVER guess what I won. You'll need to read on to discover the mystery.
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"Special thanks to Megan Casey and the SquidTeam for helping make me an 'open book' and lensmaster!"
I am an open book ...
Seth Godin books, of course!
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Dedicated to the one I love ...
Seth Godin, the Squidoo King!
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Squidoo King?
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You know, I was actually just thinking about Seth Godin the other day. No fooling, really!!! You see, I realize he's the mastermind behind Squidoo. But, I was just thinking about how curious it is that I've been bitten by...
Guy Kawasaki books
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Selling the Dream by Guy Kawasaki
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Word-of-mouth marketing and more !
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I AM a BzzAgent
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I guess you could say "Jaguar Julie" is my brand which is primarily marketed online. I chose this name when the Jacksonville Jaguars first hit town! As a supporter of Mark Brunell, our former quarterback, I sold his NFL, Pr...
Management books
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A cool boss that obviously read those books!
Hey, tell me more about this guy ...
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Chuck Pascarelli -- Superboss and a bit of a Superhero
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I first met Chuck Pascarelli in June 2000 at a luncheon interview in downtown Jacksonville, Florida. At that time, I was interviewing for the Marketing Manager position with Anchor, a FujiFilm company. Well, I got that job and Anchor later became kno...
Historical: Eastern European books
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The Habsburgs by Andrew Wheatcroft
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The Streets Are Not Paved with Gold
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Curious about Eastern Europe?
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Made in Hungary -- Not JUST Goulash!
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As you may have guessed from the title, this lens is about anything that is "made in Hungary." I personally wasn't "made in Hungary" or born there, but my grandfather was. In May 2004, I had the once-in-a-lifetime...
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Made in Poland -- Marc Jacobs, Cambio Jeans, Sophia Kokosalaki and Vera Wang?
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When I was growing up in Northeastern Ohio, I remember all the "made in Japan" or "made in Taiwan" items that were prevalent in our house. I really don't remember so much of "made in China" like you see today, nor...
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Made in Romania -- Dolce & Gabbana, Roberto Cavalli, Armani, BCBG and Valentino?
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Would you believe? Yes, there are many well-known designer labels that are "made in Romania." I was actually "blown away" when I started to assemble my list of designer brands bearing the label of "made in Romania...
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Made in Bulgaria -- Francesco Biasia, Karl Lagerfeld, Lacoste and Perry Ellis?
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So, have you already heard about Lalo Orna artisan jewelry? Yes, it's "made in Bulgaria" and I've devoted a single lens to this talented designer and her resin artisan jewelry and accessories. I have a strong fascinati...
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Made in Czech Republic -- The EXPECTED and the UNEXPECTED
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For a few years, I have been very interested in my eastern European ancestry and, thanks to the internet, began my genealogical research. About the same time, I became fascinated with what designer items I was finding that were made in Europe!&...
Travel: Eastern European books
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Hungarian Travel -- My Story of a Trip of a Lifetime
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Ah, the start of the adventure -- the start of a Hungarian story, my Hungarian story -- my trip of a lifetime! We originally flew into Venice, Italy, where we spent several days before embarking on the night train into Vienna, Austria. Th...
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Slovakia -- The Slovak Republic
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Slovakia (Slovak: Slovensko) is a landlocked republic in Central Europe. It borders the Czech Republic and Austria in the west, Poland in the north, Ukraine in the east and Hungary in the south. Slovakia is a member of the European Union and has a po...
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Ruthenia
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I became interested in the country of Ruthenia and the history behind it's territory when I began my genealogical research into my Eastern European heritage. You see, all of my ancestors were of Eastern European descent. On my father's side, his ance...
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Satu Mare
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Satu Mare is a city located in Satu Mare County in Northwest Romania on the Somes river. It's some 13 km from the border with Hungary and 27 km from the border with Ukraine. What's particularly interesting about Satu Mare is that it was originally a...
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Hungarian Gypsies aka Roma
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For the purpose of my lens, "Hungarian Gypsies," is about the "Roma" people of Hungary/Romania. According to Wikipedia, the Roma are "an ethnic group in Southern and Eastern Europe, Western Asia and the Middle East...
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy books
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Laszlo Moholy-Nagy (Phaidon 55s) by Jeannine Fiedler
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Nagy, the Hungarian Name
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My research has shown that the Hungarian name of "Nagy" is much like the American name of Smith. In other words, the Nagy name was used a lot in Hungary and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, probably because it translated to "big...
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Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
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Recently, my sister was reading about László Moholy-Nagy's background and found several of his pictures. She thought the resemblance to our grandfather, Alexander Nagy, was truly amazing and brought this to the atte...
Auschwitz books
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Survival In Auschwitz by Primo Levi
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Auschwitz by Pascal Croci
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Anatomy of the Auschwitz Death Camp
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The Prize!
Oh, you found me ... now the moment you've been waiting for! The winning prize for "The Books in My Life" contest was a book -- a copy of Wuthering Heights.