Must-Have Books for the Holidays

Two great announcements this week about books that you can stock up on for the holidays.

A Great Story!

First, my friend, Birdie Jaworski - blogger extraordinairre and former Avon Lady - has her book, Don't Shoot, I'm Just the Avon Lady - out in hardback via Lulu.com.

Great writing. Great story. Great person. It's hard to argue with that combnation. If you are not familiar ith Birdie's writing her current blog, Birdie Jaworski: All About Las Vegas NM, is a great jumping off point to both her current work and some of her greatest exploits when she worked for Avon. Those stories are now retold in what she claims is her "memoir" (Oh too young to have a memoir).

Buy it for anyone in your family or circle of friends. There are stories of hers that have made me cry - the good kind of cry. Somewhat tangentially, this is also the story of the power of social media. Birdie may ultimately have found her voice through "traditional media" - she is certainly a strong enough writer for that. But she started blogging to share her experience and, presumably, keep sane while she sold Avon as a single mom. Now she writes prolifically, is an active contributer to BlogHer, has a book and someday soon....who knows whats next.

Marketing Books

The other great books story is Rohit's The Ultimate Marketers Bookstore on Amazon store platform. He asked a bunch of us to send him our favorite marketing books, so, he's collecting lists from people in the business. If you purchase a book via his store the proceeds from the affiliate deal go to DonorChoose.org.

It's a great way to offer selected reading lists from different personalities in the business.

Comments

[Carroll]

Nicely done, John -- you're a good friend :-)

I can attest that Birdie's book will not disappoint!