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IF YOU COULD BE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, WHERE WOULD YOU BE? On a beach, almost anywhere warm. I'm partial to Lake Michigan sand dunes in the summer and Gulf of Mexico white sands in the winter.
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WHAT'S SPINNING ON YOUR CD PLAYER? I'm a child of the '60s. I can listen to the Beatles, Dylan, and Neil Young all day. But, hey, they are on CD, sometimes even MP3. My records are only good for the covers.
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IT'S TIME FOR A SECOND CAREER; WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE? I like being creative, so I'd be interested in advertising, marketing, or public relations. But since I like pulling projects together and making deals — and I really like the movies — my secret fantasy is to be a movie producer.
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IF YOU COULD LIVE THE LIFE OF A MOVIE CHARACTER, WHO WOULD IT BE? Atticus Finch: a great role model for lawyers, and everyone, everywhere.
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WHAT'S THE BEST BOOK YOU READ IN THE PAST YEAR? Robert A. Caro's three-volume biography of Lyndon Johnson. The most recent, Master of the Senate, is particularly good (it won the Pulitzer Prize) — a fascinating story, well told.
Jed Mandel, a frequent CMI columnist, is a partner in the Chicago-based law firm of Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg, where he heads the trade and professional association practice.
