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My Life In 30 Seconds

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Pub Date 8 Sep 2026 | Archive Date 8 Dec 2026

Macrose Press | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles


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Description

She’s in the Advertising Hall of Fame. Her ad agency taught a duck to yell “Aflac!” She composed the Toys ‘R’ Us jingle that most Americans can sing by heart.

In My Life in 30 Seconds, Linda Kaplan Thaler pulls back the curtain on forty years of creating advertising magic: writing a song with Stevie Wonder, interviewing Warren Buffett over a Cherry Coke, and getting millions of women to moan “Yes! Yes! Yes!” just from washing their hair. Funny, warm, and packed with bite-sized wisdom you can use, this is the rare memoir that proves life’s biggest lessons don’t take a lifetime—they take about thirty seconds.

She’s in the Advertising Hall of Fame. Her ad agency taught a duck to yell “Aflac!” She composed the Toys ‘R’ Us jingle that most Americans can sing by heart.

In My Life in 30 Seconds, Linda Kaplan...


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Advance Praise

“Funny, smart, bite-sized wisdom from an advertising legend. You’ll love every second of it. I did.”

James Patterson, New York Times Best-Selling Author

“I’ve spent a career telling other people’s stories. And Linda’s are among the best—funny and touching, filled with wisdom—with lessons on how to lead and succeed with kindness and empathy.” — Deborah Norville, NYT best-selling author and Emmy-winning broadcaster

“Funny, smart, bite-sized wisdom from an advertising legend. You’ll love every second of it. I did.”

James Patterson, New York Times Best-Selling Author

“I’ve spent a career telling other people’s...


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PAGES 150

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