| Carl Veno's book, Invisible Ink, provides an | | | | Between all this the author reveals inner office |
| insider's view of the newspaper world during the | | | | politics within the industry. We all know from our |
| author's 25-years as a journalist and editor - at a | | | | own experience, differences occur at places of |
| time when major events were having dramatic | | | | employment - management issues, co-worker |
| affects on American society. Told in a | | | | competition, etc. - and it is all here. Yet on top of |
| no-nonsense matter-of-fact manner, the tales of | | | | this the reader is introduced to interesting and |
| experience are intermingled with the author's | | | | eccentric characters, complicated work-related |
| family history, including the immigration of his | | | | relationships and office love affairs. The epilogue |
| Italian ancestors to America more than 125 years | | | | closes nicely with the fate of some of the |
| ago. Reminiscent moments clearly reveal Carl's | | | | newspapers mentioned in the book. |
| fond memories of growing up and his youthful | | | | Prior to entering the world of journalism, Carl |
| love of New York. | | | | spent time as a barber, boxer and army trooper. |
| Various newspaper readership "wars" were | | | | Not including his free-lance work and lecturing, |
| destroying and absorbing each other during an | | | | Veno was employed by eight newspapers (some |
| incredible age of change and discovery for the | | | | of which won many awards) and was nominated |
| American people. Exciting and newsworthy issues | | | | for the Pulitzer Prize during his career. Carl is now |
| including men and women learning to co-exist in | | | | retired and able to pursue his love of exercise |
| the workplace, mobsters, racism, riots, war and | | | | through jogging and continues to write books. |
| space travel were fighting for newspaper space. | | | | |