He is the leader of a gang of "droogs" - the name given to his friends in the book's language Nadsat - a mix of Russian and English slang.

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In August, he got confirmation from Guinness that his achievement was recognized, and the 2010 edition of its book of records will have his name in it -- the culmination of a 50-year dream.

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However, it was Kee's lifelong interest in Ireland that made him his name, and his extraordinary knowledge was reflected in his book The Green Flag, published in 1972, in three volumes.

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Von Schirach's son Richard wrote about it in a book in 2004 but refused to name the man who gave it to his father.

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The collection holds rare gems such as interviews with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, both of whom discuss some of the rationale behind Apple's name -- Jobs asserts that it was selected to place his company ahead of Atari in the phone book.

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He calls it the Age Wave, which is also the name of his Emeryville, Calif. consultancy and a book he co-wrote back in 1989.

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