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Brooklyn Book Festival 9/12/2010

Just a heads up that the Brooklyn Book Festival is coming up on September 12, with plenty of great (free!) author discussions to attend. Check out the full schedule here.

Some Portfolio picks include:

  • The Economic Crisis and What To Do About It: A conversation with Nobel Prize–winner Paul Krugman and Robin Wells, moderated by Jeff Madrick
  • The Culture of Disaster: How Crisis Defines America: Naomi Klein (The Shock Doctrine), Kurt Andersen (Reset), Jordan Flaherty (Floodlines), and Paul Reyes (Exiles in Eden) look at issues such as Hurricane Katrina, the economic collapse, and military engagements overseas and consider whether they in fact make us stronger as a society, or more vulnerable.
  • Finding the Funny: The Humor of the Everyday: Humorists John Hodgman (The Areas of My Expertise), Sloane Crosley (How Did You Get This Number), and Kristen Schaal and Rich Blomquist (The Sexy Book of Sexy Sex) discuss their work.

Find out more at www.brooklynbookfestival.org.

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An evening with Geoff Colvin, author of TALENT IS OVERRATED

We’re thrilled to announce that the Alan Flusser Custom Shop will be hosting a book signing event with Portfolio author Geoff Colvin on Thursday, November 19th in NYC.

Colvin is a Senior Editor at Large of Fortune Magazine and the author of TALENT IS OVERRATED: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else (a Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek bestseller).

The event is open to the public and will be held from 6:00-8:00pm at the Alan Flusser Custom Shop at 3 East 48th Street.

Talent Is OverratedIf you’re not already familiar with TALENT IS OVERRATED, Colvin offers a new way to think about high performance in all fields – from parenting, music, and sports to academics, investing, and managing. He argues that ANYONE can become an extraordinary performer, regardless of their background.  He highlights the stories of people like Tiger Woods, Chris Rock, Monica Seles, Warren Buffett, Yo-Yo Ma, and Michael Phelps to explain that the key to their success wasn’t some natural gift.  Nor was it just plain old hard work.  It was something Colvin calls “deliberate practice” – a specific type of practice that we can all apply.

If you’re interested in learning more, check out:

* A short video of Colvin discussing this big idea
* A free excerpt from the book
* Colvin’s conversation with Charlie Rose about high performance
* The Wall Street Journal’s review of the book

For more details on the event and venue, visit the Alan Flusser Custom Shop events page

We hope to see you there!

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