These Books Have My Name All Over Them

There are few things I like better (after that fine product made by Mr. Guinness!) than a really great book — unless it’s a really great book signed with a personalization by the author. I’ve been fortunate to receive two such books in as many weeks, and although I haven’t had a chance to fully read them as of yet, I wanted to quickly share them with you.

My friend David Yorka (Community Action Hero) over at SuperPowersActivate.com invited me to a book signing by Dan Pink for his new book “The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need.” I was unable to attend the event due to a schedule conflict, but in true hero style I received a signed copy to “Don The Idea Guy” just a few days later.
It was a great gift, because when Dan published his first book “Free Agent Nation“, I had attended a signing with the intent to ‘sell him an idea’ — which turned into a fun project creating printed t-shirts proclaiming status as a ‘Citizen of the Free Agent Nation.’ We’ve stayed in contact ever since, and I was really disappointed I couldn’t see him when he was in town. A brighter, more accessible ‘big shot author’ you couldn’t hope to meet.

The second book originated by way of a PR agent seeking reviews for a new ‘business fable’ book titled “Jack’s Notebook: A business novel about creative problem solving” by Gregg Fraley. I like to support all things creative and any of my idea guy/gal brethren, so I agreed to read and post a review if they could get the author to send me a signed copy of the book for my personal bookshelf. A couple weeks later I received a ‘lumpy envelope’ (is there anything better to find in your mailbox??) with a signed copy of the book directly from the author along with a personal note. Heck, we’re even friends on Facebook now. 😉

I haven’t had a chance to really dig into either of these books yet, but they’ve certainly found their way to the top of my reading stack. If any BrainBlog readers have read (or are in the process of reading) either of these books, drop me a line and tell me what you like best about them.