By Daniel H. Pink (author of my favorite book of 2007, A Whole New Mind)
Watch the trailer for this book (yes, just like a movie) and then go buy The Adventures of Johnny Bunko for every high schooler, college student, or 20-something you care about - and yourself if you're curious about how to thrive in the new economy (that's the economy and world Dan describes in A Whole New Mind: Why Right Brainers Will Rule the Future. More on that later.)
By the way, this book will take you between 30 minutes and 1 hour to read because it is the first US business book ever to be told in manga - you know, the Japanese comic art form. In other words, it's a comic book, full of not only spot-on wisdom and advice but wonderful characters and illustrations drawn by the talented Rob Ten Pas.
This is the PERFECT high school or college graduation gift. Besides giving your sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, and family friends a great toolkit to use to craft their future, you will be regarded as momentarily cool and with-it, just for knowing about such a hip book. And those of us who are parenting teens know - that's priceless!
This type of business manga is very popular in Japan. You can find more examples at manga stores, like the one in Sony Metreon in San Francisco (and probably most large US cities)
Posted by: sprague | April 24, 2008 at 06:03 AM