Alec Greven
Alec Greven is a New York Times bestselling child self-help author.[1] His first book, How to Talk to Girls,[2] was published when he was nine years old.[3] He has subsequently published two additional books, How to Talk to Moms, and How to Talk to Dads.[4] He is slated to release his fourth book, How to Talk to Santa, in 2009,[5] and a fifth book, Rules for School.[1]
He appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in February, and December 2008 and April 2009, and on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien in December 2008.[6] On February 12, 2009 he also appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[7]
Greven appeared a second time on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in April 2009 to promote his two new books, How to Talk to Dads and How to Talk to Moms.[8]
How to Talk to Girls
Greven's first book, How to Talk to Girls, started as an elementary school project and ended up on the New York Times' best sellers list.[1] He wrote the book after observing boys in the playground and their mistakes when talking to girls.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d BBC Newsbeat
- ^ ISBN 978-0-06-170999-9
- ^ Bielski, Z. "Love guru: Alec Greven's treatise on the battle of the sexes is being published in 17 countries and turned into a movie. He's nine years old", Globe and Mail, December 11, 2008; accessed 15 December 2008
- ^ Washington Post book review
- ^ FOX News report on Greven
- ^ AOL Video
- ^ The Philadelphia Inquirer website
- ^ Publishers Weekly website
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