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Beginning our 16th year of the First Friday Book Synopsis

Learn the essence of two business best-sellers

Leave with a sheet of important "quotables" from each book

Listen to thoughtful and insightful professional commentary

Eat a full breakfast buffet at a price comparable to continentals

Network with other business professionals

Earn a chance to win a copy of each book in the drawing
April Books 
 
Lean In
   

Lean In:  

Women, Work, 

and the Will to Lead

by Sheryl Sandberg

(Knopf, 2013)

 

Presented by 
Randy Mayeux
Click here to read 
a review of this book
 by Anne-Marie Slaughter from the New York Times.
 
Rebooting Work

 Rebooting Work:  Transform How You Work in the Age of Entrepreneurship

by Maynard Webb.

(Jossey-Bass - 2013).  

 

Presented by 
Karl Krayer

 

Click here to read reflections about this book from Colleen Taylor form TechCrunch.
(If you have already reserved your spot for this Friday, please forgive this additional reminder).
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Come Join Us this Friday for our 15th Anniversary! 
(Read below about some special prizes for our drawing)
Now Beginning our 16th Year
This Friday, April 5, 2013


You are invited to attend the First Friday Book Synopsis:
two books, great networking, and a terrific breakfast
the First Friday of Every Month.

WHEN:     This Friday, April 5, 2013 

WHERE:  The Park City Club {MAP}
                 5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 1700
                 Dallas, TX 75205 

TIME:       7:00 AM - 8:05 AM

COST:      $29.00 ($27.00 if prepaid online)

REGISTER:     Email Us!
Or register through our First Friday Book Synopsis website.  
Come help us celebrate
our 15th Anniversary
this Friday - at our April 5, 2013 Session

 

Greetings,

 

On April 3, 1998, the First Friday Book Synopsis was born, as Karl Krayer and I presented our first two business book synopses.  Karl presented The Leadership Engine by Noel Tichy and I presented The Circle of Innovation by Tom Peters.

 

Now, 15 full years later, we are still at it, as we have been every month.  Two book synopses, still with great food, in a great setting, providing valuable content and great networking and collaboration opportunity.  

 

For the begining of our 16th year, I will present the much-talked-about book by Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In:  Women, Work, and the Will to Lead.  Sheryl Sandberg is the COO of Facebook, and discussions about her book are popping up all over the place.  I don't think I remember any other book in the entire 15 year history of our event that had this much discussion, with agreement and plenty of disagreement, swirling around like this book has generated.  (Ms. Sandberg was just interviewed/profiled on 60 Minutes, the night before her book was officially released).  

 

Karl Krayer will present his synopsis of Maynark Webb's book Rebooting Work:  Transform How You Work in the Age of Entrepreneurship.  And, yes, the way people work has been transformed, and continues to be, in this constantly-changing world.

 

We will add some special elements for our 15th Anniversary.  Among them will be two additional book giveaways for our drawing -- copies of the hardcover versions of the first two books we ever presented.  

 

So many of you who read this e-mail have helped make our event a success.  We thank you.  And we  hope you will make an extra effort to attend, and that you will invite your friends, as we kick off our 16th year.

 

One more thing:  I have written an article a day on our blog for 30 days, each highlighting a different book from the 15 years that I have presented these synopses.  (Kind of my "favorite two books from each year -- 30 books in 30 days).  You can find these articles on our blog. Or, you might get to these more quickly by going to Randy' s blog entries.  I completed the 30 days of posts with yesterday's article on Quiet by Susan Cain. 

 

I hope you will take the time to check these out.  It is a walk down memory lane, and a pretty quick reminder of many of the key business book ideas and themes over the last fifteen years.  

 

And please come join us this Friday, April 5, 2013.  I think you'll be glad you did.  

 

Randy Mayeux

(mobile -- 214-577-8025) 
 
ps - The Park City Club has a spectacular view of the city, and the best breakfast! you can find -- with a made-to-order omelet bar, and a full and scrumptious buffet. Bring your appetite.

Congratulations to our March Winners!
March, 2013 Book Winners
   Randy Mayeux, Tom Meyer,  
Randall Davis, Karl Krayer

(Plus: we also gave away additional copies of the March selection Conscious Capitalism --Tom and Randall were the
two who who were able to stay for the photograph)
(We also always give away two free certificates 
for a future First Friday Book Synopsis)
If you are not reading our blog, you are missing out on some valuable business ideas. 

Bob Morris, Randy Mayeux, and Karl Krayer make up our blogging team.  New blog posts go up practically daily, 
to help you think about the latest ideas in business -- and in business books.  

Please join the conversation!

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