Daniel H. Pink

$5 tickets will go on sale starting Wed., Dec. 16 Harvard Book Store is excited to welcome business and technology writer DANIEL PINK as he explores what makes us most productive, and discusses his new book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. In Drive, Pink explains that the secret ... (more)to high performance and satisfaction in today's world is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world. Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Pink exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does—and how that affects every aspect of our lives. He demonstrates that while the old-fashioned carrot-and-stick approach worked successfully in the 20th century, it's precisely the wrong way to motivate people for today's challenges. "Drive is the rare book that will get you to think and inspire you to act. Pink makes a strong, science-based case for rethinking motivation—and then provides the tools you need to transform your life." —Dr. Mehmet Oz (YOU: The Owner's Manual)

The Business Book Group meets the first Wednesday of each month at Noon in the Village Books Readings Gallery and is facilitated by Janet Ott. Everyone is welcome. The January book is A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink.

What business lessons can Americans learn from the wild world of Japanese comics? In this provocative, entertaining and highly visual presentation, Japan Society Media Fellow and bestselling author Daniel Pink draws on his research in Japan as well as on his own efforts as a manga creator to take us ... (more)inside the world of Japan’s dojinshi—amateur manga artists who remix and repurpose popular manga titles into new creations. Find out why these copyright-busting fans are actually helping the Japanese manga industry and get the reasoning behind Pink’s decision to create the first American business book in manga, The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need.

Followed by a reception and book signing. $10/$8 Japan Society members/$5 students & seniors