John David Mann
Second son of a choral conductor and children’s theater playwright, John David Mann started out as a concert cellist and composer. At 17 he started his own high school, where he went on to teach. He pinballed through careers in holistic health, publishing, and sales leadership before becoming a full-time writer. He has coauthored 30 books, including 4 New York Times bestsellers and 5 national bestsellers, and won numerous awards. His bestselling classic THE GO-GIVER (with Bob Burg) has sold over 1 million copies and won the Living Now Book Award’s Evergreen Medal for its “contribution to positive global change.” His first novel, STEEL FEAR (2021), coauthored with former Navy SEAL Brandon Webb, was named a Publishers Weekly “best book of 2021” and nominated for a Barry Award. Lee Child called it "an instant classic, maybe an instant legend,” and Jeffrey Deaver called the sequel, COLD FEAR (June 2022) “one of the best crime novels of the year.”
Works
The Go-Giver
The Go-Giver tells the story of an ambitious young man named Joe who yearns for success. Joe is a true go-getter, though sometimes he feels as if the harder and faster he works, the further away his goals seem to be. And so one day, desperate to land a key sale at the end of a bad quarter, he seeks advice from the enigmatic Pindar, a legendary consultant referred to by his many devotees simply as the Chairman.
Over the next week, Pindar introduces Joe to a series of “go-givers:” a restaurateur, a CEO, a financial adviser, a real estate broker, and the “Connector,” who brought them all together. Pindar’s friends share with Joe the Five Laws of Stratospheric Success and teach him how to open himself up to the power of giving.
Joe learns that changing his focus from getting to giving—putting others’ interests first and continually adding value to their lives—ultimately leads to unexpected returns.
Imparted with wit and grace, The Go-Giver is a heartwarming and inspiring tale that brings new relevance to the old proverb “Give and you shall receive.”
The Red Circle
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Location
Amherst, MA
Author Contact
Category
Business & Technology, General Non-Fiction, Biography & History, Mystery & Crime
agent Contact
Margret McBride
858-454-1500