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TLN, provider of high-value, collaborative, superior business and management consulting, celebrated the company’s 8th anniversary with Time Magazine Washington Bureau Chief Michael Duffy.  Co-author of the New York Times best-seller The Presidents Club, Duffy shared his unique experiences in researching the book, insights from his one-on-one interviews with past Presidents, and his thoughts on the longevity of this most exclusive society. The author talk and book signing event was the fourth in a series TLN has hosted in 2012 with […]

About Town Bookings Connects Authors of New Books to Engaged Audiences Washington, DC, November 26, 2012 –  Hooks Book Events announces a new marketing service for authors.  About Town Bookings offers authors of newly published, non-fiction books a way to connect with audiences who are seeking content on their topics of expertise.  With a focus on the Greater Washington, DC area, Hooks Book Events reaches an extensive network of government, corporate, non-profit and education organizations to promote thought-provoking programs that […]

The Short List Is Out! The Short List for the Financial Times Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award: •    Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson •    The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: Risk-taking, Gut Feelings and the Biology of Boom and Bust by John Coates** •    Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power by Steve Coll •    Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography by Walter Isaacson •    What Money […]

We at Hooks Book Events are firm believers in the power of great ideas, discussion, and leadership to foster the collaboration and innovation that lead to progress. Recently, Hooks Book Events President Perry Pidgeon Hooks was selected to join the dynamic new class of leaders at Leadership Greater Washington , where she will have the opportunity to put those beliefs into practice. As part of the LGW Signature Program’s 67-member class of 2013, for the next ten months Perry will meet […]

This year’s Long List for the Financial Times Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award is an impressive one.  Several extremely timely themes run through this year’s 16 titles, including analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of U.S. corporate, economic and financial systems, discussing whether the U.S. is slipping out of its dominant role in the global economy, and even a seeming loss of faith in capitalism. The list includes some excellent books and authors that Hooks Book Events has […]