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In the New Yorker...
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: chowhound on June 28, 2011, 02:11:22 pm ---Prof. Florida is well known for his work on economic competitiveness, demographic trends, and cultural and technological innovation. In the last five years, he has penned the international bestseller, The Rise of the Creative Class and also The Flight of the Creative Class, which launched an intellectual revolution that has changed the way companies, nations, and communities compete and thrive.
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Gee. I don't have the issue any more, but I'm sure I remember that some of the other authors discussed in that issue did not think so highly of Prof. Florida.
Professional rivalry, I guess. :-\
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on June 28, 2011, 02:14:43 pm ---Gee. I don't have the issue any more, but I'm sure I remember that some of the other authors discussed in that issue did not think so highly of Prof. Florida.
Professional rivalry, I guess. :-\
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That blurb reads like it was written by his publicist!! I was a little underwhelmed by the book myself, which seemed an unnecessary elaboration of a rather thin idea.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Tony-Ranger on June 28, 2011, 02:20:25 pm ---That blurb reads like it was written by his publicist!!
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It is a bit over-the-top, isn't it? ;D
Brown Eyes:
This is a horribly embarrassing question for a long-time Brokie to be asking... but could you remind me what date BBM first appeared in The New Yorker?
Front-Ranger:
Happy to oblige: October 13, 1997. A date that is incised in my memory!!
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