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Rob Salkowitz

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in Philadelphia, The United States

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Nonfiction, Professional & Technical, Comics & Graphic Novels

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Daniel H. Pink, Don Tapscott, Douglas Rushkoff

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ROB SALKOWITZ is a business analyst and futurist specializing in the disruptive effects of digital technology and the digital generation on work, business and culture. His latest book, Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture (McGraw-Hill, 2012), looks at the future of entertainment through the lens of the San Diego Comic-Con. His earlier books explore global entrepreneurship, the changing demographics of the workplace, and methods of exploring the future in business. His work has appeared at FastCompany.com, FastCoCreate, The New York Times, Internet Evolution, Businessweek and other publications. He is a partner in the Seattle-based firm MediaPlant, LLC and teaches in the MCDM Program at the University of Washington.

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Average rating: 3.59 · 80 ratings · 27 reviews · 6 distinct works · Similar authors

	Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture: What the World's Wildest Trade Show Can Tell Us about the Future of Entertainment 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Generation Blend: Managing Across the Technology Age Gap 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Young World Rising: How Youth, Technology and Entrepreneurship Are Changing the World from the Bottom Up 3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Young World Rising 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Listening to the Future: Why It's Everybody's Business by Daniel W. Rasmus, Rob Salkowitz (Goodreads Author) 3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Listening to the Future by Daniel W Rasmus Patricia, Rob Salkowitz (Goodreads Author) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Rob Salkowitz marked as to-read: Fifty Shades of Brains by B.F. Dealeo	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rob Salkowitz rated a book 5 of 5 stars Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire by Alex von Tunzelmann read in December, 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Biting, gossipy (but apparently well-researched) history of the relationship between the Mountbattens and Nehru during the British withdrawal from India and afterwards.
Jan 01, 2009 10:45am · see review
Rob Salkowitz rated a book 5 of 5 stars Anathem by Neal Stephenson read in September, 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
For once, Stephenson actually CONCLUDES one of his cinderblock-sized novels rather than just ENDS it.
Dec 16, 2008 03:51pm · see review
Rob Salkowitz rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Big Change: America Transforms Itself 1900-1950 by Frederick L. Allen	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Great cultural-popular history that looks at changes in America, 1900-1950, from the vantage point of 1951! Amazing how Allen gets historical perspective on events of the (to him) very recent past.
Dec 16, 2008 10:22am · see review
Rob Salkowitz rated a book 5 of 5 stars Too Cool to Be Forgotten by Alex Robinson (Goodreads Author) read in July, 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40 year-old undergoes hypnosis to try to quit smoking and ends up re-living his high school days in the mid-1980s. Pitch-perfect detail, powerful story, pleasing artwork. Best graphic novel of 2008.
Dec 16, 2008 10:15am · see review
Rob Salkowitz rated a book 4 of 5 stars Hollywood by Gore Vidal read in November, 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Historical novel focusing on the Wilson and Harding administrations, including the political scandals and the cultural evolution from wartime puritanism and progressivism to the Roaring 20s.
Dec 16, 2008 10:13am · see review
Rob Salkowitz rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Old, Weird America: The World of Bob Dylan's Basement Tapes by Greil Marcus read in November, 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Typically wide-ranging riff from Marcus on the hidden currents of Appalachian folk music and how they found their way into the 1960s culture via Dylan.
Dec 16, 2008 10:11am · see review