Micheline Maynard

I’m excited about my upcoming talk next Tuesday (1/26) at the Ross School of Business at U-Mich. I’ll be in conversation at 4:30 p.m. with Dean Robert J. Dolan, discussing the book and the implications of foreign investment for the state of Michigan.

My talk with Dean Dolan is tentatively scheduled to be recorded by C-Span’s Book TV for airing at a later date. I have a happy relationship with Book TV. They aired discussions on two of my previous books: my first one, Collision Course, which I spoke about at St. John’s University Law School, and The End of Detroit, which I also talked about at Michigan in 2003. The End of Detroit talk was a popular one on C-Span and popped up years after I gave it.

If there’s any topic you’d like to hear us discuss, feel free to comment or send me an email. Hope to see you there.

Here’s an AP story about my talk:

UM hosts author of book on foreign business in US
Associated Press – January 19, 2010 4:14 AM ET

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – The author of a new book on the growing role of foreign business in the U.S. economy is joining the dean of the business school at the University of Michigan for a public forum.

On Jan. 26, Micheline Maynard and Dean Robert J. Dolan will discuss Maynard’s book “The Selling of the American Economy: How Foreign Companies Are Remaking the American Dream.”

Maynard is a transportation reporter for The New York Times. Her three other books include “The End of Detroit: How the Big Three Lost Their Grip on the American Car Market.”

The afternoon event is at the Blau Auditorium in the Ross School of Business.

What a great month this has been for the book! It’s now available in three formats: hardcover, ebook and audiobook. Please check out whatever meets your needs.

Three appearances are coming up in the next few weeks, all of them in Michigan.

On Jan. 20th, I’m speaking twice in beautiful Petoskey.

I’ll give a lunch talk to the Rotary Club of Petoskey. It will be held at Stafford’s Bay View Inn, followed by a discussion. That evening, I’ll take part in a wine and cheese event at McLean and Eakin Booksellers, one of the country’s finest independent book stores. Both require registration.

On Jan. 26, I’m taking part in an event at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. I will be In Conversation with Dean Robert J. Dolan, discussing the book and issues facing Michigan as it climbs out of its recession.

Hope you’ll find time to attend.

Happy New Year, everyone! I’m looking forward to a new round of opportunities to talk about the issues in the book.

UPDATE: OSU POSTPONED BECAUSE OF SNOW. WILL BE RESCHEDULED TBD.

First up: I’ll be speaking Friday morning on a breakfast panel at the Fisher College of Business

at Ohio State University.

I’ll be joined by Larry Jutte, the long time senior vice president at Honda Motor Company, and Tazeem Pasha of Ohio’s department of development. We’ll be discussing the impact of foreign companies in Ohio, and what it says about the national economy. Please join us.

Later this month, I’ll be speaking in Petoskey, Mich., and in conversation with Dean Robert Dolan at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

The Selling of the American Economy is now available as an audiobook from Audible.com. It runs six hours and 42 minutes — just right for a trip to London, or part way to Tokyo. The book is narrated by Marguerite Gavin and the audiobook version is published by Gilden Media Corporation. The audio version also can be purchased through Amazon.com. Please take a listen and let me know how you think it sounds.