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“Reading Face to Face is like being a fly on the wall, watching Brian Grazer work his magic. Utterly entertaining, this is how you become Hollywood’s best producer.” —Malcolm Gladwell, author of Talking to Strangers
Legendary Hollywood producer and author of the bestselling A Curious Mind, Brian Grazer is back with a captivating new book about the life-changing ways we can connect with one another.
Much of Brian Grazer’s success—as a #1 New York Times bestselling author, Academy Award–winning producer, father, and husband—comes from his ability to establish genuine connections with almost anyone. In Face to Face, he takes you around the world and behind the scenes of some of his most iconic movies and television shows, like A Beautiful Mind, Empire, Arrested Development, American Gangster, and 8 Mile, to show just how much in-person encounters have revolutionized his life—and how they have the power to change yours.
With his flair for intriguing stories, Grazer reveals what he’s learned through interactions with people like Bill Gates, Taraji P. Henson, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Eminem, Prince, Spike Lee, and the Afghani rapper activist Sonita: that the secret to a bigger life lies in personal connection. In a world where our attention is too often focused downward at our devices, Grazer argues that we are missing an essential piece of the human experience. Only when we are face to face, able to look one another in the eyes, can we form the kinds of connections that expand our world views, deepen our self-awareness, and ultimately lead to our greatest achievements and most meaningful moments.
When we lift our eyes to look at the person in front of us, we open the door to infinite possibility.
“Mr. Grazer—as you might imagine for someone who helped create A Beautiful Mind, American Gangster, and Friday Night Lights—is a skilled storyteller….In a world where people appear to carry out love affairs and pursue business relationships solely by text, making the effort to meet someone in person, undistracted, is a strategy worth considering.”
—The Wall Street Journal
“Brian Grazer’s book reminds us of the fundamental ingredient to success: human connection. This is essential reading for the digital age.”
—Bob Iger, chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Company
“I don’t know anyone as interesting—or interested—as Brian Grazer. Face to Face is a how-to guide to connecting to other people. Nobody else I know could have written it.”
—Angela Duckworth, New York Times bestselling author of Grit
“I remember countless times when Brian made the impossible, possible, through a single face to face conversation. In his new book, he has done a deep dive into the subject of influential face-to-face communication and why it gets things done in business and in life.”
—Ron Howard, Academy Award–winning director
