Alec Greven

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Alec Greven is a New York Times best-selling self-help author. [1] His first book, How to Talk to Girls, [2] was published when he was nine years old. [3] He has subsequently published two additional books, How to Talk to Moms and How to Talk to Dads. [4] He released his fourth book, How to Talk to Santa, in 2009, [5] and a fifth book, Rules for School, in 2010. [1]

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He appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in February, and December 2008 and April 2009, and on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien in December 2008. [6] On February 12, 2009, he also appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno . [7]

Greven appeared a second time on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in April 2009 to promote his two new books, How to Talk to Dads and How to Talk to Moms. [8]

How to Talk to Girls

Greven's first book, How to Talk to Girls, started as an elementary school project and ended up on the New York Times' best sellers list. [1] He wrote the book after observing boys in the playground and their mistakes when talking to girls. [1]

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