John Brooks

John Brooks is an American author most well-known for his non-fiction New Yorker articles and his books on business and American culture such as The Go-Go Years and Business Adventures. While based out of Long Island, New York, John Brooks is a renowned author of both fiction and non-fiction books.

John Brooks was born in Santa Cruz, California in 1922. He graduated from Caltech with a degree in engineering before briefly working as an executive in a New York-based advertising agency in the 1940s. In 1947, he began writing for Fortune and The New Yorker, both of which he would later contribute to for many more years.

John Brooks’ work in publishing began to gain popularity in the mid- to late- 1950s, as he wrote about the post-war business boom, often referred to as "The Go-Go Years." His book, The Go-Go Years, released in 1973, is still often considered a key textbook for business classes today.

John Brooks’ writings went beyond just providing insights into the business world. His non-fiction coverage of the time stretched from politics to economics, and even to fashion. In 1968, for example, he wrote an article about the fashion industry's oversupply of "colorless and sexless clothes," which foresaw the upcoming decade's trends and spurred a revolution in fashion.

John Brooks' writing often exposed and discussed the effects of technology on American culture, a topic that has come to define the modern age. His book, The Economic Scene, released in 1974, follows two stranded airline passengers on a fictional southwestern journey, while exploring our dependence on technology.

John Brook's writing has won him multiple awards, including a George Polk Memorial Award, several Overseas Press Club Awards, and an honorary doctorate from Adelphi University, to name a few. His work has been recognized by such notable authors as Christopher Buckley, who wrote in The New York Times that John Brooks was "the greatest business writer of our age, bar none."

John Brooks has written more than a dozen books that span a variety of topics, from biographies to business and American culture, as well as several novels. One of his most iconic books, Business Adventures, is a collection of twelve New Yorker stories that delve into entrepreneurship and Wall Street.

Overall, John Brooks is remembered as one of the most influential and important business writers of the twentieth century. His work has had a lasting impact on our understanding of the business world, as well as the culture of American life. He was a master of non-fiction reportage and his works should be treasured for years to come.