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John Butman

John Butman

How to pronounce John Butman: BUT-man

John Butman Biography

John Butman is an author, editor, and collaborative writer. His writing has appeared in the Harvard Business Review, the Nation, and other publications and his work has been featured in the New York Times, the Economist, and media venues around the world. His books include Trading Up: The New American Luxury, a BusinessWeek bestseller, and Breaking Out: How to Build Influence in a World of Competing Ideas. John divides his time between Portland and Bailer Island, Maine, not far from one of the earliest English settlement sites in America.



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