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Book Keeping: 'Proposal Picked Up In The First Week'

Forethought fueled this writer's first book, as he got the ball rolling by writing a NYT article on his book idea

By Rachel Kramer Bussel – December 12, 2006
Drawing initially from his own experiences as a fun-loving adult who found himself enjoying his kids' toys, music, and games just as much as they did, journalist Christopher Noxon discovered a whole world of real-life Peter Pans who he termed "rejuveniles," first in a New York Times "Sunday Styles" article, and later in his first book, Rejuvenile: Kickball, Cartoons, Cupcakes, and the Reinvention of the American Grown-Up, which was published by Crown in June 2006.

In Rejuvenile, Noxon chronicles CEOs who've made playspaces out of their offices, amusement park addicts, toy collectors, skateboard enthusiasts, a professional skipper,...

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