Alec Greven is a ''New York Times'' best-selling

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author. His first book, ''How to Talk to Girls'', was published when he was nine years old. He has subsequently published two additional books, ''How to Talk to Moms'' and ''How to Talk to Dads''. He released his fourth book, ''How to Talk to Santa'', in 2009, and a fifth book, ''Rules for School'', in 2010. He appeared on ''

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'' in December 2008. On February 12, 2009, he also appeared on ''

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''. 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''.

''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. He wrote the book after observing boys in the playground and their mistakes when talking to girls.

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