Book Excerpts
Especially when buying books in bulk, it can help to read the first few pages—or chapters—before making a final decision. We share excerpts from upcoming and newly released business books and other nonfiction genres to help guide your next purchasing decision.
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The Gift of Struggle: Life-Changing Lessons About Leading
By Porchlight
Bobby Herrera, CEO of Populus Group, shares the very real parallels he found between climbing a mountain and putting a team together in business.
Categories: excerpts, narrative-biography
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The Last Unknowns: Deep, Elegant, Profound Unanswered Questions about the Universe, the Mind, the Future of Civilization, and the Meaning of Life
By Porchlight
An excerpt from Daniel Kahneman's Foreword to the conclusion to the Edge Question Series, the world’s bestselling science book series, with more than one million copies sold.
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The Levelling: What's Next After Globalization
By Porchlight
Michael O'Sullivan's new book comes about at the perfect moment to consider and address the existential questions around, and potential tensions between, globalization and representational democracy.
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Success Is in Your Sphere: Leverage the Power of Relationships to Achieve Your Business Goals
By Porchlight
The CAPITAL strategy, laid out in Zvi Band’s new book, walks the professional through a strategic approach to nurture your business and careers’ most important asset—relationships.
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From Sabotage to Support: A New Vision for Feminist Solidarity in the Workplace
By Porchlight
Joy Wiggins and Kami Anderson's new book explores how "patriarchy has created an environment for women to knowingly and unknowingly sabotage each other," and how to build a culture of support instead.
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The Art of Quiet Influence: Timeless Wisdom for Leading without Authority
By Porchlight
Jocelyn Davis' new book shows "anyone, not just bosses, how to use influence without authority, a key mindfulness principle, to get things done at work and in life."
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The Robots Are Coming!: The Future of Jobs in the Age of Automation
By Porchlight
Andrés Oppenheimer's new book is "a thought-provoking search to understand what the future holds for today’s jobs in the foreseeable age of automation."
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Giving Done Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every Dollar Count
By Porchlight
Phil Buchanan, the president of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, "arms donors with what it takes to do more good more quickly and to avoid predictable errors that lead too many astray."
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Tim Cook: The Genius Who Took Apple to the Next Level
By Porchlight
Leander Kahney's new book "tells the inspiring story of how one man attempted to replace someone irreplaceable, and—through strong, humane leadership, supply chain savvy, and a commitment to his values—succeeded more than anyone had thought possible."
Categories: excerpts, narrative-biography
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Burn: Using Fire to Cool the Earth
By Porchlight
In this excerpt, Albert Bates and Kathleen Draper explain the benefits of biochar in Animal Nutraceuticals, and in building soil that increases yields without the deployment of chemical fertilizer.
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