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Excerpts
Once a Warrior: An Excerpt
"Our communities face no shortage of problems, ranging from social division to income inequality to an increasing onslaught of natural disasters. If, as a nation, we issued a challenge to the three million men and women who have returned from tiresome wars in the Middle East to address these things,
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Your 168: Finding Purpose and Satisfaction in a Values-Based Life
Put your values first and focus on what matters most.
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An Introduction to The Innovator’s Spirit
Innovation isn't optional—it's imperative. Innovation is personal. It’s about people. It’s not about a process or a system.
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Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever
An acclaimed tech reporter reveals the inner workings of Amazon, Facebook, Google, Apple, and Microsoft, showing how to compete with the tech titans using their own playbook.
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Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World
Successful people literally see the world differently. Now an award-winning scientist explains how anyone can leverage this “perception” gap to their advantage.
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Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope
“America’s proudest boast throughout history has been that we have no class system, and that opportunity is available to all. Yet a starting point in an exploration of our nation must be to acknowledge that today we do have a class hierarchy.”
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Fanocracy: Turning Fans Into Customers and Customers Into Fans
"The most powerful marketing force in the world isn’t social media, email blasts, search ads, or even those 15 second commercials before a YouTube video. It’s fandom."
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The Scrum Fieldbook: A Master Class on Accelerating Performance, Getting Results, and Defining the Future
J.J. Sutherland draws on his firm’s extensive experience to take leaders, managers, and employees deeper into the specific challenges and new opportunities of an Agile world.
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Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career
Learn a new talent, stay relevant, reinvent yourself, and adapt to whatever the workplace throws your way. Scott H. Young offers nine principles to master hard skills quickly.
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Kingdom of Lies: Unnerving Adventures in the World of Cybercrime
In the tradition of Michael Lewis and Tom Wolfe, a fascinating and frightening behind-the-scenes look at the interconnected cultures of hackers, security specialists, and law enforcement.
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