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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Win At Losing: How Our Biggest Setbacks Can Lead To Our Greatest Gains
By Porchlight
Sam Weinman explains why many who emerge from the depths of a failed business tend to be better off from the experience.
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Swiped: How to Protect Yourself in a World Full of Scammers, Phishers, and Identity Thieves
By Porchlight
In Chapter 7 of his new book on protecting yourself from identity theft, Adam Levin describes Ann Cavoukian’s seven principles of privacy by design
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Draw to Win: A Crash Course on How to Lead, Sell, and Innovate with Your Visual Mind
By Porchlight
Dan Roam explains why our oldest technologies is still one of our best.
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Work Without Stress: Building a Resilient Mindset for Lasting Success
By Porchlight
An excerpt from Derek Roger and Nick Petrie's Work Without Stress helps us understand the dangers of “toxic achieving.”
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Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice
By Porchlight
In his new book, Clayton Christensen—one of the giants of business thought and business books—offers a new theory of innovation.
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Elite Minds: How Winners Think Differently to Create a Competitive Edge and Maximize Success
By Porchlight
In his new book, sport psychologist and leadership consultant Dr. Stan Beecham helps us reprogram our brains to reach our full potential.
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The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence
By Porchlight
Dacher Keltner has written a "revolutionary and timely reconsideration of everything we know about power."
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The Purpose Effect: Building Meaning in Yourself, Your Role and Your Organization
By Porchlight
Dan Pontefract explains why he uses the term team member instead of employee.
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Making It in America: A 12-Point Plan for Growing Your Business and Keeping Jobs at Home
By Porchlight
John D. Bassett reveals the "private thinking and our fresh leadership approach" that allowed Vaughan-Bassett Furniture to keep production in America as the rest of the industry moved it overseas, and not only survive, but thrive in that environment.
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Failed It!: How to Turn Mistakes Into Ideas and Other Advice for Successfully Screwing Up
By Porchlight
In his new book, Erik Kessels celebrates the fine art of making mistakes and moving ideas.
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