Excerpts
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Excerpts
Work Your Next Job: An Excerpt from Build for Tomorrow
By Jason Feifer
The moments of greatest change can also be the moments of greatest opportunity.
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News & Opinion
The Sum of Us | An Excerpt from the Porchlight Big Ideas & New Perspectives Book of the Year
By Heather McGhee
In the lead up to announcing the Porchlight Business Book of the Year (coming tomorrow, January 13th!), we have been sharing excerpts from each of the eight books on the shortlist for the award. Today, we have one from the Big Ideas & New Perspectives book of the year, The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee.
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News & Opinion
Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie | An Excerpt from the 2021 Porchlight Narrative & Biography Book of the Year
By Lisa Napoli
In the lead up to announcing the Porchlight Business Book of the Year on January 13th, we are sharing excerpts from each of the eight books on the shortlist for the award. Today, we have one from the Narrative & Biography book of the year, Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie by Lisa Napoli.
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News & Opinion
Arriving Today | An Excerpt from the 2021 Porchlight Current Events & Public Affairs Book of the Year
By Christopher Mims
In the lead up to announcing the Porchlight Business Book of the Year on January 13th, we are sharing excerpts from each of the eight books on the shortlist for the award. Today, we have one from the Current Events & Public Affairs book of the year, Arriving Today by Christopher Mims.
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News & Opinion
The Wake Up | An Excerpt from the 2021 Porchlight Personal Development & Human Behavior Book of the Year
By Michelle Mijung Kim
In the lead up to announcing the Porchlight Business Book of the Year on January 13th, we are going to share excerpts from each of the eight books on the shortlist for the award. Today, we have an excerpt from the Personal Development & Human Behavior book of the year, The Wake Up by Michelle MiJung Kim.
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News & Opinion
The Widest Net | An Excerpt from the 2021 Porchlight Marketing & Sales Book of the Year
By Pamela Slim
In the lead up to announcing the Porchlight Business Book of the Year on January 13th, we are going to share excerpts from each of the eight books on the shortlist for the award. Today, we have an excerpt from the Marketing & Sales book of the year, The Widest Net by Pamela Slim.
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News & Opinion
Anthro-Vision | An Excerpt from the 2021 Porchlight Management & Workplace Culture Book of the Year
By Gillian Tett
In the lead up to announcing the Porchlight Business Book of the Year on January 13th, we are going to share excerpts from each of the eight books on the shortlist for the award. Today, we have an excerpt from the Management & Workplace Culture book of the year, Anthro-Vision by Gillian Tett.
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News & Opinion
The Promises of Giants | An Excerpt from the 2021 Porchlight Leadership & Strategy Book of the Year
By John Amaechi
In the lead up to announcing the Porchlight Business Book of the Year on January 13th, we are going to share excerpts from each of the eight books on the shortlist for the award. Today, we have an excerpt from the Leadership & Strategy book of the year, John Amaechi's The Promises of Giants.
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Excerpts
An Excerpt from Ordinary Heroes: A Memoir of 9/11
By Joseph Pfeifer
From Chief Joseph Pfeifer's memoir of 9/11 and its aftermath, the following excerpt explains what he experienced in the moments after the towers collapsed.
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Excerpts
Once a Warrior: An Excerpt
By Jake Wood
"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, what might we unlock" —Jake Wood
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