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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An Excerpt from The Tree Collectors
By Amy Stewart
Fifty gorgeously illustrated vignettes of remarkable people whose lives have been transformed by their obsessive passion for trees--from Amy Stewart, the New York Times bestselling author of The Drunken Botanist.
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An Excerpt from The Mind's Mirror
By Daniela Rus, Gregory Mone
An exciting introduction to the true potential of AI from the director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.
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An Excerpt from The 8 Laws of Customer-Focused Leadership
By Blake Morgan
A leadership playbook for making customer experience a core aspect of your business.
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An Excerpt from The Power of Instinct
By Leslie Zane
Award-winning Fortune 500 brand consultant and behavioral expert Leslie Zane shatters conventional marketing wisdom, showing readers how to tap into the hidden brain where instinct prevails, creating a powerful network of connections that drive people to buy your product, company, or vision.
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An Excerpt from Shocks, Crises, and False Alarms
By Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Paul Swartz
An essential new guide to navigating macroeconomic risk.
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An Excerpt from Smart, Not Loud
By Jessica Chen
Business communication expert Jessica Chen provides a complete guide to help individuals effectively advocate for themselves while maintaining authenticity in the workplace.
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An Excerpt from Unjust Debts
By Melissa B Jacoby
A groundbreaking look at the hidden role of bankruptcy in perpetuating inequality in America, from an expert in the field.
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An Excerpt from Assembling Tomorrow
By Scott Doorley, Carissa Carter
A powerful guide to why even the most well-intentioned innovations go haywire, and the surprising ways we can change course to create a more positive future, by two celebrated experts working at the intersection of design, technology, and learning at Stanford University’s acclaimed d.school.
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An Excerpt from When We Are Seen
By Denise Young
From one of the first and few women of color to reach the c-suite in Silicon Valley, Apple’s former chief of HR, co-creator of the Apple Store culture, and first VP of inclusion and diversity, comes a heartfelt story of growing up Black and female in a world with little regard for either and a practical road map for embodying the best in yourself and emboldening others along the way.
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An Excerpt from Stumbling Toward Inclusion
By Priya Nalkur
In her work with hundreds of companies and CEOs, Dr. Priya Nalkur has found that many leaders want to advance inclusion and equity in the workplace, but aren't sure how. Knowing that the stakes are high, leaders are afraid of messing up and saying the wrong thing. She has distilled her extensive coaching experience into a set of practical tools for navigating uncertain waters.
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