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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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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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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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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

By Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl Wudunn

“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.