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 BED OF PROCRUSTES
By Porchlight
This week we have an excerpt from The Bed of Procrustes by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. You may remember Taleb from his bestselling The Black Swan or his first book, Fooled by Randomness. Taleb is a big thinker, and The Bed of Procrustes is a collection of "philosophical and practical aphorisms" from the author.
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A Guest Post from Pinkett and Robinson
By Porchlight
Randall Pinkett was the winner of season four of The Apprentice, and the show's first minority winner. Rather awkwardly, after he was "hired," he was also the only winner ever asked by "The Donald" to share his victory with the runner-up. Not a fan of the show, I didn't know of those events until I picked up Dr.
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An Excerpt from Social Innovation, Inc.
By Porchlight
Today, we have an excerpt from Jason Saul's new book, Social Innovation, Inc. , published by Jossey-Bass last month. Recognizing the influence that global corporations have on almost every aspect of our lives today, Jason asked himself some very tricky questions, like: Could Walmart possibly offer a better solution to health care than Medicaid?
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Explaining Goat Economics by Vikram Akula
By Porchlight
Vikram Akula, founder and chairperson of the SKS Microfinance, was kind enough to provide a post for us this week. In it, he tells the story of how he ended up meeting with some of the richest men Earth to explain to them how the poor make money. His new book, A Fistful of Rice, Is being released tomorrow by Harvard Business Review Press.
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An Excerpt from The Leader's Guide to Radical Management
By Porchlight
We chose Stephen Denning's book, The Secret Language of Leadership, as the best book on leadership in our first annual business book awards in 2007. We first met him in 2008, when we were fortunate enough to have him come speak at our author pow-wow. We were so impressed by the talk he gave that, when we were planning this year's gathering, there was no question as to whether or not we'd invite him back.
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An Excerpt from The Watchman's Rattle
By Porchlight
We currently post links on Friday to provide you with a bevy of informative and interesting weekend reading. I am hoping to start a new trend here on Mondays—excerpts and guest posts—to provide some consistent insights to begin the week with. We'll see how it goes.
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The Doorbell is Dead: A Guest Post from Ed Muzio
By Porchlight
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear, nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life .
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Holy Water: An Excerpt
By Porchlight
Like great fiction, good advertising tells a story. It creates an alternate reality we want to enter. So when an ad man like James P.
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An Excerpt from Conquer the Chaos
By Porchlight
You hear people (especially politicians and television's talking heads) talk about America's "entrepreneurial spirit" all of the time. But, no matter how often we hear it, it never sounds like a cliché; it always rings true. .
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Dan Ariely on Blogging
By Porchlight
In a sidebar from his new book, The Upside of Irrationality, Dan Ariely has a piece called "Blogging for Treats. " "Now think about blogging. The number of blogs out there is astounding, and it seems that almost everyone has a blog or is thinking about starting one.
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