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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Navigating Success and Sustainability: Three Stories of Steward Leadership
By Rajeev Peshawaria
The cry for a more inclusive form of capitalism is growing. But the irony is we are using the same tools that caused the excesses of shareholder capitalism—incentives and regulations—to drive responsible behavior. In his latest book, Rajeev Peshawaria suggests that ESG must upgrade to ESL, where the ‘L’ stands for Steward Leadership. In this excerpt, he highlights three companies doing it well.
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An Excerpt from Before It's Gone: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small-Town America
By Jonathan Vigliotti
From CBS News national correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti, a “vivid” (Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize–winning author) and “stunning” (Booklist) character-driven call to action on our climate, told through the stories of the pioneering Americans working to persevere as leadership inaction risks the very survival of our heartland and hometowns.
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An Excerpt from Aliveness Mindset
By Jack Craven
Jack Craven’s Aliveness Mindset is an invitation for anyone feeling stuck to awaken to a life of renewed passion, greater purpose, and authentic joy.
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An Excerpt from Cultural Intelligence for Marketers
By Anastasia Karklina Gabriel
Brand marketing is not just a business activity but a cultural phenomenon. Marketers must understand how to harness their strategies for both commercial success and social responsibility.
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An Excerpt from Restoring Sanity
By Porchlight
Even in difficult times, we can find ways to uplift our spirits and make meaningful contributions, writes Margaret J. Wheatley.
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Unreasonable Hospitality | The Lost Chapter
By Will Guidara
In Unreasonable Hospitality , Will Guidara chronicles the lessons in service and leadership he has learned over the course of his career in restaurants. There was one lesson, however—in a "lost chapter"—that didn't end up making it in the final cut of the book.
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An Excerpt from Making Differences Work
By Eli Jones, Paul Sarvadi
Chart a new way forward through commonality, equality, and cohesion in the workplace.
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An Excerpt from Learned Excellence
By Eric Potterat, Alan Eagle
A comprehensive and practical guide to the mental disciplines of high performance from the former lead psychologist for the US Navy SEALs
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Transformative Negotiation | An Excerpt from the Big Ideas & New Perspectives Category
By Sarah Federman
A contemporary and inclusive how-to guide to everyday negotiation that centers social justice and equity.
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Flawless | An Excerpt from the Big Ideas & New Perspectives Category
By Elise Hu
A cutting-edge journalistic exposé of self-care consumerism, using the extreme case South Korea to both celebrate the astounding growth of K-Beauty and South Korean pop culture as a global export and examine the dark implications for women in a looks-obsessed patriarchy, in a debut that asks the question: What is the future of beauty?
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