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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Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever
By Porchlight
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
By Porchlight
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
By Porchlight
"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
By Porchlight
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.
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Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career
By Porchlight
Learn a new talent, stay relevant, reinvent yourself, and adapt to whatever the workplace throws your way. Scott H. Young offers nine principles to master hard skills quickly.
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Kingdom of Lies: Unnerving Adventures in the World of Cybercrime
By Porchlight
In the tradition of Michael Lewis and Tom Wolfe, a fascinating and frightening behind-the-scenes look at the interconnected cultures of hackers, security specialists, and law enforcement.
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The Coffee Bean: A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change
By Porchlight
From bestselling author Jon Gordon and rising star Damon West comes The Coffee Bean an illustrated fable that teaches readers how to transform their environment, overcome challenges, and create positive change.
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You Can't Know It All: Leading in the Age of Deep Expertise
By Porchlight
Wanda T. Wallace explains how to be a leader without being an expert in her handbook for "novices and experienced managers alike."
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The Gift of Struggle: Life-Changing Lessons About Leading
By Porchlight
Bobby Herrera, CEO of Populus Group, shares the very real parallels he found between climbing a mountain and putting a team together in business.
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