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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The Idea Is the Easy Part | An Excerpt from the Innovation & Creativity Category
By Brian Dovey
Venture capitalist Brian Dovey draws from decades of experience to offer guidance and perspective for innovators seeking to join the startup world.
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Your Brain on Art | An Excerpt from the Innovation & Creativity Category
By Susan Magsamen, Ivy Ross
The arts are not just for entertainment or escape. Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross use scientific evidence to prove that art can transform your life, improve health, and aid in personal growth.
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The Unsold Mindset | An Excerpt from the Marketing & Communication/Sales & Influence Category
By Colin Coggins
`The greatest salespeople on the planet are the opposite of who most people think they are; The Unsold Mindset unpacks their unconventional way of thinking about selling (and life), acknowledging we all sell, and proving you can be great at it, without becoming someone you’re not.
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Mixed Signals | An Excerpt from the Marketing & Communications/Sales & Influence Category
By Uri Gneezy
An informative and entertaining account of how actions send signals that shape behaviors and how to design better incentives for better results in our life, our work, and our world.
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For the Culture | An Excerpt from the Marketing & Communications/Sales & Influence Category
By Porchlight
The architect of some of the most famous ad campaigns of the last decade argues that culture is the most powerful vehicle for influencing behavior, and shows readers how to harness culture to inspire other people to share their vision.
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The Experience Mindset | An Excerpt from the Marketing & Communications/Sales & Influence Category
By Tiffani Bova
From the bestselling author of Growth IQ comes a guide to enhancing customer and employee experience simultaneously for unprecedented revenue growth.
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Extremely Online | An Excerpt from the Marketing & Communications/Sales & Influence Category
By Taylor Lorenz
Acclaimed Washington Post reporter Taylor Lorenz presents a groundbreaking social history of the internet, revealing how online influence and the creators who amass it have reshaped our world, online and off.
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Working to Restore | An Excerpt from the Management & Workplace Culture Category
By Esha Chhabra
Dispatches from the regenerative landscape, where pioneering entrepreneurs use their businesses as catalysts of change to go beyond sustainability and solve social and environmental problems.
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Right Kind of Wrong | An Excerpt from the Management & Workplace Culture Category
By Amy C Edmondson
A revolutionary guide that will transform your relationship with failure, from the pioneering researcher of psychological safety and award-winning Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson.
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How Work Works | An Excerpt from the Management & Workplace Culture Category
By Porchlight
A unique and revelatory guide to understanding and navigating the unwritten rules of the workplace—the key to achieving success, finding meaning, and staying true to your authentic self in today’s business world.
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