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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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
By Porchlight
Celebrated feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez investigates the shocking root cause of gender inequality and research.
Categories: excerpts, narrative-biography
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Wise Guy: Lessons from a Life
By Porchlight
Guy Kawasaki's new book "covers everything from moral values to business skills to parenting." In this excerpt, he discusses why the toughest teachers are the best teachers.
Categories: excerpts, narrative-biography
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Financial Freedom: A Proven Path to All the Money You Will Ever Need
By Porchlight
"Millennial Millionaire" Grant Sabatier's new book is a practical roadmap to living life on one’s own terms, as soon as possible.
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Make Some Noise: The Unconventional Road to Dominance
By Porchlight
In this excerpt, Ken Schmidt explains how "misinformation creates all sorts of obvious problems and that it’s just plain wrong to stereotype and judge people by their appearance," and how he overcame the outlaw biker stereotype that plagued Harley-Davidson and changed their reputation.
Categories: excerpts, narrative-biography
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Connecting the Dots: Lessons for Leadership in a Startup World
By Porchlight
In this excerpt, former Cicso CEO John Chambers writes about what to do after disaster strikes, and how setbacks can make you stronger.
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The Book of Beautiful Questions: The Powerful Questions That Will Help You Decide, Create, Connect, and Lead
By Porchlight
Warren Berger's new book is about "asking the right questions, at the right time, in order to make the best choices when it truly counts."
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The Pan-Industrial Revolution: How New Manufacturing Titans Will Transform the World
By Porchlight
In this excerpt, best-selling author Richard D’Aveni discusses "How the Rise of 3-D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Will Transform the Job Market."
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Step Into Your Moxie: Amplify Your Voice, Visibility, and Influence in the World
By Porchlight
Speaking and leadership coach Alexia Vernon helps us understand "How Boundaries Amplify Moxie (and Empower Leadership)."
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Dark Horse: Achieving Success Through the Pursuit of Fulfillment
By Porchlight
Todd Rose and Ogi Ogas have written a book "premised upon the conviction that we are entering a new epoch demanding a very different formula for success."
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Straight Talk for Startups: 100 Insider Rules for Beating the Odds—From Mastering the Fundamentals to Selecting Investors, Fundraising, Managing Boards, and Achieving Liquidity
By Porchlight
Randy Komisar and Jantoon Reigersman ask budding entrepreneurs the most important question of all: Why are you doing this?
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