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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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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The Creative Curve: How to Develop the Right Idea, at the Right Time
By Porchlight
In this excerpt, Allen Gannet—a Forbes and Inc. “30 Under 30” awardee—explores The Sitcom Secret to Creative Success.
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Never Stop Learning: Stay Relevant, Reinvent Yourself, and Thrive
By Porchlight
In his new book, Bradley R. Staats explains how one of the keys to life-long learning is simply being true to yourself.
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#NeverAgain: A New Generation Draws the Line
By Porchlight
Survivors of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School share The Parkland Manifesto for reducing deaths from gun violence.
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The Power of a Positive Team: Proven Principles and Practices That Make Great Teams Great
By Porchlight
Jon Gordon knows that positive teams don’t happen by accident, so he put his prolific pen to work to help with some practical, everyday ways to get there.
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