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New Releases
Business Books to Watch in May
By Dylan Schleicher
In order of their release dates, here are 25 books—along with the publishers' descriptions of them, we have our eyes on in May.
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Blog
800-CEO-READ Business Bestsellers for April 2019
By 800-CEO-READ
The bestselling business books at 800-CEO-READ for April 2019 features Rehumanize Your Business at #1.
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Excerpts
The Robots Are Coming!: The Future of Jobs in the Age of Automation
By Dylan Schleicher
Andrés Oppenheimer's new book is "a thought-provoking search to understand what the future holds for today’s jobs in the foreseeable age of automation."
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Book Giveaways
Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?
We have an excerpt from Bill McKibben's new book, and 20 copies of the book itself to give away.
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Staff Picks
The Enchanted Hour: The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction
By Emily Porter
Our newest employee, Emily Porter, reviews Meghan Cox Gurdon's new book about "The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction."
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Excerpts
Giving Done Right: Effective Philanthropy and Making Every Dollar Count
By 800-CEO-READ
Phil Buchanan, the president of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, "arms donors with what it takes to do more good more quickly and to avoid predictable errors that lead too many astray."
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Book Giveaways
How We Make Stuff Now: Turn Ideas Into Products That Build Successful Businesses
Jules Peiri, Cofounder and CEO of The Grommet, has written a "step-by-step DIY guide that shows today’s entrepreneurs how to create and launch new products, package and market them to consumers, and build a thriving business."
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Editor's Choice
Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?
By Dylan Schleicher
Bill McKibben lays out the array of challenges facing us as we struggle to ensure a human future, and two very different technologies at our disposal.
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ChangeThis
A Leader's Most Powerful Tool: Choosing When to Say No
By Janelle Bruland
"Isn't it funny that one of the most important words to say is also one of the hardest? One simple word: no. Yet, to say it brings up a flood of feelings—guilt, defensiveness, a fear of offending. … Yet, the ability to say 'no,' to set boundaries and build a structure that works for us, is one
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ChangeThis
How to Stop Procrastinating
By Sam Horn
"Are you a charter member of the Procrastinator's Club? Their motto is 'We're behind you all the way.' I'm a woman on a mission to help people put procrastination behind them. Why is this so important? Because procrastination is a prescription for regrets. When we get to the end of our life, we won't
