Editor's Choice
Looking for a new book to dive into? Our in-depth reviews cover some of the best new books being released into the world and use those books to gain a better understanding of the world, helping guide where to go—and what to read—next.
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This Is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See
Book Review by Porchlight
The best business books humanize business rather than commodify humanity. Seth Godin’s books have always attempted to do that, and his latest does a great job of it.
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The Job: Work and Its Future in a Time of Radical Change
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Ellen Ruppel Shell examines the history of jobs, the increasing disappearance of them, and where we go from here.
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Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design
Book Review by Porchlight
Kat Holmes tackles the cycles of exclusion that permeate our society with the practice of inclusive design.
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Silicon City: San Francisco in the Long Shadow of the Valley
Book Review by Porchlight
Cary McClelland follows in the great oral tradition of Studs Terkel to bring us up to date on what's happening on the ground in America's most impactful city and region.
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It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work
Book Review by Porchlight
Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson know that it doesn't have to be crazy at work, because they've created a company of calm in the midst of the industry that brought the culture of crazy upon us all.
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Everything for Everyone: The Radical Tradition That Is Shaping the Next Economy
Book Review by Porchlight
Nathan Schneider explores the history and future of the cooperative business model, and how it has—and continues—to contribute to the economy in mostly unseen ways.
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Farsighted: How We Make the Decisions That Matter the Most
Book Review by Porchlight
Steven Johnson's new book about decision-making is, true to its title, farsighted—providing a set of tools and techniques that can help lead to better choices for our individual lives, and the future of life on Earth.
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Saudi America: The Truth About Fracking and How It's Changing the World
Book Review by Porchlight
Bethany McLean's new book exposes the faulty foundation of America's shale revolution, and in so doing offers a clearer base of facts for the discussion on how to proceed.
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Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
Book Review by Porchlight
Anand Giridharadas' new book questions the MarketWorld order of business and philanthropy, and the currently ascendent approach to social change.
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Silicon States: The Power and Politics of Big Tech and What It Means for Our Future
Book Review by Porchlight
Lucie Greene's new book looks at the transfer of power and civil services from government to today's tech giants, and its implications for our future.
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