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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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
Book Review by Porchlight
John Carreyrou's new book is in part a story about truly atrocious leadership and management, and a powerful reminder of the importance and power of a free press.
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In Praise of Wasting Time
Book Review by Porchlight
Alan Lightman takes us on an exploration of time and our inner lives that we can use to reclaim our mental health and creativity.
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Would You Do That to Your Mother?: The "Make Mom Proud" Standard for How to Treat Your Customers
Book Review by Porchlight
Jeanne Bliss provides a single question that will make our businesses better, in every sense of the word "better."
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High-Speed Empire: Chinese Expansion and the Future of Southeast Asia
Book Review by Porchlight
Will Doig's book on Chinese expansion is a quick and concise guide through that terrain that will take you just a few hours.
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Great American Outpost: Dreamers, Mavericks, and the Making of an Oil Frontier
Book Review by Porchlight
Maya Rao writes about "the ways in which the largest oil rush in modern US history wrestled with ephemeral and lasting interests, scam and legitimacy, and the power and failings of free enterprise."
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New Power: How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World—and How to Make It Work for You
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Jeremy Heimans & Henry Timms detail how technology-enabled collaboration and mass participation are enabling a new power that is changing the world before our very eyes.
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How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job
Book Review by Porchlight
Our businesses, and society, are better off with more women in leadership. Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith have written a how-to guide for women to seize those positions of power and influence.
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The Excellence Dividend: Meeting the Tech Tide with Work That Wows and Jobs That Last
Book Review by Porchlight
Tom Peters' latest book is in many ways a culmination of all he has learned over the past half-century, and a reminder of the simplest way to succeed in business: put people first.
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Meltdown: Why Our Systems Fail and What We Can Do About It
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Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik have written a book about the increasing complexity of the world that makes it easy to understand, and oddly enjoyable to read.
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Dying for a Paycheck: How Modern Management Harms Employee Health and Company Performance—and What We Can Do About It
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Jeffrey Pfeffer explains why making employee health and well-being integral to the company’s culture and values is not only good for the employees, but a competitive advantage that is also good for the company’s bottom line.
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