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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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The New Urban Crisis: How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class—and What We Can Do About It
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Richard Florida's new book deepens his thoughts on the economic power of urbanism, detailing its negative consequences as well as its continued promise.
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The Chessboard and the Web: Strategies of Connection in a Networked World
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In her new book, Anne-Marie Slaughter gives us a new both/and paradigm with which to view the world.
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Sensemaking: The Power of the Humanities in the Age of the Algorithm
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Christian Madsbjerg's new book helps us make more sense of the world by encouraging us to include all the data in our decisions, human and technical.
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Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
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Kate Raworth has written a beautiful and powerful book about the limits and setbacks of current economic dogma, and provides us with a new model to replace it with.
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Time, Talent, Energy: Overcome Organizational Drag and Unleash Your Team's Productive Power
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Bain partners Michael C. Mankins and Eric Garton explain how to increase productivity by focusing on the organization instead of the individual.
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The Spark and the Grind: Ignite the Power of Disciplined Creativity
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Erik Wahl's new book is sure to create sparks of an idea and inspiration to follow it, as well as teaching you how to grind them out and keep creating more.
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The Transformational Consumer: Fuel a Lifelong Love Affair with Your Customers by Helping Them Get Healthier, Wealthier, and Wiser
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Tara-Nicholle Nelson helps us create life-long relationships with our customers by servicing their aspirations rather than feeding their addictions.
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Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction
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Derek Thompson’s new book is about many things, including the mysteries of beauty and goose bumps, but it is, at its core, about the commerce of culture and the how technology has altered the path to popularity over time.
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Building the New American Economy: Smart, Fair, and Sustainable
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Renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs has written a book “to explore the economic choices facing the United States and the world at the start of the new administration of Donald Trump and the new Congress."
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Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less—and Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined
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Scott Sonenshein teaches us how to shift mindsets and use the resources we already have more creatively instead of constantly seeking more.
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