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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The Strategic Storyteller: Content Marketing in the Age of the Educated Consumer
By Porchlight
Alexander Jutkowtiz explains what a French diplomat, Japanese corporations, and Orson Welles can teach us about content marketing and culture change.
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No B.S. Guide to Powerful Presentations: The Ultimate No Holds Barred Plan to Sell Anything with Webinars, Online Media, Speeches, and Seminars
By Porchlight
Dan Kennedy and Dustin Mathews tell us why knowledge of your audience is the first step in creating an effective, powerful presentation.
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The Inspiration Code: How the Best Leaders Energize People Every Day
By Porchlight
Kristi Hedges discusses one big question she posed—and the reaction to it by thousands of leaders over time—that inspired her to write The Inspiration Code.
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Good People: The Only Leadership Decision That Really Matters
By Porchlight
In Good People, Anthony Tjan explains how kindness and caring for others is good for business.
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Problem Solved: A Powerful System for Making Complex Decisions with Confidence and Conviction
By Porchlight
In this excerpt, Cheryl Strauss Einhorn explains the AREA Method and how it can help you make informed decisions in an uncertain world.
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No One Ever Drowned in Sweat: G.R.I.T. - The Stuff of Leaders and Champions
By Porchlight
Scott Petinga wants to help you develop the qualities needed to slay giants—to overcome obstacles in both your own life and out in the wider world.
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Deviate: The Science of Seeing Differently
By Porchlight
Beau Lotto's new book is about the evolutionary, physiological underpinnings of our perception, and "shows that the next big innovation is not a new technology: it is a new way of seeing."
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The High-Potential Leader: How to Grow Fast, Take on New Responsibilities, and Make an Impact
By Porchlight
Ram Charan offers real-world lessons and actionable advice that is relevant to both well-seasoned leaders and those just beginning their careers.
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The Leader's Bookshelf
By Porchlight
If you think you have read a lot for your job, let me introduce you to the bookshelf of General James Mattis.
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The Great Questions of Tomorrow: The Ideas that Will Remake the World
By Porchlight
David Rothkopf's new book confronts profound questions about the nature of disruption on human behavior, creativity, economic activity, and human understanding that our shaping our collective future.
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