Editor's Choice
Our decades worth of experience and extensive knowledge of business books allows us to put the latest releases in a larger context for readers. Our editorial director reviews the latest and greatest books in the genre—and those adjacent to it—each and every week to do just that.
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Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution—and Why America Might Miss It
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Susan Crawford's new book makes the case that upgrading American homes to fiber optic cable connections is not only a business and economic imperative, but a critical social justice issue as well.
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55, Underemployed, and Faking Normal: Your Guide to a Better Life
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Elizabeth White has written a book that we believe can help a good part of a generation, and those that follow it, adapt to a new normal of financial instability as the social contract has been upended.
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Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Haemin Sunim's new book reminds us that we are all imperfect, that we all struggle in our life and work, and that we are all worthy of love.
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Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Rob Reich looks at the landscape of modern philanthropy and wonders if it is as socially good as is generally assumed today.
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The Myth of Capitalism: Monopolies and the Death of Competition
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Jonathan Tepper and Denise Hearn's research into why American workers' wages weren't increasing along with corporate profits led them to a problem that plagues the entire economy—a lack of competition.
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Questions Are the Answer: A Breakthrough Approach to Your Most Vexing Problems at Work and in Life
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Hal Gregersen's new book is about the power of asking more questions in our organizations, in education, and in our lives.
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The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
Tim Wu dusts off the tradition of antitrust laws and enforcement in American history, and examines how they can help us end the inequities of our new Gilded Age.
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This Is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
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 Dylan Schleicher
Kat Holmes tackles the cycles of exclusion that permeate our society with the practice of inclusive design.
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