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Finding the right book at the right moment can be life changing. Picking up the wrong one is a waste of time and money. To know which it will be, you simply need to start reading. We help you get started by bringing you excerpts of the latest books.
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The Strategic Storyteller: Content Marketing in the Age of the Educated Consumer
By 800-CEO-READ
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 800-CEO-READ
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 800-CEO-READ
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 800-CEO-READ
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 800-CEO-READ
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 800-CEO-READ
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 Dylan Schleicher
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 800-CEO-READ
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 800-CEO-READ
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 800-CEO-READ
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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