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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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All In: How Women Entrepreneurs Can Think Bigger, Build Sustainable Businesses, and Change the World
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Stephanie Breedlove's new book is written specifically for women entrepreneurs, but many of its lessons—like how to create a company of owners—are important for all leaders.
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The Imagination Gap
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In his new book, The Imagination Gap, Brian Reich argues that imagination provides a window into the world of what is possible.
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Attitude: Develop a Winning Mindset On and Off the Court
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With March Madness just around the corner, we have an excerpt from a new book by Jay Wright, head coach of last year's champion, Villanova.
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Sense and Respond: How Successful Organizations Listen to Customers and Create New Products Continuously
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Jeff Gothelf and Josh Seiden explain that a "new level of volatility and uncertainty is one of the side effects of the digital revolution" and tell us businesses must become "sensing organizations," and "need new ways to respond."
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The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
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The 50th Anniversary of Peter Drucker's seminal book is being released today.
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Win At Losing: How Our Biggest Setbacks Can Lead To Our Greatest Gains
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Sam Weinman explains why many who emerge from the depths of a failed business tend to be better off from the experience.
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Swiped: How to Protect Yourself in a World Full of Scammers, Phishers, and Identity Thieves
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In Chapter 7 of his new book on protecting yourself from identity theft, Adam Levin describes Ann Cavoukian’s seven principles of privacy by design
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Draw to Win: A Crash Course on How to Lead, Sell, and Innovate with Your Visual Mind
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Dan Roam explains why our oldest technologies is still one of our best.
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Work Without Stress: Building a Resilient Mindset for Lasting Success
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An excerpt from Derek Roger and Nick Petrie's Work Without Stress helps us understand the dangers of “toxic achieving.”
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Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice
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In his new book, Clayton Christensen—one of the giants of business thought and business books—offers a new theory of innovation.
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