Editor's Choice
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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Books for Living
Book Review by Porchlight
Will Schwalbe has written memoir of a life lived intimately with books and people, and a manifesto for all readers.
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Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less
Book Review by Porchlight
Alex Soojung-Kim Pang delivers a timely message that rest needs to be deliberate, or our work will become debilitating
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The Signals Are Talking: Why Today's Fringe Is Tomorrow's Mainstream
Book Review by Porchlight
Futurist Amy Webb teaches us to decipher the signals popping up on the fringes of culture and society and what they mean for our industries and organizations.
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The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
Book Review by Porchlight
Michael Lewis has delivered what may be his best book yet, one he seems predestined to have written—if only that were a logical possibility.
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Rethink: The Surprising History of New Ideas
Book Review by Porchlight
Steven Poole asks us to maintain a healthy skepticism, to suspend both belief and disbelief, and to keep thinking by rethinking.
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Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World
Book Review by Porchlight
Steven Johnson's new history of how we got to now is an exploration of ideas and attitudes, invention, art and whimsy.
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Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations
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Dan Ariely's new book takes us on a journey into the complex nature of human motivation.
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An Extraordinary Time: The End of the Postwar Boom and the Return of the Ordinary Economy
Book Review by Porchlight
Marc Levinson has written an incredibly smart and unideological economic history of the post-World War II boom, how it skewed our idea of what normal economic growth looks like, and how responsible government is for it.
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The Mosaic Principle: The Six Dimensions of a Remarkable Life and Career
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Nick Lovegrove makes a compelling argument against specialization and for greater breadth of knowledge and understanding.
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Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives
Book Review by Porchlight
Tim Harford explains how embracing the mess, in our lives and ourselves, makes us more creative and productive as individuals, and helps us build more smart and resilient organizations and societies.
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