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Blog / Book Giveaways
The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy
By Porchlight
Is America really an ultra-violent nation? This sweeping history by Chris Murphy, U.S. senator from Connecticut, interrogates the origins of our violent impulses, the roots of our obsession with firearms, and the national mythologies that prevent us from confronting our crisis of violence.
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Blog / ChangeThis
America, the Green: How We (All) Succeed
By John Hope Bryant
We cannot segregate our hearts and integrate our wallets. Coming up together is the business plan for America—where everyone rises, and everyone can win. This is how we actually make America great again.
Categories: changethis
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Blog / New Releases
Books to Watch | October 13, 2020
By Porchlight
Categories: new-releases
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The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
By Porchlight
An eminent political scientist’s brilliant analysis of economic, social, and political trends over the past century demonstrating how we have gone from an individualistic “I” society to a more communitarian “We” society and then back again, and how we can learn from that experience to become a stronger, more unified nation.
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Blog / Editor's Choice
When More Is Not Better: Overcoming America's Obsession with Economic Efficiency
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
In his latest book, Roger Martin warns us that, "In the case of American democratic capitalism, the proxies that we have adopted for measuring and driving efficiency are turning our pursuit of efficiency into a destructive force."
Categories: editors-choice
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Blog / New Releases
Books to Watch | October 6, 2020
By Porchlight
Categories: new-releases
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Blog / Book Giveaways
Making Work Human: How Human-Centered Companies Are Changing the Future of Work and the World
By Porchlight
Join the movement to harness the transformative power of people.
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Blog / ChangeThis
An Invitation to Heal
By Larry Ward
"It is no small task to attempt to describe America’s racial karma—what it is, and how to transform it—especially if, many days, it may feel as if there is little or no movement forward. Yet, I know once we recognize America’s racial karma as actions that continue to give birth to the notion of white racial superiority and its psychosocial consequences, we gain the necessary insight to change course."
Categories: changethis
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Blog / New Releases
Books to Watch | September 29, 2020
By Porchlight
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Blog / Book Giveaways
Better, Not Perfect: A Realist's Guide to Maximum Sustainable Goodness
By Porchlight
Negotiation and decision-making expert Max Bazerman explores how we can make more ethical choices by aspiring to be better, not perfect.
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