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Blog / Editor's Choice
The Turn-On: How the Powerful Make Us Like Them-from Washington to Wall Street to Hollywood
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
In his new book Steven Goldstein encourages the reader to appreciate the “power in popularity,” that “likeability is leverage,” and explores how businesspeople, politicians, and entertainers wield it.
Categories: editors-choice
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Blog / Staff Picks
The World That We Knew
Book Review by Emily Porter
Emily Porter examines the human and supernatural relationships that compel the book's characters to endure even in the midst of horrific events, providing an emotional urgency that make Alice Hoffman's new novel a "definite must read."
Categories: staff-picks
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Blog / ChangeThis
The CEO: An Operator’s Guide
By Frank Bennack
"When the weeks sail by, dotted with accomplishment, it’s useful to appreciate them, but also to remember that they won’t all be that way. And when the bottom seems to be dropping out, that, too, won’t last."
Categories: changethis
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Blog / New Releases
Books to Watch | October 22, 2019
By Porchlight
Categories: new-releases
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Blog / Book Giveaways
Gary John Bishop Bundle
By Porchlight
This week, we have a bundle of Gary John Bishop's New York Times bestseller, Unfu*k Yourself and its companion workbook, Do the Work .
Categories: giveaways
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Blog / Editor's Choice
The Infinite Game
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
In his new book, Simon Sinek takes on the difference between finite and infinite games, and the damage done by shareholder capitalism.
Categories: editors-choice
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Blog / ChangeThis
Leveraging the Power of Technology-Aided, Human-Powered Experiences
By Joseph Michelli
While Airbnb’s technology fosters trust, drives efficient transactions, and personalizes search options, leaders in the company understand that truly memorable travel experiences require a host community that delivers personal care through hospitality (defined at Airbnb as “service with heart”).
Categories: changethis
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Blog / New Releases
Books to Watch | October 15, 2019
By Porchlight
Categories: new-releases
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Blog / Book Giveaways
Homewreckers: How a Gang of Wall Street Kingpins, Hedge Fund Magnates, Crooked Banks, and Vulture Capitalists Suckered Millions Out of Their Homes and Demolished the American Dream
By Porchlight
“This is a story that needs to be told, and Glantz tells it beautifully. Homewreckers reads like a novel, but it carries an important message: We must never let this happen again.” —Alan S. Blinder, Gordon S. Rentscher Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton University, former member of the Council of Economic Advisers, Vice Chairman of the Board of the Federal Reserve System
Categories: giveaways
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Blog / Editor's Choice
Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control
Book Review by Dylan Schleicher
The profound and mostly unanswered question at the foundation of AI researcher Stuart Russell’s new book on developments in his field is “What if we succeed?”
Categories: editors-choice