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Blog / Book Giveaways
The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
By Porchlight
Simon Winchester's history of precision engineering is surprisingly wide-ranging and entertaining, and helped by the beauty and eloquence of his writing.
Categories: giveaways
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Blog / Editor's Choice
High-Speed Empire: Chinese Expansion and the Future of Southeast Asia
Book Review by Porchlight
Will Doig's book on Chinese expansion is a quick and concise guide through that terrain that will take you just a few hours.
Categories: editors-choice
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Blog / Excerpts
Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism
By Porchlight
Ian Bremmer's new book is a great resource for making sense of the present political moment, for understanding what has prompted the rise of populism and backlash against globalism.
Categories: excerpts
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Blog / New Releases
Business Books to Watch in May
By Porchlight
In order of their release dates, these are just some of the books we're hoping to get to know better in May.
Categories: new-releases, narrative-biography, publishing-industry
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Blog / Blog
800-CEO-READ Business Bestsellers for April 2018
By Porchlight
The bestselling business books at 800-CEO-READ for April 2018.
Categories: the-company
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Blog / Book Giveaways
Powered by Storytelling: Excavate, Craft, and Present Stories to Transform Business Communication
By Porchlight
Murray Nossel employs all he has learned in his lifetime to teach others to listen without judgment, to present with emotion and authority, and to use your story to make genuine, lasting connections.
Categories: giveaways
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Blog / Excerpts
Friend of a Friend . . .: Understanding the Hidden Networks That Can Transform Your Life and Your Career
By Porchlight
David Burkus' Friend of a Friend... introduces us to some new thinking on what successful networking can look like.
Categories: excerpts
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Blog / Editor's Choice
Great American Outpost: Dreamers, Mavericks, and the Making of an Oil Frontier
Book Review by Porchlight
Maya Rao writes about "the ways in which the largest oil rush in modern US history wrestled with ephemeral and lasting interests, scam and legitimacy, and the power and failings of free enterprise."
Categories: editors-choice
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Blog / New Releases
Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
By Porchlight
Legendary venture capitalist John Doerr reveals how a powerful goal-setting system has helped tech giants such as Google and Intel exceed all expectations–and how it can help any organization thrive.
Categories: new-releases
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Blog / New Releases
When the Wolves Bite: Two Billionaires, One Company, and an Epic Wall Street Battle
By Porchlight
Scott Wapner's new book is a fast-paced and cautionary tale about the power that, ten years after the financial crisis, still lives in the hands of a precious few.
Categories: new-releases
