Uncategorized Posts
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Blog / Editor's Choice
Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work
Book Review by Porchlight
Dave Isay and StoryCorps carry the torch of Studs Terkel and advance the oral history of American workers of all stripes in the new book, Callings.
Categories: editors-choice
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Blog / Staff Picks
You Got This!: Unleash Your Awesomeness, Find Your Path, and Change Your World
Book Review by Blyth Meier
Maya S. Penn's must-read young adult business book is the perfect way to celebrate today's Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day.
Categories: staff-picks, narrative-biography
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Blog / Staff Picks
Born for This, and The Atomic Weight of Love (for What You Do)
Book Review by Sally Haldorson
In Born for This, Chris Guilllebeau has given us a primer on "any number of scenarios that create job dissatisfaction, and reveals tips and tricks on how to make a change."
Categories: staff-picks
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Blog / Interviews
A Q&A with Charles Duhigg, author of Smarter Faster Better
By Porchlight
Charles Duhigg's first book, The Power of Habit, changed the way we view how habits form and how they change. His new book, Smarter Faster Better, released last month, is having a similar impact in the areas of motivation and performance. We sent him some questions about it all.
Categories: interviews
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Blog / New Releases
The Social Business Imperative: Adapting Your Business Model to the Always-Connected Customer
By Porchlight
Clara Shih explores the seismic changes happening in how we buy, consume, and think about goods and services today—and what companies need to do to keep up.
Categories: new-releases
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Blog / Book Giveaways
The Network: The Battle for the Airwaves and the Birth of the Communications Age
By Porchlight
Scott Woolley gathers the threads of the first wireless communications breakthrough to spin a tale of intrigue and innovation that continues to this day.
Categories: giveaways
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Blog / New Releases
Online Marketing for Busy Authors: A Step-By-Step Guide
By Porchlight
Fauzia Burke takes authors step-by-step through the process of creating an online marketing presence and brand.
Categories: new-releases, publishing-industry
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Blog / Editor's Choice
Door to Door: The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World of Transportation
Book Review by Porchlight
Edward Humes takes us on a fascinating journey through the intricacies and implications of our modern transportation network.
Categories: editors-choice
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Blog / New Releases
Negotiating the Nonnegotiable: How to Resolve Your Most Emotionally Charged Conflicts
By Porchlight
Daniel L. Shapiro, a leading expert in negotiation and conflict resolution, teaches us how to use the tools of his trade in our everyday lives.
Categories: new-releases
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Blog / Excerpts
Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization
By Porchlight
A lover of maps from an early age, Parag Khanna talks about how to view and navigate the world "when both the 'death of globalization' and the 'age of hyper-globalization' are heralded with equal confidence."
Categories: excerpts