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The Hunt for Mount Everest

Book Review by Gabbi Cisneros

This year marked the 100th anniversary of the first expedition that found a successful route to the base of Mount Everest, and this release is a timely, well-researched book that recounts the Westerners’ 70 year quest to climbing the world’s highest mountain.

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Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take

By Porchlight

Runaway climate change and rampant inequality are ravaging the world and costing a fortune. Who will help lead us to a better future? Business.

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Fire & Ice: The Volcanoes of the Solar System

Book Review by Emily Porter

If you’re interested in recapturing some of that fascination you had if you ever made a volcano in school, or were even just intrigued when you saw the experiment on screen (and who hasn’t) take a journey uncovering the universe's volcanoes, hot and cold, in this interesting read by Natalie Starkey.

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My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future

Book Review by Dylan Schleicher

Indra Nooyi did not set out to write a memoir, but it is one of the best we've read from a CEO. Grounded in her life's experience, it also transcends the story of her life alone and explains how we can create a larger culture of care for everyone.

Blog / ChangeThis

Active Inquiry: The Most Important AI for Our Future

By David Brendel, Ryan Stelzer

Active inquiry represents our best opportunity to engage each other in meaningful collaboration, but to succeed it requires self-reflection and self-restraint. While appearing deceptively simple on the surface, active inquiry depends on careful construction of questions that don’t contain even subtle judgments or biases.

Blog / New Releases

Books to Watch | September 21, 2021

By Dylan Schleicher, Gabbi Cisneros, Emily Porter

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The Burnout Epidemic: The Rise of Chronic Stress and How We Can Fix It

Book Review by Gabbi Cisneros

Burnout is not just overworking, and it can't just be fixed with self-care.

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Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World

By Porchlight

United Nations Champion of the Earth, climate scientist, and evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe changes the debate on how we can save our future.

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Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World

Book Review by Emily Porter

Katharine Hayhoe packs an informative and interesting read that many of us should look through to better acquaint ourselves on some of the most important topics of our time in order to hold meaningful conversations—even with those who don’t want to have them.

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The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World

Book Review by Dylan Schleicher

Dorie Clark's new book is, “intended for professionals who want more out of their lives and work, and who are willing to take the harder path to get there.” Contrary to popular belief, that does not require moving at exponentially faster speeds, but in slowing down and being more conscious of what we devote our time to.