Editor's Choice
Looking for a new book to dive into? Our in-depth reviews cover some of the best new books being released into the world and use those books to gain a better understanding of the world, helping guide where to go—and what to read—next.
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Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement
Book Review by Porchlight
Rich Karlgaard's new book makes the case that our obsession with early achievement is "shortchanging people and society."
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Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?
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Bill McKibben lays out the array of challenges facing us as we struggle to ensure a human future, and two very different technologies at our disposal.
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Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad
Book Review by Porchlight
Austin Kleon's new book is a great reminder of what is most important not only in our creative lives, but in our life in general.
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Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader's Guide to the Real World
Book Review by Porchlight
Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall expose nine lies about work that obfuscate the reality of what's going on there, and provide a new way of seeing our businesses and each other.
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The Big Nine: How the Tech Titans and Their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity
Book Review by Porchlight
Amy Webb's book is a look at where AI comes from and where it is going, laying out three scenarios—from "optimistic to pragmatic to catastrophic"—of where it could lead us in the next 50 years.
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Radical Kindness: The Life-Changing Power of Giving and Receiving
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Angela C. Santomero's new book calls on us to rediscover and re-engage with an essential human quality and knowledge we have within us—kindness.
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Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?: (And How to Fix It)
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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic's HBR article, "Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?" has become one of the most read in recent years. There is a reason for that, and an answer to the question he poses.
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The Power of Agency: The 7 Principles to Conquer Obstacles, Make Effective Decisions, and Create a Life on Your Own Terms
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Dr. Paul Napper and Anthony Rao, Ph.D., examine how we can regain agency and live a more independent, yet connected and fulfilled, life in an age of distraction.
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Burn: Using Fire to Cool the Earth
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Albert Bates and Kathleen Draper's new book explains how we can rebuild our economy and reverse climate change by reversing the flow of our carbon economy.
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No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work
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Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy have written a book that can help us build a more emotionally mature workplace, and maybe even a kinder world.
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