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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Bedtime Stories for Managers: Farewell, Lofty Leadership...Welcome, Engaging Management
Book Review by Porchlight
Henry Mintzberg offers 42 stories that will challenge and change the conventional wisdom we too often accept about the business world and its role in the society that it's supposed to serve.
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Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
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Cal Newport offers a philosophy to combat the more damaging effects of a digital age dominated by "attention economy conglomerates," and strategies for living a more deliberate, intentional, and fulfilled life.
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Team Human
Book Review by Porchlight
Douglas Rushkoff diagnoses the structural problems of the digital age, and points the way toward human liberation.
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Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution—and Why America Might Miss It
Book Review by Porchlight
Susan Crawford's new book makes the case that upgrading American homes to fiber optic cable connections is not only a business and economic imperative, but a critical social justice issue as well.
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55, Underemployed, and Faking Normal: Your Guide to a Better Life
Book Review by Porchlight
Elizabeth White has written a book that we believe can help a good part of a generation, and those that follow it, adapt to a new normal of financial instability as the social contract has been upended.
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Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection
Book Review by Porchlight
Haemin Sunim's new book reminds us that we are all imperfect, that we all struggle in our life and work, and that we are all worthy of love.
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Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better
Book Review by Porchlight
Rob Reich looks at the landscape of modern philanthropy and wonders if it is as socially good as is generally assumed today.
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The Myth of Capitalism: Monopolies and the Death of Competition
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Jonathan Tepper and Denise Hearn's research into why American workers' wages weren't increasing along with corporate profits led them to a problem that plagues the entire economy—a lack of competition.
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Questions Are the Answer: A Breakthrough Approach to Your Most Vexing Problems at Work and in Life
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Hal Gregersen's new book is about the power of asking more questions in our organizations, in education, and in our lives.
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The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age
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Tim Wu dusts off the tradition of antitrust laws and enforcement in American history, and examines how they can help us end the inequities of our new Gilded Age.
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