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Shake the World: It’s Not About Finding a Job, It’s About Creating a Life. By James Marshall Reilly. Portfolio.
May 3, 2012 – 5:20 pm | Comments Off

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Shake the World: It’s Not About Finding a Job, It’s About Creating a Life
by James Marshall Reilly
New York: Portfolio, 2012
James Marshall Reilly set out to capture the insights of today’s brightest …

Megacommunities: How Leaders of Government, Business and Non-Profits Can Tackle Today’s Global Challenges Together. By Mark Gerencser, Reginald Van Lee, Fernando Napolitano, and Christopher Kelly. Palgrave Macmillan.
April 20, 2012 – 5:22 pm | Comments Off

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Megacommunities: How Leaders of Government, Business and Non-Profits Can Tackle Today’s Global Challenges Together
by Mark Gerencser, Reginald Van Lee, Fernando Napolitano, and Christopher Kelly
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008
In a time of …

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion. By Jonathan Haidt. Pantheon Books.
March 23, 2012 – 5:26 pm | Comments Off

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The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
by Jonathan Haidt
New York: Pantheon Books, 2012
Why can’t our political leaders work together as threats loom and problems mount? Why …

Start Something That Matters. By Blake Mycoskie. Spiegel & Grau.
February 19, 2012 – 12:25 pm | Comments Off

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Start Something That Matters
by Blake Mycoskie
New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2011
What matters most to you? Should you focus on earning a living, pursuing your passions, or devoting yourself to the causes …

The Five Percent: Finding Solutions to Seemingly Impossible Conflicts. By Peter T. Coleman. Public Affairs.
October 22, 2011 – 6:23 pm | Comments Off

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The Five Percent: Finding Solutions to Seemingly Impossible Conflicts
by Peter T. Coleman
New York: Public Affairs, 2011
One in every twenty difficult conflicts ends up not in a calm reconciliation or tolerable standoff …

The Abundant Community: Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods. By John McKnight and Peter Block. Berrett-Koehler.
June 29, 2011 – 6:09 pm | Comments Off

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The Abundant Community: Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods
by John McKnight and Peter Block
San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler, 2010
We are discovering that it takes a village to do more than raise a …

SuperCooperators: Altruism, Evolution, and Why We Need Each Other to Succeed. By Martin A. Nowak and Roger Highfield. Free Press.
May 29, 2011 – 7:48 am | Comments Off

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SuperCooperators: Altruism, Evolution, and Why We Need Each Other to Succeed
by Martin A. Nowak and Roger Highfield

New York: Free Press, 2011

Evolution is often presented as a strictly competitive endeavor. This …

As One: Individual Action, Collective Power. By Mehrdad Baghai and James Quigley. Portfolio.
May 27, 2011 – 8:33 pm | Comments Off

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As One: Individual Action, Collective Power
by Mehrdad Baghai and James Quigley
New York: Portfolio, 2011
Our world is as much about cooperation as it is about conflict; as much about collaboration as competition. …

Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly. By John Kay. Penguin Press.
May 16, 2011 – 9:19 pm | Comments Off

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Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly
by John Kay
New York: Penguin Press, 2011
Esteemed economist John Kay proves a notion that feels at once paradoxical and deeply commonsensical: The best way …

Adapt: Why Success Always Starts With Failure. By Tim Harford. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
May 15, 2011 – 5:12 pm | Comments Off

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Adapt: Why Success Always Starts With Failure
by Tim Harford
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011

In this groundbreaking book, Tim Harford, the Undercover Economist, shows us a new and inspiring approach …

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