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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Thomas L. Friedman's Thank You for Being Late and NOT the original book. Preview: Thomas Friedman's Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Acceleration is about the accelerating pace of change in modern society....

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion Robert B. Cialdini’s, PhD Influence and NOT the original book. Preview: Robert B. Cialdini’s Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion examines the compliance methods by which marketers, salespeople, and others, such as cult leaders, pressure people...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Adam Grant's Originals and NOT the original book. Preview: Originals provide an insightful window into the most innovative and creative minds that society has ever known. By investigating the reasons why some entrepreneurs were able to effectively...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Michael Lewis's The Undoing Project and NOT the original book. Preview: The Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed Our Minds explores the relationship and psychological theories of two Israeli academics, Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, whose...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Timothy Ferriss’s The 4-Hour Workweek and NOT the original book. Preview: The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich is a manifesto calling for workers everywhere to rise up and flee their cubicles in pursuit of a life...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Phil Knight’s Shoe Dog and NOT the original book.   Preview: Shoe Dog is Phil Knight’s memoir about founding his first company, Blue Ribbon; the creation of the Nike sportswear brand; and the lead-up to the initial public offering...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Gene Kim’s & et al The DevOps Handbook and NOT the original book. Preview: The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, & Security in Technology Organizations is a manual for technology companies looking to improve...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Grant Cardone's The 10X Rule and NOT the original book. Preview: The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure by real estate mogul Grant Cardone is a no-holds-barred exhortation for people to aim higher and work harder. By employing...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Simon Sinek’s Start With Why and NOT the original book. Preview: Start With Why by Simon Sinek is a self-help book for business leaders seeking ways of gaining authenticity through a focus on their purpose. Most companies rely on manipulations...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Robert Kegan’s & et al An Everyone Culture and NOT the original book.  Preview: An Everyone Culture by Robert Kegan, Lisa Lahey, Matthew Miller, Andy Fleming, and Deborah Helsing is an academic description of unconventional employee...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Daymond John’s & et al The Power of Broke and NOT the original book. Preview: The Power of Broke emphasizes that money does not make the entrepreneur. Successful businesspeople seek creative solutions and are able to resolve challenges...

Zero to One by Peter Thiel - A 20-minute Instaread Summary PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary of the book and NOT the original book.  Inside this Instaread Summary:  Overview of the entire book  Introduction to the important people in the book  Summary...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Chris Anderson’s TED Talks and NOT the original book. Preview: TED Talks is a comprehensive handbook for learning the now-famous TED talk style. TED is a world-renowned conference series founded by Ricky Wurman and Harry Marks in 1984. Inside...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love and NOT the original book. Preview: Eat, Pray, Love is a memoir of Elizabeth Gilbert’s experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure, spiritual devotion, and...