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PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Michael Eric Dyson's Tears We Cannot Stop and NOT the original book. Preview: Michael Eric Dyson’s Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America is a book about racism in the United States. Dyson argues that white Americans need to understand...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Tana French's The Trespasser and NOT the original book. Preview: The Trespasser by Tana French is a mystery novel in which Detective Antoinette Conway investigates the death of a young woman who was murdered. Although the circumstances surrounding...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Dr. Phil McGraw’s The 20/20 Diet and NOT the original book. Preview: Dr. Phil McGraw is a former psychologist, perhaps best known for his popular afternoon talk show. He has written several books geared toward self-improvement, including The Ultimate...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Atul Gawande's Being Mortal and NOT the original book. Preview: Being Mortal, written by Atul Gawande, brings to light an array of concepts involving death, mortality, aging, and terminal illness. Gawande includes extensive research and chronicles...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Donald J. Trump's The Art of the Deal and NOT the original book. Preview: The Art of the Deal by Donald Trump offers business advice and strategy through the lens of Trump’s business deals and development projects as head of the Trump Organization....

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and NOT the original book. Preview: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing (2011) by Marie Kondo helps readers discard unnecessary items, reorganize their...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Peter Thiel’s Zero to One and NOT the original book. Preview: Peter Thiel is one of the founding members of the payment company, PayPal. Through his experience beginning, and running, startup companies in the age of the internet, Thiel taught a...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Eliyahu M. Goldratt’s & et al The Goal and NOT the original book. Preview: The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu Goldratt and Jeff Cox describes a process by which an unprofitable manufacturing operation can be made profitable....

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Jim Collins’s Good to Great and NOT the original book. Preview: What does it take to make something—an activity, a work of art, a company—great? What are the factors that distinguish the merely good from the truly great? In Good to Great: Why...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Cal Newport’s Deep Work and NOT the original book.  Preview: Deep Work describes a method of engaging with one’s professional efforts in a full and immersive manner to produce better results. This type of focused effort does not require...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Michael D. Watkins’s The First 90 Days and NOT the original book. Preview: The First 90 Days is a handbook for the executive in transition. It provides lessons and examples for the optimal way to successfully enter a new company, position, or role....

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Eric Ries’s The Lean Startup and NOT the original book. Preview: The Lean Startup offers a set of tools and methodologies for entrepreneurs both in startups and established corporations to better achieve success. Since the vast majority of startups...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Robert Cialdini’s Pre-suasion and NOT the original book. Preview: Pre-suasion by Robert Cialdini is a research-driven examination of the ways that framing a persuasive argument can influence its effectiveness. Extensive research finds that certain...

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to David Cay Johnston’s The Making of Donald Trump and NOT the original book. Preview: David Cay Johnston’s The Making of Donald Trump is an examination of Donald Trump’s character and activities. It focuses specifically on his financial dealings,...