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Jobs to Be Done

by Barry Silverstein

Company leaders looking for ways to institutionalize innovation are sure to find this guide useful. Based on the work of a Harvard Business School professor, Jobs to be Done demonstrates a systematic, repeatable way for companies to... Read More

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The Secret Life of Fat

by Melissa Wuske

Fat is not the antithesis of health, as this insightful book shows. "The Secret Life of Fat" by Sylvia Tara takes a fresh look at a taboo. The word “fat” is so often associated with succinct, negative labels like bad and gross. But... Read More

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Untangling Self

by Kristen Rabe

Buddhist principles hold the key to social change, according to this title that works on many levels. In "Untangling Self", Andrew Olendzki offers an accessible, powerful discussion of how the ancient wisdom of Buddhism can transform... Read More

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Water Tossing Boulders

by Paige Van De Winkle

Aptly resonant, this story of a family’s struggle against segregation is both artful and important. An intriguing account of the historical complexity of race relations, "Water Tossing Boulders" features nuanced characterizations, a... Read More

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A Place for Miss Snow

by Paige Van De Winkle

It’s freedom or death—or love or death—for the characters in this engrossing historical romance. Jennifer Moore’s "A Place for Miss Snow" is a sweet and engrossing romance set against the Greek fight for independence. The... Read More

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