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Every year, the booksellers at Powell’s submit their Top Fives: their five favorite books that were released in 2023. It’s a list that, when put together, shows just how varied and interesting the book tastes of Powell’s booksellers are. I highly recommend digging into the recommendations — we would never lead you astray — but today...
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Powell’s Q&A: Brontez Purnell, author of ‘Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt’
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Starter Pack: Where to Begin with Ursula K. Le Guin
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Arlie Peyton
, May 13, 2018
So glad you listen to reviews, and mine way back in 2013--the very first comment. I see now that a woman is on top of the reading list. Now the list sorta makes sense. Yes, it is the #MeToo era so finally we're all paying attention. Kristeva, Cixous, or Irigaray rightfully deserve to be somewhere on this bottle. Thank you for listening!! By the way, after 5 years, this bottle is still going strong! ~AP
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Zero to One Notes on Start Ups or How to Build the Future
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Peter Thiel, Blake Masters
Arlie Peyton
, November 08, 2014
This is an excellent book by an expert in the field of venture capital and startups. However, what you'll find is that Thiel has a strong understanding of economics, philosophy, and other disciplines. He advances the contrarian perspective of hot topics in business. Even if you don't agree with him, you are reminded of how important it is to think for yourself and to not do what everyone else is doing (in business and life). His take on education is interesting to say the least! One gem from the book is how Thiel looks at competition and monopolies. I never really thought of things the way he put them, but based on his experience on creating billion-dollar enterprises I think he really knows what he's talking about. He (and co-writer Blake Masters) have a talent for communicating complex material in a easily digestible manner. Thiel challenges all the buzz terms and movements in the startup space. He has astute observations about the trend to create "lean" businesses that try to "disrupt" their industries to make a name of them selves. Unlike other business books where there is empty boasting on businesses that are only a fraction as successful as this author has made, the lessons are to be read, practiced, and referred to periodically. This is actually a book you should own and mark up instead of checking out at the library. It would make a great business club discussion book. Being a billionaire, is the author full of himself? That was a concern at first. I don't think so. He actually is quite relatable in most passages. It's just his twitter account that is a bit odd for the space: in 2014, 72K+ followers, 1 tweet (about this book), and Zero people he follows. Why? Probably because he can.
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