Top 10

I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything and Replace (Almost) Everyone

Joanna Stern. Harper, May 12 ($32, ISBN 978-0-06-344661-8)
Wall Street Journal tech columnist Stern recounts her experience embracing artificial intelligence for a year.

Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better

David Epstein. Riverhead, Mar. 31 ($32, ISBN 978-0-593-71571-0)

Arguing that total freedom is paralyzing, journalist Epstein explores how guardrails, like hard deadlines and limited options, help people and organizations become more creative, productive, and satisfied.

Open to Work: How to Get Ahead in the Age of AI

Ryan Roslansky and Aneesh Raman. Harper Business, Mar. 31 ($32, ISBN 978-0-06-348646-1)

LinkedIn’s CEO and chief economic opportunity officer provide guidance for navigating a job market upended by AI.

Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life

Alex Mayyasi et al. Norton, Apr. 7 ($29.99, ISBN 978-1-324-12999-8)

Mayyasi, a contributor to NPR’s Planet Money podcast, teams up with the show’s cohosts to share stories from around the world that reveal the inner workings of the global economy.

Plastic Inc.: The Secret History and Shocking Future of Big Oil’s Biggest Bet

Beth Gardiner. Avery, Feb. 24 ($32, ISBN 978-0-593-71710-3)

The relentless growth of the plastics industry and its role in exacerbating climate change are laid bare in this report from journalist Gardiner.

The Problem with Personalization: How Advertisers Learned to Make and Break Us from Ancient Times to the AI Age

Joseph Turow. Univ. of Chicago, June 11 ($27.50, ISBN 978-0-226-83733-8)

Targeted advertising, especially today’s fast-paced AI versions, drives social fragmentation and erodes democracy, according to this analysis.

Rise and Resist: How to Reclaim Workplace Equity and Justice

Janice Gassam Asare. Berrett-Koehler, Feb. 24 ($24.95 trade paper, ISBN 979-8-89057-176-2)

This handbook draws on strategies from Black resistance movements to help employees preserve workplace equity amid backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Service Ready: A Story of Love, Restaurants, and the Power of Hospitality

Molly Irani. Scribner, Mar. 24 ($29, ISBN 978-1-6680-5299-0)

Irani, cofounder of the James Beard Award-winning Indian restaurant Chai Pani, in Asheville, N.C., shares how she and her husband created a thriving business in a tumultuous industry.

Steve Jobs in Exile: The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary

Geoffrey Cain. Portfolio, May 19 ($35, ISBN 978-0-593-71669-4)

Following Apple cofounder Steve Jobs in the years after he was fired in 1985, this biography details how he started a new venture and later returned to transform Apple.

The Wage Standard: What’s Wrong in the Labor Market and How to Fix It

Arindrajit Dube. Dutton, Mar. 31 ($30, ISBN 978-0-593-47141-8)

Economist Dube lays out how to rebalance economic power at a time when wages for most American workers have stagnated.

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Amistad

Call and Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church by L. Michelle Smith (Feb. 10, $28.99, ISBN 978-0-06-342593-4) examines how Black churches in the U.S. teach young people leadership skills that help them in the corporate world.

Atlantic Monthly Press

How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World’s Last Developmental Frontier by Joe Studwell (Feb. 17, $32, ISBN 978-0-8021-5843-7) explores what’s driving economic growth in African countries despite challenging geography and legacies of colonialism.

Avery

Coachable: How the Greatest Performers Reach Their Highest Potential by Ric Bucher (May 12, $30, ISBN 978-0-593-85303-0) draws on interviews with coaches and athletes to show that being open to feedback and having humility are crucial for growth and success.

Ballantine

Future Rich Person! The New Rules for Building Wealth (Even if You’re Stuck, Broke, and That Billionaire Won’t Text You Back...) by Haley Sacks (May 12, $30, ISBN 979-8-217-09090-7). The financial influencer known as “Mrs. Dow Jones” delivers a personal finance guide to help Gen Z and millennials navigate student loans, inflation, and high housing costs.

Basic Venture

The Ambition Penalty: How Corporate Culture Tells Women to Step Up—and Then Pushes Them Down by Stefanie O’Connell (May 19, $30, ISBN 978-1-5417-0521-0) uncovers why educational gains and empowerment messages haven’t led to advances for women in the workforce.

The Doom Loop: Why the World Economic Order Is Spiraling into Disorder by Eswar S. Prasad (Feb. 3, $32, ISBN 978-1-5417-0593-7). Globalization has exacerbated economic inequality and fueled political backlash and trade wars, according to economist Prasad.

Moral Economics: From Prostitution to Organ Sales, What Controversial Transactions Reveal About How Markets Work by Alvin E. Roth (May 12, $32, ISBN 978-1-5417-0201-1) contends that progress can be made on controversial issues, like abortion or marijuana legalization, by viewing them as markets that can be fine-tuned to preserve rights and protect the vulnerable.

BenBella/Holt

Don’t Do Business with Dicks: How to Ditch Toxicity and Align Yourself with Positive Influences by David Meltzer (Feb. 10, $30, ISBN 978-1-63774-805-3). The chairman of the Napoleon Hill Institute, a personal development organization, explains how to eliminate toxicity in business and lead with integrity and kindness.

Men at Work: The Roadmap to Gender Partnership by Jennifer McCollum (Mar. 3, $30, ISBN 978-1-63774-807-7). Catalyst CEO McCollum argues that advancing women’s roles in the workplace requires the participation of men.

Bloomsbury Continuum

Billionaire Backlash: The Age of Corporate Scandal and How It Could Save Democracy by Pepper Culpepper and Taeku Lee (Mar. 17, $28, ISBN 978-1-3994-2410-3). Political scientists Culpepper and Lee demonstrate how corporate wrongdoing, like Enron’s fraud scandal and Facebook’s privacy scandal, can be opportunities for political change.

Broadleaf

Never Wear Red Lipstick: 8 Lies That Stop Black Women from Succeeding in Life and Business by Karmetria Dunham Burton (Mar. 31, $24.99, ISBN 979-8-88983-300-0) aims to dismantle beliefs that have held Black women back in the workplace.

Columbia Business School

No Fear, No Failure: Five Principles for Sustaining Growth Through Innovation
by Lorraine H. Marchand, with John Hanc (Feb. 10, $29.95, ISBN 978-0-231-21920-4), lays out a framework for creating a workplace culture that encourages innovation.

Georgetown Univ.

A Phone Is a Cow: How Pioneers of the Mobile Revolution Helped Millions Lift Themselves Out of Poverty by Philip E. Auerswald (June 2, $29.95, ISBN 978-1-64712-710-7) chronicles how mobile phones went from conveniences in wealthy countries to a necessity around the world.

Harmony

Becoming Legend: The Billion-Dollar Blueprint to Be a Whale in a Sea of Sharks by Berner (Mar. 3, $29, ISBN 978-0-593-73664-7). The cofounder and CEO of the cannabis company Cookies shares how he created a globally recognized brand.

Harper Business

How to Get Rich in American History: 300 Years of Financial Advice That Worked (and Didn’t) by Joseph S. Moore (Apr. 28, $32, ISBN 978-0-06-346458-2) examines how claims about money and personal finance have changed over time.

The Joy of Money: How to Do More with and Feel Better About Your Money—No Matter How Much You
Have by Carrie Joy Grimes (May 19, $30, ISBN 978-0-06-348442-9). The founder and CEO of WorkMoney outlines steps for reaching financial security.

Life at the Speed of Play: Launch Products People Love by Mark Pincus (June 23, $32, ISBN 978-0-06-335257-5) draws from the author’s experience as founder of Zynga, the mobile game company behind FarmVille and Words with Friends, to explain how to turn ideas into products.

Haymarket

Unions of Our Own: 8 Building Blocks to Change Work and the World by Daniel Gross (Apr. 28, $19.95 trade paper, ISBN 979-8-88890-593-7) offers a framework for workers seeking to build sustainable labor unions.

IT Revolution

Practice Makes Culture: How Welcoming Elephants, Creating Ownership, and Facilitating Daily Practice Transform Organizations by Ronica Roth and Christine Hudson (June 2, $28 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-966280-20-0) shares how to implement lasting change in organizations by addressing emotional dynamics, creating employee ownership, and reinforcing desired behaviors.

Kogan Page

Destination Stewardship: Drive Sustainability, Economic Renewal and Cultural Integrity by Tonya Fitzpatrick (Apr. 28, $42.99 trade paper, ISBN 978-1-3986-2569-3) explores how to create sustainable tourism models that preserve local cultures and natural environments.

Knopf

Super Nintendo: The Game-Changing Company That Unlocked the Power of Play by Keza MacDonald (Feb. 3, $32, ISBN 978-0-593-80268-7) traces the rise of the Japanese video game corporation from its roots as a playing card company in 1889 to the cultural powerhouse it is today.

MIT

Private Power and Democracy’s Decline:
How to Make Capitalism Support Democracy by Mordecai Kurz (May 12, $35 trade paper, ISBN 978-0-262-05352-5) analyzes how
unregulated free-market capitalism and the information technology revolution in the U.S. have led to inequality and political polarization.

Profit vs. Progress: Why Socially Responsible Investment Doesn’t Work and How to Fix It by Brad Swanson
(Mar. 24, $27.95, ISBN 978-0-262-05159-0) argues that sustainable investing delivers few of its intended outcomes and distracts from real solutions to social and environmental crises.

Norton

Big Time: A Simple Path to Time Abundance by Laura Vanderkam (May 5, $29.99, ISBN 978-1-324-11075-0) suggests tactics for making the most of one’s time, including how to stick with long-term projects and maximize leisure hours.

Peakpoint

Superhero Leadership: 28 Ways to Lead with Courage, Strength, and Compassion by Peter Cuneo and Joe Garner (Feb. 3, $32.99, ISBN 978-1-5107-8384-3) distills leadership advice from Cuneo’s career, including his experience leading Marvel Entertainment out of near bankruptcy to its sale to Disney.

Penguin Press

The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence by Sebastian Mallaby (June 9, $32, ISBN 978-0-593-83184-7) profiles DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis and his effort to develop artificial general intelligence.

Portfolio

The Algorithm: The Hypergrowth Formula That Transformed Tesla, Lululemon, General Motors, and SpaceX by Jonathan McNeill (Mar. 24, $30, ISBN 979-8-217-17753-0). The former president of Tesla shares methods he learned from his tenure at the company to promote efficiency, innovation, and growth.

Get It in Writing: The Ultimate Guide to Your Rights at Work by Ryan Stygar (May 12, $29, ISBN 979-8-217-04422-1). Employment attorney Stygar answers common questions about labor law and offers tools for workers seeking fair pay and fair treatment.

Princeton Univ.

Blame the Intern: On (Not) Breaking into the Creative Economy by Alexandre Frenette (Apr. 14, $29.95, ISBN 978-0-691-18148-6) reveals how internships in creative fields like the music industry often provide little training and are unlikely to lead to a job.

Money Beyond Borders: Global Currencies from Croesus to Crypto
by Barry Eichengreen (Mar. 17, $29.95, ISBN 978-0-691-28053-0) traces the history of international currencies, exploring why they rise and asserting that the U.S. dollar is entering a decline.

Simon & Schuster

Apple: The First 50 Years by David Pogue (Mar. 10, $50, ISBN 978-1-9821-3459-4) relays the story of Apple, from its startup days to its reign for more than a decade as the most valuable company in the world.

Superteams: The Science and Secrets of High-Performing Teams by Ron Friedman (Apr. 21, $30, ISBN 978-1-9821-8633-3). Social psychologist Friedman shares discoveries from his study surveying thousands of teams and takes readers inside the writers’ room of Succession, the kitchens of fine dining restaurants, the labs of Nobel Prize–winning scientists, and more.

Stanford Business

Dare to Think Differently: How
Open-Mindedness Creates Exceptional Decision-Making by Gerald Zaltman (Feb. 24, $28, ISBN 978-1-5036-4429-8) demonstrates how highly effective decision makers tap into their unconscious thoughts and feelings and overcome mental biases.

Tarcher

Clock In: No-BS Advice for Getting Ahead in Your Career (Without Losing Your Mind) by Emily Durham (May 19, $29, ISBN 979-8-217-17691-5). Job recruiter Durham helps readers navigate today’s challenging job market, offering tips on job hunting, networking, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Learn Like a Lobster: Accelerate Your Growth, Achieve More at Work, and Advance Your Career by Sarah Ellis and Helen Tupper (Feb. 24, $31, ISBN 979-8-217-17872-8) outlines how to achieve a meaningful career, arguing that one should never stop learning and should take ownership of one’s own development.

Univ. of Chicago

Against Money by J.W. Mason and Arjun Jayadev (Apr. 13, $30, ISBN 978-0-226-84253-0) contends that money is not merely an impartial representation of goods and services but a force that increasingly governs human existence.

Wiley

Control: Why Big Giving Falls Short by Glen Galaich (Mar. 10, $28, ISBN 978-1-394-35242-5). The Stupski Foundation CEO argues that ultrawealthy donors have too much control in the social sector, causing philanthropic foundations to prioritize appeasing them over helping the communities they exist to support.

Yale Univ.

Keynes for Our Times by Robert Skidelsky (June 23, $28, ISBN 978-0-300-28683-0) explores how John Maynard Keynes’s vision of an economic policy that serves the common good can be used to address contemporary economic and political challenges.

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