Book It: A newsletter about the best books in business and beyond

If you want to get ahead, be well read. Welcome to #BookIt, the place where ambitious professionals build their intellectual capital — and bookshelves. This newsletter is your weekly destination for ideas that will intrigue and challenge you, born from a variety of nonfiction books pertinent to the world of work.

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I've been lucky enough to learn from hundreds (thousands?) of books that have crossed my desk here as an editor at LinkedIn. From tips for managing my screentime to questions about AI and the fate of the modern workforce that have nagged me for months, each book leaves me with a something new to consider.

What about you?

What books are you reading? What books have piqued your interest and sparked debate in your offices and homes? What books have made you successful? Is there one you come back to again and again? Tell us in the comments. Let's learn together.

?? Page Turners ??

Get deep insights from the latest books through the excerpts and adaptations featured in the LinkedIn #WeekendEssay.

How you can turn bias people have against you into an advantage

In this excerpt, Harvard Business School professor Laura Huang talks about the inevitable — and painful — situations when it feels like no amount of hard work can overcome a bias you’re facing. But she says that in those moments, there are ways to change the perceptions people have of you. Here's how.

We're living in two economies, and they are tearing us apart

A revolution in autonomous work is coming and our economy is not prepared, write William H. Davidow and Michael S. Malone in this excerpt. Agriculture jobs once gave way to manufacturing jobs. As service jobs become increasingly automated, what industries do you think will arise to replace them?

?? Consider this ??

Not surprisingly, employee cohesion increased when a bank call center introduced team coffee breaks instead of having workers sip solo, scrolling on their phones rather than talking to each other. What was surprising was that this no-cost move increased the center's productivity by a whopping 23%, author Bruce Daisley writes.

?? On Tour ??

In Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America, New York Times technology correspondent Conor Dougherty says that "housing went from the symbol of middle-class affluence to an engine of inequality."

??? Stay Tuned ???

Next week we'll learn how to lead with gratitude from Adrian Gostick & Chester Elton and pick up strategies to quit your job well from Bill Burnett and Dave Evans.

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