Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World by Anand Giridharadas.
Giridharadas, a former New York Times columnist, shows readers how the global elite’s efforts to change the world maintain the status quo and hide their role in triggering the problems they later seek to resolve. Knopf | ISBN 9780451493248 | $27
Made To Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan Heath.
The authors show how to make ideas stickier, whether it is creating curiosity gaps, using the Velcro Theory of Memory, or applying the human scale principle. Random House | ISBN 9781400064281 | $27
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown.
McKeown writes about how essentialism is a new way of doing everything and shows how managers or individuals who want to do less can do so but in a better fashion. Currency | ISBN 9780804137386 | $25
Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals by Rachel Hollis.
Hollis, an online personality and entrepreneur, encourages women to take control of their hopes and desires, and reminds them they don’t need permission to want more. HarperCollins Leadership| ISBN 9781400209606 | $28
Good Leaders Ask Great Questions: Your Foundation for Successful Leadership by John C. Maxwell.
The author explains how asking questions can change one’s life, as well as teaches why questions are important and what you should ask yourself as a leader. Center Street | ISBN 9781455548071 | $27
Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times by Mark Leibovich.
Leibovich, a New England Patriots fan, chronicles the National Football League from its economic success and cultural dominance to its recent health and political controversies impacting the sport. Penguin Press | ISBN 9780399185427 | $28