The 100 Best Non-Fiction Books of 2022 | The Non-Obvious Book Awards Longlist
Every year the team at Non-Obvious Company selects the best non-fiction books of the year. Here are our picks for the top books published in 2022.
Book Reviews
The Ten Biggest Trends From Books Published In 2020
Today was hard. Every year, my team and I evaluate hundreds of books to select our winners for the Non-Obvious Book Awards and it’s tough. Judging books and picking winners means that many great books won’t make the list. Still – the ones that do are worth sharing. As part of the program this year, … Read more
The 2018 Non-Obvious Book Awards – Top 50 Business Books Of The Year
Every year my team and I read and review hundreds of books in the process of curating ideas to incorporate in our annual list of trends. Beyond using those books to inspire how we see the world, we also select our favorites each year to feature as part of the Non-Obvious Book Awards program. For … Read more
The Best Business Books Of 2017 | Non-Obvious Book Award Winners
What were the best business books of 2017? For my team, trying to answer this question is a year long obsession that takes us through several hundred books as part of our annual research into trends and new ideas to fuel the predictions in our own book that comes out every December all about trends. … Read more
The Future of Books, Publishing and Libraries
This week the entire US-based publishing industry is descending upon New York for a three day celebration of books known as the BookExpo. I’m here on behalf of my publishing company Ideapress, and so this week’s insights will focus on books. Below you will read about the bold new way that libraries are reinventing themselves … Read more
15 Non-Cliché Books To Give As Useful 2017 Graduation Gifts
A short list of 15 great books to give as a useful and practical 2017 graduation gift for him or graduation gift for her.
15 Non-Obvious Business Trends Shaping 2017 (Retail, Consumer, Tech, Marketing, and Media)
Are you a member of the media? Visit our media kit to download a trend summary and more information about requesting an interview with Rohit >> This week I launched the seventh edition of my annual trend report featuring all of my research from throughout the year on trends. Many of you have already picked … Read more
The 15 Best Business Books Of 2016 | Non-Obvious Book Award Winners!
Every year as part of my trend research and idea gathering, I go through more than a hundred business books and select my shortlist of 15 best ones published in 2016 to share with you. These are all profiled in a short presentation along with a review of each and my selections for the Most … Read more
The Scary Future Of Media Consumption And Other Non-Obvious Insights
Curating this article to find stories worth sharing with you every week has helped me hone my ability to read (and ignore) stories quickly. As each of us feels more bombarded with demands on our attention – the dangerous truth is that we spend less and less time appreciating the meaning of anything. That’s why this … Read more
Intel Creates Drone Fireworks, Unilever Bans Sexist Ads and How To Spin Getting Fired
Fear dominated the headlines this week as “Brexit” cast a scary spotlight on everything from the future of globalization to the belief gap between the young and old. Thankfully, amidst all the doomsday predictions, there were also plenty of stories of hope – from Unilever’s moves to ban sexism in their advertising to the story … Read more
