09 2026 June
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Business Beyond Borders by Dean Foster
“There is no excuse for cultural ignorance in the 21st century.” Except perhaps laziness. The moment I picked up this book during the judging phases...
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The Most Powerful Silent Keynote in History
Last month at the Hay Festival, author Sarah Wynn-Williams was invited to keynote and then sat in her chair and didn’t say a word. It wasn’t...
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The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Seven Eves by Neal Stephenson
The first time I read Seven Eves was on a two-week long holiday in Africa several years ago and it took me just about the...
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The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman
What if the biggest problem in the world is a lack of moral ambition from those in a position to change the world either through...
Read Now19 2026 May
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: China’s 90% Model by Dr. Ram Charan
The long-awaited US-China summit is finally happening after weeks of delay and so it’s a perfect time to bring this book up for you, which is an...
Read Now12 2026 May
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Always Eat Left Handed by Rohit Bhargava
It’s graduation season and this month I have both boys graduating (one from high school and one from college), so it’s an exciting time. Several...
Read Now05 2026 May
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh
There is a shelf in my office stacked entirely with books about the history of the banana (and one about tulips). These sorts of books...
Read Now28 2026 April
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Custodians of Wonder by Eliot Stein
There are people keeping ancient customs alive and their stories are in danger of being lost to the world. This is a book about how...
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The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Enough is Enuf by Gabe Henry
If you enjoy dissecting the quirks of the English language, then you’ll appreciate this book from author Gabe Henry that not only looks at why...
Read Now14 2026 April
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: How Things Are Made By Tim Minshall
How did the stuff that made it into your life get made? For most of us, the manufacturing process is a mystery, but if we...
Read Now07 2026 April
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: I Bottled My Mother by Monica Nassif
This is the story behind the “cult-favorite cleaning line inspired by Monica’s real-life mom, Thelma Meyer: a whip-smart, no-nonsense Midwesterner who raised nine children with...
Read Now31 2026 March
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Humanish by Justin Gregg
Do you talk to your cat or name your car? The good news is, it’s perfectly normal and human to do so, according to author...
Read Now24 2026 March
The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: China’s 90% Model by Ram Charan
Despite the recent postponement of the highly anticipated US-China Summit, now is a perfect time to better understand the state of relations between these two superpowers and...
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