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Adam Grant Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Adam Grant is an author and professor of organizational psychology at the Wharton School. Organizational psychologist @Wharton. #1 NYT bestseller: THINK AGAIN. Podcasts: Re:Thinking & WorkLife @TEDTalks. Diver. New book in October: HIDDEN POTENTIAL

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Book Cover for: Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
Adam GrantAdam Grant

There are two ways to look at big data: as a threat to your intuition or as a resource to test your intuition... this engaging book is full of surprising, useful insights for using the information at your fingertips to make better decisions.

Paperback, 2023

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind, Andy Dunn

Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind

Andy Dunn
Adam GrantAdam Grant

"In this arrestingly candid memoir, Bonobos founder Andy Dunn pulls back the curtain on his life and smashes the stigma of mental illness at work," says [Adam] Grant, who calls the frank account of Dunn's life with bipolar disorder "a must-read for entrepreneurs."

Paperback, 2023

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Shift: Managing Your Emotions--So They Don't Manage You, Ethan Kross

Shift: Managing Your Emotions--So They Don't Manage You

Ethan Kross
Adam GrantAdam Grant

If you think you can’t control what you feel, get ready to think again. This is a page-turner from a top psychologist that’s grounded in science and filled with practical insights on managing emotions.

Hardcover, 2025

$29.00Member price:$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Validation: How the Skill Set That Revolutionized Psychology Will Transform Your Relationships, Increase Your Influence, and Change Your Life, Caroline Fleck

Validation: How the Skill Set That Revolutionized Psychology Will Transform Your Relationships, Increase Your Influence, and Change Your Life

Caroline Fleck
Adam GrantAdam Grant

She's a therapist who studies how to make people feel seen and heard. And the skills she teaches, I think, are as important for leaders and employees as they are for people at home managing friendships and parents talking to their kids – and even maybe husbands and wives and partners.

Hardcover, 2025

$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Magic Words, Jonah Berger

Magic Words

Jonah Berger
Adam GrantAdam Grant

A riveting read on how the language we use shapes the impact we have. Jonah has a knack for making science sparkle, and he doesn't just tell you how to write and speak more persuasively--he shows you.

Hardcover, 2023

$32.00Member price:$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Never Too Late, A. Destiny

Never Too Late

A. Destiny
Adam GrantAdam Grant

It's depressing to ruminate about the doors that closed yesterday. It's liberating to look for the doors that are open today. You can't change who you've been. It's never too late to choose who you want to become. Identity is a decision, not a destiny. https://t.co/jRVxrdScKU https://t.co/FfderNHadu

Paperback, 2015

$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book