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20 GOOD READS EXPAND YOUR SKILLS, GAIN INSIGHT, AND GET INSPIRED WITH THESE TOP PICKS. What Would Madison Do?: The Father of the Constitution Meets Modern American Politics Edited by Benjamin Wittes and Pietro S Nivola In What Would Madison Do?, 10 prominent scholars examine the contemporary performance of the constitutional legacy of James Madison, whose thinking greatly influenced the American political system and is often recognized as the father of the U.S. Constitution. e scholars pose the question as to what Madison would think of contemporary developments and public policy, and what his thoughts would be on the state of key political institutions he helped originate and policies he helped produce if he could peer into the present and see today's political system in the United States. Discover Your True North By Bill George is new and expanded version of the leadership classic originally published in 2007 introduces 48 new leaders and more diverse, global, and contemporary leaders of all ages in addition to the 125 first-person interviews with leaders included in the original. Among the new case studies introduced are Warren Buffet, Indra Nooyi, Arianna Huffington, Jack Ma, Paul Polman, Mike Bloomberg, Mark Zuckerberg, and many others. Bill George, the former Medtronic CEO, asserts the leadership is fundamentally a question of who we are as human beings rather than just a title and management skills. George offers a concrete and comprehensive program that allows you to chart the path to leadership success and become an authentic leader. The Zero Marginal Cost Society: The Internet of Things, the Collaborative Commons, and the Eclipse of Capitalism By Jeremy Rifkin Rifkin, a New York Times bestselling author, describes how an emerging technology platform is ushering in an era of goods and services that are nearly free, which is precipitating the meteoric rise and a global Collaborative Commons and at the same time eclipsing capitalism. Rifkin contends that what made capitalism great – competitive markets driving productivity up and marginal costs down, allowing businesses to offer goods at lower prices – is now causing its downfall. at new platform, called the "Internet of ings," is connecting everything to everyone and has the potential to push large segments of the economy to zero marginal costs. According to Rifkin, we are entering a world beyond markets where capitalism will play a streamlined role and a hybrid economy that is part capitalist market and part Collaborative Commons will take over. Winning Minds: Secrets From the Language of Leadership By Simon Lancaster Speechwriter Simon Lancaster asserts there is a secret Language of Leadership that consists of a timeless set of cues and signals that determines who makes it to the top in business and politics. In Winning Minds, Lancaster discusses a definitive guide to the Language of Leadership by blending ancient rhetoric from the Greeks' study of communication more than 2,500 years ago and recent breakthroughs in neuroscience that determine what works and how in communication. Lancaster offers a fresh perspective on communication at a time when trust in business and politics are at record lows by offering insights into the effects of metaphors, stories, and sound bites on the brain.