Porchlight Business Book Awards 2021

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41 books

Since 2007, the Porchlight Business Book Awards have recognized the best books in the business genre every year, and all the people who help bring them to life.

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Business Book of the Year

The Sum of Us

What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

Heather McGhee, 2021

Leadership & Strategy

Winner

The Promises of Giants

John Amaechi, 2021

Finalists

All In

An Autobiography

Billie Jean King, Johnette Howard, Maryanne Vollers, 2021

Gentelligence

The Revolutionary Approach to Leading an Intergenerational Workforce

Megan Gerhardt, Josephine Nachemson-Ekwall, Brandon Fogel, 2021

Transformation in Times of Crisis

Eight Principles for Creating Opportunities and Value in the Post-Pandemic World

Jerry Wind, Nitin Rakesh, 2020

Trauma to Triumph

A Roadmap for Leading Through Disruption (and Thriving on the Other Side)

Mark Goulston, Diana Hendel, 2021

Management & Workplace Culture

Winner

Anthro-Vision

A New Way to See in Business and Life

Gillian Tett, 2021

Finalists

The Burnout Epidemic

The Rise of Chronic Stress and How We Can Fix It

Jennifer Moss, 2021

The Conversation

How Seeking and Speaking the Truth about Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations

Robert Livingston, 2021

Fair Pay

How to Get a Raise, Close the Wage Gap, and Build Stronger Businesses

David Buckmaster, 2021

The Ministry of Common Sense

How to Eliminate Bureaucratic Red Tape, Bad Excuses, and Corporate BS

Martin Lindstrom, 2021

Marketing & Sales

Winner

The Widest Net: Unlock Untapped Markets and Discover New Customers Right in Front of You

Pamela Slim, 2021

Finalists

Brand Hacks

How to Build Brands by Fulfilling the Consumer Quest for Meaning

Emmanuel Probst, 2021

The Human Element

Overcoming the Resistance That Awaits New Ideas

Loran Nordgren, David Schonthal, 2021

Sales Management That Works

How to Sell in a World that Never Stops Changing

Frank V. Cespedes, 2021

The Secret Lives of Customers

A Detective Story About Solving the Mystery of Customer Behavior

David S Duncan, 2021

Creativity & Innovation

Winner

Creative Acts for Curious People

How to Think, Create, and Lead in Unconventional Ways

Sarah Stein Greenberg, 2021

Finalists

Honor Thy Label

Dr. Bronner's Unconventional Journey to a Clean, Green, and Ethical Supply Chain

Gero Leson, 2021

Mother of Invention

How Good Ideas Get Ignored in an Economy Built for Men

Katrine Marçal, 2021

Two Beats Ahead

What Musical Minds Teach Us about Innovation

Panos A. Panay, R. Michael Hendrix, 2021

We Are What We Eat

A Slow Food Manifesto

Alice Waters, 2022

Personal Development & Human Behavior

Winner

The Wake Up

Closing the Gap Between Good Intentions and Real Change

Michelle MiJung Kim, 2021

Finalists

Chatter

The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It

Ethan Kross, 2022

Digital Body Language

How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance

Erica Dhawan, 2021

An Ordinary Age

Finding Your Way in a World That Expects Exceptional

Rainesford Stauffer, 2021

The Scout Mindset

Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't

Julia Galef, 2021

Current Events

Winner

Arriving Today

From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy

Christopher Mims, 2021

Finalists

Engine of Inequality

The Fed and the Future of Wealth in America

Karen Petrou, 2021

Saving Us

A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World

Katharine Hayhoe, 2021

Shutdown

How Covid Shook the World's Economy

Adam Tooze, 2021

The Six New Rules of Business

Creating Real Value in a Changing World

Judy Samuelson, 2021

Narrative & Biography

Winner

Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie

The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR

Lisa Napoli, 2021

Finalists

The 1619 Project

A New Origin Story

Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, 2021

Ages of American Capitalism

A History of the United States

Jonathan Levy, 2021

Amazon Unbound

Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire

Brad Stone, 2021

Collision Course

Carlos Ghosn and the Culture Wars That Upended an Auto Empire

Hans Greimel, William Sposato, 2021

Big Ideas & New Perspectives

Winner

The Sum of Us

What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

Heather McGhee, 2021

Finalists

Four Thousand Weeks

Time Management for Mortals

Oliver Burkeman, 2021

Mission Economics

A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism

Mariana Mazzucato, 2021

Out of Office

The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home

Charlie Warzel, Anne Helen Petersen, 2021

Regeneration

Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation

Paul Hawken, 2021