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August 2018 TD Authors: What's on Your Bookshelf?

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Contributors to the August 2018 issue of TD magazine offer their book recommendations.

Contributors to the August 2018 issue of TD magazine offer their book recommendations.

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Neal Goodman

Neal Goodman

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The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds by Michael Lewis

The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds by Michael Lewis

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This is a fascinating story of how two very dissimilar psychologists, Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, collaborated to create the field of behavioral economics, which has changed the way we think about how people think.

This is a fascinating story of how two very dissimilar psychologists, Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman, collaborated to create the field of behavioral economics, which has changed the way we think about how people think.

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Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker

Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress by Steven Pinker

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The title says it all. Pinker uses global empirical evidence to demonstrate that we are making progress despite the current state of short-term divisiveness that leads to pessimism and distrust. This book delivers fact-based optimism.

The title says it all. Pinker uses global empirical evidence to demonstrate that we are making progress despite the current state of short-term divisiveness that leads to pessimism and distrust. This book delivers fact-based optimism.

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Karen Williams

Karen Williams

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Creative Training Techniques Handbook: Tips, Tactics, and How-Tos for Delivering Effective Training by Robert W. Pike

Creative Training Techniques Handbook: Tips, Tactics, and How-Tos for Delivering Effective Training by Robert W. Pike

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This book supports trainers with engaging participants in the learning experience, taking your creativity to the next level.

This book supports trainers with engaging participants in the learning experience, taking your creativity to the next level.

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Glenn Llopis

Glenn Llopis

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Standing Up After Saigon: The Triumphant Story of Hope, Determination, and Reinvention by Thuhang Tran with Sharon Orlopp

Standing Up After Saigon: The Triumphant Story of Hope, Determination, and Reinvention by Thuhang Tran with Sharon Orlopp

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A powerful story about having the courage to embrace and teach others about the possibilities that inclusion and individuality bring.

A powerful story about having the courage to embrace and teach others about the possibilities that inclusion and individuality bring.

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The Four Commitments of a Winning Team by Mark Eaton

The Four Commitments of a Winning Team by Mark Eaton

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This book shares forward-thinking qualities for building teams and getting the most out of them to outperform the competition.

This book shares forward-thinking qualities for building teams and getting the most out of them to outperform the competition.

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Kimberly Dailey

Kimberly Dailey

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How the Brain Learns, 4th Edition by David A. Sousa

How the Brain Learns, 4th Edition by David A. Sousa

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This is a primer that provides all you could ever want to know around designing activities that support advanced thinking and retention.

This is a primer that provides all you could ever want to know around designing activities that support advanced thinking and retention.

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