In 2007 a book called The Go-Giver was published and, more than a decade later, it continues to influence all kinds of professionals. Its premise is simple yet controversial: moving from focusing on oneself to focusing on how serving and bringing value to others can make a person rich – both spiritually and materially – faster.
In The Dharma of Star Wars, Buddhist teacher Matthew Bortolin helps the readers understand this real-life religion through examples from all sorts of stories from the Star Wars franchise. The author uses examples both from the movies and the animated TV shows to provide a fresh perspective on the Buddha’s teachings.
In 2017, the American psychologist Mitch Prinsteinwrote a book called The Popularity Illusion: Why status is toxic but likeability wins all, in which he takes data from dozens of studies carried out during the current and the previous century to analyze what does "being popular" really means.
Pig Wrestling is a concept summarized in this book written like a modern fable, which can be used to resolve almost any seemingly impossible problem. The trick is, according to authors and performance coaches Pete Lindsay and Mark Bawden whose work has helped soccer teams like Manchester City, to create change by reframing the issue that is bothering us or threatening a project or a new product launch.
This is one of the most eye-opening books of 2018 because it dissects how mankind's mindsets and behaviors are currently being transformed by hyperconnectedness. Co-writers Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms' tone is mostly optimistic, usually pointing out to the endless possibilities for socioeconomic transformation through digital technologies.