John Rodzvilla

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Counterculture: The Story of America from Bohemia to Hip-Hop

A good introduction to the process of culture making in the 20th century.
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Reset: How To Change What’s Not Working

Heath’s clear writing will appeal to business readers, but there’s enough research to give the book some academic heft as well. Its focus on making business changes that can have a lasting impact on employees separates the book from other titles about organizational change.
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The Weimar Years

This massive history of the Weimar Republic offers readers a clear narrative about a complex political structure. It shows how missteps in leadership led to one of the most horrific episodes in modern European history.
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The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration

An accessible examination of the U.S. concentration camps that held people solely because of their race and heritage, plus a look at how they impacted society and generations to come. Important for both researchers and students.
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The Book That (Almost) Got Me Fired: How I (Barely) Survived a Year in Corporate America

James’s reflection on returning to the office in her fifties captures the dysfunction of the pre-pandemic corporate world.
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Shopkeeping: Stories, Advice, and Observations

This study of the aesthetics and practices of small stores will appeal to owners of brick-and-mortar small businesses and to readers who love shopping at independently owned stores, whose allure often cannot be replicated online or in massive retail spaces.

The Survivors of the Clotilda: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the American Slave Trade

A highly recommended sweeping saga. Based on a rich archive that includes the survivors’ own stories, one of which became the basis for Zora Neale Hurston’s Barracoon, this title provides a human history of enslaved people and a portrait of the postbellum South.
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Venture Meets Mission: Aligning People, Purpose, and Profit to Innovate and Transform Society

For a specific business-minded audience that will find information on leveraging public/private alliances toward fulfilling an organization’s mission.
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Know What Matters: Lessons from a Lifetime of Transformations

Like Howard Schultz’s Onward or Joe Coulombe’s Becoming Trader Joe, this mix of history, memoir, and business guidance delivers insight on running successful chain restaurants by focusing on customers. Shaich’s account of creating fast-casual dining is the most intriguing.
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