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Fast Company
10-08-2025
- Business
- Fast Company
Top 8 business books of 2025 so far
BY Next Big Idea Club Check out eight of the sharpest, boldest business books shaping how we think, lead, and grow as professionals in 2025. After the Idea: What It Really Takes to Create and Scale a Startup By Julia Austin Entrepreneurship expert Julia Austin shares battle-tested strategies to help founders and startup joiners build their venture from the ground up. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Julia Austin, in the Next Big Idea App or view on Amazon. Black Capitalists: A Blueprint for What Is Possible A groundbreaking look at how Black visionaries—from Wall Street to Lagos, Nigeria and beyond—are reimagining capitalism to benefit the needs of Black people and, ultimately, everyone. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Rachel Laryea, in the Next Big Idea App or view on Amazon. Pioneers: 8 Principles of Business Longevity from Immigrant Entrepreneurs By Neri Karra Sillaman Unlock the principles that drive the remarkable success stories of immigrant entrepreneurs from around the world. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Neri Karra Sillaman, in the Next Big Idea App or view on Amazon. Click: How to Make What People Want By Jake Knapp with John Zeratsky A guide for starting big projects the smart way—based on firsthand experience with more than 300 new products and businesses. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Jake Knapp, in the Next Big Idea App or view on Amazon. Ping: The Secrets of Successful Virtual Communication By Andrew Brodsky The essential guide for when (and how best) to use virtual communication tools, from video to instant messaging and everything in between. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Andrew Brodsky, in the Next Big Idea App or view on Amazon. Inner Entrepreneur: A Proven Path to Profit and Peace By Grant Sabatier A comprehensive blueprint detailing how to start, build, buy, scale, and sell a business that expands your life. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Grant Sabatier, in the Next Big Idea App or view on Amazon. The Insider's Guide to Innovation at Microsoft By Dean Carignan & JoAnn Garbin In this unique guide, you're not just reading about innovation—you're learning how to do it from the people behind some of the biggest breakthroughs of the last 50 years at one of the most influential and valuable companies in the world. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by authors Dean Carignan and JoAnn Garbin, in the Next Big Idea App or view on Amazon. Gambling Man: The Secret Story of the World's Greatest Disruptor, Masayoshi Son By Lionel Barber The first Western biography of SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, financial disruptor and personification of the 21st century's addiction to instant wealth. Listen to our Book Bite summary, read by author Lionel Barber, in the Next Big Idea App or view on Amazon. The early-rate deadline for Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies Awards is Friday, September 5, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Apply today. ABOUT THE AUTHOR The best new nonfiction book summaries in 15 minutes, directly from the authors. Book club curated by Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Daniel Pink. More
Fast Company
23-06-2025
- Health
- Fast Company
10 books to read on mental health—from grief to deeping relationships
BY Next Big Idea Club This is your reminder to pause and reflect on your own wellbeing, and check in on those around you. Be it anxiety, depression, burnout, or just a general malaise, it's important to stay intentional and proactive about nurturing a healthy mind. These 10 mental health books offer guidance and tips for cultivating inner peace, lasting joy, and emotional comfort. Taming the Molecule of More: A Step-by-Step Guide to Make Dopamine Work for You By Michael Long Dopamine, 'the molecule of more,' is the chemical in our brains that drives us to seek out newer and better things—the latest gadget, the coolest job, the perfect partner. But for many of us, it's easy to get stuck in a cycle of never being truly satisfied. Because dopamine can only promise happiness. It can never deliver. or view on Amazon The powerful memoir of one woman's experience with psychiatric diagnoses and medications, and her journey to discover herself outside the mental health industry. Listen to the Book Bite summary, read by author Laura Delano, or view on Amazon Ordinary Magic: The Science of How We Can Achieve Big Change with Small Acts By Gregory Walton Discover simple psychological shifts that build trust, belonging, and confidence—from the codirector of the Dweck-Walton Lab at Stanford University. Listen to the Book Bite summary, read by author Gregory Walton, or view on Amazon The Narrowing: A Journey Through Anxiety and the Body An exploration of the connection between anxiety and the body by a clinical psychologist, drawing from the latest research as well as historical and cultural insights through time, arguing that only through understanding anxiety's role in our lives can we transform it into resilience. Listen to the Book Bite summary, read by author Alexandra Shaker, or view on Amazon Validation: How the Skill Set That Revolutionized Psychology Will Transform Your Relationships, Increase Your Influence, and Change Your Life By Caroline Fleck How Do You Feel?: One Doctor's Search for Humanity in Medicine By Jessi Gold A poignant and thought-provoking memoir following one psychiatrist and four of her patients as they deal with the unspoken mental and physical costs of caring for others. Listen to the Book Bite summary, read by author Jessi Gold, or view on Amazon The Grief Cure: Looking for the End of Loss By Cody Delistraty In this lyrical and moving story of the world of prolonged grief, journalist Cody Delistraty reflects on his experience with loss and explores what modern science, history, and literature reveal about the nature of our relationship to grief and our changing attitudes toward its cure. Listen to the Book Bite summary, read by author Cody Delistraty, or view on Amazon How to Be Enough: Self-Acceptance for Self-Critics and Perfectionists By Ellen Hendriksen Are you your own toughest critic? Learn to be good to yourself with this clear and compassionate guide. Listen to the Book Bite summary, read by author Ellen Hendriksen, or view on Amazon The final deadline for Fast Company's Next Big Things in Tech Awards is Friday, June 20, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Apply today.
