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1The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: The Ultimate Future Words Collection

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: The Ultimate Future Words Collection

JULY 28, 2026

2The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: What to Make of a Life by Jim Collins

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: What to Make of a Life by Jim Collins

JULY 7, 2026

3The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Algospeak by Adam Aleksic

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Algospeak by Adam Aleksic

JUNE 30, 2026

4The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: How to Win at Travel by Brian Kelly

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: How to Win at Travel by Brian Kelly

JUNE 23, 2026

5The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: How To Sell Out by Chad Sanders

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: How To Sell Out by Chad Sanders

JUNE 16, 2026

6The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Business Beyond Borders by Dean Foster

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Business Beyond Borders by Dean Foster

JUNE 9, 2026

7The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Seven Eves by Neal Stephenson

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Seven Eves by Neal Stephenson

JUNE 2, 2026

8The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman

MAY 26, 2026

9The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: China's 90% Model by Dr. Ram Charan

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: China's 90% Model by Dr. Ram Charan

MAY 19, 2026

10The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Always Eat Left Handed by Rohit Bhargava

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Always Eat Left Handed by Rohit Bhargava

MAY 12, 2026

11The Non-Obvious Book of the Week:  Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week:  Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh

MAY 5, 2026

12The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Custodians of Wonder by Eliot Stein

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Custodians of Wonder by Eliot Stein

APRIL 28, 2026

13The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Enough is Enuf by Gabe Henry

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Enough is Enuf by Gabe Henry

APRIL 21, 2026

14The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: How Things Are Made By Tim Minshall

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: How Things Are Made By Tim Minshall

APRIL 14, 2026

15The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: I Bottled My Mother by Monica Nassif

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: I Bottled My Mother by Monica Nassif

APRIL 7, 2026

16The Non-Obvious Book of the Week:  Humanish by Justin Gregg

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week:  Humanish by Justin Gregg

MARCH 31, 2026

17The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: China's 90% Model by Ram Charan

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: China's 90% Model by Ram Charan

MARCH 24, 2026

18The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Don't Be Yourself by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Don't Be Yourself by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

MARCH 17, 2026

19The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Superbloom by Nicholas Carr

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Superbloom by Nicholas Carr

MARCH 10, 2026

20The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Another World Is Possible by Natasha Hakimi Zapata

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Another World Is Possible by Natasha Hakimi Zapata

MARCH 3, 2026

21The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: The Genius Myth by Helen Lewis

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: The Genius Myth by Helen Lewis

FEBRUARY 17, 2026

22The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Enshittification by Cory Doctorow

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: Enshittification by Cory Doctorow

FEBRUARY 10, 2026

23The Non-Obvious Book of the Week:  All the Cool Girls Get Fired by Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week:  All the Cool Girls Get Fired by Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill

FEBRUARY 3, 2026

24The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: The Exceptional Presenter by Timothy Koegel

The Non-Obvious Book of the Week: The Exceptional Presenter by Timothy Koegel

JANUARY 27, 2026

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