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Books like The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

12 books with a reading profile close to The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande. Outward-looking, growth-minded and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

The Lean Startup

by Eric Ries

Also outward-looking and growth-minded · practical, analytical

Eric Ries argues that startups fail when they rely on traditional business plans and long-term market research to predict consumer behavior.
2

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

by Michael Pollan

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · practical, analytical

In Michael Pollan’s analysis of the Western diet, he identifies the rise of nutritionism—the ideology that views food merely as a collection of nutrients rather than a whole substance.
3

Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know

by Emily Oster

Also outward-looking and growth-minded · practical, analytical

Economics professor Emily Oster applies data analysis to pregnancy by evaluating the scientific studies behind standard medical restrictions.
4

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

by Timothy Snyder

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · practical, analytical

Timothy Snyder presents twenty concise instructions designed to prevent the collapse of democratic institutions into authoritarianism.
5

Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man

by Emmanuel Acho

Also clear-cut · practical, analytical

Emmanuel Acho, a former NFL linebacker, set up a video series in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd, where he invites white viewers to ask questions about race that they might be afraid to raise elsewhere.
6

100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Questioning

by Peter Worley

Also outward-looking and growth-minded · practical, accessible

Peter Worley uses his background in philosophy to provide specific questioning techniques for the primary classroom.
7

THE INVISIBLE COUP

by Peter Schweizer

Also outward-looking and growth-minded · analytical, accessible

Peter Schweizer argues that current patterns of mass migration are not accidental shifts in population but are instead calculated tools of political warfare.
8

The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters

by Priya Parker

Also growth-minded and clear-cut · practical, analytical

Priya Parker argues that most social and professional meetings fail because hosts prioritize logistics over a specific human purpose.
9

THE DAY AFTER

by Brian Tyler Cohen

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, accessible

The author of “Shameless” looks at the relationship Republicans and Democrats have to power and prescribes ways for it to be used after Donald Trump’s presidency.
10

Business Model Generation

by Alexander Osterwalder

Also outward-looking and growth-minded · practical, accessible

Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur present a structural framework for designing, testing, and implementing business strategies through the Business Model Canvas.
11

Lies & the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair & Balanced Look at the Right

by Al Franken

Also outward-looking and growth-minded · analytical, accessible

Al Franken uses documented research and satirical commentary to identify specific instances of misinformation within American conservative media and political circles.
12

Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable

by Seth Godin

Also outward-looking and growth-minded · practical, accessible

Seth Godin argues that traditional advertising methods, such as television commercials and print ads, no longer capture consumer attention in a saturated market.

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