November brings four new books about the people and practices that shape how we learn, connect, work, and understand the world around us.
From stories of educators and investigators to practical guides on communication and building workplace culture on purpose, these books offer fresh perspectives on the skills and relationships that bring out the best in us.
A Noble Profession by Peter Mansbridge (and Mark Bulgutch)
Available November 3

From #1 bestselling authors Peter Mansbridge and Mark Bulgutch comes a collection of Canadian stories inviting us to celebrate the impact and influence of teachers and the students whose lives they have changed forever.
Few people make more of an impact on young people’s lives than teachers. Parents, of course, are vital for a child’s future, but it is our teachers who choose to devote their daily lives to illuminating the world around them, selflessly spending their careers changing the trajectories of the young people in their charge. Teaching can be a thankless job, but these homeroom heroes dedicate themselves not only to following the curriculum but to protecting their students, recognizing their struggles, and intervening when necessary, helping to shape them into productive members of society and the leaders of our future. From elementary and secondary schools, to post-secondary and even in hospital and prison settings, these stories will inform, entertain, and grab you by the heart.
Through dozens of profiles of teachers, and some students, Canada’s most authoritative news voice, Peter, along with veteran journalist Mark, recount true stories of teachers on the front lines of this vital profession as they contend with students’ challenges with their course material, mental health, language skills, sexuality, and many other matters.
Before We Forget How to Connect by Vinh Giang
Available November 3

What if the biggest thing holding you back isn’t your talent, intelligence, or hard work but your ability to connect?
In Before We Forget How to Connect, Vinh Giang shows that communication is not a gift reserved for the naturally charismatic. It is a skill. A set of learnable tools. And once you begin to master them, your relationships deepen, your confidence grows, and your ideas finally land the way they deserve to.
At its heart, Before We Forget How to Connect is about more than speaking well. It is about becoming more fully human in a world that is growing noisier, faster, and more disconnected. It is about remembering how to be heard, seen, and understood — and learning how to offer that same gift to others.
Because connection is not lost. It is simply waiting to be remembered.
Winning Culture by Tim Arnold
Available November 20

Your culture is being built right now. The question is whether it’s on purpose.
Walk into almost any organization and you’ll find their values framed on the wall. Words like Integrity, Respect, Collaboration. The problem is, those words are a lot easier to display than they are to live out. And your people know the difference.
After two decades working alongside leaders at the United Nations, global financial institutions, healthcare systems, and high-growth companies, Tim Arnold has seen the same pattern everywhere: culture is always being shaped — but very few leaders are shaping it intentionally.
Winning Culture gives you a clear, practical framework for changing that. It’s built around five tensions every leader faces, all directly linked to workplace culture:
- Focusing on people AND results
- Respecting rules AND risk
- Fostering challenge AND encouragement
- Celebrating commonalities AND differences
- Value work AND home
Secrets: A Reporter’s Memoir by Bob Woodward
Available November 24

From two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist Bob Woodward comes the definitive memoir of the man with more #1 bestsellers than any journalist of our time, offering an unprecedented inside look at some of the most newsworthy stories ever.
Bob has reported on every American president from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump. His books have penetrated government institutions, informed the national conversation, and shaped our culture.
In Secrets, Bob tells his story — from his Illinois youth to his Navy service during the Vietnam War to his tenure at The Washington Post, where his reporting with Carl Bernstein on Watergate captivated the world and became the book All the President’s Men.
Bob’s one-of-a-kind reporter’s memoir lifts the lid on his historic reporting relationships and secret sources, and he explains why he can reveal some of those long-time sources now.
Peter Mansbridge, Vinh Giang, Tim Arnold, and Bob Woodward deliver engaging and informative keynote presentations that dive deep into the concepts and stories explored in their new books.
Contact us to learn more about each speaker and how to book them — and feature their incredible new books — at your next event.