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Rich’s 2025 Year in Books

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Rich Bowers is an educator, writer, and consultant who has spent his career at the intersection of learning, leadership, and technology. With a strong background in learning and development, he has designed enterprise education programs, led global teams, and taught thousands of professionals how to adapt to the rapid shifts brought on by artificial intelligence.

I’m a Little Worried About Artificial Intelligence is his second book, following his earlier work Beyond Management. Both reflect his ongoing mission to help people navigate learning with clarity, perspective and a dash of dark, wry humor.

Outside of work, Rich is an enthusiast of ancient history and mythology. His fascination with andragogy, technology, and history books makes him ...more

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What 2,500 Readers Taught Me About the Curiosity Around AI

The giveaway for I’m a Little Worried About Artificial Intelligence just wrapped up and more than 2,500 readers entered. That number still surprises me.

It tells me something important: people are curious about AI, but maybe not in the “robots will take over the world” kind of way. More like what does this mean for my job, my classroom, my sanity?

When I started writing this book, I wanted it to be Read more of this blog post »

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	I'm A Little Worried About Artificial Intelligence: On Jobs, Education, and Humanity's Purpose 4.53 avg rating — 19 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beyond Management: Cultivating True Leadership in the Evolving Workplace by Sierra White (Editor), Rich Bowers (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Rich Bowers wants to read Babylon: The Mother of All Cities, from the critically acclaimed ancient historian and author of The Cleopatras by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rich Bowers and 8 other people liked Ryann's review of Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West: "There are specific events in the history of the United States that every American child will learn about in school. In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, doubling the size of the country. He then commissio" Read more of this review »
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