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Daring Greatly Brené Brown PhD, MSW

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Mixed Signals Uri Gneezy

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Wealth, Cost, and Price in American Higher Education Bruce A. Kimball and Sarah M. Iler

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The 1% Rule Tommy Baker

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Games of Greed Torsten Dennin

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Good Power Ginni Rometty

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Best Version Ever Josh Painter

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Disrupted Dan Lyons

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Outlive Peter Attia, MD

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Two Weeks Notice Amy Porterfield

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Human Compatible Stuart Russell

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How Minds Change David McRaney

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The All-or-Nothing Marriage Eli J Finkel

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How We Change Ross Ellenhorn PHD

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Whoever Tells The Best Story Wins Annette Simmons

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Trust DR Henry Cloud

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Clear Thinking Shane Parrish

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Automate Your Busy Work Jotform Aytekin Tank

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Simon Sinek Leaders Eat Last

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The Energy Bus Jon Gordon

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the dip Seth Godin

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Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, et al.

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Getting to Yes Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher and William Ury

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Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratana

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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

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Why We Sleep Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker

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Essentialism The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni

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The Art of War by Sun Tzu

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The New One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson

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The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene

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Extreme Ownership How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

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Coach the Person, Not the Problem A Guide to Using Reflective Inquiry Marcia Reynolds

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Built to Sell Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You John Warrillow

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False Alarm How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet Bjørn Lomborg

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Maps of Meaning The Architecture of Belief Jordan Peterson

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Chatter The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It Ethan Kross

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When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

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The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

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The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

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Hillbilly Elegy A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance

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Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

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The Bezos Blueprint Communication Secrets of the World's Greatest Salesman Carmine Gallo

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Focus The Hidden Driver of Excellence Daniel Goleman

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The Fearless Organization Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth Amy C. Edmondson

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I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn't) Making the Journey from "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough" Brené Brown

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Blackout How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape From the Democrat Plantation Candace Owens

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Spare Prince Harry

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The Status Game Will Storr

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You Will Own Nothing Carol Roth

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The Man From The Future Ananyo Bhattacharya

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The Two-Parent Privilege Melissa S. Kearney

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The Way of the SEAL Think Like an Elite Warrior to Lead and Succeed Mark Divine

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Triggers Creating Behavior That Lasts--Becoming the Person You Want to Be Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter

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The Fourth Turning What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny William Strauss and Neil Howe

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Oversubscribed How To Get People Lining Up To Do Business With You Daniel Priestley

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What Every Body Is Saying An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People Joe Navarro and Marvin Karlins

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Power vs. Force The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior David R. Hawkins

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A First Rate Madness Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness Nassir Ghaemi

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Manifest 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life Roxie Nafousi

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1-2-3 Magic Gentle 3-Step Child & Toddler Discipline for Calm, Effective, and Happy Parenting Thomas W. Phelan

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Stealing Fire How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal

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The Phoenix Project A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford

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Decoding Greatness How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success Ron Friedman

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Bittersweet How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole Susan Cain

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The Oxygen Advantage The Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques for a Healthier, Slimmer, Faster, and Fitter You Patrick McKeown

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Unsettled What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters Steven E. Koonin

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Billion Dollar Whale The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World Tom Wright and Bradley Hope

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Discipline Is Destiny The Power of Self-Control Ryan Holiday

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How Highly Effective People Speak How High Performers Use Psychology to Influence With Ease Peter Andrei

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The Power of Discipline How to Use Self Control and Mental Toughness to Achieve Your Goals Daniel Walter

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I Contain Multitudes The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life Ed Yong

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Mindshift Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential Barbara Oakley

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If You Tell A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood Gregg Olsen

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The Motivation Myth How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win Jeff Haden

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The Gardener and the Carpenter What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children Alison Gopnik

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The 16 Undeniable Laws of Communication Apply Them and Make the Most of Your Message John C. Maxwell

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The Startup of You Adapt, Take Risks, Grow Your Network, and Transform Your Career Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha

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Cynical Theories How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay

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Alexander Hamilton Ron Chernow

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The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World John Mark Comer

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The Voltage Effect How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale John A. List

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Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect Bob Rotella

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The Way of Zen Alan Watts

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The Definitive Book of Body Language The Hidden Meaning Behind People's Gestures and Expressions Allan Pease and Barbara Pease

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I'm Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy

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How the World Really Works The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going Vaclav Smil

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Discover Your True North Bill George

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Public Speaking for Success Dale Carnegie

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How to Do Nothing Resisting the Attention Economy Jenny Odell

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The Warren Buffett Way Robert G. Hagstrom

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Stop Overthinking 23 Techniques to Relieve Stress, Stop Negative Spirals, Declutter Your Mind, and Focus on the Present Nick Trenton

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The Coddling of the American Mind How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure Greg Lukianoff And Jonathan Haidt

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Blackout How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation Candace Owens

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The Genius Zone The Breakthrough Process to End Negative Thinking and Live in True Creativity Gay Hendricks

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Leadership Is Language The Hidden Power of What You Say—and What You Don't L. David Marquet

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The Book of Joy Lasting Happiness in a Changing World The Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu

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Actionable Gamification Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards Yu-kai Chou

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The High 5 Habit Take Control of Your Life with One Simple Habit Mel Robbins

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The Sovereign Individual Mastering the Transition to the Information Age James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg