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Basic Black: The Essential Guide for Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life)Basic Black: The Essential Guide for Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life)
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $9.38
Excellent book. Interesting to combine this book with the first one I recommend as Cathie Black is profiled as an example of an Extraordinary Leader in Baum's book.
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the FutureA Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel H. Pink
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $5.18
We are moving to a conceptual age. A must read.
The Female BrainThe Female Brain by Louann Brizendine
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $8.00
Interesting information written by a medical doctor describing the newest brain research on differences between the male brain and the female brain.
What Made jack welch JACK WELCH: How Ordinary People Become Extraordinary LeadersWhat Made jack welch JACK WELCH: How Ordinary People Become Extraordinary Leaders by Stephen H. Baum
Buy new: $18.21 / Used from: $7.35
Read about the career shaping personal stories and experiences of Cathie Black and Shelly Lazarus, as well as Jack Welch. The author Stephen Baum is also married to a successful businesswoman. This book emphasizes the integrity in true leadership.
Thank You Power: Making the Science of Gratitude Work for YouThank You Power: Making the Science of Gratitude Work for You by Deborah Norville
Buy new: $13.59 / Used from: $1.28
Deborah is very inspiring - she grew a very successful career and also has a lovely family.
The Essential Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire: The Essence of Harnessing the Infinite Power of Coincidence (Essential Deepak Chopra)The Essential Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire: The Essence of Harnessing the Infinite Power of Coincidence (Essential Deepak Chopra) by Deepak Chopra
Buy new: $12.71 / Used from: $10.29
Chopra's amazing book on the power of synchronicity. Who are your archetypes?
Smart Women Finish Rich: 9 Steps to Achieving Financial Security and Funding Your Dreams (Revised Edition)Smart Women Finish Rich: 9 Steps to Achieving Financial Security and Funding Your Dreams (Revised Edition) by David Bach
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $1.97
Financial advice. Also recommend Smart Couples Finish Rich.
Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality TypeDo What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type by Paul D. Tieger
Buy new: $12.91 / Used from: $9.98
Understand your Myers Briggs type and the Myers Briggs types of your family and team.
Why Smart Men Marry Smart WomenWhy Smart Men Marry Smart Women by Christine Whelan
Buy new: $18.72 / Used from: $0.01
Written by a Wall Street Journal Reporter who attended Princeton and Oxford. I was interviewed for this book and found her research and insights very interesting.
Goddesses in Everywoman: Powerful Archetypes in Women's LivesGoddesses in Everywoman: Powerful Archetypes in Women's Lives by Jean Shinoda Bolen
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $5.84
Are you Athena - goddess of wisdom, Aphrodite - goddess of love or Artemis - the huntress? Or all three?
Nurture by Nature: How to Raise Happy, Healthy, Responsible Children Through the Insights of Personality TypeNurture by Nature: How to Raise Happy, Healthy, Responsible Children Through the Insights of Personality Type by Paul D. Tieger
Buy used from: $2.82
If you don't know the Myers Briggs personality type of your children, you will want to.
Portrait of a Priestess: Women and Ritual in Ancient GreecePortrait of a Priestess: Women and Ritual in Ancient Greece by Joan Breton Connelly
Buy new: $29.60 / Used from: $19.98
Written by an NYU Professor who also taught at Oxford. She has made discoveries written up in the WSJ.
Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their CareersNice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers by Lois P. Frankel
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $3.74
Frankel makes some interesting points for the intelligent women who also grew up as good girls on how to get that corner office...
Coming Home to Myself: Reflections for Nurturing a Woman's Body and SoulComing Home to Myself: Reflections for Nurturing a Woman's Body and Soul by Marion Woodman
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $5.31
A book of poems and reflections for the feminine soul. If you have not read any Marion Woodman, this is a start.