50 Books like A Different Kind of Power

Dear Madam President

by Jennifer Palmieri • 2018

Leadership was designed by men. A White House veteran shows women how to rewrite the rules.

3.89

6k+

🗳️ Women In Politics ✊ Feminist Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌟 Authentic Leadership 🛡️ Resilience Building

Dear Madam President 96%

Leadership was designed by men. A White House veteran shows women how to rewrite the rules.

by Jennifer Palmieri 2018

3.89

6k+ ratings

🗳️ Women In Politics ✊ Feminist Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🌟 Authentic Leadership 🛡️ Resilience Building

Know Your Power

by Nancy Pelosi • 2008

She ran for Congress at 47 with five children. Her precinct-by-precinct organizing made her Speaker.

3.41

544

🗳️ Women In Politics 📖 Political Memoirs 🏛️ Democratic Politics 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 👩‍🏫 Mentorship For Women

Know Your Power 96%

She ran for Congress at 47 with five children. Her precinct-by-precinct organizing made her Speaker.

by Nancy Pelosi 2008

3.41

544 ratings

🗳️ Women In Politics 📖 Political Memoirs 🏛️ Democratic Politics 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 👩‍🏫 Mentorship For Women

Power Play

by Julia Banks • 2021

She was a Liberal MP. Then she walked. An Australian parliamentarian's story of misogyny and exit.

3.94

463

🗳️ Women In Politics 🇦🇺 Australian Politics 🧩 Workplace Gender Bias 🚫 Systemic Misogyny 🧭 Authentic Leadership

Power Play 95%

She was a Liberal MP. Then she walked. An Australian parliamentarian's story of misogyny and exit.

by Julia Banks 2021

3.94

463 ratings

🗳️ Women In Politics 🇦🇺 Australian Politics 🧩 Workplace Gender Bias 🚫 Systemic Misogyny 🧭 Authentic Leadership

Run to Win

by Stephanie Schriock • 2021

Most women wait until they feel ready. The women who win don't: a campaign-tested playbook.

3.60

231

🗳️ Women In Politics 🏛️ Political Campaigns 💰 Fundraising 📣 Leadership Storytelling 🛡️ Resilience Training

Run to Win 95%

Most women wait until they feel ready. The women who win don't: a campaign-tested playbook.

by Stephanie Schriock 2021

3.60

231 ratings

🗳️ Women In Politics 🏛️ Political Campaigns 💰 Fundraising 📣 Leadership Storytelling 🛡️ Resilience Training

The Art of Power

by Nancy Pelosi • 2024

From the 2008 crash to January 6, how the first woman Speaker held democracy together.

3.94

6k+

👩‍⚖️ Women In Politics 🏛️ Congressional Leadership 📖 Political Memoir 🚨 Crisis Management 📜 Legislative Process

The Art of Power 95%

From the 2008 crash to January 6, how the first woman Speaker held democracy together.

by Nancy Pelosi 2024

3.94

6k+ ratings

👩‍⚖️ Women In Politics 🏛️ Congressional Leadership 📖 Political Memoir 🚨 Crisis Management 📜 Legislative Process

Lead from the Outside

by Stacey Abrams • 2018

The system wasn't built for outsiders. A tactical guide to hacking ambition, money, and power.

4.24

7k+

✊🏽 Minority Leadership 🗳️ Political Ambition 🚧 Systemic Barriers 💰 Financial Literacy 😨 Fear As Fuel

Lead from the Outside 94%

The system wasn't built for outsiders. A tactical guide to hacking ambition, money, and power.

by Stacey Abrams 2018

4.24

7k+ ratings

✊🏽 Minority Leadership 🗳️ Political Ambition 🚧 Systemic Barriers 💰 Financial Literacy 😨 Fear As Fuel

Becoming

by Michelle Obama • 2018

How a Black girl from Chicago's South Side became First Lady: the story the headlines missed.

4.43

1.2M+

🏛️ Political Memoirs 👑 First Lady Memoirs 🪜 Upward Mobility ⚖️ Work Life Balance ✊ Black Women's Voices

Becoming 94%

How a Black girl from Chicago's South Side became First Lady: the story the headlines missed.

by Michelle Obama 2018

4.43

1.2M+ ratings

🏛️ Political Memoirs 👑 First Lady Memoirs 🪜 Upward Mobility ⚖️ Work Life Balance ✊ Black Women's Voices

What Happened

by Hillary Rodham Clinton • 2017

Emails, Russian hacking, media frenzy, and Comey: how a three-million-vote margin wasn't enough.

3.92

61k+

🏛️ Presidential Campaigns 📖 Political Memoir 🔍 Election Postmortems 📺 Media Bias 🦠 Disinformation

What Happened 94%

Emails, Russian hacking, media frenzy, and Comey: how a three-million-vote margin wasn't enough.

by Hillary Rodham Clinton 2017

3.92

61k+ ratings

🏛️ Presidential Campaigns 📖 Political Memoir 🔍 Election Postmortems 📺 Media Bias 🦠 Disinformation

The Truths We Hold

by Kamala Harris • 2019

Banks, broken courts, separated families: a prosecutor turned senator on the fights that made her.

4.05

34k+

📖 Political Memoirs 🗳️ Progressive Politics ⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🌎 Immigration Policy ✊ Civil Rights Movement

The Truths We Hold 94%

Banks, broken courts, separated families: a prosecutor turned senator on the fights that made her.

by Kamala Harris 2019

4.05

34k+ ratings

📖 Political Memoirs 🗳️ Progressive Politics ⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🌎 Immigration Policy ✊ Civil Rights Movement

My Life in Full

by Indra Nooyi • 2021

An immigrant's rise to PepsiCo CEO, and the family tradeoffs no corner office can fix.

4.24

10k+

🏢 Corporate Leadership 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 📝 Executive Memoirs ⚖️ Work-Life Integration 👩‍👧‍👦 Working Mothers

My Life in Full 94%

An immigrant's rise to PepsiCo CEO, and the family tradeoffs no corner office can fix.

by Indra Nooyi 2021

4.24

10k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Leadership 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 📝 Executive Memoirs ⚖️ Work-Life Integration 👩‍👧‍👦 Working Mothers

Madam Ambassador

by Eleni Kounalakis • 2015

Orbán's supermajority could rewrite Hungary. She was the American ambassador inside the room.

3.77

110

🏛️ Diplomatic Memoir 👩‍💼 Women In Diplomacy 📉 Democratic Backsliding 🏚️ Post-Communist Europe 📜 Historical Reckoning

Madam Ambassador 93%

Orbán's supermajority could rewrite Hungary. She was the American ambassador inside the room.

by Eleni Kounalakis 2015

3.77

110 ratings

🏛️ Diplomatic Memoir 👩‍💼 Women In Diplomacy 📉 Democratic Backsliding 🏚️ Post-Communist Europe 📜 Historical Reckoning

A Journey

by Tony Blair • 2010

From rewriting Labour's soul to the order for war: the private memoir of a prime minister.

3.57

5k+

📖 Political Memoirs 🇬🇧 Uk Politics 🌹 Social Democracy 🌍 Humanitarian Intervention 🏥 Public Sector Reform

A Journey 93%

From rewriting Labour's soul to the order for war: the private memoir of a prime minister.

by Tony Blair 2010

3.57

5k+ ratings

📖 Political Memoirs 🇬🇧 Uk Politics 🌹 Social Democracy 🌍 Humanitarian Intervention 🏥 Public Sector Reform

Hard Choices

by Hillary Rodham Clinton • 2013

Deciding which American principle to sacrifice today: the memoir of a Secretary of State.

3.61

15k+

🌎 American Foreign Policy 📖 Diplomatic Memoirs 🤝 Soft Power 🛡️ Counterterrorism 💼 Economic Diplomacy

Hard Choices 93%

Deciding which American principle to sacrifice today: the memoir of a Secretary of State.

by Hillary Rodham Clinton 2013

3.61

15k+ ratings

🌎 American Foreign Policy 📖 Diplomatic Memoirs 🤝 Soft Power 🛡️ Counterterrorism 💼 Economic Diplomacy

LET IT GO

by Stephanie Shirley • 2012

A Kindertransport child grows up to build a women-only tech empire, then gives it all away.

4.26

827

👩‍💻 Women In Tech 🧳 Refugee Stories 🚂 Kindertransport Stories 🧩 Autism Advocacy 👩‍👧 Working Mothers

LET IT GO 93%

A Kindertransport child grows up to build a women-only tech empire, then gives it all away.

by Stephanie Shirley 2012

4.26

827 ratings

👩‍💻 Women In Tech 🧳 Refugee Stories 🚂 Kindertransport Stories 🧩 Autism Advocacy 👩‍👧 Working Mothers

On Leadership

by Tony Blair • 2024

A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.

3.86

808

🏛️ Political Leadership 🎯 Political Strategy 🔄 Government Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Technology In Government

On Leadership 93%

A prime minister's playbook: plan, focus, deliver, and why efficacy beats populism.

by Tony Blair 2024

3.86

808 ratings

🏛️ Political Leadership 🎯 Political Strategy 🔄 Government Reform 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 💻 Technology In Government

The Audacity of Hope

by Barack Obama • 2006

Two parties have turned Americans into enemies. One senator's argument that most of us are not.

3.84

170k+

🇺🇸 American Politics 📖 Political Memoir ⚡ Political Polarization 🤝 Bipartisanship 🗣️ Race In America

The Audacity of Hope 93%

Two parties have turned Americans into enemies. One senator's argument that most of us are not.

by Barack Obama 2006

3.84

170k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Politics 📖 Political Memoir ⚡ Political Polarization 🤝 Bipartisanship 🗣️ Race In America

Kingmaker

by Sonia Purnell • 2024

Dismissed as a courtesan, she rebuilt the Democrats and became ambassador to France at 73.

4.16

6k+

🏛️ Political Biography 🗳️ Women In Politics 🕊️ Soft Power ⚔️ Wartime Diplomacy 🌊 Transatlantic Relations

Kingmaker 93%

Dismissed as a courtesan, she rebuilt the Democrats and became ambassador to France at 73.

by Sonia Purnell 2024

4.16

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Biography 🗳️ Women In Politics 🕊️ Soft Power ⚔️ Wartime Diplomacy 🌊 Transatlantic Relations

The Unexpected Spy

by Tracy Walder • 2020

Inside the CIA's most secret unit, a young woman hunted the world's most dangerous men.

3.84

7k+

🕵️ Spy Memoirs 👩‍✈️ Female Spies 💣 Counterterrorism ⚖️ Workplace Sexism 🧠 Vicarious Trauma

The Unexpected Spy 93%

Inside the CIA's most secret unit, a young woman hunted the world's most dangerous men.

by Tracy Walder 2020

3.84

7k+ ratings

🕵️ Spy Memoirs 👩‍✈️ Female Spies 💣 Counterterrorism ⚖️ Workplace Sexism 🧠 Vicarious Trauma

A Promised Land

by Barack Obama • 2020

The Obama presidency from the inside: economic crisis, the healthcare battle, and the cost of hope.

4.31

279k+

📖 Presidential Memoirs 🏛️ American Politics 🏥 Healthcare Reform 📉 Economic Crisis Response 🧑🏾‍🦱 Racial Identity

A Promised Land 93%

The Obama presidency from the inside: economic crisis, the healthcare battle, and the cost of hope.

by Barack Obama 2020

4.31

279k+ ratings

📖 Presidential Memoirs 🏛️ American Politics 🏥 Healthcare Reform 📉 Economic Crisis Response 🧑🏾‍🦱 Racial Identity

Saving Five

by Amanda Nguyen • 2025

Her rape kit had a six-month destruction clock. That betrayal launched a civil rights fight.

4.25

4k+

📖 Survivor Memoirs ⚖️ Sexual Assault Justice 💔 Trauma And Healing 🏛️ Legislative Advocacy 🌊 Grief Processing

Saving Five 93%

Her rape kit had a six-month destruction clock. That betrayal launched a civil rights fight.

by Amanda Nguyen 2025

4.25

4k+ ratings

📖 Survivor Memoirs ⚖️ Sexual Assault Justice 💔 Trauma And Healing 🏛️ Legislative Advocacy 🌊 Grief Processing

Last to Eat, Last to Learn

by Pashtana Durrani • 2023

Afghanistan's first female tribal chief ran secret tablet schools until the Taliban came for her.

4.38

626

🎓 Girls' Education 🧕 Afghan Women 📚 Conflict-Zone Education 🏫 Rural Education 👑 Tribal Leadership

Last to Eat, Last to Learn 93%

Afghanistan's first female tribal chief ran secret tablet schools until the Taliban came for her.

by Pashtana Durrani 2023

4.38

626 ratings

🎓 Girls' Education 🧕 Afghan Women 📚 Conflict-Zone Education 🏫 Rural Education 👑 Tribal Leadership

Politics On the Edge

by Rory Stewart • 2023

Ten prisons, a promise to fix them or resign, and a system that punishes real accountability.

4.30

18k+

🇬🇧 British Politics 😞 Political Disillusion 🏛️ Westminster Insider 🔗 Prison Reform 🇪🇺 Brexit Politics

Politics On the Edge 93%

Ten prisons, a promise to fix them or resign, and a system that punishes real accountability.

by Rory Stewart 2023

4.30

18k+ ratings

🇬🇧 British Politics 😞 Political Disillusion 🏛️ Westminster Insider 🔗 Prison Reform 🇪🇺 Brexit Politics

The Moment of Lift

by Melinda French Gates • 2019

Empowering women does more to end poverty and disease than any technology.

4.27

65k+

🌍 Global Development 📈 Feminist Economics 👶 Family Planning 🎓 Girls' Education 🏠 Unpaid Care Work

The Moment of Lift 93%

Empowering women does more to end poverty and disease than any technology.

by Melinda French Gates 2019

4.27

65k+ ratings

🌍 Global Development 📈 Feminist Economics 👶 Family Planning 🎓 Girls' Education 🏠 Unpaid Care Work

Darling, You Can't Do Both

by Janet Kestin • 2014

You cannot outwork bias or out-nice sexism. Two creative chiefs on what moves women forward.

3.79

338

🏢 Women In Leadership ⚖️ Workplace Gender Bias 💰 Salary Negotiation 🎯 Authentic Leadership 🤝 Mentorship

Darling, You Can't Do Both 92%

You cannot outwork bias or out-nice sexism. Two creative chiefs on what moves women forward.

by Janet Kestin 2014

3.79

338 ratings

🏢 Women In Leadership ⚖️ Workplace Gender Bias 💰 Salary Negotiation 🎯 Authentic Leadership 🤝 Mentorship

Paris

by Paris Hilton • 2023

Her glamour was armor. Her brand was designed in solitary confinement at sixteen.

4.21

91k+

🧚 Celebrity Memoirs ⛓️ Institutional Abuse 📱 Influencer Culture 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Neurodiversity

Paris 92%

Her glamour was armor. Her brand was designed in solitary confinement at sixteen.

by Paris Hilton 2023

4.21

91k+ ratings

🧚 Celebrity Memoirs ⛓️ Institutional Abuse 📱 Influencer Culture 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Neurodiversity

A Higher Loyalty

by James B. Comey • 2018

The president wanted a loyalty oath; the FBI director wrote memos instead. A front-row account.

4.09

50k+

📖 Political Memoir 🤝 Ethical Leadership 🏢 Institutional Integrity 🏛️ Presidential Accountability ⚖️ Rule Of Law

A Higher Loyalty 92%

The president wanted a loyalty oath; the FBI director wrote memos instead. A front-row account.

by James B. Comey 2018

4.09

50k+ ratings

📖 Political Memoir 🤝 Ethical Leadership 🏢 Institutional Integrity 🏛️ Presidential Accountability ⚖️ Rule Of Law

Personal History

by Katharine Graham • 1997

Her husband's suicide left her publisher of The Washington Post. The board expected her to sell.

4.09

25k+

📰 Media Industry 🏢 Family Business ✍️ Editorial Integrity 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🏛️ Political Journalism

Personal History 92%

Her husband's suicide left her publisher of The Washington Post. The board expected her to sell.

by Katharine Graham 1997

4.09

25k+ ratings

📰 Media Industry 🏢 Family Business ✍️ Editorial Integrity 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🏛️ Political Journalism

Angela Merkel

by Matt Qvortrup • 2016

Merkel spent thirty years learning to stay silent in East Germany. Then she outlasted everyone.

3.76

373

🇩🇪 Modern Germany 📚 Political Biographies 👩‍💼 Female Leaders ⚡ Crisis Management 🇪🇺 European Union

Angela Merkel 92%

Merkel spent thirty years learning to stay silent in East Germany. Then she outlasted everyone.

by Matt Qvortrup 2016

3.76

373 ratings

🇩🇪 Modern Germany 📚 Political Biographies 👩‍💼 Female Leaders ⚡ Crisis Management 🇪🇺 European Union

The Light We Carry

by Michelle Obama • 2022

When the world feels too big, shrink it: resilience lessons from a former First Lady.

4.27

100k+

📖 Political Memoirs 🌱 Everyday Resilience 💛 Vulnerability 👥 Adult Friendships 💎 Self Worth

The Light We Carry 92%

When the world feels too big, shrink it: resilience lessons from a former First Lady.

by Michelle Obama 2022

4.27

100k+ ratings

📖 Political Memoirs 🌱 Everyday Resilience 💛 Vulnerability 👥 Adult Friendships 💎 Self Worth

Melania and Me

by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff • 2020

She made Melania Vogue-ready, planned the inauguration, then became its $26 million scapegoat.

3.22

8k+

🏛️ White House Insider 🇺🇸 Trump Administration 📖 Political Memoirs 👯 Female Friendship 📰 Political Scandal

Melania and Me 92%

She made Melania Vogue-ready, planned the inauguration, then became its $26 million scapegoat.

by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff 2020

3.22

8k+ ratings

🏛️ White House Insider 🇺🇸 Trump Administration 📖 Political Memoirs 👯 Female Friendship 📰 Political Scandal

The Chancellor

by Kati Marton • 2021

The Stasi taught her to reveal nothing. As chancellor, that instinct became her greatest weapon.

4.31

8k+

🧊 Cold War Germany 👩‍💼 Female World Leaders 🤫 Quiet Leadership 🇪🇺 European Politics 🛡️ Democratic Resilience

The Chancellor 92%

The Stasi taught her to reveal nothing. As chancellor, that instinct became her greatest weapon.

by Kati Marton 2021

4.31

8k+ ratings

🧊 Cold War Germany 👩‍💼 Female World Leaders 🤫 Quiet Leadership 🇪🇺 European Politics 🛡️ Democratic Resilience

Year of Yes

by Shonda Rhimes • 2015

Rich, famous, and miserable. She said yes to whatever scared her for a year. Everything changed.

4.06

102k+

🌟 Celebrity Memoirs 🦁 Facing Fear 🌱 Authentic Living ⚖️ Work Life Balance 💬 Difficult Conversations

Year of Yes 92%

Rich, famous, and miserable. She said yes to whatever scared her for a year. Everything changed.

by Shonda Rhimes 2015

4.06

102k+ ratings

🌟 Celebrity Memoirs 🦁 Facing Fear 🌱 Authentic Living ⚖️ Work Life Balance 💬 Difficult Conversations

Breaking the Taboo

by Theo Clarke • 2025

An MP's third-degree tear exposed a Parliament that had no maternity leave for its own members.

4.37

🏥 Maternal Healthcare 💔 Birth Trauma 📜 Women's Health Policy 🛌 Postpartum Recovery 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care

Breaking the Taboo 92%

An MP's third-degree tear exposed a Parliament that had no maternity leave for its own members.

by Theo Clarke 2025

4.37

19 ratings

🏥 Maternal Healthcare 💔 Birth Trauma 📜 Women's Health Policy 🛌 Postpartum Recovery 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care

Unfinished Business

by Anne-Marie Slaughter • 2015

Closing the gender gap means changing work, not women: revaluing care and rewriting the rules.

3.91

3k+

🏢 Workplace Equality 🧱 Care Infrastructure 🔄 Career Reentry 🏠 Flexible Work 💼 Working Mothers

Unfinished Business 92%

Closing the gender gap means changing work, not women: revaluing care and rewriting the rules.

by Anne-Marie Slaughter 2015

3.91

3k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Equality 🧱 Care Infrastructure 🔄 Career Reentry 🏠 Flexible Work 💼 Working Mothers

Where You Are Is Not Who You Are

by Ursula Burns • 2021

From the projects to Xerox CEO: saving a corporate giant and rewriting its moral contract.

4.01

691

🏢 Corporate Leadership 📖 Business Memoirs 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🚨 Crisis Management 📈 Economic Mobility

Where You Are Is Not Who You Are Summary

Where You Are Is Not Who You Are 92%

From the projects to Xerox CEO: saving a corporate giant and rewriting its moral contract.

by Ursula Burns 2021

4.01

691 ratings

🏢 Corporate Leadership 📖 Business Memoirs 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds 🚨 Crisis Management 📈 Economic Mobility

Good Power

by Ginni Rometty • 2023

Turning a century-old company taught her power works best when given away. Here is how.

3.95

1k+

👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🛡️ Stewardship Leadership 📖 Business Memoir 💻 Tech Industry 🔮 Future Of Work

Good Power 92%

Turning a century-old company taught her power works best when given away. Here is how.

by Ginni Rometty 2023

3.95

1k+ ratings

👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🛡️ Stewardship Leadership 📖 Business Memoir 💻 Tech Industry 🔮 Future Of Work

Loud

by Drew Afualo • 2024

A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.

4.29

26k+

🧠 Internalized Misogyny 💪 Body Neutrality 🎤 Reclaiming Your Voice 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🚧 Setting Boundaries

Loud 92%

A blueprint for living loud, reclaiming 'mean,' and making misogyny face consequences.

by Drew Afualo 2024

4.29

26k+ ratings

🧠 Internalized Misogyny 💪 Body Neutrality 🎤 Reclaiming Your Voice 🏡 Self-Sufficiency 🚧 Setting Boundaries

Indomitable

by Arundhati Bhattacharya • 2022

From a steel township to India's largest bank, just as demonetization and a six-bank merger hit.

4.18

183

👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🇮🇳 Indian Business 🏦 Banking Leadership 🚨 Crisis Management 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds

Indomitable 92%

From a steel township to India's largest bank, just as demonetization and a six-bank merger hit.

by Arundhati Bhattacharya 2022

4.18

183 ratings

👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🇮🇳 Indian Business 🏦 Banking Leadership 🚨 Crisis Management 🔄 Corporate Turnarounds

WOLFPACK

by Abby Wambach • 2019

Why gratitude kept you small, and the eight wild rules for taking your power back.

4.15

26k+

🐺 Women's Leadership 🤝 Collective Success 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🧠 Abundance Mindset 🔄 Failure Resilience

WOLFPACK 92%

Why gratitude kept you small, and the eight wild rules for taking your power back.

by Abby Wambach 2019

4.15

26k+ ratings

🐺 Women's Leadership 🤝 Collective Success 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🧠 Abundance Mindset 🔄 Failure Resilience

Reham Khan

by Reham Khan • 2018

An abusive first husband. A charismatic second who used black magic and conspired with the first.

2.56

455

🛡️ Domestic Abuse Survival 🎙️ Political Tell-All 🌏 South Asian Women's Memoirs 🙏 Faith And Resilience 🎭 Manipulation And Gaslighting

Reham Khan 92%

An abusive first husband. A charismatic second who used black magic and conspired with the first.

by Reham Khan 2018

2.56

455 ratings

🛡️ Domestic Abuse Survival 🎙️ Political Tell-All 🌏 South Asian Women's Memoirs 🙏 Faith And Resilience 🎭 Manipulation And Gaslighting

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World

by John Wood • 2006

A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.

4.10

5k+

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🌍 Global Development 📖 Founder Memoir 🏘️ Community Development 👧 Girls' Education

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World Summary

Leaving Microsoft to Change the World 92%

A trekking trip, an empty library: why a Microsoft exec quit to build schools across Asia.

by John Wood 2006

4.10

5k+ ratings

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🌍 Global Development 📖 Founder Memoir 🏘️ Community Development 👧 Girls' Education

Enough

by Cassidy Hutchinson • 2023

Trump knew his crowd was armed and sent them to the Capitol. His young aide watched.

4.29

18k+

🏛️ Trump Administration 🏠 White House Memoirs 📢 Whistleblowing 💔 Political Defectors 🏴 January 6th

Enough 92%

Trump knew his crowd was armed and sent them to the Capitol. His young aide watched.

by Cassidy Hutchinson 2023

4.29

18k+ ratings

🏛️ Trump Administration 🏠 White House Memoirs 📢 Whistleblowing 💔 Political Defectors 🏴 January 6th

The Likeability Trap

by Alicia Menendez • 2019

The workplace paradox trapping women: warmth undercuts competence, strength undercuts likeability.

3.57

1k+

👩‍💼 Women In Leadership ⚖️ Workplace Gender Bias 🪢 Double Bind 💔 Emotional Labor 🎭 Authentic Leadership

The Likeability Trap 92%

The workplace paradox trapping women: warmth undercuts competence, strength undercuts likeability.

by Alicia Menendez 2019

3.57

1k+ ratings

👩‍💼 Women In Leadership ⚖️ Workplace Gender Bias 🪢 Double Bind 💔 Emotional Labor 🎭 Authentic Leadership

Old Rage

by Sheila Hancock • 2022

Sheila Hancock, 89, plans her funeral, rages at Brexit, and finds the pandemic strangely stoic.

4.06

984

🇬🇧 British Memoirs 🎭 Celebrity Memoirs 🗳️ Political Commentary 🕯️ Quaker Spirituality ⚒️ Class Consciousness

Old Rage 92%

Sheila Hancock, 89, plans her funeral, rages at Brexit, and finds the pandemic strangely stoic.

by Sheila Hancock 2022

4.06

984 ratings

🇬🇧 British Memoirs 🎭 Celebrity Memoirs 🗳️ Political Commentary 🕯️ Quaker Spirituality ⚒️ Class Consciousness

If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair

by Anya Hindmarch • 2021

How a fashion CEO reframes fear, builds systems, and treats self-care as a business strategy.

3.59

2k+

👜 Women In Business 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🧠 Emotional Intelligence ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🧖 Self-Care Practices

If In Doubt, Wash Your Hair 92%

How a fashion CEO reframes fear, builds systems, and treats self-care as a business strategy.

by Anya Hindmarch 2021

3.59

2k+ ratings

👜 Women In Business 🎨 Creative Entrepreneurship 🧠 Emotional Intelligence ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🧖 Self-Care Practices

Politics

by Nick Clegg • 2016

Coalition with the Tories nearly destroyed his party. His case for why it was still right.

3.72

1k+

🏛️ Coalition Government 🇬🇧 British Politics 🤝 Political Compromise 📢 Rise Of Populism ⚖️ Liberal Centrism

Politics 92%

Coalition with the Tories nearly destroyed his party. His case for why it was still right.

by Nick Clegg 2016

3.72

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Coalition Government 🇬🇧 British Politics 🤝 Political Compromise 📢 Rise Of Populism ⚖️ Liberal Centrism

Imperfect Courage

by Jessica Honegger • 2018

Move before confidence shows up. A fair-trade founder's playbook for acting while still afraid.

4.07

2k+

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 🏃 Action Over Perfection 🤝 Female Collaboration ✊ Everyday Activism ✝️ Christian Women's Leadership

Imperfect Courage 92%

Move before confidence shows up. A fair-trade founder's playbook for acting while still afraid.

by Jessica Honegger 2018

4.07

2k+ ratings

🌍 Social Entrepreneurship 🏃 Action Over Perfection 🤝 Female Collaboration ✊ Everyday Activism ✝️ Christian Women's Leadership

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A minister's playbook for breaking systemic exclusion, forged in a battle over pregnant schoolgirls.

4.00

645

🚫 Structural Exclusion 📚 Educational Equity 🧱 Coalition Building 📢 Storytelling For Change 📋 Policy Advocacy

Radical Inclusion 92%

A minister's playbook for breaking systemic exclusion, forged in a battle over pregnant schoolgirls.

by David Moinina Sengeh 2023

4.00

645 ratings

🚫 Structural Exclusion 📚 Educational Equity 🧱 Coalition Building 📢 Storytelling For Change 📋 Policy Advocacy

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by Elaine Welteroth • 2019

From mixed-race outsider to Teen Vogue editor: claiming space in rooms not built for you.

4.38

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More Than Enough 92%

From mixed-race outsider to Teen Vogue editor: claiming space in rooms not built for you.

by Elaine Welteroth 2019

4.38

11k+ ratings

🧬 Mixed-Race Identity 📰 Media Careers 🎟️ Workplace Tokenism 👩🏾‍🎤 Black Women In Media 🗣️ Self-Advocacy

Remember Who You Are

by Paula Brown Stafford • 2018

Which priorities shatter and which can wait: a leadership guide for women who want both.

4.58

🏢 Career Advancement 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🎯 Personal Branding 🤝 Authentic Leadership 📋 Priority Management

Remember Who You Are 92%

Which priorities shatter and which can wait: a leadership guide for women who want both.

by Paula Brown Stafford 2018

4.58

48 ratings

🏢 Career Advancement 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership 🎯 Personal Branding 🤝 Authentic Leadership 📋 Priority Management

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