50 Books like Crash Test Girl

A Lab of One's Own

by Rita Colwell • 2020

Science claimed meritocracy. One woman's data proved otherwise, and forced the system to change.

4.24

719

🔬 Gender Bias In Science 👩‍🔬 Women In Stem 🔗 Interdisciplinary Research 📊 Data-Driven Advocacy 🤝 Mentorship In Science

A Lab of One's Own 94%

Science claimed meritocracy. One woman's data proved otherwise, and forced the system to change.

by Rita Colwell 2020

4.24

719 ratings

🔬 Gender Bias In Science 👩‍🔬 Women In Stem 🔗 Interdisciplinary Research 📊 Data-Driven Advocacy 🤝 Mentorship In Science

How to Fail

by Elizabeth Day • 2019

What divorce, infertility, and not fitting in taught her that success never could.

3.93

14k+

🧱 Embracing Failure 🔄 Redefining Success 💪 Resilience Building 🔥 Female Anger 🎭 Perfectionism

How to Fail 93%

What divorce, infertility, and not fitting in taught her that success never could.

by Elizabeth Day 2019

3.93

14k+ ratings

🧱 Embracing Failure 🔄 Redefining Success 💪 Resilience Building 🔥 Female Anger 🎭 Perfectionism

Girl Code

by Andrea Gonzales • 2017

Two teens coded a tampon game to break the period taboo, and the internet took over.

3.98

1k+

🖥️ Women In Tech 💻 Learning To Code 🎭 Imposter Syndrome 🚺 Breaking Taboos 🤝 Creative Collaboration

Girl Code 93%

Two teens coded a tampon game to break the period taboo, and the internet took over.

by Andrea Gonzales 2017

3.98

1k+ ratings

🖥️ Women In Tech 💻 Learning To Code 🎭 Imposter Syndrome 🚺 Breaking Taboos 🤝 Creative Collaboration

Natural Disaster

by Ginger Zee • 2017

She tracked hurricanes on air, but the real storm was inside her.

4.01

4k+

🌀 Storm Chasing 🧠 Mental Health Memoirs 💔 Toxic Relationships 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🎯 Perfectionism

Natural Disaster 93%

She tracked hurricanes on air, but the real storm was inside her.

by Ginger Zee 2017

4.01

4k+ ratings

🌀 Storm Chasing 🧠 Mental Health Memoirs 💔 Toxic Relationships 🧸 Childhood Trauma 🎯 Perfectionism

Caviar Dreams, Tuna Fish Budget

by Margaret Josephs • 2021

Divorce, a kitchen table, a glue gun: the lifestyle empire she built from scratch.

3.92

2k+

💼 Female Entrepreneurs 🛍️ Lifestyle Brands 📺 Reality Television 💪 Resilience Stories 🏡 Blended Families

Caviar Dreams, Tuna Fish Budget 93%

Divorce, a kitchen table, a glue gun: the lifestyle empire she built from scratch.

by Margaret Josephs 2021

3.92

2k+ ratings

💼 Female Entrepreneurs 🛍️ Lifestyle Brands 📺 Reality Television 💪 Resilience Stories 🏡 Blended Families

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 93%

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

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

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

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

Speak

by Tunde Oyeneyin • 2022

A Peloton instructor's blueprint for turning loss and self-doubt into an unstoppable voice.

4.30

12k+

🌿 Self-Acceptance 🔄 Career Reinvention 🌊 Embracing Uncertainty 🕊️ Grief And Resilience 🤝 Empathy In Action

Speak 92%

A Peloton instructor's blueprint for turning loss and self-doubt into an unstoppable voice.

by Tunde Oyeneyin 2022

4.30

12k+ ratings

🌿 Self-Acceptance 🔄 Career Reinvention 🌊 Embracing Uncertainty 🕊️ Grief And Resilience 🤝 Empathy In Action

You're Never Weird on the Internet

by Felicia Day • 2015

A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.

4.07

51k+

🖥️ Internet Culture 🎮 Gaming Culture 🎯 Perfectionism ✊ Feminist Memoir 👩‍💻 Female Creators

You're Never Weird on the Internet Summary

You're Never Weird on the Internet 92%

A home-schooled gamer's path from World of Warcraft addiction to running her own media company.

by Felicia Day 2015

4.07

51k+ ratings

🖥️ Internet Culture 🎮 Gaming Culture 🎯 Perfectionism ✊ Feminist Memoir 👩‍💻 Female Creators

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

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 92%

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

A Quantum Life

by Hakeem Oluseyi • 2021

A crack addict hiding in Stanford labs. A newborn daughter. Solar telescopes and a second chance.

4.48

913

🔭 Scientist Memoirs 🩹 Addiction And Recovery 📈 Upward Mobility 🎓 Black In Academia 🧪 Racism In Science

A Quantum Life 92%

A crack addict hiding in Stanford labs. A newborn daughter. Solar telescopes and a second chance.

by Hakeem Oluseyi 2021

4.48

913 ratings

🔭 Scientist Memoirs 🩹 Addiction And Recovery 📈 Upward Mobility 🎓 Black In Academia 🧪 Racism In Science

Everything Is Negotiable

by Meg Myers Morgan • 2018

You give too much. The counterintuitive case for caring less and negotiating a bigger life.

3.80

360

🔑 Negotiation For Women 📐 Life Design 🧩 Perfectionism 🚧 Boundary Setting 📖 Personal Narrative

Everything Is Negotiable 92%

You give too much. The counterintuitive case for caring less and negotiating a bigger life.

by Meg Myers Morgan 2018

3.80

360 ratings

🔑 Negotiation For Women 📐 Life Design 🧩 Perfectionism 🚧 Boundary Setting 📖 Personal Narrative

Candace Pert

by Pamela Ryckman • 2023

She discovered the opiate receptor. The prize went to her male mentor. She never forgave science.

3.88

👩‍🔬 Women In Science 🧠 Neuroscience History 🧘 Mind-Body Medicine 💊 Opioid Crisis 🚺 Gender Bias In Science

Candace Pert 92%

She discovered the opiate receptor. The prize went to her male mentor. She never forgave science.

by Pamela Ryckman 2023

3.88

68 ratings

👩‍🔬 Women In Science 🧠 Neuroscience History 🧘 Mind-Body Medicine 💊 Opioid Crisis 🚺 Gender Bias In Science

The 52 Week Project

by Lauren Keenan • 2020

Fifty-two uncomfortable firsts in one year: how a mother rebuilt the identity she'd lost.

3.35

379

🎪 Stunt Memoir 🆕 New Experiences 🚧 Comfort Zones 👩‍👧‍👦 Working Mothers 😊 Positive Psychology

The 52 Week Project 92%

Fifty-two uncomfortable firsts in one year: how a mother rebuilt the identity she'd lost.

by Lauren Keenan 2020

3.35

379 ratings

🎪 Stunt Memoir 🆕 New Experiences 🚧 Comfort Zones 👩‍👧‍👦 Working Mothers 😊 Positive Psychology

More Than Enough

by Elaine Welteroth • 2019

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

4.38

11k+

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

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

My Journey

by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam • 2013

From newspaper boy to president: the life rules that turn big dreams into bigger actions.

4.43

7k+

🇮🇳 Indian Memoir 🔬 Scientist Autobiography 🌟 Visionary Leadership 🧱 Resilience Building 🕊️ Interfaith Harmony

My Journey 92%

From newspaper boy to president: the life rules that turn big dreams into bigger actions.

by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 2013

4.43

7k+ ratings

🇮🇳 Indian Memoir 🔬 Scientist Autobiography 🌟 Visionary Leadership 🧱 Resilience Building 🕊️ Interfaith Harmony

Perfectly You

by Mariana Atencio • 2019

Why fitting in fails: a journalist's case for being real on camera and the career it built.

3.97

244

🗺️ Immigrant Memoir 💼 Career Journeys 📖 Owning Your Story 🤝 Authenticity At Work 💪 Resilience Building

Perfectly You 92%

Why fitting in fails: a journalist's case for being real on camera and the career it built.

by Mariana Atencio 2019

3.97

244 ratings

🗺️ Immigrant Memoir 💼 Career Journeys 📖 Owning Your Story 🤝 Authenticity At Work 💪 Resilience Building

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

Moonshot

by Mike Massimino • 2023

A NASA astronaut's rules for beating million-to-one odds and surviving your own spacewalks on Earth.

4.26

686

🧑‍🚀 Astronaut Memoirs 🚪 Overcoming Rejection 🤝 Trust And Teamwork 📢 Crisis Communication 🔧 Managing Mistakes

Moonshot 92%

A NASA astronaut's rules for beating million-to-one odds and surviving your own spacewalks on Earth.

by Mike Massimino 2023

4.26

686 ratings

🧑‍🚀 Astronaut Memoirs 🚪 Overcoming Rejection 🤝 Trust And Teamwork 📢 Crisis Communication 🔧 Managing Mistakes

Becky Lynch

by Rebecca Quin • 2024

At 25, the tryout cutoff, a flight attendant and former wrestler got one last WWE shot.

4.46

6k+

🤼 Pro Wrestling 🏋️‍♀️ Women In Sports 🔄 Personal Reinvention ❤️‍🩹 Eating Disorder Recovery 🐕 Underdog Narrative

Becky Lynch 92%

At 25, the tryout cutoff, a flight attendant and former wrestler got one last WWE shot.

by Rebecca Quin 2024

4.46

6k+ ratings

🤼 Pro Wrestling 🏋️‍♀️ Women In Sports 🔄 Personal Reinvention ❤️‍🩹 Eating Disorder Recovery 🐕 Underdog Narrative

Every Tool's a Hammer

by Adam Savage • 2019

A master maker's playbook: prototype in cardboard, plan in lists, and let obsession drive the work.

4.18

11k+

🛠️ Maker Culture 🎨 Creative Process 💡 Design Thinking 🔄 Iterative Design 📋 Project Workflow

Every Tool's a Hammer 92%

A master maker's playbook: prototype in cardboard, plan in lists, and let obsession drive the work.

by Adam Savage 2019

4.18

11k+ ratings

🛠️ Maker Culture 🎨 Creative Process 💡 Design Thinking 🔄 Iterative Design 📋 Project Workflow

Fail Until You Don't

by Bobby Bones • 2018

Rejection is information, fear is a signal, and the grind is the only advantage you need.

4.01

4k+

🚫 Embracing Failure 💪 Resilience Training ⏰ Daily Discipline 🧠 Growth Mindset 🧾 Personal Accountability

Fail Until You Don't 92%

Rejection is information, fear is a signal, and the grind is the only advantage you need.

by Bobby Bones 2018

4.01

4k+ ratings

🚫 Embracing Failure 💪 Resilience Training ⏰ Daily Discipline 🧠 Growth Mindset 🧾 Personal Accountability

Real Estate

by Deborah Levy • 2021

She wanted a room of her own. At sixty, she realized she needed the whole house.

4.28

11k+

🧠 Feminist Memoir 🖋️ Writer's Memoir 🏠 Home And Identity 🦸‍♀️ Female Autonomy 🍂 Aging And Reinvention

Real Estate 92%

She wanted a room of her own. At sixty, she realized she needed the whole house.

by Deborah Levy 2021

4.28

11k+ ratings

🧠 Feminist Memoir 🖋️ Writer's Memoir 🏠 Home And Identity 🦸‍♀️ Female Autonomy 🍂 Aging And Reinvention

Nice Girls Don't Win

by Parvati Shallow • 2025

Her Survivor smile was a trauma response. This memoir is the demolition.

3.74

8k+

🧘 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Somatic Healing 🙇‍♀️ People-Pleasing 🤰 Motherhood 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Identity

Nice Girls Don't Win 92%

Her Survivor smile was a trauma response. This memoir is the demolition.

by Parvati Shallow 2025

3.74

8k+ ratings

🧘 Trauma Recovery 🧠 Somatic Healing 🙇‍♀️ People-Pleasing 🤰 Motherhood 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Identity

The Mark of a Giant

by Ted Stewart • 2013

Ambition usually grabs. In seven lives that reshaped the world, it gave.

3.96

288

🏛️ History Makers 🏔️ Perseverance Stories 📖 Inspirational Biography 🚧 Breaking Barriers 🔬 Scientific Breakthroughs

The Mark of a Giant 92%

Ambition usually grabs. In seven lives that reshaped the world, it gave.

by Ted Stewart 2013

3.96

288 ratings

🏛️ History Makers 🏔️ Perseverance Stories 📖 Inspirational Biography 🚧 Breaking Barriers 🔬 Scientific Breakthroughs

Untamed

by Glennon Doyle • 2020

She had the husband, the kids, the faith. Then she fell in love with a woman.

3.97

519k+

🫀 Emotional Courage 🔨 Deconstructing Norms 🧒 Inner Child Work 🌈 Queer Awakening ✊ Antiracism

Untamed 92%

She had the husband, the kids, the faith. Then she fell in love with a woman.

by Glennon Doyle 2020

3.97

519k+ ratings

🫀 Emotional Courage 🔨 Deconstructing Norms 🧒 Inner Child Work 🌈 Queer Awakening ✊ Antiracism

On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life

by Arianna Huffington • 2006

Fear will never vanish. The skill is acting anyway, in every domain that counts.

3.47

2k+

💪 Women's Empowerment 🪞 Body Image 🤲 Self-Acceptance 💔 Vulnerability 🗣️ Authentic Leadership

On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life Summary

On Becoming Fearless...in Love, Work, and Life 92%

Fear will never vanish. The skill is acting anyway, in every domain that counts.

by Arianna Huffington 2006

3.47

2k+ ratings

💪 Women's Empowerment 🪞 Body Image 🤲 Self-Acceptance 💔 Vulnerability 🗣️ Authentic Leadership

The Stories We Tell

by Joanna Gaines • 2022

The story you tell about yourself is a first draft. Here is how to revise it.

3.48

12k+

🎤 Celebrity Memoir 📖 Self-Help Memoir 💭 Storytelling And Identity 🫂 Vulnerability 🧘 Mindfulness

The Stories We Tell 91%

The story you tell about yourself is a first draft. Here is how to revise it.

by Joanna Gaines 2022

3.48

12k+ ratings

🎤 Celebrity Memoir 📖 Self-Help Memoir 💭 Storytelling And Identity 🫂 Vulnerability 🧘 Mindfulness

A Different Kind of Power

by Jacinda Ardern • 2025

A prime minister led through massacre and pandemic with empathy, then walked away. Here is why.

4.45

21k+

🏛️ Political Memoirs 👩‍💼 Female Leadership 💙 Empathetic Leadership ⚠️ Crisis Management 🎭 Impostor Syndrome

A Different Kind of Power 91%

A prime minister led through massacre and pandemic with empathy, then walked away. Here is why.

by Jacinda Ardern 2025

4.45

21k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Memoirs 👩‍💼 Female Leadership 💙 Empathetic Leadership ⚠️ Crisis Management 🎭 Impostor Syndrome

Before & Laughter

by Jimmy Carr • 2021

Life advice from a comedian: find your edge, keep showing up, and laugh at what hurts.

4.06

7k+

🎤 Creative Careers 💪 Personal Strengths ⏳ Delayed Gratification 🛡️ Resilience 💡 Creative Thinking

Before & Laughter 91%

Life advice from a comedian: find your edge, keep showing up, and laugh at what hurts.

by Jimmy Carr 2021

4.06

7k+ ratings

🎤 Creative Careers 💪 Personal Strengths ⏳ Delayed Gratification 🛡️ Resilience 💡 Creative Thinking

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 91%

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

All the Cool Girls Get Fired

by Laura Brown • 2025

A layoff is common. Master the exit: severance, network, story, sanity, and the comeback you design.

3.86

759

🪂 Layoff Recovery 💪 Career Resilience 🪪 Identity And Work 💰 Financial Self-Defense 🤝 Professional Networking

All the Cool Girls Get Fired 91%

A layoff is common. Master the exit: severance, network, story, sanity, and the comeback you design.

by Laura Brown 2025

3.86

759 ratings

🪂 Layoff Recovery 💪 Career Resilience 🪪 Identity And Work 💰 Financial Self-Defense 🤝 Professional Networking

Going Gray

by Anne Kreamer • 2007

She stopped dyeing her hair, posted the gray photo, and her dating matches tripled.

3.36

1k+

👩‍🦳 Female Aging 💅 Beauty Standards 🦋 Midlife Reinvention 🧪 Immersion Memoir ⚖️ Double Standards

Going Gray 91%

She stopped dyeing her hair, posted the gray photo, and her dating matches tripled.

by Anne Kreamer 2007

3.36

1k+ ratings

👩‍🦳 Female Aging 💅 Beauty Standards 🦋 Midlife Reinvention 🧪 Immersion Memoir ⚖️ Double Standards

Audition

by Barbara Walters • 2008

Her father lost fortunes. Her sister needed lifelong care. She fought her way to every headline.

3.79

7k+

📺 Broadcast Journalism 🎤 Women In Media 🎙️ Interviewing Craft 👩‍👧 Working Motherhood 🏃‍♀️ Relentless Ambition

Audition 91%

Her father lost fortunes. Her sister needed lifelong care. She fought her way to every headline.

by Barbara Walters 2008

3.79

7k+ ratings

📺 Broadcast Journalism 🎤 Women In Media 🎙️ Interviewing Craft 👩‍👧 Working Motherhood 🏃‍♀️ Relentless Ambition

Dare I Say It

by Naomi Watts • 2025

Menopause blindsided Naomi Watts at 36. She cuts through the silence, shame, and bad science.

3.85

9k+

🩺 Menopause Health 🏥 Women's Health 🌸 Reproductive Health 🔥 Sexual Wellness 💜 Body Acceptance

Dare I Say It 91%

Menopause blindsided Naomi Watts at 36. She cuts through the silence, shame, and bad science.

by Naomi Watts 2025

3.85

9k+ ratings

🩺 Menopause Health 🏥 Women's Health 🌸 Reproductive Health 🔥 Sexual Wellness 💜 Body Acceptance

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 91%

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

How to Think Like a Woman

by Regan Penaluna • 2023

Sexism drove her from philosophy. Four forgotten women thinkers showed her how to find her way back.

3.96

2k+

📚 Feminist Philosophy 🚫 Academic Sexism 🪞 Internalized Misogyny 🗣️ Recovering Lost Voices 🕰️ Early Modern Philosophy

How to Think Like a Woman 91%

Sexism drove her from philosophy. Four forgotten women thinkers showed her how to find her way back.

by Regan Penaluna 2023

3.96

2k+ ratings

📚 Feminist Philosophy 🚫 Academic Sexism 🪞 Internalized Misogyny 🗣️ Recovering Lost Voices 🕰️ Early Modern Philosophy

How To Be A Woman

by Caitlin Moran • 2011

Feminism without lectures: a memoir of body hair, bad outfits, and refusing to apologize.

3.71

110k+

📖 Feminist Memoir 🔥 Modern Feminism 🪞 Body Image 🩺 Women's Health 🎤 Comedy Memoir

How To Be A Woman 91%

Feminism without lectures: a memoir of body hair, bad outfits, and refusing to apologize.

by Caitlin Moran 2011

3.71

110k+ ratings

📖 Feminist Memoir 🔥 Modern Feminism 🪞 Body Image 🩺 Women's Health 🎤 Comedy Memoir

How to Think Like Einstein

by Daniel Smith • 2014

The habits that let a slow-developing patent clerk rewrite physics, and why they still work.

3.57

282

🧪 Scientific Creativity 📖 Intellectual Biography 🚫 Nonconformity 👁️ Visual Thinking 🎯 Deep Concentration

How to Think Like Einstein 91%

The habits that let a slow-developing patent clerk rewrite physics, and why they still work.

by Daniel Smith 2014

3.57

282 ratings

🧪 Scientific Creativity 📖 Intellectual Biography 🚫 Nonconformity 👁️ Visual Thinking 🎯 Deep Concentration

Exit Interview

by Kristi Coulter • 2023

Amazon promised a meritocracy. For women, ambition demanded a second full-time job: survival.

4.14

7k+

💻 Tech Industry 🏢 Corporate Culture ⚖️ Gender Bias At Work 🔥 Workplace Burnout 👩‍💻 Women In Tech

Exit Interview 91%

Amazon promised a meritocracy. For women, ambition demanded a second full-time job: survival.

by Kristi Coulter 2023

4.14

7k+ ratings

💻 Tech Industry 🏢 Corporate Culture ⚖️ Gender Bias At Work 🔥 Workplace Burnout 👩‍💻 Women In Tech

Be Ready When the Luck Happens

by Ina Garten • 2024

From White House policy to Barefoot Contessa: the leap and the six-year Boston Cream Pie.

4.22

131k+

🍳 Food Memoir 👩‍🍳 Culinary Careers 🔄 Second Acts ♻️ Career Reinvention 🚀 Entrepreneurial Journey

Be Ready When the Luck Happens 91%

From White House policy to Barefoot Contessa: the leap and the six-year Boston Cream Pie.

by Ina Garten 2024

4.22

131k+ ratings

🍳 Food Memoir 👩‍🍳 Culinary Careers 🔄 Second Acts ♻️ Career Reinvention 🚀 Entrepreneurial Journey

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 91%

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

Good Time Girl

by Heather Gay • 2024

Branded a party girl by her church, she turned the accusation into her freedom.

3.57

4k+

⛪ Mormon Memoir 💔 Religious Deconstruction 📺 Reality Tv Memoir ✊ Good Girl Rebellion 🔄 Midlife Reinvention

Good Time Girl 91%

Branded a party girl by her church, she turned the accusation into her freedom.

by Heather Gay 2024

3.57

4k+ ratings

⛪ Mormon Memoir 💔 Religious Deconstruction 📺 Reality Tv Memoir ✊ Good Girl Rebellion 🔄 Midlife Reinvention

Finding My Badass Self

by Sherry Stanfa-Stanley • 2017

52 scary firsts in one year, at age 52. The nude beach was the easy part.

4.03

168

🔄 Midlife Reinvention 📅 Year-Long Challenges 🤸 Comfort Zone Challenges 😄 Humor As Resilience 🧪 Personal Experiments

Finding My Badass Self 91%

52 scary firsts in one year, at age 52. The nude beach was the easy part.

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How a Chinese immigrant who barely spoke English built the dataset that sparked the AI revolution.

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From the wheeled suitcase to AI, one question decides what succeeds: does it threaten masculinity?

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What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic 91%

What small sounds, meltdowns, and pattern obsession reveal about the logic of an autistic mind.

by Annie Kotowicz 2022

4.34

2k+ ratings

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