50 Books like There Is Life After College

Worthless

by Aaron Clarey • 2011

The labor market's college report card: which majors earn and which are a $40,000 mistake.

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339

🧭 Career Guidance 🎓 Higher Education 🤔 College Skepticism 💼 Career Pragmatism 📊 Labor Economics

Worthless 96%

The labor market's college report card: which majors earn and which are a $40,000 mistake.

by Aaron Clarey 2011

3.99

339 ratings

🧭 Career Guidance 🎓 Higher Education 🤔 College Skepticism 💼 Career Pragmatism 📊 Labor Economics

Getting from College to Career

by Lindsey Pollak • 2007

Your diploma is not a job offer. The pre-graduation moves that turn it into one.

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827

🔍 Career Readiness 🎓 Campus To Career 🤝 Networking 📱 Personal Branding 🔎 Job Search

Getting from College to Career 95%

Your diploma is not a job offer. The pre-graduation moves that turn it into one.

by Lindsey Pollak 2007

3.81

827 ratings

🔍 Career Readiness 🎓 Campus To Career 🤝 Networking 📱 Personal Branding 🔎 Job Search

College Unbound

by Jeffrey J. Selingo • 2013

Only half of college students graduate, debt tops a trillion, and the model is being unmade.

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2k+

🏛️ Higher Education Reform 💸 Student Debt Crisis 📋 Competency-Based Education 📊 Personalized Learning 💻 Online Education

College Unbound 95%

Only half of college students graduate, debt tops a trillion, and the model is being unmade.

by Jeffrey J. Selingo 2013

3.79

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Higher Education Reform 💸 Student Debt Crisis 📋 Competency-Based Education 📊 Personalized Learning 💻 Online Education

How to be a High School Superstar

by Cal Newport • 2010

One real obsession beats a dozen resume fillers: doing less gets you in.

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1k+

🎓 College Admissions 🏫 High School Students 🧹 Anti-Resume Building 📡 Signaling Theory 🧠 Behavioral Economics

How to be a High School Superstar Summary

How to be a High School Superstar 95%

One real obsession beats a dozen resume fillers: doing less gets you in.

by Cal Newport 2010

4.14

1k+ ratings

🎓 College Admissions 🏫 High School Students 🧹 Anti-Resume Building 📡 Signaling Theory 🧠 Behavioral Economics

You Can Do Anything

by George Anders • 2017

Liberal arts majors aren't doomed. The economy keeps tilting toward what only they can do.

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500

🏛️ Defense Of Liberal Arts 🎓 College To Career 🧠 Critical Thinking 💬 Storytelling At Work 🔄 Career Reinvention

You Can Do Anything 94%

Liberal arts majors aren't doomed. The economy keeps tilting toward what only they can do.

by George Anders 2017

3.49

500 ratings

🏛️ Defense Of Liberal Arts 🎓 College To Career 🧠 Critical Thinking 💬 Storytelling At Work 🔄 Career Reinvention

Robot-Proof

by Joseph E. Aoun • 2017

AI does knowledge work. A degree that survives teaches creativity cultural agility and reinvention.

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615

🎓 Higher Education Reform 🤖 Future Of Work 🧠 Ai And Automation 🔄 Lifelong Learning 🛠️ Experiential Learning

Robot-Proof 94%

AI does knowledge work. A degree that survives teaches creativity cultural agility and reinvention.

by Joseph E. Aoun 2017

3.62

615 ratings

🎓 Higher Education Reform 🤖 Future Of Work 🧠 Ai And Automation 🔄 Lifelong Learning 🛠️ Experiential Learning

The Art of Self-Directed Learning

by Blake Boles • 2014

No classroom, no curriculum, no waiting: design your own education and make it pay.

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442

🏡 Unschooling Movement 🧭 Learning Autonomy 🌱 Growth Mindset 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation

The Art of Self-Directed Learning Summary

The Art of Self-Directed Learning 94%

No classroom, no curriculum, no waiting: design your own education and make it pay.

by Blake Boles 2014

3.94

442 ratings

🏡 Unschooling Movement 🧭 Learning Autonomy 🌱 Growth Mindset 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🔥 Intrinsic Motivation

The End of College

by Kevin Carey • 2015

The university was built on a flawed compromise. The internet is now building its replacement.

3.77

447

🎓 Higher Ed Crisis 💥 Disruptive Innovation 🤖 Personalized Learning 💻 Online Learning 📜 Credential Reform

The End of College 94%

The university was built on a flawed compromise. The internet is now building its replacement.

by Kevin Carey 2015

3.77

447 ratings

🎓 Higher Ed Crisis 💥 Disruptive Innovation 🤖 Personalized Learning 💻 Online Learning 📜 Credential Reform

Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be

by Frank Bruni • 2015

Ivy League rejection isn't destiny: the proof, and how to find a school that actually fits.

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4k+

🎓 College Admissions 🏫 Higher Education 💪 Student Resilience 🏛️ College Prestige Myth 😰 Education Anxiety

Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be Summary

Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be 94%

Ivy League rejection isn't destiny: the proof, and how to find a school that actually fits.

by Frank Bruni 2015

4.03

4k+ ratings

🎓 College Admissions 🏫 Higher Education 💪 Student Resilience 🏛️ College Prestige Myth 😰 Education Anxiety

Prepared

by Diane Tavenner • 2019

A school network's fifteen-year experiment in preparing kids for adulthood, not just college.

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3k+

🌱 Progressive Education ✊ Education Reform 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 🧭 Student Agency 🚀 Self-Directed Learning

Prepared 94%

A school network's fifteen-year experiment in preparing kids for adulthood, not just college.

by Diane Tavenner 2019

3.93

3k+ ratings

🌱 Progressive Education ✊ Education Reform 🛠️ Project-Based Learning 🧭 Student Agency 🚀 Self-Directed Learning

The Price You Pay for College

by Ron Lieber • 2021

The discount system colleges hide, and the appeal letter that cuts your bill by thousands.

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3k+

🎓 College Financing 🏫 College Selection 💸 Financial Aid 🧠 Money Psychology 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Finance

The Price You Pay for College 94%

The discount system colleges hide, and the appeal letter that cuts your bill by thousands.

by Ron Lieber 2021

4.11

3k+ ratings

🎓 College Financing 🏫 College Selection 💸 Financial Aid 🧠 Money Psychology 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Finance

1001 Things Every College Student Needs to Know

by Harry H. Harrison Jr. • 2008

1001 things that keep students enrolled, employed, and sane: starting with the first semester.

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331

🎓 College Success 📝 Study Skills ⏰ Time Management 🏫 Campus Life 💰 Financial Literacy

1001 Things Every College Student Needs to Know Summary

1001 Things Every College Student Needs to Know 94%

1001 things that keep students enrolled, employed, and sane: starting with the first semester.

by Harry H. Harrison Jr. 2008

3.50

331 ratings

🎓 College Success 📝 Study Skills ⏰ Time Management 🏫 Campus Life 💰 Financial Literacy

What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20

by Tina Seelig • 2009

The career rules nobody teaches you: why problems are your best asset and failure is fuel.

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11k+

🗺️ Career Design 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🧩 Creative Problem Solving 🏋️ Failure And Resilience 🤝 Negotiation Skills

What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 Summary

What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 93%

The career rules nobody teaches you: why problems are your best asset and failure is fuel.

by Tina Seelig 2009

3.80

11k+ ratings

🗺️ Career Design 💡 Entrepreneurial Mindset 🧩 Creative Problem Solving 🏋️ Failure And Resilience 🤝 Negotiation Skills

Leveraged Learning

by Danny Iny • 2018

Degrees are losing their edge. On-demand bursts taught by practitioners are the new classroom.

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123

📉 Education Disruption 🔄 Lifelong Learning 🎥 Online Course Creation 🤖 Future Of Work 🧭 Self-Directed Learning

Leveraged Learning 93%

Degrees are losing their edge. On-demand bursts taught by practitioners are the new classroom.

by Danny Iny 2018

4.07

123 ratings

📉 Education Disruption 🔄 Lifelong Learning 🎥 Online Course Creation 🤖 Future Of Work 🧭 Self-Directed Learning

Future Skills

by Bernard Marr • 2022

Technology makes human skills more valuable: a curriculum for the workers machines cannot replace.

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100

🤖 Future Of Work 📊 Data Literacy 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔍 Critical Thinking 🤝 Soft Skills

Future Skills 93%

Technology makes human skills more valuable: a curriculum for the workers machines cannot replace.

by Bernard Marr 2022

3.66

100 ratings

🤖 Future Of Work 📊 Data Literacy 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔍 Critical Thinking 🤝 Soft Skills

How to Win at College

by Cal Newport • 2005

College is a strategy game: work fewer hours, build faculty allies, and chase one ambitious project.

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4k+

🎓 College Success 📚 Student Productivity 📝 Study Strategies ⏰ Time Blocking 🔁 Habit Design

How to Win at College 93%

College is a strategy game: work fewer hours, build faculty allies, and chase one ambitious project.

by Cal Newport 2005

3.98

4k+ ratings

🎓 College Success 📚 Student Productivity 📝 Study Strategies ⏰ Time Blocking 🔁 Habit Design

The 100-Year Life

by Lynda Gratton • 2016

A 100-year lifespan breaks the old school, work, retire sequence. The rules that replace it.

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🧭 Career Planning 🌍 Aging Societies 🔄 Life Design 📘 Lifelong Learning ⚖ Work-Life Balance

The 100-Year Life 93%

A 100-year lifespan breaks the old school, work, retire sequence. The rules that replace it.

by Lynda Gratton 2016

3.82

2k+ ratings

🧭 Career Planning 🌍 Aging Societies 🔄 Life Design 📘 Lifelong Learning ⚖ Work-Life Balance

The Expertise Economy

by Kelly Palmer • 2018

Triple your profit growth by turning daily work into a personalized, peer-powered learning engine.

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176

🏢 Corporate Learning 💼 Skills Economy 🧑‍💻 Personalized Learning 👥 Peer Learning 🌱 Learning Culture

The Expertise Economy 93%

Triple your profit growth by turning daily work into a personalized, peer-powered learning engine.

by Kelly Palmer 2018

3.94

176 ratings

🏢 Corporate Learning 💼 Skills Economy 🧑‍💻 Personalized Learning 👥 Peer Learning 🌱 Learning Culture

50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School

by Charles J. Sykes • 2007

Fifty blunt lessons schools won't give you, from earning confidence to surviving a terrible boss.

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283

🛡️ Tough-Love Parenting 🧭 Character Education 🎭 Self-Esteem Critique 💪 Resilience Training 🔨 Work Ethic

50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School Summary

50 Rules Kids Won't Learn in School 93%

Fifty blunt lessons schools won't give you, from earning confidence to surviving a terrible boss.

by Charles J. Sykes 2007

3.70

283 ratings

🛡️ Tough-Love Parenting 🧭 Character Education 🎭 Self-Esteem Critique 💪 Resilience Training 🔨 Work Ethic

Kids These Days

by Malcolm Harris • 2017

Childhood became a competition for human capital. Millennials are what that competition produces.

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2k+

👥 Generational Economics 💼 Human Capital Theory 💸 Student Debt Crisis 🔧 Precarious Labor 🏛️ Neoliberal Critique

Kids These Days 93%

Childhood became a competition for human capital. Millennials are what that competition produces.

by Malcolm Harris 2017

3.77

2k+ ratings

👥 Generational Economics 💼 Human Capital Theory 💸 Student Debt Crisis 🔧 Precarious Labor 🏛️ Neoliberal Critique

College Admission

by Robin Mamlet • 2011

The college admissions manual that starts with knowing yourself, not with the rankings.

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141

🎓 College Admissions 📝 Application Essays 💰 Financial Aid 📊 Standardized Testing 📋 Holistic Admissions

College Admission 93%

The college admissions manual that starts with knowing yourself, not with the rankings.

by Robin Mamlet 2011

4.03

141 ratings

🎓 College Admissions 📝 Application Essays 💰 Financial Aid 📊 Standardized Testing 📋 Holistic Admissions

Generation Z Unfiltered

by Tim Elmore • 2019

Gen Z has endless information but almost no wisdom. Nine ways adults can close the gap.

4.06

540

🧑‍💻 Gen Z 🌱 Youth Development 📱 Digital Natives 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 💪 Resilience Building

Generation Z Unfiltered 93%

Gen Z has endless information but almost no wisdom. Nine ways adults can close the gap.

by Tim Elmore 2019

4.06

540 ratings

🧑‍💻 Gen Z 🌱 Youth Development 📱 Digital Natives 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 💪 Resilience Building

The Education of Millionaires

by Michael Ellsberg • 2011

The millionaire curriculum no school teaches: sales, networking, and betting on yourself.

3.90

4k+

🧭 Self-Directed Learning 💼 Sales Skills 🎓 Education Alternatives 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Networking Strategy

The Education of Millionaires 93%

The millionaire curriculum no school teaches: sales, networking, and betting on yourself.

by Michael Ellsberg 2011

3.90

4k+ ratings

🧭 Self-Directed Learning 💼 Sales Skills 🎓 Education Alternatives 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Networking Strategy

21st Century Skills

by Bernie Trilling • 2009

Replace memorization with project-based learning: the framework for skills employers actually need.

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433

📐 Project-Based Learning 💻 Digital Literacy 🏫 Education Reform 🔮 Future Of Education 💼 Workforce Readiness

21st Century Skills 93%

Replace memorization with project-based learning: the framework for skills employers actually need.

by Bernie Trilling 2009

3.69

433 ratings

📐 Project-Based Learning 💻 Digital Literacy 🏫 Education Reform 🔮 Future Of Education 💼 Workforce Readiness

Late Bloomers

by Rich Karlgaard • 2019

The race to succeed young is breaking people. What if the real advantage is arriving late?

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🪴 Career Reinvention 📚 Educational Pressure 🌀 Non-Linear Success 💗 Self-Compassion 📖 Narrative Psychology

Late Bloomers 93%

The race to succeed young is breaking people. What if the real advantage is arriving late?

by Rich Karlgaard 2019

4.00

2k+ ratings

🪴 Career Reinvention 📚 Educational Pressure 🌀 Non-Linear Success 💗 Self-Compassion 📖 Narrative Psychology

The Naked Roommate

by Harlan Cohen • 2005

108 college pitfalls and how to handle them, from dorm drama to student debt.

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1k+

🧭 College Survival 🎓 Freshman Year 🏫 College Transition 🧰 Adulting Basics 🗣️ Consent Culture

The Naked Roommate 93%

108 college pitfalls and how to handle them, from dorm drama to student debt.

by Harlan Cohen 2005

3.79

1k+ ratings

🧭 College Survival 🎓 Freshman Year 🏫 College Transition 🧰 Adulting Basics 🗣️ Consent Culture

Grown and Flown

by Lisa Heffernan • 2019

Stay close while your teen pulls away, and build independence without losing connection.

3.91

883

🧑‍🧒 Parenting Teens 🧭 Launching Young Adults 🎓 College Preparation 🗣️ Parental Communication 🧘 Stress Reframing

Grown and Flown 93%

Stay close while your teen pulls away, and build independence without losing connection.

by Lisa Heffernan 2019

3.91

883 ratings

🧑‍🧒 Parenting Teens 🧭 Launching Young Adults 🎓 College Preparation 🗣️ Parental Communication 🧘 Stress Reframing

I Wish Someone Had Told Me...

by Dana Perino • 2025

The secrets of a meaningful career, from saving early to the habit that outranks talent.

3.99

775

💼 Career Advice 📈 Professional Development 🧑‍🎓 Early Career 💰 Financial Literacy 🧘 Resilience Training

I Wish Someone Had Told Me... 93%

The secrets of a meaningful career, from saving early to the habit that outranks talent.

by Dana Perino 2025

3.99

775 ratings

💼 Career Advice 📈 Professional Development 🧑‍🎓 Early Career 💰 Financial Literacy 🧘 Resilience Training

It's OK if You're Clueless

by Terry McMillan • 2006

24 tips for college freshmen, starting with the permission to not have it all figured out.

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177

🎓 Freshman Year 🛠️ Life Skills 🔍 Self-Discovery 💪 Self-Confidence ⏳ Time Management

It's OK if You're Clueless 93%

24 tips for college freshmen, starting with the permission to not have it all figured out.

by Terry McMillan 2006

3.84

177 ratings

🎓 Freshman Year 🛠️ Life Skills 🔍 Self-Discovery 💪 Self-Confidence ⏳ Time Management

Letting Go

by Karen Levin Coburn • 1988

From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.

3.68

388

🎓 College Transition 🐣 Empty Nest 🧩 Identity Development 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 💬 Family Communication

Letting Go 93%

From admission frenzy to graduation fears: a roadmap for the parent's side of the college journey.

by Karen Levin Coburn 1988

3.68

388 ratings

🎓 College Transition 🐣 Empty Nest 🧩 Identity Development 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 💬 Family Communication

In Defense of a Liberal Education

by Fareed Zakaria • 2015

The STEM panic misses the real skills gap: writing, analysis, and learning how to learn.

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3k+

📚 Liberal Arts Defense 🏛️ Higher Education Crisis ✍️ Writing As Thinking 📜 History Of Universities 💻 Online Education

In Defense of a Liberal Education Summary

In Defense of a Liberal Education 92%

The STEM panic misses the real skills gap: writing, analysis, and learning how to learn.

by Fareed Zakaria 2015

3.83

3k+ ratings

📚 Liberal Arts Defense 🏛️ Higher Education Crisis ✍️ Writing As Thinking 📜 History Of Universities 💻 Online Education

The Elephant And The Flea

by Charles B. Handy • 2001

The company career is over. Build a life from projects, not promotions, and redefine wealth.

4.04

196

💼 Portfolio Careers 📦 Gig Economy ✨ Meaningful Work 📚 Lifelong Learning ⚖️ Work-Life Integration

The Elephant And The Flea 92%

The company career is over. Build a life from projects, not promotions, and redefine wealth.

by Charles B. Handy 2001

4.04

196 ratings

💼 Portfolio Careers 📦 Gig Economy ✨ Meaningful Work 📚 Lifelong Learning ⚖️ Work-Life Integration

Five Minds for the Future

by Howard Gardner • 2005

Five mental capacities will decide who thrives in the future. IQ predicts none of them.

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2k+

🧩 Interdisciplinary Work 🧠 Cognitive Development ⚖️ Professional Ethics 💡 Creative Innovation 🌍 Cultural Competence

Five Minds for the Future 92%

Five mental capacities will decide who thrives in the future. IQ predicts none of them.

by Howard Gardner 2005

3.71

2k+ ratings

🧩 Interdisciplinary Work 🧠 Cognitive Development ⚖️ Professional Ethics 💡 Creative Innovation 🌍 Cultural Competence

The Miracle Morning for College Students

by Hal Elrod • 2017

A full point higher GPA starts with a six-minute morning. The student's 30-day system.

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169

🎓 College Success 📚 Student Life 🌅 Morning Routines 🔄 Habit Design 🚀 Self-Leadership

The Miracle Morning for College Students Summary

The Miracle Morning for College Students 92%

A full point higher GPA starts with a six-minute morning. The student's 30-day system.

by Hal Elrod 2017

4.08

169 ratings

🎓 College Success 📚 Student Life 🌅 Morning Routines 🔄 Habit Design 🚀 Self-Leadership

Six Secrets Smart Students Dont Tell You

by Chandan Deshmukh • 2014

Top marks are learnable: memory tricks, smart notes, and the room rule that sharpens focus.

3.94

584

🧠 Study Skills 📝 Exam Preparation 🌱 Growth Mindset 🔗 Memory Techniques 📋 Note-Taking

Six Secrets Smart Students Dont Tell You Summary

Six Secrets Smart Students Dont Tell You 92%

Top marks are learnable: memory tricks, smart notes, and the room rule that sharpens focus.

by Chandan Deshmukh 2014

3.94

584 ratings

🧠 Study Skills 📝 Exam Preparation 🌱 Growth Mindset 🔗 Memory Techniques 📋 Note-Taking

The Robots Are Coming!

by Andrés Oppenheimer • 2018

Factory workers lost their jobs to robots last decade. This decade, it's lawyers and accountants.

4.19

3k+

🤖 Future Of Work 🏭 Technological Unemployment 📚 Lifelong Learning 💻 Education Technology 🏥 Healthcare Innovation

The Robots Are Coming! 92%

Factory workers lost their jobs to robots last decade. This decade, it's lawyers and accountants.

by Andrés Oppenheimer 2018

4.19

3k+ ratings

🤖 Future Of Work 🏭 Technological Unemployment 📚 Lifelong Learning 💻 Education Technology 🏥 Healthcare Innovation

Teach Yourself How to Learn

by Saundra Yancy McGuire • 2018

You think you know it until the test proves otherwise. Here’s how to know before.

4.14

609

🧑‍🎓 Study Skills 🌱 Growth Mindset 📖 Active Reading 📝 Test Preparation ⏰ Time Management

Teach Yourself How to Learn 92%

You think you know it until the test proves otherwise. Here’s how to know before.

by Saundra Yancy McGuire 2018

4.14

609 ratings

🧑‍🎓 Study Skills 🌱 Growth Mindset 📖 Active Reading 📝 Test Preparation ⏰ Time Management

The Twentysomething Handbook

by Nora Bradbury-Haehl • 2021

Budgeting, cooking, job hunting, therapy, friendship: the guide your twenties never got. Until now.

3.60

140

🏠 Adulting Guide 🌱 Early Adulthood 🔧 Life Skills 💰 Financial Literacy 💼 Career Starter

The Twentysomething Handbook 92%

Budgeting, cooking, job hunting, therapy, friendship: the guide your twenties never got. Until now.

by Nora Bradbury-Haehl 2021

3.60

140 ratings

🏠 Adulting Guide 🌱 Early Adulthood 🔧 Life Skills 💰 Financial Literacy 💼 Career Starter

Humans Are Underrated

by Geoff Colvin • 2015

The skills that will command the highest pay are the ones no algorithm can replicate.

3.79

775

💼 Future Of Work 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📖 Storytelling In Business 🤝 Collaboration Skills 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership

Humans Are Underrated 92%

The skills that will command the highest pay are the ones no algorithm can replicate.

by Geoff Colvin 2015

3.79

775 ratings

💼 Future Of Work 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 📖 Storytelling In Business 🤝 Collaboration Skills 👩‍💼 Women In Leadership

How To Live An Extraordinary Life

by Anthony Pompliano • 2024

A father's short rules for a life that compounds: sixty-five lessons on action, money, and growth.

4.13

589

▶️ Taking Action 🚀 Entrepreneur Mindset 💰 Personal Finance 📚 Lifelong Learning 👥 Social Circles

How To Live An Extraordinary Life Summary

How To Live An Extraordinary Life 92%

A father's short rules for a life that compounds: sixty-five lessons on action, money, and growth.

by Anthony Pompliano 2024

4.13

589 ratings

▶️ Taking Action 🚀 Entrepreneur Mindset 💰 Personal Finance 📚 Lifelong Learning 👥 Social Circles

Excellent Sheep

by William Deresiewicz • 2014

Elite universities promise merit; they deliver a system that rewards compliance over curiosity.

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7k+

🎓 Higher Education ⚖️ Meritocracy Critique 💸 Class Privilege 📖 Liberal Arts Defense 🎭 Cultural Criticism

Excellent Sheep 92%

Elite universities promise merit; they deliver a system that rewards compliance over curiosity.

by William Deresiewicz 2014

3.88

7k+ ratings

🎓 Higher Education ⚖️ Meritocracy Critique 💸 Class Privilege 📖 Liberal Arts Defense 🎭 Cultural Criticism

The Parent Compass

by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick • 2020

Teens need less pressure and more sleep. A practical guide for parents ready to stop overmanaging.

4.56

140

👨‍👩‍👧 Teen Parenting 📚 Academic Pressure 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 🧠 Growth Mindset 🗣️ Self-Advocacy

The Parent Compass 92%

Teens need less pressure and more sleep. A practical guide for parents ready to stop overmanaging.

by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick 2020

4.56

140 ratings

👨‍👩‍👧 Teen Parenting 📚 Academic Pressure 🚁 Helicopter Parenting 🧠 Growth Mindset 🗣️ Self-Advocacy

Linked

by Omar Garriott • 2022

Recruiters reject 99% of applicants. The LinkedIn playbook for becoming the one they hire instead.

4.17

239

🎯 Job Search Strategy 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Networking 🔄 Career Transitions 🎤 Interview Preparation

Linked 92%

Recruiters reject 99% of applicants. The LinkedIn playbook for becoming the one they hire instead.

by Omar Garriott 2022

4.17

239 ratings

🎯 Job Search Strategy 🏷️ Personal Branding 🤝 Networking 🔄 Career Transitions 🎤 Interview Preparation

Don't Pay for Your MBA

by Laurie Pickard • 2017

An MBA-level business education from free online courses, with the network and brand to match.

3.95

104

🎓 Alternative Mba 💻 Online Education 📊 Business Fundamentals 📖 Self-Education 🏷️ Personal Branding

Don't Pay for Your MBA 92%

An MBA-level business education from free online courses, with the network and brand to match.

by Laurie Pickard 2017

3.95

104 ratings

🎓 Alternative Mba 💻 Online Education 📊 Business Fundamentals 📖 Self-Education 🏷️ Personal Branding

The Race between Education and Technology

by Claudia Goldin • 2008

The 20th century's inequality curve has a single engine: how fast education kept pace with machines.

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189

📈 Economic History 🏫 Education Policy 👷 Human Capital 💰 Income Inequality ⚙️ Technological Change

The Race between Education and Technology Summary

The Race between Education and Technology 92%

The 20th century's inequality curve has a single engine: how fast education kept pace with machines.

by Claudia Goldin 2008

3.81

189 ratings

📈 Economic History 🏫 Education Policy 👷 Human Capital 💰 Income Inequality ⚙️ Technological Change

A Whole New Mind

by Daniel H. Pink • 2004

Routine brainwork is being outsourced; six human skills now command the premium.

3.92

30k+

🏢 Future Of Work 🎨 Creative Economy 🧠 Design Thinking 📖 Storytelling 🫂 Empathy

A Whole New Mind 92%

Routine brainwork is being outsourced; six human skills now command the premium.

by Daniel H. Pink 2004

3.92

30k+ ratings

🏢 Future Of Work 🎨 Creative Economy 🧠 Design Thinking 📖 Storytelling 🫂 Empathy

Superstudent - Lær mer effektiv, få bedre karakterer

by Olav Schewe • 2014

Smarter studying, not more of it: the techniques that turn average students into top performers.

3.9

478

🧠 Study Skills 🔗 Memory Techniques ⏰ Time Management 📖 Active Learning 📝 Test Preparation

Superstudent - Lær mer effektiv, få bedre karakterer Summary

Superstudent - Lær mer effektiv, få bedre karakterer 92%

Smarter studying, not more of it: the techniques that turn average students into top performers.

by Olav Schewe 2014

3.9

478 ratings

🧠 Study Skills 🔗 Memory Techniques ⏰ Time Management 📖 Active Learning 📝 Test Preparation

How to Get into the Top MBA Programs

by Richard Montauk • 2012

Top MBA programs reject thousands of qualified applicants. A plan to become the one they admit.

4.00

131

🎓 Mba Admissions 📝 Application Essays 💼 Personal Branding 🗣️ Interview Skills 🏫 Graduate School Prep

How to Get into the Top MBA Programs Summary

How to Get into the Top MBA Programs 92%

Top MBA programs reject thousands of qualified applicants. A plan to become the one they admit.

by Richard Montauk 2012

4.00

131 ratings

🎓 Mba Admissions 📝 Application Essays 💼 Personal Branding 🗣️ Interview Skills 🏫 Graduate School Prep

The 2-Hour Job Search

by Steve Dalton • 2012

Online applications give you a 1-in-13 shot. The system for tapping the other 12.

4.06

2k+

🔍 Job Search Strategies 🤝 Networking Strategies ✉️ Cold Outreach ⏱️ Productivity Systems 💼 Modern Career Advice

The 2-Hour Job Search 92%

Online applications give you a 1-in-13 shot. The system for tapping the other 12.

by Steve Dalton 2012

4.06

2k+ ratings

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Disrupting Class

by Clayton M. Christensen • 2008

Factory schools resist reform. Online learning will disrupt them, starting where they offer nothing.

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Factory schools resist reform. Online learning will disrupt them, starting where they offer nothing.

by Clayton M. Christensen 2008

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🏫 K-12 Education 🔧 Education Reform 💡 Innovation Strategy 📡 Technology Disruption 💻 Online Learning

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