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5 Essential Reads for Women Considering A Career in Tech, recommended by Daisy Reynolds

1

She Chose TECH: The essential guide to inspire and empower women in tech
by Sonal Shah

2

Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley
by Emily Chang

3

Girl Code
by Cara Alwill Leyba

4

Women of Color in Tech: A Blueprint for Inspiring and Mentoring the Next Generation of Technology In
by Susanne Tedrick

5

Innovating Women: The Changing Face of Technology
by Vivek Wadhwa & Farai Chideya

5 Essential Reads for Women Considering A Career in Tech

by Daisy Reynolds

Five Inspiring Books Championing Womens’ Voices, recommended by Daisy Reynolds

1

The Gift: One woman's journey from tragedy to building a global business for good
by Zareen Roohi Ahmed

2

Voices of Powerful Women: Words of Wisdom from 40 of the World's Most Inspiring Women
by Zoe Sallis

3

The Great Book of Badass Women: 15 Fearless and Inspirational Women that Changed History
by Rachel Walsh & Bill O'Neill

4

The Female Factor: The Whole-Body Health Bible for Women (The Food Medic)
by Hazel Wallace

5

What It Takes: The Inspiring Journey of Sarina Wiegman and the Lionesses’ Rise to Success
by Sarina Wiegman & Jeroen Visscher

Five Inspiring Books Championing Womens’ Voices

by Daisy Reynolds

Christianity, recommended by Patrick Sanders

1

Light from Light: An Anthology of Christian Mysticism (Second Edition)
by Louis Dupré & James A. Wiseman OSB

2

Provocations: Spiritual Writings of Kierkegaard
by Søren Kierkegaard

3

Is This All There Is?: On Resurrection and Eternal Life
by Gerhard Lohfink

4

Waiting for God (Routledge Classics)
by Simone Weil

5

The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is (IVP Signature Collection)
by N.T. Wright

Christianity

by Patrick Sanders

5 Essential Reads for Reaching Your Full Potential, recommended by Daisy Reynolds

1

Liberate Your Greatness: Accelerate your growth. Achieve your goals faster. Amplify your impact.
by John Roussot

2

Change Your Life Today: The Ultimate Guide to Motivation, Success and Happiness (Personal Power Book
by Lewis David

3

Change It: 8 Steps to Create Positive Transformation in Your Health, Relationships and Income
by C. J. Alexander & WOW Book Publishing

4

Your Voyage to Success: HOW TO RIDE THE CREST OF A WAVE AND REACH YOUR FULL POTENTIAL IN LIFE AND WO
by DESIREE ANDERSON

5

Unleash The Magnificent You!: A Gazillion ways to Turbocharge your Life
by Christopher Bradbury

5 Essential Reads for Reaching Your Full Potential

by Daisy Reynolds

The top reads on creating resilient and thriving workplaces, recommended by Daisy Reynolds

1

Brave New Leader: How To Transform Workplace Pressure into Sustainable Performance and Growth
by Vicky Smith & Lesley Cooper

2

Leading Edge: Strategies for developing and sustaining high-performing teams
by Alison Grieve & Jenni Miller

3

Remote Not Distant: Design a Company Culture That Will Help You Thrive in a Hybrid Workplace
by Gustavo Razzetti

4

Reimagining Workplace Well-Being: Fostering a Culture of Purpose, Connection, and Transcendence
by Jessica Grossmeier

5

The Psychological Safety Playbook: Lead More Powerfully by Being More Human
by Karolin Helbig & Minette Norman

The top reads on creating resilient and thriving workplaces

by Daisy Reynolds

The best books about trees, recommended by Joy Simpson

1

The Language of Trees
by Katie Holten

2

North Woods: A Novel
by Daniel Mason

3

Secrets of a Devon Wood: My Nature Journal
by Jo Brown

4

The Overstory
by Richard Powers

5

How to Read a Tree
by Tristan Gooley

The best books about trees

by Joy Simpson

Five Essential Dark Academia Novels, recommended by Her_Royal_Orangeness

1

If We Were Villains
by M. L. Rio

2

I Have Some Questions for You
by Rebecca Makkai

3

The Starless Sea
by Erin Morgenstern

4

Real Life
by Brandon Taylor

5

Ninth House
by Leigh Bardugo

Five Essential Dark Academia Novels

by Her_Royal_Orangeness

5 Top Reads on Changing Careers, recommended by Daisy Reynolds

1

Careers Unleashed: Unlock your potential for extraordinary career success
by Asad Husain

2

The Squiggly Career
by Helen Tupper

3

The Career Stories Method: 11 Steps to Find Your Ideal Career—and Discover Your Awesome Self in th
by Kerri Twigg

4

The Career Change Guide: Five Steps to Finding Your Dream Job
by Rachel Schofield

5

Change Your Career: 10 Practical Steps to a Successful Career Change
by Adora Ikwuemesi

5 Top Reads on Changing Careers

by Daisy Reynolds

Five Top Reads for Productivity Tools You Never Knew You Needed, recommended by Daisy Reynolds

1

How to Work with a Virtual Assistant: Outsource Everything but Your Brilliance
by Kathy Soulsby

2

The 30-Day Productivity Plan: Break The 30 Bad Habits That Are Sabotaging Your Time Management - One
by Damon Zahariades

3

15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management: The Productivity Habits of 7 Billionaires,
by Kevin Kruse

4

Supercharge Productivity Habits: 50+ Simple Hacks to Organize Your Tasks, Overcome Procrastination,
by John R. Torrance

5

Productivity Power Pack: 4 Books in 1: Supercharge Productivity Habits, Proven Speed Reading Techniq
by John R. Torrance

Five Top Reads for Productivity Tools You Never Knew You Needed

by Daisy Reynolds

Five Books to Change Your Concept of Leadership, recommended by Daisy Reynolds

1

The Unseen Leader: How History Can Help Us Rethink Leadership
by Martin Gutmann

2

Trust-Based Leadership: Marine Corps Leadership Concepts for Today's Business Leaders
by Mike Ettore

3

Leaders Eat Last
by SINEK SIMON

4

How to Lead for Daring New Leaders: The No-Nonsense Guide to Develop Basic Leadership Skills. Discov
by Paul A. Wyatt

5

Develop Your Leadership Superpowers: 50 Key Skills You Need to Succeed as a Leader
by Dietmar Sternad & Eva Kobin

Five Books to Change Your Concept of Leadership

by Daisy Reynolds

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