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    The Best Books With Crazy Plot Twists, recommended by Leila Anselm

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    If We Were Villains
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    A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Book 1)
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    The Last Word: A Novel
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    Five Survive
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    5 Essential Reads for Women Considering A Career in Tech, recommended by Daisy Reynolds

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

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

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    Girl Code
    by Cara Alwill Leyba

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

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

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by Daisy Reynolds

     

    The Top Five Reads To Challenge Your Perception of Leadership, recommended by Daisy Reynolds

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

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

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    Stoicism at the Summit: Embodying Ancient Principles for Peak Performance and Leadership in Business
    by Greig & Kirsten Calder & Kirsten Calder

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    Great Leaders: Inspirational Lessons in Leadership
    by John Adair

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    The Nine Types of Leader: How the Leaders of Tomorrow Can Learn from The Leaders of Today
    by James Ashton

The Top Five Reads To Challenge Your Perception of Leadership

by Daisy Reynolds

     

    Five essential reads for anyone with a vape brand, recommended by Daisy Reynolds

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    How Safe Is Your Vape?: Future-proofing your brand through robust compliance
    by Lee Bryan

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    Ultimate Guide to E-Cigarette Retail Business: Step By Step Guide On How To Open a Vape Shop On and
    by Shane Alexander

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    Vapreneur: Your Guide to Mastering the Vape Space
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    The Vape Shop Manual: The Comprehensive Guide To Starting A Successful Vape Shop
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    Verified Vape Supplies Vendor List: Wholesale and Dropship Suppliers
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by Daisy Reynolds

     

    Five must-reads for leaders expanding their business internationally, recommended by Daisy Reynolds

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    Global Influence: How business leaders can simplify, improve, and amplify their international impact
    by Jose Ucar

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    Succeeding in Business in Any Market - Volume II: Together with Insights from Top International Busi
    by Brian Tracy, Medhat Zaki, Meeta Dani, Mohamed Dakson, Alex Morris, Klaus Metzenauer, Mario Springer

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    Take Your Company Global: The New Rules of International Expansion
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    21st Century Business Icons: The Leaders Who Are Changing our World
    by Sally Percy

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    Scale or Fail: How to Build Your Dream Team, Explode Your Growth, and Let Your Business Soar
    by Allison Maslan

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by Daisy Reynolds

     

    Five Inspiring Books to Support Parents of Children with Additional Needs, recommended by Daisy Reynolds

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    What’s Possible?: Plan a better future for your young adult with additional needs
    by Graham Caldow

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    Help! I'm a SEND Parent: A complete guide for parents raising children with special needs.
    by Carrie Els

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    Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work
    by Robyn Gobbel

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    Your Child is Not Broken: Parent Your Neurodivergent Child Without Losing Your Marbles
    by Heidi Mavir

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    Parenting a Child with ADHD: The Easiest Path to Raising Emotionally Intelligent Children. A Complet
    by Henrietta Shepard

Five Inspiring Books to Support Parents of Children with Additional Needs

by Daisy Reynolds

     

    Five Inspiring Books to Rethink Behaviour in Children, recommended by Daisy Reynolds

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    Challenging The Story: A Surprisingly Simple Approach to Supporting Children with Challenging Behavi
    by David Jereb & Jules Faber

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    How to Manage Children′s Challenging Behaviour
    by Bill Rogers

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    How to Thrive and Survive in Your Classroom: Learn simple strategies to reduce stress, eliminate mis
    by Marjan Glavac & Paul Jackson

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    How to Succeed as an Elementary Teacher: The Most Effective Classroom Management Strategies for Teac
    by Marjan Glavac

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    Managing Very Challenging Behaviour 2nd Edition
    by Louisa Leaman

Five Inspiring Books to Rethink Behaviour in Children

by Daisy Reynolds

     

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

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

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

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

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

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    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

     

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

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

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

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

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

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    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

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

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

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

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

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    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

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