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Reader lists

     

    My list, recommended by James

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    1

    Every Second Counts
    by V. VAISANEN A. VATANEN

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    2

    The One That Got Away: Junior Edition
    by Chris Ryan

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    3

    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
    by John le Carré

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    4

    Ice Station Zebra
    by Alistair MacLean

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    5

    Enigma
    by Robert Harris

My list

by James

     

    Dogs and Snow, recommended by Evelyn Garnica

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    1

    Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers
    by Gary Paulsen

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    2

    Lara's Gift
    by Annemarie O'Brien

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    3

    Stone Fox
    by John Reynolds Gardiner & Greg Hargreaves

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    4

    Bo at Ballard Creek
    by Kirkpatrick Hill & LeUyen Pham

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    5

    The Wolf Hunters
    by James Oliver Curwood

Dogs and Snow

by Evelyn Garnica

     

    Five Books For Improving Psychological Safety at Work, recommended by Jayden Gould

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    1

    The Authentic Organization: How to Create a Psychologically Safe Workplace
    by Gina Battye

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    2

    The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation,
    by Amy C. Edmondson

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    3

    The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety: Defining the Path to Inclusion and Innovation
    by Timothy R. Clark

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    4

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

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    5

    How to Heal a Workplace: Tackle Trauma, Foster Psychological Safety and Boost Happiness at Work
    by Kerry Howard

Five Books For Improving Psychological Safety at Work

by Jayden Gould

     

    The best reads for aspiring DJs, recommended by Daisy Reynolds

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    1

    Rock The Dancefloor! 2nd Edition: The proven five-step formula for DJing like a pro
    by Phil Morse

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    2

    Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
    by Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton

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    3

    Music Production For Beginners 2024+ Edition: How to Produce Music, The Easy to Read Guide for Music
    by Tommy Swindali

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    4

    Welcome to the club: The life and lessons of a Black woman DJ
    by DJ Paulette & Annie Macmanus

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    5

    How to Be a DJ: The Complete Step by Step Guide to Getting Your First Show
    by Trevor Thomas

The best reads for aspiring DJs

by Daisy Reynolds

     

    5 Books for Becoming an Impactful Public Speaker, recommended by Daisy Reynolds

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    1

    The Presentation Playbook: Win the war for attention and make an impact
    by Kris Flegg

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    2

    The Essentials of Public Speaking: Master Powerful Strategies to Command The Stage, Speak Confidentl
    by Professional SKZ Publishing

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    3

    The Public Speaking Bible: [3 in 1] Become a Pro Public Speaker by Developing Self-Confidence on Sta
    by Max L. Hall

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    4

    Stage Fight: How to Punch Your Fears of Public Speaking in the Face!
    by Cody Smith

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    5

    Talk Like Ted
    by C. Gallo

5 Books for Becoming an Impactful Public Speaker

by Daisy Reynolds

     

    5 Books to Help Entrepreneurs Prepare to Exit Their Business, recommended by Daisy Reynolds

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    1

    Cashing Out: The business owner’s guide to selling to private equity
    by Alexis Sikorsky

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    2

    Go Sell My Business: Demystifying Your Exit Strategy
    by Mark Masiak & Adrian Bromell

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    3

    The False EXIT: How to Exit Your Business (and Still Own It!)
    by John Lamerton

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    4

    The Exit-Strategy Playbook: The Definitive Guide to Selling Your Business
    by Adam Coffey

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    5

    The 7 Figure Exit Plan: The 7 Key Profit Drivers to Increase the Value of Your Business and Exit Wit
    by Trent C. Lee

5 Books to Help Entrepreneurs Prepare to Exit Their Business

by Daisy Reynolds

     

    5 Books for Uncovering and Empowering Future Leaders, recommended by Daisy Reynolds

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    1

    Unleash the Inner CEO: Make distributed leadership a reality
    by Jeremy Blain

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    2

    The Future Leader: 9 Skills and Mindsets to Succeed in the Next Decade
    by Jacob Morgan

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    3

    Becoming A Strategic Business Leader: The Ultimate All-In-One Guide
    by Adam Niazi

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    4

    Empowering Future Leaders: Discover your Authentic Leadership Fingerprint
    by Luna M Nova

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    5

    Leading the Way: Empowering Future Leaders for Organizational Success
    by Nan McKay

5 Books for Uncovering and Empowering Future Leaders

by Daisy Reynolds

     

    Religious Pluralism & Interreligious Theology, recommended by Stephan Jockheck

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    1

    Religions in Contemporary Africa: An Introduction
    by Laura S. Grillo, Adriaan van Klinken & Hassan Ndzovu

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    2

    An Interpretation of Religion: Human Responses to the Transcendent
    by John Hick

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    3

    Religious Pluralism and Interreligious Theology: The Gifford Lectures
    by Perry Schmidt-Leukel

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    4

    Without Buddha I Could Not be a Christian
    by Paul F. Knitter

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    5

    Gandhi's Religion: A Homespun Shawl
    by J. T. F. Jordens

Religious Pluralism & Interreligious Theology

by Stephan Jockheck

     

    Top 5 Books for Empowering Employees, recommended by Daisy Reynolds

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    1

    The Magic of Employee Influence: Activate your employee ambassadors on LinkedIn™ to enhance brandi
    by Ivana Brutenič & Kristina Cichý Kováčiková

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    2

    Empowering Employee Engagement: How to Ignite Your Team for Peak Performance
    by Claire Cahill

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    3

    Empowering Employees Through Effective Delegation
    by Kylie Denton

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    4

    Empowering Employees and Creating Healthy Workspaces: The Ultimate Guide for CEOs and Managers
    by Stepfanie Cuevas

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    5

    Intrinsic Motivation at Work: Building Energy and Commitment
    by Kenneth W. Thomas

Top 5 Books for Empowering Employees

by Daisy Reynolds

     

    Top 5 Books for Inspiring Positive Collective Action, recommended by Daisy Reynolds

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    1

    Gaming for Good: Unlocking the Power of Gaming to Create a Better World for Us All
    by Jude Ower & Mathias Gredal Nørvig

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    2

    Micro Activism: How You Can Make a Difference in the World without a Bullhorn
    by Omkari L. Williams & Layla F. Saad

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    3

    Collective Visioning: How Groups Can Work Together for a Just and Sustainable Future
    by Linda Stout

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    4

    Youth to Power: Your Voice and How to Use It
    by Jamie Margolin & Greta Thunberg

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    5

    Why We Need Welfare: Collective Action for the Common Good
    by Pete Alcock

Top 5 Books for Inspiring Positive Collective Action

by Daisy Reynolds

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