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So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.06 — 52,305 ratings — published 2012
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What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.71 — 17,356 ratings — published 1970
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Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 271,292 ratings — published
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Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 61,456 ratings — published 2017
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How to Win Friends & Influence People How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,197,623 ratings — published 1936
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Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 199,702 ratings — published 2016
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 845,699 ratings — published 1989
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The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 39,682 ratings — published 2003
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The 4-Hour Workweek The 4-Hour Workweek (ebook)
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avg rating 3.90 — 344,242 ratings — published 2007
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Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 228,830 ratings — published 2016
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Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 283,151 ratings — published 2009
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Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 85,601 ratings — published 2002
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 144,762 ratings — published 2002
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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 84,138 ratings — published 2019
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 314,158 ratings — published 2001
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The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 22,771 ratings — published 2019
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Designing Your Life: Build a Life that Works for You Designing Your Life: Build a Life that Works for You (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 23,592 ratings — published 2016
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The Lean Startup The Lean Startup (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 375,503 ratings — published 2011
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.31 — 1,429,782 ratings — published 2018
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The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 10,714 ratings — published 2017
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Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 421,259 ratings — published 2014
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The Startup of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career The Startup of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.83 — 11,094 ratings — published 2012
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Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 127,784 ratings — published 2009
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 185,186 ratings — published 1984
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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 170,753 ratings — published 2001
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Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.66 — 20,407 ratings — published 2004
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Dare to Lead Dare to Lead (ebook)
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avg rating 4.17 — 133,208 ratings — published 2018
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Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 52,578 ratings — published 2005
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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 24,611 ratings — published 1999
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 618,898 ratings — published 2011
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Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 46,752 ratings — published 2010
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Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 41,207 ratings — published 2013
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What Got You Here Won't Get You There What Got You Here Won't Get You There (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 32,182 ratings — published 2006
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 183,040 ratings — published 2006
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 892,356 ratings — published 2008
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Do What You Are : Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type Do What You Are : Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 5,765 ratings — published 1992
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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 148,264 ratings — published 2016
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 578,302 ratings — published 2012
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Strengths Finder 2.0 Strengths Finder 2.0 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 123 times as career)
avg rating 3.93 — 57,576 ratings — published 2007
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Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 89,863 ratings — published 1981
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Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 26,416 ratings — published 2008
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Rework Rework (Hardcover)
by (shelved 117 times as career)
avg rating 3.97 — 178,984 ratings — published 2010
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The Design of Everyday Things The Design of Everyday Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as career)
avg rating 4.15 — 49,383 ratings — published 1988
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The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change (Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as career)
avg rating 4.37 — 2,324 ratings — published 2022
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship (Hardcover)
by (shelved 112 times as career)
avg rating 4.19 — 115,642 ratings — published 2014
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The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win (Hardcover)
by (shelved 112 times as career)
avg rating 4.25 — 51,411 ratings — published 2013
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Who Moved My Cheese? Who Moved My Cheese? (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 522,428 ratings — published 1998
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How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job (Hardcover)
by (shelved 104 times as career)
avg rating 4.08 — 10,804 ratings — published 2018
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 104 times as career)
avg rating 4.07 — 486,407 ratings — published 2012
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Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.04 — 3,228 ratings — published
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Sheryl Sandberg
“Fortune does favor the bold and you'll never know what you're capable of if you don't try.”
― Sheryl Sandberg, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

Phil Knight
“I’d tell men and women in their midtwenties not to settle for a job or a profession or even a career. Seek a calling. Even if you don’t know what that means, seek it. If you’re following your calling, the fatigue will be easier to bear, the disappointments will be fuel, the highs will be like nothing you’ve ever felt.”
― Phil Knight, Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

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