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The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.49 — 18,691 ratings — published 2009
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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 — 142,294 ratings — published 2002
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Reading in the Wild Reading in the Wild (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.45 — 5,597 ratings — published 2013
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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 4.09 — 277,621 ratings — published 2009
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Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 6,196 ratings — published 2009
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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 — 836,920 ratings — published 1989
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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 — 180,601 ratings — published 2006
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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 4.12 — 306,097 ratings — published 2001
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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 — 126,879 ratings — published 2009
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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 — 59,838 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 — 1,179,514 ratings — published 1936
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 607,434 ratings — published 2011
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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 — 270,662 ratings — published
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Dare to Lead Dare to Lead (ebook)
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avg rating 4.17 — 131,160 ratings — published 2018
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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 — 84,419 ratings — published 2002
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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)
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avg rating 4.25 — 50,940 ratings — published 2013
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Notice and Note: Strategies for Close Reading Notice and Note: Strategies for Close Reading
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avg rating 4.45 — 3,190 ratings — published 2012
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 883,024 ratings — published 2008
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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)
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avg rating 4.07 — 482,393 ratings — published 2012
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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 — 1,383,882 ratings — published 2018
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Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 66,845 ratings — published 2014
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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 — 222,474 ratings — published 2016
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The Daily Five The Daily Five (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 5,021 ratings — published 2006
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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 — 572,662 ratings — published 2012
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The Lean Startup The Lean Startup (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 370,744 ratings — published 2011
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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 4.16 — 196,054 ratings — published 2016
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 863,910 ratings — published 2000
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Book Love: Developing Depth, Stamina, and Passion in Adolescent Readers Book Love: Developing Depth, Stamina, and Passion in Adolescent Readers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.57 — 2,922 ratings — published 2012
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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 — 169,764 ratings — published 2001
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Who Moved My Cheese? Who Moved My Cheese? (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 518,471 ratings — published 1998
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Unlock Your Deliverance: Keys to Freedom From Demonic Oppression Unlock Your Deliverance: Keys to Freedom From Demonic Oppression (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 10,122 ratings — published
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Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children's Learning Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children's Learning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 2,608 ratings — published 2004
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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 — 146,222 ratings — published 2016
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 182,061 ratings — published 1984
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Teach Like a PIRATE: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator Teach Like a PIRATE: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 7,209 ratings — published 2012
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Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 100,943 ratings — published 2006
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Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 55,575 ratings — published 2010
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Strengths Finder 2.0 Strengths Finder 2.0 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 57,361 ratings — published 2007
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The Reading Zone: How to Help Kids Become Skilled, Passionate, Habitual, Critical Readers The Reading Zone: How to Help Kids Become Skilled, Passionate, Habitual, Critical Readers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,835 ratings — published 2007
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The First Days of School: How to Be An Effective Teacher [with CD] The First Days of School: How to Be An Effective Teacher [with CD] (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 9,825 ratings — published 1991
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Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 2,127 ratings — published 2007
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Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 5,551 ratings — published 2010
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 628,306 ratings — published 2005
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Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter) Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter)
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avg rating 4.24 — 30,989 ratings — published 2000
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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)
by (shelved 81 times as professional)
avg rating 3.85 — 38,850 ratings — published 2003
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The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement (Paperback)
by (shelved 81 times as professional)
avg rating 4.07 — 85,277 ratings — published
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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 — 88,753 ratings — published 1981
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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)
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avg rating 4.19 — 113,042 ratings — published 2014
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The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master (Paperback)
by (shelved 79 times as professional)
avg rating 4.33 — 24,418 ratings — published 1999
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Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as professional)
avg rating 4.29 — 247,707 ratings — published 2012
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