Women Who Changed the World
Celebrating the trailblazing women who shattered glass ceilings
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Ruby Lal
The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan. Norton & Company, Inc., 2018.
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Navigating the Complicated New Landscape. Harper, 2016.
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A Vision for Change and the Future of America. Hachette Books, 2017
Rachel Hills
The Gap Between Our Fantasies and Reality. Simon & Schuster, 2015.
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Tim Ferriss
The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers. Mariner Books, 2016.
David Leavitt
Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer. Atlas Books, 2006.
Admiral William H. McRaven
Little Things that Can Change Your Life… and Maybe the World. Grand Central Publishing, 2017.
Kate Moore
The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women. Sourcebooks, 2017.
Josephy Murphy
The Power of Your Subconscious Mind. Way to Success, 2019.
Jasmine Brown
The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century. Beacon Press, 2023.
Justin Lee
How to Communicate with People You Disagree with and Maybe Change the World. TarcherPerigee, 2018.
Olivia Campbell
How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine. Park Row Books, 2021.
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Recognize Your Patterns, Heal from Your Past, and Create Your Self. Harper Wave, 2021.
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Kavitha A. Davidson
Dilemmas of the Modern Fan. University of Texas Press, 2020.
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How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible. Harmony, 2015.
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A Biography of George Washington. Viking, 2020.
Dan Harris
A 10% Happier How-to Book. Harmony, 2017.
Isabel Allende
On Impatient Love, Long Life, and Good Witches. Ballantine Books, 2021.
Nikil Saval
A Secret History of the Workplace. Public Doubleday, 2014.
Yanis Varoufakis
My Battle with Europe’s Deep Establishment. Vintage, 2018
Brian Grazer
The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. William Morrow, 2016.
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My Battle with Europe’s Deep Establishment. Vintage, 2018
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Dilemmas of the Modern Fan. University of Texas Press, 2020.
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The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan. Norton & Company, Inc., 2018.
Peggy Orenstein
Navigating the Complicated New Landscape. Harper, 2016.
John Lewis
A Vision for Change and the Future of America. Hachette Books, 2017
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An Office Survival Manual for a Sexist Workplace. Harper Wave, 2016.
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The Gap Between Our Fantasies and Reality. Simon & Schuster, 2015.
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The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley’s Quiet Revolutionary. Basic Books, 2015.
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Advice from the Wisest Americans on Love, Relationships, and Marriage. Hudson Street Press, 2015.
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