In honor of Women’s History Month, we created this list of books authored by people who identify as women. This list is meant to be a resource, not an official endorsement. The books are not ranked and are listed alphabetically.
- [Un]framing the “Bad Woman”: Sor Juana, Malinche, Coyolxauhqui, and other rebels with a cause by Alicia Gaspar de Alba
- #Not Your Princess: Voices of Native American Women by Lisa Charleyboy & Mary Beth Leatherdale
- #Values by Dr. Betty Uribe
- 101 Reasons to Get Out of Bed by Natasha Mine
- 50 Billion Dollar Boss: African American Women Sharing Stories of Success in Entrepreneurship and Leadership by Kathey Porter
- A House of My Own: Stories From My Life by Sandra Cisneros
- A Mythic Life: Learning to live our greater story by Jean Houston
- A Passion for the Possible: A guide to realizing your true potential by Jean Houston
- A to Z: Your Navigator to Success by Chin-Ning Chu
- Abandon Me: Memoirs by Melissa Febos
- Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader by Herminia Ibarra
- After the Rain: Gentle Reminders for Healing, Courage, and Self-Love by Alexandra Elle
- Ain’t I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by Bell Hooks
- All Bout Love by Bell Hooks
- All In: An Autobiography by Billie Jean King
- All the Leader You Can Be by Suzanne Bates
- Almost a Woman by Esmerelda Santiago
- American Indian Stories by Zitkala-Sa
- And A Voice to Sing With: A Memoir by Joan Baez
- And Now We Are Going to Have a Party: Liner Notes to a Writer’s Early Life by Nicola Griffith
- Annapurna: A Woman’s place by Arlene Blum
- AOC: The Fearless Rise and Powerful Resonance of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortes by Lynda Lopez
- Apocalyptic Best Practices: A unique approach to fear and change by Dr. Elisebeth VanderWeil
- As Long As Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock by Dina Gilio-Whitaker
- As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom Through Radical Resistance by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
- Ask For It: How women can use the power of negotiation to get what they really want by Linda Babcock & Sara Aslchever
- ASL Saved My Life… Until it Didn’t by Jenni Kleinman Berebitsky
- Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brene Brown
- Awakening Compassion at Work by Jane Dutton & Monica Worline
- Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir by Debora Miranda
- Balancing Work and Life: The Nia Guide for Black Women by Sheryl Huggins & Cherly Mayberry McKissack
- Bamboozled: How God Tricked Me into the Life of My Dreams by Yvonne Orji
- Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee by Sharon Lee
- Becoming by Michelle Obama
- Believe Bigger: Discover the Path to Your Life Purpose by Marshawn Evans Daniels
- Being Heumann: an unrepentant memoir of a disability rights activist by Judith E. Heumann
- Biased: Uncovering the hidden prejudice that shapes what we see, think, and do by Jennifer Eberhardt
- Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Bird of Paradise: How I became a Latina by Raquel Cepeda
- Black Futures by Kimberly Drew, Jenna Wortham
- Black Indian: A memoir by Shonda Buchanan
- Black Power Inc.: The New Voices of Success by Cora Daniels
- Blaze Your Own Trail: An Interactive Guide to Navigating Life with Confidence, Solidarity, and Compassion by Rebekah Bastian
- Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef by Gabrielle Hamilton
- Blue Ocean Strategy by Renee Mauborgne
- Borderlands / La Frontera: The New Mestiz by Gloria Anzaldúa
- Boss Bride: The Powerful Woman’s Playbook for Love and Success by Charreah Jackson
- Boundaries by Maya Lin
- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Branding Pays by Karen Kang
- Bridge Builders by Maria Keckler
- Bridges to Heal US: Stories and Strategies for Racial Healing by Erin Jones
- Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boy’s Club of Silicon Valley by Emily Chang
- Business as Unusual by Anita Roddick
- Caring: A feminine approach to ethics and moral education by Nel Noddings
- Climb: Taking Every Step with Conviction,Courage, and Calculated Risk to Achieve a Thriving Career and a Successful Life by Michelle Gadsden-Williams & Carolyn M. Brown
- Come into My Office: Stories from an HR Leader in Silicon Valley by Mai Ton
- Common Fire: Leading lives of commitment in a complex world by Sharon Parks, et. al.
- Confidence by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- Courage: The Backbone of Leadership by Gus Lee & Diane Elliott-Lee
- Crazy Brave: A Memoir by Joy Harjo
- Critically Sovereign: Indigenous Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies by Joanne Barker
- Crux: A cross-border memoir by Jean Guerrero
- Crying in H Mart: A Memoir by Michelle Zauner
- Dancing at the Edge of the World: thoughts on words, women, place by Ursula LeGuin
- Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. by Brene Brown
- Darling, You Can’t Do Both by Janet Kestin & Nancy Vonk
- Dear Female Founder: 66 Letters of Advice from Women Entrepreneurs Who Have Made $1 Billion in Revenue by Lu Li
- Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong
- Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong
- Disarm Your Limits: The flight formula to lift you to success and propel you to the next horizon by Jessica Cox
- Dog Flowers: A Memoir by Danielle Geller
- Double Down: Bet on Yourself and Succeed on Your Own Terms by Antionette M. Clarke, Tricia Clarke-Stone
- Dream Big by Deborah Rosado Shaw
- Dream in Color: How the Sánchez Sisters are Making History in Congress by Linda Sánchez
- Driven by Intention: Own Your Purpose, Gain Power, and Pursue Your Passion as a Woman at Work by Michelle Gadsden-Williams
- Drop the Ball: Achieving more by doing less by Tiffany Dufu
- Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living World by Linda Hogan
- Eat, Pray, Love: One woman’s search for everything across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Edge: Turning Adversity Into Advantage by Laura Huang
- Elegy for a Disease: A Personal and Cultural History of Polio by Anne Finger
- Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by adrienne maree brown
- Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan by Ruby Lal
- Enduring Conviction: Fred Korematsu and His Quest for Justice by Lorraine K. Bannai
- Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity by Peggy Holman
- Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise, Create Multiple Income Streams, and Thrive by Dorie Clark
- Everybody’s Got Something by Robin Roberts & Veronica Chambers
- Expect to Win: Proven Strategies for Success From a Wall Street Vet by Carla A. Harris
- Extraordinary Bodies: Figuring Physical Disability in American Culture and Literature by Rosemarie Garland-Thomson
- Farmworker’s Daughter: Growing up Mexican American by Rose Castillo Guilbault
- Fault Lines: A Memoir by Meena Alexander
- Feeling Power: Emotions and education by Megan Boler
- Female Firebrands: Stories and Techniques to Ignite Change, Take Control, and Succeed in the Workplace by Mikaela Kiner
- Feminist Queer Crip by Alison Kafer
- Field Mice: Memoirs of a Migrant Child by Emma Gonzalez
- Fierce Conversations: Achieving success at work & in life, one conversation at a time by Susan Scott
- Find Another Dream by Maysoon Zayid
- Finding Beauty in a Broken World by Terry Tempest Williams
- Finding Latinx: In Search of the Voices Redefining Latino Identity by Paola Ramos
- Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis
- Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward by Valarie Jarret
- Finding Our Way: Leadership for uncertain times by Margaret Wheatley
- Finding the Edge: My Life on the Ice by Karen Chen (sports)
- Force Majeure: A Futurist’s Guide to Boldly Thriving on Your Terms in the Future of Work by Dr. Terri Horton
- Frida by Barbara Mujica
- FutureProofed: How to Navigate Disruptive Change, Find Calm in Chaos, and Succeed in Work & Life by Natalia Peart
- Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Girl Code: Unlocking the Secrets to Success, Sanity, and Happiness for the Female Entrepreneur by Cara Alwill Leyba
- God is Red: A Native View of Religion by Vine deLoria, Jr.
- Great Asian Americans: Ellison Onizuka by Stephanie Cham
- Great Asian Americans: Michelle Kwan by Stephanie Cham
- Great Asian Americans: Patsy Mink by Stephanie Cham
- Great Asian Americans: Tammy Duckworth by Stephanie Cham
- Great Asian Americans: Yo-Yo Ma by Stephanie Cham
- Grit: The power of passion and perseverance by Angela Duckworth
- Groundswell by Charlene Li
- Haben: The deafblind woman who conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma
- Hawaii’s Story by Liliuokalani
- Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot
- Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter’s Story by Mazie K. Hirono
- Hermanas: Deepening our identity and growing our influence by Natialia Kohn Rivera
- Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
- Hiding in the Bathroom: An Introvert’s Roadmap to Getting Out There by Morra Aarons-Mele
- Hispanic Women Seeking Higher Leadership Roles in Business by Syliva C. Motta, PhD
- Hood Feminist: Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
- Hot Sports by Lynda Gratton
- How Remarkable Women Lead: The Breakthrough Model for Work and Life by Joanna Barsh
- How to Get Stupid White Men Out of Office: The Anti-Politics, Un-Boring Guide to Power by adrienne maree brown
- How to Raise a Feminist Son: Motherhood, Masculinity, and the Making of My Family by Sonora Jha
- How to Wow by Francsis Cole Jones
- How Women Rise: Break the 12 habits holding you back from your next raise, promotion, or job by Sally Helgesen (& Marshall Goldsmith)
- Humor, Seriously: Why Humor is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life by Jennifer Aaker & Naomi Bagdonas
- Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay
- I Am Schizophrenic: Poetry from a beautiful brain by Kerenza Ryan
- I Got This: To Gold and Beyond by Lauren Hernandez
- I Love a Broad Margin to My Life by Maxine Hong Kingston
- I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: How to Ask for the Money, Snag the Promotion, and Create the Career You Deserve by Kate White
- I’d Rather Be In Charge by Charlotte Beers
- I’m Judging You: The do-better manual by Luvvie Ajayi
- I’m the One That I Want by Margaret Cho
- In a Different Voice: Psychological theory and women’s development by Carol Gilligan
- In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens: Womanist prose by Alice Walker
- In the Company of Women: Inspiration and Advice from over 100 Makers, Artists, and Entrepreneurs by Grace Bonney
- In the Country We Love: My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero
- In The Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado
- In the Shadow of the Eagle: A Tribal Representative in Maine by Donna M. Loring
- In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-the-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain That Breaks All the Rules by Stacy Perman
- Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating of Culture of Belonging at Work by Ruchika Tulshyan
- Inclusion Revolution: The Essential Guide to Dismantling Racial Inequity in the Workplace by Daisy Auger-Dominguez
- Inclusion: Diversity, the New Workplace, & The Will To Change by Jennifer Brown
- Invent It, Sell It, Bank It!: Make Your Million-Dollar Idea into a Reality by Lori Greiner
- Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism by Laura E. Gómez
- Isabel’s Hand-Me-Down Dreams by Isabel Lopez
- It Takes Moxie by Maureen Francisco
- It’s About Damn Time by Arlan Hamilton
- It’s About Time: The Art of Choosing the Meaningful Over the Urgent by Valorie Burton
- It’s Not Rocket Science: 7 Game Changing Traits for Uncommon Success by Mary Spio
- Journey to the Future: A Roadmap for Success for Youth by Ltc. Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch
- Just as I am by Cicely Tyson
- Key to Yourself by Dr. Venice Bloodworth
- Know What Makes Them Tick: How to successfully negotiate almost any situation by Shonda Rhimes
- Know Your Value: Women, Money, and Genting What You’re Worth by Mika Brzezinski
- Lakota Woman by Mary Brave Bird
- Latina Empowerment Through Leadership: Mindful Stories from Inspiring Women by Catherine Munos Garces, Monica Rivera, et al
- Latinas in Aviation by Jacqueline S. Ruiz
- Latinas Rising Up in HR: Inspirational Stories of Human Resources Professionals Leading, Thriving, and Breaking Barriers by Priscilla Guasso
- Latinos in American Society: Families and Communities in Transition by Dr. Ruth Enid Zambrana
- Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change by Stacey Abrams
- Leadership and the new Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World by Margaret Wheatley
- Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way: Timeless strategies from the first lady of courage by Robin Gerber
- Leading by My Ponytail by Karen M. Walker & Judy Ducharme
- Leading so People Will Follow by Erika Andersen
- Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
- Leapfrog: The New Revolution for Women Entrepreneurs by Nathalie Molina Niño
- Leaving Isn’t the Hardest Thing: Essays by Lauren Hough
- Leaving Little Havana: A memoir of Miami’s Cuban ghetto by Cecilia M. Fernandez
- Legal Heroes in the Trump Era: Be Inspired. Expand Your Impact. Change the World. by Tahmina Watson (lawyer, writer)
- Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina by Misty Copeland
- Limitless: The Power of Hope and Resilience to Overcome Circumstances by Mallory Weggemann
- Little Black Book: A Toolkit for Working Women by Otegha Uwagba
- Living for Change by Grace Boggs
- Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir by Padma Lakshmi
- Mad at School: Rhetorics of Mental Disability and Academic Life by Margaret Price
- Madame Wu Chien-shiung: The First Lady Of Physics Research by Tsai-chien Chiang
- Marbles: Mania, Depression Michelangelo, and Me by Ellen Forney
- Martina by Martina Navratilova
- Mean by Myriam Gurba
- Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
- Men We Reaped: A Memoir by Jesmyn Ward
- Mexican Enough: My Life Between the Borderlines by Stephanie Elizondo Griest
- Million Dollar Women: The Essential Guide for Female Entrepreneurs Who Want to Go Big by Julia Pimsleur
- Mindset: The new psychology of success by Carol Dweck
- Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong
- Miss Jessie’s: Creating a Successful Business From Scratch — Naturally by Micho Branch
- More Myself: A Journey by Alicia Keys
- More than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say) by Elaine Welteroth
- More Than Pretty: Doing the Soul Work that Uncovers Your True Beauty by Erica Campbell
- More than Ready: Be Strong and Be You… and Other Lessons for Women of Color on the Rise by Cecilia Muñoz
- Multipliers: How the best leaders make everyone smarter by Liz Wiseman
- Muscogee Daughter: My sojourn to the Miss America Pageant by Susan Supernaw
- My (Underground) American Dream: My True Story as an Undocumented Immigrant Who Became a Wall Street Executive by Julissa Arce
- My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor
- My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future by Indra Nooyi (business)
- My Life: Queen of the Court by Serena Williams
- My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Mary Hartnett, Wendy Williams
- My Time to Speak: Reclaiming Ancestry and Confronting Race by Ilia Calederon
- Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make that Sabotage Their Careers by Lois P. Frankel, PhD
- Night Flying Woman: An Ojibway Narrative by Ignatia Broker
- Nimble, Focused, Feisty: Organizational Cultures that Win in the New Era and How to Create Them by Sara Roberts
- Nisei Radicals: The Feminist Poetics and Transformative Ministry of Mitsuye Yamada and Michael Yasutake by Diane C. Fujino
- Nooping: The Cure for White Ladies by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
- Notorious BIG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon & Shana Knizhnik
- Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements by adrienne maree brown
- Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America by María Hinojosa
- One Life by Megan Rapinoe & Emma Brockes
- Open Leadership by Charlene Li
- Option B by Sheryl Sandberg
- Own It: The Power of Women at Work by Sallie Krawcheck
- Own Your Phenomenal Self: A Guide on Character, Success, & Leadership by Rita P. Mitchell
- Perfectly You: Embracing the Power of Being Real by Mariana Atencio
- Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne maree brown
- Poet Warrior: A Memoir by Joy Harjo
- Portage Lake: Memories of an Ojibwe Childhood by Maude Kegg
- Postcolonial Leadership, A: Asian Immigrant Christian Leadership and Its Challenges by Hee An Choi
- Power Moves: How Women Can Pivot, Reboot, and Build a Career of Purpose by Lauren McGoodwin
- Presence: Bringing your boldest self to your biggest challenges by Amy Cuddy
- Pressure is a Privilege: Lessons I’ve Learned from Life and the Battle of the Sexes by Billie Jean King
- Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia by Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, Yolanda Flores Niemann, Carmen G. González
- Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual by Luvvie Ajayi Jones
- Profit from the Positive by Senia Maymin & Margaret H. Greenberg
- Purpose Driven Leadership: Building and fostering effective teams by Brigette Tasha Hyacinth
- Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain
- Radical : Fighting to Put Students First by Michelle Rhee
- Radical Candor: Be a kick-ass boss without losing your humanity by Kim Scott
- Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation by Rev Angel Kyodo Williams
- Reality Is Broken: Why games make us better and how they can change the world by Jane McGonigal
- Recovering the Sacred: The power of naming and claiming by Winona LaDuke
- Redefining Realness: My Path To Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock
- Representation Matters: How Victory Fund, Victory Institute, and LGBT Leaders are Transforming America by Karen Ocamb
- Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change by Ellen Pao
- Resonate by Nancy Duarte
- Right Within: How to Heal From Racial Trauma in the Workplace by Minda Harts
- Rising Strong: How the ability to reset transforms the way we live, love, prent, and lead by Brene Brown
- Rising to the Challenge, My Leadership Journey by Carly Fiorina
- Rita Moreno: A Memoir by Rita Moreno
- ROAR: How to Build a Resilient Organization by Sandy Asch
- Rookie Smarts by Liz Wiseman
- Run: Lessons in Leadership for Women Changing the World by Stephanie Schriock & Christina Reynolds
- Salsa, Soul, and Spirit: Leadership for a multicultural age byJuana Bordas
- See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love by Valarie Kaur
- Self Made: Becoming Empowered, Self Reliant and Rich in Every Way by Nely Galán
- Seriously…I’m Kidding by Ellen Degeneres
- Serving in Silence by Margarethe Cammermeyer
- Show Your Work by Jane Bozarth
- Show Your Worth: 8 Intention Strategies for Women to Emerge as Leaders at Work by Shelmina Babai Abji
- Silencing Gender, Age, Ethnicity and Cultural Biases in Leadership by Camilla A. Montoya, Julieta V. García. et al.
- Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story by Jacob Tobia
- Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde
- Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig
- Slide-ology by Nancy Duarte
- Small Doses: Potent Truths for Everyday Use by Amanda Seales
- Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace by Anne Lamott
- So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
- Speedbumps: Flooring it through Hollywood by Teri Garr
- Stand Out: How to find your breakthrough idea and build a following around it by Dorie Clark
- Staring: How We Look by Rosemarie Garland-Thomson
- Still Life with Rice by Helie Lee
- Strategize to Win: The New Way to Star Out, Step Up, or Start Over in Your Career by Carla Harris
- Successful Women Think Differently: 9 Habits to Make You Happier, Healthier & More Resilient by Valorie Burton
- Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen
- Swimming with Sharks in Dark Waters by Athene Brinson
- Take Charge of your Brand: Quick and simple techniques to help you own and manage your personal brand for professional and personal success by Guisselle Nuñez
- Teaching to Transgress: Education as the practice of freedom by Bell Hooks
- Thanks for the Feedback by Sheila Heen & Douglas Stone
- That’s What She Said: What Men Need to Know (And Women Need to Tell Them) About Working Together by Joanne Lipman
- The 100 Year Life by Lynda Gratton
- The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones
- The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom: Practical and Spiritual Steps So You Can Stop Worrying by Suze Orman
- The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters by Priya Parker
- The Black Widow’s Guide to Killer Pool: Become the Player to Beat by Jeanette Lee
- The Book of Awesome Black Americans: Scientific Pioneers Trailblazing Entrepreneurs, Barrier-Breaking Activists and AFro-Futurists by Monique jones
- The Buena Salud Guide to Understanding Depression and Enjoying Life by Jane Delgado
- The Change Masters by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know by Katty Kay & Claire Shipman
- The Confidence Game by Maria Konnikova
- The Cooked Seed: A Memoir by Anchee Min
- The Disability Experience: Working Toward Belonging by Hannalora Leavitt
- The Diversity Advantage: Fixing Gender Inequality In The Workplace by Ruchika Tulshyan
- The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir by Samantha Power
- The End of Competitive Advantage by Rita Gunther McGrath
- The Far Away Brothers: Two young migrants and the making of an American life by Lauren Markham
- The Gloria Anzaldúa Reader (Latin America Otherwise) by Gloria Anzaldua
- The Hill We Climb by Amanda Gorman
- The Holly Woodlawn Story: A Low Life in High Heels by Holly Woodlawn
- The Holy Intimacy of Strangers by Sarah York
- The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas by Monica Muñoz Martinez
- The Latina Guide to Health: Consejos and Caring Answers by Jane Delgado
- The Leadership Shift: The Strategic Positioning of Latino Business Leaders by Dr. Nilda Perez
- The Likeability Trap: How to Break Free and Succeed As You Are by Alicia Menendez
- The Little Black Book of Success: Laws of Leadership for Black Women by Elaine Meryl Brown; Marsha Haygood; Angela Burt-Murray
- The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks To You by Julie Zhuo
- The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin by Masha Gessen
- The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table by Minda Harts
- The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae
- The Moonshot Effect by Kate Purmal & Lisa Goldman
- The New IT: How Technology are Enabling Business Strategy in the Digital Age by Jill Dyche
- The New Social Learning by Marcia Conner
- The Next Generation of Women Leaders: What You Need to Lead but Won’t Learn in Business School by Selena Rezvani
- The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women’s Dead End-Work by Linda Babcock, Brenda Peyser, Lise Vesterlund, and Laurie Weingart
- The Obsessive Joy of Autism by Julia Bascom
- The One Week Budget by Tiffany Aliche
- The Power of Latino Leadership: Culture, inclusion, and contribution by Juana Bordas
- The pretty one: on life, pop culture, disability, and other reasons to fall in love with me by Keah Brown
- The Race Whisperer: Barack Obama and the political uses of race by Melanye Price
- The Road to Someplace Better: From the Segregated South to Harvard Business School and Beyond by Lillian Lincoln Lambert
- The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions by Paula Gunn Allen
- The School Days of an Indian Girl, and an Indian Teacher Among Indians by Zitkala-Sa
- The Shift by Lynda Gratton
- The Signals are Talking by Amy Webb
- The Silent Master: Awakening the Power Within by Tae Yun Kim
- The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende
- The Tao of Raven: An Alaska Native Memoir by Ernestine Hayes
- The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs
- The Transformational Consumer: Fuel a lifelong love affair with your customers by helping them get healthier, wealthier, and wiser by Tara-Nicholle Nelson
- The Truths We Hold: An American Journey by Kamala Harris
- The Turquoise Ledge by Leslie Silko
- The Undocumented Americans by Karla Conejo Villavicencio
- The Virtuous Circle: Restore Your Confidence, Bounce Back, and Emerge Stronger by Gaby Natale
- The White Album by Joan Didion
- The World I Live In by Helen Keller
- Thick Face, Black Heart: The warrior philosophy for conquering the challenges of business and life by Chin-Ning Chu
- Think Like a Negotiator by Eldonna Lewis Fernandez
- Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder by Arianna Huffington
- Too Late to Die Young: Nearly True Tales from a Life by Harriet McBryde Johnson
- Truth or Dare: Encounters with power, authority, and mystery by Starhawk
- Unfinished Business by Anne-Marie Slaughter
- Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships: Decoding social mysteries through autism’s unique perspectives by Temple Grandin
- Upper Hand: The Future of Work for the Rest of Us by Sherrell Dorsey
- Waist-High in the World: A Life Among the Nondisabled by Nancy Mairs
- We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- We Will Not Cancel Us by adrienne maree brown
- Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O’Neil
- Werk 101: Get Your Life Together Guide by Koereyelle DuBose
- What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey
- What Will it Take to Make a Woman President? by Marianne Schnall
- When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago
- When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
- Where the Past Begins: Memory and Imagination by Amy Tan
- Whiteness Visible: The meaning of whiteness in American literature and culture by Valerie Babb
- Wiping the War Paint off the Lens: Native American Film and Video by Beverly Singer
- Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
- WOLFPACK: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game by Abby Wambach
- Women and Leadership: Real Lives, Real Lessons by Julia Gillard & Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
- Women of Color in Tech: A Blueprint for Inspiring and Mentoring the Next Generation of Technology Innovators by Susanne Tedrick
- Women’s Ways of Knowing: The development of self, voice, and mind by Mary Field Belenky, et. al.
- Year of Yes: How to dance it out, stand in the sun, and be your own person by Shonda Rhimes
- You Are a Mogul: How to Do the Impossible, Do It Yourself, and Do It Now by Tiffany Pham
- Your Next Level Life: 7 Rules of Power, Confidence, and Opportunity for Black Women in America by Karen Arrington
- The Color of Courage: Crushing Racism in Corporate America by Cindi Bright
- The Extraordinary Power of Leader Humility: Thriving Organizations – Great Results by Marilyn Gist, PhD
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