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Lessons in Chemistry Lessons in Chemistry (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 1,908,895 ratings — published 2022
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Becoming Becoming (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 1,246,764 ratings — published 2018
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Untamed Untamed (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 528,725 ratings — published 2020
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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 — 271,253 ratings — published
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 16 times as empowerment)
avg rating 4.39 — 342,260 ratings — published 2012
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Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 241,604 ratings — published 2015
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You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 297,204 ratings — published 2013
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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 — 1,428,237 ratings — published 2018
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Women Who Run With the Wolves Women Who Run With the Wolves (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 103,242 ratings — published 1992
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 183,014 ratings — published 2019
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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)
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avg rating 4.29 — 250,011 ratings — published 2012
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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 640,349 ratings — published 2012
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The Gifts of Imperfection The Gifts of Imperfection (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 230,972 ratings — published 2010
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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 225,628 ratings — published 2005
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Big Big (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.61 — 5,199 ratings — published 2023
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Women Don't Owe You Pretty Women Don't Owe You Pretty (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.69 — 71,153 ratings — published 2020
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The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 65,363 ratings — published 2019
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I Am Enough I Am Enough (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 12,010 ratings — published 2018
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 1,491,920 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 — 578,039 ratings — published 2012
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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 — 1,196,906 ratings — published 1936
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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 475,766 ratings — published 1997
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The Let Them Theory The Let Them Theory (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.99 — 356,573 ratings — published 2024
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Girl Wash your Face Girl Wash your Face (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.57 — 276,037 ratings — published 2018
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Braving the Wilderness Braving the Wilderness (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 123,239 ratings — published 2017
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The Hate U Give The Hate U Give (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 1,044,859 ratings — published 2017
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The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 552,086 ratings — published 1997
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as empowerment)
avg rating 4.33 — 311,061 ratings — published 2014
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Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 12,387 ratings — published 2018
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Men Explain Things to Me Men Explain Things to Me (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 90,653 ratings — published 2014
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I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as empowerment)
avg rating 4.19 — 27,243 ratings — published 2007
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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)
by (shelved 8 times as empowerment)
avg rating 4.16 — 845,264 ratings — published 1989
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Weyward Weyward (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as empowerment)
avg rating 4.05 — 458,385 ratings — published 2023
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The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as empowerment)
avg rating 4.03 — 135,492 ratings — published 2020
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101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.72 — 79,388 ratings — published 2016
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Bodies Are Cool Bodies Are Cool (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.58 — 2,857 ratings — published 2021
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Starfish Starfish (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 38,212 ratings — published 2021
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 4,451,146 ratings — published 2017
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Dare to Lead Dare to Lead (ebook)
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avg rating 4.17 — 133,123 ratings — published 2018
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Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.30 — 335,224 ratings — published 2018
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,980,336 ratings — published 2018
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Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.38 — 4,982 ratings — published 2017
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as empowerment)
avg rating 4.06 — 4,842,462 ratings — published 2016
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Year of Yes Year of Yes (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 104,483 ratings — published 2015
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Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as empowerment)
avg rating 4.25 — 90,390 ratings — published 2015
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The 48 Laws of Power The 48 Laws of Power (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 245,756 ratings — published 1999
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as empowerment)
avg rating 4.28 — 55,957 ratings — published 2008
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The Secret (The Secret, #1) The Secret (The Secret, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as empowerment)
avg rating 3.74 — 548,902 ratings — published 2006
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The Vagina Monologues The Vagina Monologues (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as empowerment)
avg rating 3.87 — 39,089 ratings — published 1996
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I'm Glad My Mom Died I'm Glad My Mom Died (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as empowerment)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,629,746 ratings — published 2022
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Mary Wollstonecraft
“I do not wish them [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.”
― Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

Virginia Woolf
“Women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessing the magic and delicious power of reflecting the figure of man at twice its natural size.”
― Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

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