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Books like #Girlboss

12 books with a reading profile close to #Girlboss by Sophia Amoruso. Practical, growth-minded and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way

by Richard Branson

Also practical and clear-cut · business strategy, memoir

Richard Branson chronicles the rise of the Virgin brand from his early days managing a student magazine to the expansion of a global aviation and music empire.
2

Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose

by Tony Hsieh

Also growth-minded and clear-cut · business strategy, memoir

Tony Hsieh outlines the evolution of Zappos from a struggling startup to a billion-dollar subsidiary of Amazon.
3

The Magnolia Story

by Chip Gaines

Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

Chip and Joanna Gaines, the couple behind the home-renovation show Fixer Upper, tell their own story in this memoir, which Chip narrates with Joanna's contributions.
4

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

by William Kamkwamba

Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

In 2002, a severe drought in Malawi forced fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba to drop out of school because his family could no longer afford the fees.
5

Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul

by Howard Schultz

Also growth-minded and clear-cut · business strategy, memoir

After stepping down as CEO years earlier, Howard Schultz returned to lead Starbucks in 2008 during a period of severe financial decline and identity crisis.
6

Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness

by Scott Jurek

Also growth-minded and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

Scott Jurek traces his evolution from a Midwestern hunter to an elite ultramarathon champion fueled entirely by plants.
7

90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life

by Don Piper

Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

In 1989, a semi-truck crushed Don Piper’s car, leading medical professionals to pronounce him dead at the scene.
8

The Greatest Salesman in the World

by Og Mandino

Also growth-minded and clear-cut · business strategy, inspirational

Set in the biblical era, this parable follows Hafid, a camel boy who inherits ten ancient vellum scrolls containing the secrets of success from a wealthy merchant.
9

Be Ready When the Luck Happens

by Ina Garten

Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

In this memoir, Ina Garten traces her path from a restrictive childhood to her role as a nuclear budget analyst in the Ford and Carter administrations before pivoting to culinary entrepreneurship.
10

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

by Chris Hadfield

Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

Chris Hadfield details his path from a corn farm in Ontario to commanding the International Space Station.
11

Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

by Seth Godin

Also practical and growth-minded · business strategy, inspirational

Seth Godin argues that the internet has dismantled traditional barriers to organization, allowing anyone to gather a group of people around a shared interest or cause.
12

Kisses from Katie

by Katie Davis Majors

Also practical and clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

At age eighteen, Katie Davis left her comfortable life in Tennessee to serve as a teacher in Jinja, Uganda.

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