N4A PDI Professional Development Book Recommendations

1.
The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter 4.15 avg rating — 9,258 ratings
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success 4.10 avg rating — 169,813 ratings
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The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You 4.16 avg rating — 56,099 ratings
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The Alchemist
The Alchemist 3.92 avg rating — 3,430,441 ratings
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The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential
The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential 4.31 avg rating — 9,353 ratings
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What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen
What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen 4.23 avg rating — 16,885 ratings
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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 4.09 avg rating — 61,143 ratings
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Training Camp: What the Best Do Better Than Everyone Else
Training Camp: What the Best Do Better Than Everyone Else 4.12 avg rating — 2,416 ratings
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The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork: Embrace Them and Empower Your Team
The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork: Embrace Them and Empower Your Team 4.16 avg rating — 4,395 ratings
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As a Man Thinketh
As a Man Thinketh 4.24 avg rating — 93,577 ratings
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Attitude 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know
Attitude 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know 4.21 avg rating — 2,966 ratings
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Becoming the Boss: New Rules for the Next Generation of Leaders
Becoming the Boss: New Rules for the Next Generation of Leaders 3.79 avg rating — 444 ratings
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Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders
Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders 4.16 avg rating — 122 ratings
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Before Happiness: The 5 Hidden Keys to Achieving Success, Spreading Happiness, and Sustaining Positive Change
Before Happiness: The 5 Hidden Keys to Achieving Success, Spreading Happiness, and Sustaining Positive Change 4.02 avg rating — 3,452 ratings
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Beyond the Gridiron
Beyond the Gridiron 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
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Bo's Lasting Lessons: The Legendary Coach Teaches the Timeless Fundamentals of Leadership
Bo's Lasting Lessons: The Legendary Coach Teaches the Timeless Fundamentals of Leadership 4.43 avg rating — 835 ratings
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Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Book & DVD)
Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School (Book & DVD) 4.01 avg rating — 34,188 ratings
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Choke: What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When You Have To
Choke: What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When You Have To 3.71 avg rating — 1,319 ratings
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Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great
Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall In Love With the Process of Becoming Great 4.09 avg rating — 8,107 ratings
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Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education
Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education 4.10 avg rating — 4,084 ratings
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The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups
The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups 4.25 avg rating — 33,874 ratings
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Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes Into Stepping Stones for Success
Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes Into Stepping Stones for Success 4.18 avg rating — 12,131 ratings
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First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently
First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently 3.94 avg rating — 41,319 ratings
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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 4.12 avg rating — 277,846 ratings
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Greater Than Yourself: The Ultimate Lesson of True Leadership
Greater Than Yourself: The Ultimate Lesson of True Leadership 3.88 avg rating — 352 ratings
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H3 Leadership: Be Humble. Stay Hungry. Always Hustle.
H3 Leadership: Be Humble. Stay Hungry. Always Hustle. 3.94 avg rating — 1,382 ratings
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How to Get Your Point Across in 30 Seconds or Less
How to Get Your Point Across in 30 Seconds or Less 3.63 avg rating — 748 ratings
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You're in Charge, Now What?: The 8 Point Plan
You're in Charge, Now What?: The 8 Point Plan 3.73 avg rating — 659 ratings
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Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Jonathan Livingston Seagull 3.86 avg rating — 267,236 ratings
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Leadership Gold: Lessons I've Learned from a Lifetime of Leading
Leadership Gold: Lessons I've Learned from a Lifetime of Leading 4.29 avg rating — 1,922 ratings
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Leading with a Limp: Turning Your Struggles into Strengths
Leading with a Limp: Turning Your Struggles into Strengths 4.08 avg rating — 1,341 ratings
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Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead 3.95 avg rating — 266,950 ratings
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Learning Outside The Lines : Two Ivy League Students With Learning Disabilities And ADHD Give You The Tools For Academic Success and Educational Revolution
Learning Outside The Lines : Two Ivy League Students With Learning Disabilities And ADHD Give You The Tools For Academic Success and Educational Revolution 3.87 avg rating — 589 ratings
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Lunchmeat & Life Lessons: Sharing a Butcher's Wisdom
Lunchmeat & Life Lessons: Sharing a Butcher's Wisdom 4.02 avg rating — 243 ratings
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The Mentor Leader: Secrets to Building People and Teams That Win Consistently
The Mentor Leader: Secrets to Building People and Teams That Win Consistently 4.13 avg rating — 2,768 ratings
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Motivation and Learning Strategies for College Success: A Self-Management Approach
Motivation and Learning Strategies for College Success: A Self-Management Approach 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings
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The Motivation Manifesto: 9 Declarations to Claim Your Personal Power
The Motivation Manifesto: 9 Declarations to Claim Your Personal Power 4.02 avg rating — 6,226 ratings
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Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter 3.99 avg rating — 15,392 ratings
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My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student
My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student 3.23 avg rating — 1,437 ratings
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Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time
Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time 3.84 avg rating — 50,940 ratings
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On Becoming a Leader
On Becoming a Leader 3.89 avg rating — 5,378 ratings
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Our Iceberg Is Melting
Our Iceberg Is Melting 3.76 avg rating — 17,170 ratings
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Outliers: The Story of Success
Outliers: The Story of Success 4.19 avg rating — 845,793 ratings
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Overcoming Dyslexia By Shaywitz Sally E
Overcoming Dyslexia By Shaywitz Sally E 4.30 avg rating — 3,378 ratings
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Overcoming Math Anxiety
Overcoming Math Anxiety 3.56 avg rating — 75 ratings
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Reframing Academic Leadership
Reframing Academic Leadership 3.98 avg rating — 339 ratings
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Reframing Organizations Artistry, Choice, and Leadership (Jossey Bass Business & Management Series)
Reframing Organizations Artistry, Choice, and Leadership (Jossey Bass Business & Management Series) 3.90 avg rating — 2,763 ratings
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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 4.16 avg rating — 801,915 ratings
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Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms
Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life's Storms
by: Tim Tebow
4.16 avg rating — 5,982 ratings
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Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into Competitors
Silos, Politics and Turf Wars: A Leadership Fable About Destroying the Barriers That Turn Colleagues Into Competitors 4.05 avg rating — 4,272 ratings
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Spark: How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success
Spark: How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success 3.84 avg rating — 739 ratings
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The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything
The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything 3.97 avg rating — 25,779 ratings
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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 4.10 avg rating — 257,729 ratings
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Succeeding in College With Attention Deficit Disorders: Issues and Strategies for Students, Counselors and Educators
Succeeding in College With Attention Deficit Disorders: Issues and Strategies for Students, Counselors and Educators liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Take the Lead
Take the Lead 3.67 avg rating — 363 ratings
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Talent is Never Enough Workbook: No Matter How Gifted You Are, These 13 Choices Will Make You Better
Talent is Never Enough Workbook: No Matter How Gifted You Are, These 13 Choices Will Make You Better 4.19 avg rating — 85 ratings
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Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else
Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else 3.93 avg rating — 20,656 ratings
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Teach Students How to Learn: Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation
Teach Students How to Learn: Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation 4.20 avg rating — 463 ratings
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The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage
The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage 3.86 avg rating — 44,696 ratings
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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity 4.01 avg rating — 165,260 ratings
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The Carpenter: The 3 Greatest Success Strategies of All
The Carpenter: The 3 Greatest Success Strategies of All 4.24 avg rating — 2,940 ratings
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The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right 4.04 avg rating — 73,754 ratings
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The Contrarian's Guide to Leadership
The Contrarian's Guide to Leadership 4.01 avg rating — 1,192 ratings
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The Difference Maker: Making Your Attitude Your Greatest Asset
The Difference Maker: Making Your Attitude Your Greatest Asset 4.19 avg rating — 3,397 ratings
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The Education of a Lifetime
The Education of a Lifetime 4.30 avg rating — 200 ratings
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The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy
The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy 3.84 avg rating — 31,224 ratings
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team 4.11 avg rating — 132,331 ratings
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The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate The Three Essential Virtues (J-B Lencioni Series)
The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate The Three Essential Virtues (J-B Lencioni Series) 4.07 avg rating — 14,952 ratings
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The Image of Leadership: How leaders package themselves to stand out for the right reasons
The Image of Leadership: How leaders package themselves to stand out for the right reasons 3.50 avg rating — 42 ratings
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The Leader Who Had No Title
The Leader Who Had No Title 3.95 avg rating — 14,693 ratings
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The Leadership Challenge
The Leadership Challenge 4.01 avg rating — 14,394 ratings
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The One Minute Manager
The One Minute Manager 3.95 avg rating — 141,585 ratings
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The Pause Principle: Step Back to Lead Forward
The Pause Principle: Step Back to Lead Forward 3.69 avg rating — 135 ratings
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The Slight Edge
The Slight Edge 4.29 avg rating — 25,194 ratings
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The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success
The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success 4.09 avg rating — 19,376 ratings
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The Way of the Champion: Lessons from Sun Tzu's the Art of War and Other Tao Wisdom for Sports & Life
The Way of the Champion: Lessons from Sun Tzu's the Art of War and Other Tao Wisdom for Sports & Life 3.99 avg rating — 141 ratings
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The Why Axis: Hidden Motives and The Undiscovered Economics of Everyday Life
The Why Axis: Hidden Motives and The Undiscovered Economics of Everyday Life 3.67 avg rating — 1,333 ratings
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Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life and Work
Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life and Work 3.94 avg rating — 13,839 ratings
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You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader: How Anyone, Anywhere, Can Make a Positive Difference
You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader: How Anyone, Anywhere, Can Make a Positive Difference 3.97 avg rating — 2,475 ratings