9 must-read nonfiction books like Unhappy Achiever: Rejecting the Good Girl Image and Reclaiming the Joy of Inner Fulfillment by Ashley Jordan

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Unhappy Achiever: Rejecting the Good Girl Image and Reclaiming the Joy of Inner Fulfillment

By: Ashley Jordan

3.90

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Unhappy Achiever is a story of healing, of revolutionary awakening--of what happens when we summon …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Unhappy Achiever: Rejecting the Good Girl Image and Reclaiming the Joy of Inner Fulfillment by Ashley Jordan , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Blank

By: Zibby Owens

3.71

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

A wife, mother, and frustrated writer faces an impossible deadline for turning her life around in a… read more

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2. The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

By: Heather McGhee

4.63

Format: 415 pages, Hardcover

Heather McGhee's specialty is the American economy--and the mystery of why it so often fails the Am… read more

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"They have to make Americans afraid of one another. They're exploiting fear in America to sell guns."

-Heather McGhee, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

"Ultimately, an economy, the rules we abide by and set for what's fair and who merits what, is an expression of our moral understanding."

-Heather McGhee, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

"Instead of being blind to race, color blindness makes people blind to racism, unwilling to acknowledge where its effects have shaped opportunity or to use race-conscious solutions to address it."

-Heather McGhee, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

"It's often unconscious, but their perception of The Other as undeserving is so important to their perception of themselves as deserving that they'll tear apart the web that supports everyone, includi…"

-Heather McGhee, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

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3. How to Write an Autobiographical Novel

By: Alexander Chee

4.39

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel is the author’s manifesto on the entangling of life, literat… read more

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"Destroying art is practice for destroying people."

-Alexander Chee, How to Write an Autobiographical Novel

"A novel, should it survive, protects what a missile can't."

-Alexander Chee, How to Write an Autobiographical Novel

"...books were still to me as they had been when I found them: the only magic."

-Alexander Chee, How to Write an Autobiographical Novel

"My first novel was not the first one I started. It was the first one I finished."

-Alexander Chee, How to Write an Autobiographical Novel

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4. A Revolution of the Mind

By: M.V. Perry

3.61

Format: 497 pages, Kindle Edition

From the chilly gray of her hometown on Chicago’s North Shore to a palm-speckled, sun-drenched Cali… read more

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5. The Life She Wanted

By: Anita Abriel

3.94

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

New York in the 1920s—a time when fortunes are made and a woman’s dreams are challenged against all… read more

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6. Business or Pleasure

By: Rachel Lynn Solomon

3.76

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Chandler Cohen has never felt more like the ghost in "ghostwriter" until she attends a signing for … read more

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7. A Night at the Tropicana

By: Chanel Cleeton

4.03

Format: 41 pages, Kindle Edition

Cuba in the 1930s is the backdrop for a vibrant short story about the rhythms of the heart and the … read more

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8. Under the Naga Tail: A True Story of Survival, Bravery, and Escape from the Cambodian Genocide

By: Mae Bunseng Taing

4.49

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A courageous and poignant memoir of one young man’s daring escape from Cambodia’s genocidal regime … read more

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9. The Birdcatcher

By: Gayl Jones

3.04

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Legendary writer Gayl Jones returns with a stunning new novel about Black American artists in exile… read more

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"You cannot grow without growing inside."

-Gayl Jones, The Birdcatcher

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10. Lying to Children

By: Alex Shahla

3.54

Format: 346 pages, ebook

A fictional father writes letters to his college-aged daughter and son remembering events, large an… read more

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"Never forget, I love you just as much on your worst day as I do on your best day."

-Alex Shahla, Lying to Children

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11. Friends with Secrets

By: Christine Gunderson

4.16

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

In a funny and suspenseful debut, Christine Gunderson explores the myth of the perfect mother, the … read more

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12. The Prophets of Gentilly Terrace

By: Gordon Peter Wilson

3.24

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

A Multilayered Story of the Tragedy, Triumph, and Peculiarity of New Orleans Amid the infection of … read more

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13. The Reluctant Disciple: A Parable About Reconciling Faith and Business

By: Robin Pou

4.12

Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition

An inspirational parable of spiritual self-discovery to help fully integrate your personal Christia… read more

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14. The Anti-Heroes

By: Jen Lancaster

3.91

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

Two best friends, stalled and dissatisfied, change the course of their lives in a wildly funny nove… read more

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15. The Inner Mountain: Discover Your True Spirit, Strength, and Potential

By: Diane Wang

4.29

Format: 131 pages, Kindle Edition

2022 Business Woman of the Year (CEO Today magazine) In her new book, The Inner Mountain, DHgate G… read more

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16. Unhappy Achiever: Rejecting the Good Girl Image and Reclaiming the Joy of Inner Fulfillment

By: Ashley Jordan

3.90

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Unhappy Achiever is a story of healing, of revolutionary awakening--of what happens when we summon … read more

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17. Selling Sexy: Victoria’s Secret and the Unraveling of an American Icon

By: Lauren Sherman

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The story of how Victoria’s Secret skyrocketed from a tiny chain of boutiques to an intimates monol… read more

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18. Ain’t Nuthin’ Gonna Separate Us

By: Trisha Sugarek

4.13

Format: 532 pages, Kindle Edition

1950. In a shack in the Georgia backwoods two siblings, Hannah Mae and Jerry, find themselves sudde… read more

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19. Cake on Tuesday: 25 Lessons to Unlock Corporate Innovation

By: Elizabeth Bieniek

4.69

Format: 125 pages, Kindle Edition

Cake on Tuesday is a profound exploration of leadership, innovation, and personal growth. Drawing f… read more

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20. Seeing Around Corners: Achieving Success in Business and Life

By: R. Christopher Whalen

4.69

Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition

Seeing Around Corners tells the inspirational rags-to-riches story of entrepreneur Stan Middleman a… read more

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21. The Nonprofit Dilemma: Insights & Strategies for Purpose-Driven Leaders

By: D.C. Armijo

4.39

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

The nonprofit leadership book that will help you become a more effective catalyst for change. “C… read more

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"...nonprofit leadership is more challenging than leading a for-profit company of similar size and complexity. The primary reason for this is differences in the clarity of organizational objectives."

-D.C. Armijo, The Nonprofit Dilemma: Insights & Strategies for Purpose-Driven Leaders

"Something interesting and exciting happens when you begin contributing as a leader. You move from working in an organization to working on it...Whether you have a leadership title or not, when you be…"

-D.C. Armijo, The Nonprofit Dilemma: Insights & Strategies for Purpose-Driven Leaders

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22. The Upside of Oil and Gas Investing: How the New Model Works and Why It Puts the Traditional Model to Shame

By: Jay R. Young

4.23

Format: 178 pages, Kindle Edition

The oil and gas industry is old and is notoriously resistant to change. Author Jay Young wants to r… read more

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23. The Witchfinder’s Sacrifice (The Witches of Windsor, #2)

By: Rande Goodwin

4.26

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Amazon Best SellerSomething Wicked Has Returned . . . A week has passed since Nate Watson defeated… read more

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24. The Attention Fix: How to Focus in a World That Wants to Distract You

By: Anders Hansen

3.91

Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition

“Anders Hansen’s work is the antidote to our modern-day struggles.”—Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, author o… read more

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21 best-selling fiction books like Blank by Zibby Owens

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Katie Sise

4.03

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Zibby Owens

3.71

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Luanne Rice

4.06

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