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Angela Duckworth Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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Angela Duckworth is founder and CEO of the Character Lab. Co-founder, Chief Scientist, & Board Member of @thecharacterlab. Professor at @Penn. Author of Grit. Co-host of @NSQ_Show.

13 books
Book Cover for: The Story of Architecture, Witold Rybczynski

The Story of Architecture

Witold RybczynskiAngela DuckworthAngela Duckworth

I'm increasingly interested in how WHERE we are shapes WHO we are And I'm excited for this talk by on Tue Dec 13 at 530pm here in Philly by Witold Rybczynski on THE STORY OF ARCHITECTURE" https://t.co/95tkBtddqv @Eventbrite

Hardcover, 2022

$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, Ai, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains, Max S. Bennett

A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, Ai, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains

Max S. BennettAngela DuckworthAngela Duckworth

I've been recommending A Brief History of Intelligence to everyone I know. A truly novel, beautifully crafted thesis on what intelligence is and how it has developed since the dawn of life itself.

Hardcover, 2023

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Chasing My Cure: A Doctor's Race to Turn Hope Into Action; A Memoir, David Fajgenbaum

Chasing My Cure: A Doctor's Race to Turn Hope Into Action; A Memoir

David FajgenbaumAngela DuckworthAngela Duckworth

Dr. David Fajgenbaum is a paragon of grit. His story—nearly dying, then finding his purpose in searching for the cure—is an inspiration to us all. And you can read about it in his amazing book #ChasingMyCure, out today. Learn more at https://t.co/lGFUDS7bST https://t.co/1AXGhwcl79

Paperback, 2021

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Get It Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation, Ayelet Fishbach

Get It Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation

Ayelet FishbachAngela DuckworthAngela Duckworth

without exaggeration one of my *favorite* books in a long, long time! @ayeletfishbach is incomparably clear but also definitively the expert on the research!!

Paperback, 2023

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Parent Nation: Unlocking Every Child's Potential, Fulfilling Society's Promise, Dana Suskind

Parent Nation: Unlocking Every Child's Potential, Fulfilling Society's Promise

Dana SuskindAngela DuckworthAngela Duckworth

Join me when I talk to @DrDanaSuskind about her important new book Parent Nation: Unlocking Every Child’s Potential, Fulfilling Society’s Promise this Thurs April 28 at 7PM CT with @FamilyActionNet http://www.bit.ly/SuskindFANWebinar https://t.co/eMii01mfUP

Hardcover, 2022

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and in Life, Francesca Gino

Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and in Life

Francesca GinoAngela DuckworthAngela Duckworth

#RebelTalent, a book with great stories, great science and practical advice on constructive rule breaking by @francescagino, made the Business Insider list of the 10 best business books of the year so far: https://t.co/73Ec0B2UAe

Hardcover, 2018

$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment, Daniel Kahneman

Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment

Daniel KahnemanAngela DuckworthAngela Duckworth

What should you read after Thinking Fast and Slow? NOISE by @CassSunstein and Olivier Sibony and, oh yea, Danny Kahneman :) Because there are two ways to be wrong and you need to know both of them to have a shot at being right https://t.co/2H4gmzch72

Paperback, 2022

$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Tell Me More: Stories about the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say, Kelly Corrigan

Tell Me More: Stories about the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say

Kelly CorriganAngela DuckworthAngela Duckworth

Enjoyed talking to @corrigankelly for Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan on @PBS https://t.co/qqdt1JSZ9n

Paperback, 2019

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Gentle Power: A Revolution in How We Think, Lead, and Succeed Using the Finnish Art of Sisu, Emilia Elisabet Lahti

Gentle Power: A Revolution in How We Think, Lead, and Succeed Using the Finnish Art of Sisu

Emilia Elisabet LahtiAngela DuckworthAngela Duckworth

I admire Elisabet’s work on sisu but just as much admire the way she leads her life! Check out her book Gentle Power! https://t.co/hbCN3i8vQg https://t.co/nTPStTQ2oZ

Hardcover, 2023

$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning Is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy, Daniel T. Willingham

Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning Is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy

Daniel T. WillinghamAngela DuckworthAngela Duckworth

In a sentence, this is the best book I've read on how anyone can learn the tactics of the most successful students. Practical but backed by the latest science, Outsmart Your Brain is an on-ramp to the virtuous cycle of interest, confidence, and achievement. Bravo, Dan!

Hardcover, 2023

$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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