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The Smart Thinking Podcast

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Education:Self-Improvement

Episode 294: Six Books For Spring! (Learning & Growing)

Episode 294: Six Books For Spring! (Learning & Growing)

2024-02-18
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As we look to the start of spring and a break for many of us, I want to give you some texts to read to invest in yourself and others! This list of texts is best read in the order explained and below. However, each book, by itself, is fantastic!

 

Stay Sane In An Insane World, Greg Harden

A New Kind Of Diversity, Tim Elmore

Yes To The Mess, Frank Barrett

How To Know A Person, David Brooks

The Little Liar, Mitch Albom

Maybe, Kobi Yamada

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