S3, E8 The Career Coven: The (Non-Fiction) Books That Changed Our Lives
Fri Feb 06 2026
This week's episode of the Career Coven is on the non-fiction books that changed our lives. Bec and Annie have a really fun time discussing the books which have had the most impact on them, particularly professionally, as well as going through some incredible listener recommendations. If you’re looking for a reading list to get you through the year, this episode will give it to you.
Our top 5 recommendations:
Al Ramadan & Dave Peterson - Play Bigger Edith Eger - The Gift Eric Jorgenson, Jack Butcher - The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness Lucy Jones - Matrescence Glennon Doyle - UntamedEnjoying this content? Please rate and subscribe on your preferred platform, and let us know what you think!
The long list of listener recommendations, and our other recommendations:
Emily Wapnick - How to be Everything Bill Gates - How to Avoid a Climate Disaster Jack London - White Fang John Steinbeck - East of Eden Lucy Maud Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables Amir Levine & Rachel Heller - Attached Sharon Blackie - If Women Rose Rooted Herminia Ibarra - Working identity Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott - The 100 Year Life Margaret Heffernan - Wilful Blindness Julia Samuel - This Too Shall Pass Brene Brown - The Gifts Of Imperfection Viktor Frankl - Man’s Search For Meaning Malcolm Gladwell - Outliers Ekhart Tolle - The Power of Now Michelle Obama - Becoming Jia Tolentino - Trick Mirror Matt Mochary - The Great CEO Within Mary Ann Sieghart - The Authority Gap Naomi Alderman - The Power Reni Eddo-Lodge - Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race Emma Reed Turrell - Please YourselfInterested in that weird thing where you read at speaking speed we were talking about? It's called subvocalisation and you can read more about it here
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This week's episode of the Career Coven is on the non-fiction books that changed our lives. Bec and Annie have a really fun time discussing the books which have had the most impact on them, particularly professionally, as well as going through some incredible listener recommendations. If you’re looking for a reading list to get you through the year, this episode will give it to you. Our top 5 recommendations: Al Ramadan & Dave Peterson - Play Bigger Edith Eger - The Gift Eric Jorgenson, Jack Butcher - The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness Lucy Jones - Matrescence Glennon Doyle - UntamedEnjoying this content? Please rate and subscribe on your preferred platform, and let us know what you think! The long list of listener recommendations, and our other recommendations: Emily Wapnick - How to be Everything Bill Gates - How to Avoid a Climate Disaster Jack London - White Fang John Steinbeck - East of Eden Lucy Maud Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables Amir Levine & Rachel Heller - Attached Sharon Blackie - If Women Rose Rooted Herminia Ibarra - Working identity Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott - The 100 Year Life Margaret Heffernan - Wilful Blindness Julia Samuel - This Too Shall Pass Brene Brown - The Gifts Of Imperfection Viktor Frankl - Man’s Search For Meaning Malcolm Gladwell - Outliers Ekhart Tolle - The Power of Now Michelle Obama - Becoming Jia Tolentino - Trick Mirror Matt Mochary - The Great CEO Within Mary Ann Sieghart - The Authority Gap Naomi Alderman - The Power Reni Eddo-Lodge - Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race Emma Reed Turrell - Please YourselfInterested in that weird thing where you read at speaking speed we were talking about? It's called subvocalisation and you can read more about it here