Ambition Unboxed Book Club

My Life, My Love, My Legacy

By: Coretta Scott King & Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds
Narrated by: Phylicia Rashad & January LaVoy
Length: 14 hours 20 minutes

"...this audiobook, which was dictated in the last year of King’s life, put’s both her and her husband’s struggles in cultural and historical context. This is a must-listen." -- The Berkshire Edge

The life story of Coretta Scott King—wife of Martin Luther King Jr., founder of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, and singular... Read more

Brotopia

Breaking Up the Boys' Club of Silicon Valley

By: Emily Chang
Narrated by: Emily Chang
Length: 9 hours 6 minutes

Instant National Bestseller

A PBS NewsHour-New York Times Book Club Pick

"Excellent." —San Francisco Chronicle

Silicon Valley is a modern utopia where anyone can change the world. Unless you're a woman.

It's time to break up the boys' club. Incisive, powerful, and a fierce rallying cry, Emily Chang shows us how to fix Silicon Valley’s toxic... Read more

I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening)

A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations

By: Sarah Stewart Holland & Beth A. Silvers
Narrated by: Beth Silvers & Sarah Stewart Holland
Length: 5 hours 34 minutes

More than ever, politics seem to be driven by discord. People sitting together in pews every Sunday feel like strangers and loved ones at the dinner table feel like enemies. Toxic political dialogue, hate-filled rants on social media, and agenda-driven news stories have become the new norm. But it doesn't have to be this way.In I Think You're... Read more

My Life in Full

Work, Family, and Our Future

By: Indra Nooyi
Narrated by: Indra Nooyi
Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

A New York Times Bestseller
 
An intimate and powerful memoir by the trailblazing former CEO of PepsiCo

For a dozen years as one of the world’s most admired CEOs, Indra Nooyi redefined what it means to be an exceptional leader. The first woman of color and immigrant to run a Fortune 50 company — and one of the foremost strategic thinkers of our... Read more

Subtle Acts of Exclusion, Second Edition

How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions

By: Tiffany Jana & Michael Baran
Narrated by: Janina Edwards
Length: 6 hours 22 minutes

An expanded edition of the first practical, nonjudgmental handbook for dealing with microaggressions, featuring examples, sample scripts, action plans, a new discussion and activity guide, and up-to-date suggestions for creating a culture of belonging in the workplace.

Overt discrimination is relatively easy to spot. But the less obvious but more... Read more

The Art of Gathering

How We Meet and Why It Matters

By: Priya Parker
Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
Length: 9 hours 20 minutes

“Whether you're running a classroom, holding a meeting, or hosting a party, this book from Priya Parker offers a ton of insight on what makes a good gathering. Read more

The Gifts of Imperfection: 10th Anniversary Edition

Features a new foreword

By: Brené Brown
Narrated by: Brené Brown
Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

“Brown's book concentrates on self-compassion and cultivating: resilient spirit, creativity, calm, & stillness, just to name a few. Read more

Burnout

The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

By: Emily Nagoski, PhD & Amelia Nagoski, DMA
Narrated by: Emily Nagoski, PhD & Amelia Nagoski, DMA
Length: 7 hours 1 minute

“Working in an industry I’m super passionate about makes it REALLY hard to set healthy boundaries. When I’m not promoting books, I’m reading them. When I’m not on a Zoom call with an author, I’m stalking their #bookstagram profiles online. Books all day every day! The Nagoski siblings are two of my favorite nonfiction authors. They know how to... Read more

Invisible Women

Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

By: Caroline Criado-Perez
Narrated by: Caroline Criado-Perez
Length: 9 hours 24 minutes

“This book is as utterly fascinating as it is frustrating and eye-opening. I blew through it in a day and a half because I simply could not stop listening to it and appreciating with rising vexation Perez's breakdown of the data at every level of the world we live in today. This is a book I wish I could share with everyone and talk about to get... Read more

Brag Better

Master the Art of Fearless Self-Promotion

By: Meredith Fineman
Narrated by: Meredith Fineman
Length: 7 hours 6 minutes

This effortless and unapologetic approach to self-promotion will manage your anxiety and allow you to champion yourself.

Does talking about your accomplishments feel scary or icky because you're worried people will think you're "obnoxious"?

Does it feel more natural to "put your head down and do the work"?

Are you tired of watching the loudest... Read more

How Women Rise

Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job

By: Sally Helgesen & Marshall Goldsmith
Narrated by: Sally Helgesen, Marshall Goldsmith & Suzanne Toren
Length: 7 hours 7 minutes

Overcome the twelve habits holding you back and take your career to new heights with this wise and approachable guide from two business leadership experts.
Ready to take the next step in your career . . . but not sure what's holding you back? Read on.
Leadership expert Sally Helgesen and bestselling leadership coach Marshall Goldsmith have... Read more

Pushback

How Smart Women Ask--and Stand Up--for What They Want

By: Lois P. Frankel & Selena Rezvani
Narrated by: Vanessa Hart
Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

"Pushback"--the art of making a firm request-and then holding one's own in a contentious conversation--is a leadership necessity. And yet, women initiate negotiations four times less often than their male counterparts, resulting in getting less of what they want, more notably missed advancement opportunities, fewer plum assignments, and... Read more

Suddenly in Charge 2E

Managing Up Managing Down Succeeding All Around

By: Roberta Chinsky Matuson
Narrated by: Roberta Matuson
Length: 9 hours 6 minutes

As companies reorganize and reengineer, people are finding themselves tossed into management every day with little to no training or preparation. Literally two books in one, Suddenly in Charge provides all of the tools necessary to be successful at managing up and down the line of any organization. In addition to updates to all chapters, this... Read more

The Likeability Trap

How to Break Free and Succeed as You Are

By: Alicia Menendez
Narrated by: Alicia Menendez
Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Be nice, but not too nice. Be successful, but not too successful. Just be likeable. Whatever that means?Women are stuck in an impossible bind. At work, strong women are criticized for being cold, and warm women are seen as pushovers. An award-winning journalist examines this fundamental paradox and empowers readers to let go of old rules and... Read more

The Gray Rhino

How to Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers We Ignore

By: Michele Wucker
Narrated by: Christine Marshall
Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

The #1 English-language bestseller in China--the book that is shaping China's planning and policy for the future.

A "gray rhino" is a highly probable, high impact yet neglected threat: kin to both the elephant in the room and the improbable and unforeseeable black swan. Gray rhinos are not random surprises, but occur after a series of warnings... Read more

Lead from the Outside

How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change

By: Stacey Abrams
Narrated by: Stacey Abrams
Length: 7 hours

*This program was previously published as Lead from the Outside . This updated edition includes a new preface written and read by Stacey Abrams.*

"Abrams's own grit, coupled with her descriptions of much stumbling and self-doubt, will make [Lead from the Outside] touch you in a way few books by politicians can." — The New York Times

National... Read more