December 2019 list by L. Gee
 
10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget
by Wise Bread

Filled with savvy tips on how to live, eat, shop, and have fun on a small budget, this revised and updated edition is a compilation of the juiciest tips from top personal finance blog WiseBread.com, including:  8 Ways to See the World For Free; 12 Ways to Live Rent or Mortgage Free; 6 Steps to Eliminating Your Debt Painlessly; Bulk Buying 101; 10 Killer Ways to Feel Like a Million Bucks; 6 Horrible Financial Products to Avoid; 7 Beauty Secrets that Cost Almost Nothing; 48 Ways to Get the Most Out of Health Care; and 12 Fabulous Frugal Party Ideas.
 
Don't Keep Your Day Job: How to Turn Your Passion Into Your Career
by Cathy Heller

The creator of the award-winning podcast of the same name shares inspirational advice for transforming personal passions into a fulfilling and profitable career, offering expert anecdotes and practical suggestions for garnering motivation, navigating rejection and achieving happiness.
 
The Harder You Work, the Luckier You Get: An Entrepreneur's Memoir
by Joe Ricketts

The founder of TD Ameritrade shares the inside story of his rise from a working-class Nebraska prairie youth to a Wall Street billionaire.  He talks honestly about his shortcomings as a manager, the career sacrifices his wife made for his business, the complexity of being a father, and the pain of splitting with his mentor and of his brother’s death from AIDS. Overcoming these and other challenges, he built a company now worth $30 billion.
 
How Money Became Dangerous: The Inside Story of Our Turbulent Relationship with Modern Financial Capitalism
by Christopher P. Varelas

From a veteran of the trade, a provocative and entertaining voyage into the turbulent heart of modern money that sheds new light on the rise of our threatening and complicated financial system, how money became our adversary, and why our finding a new course is crucial to a healthy society.  
 
The Infinite Game
by Simon Sinek

Simon Sinek offers a framework for leading with an "infinite mindset". On one hand, none of us can resist the fleeting thrills of a promotion earned or a tournament won, yet these rewards fade quickly. In pursuit of a just cause, we will commit to a vision of a future world so appealing that we will build it week after week, month after month, year after year. Although we do not know the exact form this world will take, working toward it gives our work and our life meaning.  Leaders who embrace an "infinite mindset" build stronger, more innovative, more inspiring organizations. Ultimately, they are the ones who lead us into the future.
 
Think On Your Feet: Tips and Tricks to Improve Your Impromptu Communication Skills on the Job
by Jen Oleniczak Brown

Think on Your Feet offers a fresh approach designed to increase your confidence and communication skills. Packed with expert advice and engaging exercises, the book teaches you how to speak and act with confidence in any situation. You'll learn how to: Identify and bring out your best style for every type of communication; hone your focus and develop more effective active listening, interpretation, and nonverbal skills; and handle uncom-fortable situations, such as negotiating a raise, resigning, and resolving conflict. 
 
What You Do is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture
by Ben Horowitz

Ben Horowitz, a leading venture capitalist, modern management expert, and New York Times bestselling author, combines lessons both from history and from modern organizational practice with practical and often surprising advice to help executives build cultures that can weather both good and bad times.