We’re celebrating International Women’s Day with a compilation of women-centric books we’ve read slash want to read. Looking for career and life advice? Want to get inspired by game-changers? Or do you just want to have a good giggle? We’ve compiled a well-rounded collection of serious through to not-so-serious tomes… all of which will get you going.
Lilly Singh
HK$173.32
Canadian YouTube star and comedian Lilly Singh is no stranger to hard work. Her YouTube channel ||Superwoman|| has had some 2.3 billion views – and as Singh admits in this book, she fought tooth and nail to get there. Here, she imparts some of the lessons she’s learned on the path to success, as well as offering 50 rules to follow if you want to rule the world.
Lilly Singh
HK$173.32
Canadian YouTube star and comedian Lilly Singh is no stranger to hard work. Her YouTube channel ||Superwoman|| has had some 2.3 billion views – and as Singh admits in this book, she fought tooth and nail to get there. Here, she imparts some of the lessons she’s learned on the path to success, as well as offering 50 rules to follow if you want to rule the world.
Susan Hood
HK$136.49
Susan Hood introduces 14 young women who have changed the status quo. There’s Malala, of course, and then there’s also Ruby Bridges, the 6-year-old who effectively ended segregation by attending an all-white school. Each of their stories is beautifully illustrated by a different female illustrator.
Susan Hood
HK$136.49
Susan Hood introduces 14 young women who have changed the status quo. There’s Malala, of course, and then there’s also Ruby Bridges, the 6-year-old who effectively ended segregation by attending an all-white school. Each of their stories is beautifully illustrated by a different female illustrator.
Claire L. Evans
US$17.70
Here’s a history of technology… from the point of a handful of revolutionary women. There’s Ada Lovelace, who wrote the first computer programme in Victorian times; there’s Stacy Horn, who ran one of the first social networks on a shoestring; there’s Grace Hopper, a mathematician who changed the face of post-Second World War computing.
Claire L. Evans
US$17.70
Here’s a history of technology… from the point of a handful of revolutionary women. There’s Ada Lovelace, who wrote the first computer programme in Victorian times; there’s Stacy Horn, who ran one of the first social networks on a shoestring; there’s Grace Hopper, a mathematician who changed the face of post-Second World War computing.
Karen Karbo
From US$15.10
Carrie Fisher, Amy Poehler, Amelia Earhart, Nora Ephron and Elizabeth Taylor are just some of the 29 women Karbo looks to in this inspiring book. The message? Being daring and difficult may not be easy – but it sure is satisfying.
Karen Karbo
From US$15.10
Carrie Fisher, Amy Poehler, Amelia Earhart, Nora Ephron and Elizabeth Taylor are just some of the 29 women Karbo looks to in this inspiring book. The message? Being daring and difficult may not be easy – but it sure is satisfying.
Dolly Alderton
US$19.70
Journo and former Sunday Times dating columnist Dolly Alderton walks us through the highs and lows of early adulthood, from getting jobs to getting drunk and getting dumped. Recipes, stories, observations and lists are all part of her witty, honest mix.
Dolly Alderton
US$19.70
Journo and former Sunday Times dating columnist Dolly Alderton walks us through the highs and lows of early adulthood, from getting jobs to getting drunk and getting dumped. Recipes, stories, observations and lists are all part of her witty, honest mix.
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
US$8.99
Jungian analyst Estes brings us stories, fairytales and myths from around the world, all with a view to helping us reconnect with the ‘wild woman’ archetype.
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
US$8.99
Jungian analyst Estes brings us stories, fairytales and myths from around the world, all with a view to helping us reconnect with the ‘wild woman’ archetype.
Amy Poehler
HK$83.65
American comedian, actor and director Amy Poehler dives into work, life, love and everything else in her first book, a laugh-out-loud collection of stories, poems, mantras and more.
Amy Poehler
HK$83.65
American comedian, actor and director Amy Poehler dives into work, life, love and everything else in her first book, a laugh-out-loud collection of stories, poems, mantras and more.
Ann Shen
US$15.32
This fun, illustrated book looks at history’s ‘bad girls’ – writers, warriors, spies, pirates, scientists and more – who went against the grain and rewrote the rules as a result. Shen’s new book is set to come out next month; look out for Legendary Ladies in April.
Ann Shen
US$15.32
This fun, illustrated book looks at history’s ‘bad girls’ – writers, warriors, spies, pirates, scientists and more – who went against the grain and rewrote the rules as a result. Shen’s new book is set to come out next month; look out for Legendary Ladies in April.
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