Great leaders aren't measured by their volume but by their ability to be truly heard. To motivate others, leaders must listen and communicate empathetically. With Illuminate, everyone can learn to lead - even without being loud

Change can be fear-filled in prospect but fearsome in effect. With Illuminate, Duarte and Sanchez light our path through that crucial transition dazzlingly

Duarte and Sanchez give us the unique concept that our company's change and growth have the structure of epic drama; we make our stories through working out our difficulties. They give an even deeper insight that we must begin our next journey before the current one ends. Most people misunderstand the role of story in our lives, but by understanding it, we can use it as a metaphor for leading

Whether it is to well-dressed executives or begrimed young soldiers, there is a vast difference between simply transmitting information and effectivelycommunicating it. Illuminate is a tremendous guide for anyone who must educate, motivate, or inspire - and that's just about all of us

Leading people through change is hard to do, especially for leaders who don't communicate well. But Illuminate makes it easy with a clear road mapand comprehensive communication tool kit that will help any leader learn how to inspire and activate people

The book you need in your life ... a simultaneously funny, warm, inspiring and straight-talking guide on how to go about getting shit done

A compellingly motivational read

Deeply personal and filled with brazen, hilarious moments and cunning and frank observations, don't be surprised if you laugh out loud

Amoruso's voice is accessible and charmingly self-deprecating without losing the effortless cool that characterizes her clothes...Being anti-establishment is teh old cool. The new cool is playing by your own rules and still winning by their standards

Part memoir, part management guide and part girl-power manifesto. A sort of Lean In for misfits, it offers young women a candid guide to starting a business and going after what they want

A power manifesto for strong, ambitious young women ... Amoruso teaches the innovative and entrepreneurial among us to play to our strengths, learn from our mistakes, and know when to break a few of the traditional rules

If you read one book with a hashtag for a title this year, make it #GIRLBOSS

It's easy to get the sense, reading Lean In, that Sandberg is writing for women who've already made it. #GIRLBOSS is for those who haven't, which means it is aimed at people who have nothing to lose, which makes it a much riskier and more enjoyable manifesto

Filled with great advice for all millennial women ready to take over the world

Filled with great advice for all millennial women ready to take over the world

Offers empowering but unapologetic mantras about taking control of your life, making the choices you want to make and knowing which rules to stick to - and which to break ... #GIRLBOSS [is] giving Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In a run for its money

Reveals the formula for modern pop.

An amazing story

· Lodge’s short stories are as witty and surprising as his novels.

He seems so perfectly suited to the form… [A] well-observed collection that one wishes was twice as long.

This is a superb analysis of modern pop music.

Seabrook has written an interesting book, smearing away some of the gloss and glamour from the music industry, to reveal details of its inner workings… An interesting book overall on a global industry that has as many secrets as glitterballs.