Book Club in a Bag for Professional Development


Book Club in a Bag Kits have 8 copies of a title and a discussion guide. They can be checked out for 6 weeks at a time.

These Professional Development titles are great for company book clubs or professional development/networking groups to use to facilitate conversations around topics like customer service, growth mindset, and stress reduction.

For all of the Book Club kits available at the library, view the full list here.

Looking for digital titles rather than physical books? Check out the Job, Career, and Business section of the MELSA: Twin Cities Metro eLibrary for eBooks and audiobooks on leadership, management, personal productivity, startup, and career advancement topics.

Updated June 1, 2023
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Book club in a bag : Grit : the power of passion and perseverance
Duckworth, Angela.
Paper Book
"Why do some people succeed and others fail? Sharing new insights from her landmark research on grit, MacArthur genius grant recipient Angela Duckworth explains why talent is hardly a guarantor of success. Rather, other factors can be even more crucial, such as identifying our passions and following...
Option B : facing adversity, building resilience, and finding joy
Sandberg, Sheryl
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER * From authors of Lean In and Originals: a powerful, inspiring, and practical book about building resilience and moving forward after life's inevitable setbacks   After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg...
Book club in a bag : Mindset : the new psychology of success
Dweck, Carol S.
Paper Book
From the renowned psychologist who introduced the world to "growth mindset" comes this updated edition of the million-copy bestseller--featuring transformative insights into redefining success, building lifelong resilience, and supercharging self-improvement. "Through clever research...
Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness
Rick Hanson Ph.D.
Paper Book
These days it's hard to count on the world outside. So it's vital to grow strengths inside like grit, gratitude, and compassion--the key to resilience, and to lasting well-being in a changing world.   True resilience is much more than enduring terrible conditions. We need...
10% happier : how I tamed the voice in my head, reduced stress without losing my edge, and found self-help that actually works--a true story
Harris, Dan
Paper Book
Winner of the 2014 Living Now Book Award for Inspirational Memoir Nightline anchor Dan Harris embarks on an unexpected, hilarious, and deeply skeptical odyssey through the strange worlds of spirituality and self-help, and discovers a way to get happier that is truly achievable. ...

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