Boss Up: 10 Books You Need to Make Power Moves

Channel your inner CEO with the help of these pros!

Boss Up - Channel your inner CEO with the help of these pros! Whether it's motivational tips, real world advice or a reality check, these books have all the tools you need. By Jazmine A. Ortiz(Photo: Jason Homa/Blend Images/Corbis)

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Boss Up - Channel your inner CEO with the help of these pros! Whether it's motivational tips, real world advice or a reality check, these books have all the tools you need. By Jazmine A. Ortiz(Photo: Jason Homa/Blend Images/Corbis)

Be You & Live Civil: Tools for Unlocking Your Potential & Living Your Purpose by Karen Civil - The hip hop mogul is known for her supreme social media, marketing and blogging skills and has since become CEO of lifestyle property Living Civil. In her book, she shares her personal life journey, how she unlocked her purpose and mental strength hacks to get you going full speed toward your dreams.(Photo: Karen Civil)

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Be You & Live Civil: Tools for Unlocking Your Potential & Living Your Purpose by Karen Civil - The hip hop mogul is known for her supreme social media, marketing and blogging skills and has since become CEO of lifestyle property Living Civil. In her book, she shares her personal life journey, how she unlocked her purpose and mental strength hacks to get you going full speed toward your dreams.(Photo: Karen Civil)

Leave Your Mark: Land Your Dream Job. Kill It in Your Career. Rock Social Media. by Aliza Licht - In 2009, Licht took on social media duties on top of her PR responsibilities at Donna Karan International, and thus, "DKNY PR GIRL" (@dkny) was born. She became a Twitter phenomenon and tells us how she did it! (Photo: Grand Central Publishing)

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Leave Your Mark: Land Your Dream Job. Kill It in Your Career. Rock Social Media. by Aliza Licht - In 2009, Licht took on social media duties on top of her PR responsibilities at Donna Karan International, and thus, "DKNY PR GIRL" (@dkny) was born. She became a Twitter phenomenon and tells us how she did it! (Photo: Grand Central Publishing)

Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes - She's the reason why #TGIT is a thing! The über-talented creator of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal and executive producer of How to Get Away With Murder explains to readers how saying "yes" literally changed her life. Say "yes" to this book.(Photo: Simon & Schuster)

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Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes - She's the reason why #TGIT is a thing! The über-talented creator of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal and executive producer of How to Get Away With Murder explains to readers how saying "yes" literally changed her life. Say "yes" to this book.(Photo: Simon & Schuster)

The Girlprint by Valeisha Butterfield Jones - As an entertainment executive turned political appointee to President Obama, she knows what she's talking about. Learn from her humble beginnings as an unpaid intern for music mogul Russell Simmons to executive director and business owner.(Photo: Heirlight Publishing)

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The Girlprint by Valeisha Butterfield Jones - As an entertainment executive turned political appointee to President Obama, she knows what she's talking about. Learn from her humble beginnings as an unpaid intern for music mogul Russell Simmons to executive director and business owner.(Photo: Heirlight Publishing)

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#GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso - This is the holy grail of being a kickass career woman. The founder and owner of NastyGal, a top women's fashion retailer, shares her unconventional backstory of how she became a game-changer in the fashion industry.(Photo: Portfolio)

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#GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso - This is the holy grail of being a kickass career woman. The founder and owner of NastyGal, a top women's fashion retailer, shares her unconventional backstory of how she became a game-changer in the fashion industry.(Photo: Portfolio)

The Power Playbook: Rules for Independence, Money and Success By La La Anthony - Fashion, cosmetics, reality TV, and a budding acting career — there isn't much this entrepreneur can't tackle. She serves up her tried-and-true tips to her self-made success.(Photo: Celebra)

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The Power Playbook: Rules for Independence, Money and Success By La La Anthony - Fashion, cosmetics, reality TV, and a budding acting career — there isn't much this entrepreneur can't tackle. She serves up her tried-and-true tips to her self-made success.(Photo: Celebra)

The Path Redefined: Getting to the Top on Your Own Terms by Lauren Maillian Bias  - Calling all millennials! This serial entrepreneur shares the tactics that shot her straight to the top of three completely different industries, all before the age of 30. Bonus: She includes advice from some of the nation’s most successful entrepreneurs and business executives, too.(Photo: BenBella Books)

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The Path Redefined: Getting to the Top on Your Own Terms by Lauren Maillian Bias  - Calling all millennials! This serial entrepreneur shares the tactics that shot her straight to the top of three completely different industries, all before the age of 30. Bonus: She includes advice from some of the nation’s most successful entrepreneurs and business executives, too.(Photo: BenBella Books)

Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder by Arianna Huffington - She's the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, one of the fastest growing media companies in the world. But she received a huge wake-up call in the form of exhaustion and a brutal injury, prompting her to write about redefining what it means to be successful today.(Photo: Harmony)

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Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder by Arianna Huffington - She's the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, one of the fastest growing media companies in the world. But she received a huge wake-up call in the form of exhaustion and a brutal injury, prompting her to write about redefining what it means to be successful today.(Photo: Harmony)

Miss Jessie's: Creating a Successful Business from Scratch — Naturally by Miko Branch With Titi Branch - Hear from the women who revolutionized the hair care industry. It's more than just a memoir. The ladies behind the Miss Jessie's brand designed this book as a practical business guide that also shares some inspirational life lessons along the way.(Photo: Amistad)

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Miss Jessie's: Creating a Successful Business from Scratch — Naturally by Miko Branch With Titi Branch - Hear from the women who revolutionized the hair care industry. It's more than just a memoir. The ladies behind the Miss Jessie's brand designed this book as a practical business guide that also shares some inspirational life lessons along the way.(Photo: Amistad)

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg - The chief operating officer of Facebook is ranked on Fortune’s list of 50 Most Powerful Women in Business and is one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, so why wouldn't you want her advice? She digs deep into how women unintentionally hold themselves back and encourages us to seek challenges in the workplace.(Photo: Knopf)

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Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg - The chief operating officer of Facebook is ranked on Fortune’s list of 50 Most Powerful Women in Business and is one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, so why wouldn't you want her advice? She digs deep into how women unintentionally hold themselves back and encourages us to seek challenges in the workplace.(Photo: Knopf)