Published By: Nirtika Pandita

Books every woman should read for inspiration and courage

By keeping these words next to you, there is no lack of inspiration

It takes a lot to be a woman and has been this way since time immemorial. There has no escape, and women have led into every fight head-on with dignity. While women have role models for inspiration, a book with the same agenda serves as a daily dose of motivation at disposal. And there have been some great women writers who have gone to great lengths to bring to fore stories, all in an effort to inspire the entire tribe. So here are some must-read books every woman should read for her daily dose of encouragement.

We Are Never Meeting In Real Life

By author Samantha Irby the book is a collection of essays on a wide range of topics. Right from touching upon the challenges of adulating to the reasons some people are made for reality shows. The greatest part about the book is that it will make you laugh. The collection is of fun and hilarious stories. The book has the author putting into words a disastrous pilgrimage-slash-romantic-vacation to Nashville. The place she had gone to scatter her estranged father's ashes. The author has gone further to share intimate details of the date and tries hard to keep things casual.

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

By author Angela Duckworth this book throws light upon and discusses in length the power of perseverance and passion. The author has gone to a great extent of stating again and again to her readers that all it takes is passion and perseverance for women to succeed. To simply put, the author is trying to lay emphasis on the fact that when real challenges arrive, it is the passion and perseverance that will pull you through.

Nice Girls Don't Get Rich

By author Dr Lois P. Frankel, the book is on a mission to make women unlearn things that have been there since childhood. The author talks about things learned by girls which may be preventing them from becoming financially independent. She has taken head on the outdated concepts of keeping women from having what they deserve.

A few more books are The Moment of Lift, In The Company Of Women: Inspiration And Advice From Over 100 Makers, Artists, And Entrepreneurs, Why Not Me? Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person, The Gifts of Imperfection, and Becoming, among others.