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Recommended Reads for Public Affairs Professionals

In the midst of COVID-19, professional skill-building is a great way to spend your time. We’ve compiled a list of books we feel are particularly relevant for The Council’s members and stateside public affairs professionals.

Would you like to recommend a book? Drop us a line at [email protected].

Interested in more? Check out recommendations from the Council’s Brussels office here.

Politics


[vc_single_image image=”77849″ add_caption=”yes” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.amazon.com/Victory-Lab-Science-Winning-Campaigns-ebook/dp/B007MDK72E/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=victory+lab&qid=1588084825&sr=8-1″]
[vc_single_image image=”77850″ add_caption=”yes” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.amazon.com/Get-Out-Vote-Increase-Turnout-ebook/dp/B011OX1XRK/ref=pd_sim_351_1/138-3760665-4408758?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B011OX1XRK&pd_rd_r=46738896-94e7-41d5-8283-c96168c439b4&pd_rd_w=F83Tw&pd_rd_wg=DLSgN&pf_rd_p=9fec2710-b93d-4b3e-b3ca-e55dc1c5909a&pf_rd_r=GP9YP76KTAA20M68WZ0D&psc=1&refRID=GP9YP76KTAA20M68WZ0D”]
[vc_single_image image=”77860″ add_caption=”yes” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.amazon.com/This-Town-Parties-Funeral-Americas/dp/B00DYADVV8/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=this+town+book&qid=1588085420&sr=8-3″][vc_single_image image=”77859″ add_caption=”yes” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-fundraiser-by-meredith-white#/”]
[vc_single_image image=”77863″ add_caption=”yes” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.amazon.com/Election-2064-Book-Scott-McDermott-ebook/dp/B01MUKR4CM/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=election+2064&qid=1588085560&s=digital-text&sr=1-2″]

Corporate Social Responsibility 


[vc_single_image image=”77904″ onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Do-Good-McDonalds-Sustainability/dp/1787568164″]
[vc_single_image image=”77854″ add_caption=”yes” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.amazon.com/Good-Company-Arthur-Blank/dp/0062974920/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=The+good+company&qid=1588094403&sr=8-3″]

Advocacy


[vc_single_image image=”77857″ add_caption=”yes” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.amazon.com/Influence-The-Psychology-of-Persuasion/dp/B01KWAPHAK/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1XK1GNMP2YS98&dchild=1&keywords=influence+robert+cialdini&qid=1588095469&sprefix=influence+%2Caps%2C138&sr=8-2″]
[vc_single_image image=”77851″ add_caption=”yes” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.amazon.com/Fixer-Adventures-Saving-Startups-Politics-ebook/dp/B079R6QVDR/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+fixer+bradley+tusk&qid=1588084808&sr=8-1″]
[vc_single_image image=”78076″ onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.amazon.com/Persuasion-Convincing-Others-Facts-Matter-ebook/dp/B07PJF6XQL”]

Leadership


[vc_single_image image=”77852″ add_caption=”yes” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/522525.Mistakes_Were_Made_But_Not_by_Me_”]
[vc_single_image image=”78079″ add_caption=”yes” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.amazon.com/FYI-Improvement-Guide-Development-Coaching/dp/0974589233″]
[vc_single_image image=”77853″ add_caption=”yes” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11468377-thinking-fast-and-slow”]
[vc_single_image image=”77861″ add_caption=”yes” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Candor-What-Want-Saying-ebook/dp/B01LW1LESC”]
[vc_single_image image=”77862″ add_caption=”yes” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://daretolead.brenebrown.com/”]
[vc_single_image image=”78100″ onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.amazon.com/Roots-Wings-Lessons-Motherhood-Company/dp/168463024X”]

Communications


[vc_single_image image=”77549″ add_caption=”yes” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.amazon.fr/How-Win-Campaigns-Chris-Rose/dp/1849711143″]
[vc_single_image image=”77856″ add_caption=”yes” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Influence-Introducing-Playmakers-Competition/dp/0525949844″]
[vc_single_image image=”77858″ add_caption=”yes” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.amazon.com/ALL-NEW-Dont-Think-Elephant-ebook/dp/B00NP9LHFA/ref=sr_1_1?crid=K0Z7E8X0938I&dchild=1&keywords=don%27t+think+of+an+elephant+by+george+lakoff&qid=1588084971&sprefix=don%27t+think+of+an+%2Caps%2C237&sr=8-1″]

Happy Reading!