THE WINTER’S PAY IT FORWARD LIBRARY
Books are meant to be shared.
A free collection of professional-development books for people ready to learn, grow, and put new ideas into practice
Free books | Free U.S. shipping | No return required
How it works
Choose the books that will be most useful to you. We’ll take care of the rest.
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Browse
Explore available books organized by professional-development topic.
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Select up to two
Choose one or two titles for your own learning and growth.
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Submit your request
Share your U.S. mailing address. The books and shipping are free.
OUR STORY
Why we created the library
Over the years, our family has collected books that shaped our careers, expanded our thinking, and introduced us to ideas that made a real difference.
Rather than leave them sitting on a shelf, we want to place them in the hands of people who can benefit from them.
“Useful knowledge should keep moving”
Our small way of paying forward the guidance, mentorship, and learning opportunities others have shared with us.
BEFORE YOU REQUEST
Good to know
Request up to two books
Books and U.S. shipping are free
No return is required
For personal learning, no resale
EXPLORE THE COLLECTION
Available books
Open a topic and select up to two titles.
The Best Team Wins – Adam Robinson
The AI Recruiter – Mike Wolford
The Extraordinary Leader – Zenger & Folkman
The First 90 Days – Michael Watkins
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 – Bradberry & Greaves
Preparing for Leadership – Dennis & Meola
The 360 Degree Leader – John C. Maxwell
StrengthFinder 2.0 – Tom Rath
The Open Organization – Jim Whitehurst
Unleashed – Frei & Morriss
Organizing for Success – Kenneth Zeigler
The Oz Principle – Connor, Smith, & Kickman
Collaborating Across Silos – Harvard Business Review
Working Backwards – Bryar & Carr
Being Strategic – Erika Andersen
The 4 Disciplines of Execution – McChesney, Covert, & Huling
Loonshots – Safi Bahcall
Getting Naked: A business fable – Patrick Lencioni
The Social Organization of Work – Hodson & Sullivan
Accounting for Dummies – John A. Tracy
Cloud without Compromise – Zikopoulos & Bienko
Size Matters: How Big is Your Social Footprint – Alex Putman
Traction – Gino Wickman
Irresistible – Josh Bersin
The Goal – Goldratt & Cox
The Phoenix Project – Kim, Behr, & Spafford
Creating a Lean Culture – David Mann
The Toyota Way to Lean Leadership – Liker & Convos
The Little Book of Lean – Chris Cooper
The Lean Prescription – Gabow & Goodman
Designing for Growth – Liedtka & Ogilvie
Everyday Business Storytelling – Kurnoff & Lazarus
Motivational Interviewing – Miller & Rollnick
The Organized Mind – Daniel J. Levitin
Blindspot – Banjai & Greenwald
Caste – Isabel Wilkerson
Orbiting the Giant Hairball – Gordon MacKenzie
Stay Sane in an Insane World – Greg Harden
Progress Over Perfection – Emma Norris
The Corporate Athlete – Groppel & Andelman
The Power of Habit – Charles Duhigg
Shorthand Manual Simplified – Gregg
The Psychology of Money – Morgan Housel
A Rulebook for Arguments – Anthony Weston
The Art of Being Right – Arthur Schopenhauer
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FINAL STEP
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We use it only to process your request, communicate with you, and ship your books. It is never sold or used for marketing.
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We’d be happy to hear from you about professional-development books that could benefit another reader.
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