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Avery Smith - Data Career Coach
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Tired of spending money on data courses you never finish? Here are 7 essential books that will actually boost your analytical skills, with no subscription required! Plus, make sure to tune in till the end as one lucky listener will get a free book from this list!

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Storytelling with Data by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic

👉 https://amzn.to/3ZYHhsG

Ace the Data Science Interview by Nick Singh and Kevin Huo

👉 https://amzn.to/3XZ9IaB

Moneyball by Michael Lewis

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The StatQuest Illustrated Guide To Machine Learning by Josh Starmer

👉 https://amzn.to/40hRgu2

Fundamentals of Data Engineering by Joe Reis and Matt Housley

👉 https://amzn.to/3W84K8K

Data Science for Business by Foster Provost and Tom Fawcett

👉 https://amzn.to/4k7jkaD

The Big Book of Dashboards by Steve Wexler, Jeffrey Shaffer, and Andy Cotgreave

👉 https://amzn.to/462GJVj

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00:16 Book 1: The Big Book of Dashboards

02:52 Book 2: Data Science for Business

04:38 Book 3: Fundamentals of Data Engineering

06:05 Book 4: The StatQuest Illustrated Guide To Machine Learning

07:52 Book 5: Moneyball

10:09 Book 6: Ace the Data Science Interview

11:24 Book 7: Storytelling With Data

I've interviewed some of these awesome data authors! Check out these episodes!

Stats You Need to Know as a Data Analyst (w/ StatQuest)

👉 https://datacareerpodcast.com/episode/105-do-you-have-to-be-good-at-statistics-to-be-a-data-analyst-w-statquest-josh-starmer-phd

How to Ace The Data Science & Analytics Interview w/ Nick Singh

👉 https://datacareerpodcast.com/episode/74-how-to-ace-the-data-science-analytics-interview-w-nick-singh

Meet The Woman Who Changed Data Storytelling Forever (Cole Knaflic)

👉 https://datacareerpodcast.com/episode/142-meet-the-woman-who-changed-data-storytelling-forever-cole-knafflic


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